Li Yancheng was dressed and had not yet left the house when the housekeeper arrived with a man in a black robe. The man bowed and saluted, "Qiyue greets the master."
"Get up." He signaled the butler to leave. The butler understood and left silently. Seeing this, Li Yancheng stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the newcomer indifferently, "Speak."
"Yes." Qi Yue said slowly, "My master asked me to investigate something a few days ago, and I have already made some progress. According to Madam Liu, who used to work in the Lou family, the doctor diagnosed Lady Lou as pregnant for a month in May and gave birth in February of the following year. However, a month before her marriage to Prince Qin Lou Ji, the Emperor celebrated the King's achievements and planned to marry his younger sister, now Princess Huicheng, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, to the King of Qin.
The King of Qin noticed the Emperor's intention, so he took Lou Wang with him to dissuade the Emperor from thinking of it. However, Princess Huicheng was jealous and knew that He Xiang and she were childhood sweethearts. She secretly drugged Lou Wang's tea and then designed to trap the two of them in a room in the back garden, intending to ruin her innocence. However, Lou Wang woke up early and fled the scene. When Princess Huicheng brought people to catch the adulterer, the room was empty.
A month later, Lou Wang and Lou Ji married, and there was no further contact between Lou Wang and He Xiang until six years ago, when Lou Ji was sentenced to treason and imprisoned. Lou Wang requested an audience, and He Xiang then secretly rescued Lou Jinchuan and placed him in a dilapidated temple in the western suburbs of Lin'an. I have already explained the details of what happened in a letter to my master a few days ago."
Hearing this, Li Yancheng's eyes darkened slightly. He turned around, facing away from him, and looked at the birds chirping in the treetops in the courtyard. He said meaningfully, "It seems that this Lou Jinchuan is very likely the son of Prime Minister He."
"That's my guess. Furthermore, I've learned that tomorrow is Lou Wang's birthday. Every year at this time, Prime Minister He would order people to purchase sacrificial offerings and secretly go to worship. While the offerings used to be fixed, this year there are some extra items."
"Oh? More?" Li Yancheng suddenly turned around and looked at him. Thinking of something, he curled his lips and smiled slightly, "If I'm not mistaken, he should be going to pay tribute to Lou Jinchuan who faked his death."
He took two steps and then stopped, as if thinking about something. After a while, he ordered, "Find a way to create an accident at Lou Jinchuan's grave. It would be best if you could lure He Yanxi over there."
Qi Yue immediately understood what he wanted to do and lowered his eyes, "I will do it right away."
Li Yancheng watched him walk away, stroking the jade ring on his hand, a dark light flashing in his deep eyes.
Lou Jinchuan, this time, you have no way out.
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Yan Xi hurried back to He's house, and someone informed him that someone was looking for him at the restaurant.
He had just returned from Li Yancheng when Lou Jinchuan sent someone to look for him.
Could it be that he... knows about what happened between me and Li Yancheng?
Thinking of this, Yan Xi suddenly became even more panicked, feeling guilty as if he had been caught cheating by his wife.
Along the way, I was thinking about how to explain it clearly so that Lou Jinchuan would not be angry.
As he expected, when he arrived at the backyard of the restaurant, he saw the young man staring at him with his dark eyes, his face expressionless and his whole body cold, like the prelude to a storm.
Yan Xi was so flustered that her legs felt weak. She reluctantly stepped forward with a dry smile, "Xiao Jin, listen to my explanation. Things are not what you think."
"Brother, how do you want to explain? I saw it all." Lou Jinchuan smiled faintly, looking extremely relaxed and unconcerned. In fact, when he thought of what happened last night, jealousy surged in his heart, gnawing at his heart and causing unbearable pain.
"See, did you see it?" Yan Xi's legs completely softened, and she sat down on the stool, looking at him nervously, "I was drunk yesterday, that is... I get drunk as soon as I touch alcohol, so I took a sip of Revlon yesterday and got drunk. I mistook him for you, you know, I told you that he looks exactly like you in your previous life, so I made a mistake. I'm sorry, but I just kissed him on the cheek. I didn't do anything else. Believe me."
I thought my sincere explanation would make the boy feel better, but when Lou Jinchuan heard the word "previous life", his face turned even paler and he clenched his fists.
When Yan Xi saw it, his thoughts were instantly confused.
It’s over, it’s over, now I’ve really become a scumbag.
He was so anxious that he wanted to cry, but he didn't know what to say. He hurriedly said, "I know I hugged and kissed him, which was very wrong. If you care about it, I don't know what to do. Otherwise... tell me, what do you want me to do? I'll do whatever you say."
Lou Jinchuan looked at the bewildered man, his expression softening slightly, "Brother, do you really listen to me?"
Yan Xi nodded frantically, "I'll do as you say."
"Okay, I want my senior brother to marry me tomorrow and belong to me forever."
"Get married?" Yan Xi was stunned.
Lou Jinchuan said in a gloomy tone, "Brother, are you unwilling?"
"No." Yan Xi shook her head quickly, "I am willing, but time is short, and due to your status, I need time to find a way to communicate with my parents."
Lou Jinchuan grabbed his hand and stared into his eyes. "I don't need all this formality. I just want to have a simple wedding with you."
"This..." Yan Xi hesitated, "Okay."
As long as it can make him feel at ease, it doesn't matter if it's a little hasty.
"Thank you, senior brother." Lou Jinchuan smiled softly and hugged him in a very possessive posture.
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