"To the Regent!"
The old nanny was the regent's wife's dowry nanny. She had received professional training since childhood, so she was naturally literate.
She looked at the striking words on the yellowish-brown envelope in her hand and immediately became alert. She stopped making a fuss, put the envelope into her bosom, and quickly walked towards the Regent's Courtyard.
"Who wrote this letter? Is everything in the letter true?"
After reading the letter the old nanny handed her, the Regent's wife had an incredulous expression on her face, along with a hint of anger.
“Your Highness, this old servant found this outside Miss Su’s room. It must have been left there by a thief who contacted Miss Su.”
The old woman explained.
She thought they left too quickly, and the thief didn't have time to deliver the letter to Su Liluo, which is why it was left there.
"A thief? You really saw someone break into her house?"
The Regent's wife asked in confusion.
She had arranged for people to monitor Su Liluo's every move, a fact unknown even to the Regent. Therefore, when Che Yi entered the Regent's residence, he only thought of avoiding the Regent's eyes and ears, but he did not expect that the Regent's wife had arranged for others to do so as well.
When the Regent's wife's people discovered the anomaly, someone immediately reported it to her. She then ordered the old nanny to lead a group to arrest Su Liluo, originally intending to find some incriminating evidence against her, but unexpectedly they found this letter.
If this letter is real, then she and Junning absolutely cannot become husband and wife. She doesn't want her future grandchildren to give birth to a monster!
However, she didn't want to show the letter to the regent, nor did she want him to know that the woman had given birth to his daughter.
He only has one daughter, Feifei, which is why he used to love her so much. But if he reveals this secret, will Feifei still be his only precious daughter?
Furthermore, she didn't want to see this bastard child alive, as if it were a trace of the woman he had loved.
She wants to erase all traces of this!
"Don't tell the Regent about this yet, especially about finding this letter today. Don't let anyone reveal a single word to the Regent, understand?"
After some deliberation, the Regent's wife gave the old nanny some serious instructions.
Then she lit the letter on the candle and watched it burn to ashes before she stopped.
"By the way, is there any news about that bastard son?"
Suddenly, the Regent's wife remembered Che Yi again and asked a question.
"Your Highness, there is still no news. Perhaps he really did succumb to the poison and died in a deserted place."
"Not necessarily. We can't make a conclusion until we find the body. I said we must find the person, whether alive or dead. You order those people to intensify their search."
The Regent's wife shook her head.
She was a cautious person; she wouldn't assume someone was dead until she saw the body.
Especially after learning today that the bitch from Blue Star actually gave birth to a daughter for the Regent, she felt even more uneasy.
No, the matter of establishing a crown prince cannot be delayed any longer!
She had to make her son the crown prince as soon as possible, even if it meant having the regent...
Thinking of this, a ruthless glint flashed in her eyes.
Over the years, her sincerity has not moved him. Since it cannot move him, then so be it!
*
The next day.
The Regent's wife had a table of exquisite dishes prepared and waited at the palace for the Regent to have lunch together after court.
"Your Highness, now that Junning is preparing for his wedding, shouldn't the position of heir apparent be decided as well?"
The Regent's wife poured the Regent a glass of fine wine and said with a smile.
She secretly observed the Regent's expression, and saw that he paused upon hearing these words, as if deep in thought.
“You’re right, the position of heir apparent can’t be delayed any longer.”
Gao Changhong continued.
He had indeed long intended to establish an heir, but he had been struggling to find a legitimate son. However, recently his people had sent him a clue, saying that traces of a legitimate son had been discovered in the Northern Desert Imperial City.
It seemed that his eldest son had returned to the Northern Desert, which put a slight weight off his heart.
"Since Your Highness also has this intention, then in my opinion, why not go and request that Jun Ning be granted the title of Heir Apparent before his wedding?"
The Regent's wife was overjoyed, thinking that the Regent would say to wait until he found that bastard son before making a decision.
Because he always made excuses to avoid the matter of establishing a crown prince every time it was mentioned before, she assumed that the regent had given up on him because he couldn't find that illegitimate son.
After all, in the normal Northern Desert royal family, a prince can request the title of heir apparent ten years after his child's birth, but in their royal family, Gao Junning is almost seventeen and still hasn't been officially recognized as an heir.
“Jun Ning? No, he is not my eldest son. I will make sure he has a bright future, but he cannot be made the heir apparent.”
Gao Changhong narrowed his eyes, then spoke in a gentle tone.
He never considered making Gao Junning his heir, provided that he could find a legitimate son.
"Your Highness? That unfilial son has been missing for so long, and he is so unfilial and disrespectful. You still want to make him the heir?"
The Regent's wife gripped the wine pot tightly in her hand. If it hadn't been made of iron, she probably would have crushed it by now.
"He is my eldest son, and by all accounts, the position of heir should belong to him. There is some misunderstanding between you. Once I find him, I will talk to him properly."
Gao Changhong acted as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
The Regent's wife's face twisted slightly, but she tried her best to suppress it. She wanted to say that the unfilial son was probably dead by now, but she was afraid that he would suspect her, so she shut her mouth.
He then excused himself, citing feeling unwell.
*
"Granny, go and find a few more top-tier assassins in the martial world. You absolutely must bring me back that bastard's body!"
The Regent's wife walked to a secluded courtyard and gave orders to the maidservant beside her with a ruthless look in her eyes.
"Your Highness, we've already sent out several batches; we've practically exhausted all the assassins in the Northern Desert."
The old nanny looked at the Regent's wife with a troubled expression.
It wasn't that she was unwilling to help the Regent's wife with such a task; it was simply that she didn't know who else she could ask to do it.
That year, the Regent's wife hired countless assassins to kill that wicked son, but to this day, there has been no result.
"Since the Northern Desert doesn't have it, then let's ask the neighboring countries. Aren't there some organizations that operate between the four countries? Go and have someone secretly post messages saying that as long as that bastard is killed, I'll pay whatever it takes!"
The Regent's wife said through gritted teeth.
Only when that wicked son dies will everything in the Regent's Palace truly belong to her and her son.
"Then this old servant will go and have someone look again! Your Highness, please don't let this upset you and harm your health. There's been no news for so long, perhaps that unfilial son is really long gone."
Seeing the Regent's wife so stubborn, the old nanny couldn't help but offer a few words of comfort.
"Unfilial son?"
In a corner unnoticed by the Regent and the others, Su Liluo was quietly crouching under a cluster of lush flowers and leaves, having overheard their conversation clearly.
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