Chapter 282: One wrong move can lead to a catastrophic disaster
The unreasonable indulgence made Lu Xinran unable to help but look up at him again.
"Huang Ling, are you sure you can do this?"
No matter how hard she tried, she found it difficult not to alarm the emperor.
Song Junyan smiled and took a step forward to block the glaring sunlight coming from behind.
"How do you know it won't work if you don't try? Besides, it won't be long before you and I get married. We are just looking for an excuse. It's also a good excuse to take my third brother to the imperial mausoleum to pay respect to our ancestors."
But if you don't want to alarm the emperor, you can't act too hastily.
Lu Xinran suppressed the various thoughts that surged in his heart and said, "Okay, thank you for your help."
Song Junyan frowned subconsciously at her overly polite tone: "You don't need to be like this with me. You and I are husband and wife, so we should be one."
Lu Xinran just smiled and didn't say anything. She stood up and stretched lazily without any image.
She had already read the emperor's pamphlet carefully, so it wouldn't be a big deal if it disappeared from the system a little later.
But she still asked thoughtfully: "Is there anything else you want to know? In another hour or two, it will be too late to check."
Song Junyan shook his head. Some things in this capital city are never secrets.
It's just that everyone is used to pretending to be ignorant even though they know the truth.
After having lunch at the palace, Song Junyan went to Shuntian Prefecture to continue his work, while Lu Xinran left through the back door and returned to Lu Mansion.
She and Lu Xinlan always shared news, so when she discovered the emperor's abnormality, she almost couldn't wait to drag him to her courtyard.
"Sister, what do you think...could it be possible that the Emperor is not the Empress Dowager's biological son?"
This was too shocking. Lu Xinlan clenched his hands instantly: "Have you found any evidence?"
"No, there is no evidence, that's why I'm asking you."
The Queen Mother suffered excessive bleeding after giving birth and was in a coma for a day and a night.
At that time, Su Hongyu had regained the emperor's favor and was able to mobilize some people in the harem.
If she really wanted to do something, one day would be enough for her to accomplish it.
Lu Xinlan's expression was extremely solemn. She bit her lower lip and thought of various possibilities rapidly in her mind.
"Xinran, you must not mention this matter to anyone, not even thinking about it in your heart, understand?"
This matter was too horrifying. Once people knew that the emperor's identity was different, they would surely be greeted with a devastating disaster.
"I know that no one else knows about this except you. Even if Song Junyan can hear my thoughts, I have not let him know about this."
She still cares a lot about her life!
Lu Xinlan's fingertips were still cold. She could no longer sit still and stood up, pacing back and forth.
"This matter requires long-term consideration. The identity of the emperor will not benefit us at all. On the contrary, it is very likely to bring about a terrible disaster, so..."
She could no longer speak at this point. If the emperor was a child Su Hongyu casually picked up from outside the palace and was not of royal blood at all, it would be a shock to the court and even the country.
There is a problem with his background. Comparatively, Song Junyan and others are not of royal blood.
If the emperor were to be pulled down from the throne by other royal bloodlines, then Song Junyan's claim to be emperor would not be legitimate.
Lu Xinran obviously thought of this as well, so he couldn't help but curse under his breath.
"In this case, we might as well just pretend we know nothing."
Lest things get out of control.
"Didn't Song Junyan agree to take you to the imperial mausoleum? Let's go and give it a try. We must be mentally prepared for the truth. What if other people know about this?"
"No one should know about this, right? The emperor is already this old. If anyone knew about this, his identity would have been revealed long ago."
Although things are a bit tricky, they should still be under control.
But being hung there neither up nor down like this made Lu Xinran feel a little uncomfortable.
"I hope so. I hope we are just worrying too much."
The two sisters looked at each other and sighed at the same time.
What terrible things are these!
In the following days, the two sisters stayed in the house very peacefully.
As the wedding date approached, Pei was finally released by Zhao.
As soon as Zhao left the yard, she asked someone to send a lot of makeup to Lu Xinran. Lu Xinran was very impolite and asked Cuizhu to accept them all.
But as Zhao expected, she would go to her courtyard to express her gratitude, but that did not happen at all.
They just need to maintain a fake mother-daughter relationship, not let others laugh at them, and not make things difficult for each other internally. They just need to live comfortably.
Her words were passed on to Mrs. Zhao through her servants. Although Mrs. Zhao was so angry that she gritted her teeth, she did not dare to show any dislike for her.
She didn't want to be locked up in the yard again and spend most of half a year wandering around the house.
She knew without leaving the house that she must have become a laughing stock among the ladies of other houses.
Lu Xinran disliked her, and she just didn't want to get close to him, so as soon as she came out, she started to help arrange Lu Xinran's marriage.
Her wedding day was in a month. The daughter she had raised was going to marry someone else, the family she hated the most. She was both reluctant and unwilling to let go.
She could only grit her teeth and keep flipping through her dowry, adding all the good things to Lu Xinlan's dowry list.
Pei turned a blind eye to this and was too lazy to care about Zhao as long as she didn't make any jokes.
Near November, Lu Xinran finally received news from Song Junyan again.
He found an excuse to have someone whisper something in the emperor's ear, and then took the initiative to suggest that the two brothers bring their respective fiancées to the imperial mausoleum to worship their ancestors before their wedding.
Song Junhua's wedding date was set for November 20th, so it would be enough time to travel back and forth in five or six days.
Because it was the emperor's "sudden whim", the group had to set off immediately after receiving the news.
Pei was very speechless and told Cuizhu and the others to take good care of the person. The wedding date was approaching, how could the emperor... do whatever he wanted.
Especially since Lu Xinlan's wedding was after midnight, if she didn't make it back in time, wouldn't both of them feel regretful given the affection between them? !
On the second day of November, Song Junhua and Song Junyan, along with their respective fiancées and a group of officials from the Ministry of Rites, set out for the imperial mausoleum to pay homage to their ancestors.
Lu Xinran had asked the system to memorize the location where Su Hongyu was buried.
The imperial mausoleum was huge. Fortunately, the empress dowager always felt guilty about Su Hongyu, so she buried her behind the previous emperor's tomb.
Then, as long as she finds a chance to pass by that place, the system will find a way to load the booklet.
But this time it took much longer, and I don’t know whether the loading will be successful.
In fact, she was thinking of downloading the late emperor's booklet as well. In case the emperor was not the empress dowager's biological son, maybe she could get some answers from the late emperor.