"Lu Chuan, if you continue to act wildly, don't blame me for being impolite!"

"You surnamed Lu, your wife is gone, what are you doing causing trouble in our house!"

The brothers Li Haoran and Li Tairan, one holding a kitchen knife and the other a broom from the yard, blocked the entrance to Lu Chuan.

"I'm not here to cause trouble today. I'm here to see your wife. Tell her to come out and see me."

Lu Chuan was holding a child in his arms. As he spoke, he pointed at Li Haoran.

“My wife just gave birth and is still in her postpartum period. She can just tell me anything, it’s the same.”

When Li Haoran saw Lu Chuan looking for Zhou Yingying, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes, and he spoke to Lu Chuan with a wary expression.

"My sister-in-law is currently in postpartum confinement and it's really inconvenient for her to come out and see you."

As Li Youran spoke, she walked forward, while Li Tairan took a step back. Li Youran stood outside the door, looked at Lu Chuan, and continued speaking.

"Either we relay the message to him, or you go back."

When Lu Chuan saw Li Youran, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, but then it turned dim again.

"Tell Zhou Yingying to return this child to his biological father."

As Lu Chuan spoke, he expressionlessly shoved the child in Du You Ran's arms, then turned and left.

"Tell Zhou Yingying that she should stay home for the time being."

Lu Chuan took a few steps, then turned back and said to Li Youran, but Li Youran ignored him and went back with the child in her arms.

Li Youran and Zhao Lanzhi had previously witnessed Wang Xiangyu with one of Lu Chuan's cousins, so Li Youran was not surprised at all that Wang Xiangyu's child was not Lu Chuan's child.

To Li Youran's surprise, Lu Chuan actually gave up on the child. Given Lu Chuan's previous tendency to swallow his pride, he would have kept the child even if it was just for the sake of saving face.

"Just as I suspected, the child's father is the same person I saw at the temple fair."

After listening to Zhou Yingying's story, Zhao Lanzhi, holding her child, spoke in a tone as if the truth had been revealed.

"However, each time Wang Xiangyu took me to see him, it was never to the same place, so I didn't know where he actually lived."

As Zhou Yingying spoke, she glanced at the baby Zhao Lanzhi was holding and said with a pained expression.

"What a pitiful child, losing his mother at such a young age, and who knows if he will ever find his father."

"Try looking in the places you usually visit before you go."

Li Youran glanced at the child in Zhao Lanzhi's arms, then left Zhou Yingying's room.

Her mind was in turmoil. She felt that all these events were pointing in the same direction, but she couldn't see the truth behind them. Thinking about this, Li Youran felt a headache coming on.

"Miss, the shop assistant went to your home and said that Young Master Kong is looking for you."

Just then, the army arrived in carriages. Li Youran didn't even have time to stay home for a meal before hurriedly following the army away in the carriages.

"Master, Miss's wedding is approaching, but the manor has not yet prepared a dowry."

"There's no need for any extra preparations. Just open the warehouse and give the young lady the dowry that the lady had given you."

After hearing the steward's words, the prime minister replied without even looking up.

As the prime minister spoke, he placed a letter in his hand on the candle and burned it to ashes.

"On the wedding day, none of that matters. The important thing is to ensure that our plans go perfectly."

"Yes, sir."

The steward responded and then left, leaving the prime minister alone at the table, staring blankly at the flickering candlelight.

"It was clearly an imperial decree for the marriage, but when the Empress went to ask the Emperor to set a date, he actually postponed it. It's really quite strange."

As the Second Prince's Consort spoke, she took the grapes that Li Youran had peeled. The moment the sweet and sour grapes entered her mouth, she felt much more awake.

"Postponing it would be better if it were done later. Could it be that you've fallen victim to the legendary 'pregnancy brain' that lasts for three years?"

As Li Youran spoke, she tossed a grape high into the air. She couldn't care less about such things; in any case, the emperor's postponement was a good thing for her.

"Sister, where has my brother-in-law sent Tang Lei again? I haven't seen him since he returned to Beijing."

“These days, he has been busy investigating spies in the palace.”

The Second Prince's Consort was preoccupied with the Emperor's decision to postpone the wedding, and had no interest in teasing Li Youran. She frowned and continued speaking to Li Youran.

"I suspect the reason the emperor postponed the wedding is related to the engagement between the Duke of Huguo's mansion and the Minister's mansion."

The Second Prince's Consort thought that the Emperor was most likely postponing the weddings because the Duke of Huguo's family had a marriage arrangement with the Second Prince's family, and then another with the Minister's family, which suddenly made their power too great.

"The Emperor's mind is unfathomable; how could we possibly fathom his thoughts?"

While washing his hands, Li Youran spoke to the Second Prince's Consort, then turned to the maid beside him and continued.

"Go and see if His Highness the Second Prince has returned."

Li Youran had no interest in guessing the emperor's thoughts; she wasn't confident enough to do so.

Right now, the most important thing is to solve the problem at hand.

"Is that man named Kong Qi a trustworthy person?"

"Sister, please rest assured, Kong Qi's words are not wrong."

As Li Youran spoke, he helped the Second Prince's wife down from the bed, and the two sat down at the table.

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