Does the regent have other sons?

Su Liluo couldn't help but ponder, repeatedly recalling the conversation between the Regent's Consort and the old nanny in her mind, and she gradually understood.

It seems that the Regent does not want to make Gao Junning the heir apparent and has been searching for the whereabouts of his other son. This other son is definitely not born to the current Regent's wife. So who is he?

While she was wondering, Che Yi's image suddenly appeared in her mind.

With his sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, tall and slender figure, and a cold and aloof demeanor, he bore a striking resemblance to the Regent. Coupled with his familiarity with the Regent's residence, Su Lilu couldn't help but wonder if Che Yi was the Regent's son.

If that's the case, why doesn't he return to the Regent's Palace?

And why was he seriously injured and appeared in Daliang at that time?

Furthermore, his body was poisoned at the time, and the poison was clearly not sudden, but rather something that had been fed to him over many years.

If it weren't for his spatial ability and the Heavenly Needle, he would have been unable to cure the poison and would have been doomed.

At this moment, Su Liluo's suspicions reached seven or eight tenths, because Che Yi's experiences seemed very much like the work of the Regent's Consort.

Originally, she had finally managed to shake off her maids today, hoping to familiarize herself with the Regent's Palace in preparation for her future escape, but she never expected to suddenly discover such a secret.

"Miss Su? Where are you?"

Just then, the voice of a maid came from not far away.

Su Liluo then came to her senses, pretended to have twisted her ankle and stumbled to her feet, then cried out to the maids, "Ouch, come quick, I tripped and twisted my ankle!"

"Miss Su, what are you doing here? Are you alright?"

Upon hearing Su Liluo's voice, the maid ran towards her.

Su Liluo feigned innocence and explained, "I was feeling bored and restless, so I thought I'd take a walk to clear my head, but I ended up getting lost. This Regent's Palace is just too big!"

"Miss Su, the Prince's mansion is indeed very large, not much smaller than the imperial palace. You'd better not run around like this in the future!"

The maid looked at Su Liluo's pained expression and, seeing that she didn't seem to be lying, breathed a sigh of relief and offered some words of comfort.

They were actually quite afraid that Su Liluo would trespass into some forbidden area of ​​the royal palace, which would put their lives in danger.

Su Liluo was helped back to her side courtyard by several maids.

On the way, she discovered that several of the maids were also gossipy people, and with a little prompting, they started talking a lot.

Then, she had a sudden inspiration.

Pretending to be casual, she said, "I just overheard the maids of the two princesses talking about how the regent is planning to establish a crown prince, and that the eldest son will be back soon."

"Ah, is there another young master in this manor? I've been here so long, why haven't I seen him?"

"Is the eldest young master coming back?"

Upon hearing Su Liluo's words, a round-faced maid dressed in a light blue cloth robe suddenly lit up.

"Yes, didn't you know?"

Su Liluo glanced at the maid and sighed.

"The eldest young master has been missing for almost half a year. The prince has been searching for him. Everyone says that the eldest young master may have already... Miss, are you sure the eldest young master is really coming back?"

The round-faced maid seemed to be recalling something, then asked incredulously.

If only the eldest son could come back!

Although the eldest son was aloof and taciturn, he was kind-hearted and never beat or scolded the servants.

She used to work in the eldest son's courtyard.

Once, when the princess came to see the eldest son, she was wearing a pair of slippery shoes. She happened to be walking along the corridor, which she had just mopped clean, and she almost slipped and fell.

So the princess blamed herself for mopping the floor and had someone beat her with a board.

Just when she was about to be beaten to death, the eldest son appeared and stopped the princess, saving her life.

Therefore, she is still very grateful to the eldest son.

She had been worried every day since the eldest son went missing, so how could she not be happy to hear that he was coming back?

"I heard those two maids say that, but I also heard them say that the Regent's wife even quarreled with the Regent because of it. Isn't the eldest son the Regent's wife's son?"

Su Liluo seized the opportunity to ask.

As she observed the round-faced maid's expression, she noticed a hint of worry on her face.

"Cui'e, why are you talking so much today? What does the eldest young master's return have to do with you?"

Before the round-faced maid could answer, another maid, tall and with a mean-looking face, glared at her unhappily and warned her.

Cui'e then shuddered, realizing that she had probably said too much.

So she quickly shook her head, "Miss Su, it's best if you don't inquire too much about the affairs of the Prince's Mansion. We servants wouldn't dare to gossip about it."

"Really? I overheard those two maids talking about something just now!"

Su Liluo sighed, feigning indifference.

Then, she took off a gold hairpin from her hair and handed it to the mean-spirited maid.

"Here, tell me about the eldest young master, and I'll give you this hairpin to share."

The hairpin, gleaming in the sunlight, immediately caught the eyes of the maids as soon as it was taken out.

"Miss, I'll tell you, I'll tell you. I know about the eldest young master!"

"I know that, and there's nothing wrong with me saying it. It's all just Chunxia putting on an act. I'm not afraid of her!"

Upon seeing the gold hairpin, the other two maids, who hadn't said much before, also came over enthusiastically.

When the mean-spirited maid saw the gold hairpin, her eyes widened, and her previous arrogant demeanor vanished completely.

She immediately moved closer, smiling obsequiously, "You know nothing compared to me. I actually met the young master's biological mother back then!"

What?

Biological mother?

Su Liluo's eyes flickered; it seemed her guess was correct—there was definitely a story behind this.

So she let several maids into her room, closed the door, and listened to them talk one by one.

It turns out that the regent's eldest son was born to his other wife, who was also the regent's first wife.

The regent was born into a prominent family in the northern desert, while the current regent's wife is a princess of the current dynasty. In order to gain greater power and status, the regent demoted his wife to a concubine and married the princess.

Later, his first wife had a falling out with the princess and often clashed with the regent. One day, she left without saying goodbye and ran off with another man, leaving only the eldest son behind.

Over the years, the Regent's wife has outwardly treated the eldest son very well, always maintaining the appearance of a loving mother. However, the servants in the mansion all know that the Regent's wife actually dislikes the eldest son very much.

They even felt that the eldest son's departure was inextricably linked to the Regent's wife.

However, due to the Queen's tyrannical power, no one dared to speak out outside, and the Regent was focused on political affairs and rarely managed matters of the inner quarters.

The eldest son suffered a lot from a young age, but the regent was completely unaware of it.