"General Wu?" Before Wu Liping could react, Wu Shou's eyes widened in shock as he stared at Wu Liping in disbelief: "He's a general?"
Did the Northern Wei Dynasty have such a general? How come he didn't know?
Upon being recognized, and seeing not only so many Azure Dragon Guards but also Yuan Xian himself, Wu Liping immediately deflated and bowed to Yuan Xian, saying, "It's been many years, how have you been, Eunuch Yuan?"
Yuan Xian looked at Wu Liping with a slightly somber gaze: "Now that you're back, why don't you go see the Emperor?"
Wu Liping said with a troubled expression, "We have different positions, and I have no choice in the matter."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Xian's expression changed drastically, and his gaze towards Wu Liping instantly became extremely serious.
Different stances?
What does this mean?
The secret army of Northern Wei is no longer loyal to the emperor?
This is a very big deal!!!
Just as Wu Shou was about to order the Azure Dragon Guards to search the house, Xuan Yuanzhan, Su Xuening, and Su Yun'an ran out.
The group was resting inside when they heard the commotion outside, so they came out together and ran into Wu Shou and the Azure Dragon Guard.
Believe it or not, I ran into an old acquaintance again!
"General Wu, what happened?" Xuan Yuanzhan asked, staring at Wu Shou and Yuan Xian.
When Wu Liping saw Xuan Yuanzhan, he wanted to bow, but Xuan Yuanzhan stopped him with a look.
Wu Liping instantly understood Xuan Yuanzhan's meaning, and bowed to Su Yun'an, saying, "Young General."
“It’s you!” Wu Shou, who was standing next to him, recognized Xuan Yuanzhan, Su Xuening, and Su Yun’an.
Wu Shou was deeply impressed by them, especially Xuan Yuanzhan, whose martial arts skills were absolutely among the best in the world.
Unexpectedly, after he only gave the emperor a general description of their appearance, the emperor had Eunuch Yuan find them. The speed was so fast that it made them seem like fools for the past three days!
Wu Shou whispered in Yuan Xian's ear, "They are the group I met at the Earth God Temple that day. They may be related to His Highness the Crown Prince's disappearance."
Yuan Xian, however, seemed not to have heard Wu Shou's whisper, and stepped forward to respectfully bow to Su Xuening and Su Yun'an: "This old servant greets the Princess and the young prince."
"Princess? Young Master?" Wu Shou was instantly dumbfounded.
What's going on?
How could they be a princess and a young prince?
Which family's princess and young prince are they? Why have I never seen them before?
Su Yun'an frowned at Yuan Xian, somewhat displeased, and said, "Your emperor sent you here. Why are you making such a fuss to arrest us?"
Since he refers to himself and his sister as Princess and Prince, then he should know their identities!
Knowing their identities, yet still sending so many people to arrest them, they might as well not acknowledge this great-grandfather!
Seeing that Su Yun'an had misunderstood the Emperor, Yuan Xian quickly explained on the Emperor's behalf: "Please don't misunderstand. It was the Emperor who guessed that you might have entered the capital, so he sent this old servant to bring you and the Princess to the palace."
Yuan Xian turned around and glared at the Azure Dragon Guards: "Get back now, or you'll frighten the young master!"
The Azure Dragon Guards looked at each other, all somewhat bewildered.
Firstly, they didn't know Su Yun'an and his group's identities; secondly, they clearly came to arrest someone, so how come it seems like they've turned into a family reunion?
Wu Shou recalled the Emperor's instructions before they left: "Don't hurt anyone, especially those two children."
Those two children?
This must be referring to the girl and boy who look so alike in front of me.
These two seem to have very special identities!
Suddenly, Wu Shou thought of the imperial grandson. Something flashed through his mind, and he suddenly widened his eyes.
Could they be the children of the emperor's grandson?
After all, the grandson of the emperor was nearly forty years old when he returned, so it was perfectly normal for him to have children outside.
If this girl and boy are the children of the emperor's grandson, then shouldn't Eunuch Yuan address them as Princess and Young Prince?
Once he understood Su Xuening and Su Yun'an's identities, Wu Shou immediately waved to the Azure Dragon Guards and said, "All of you, step back."
The Emperor values His Highness the Grandson so much, so these two, being the Grandson's children, will surely also be valued by the Emperor. He absolutely cannot afford to offend them.
"yes."
Although the Azure Dragon Guards didn't know what had happened, they obediently left the Wu residence.
After the Azure Dragon Guards had all left, Yuan Xian bowed to Su Xuening and Su Yun'an and said, "Princess, Young Master, His Majesty invites you both to the palace for a chat."
Su Yun'an frowned, completely unconvinced: "What if we don't want to go!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Shou instinctively wanted to step forward, but Yuan Xian held him back.
Yuan Xian knelt down in front of Su Xuening and Su Yun'an with a "plop".
Upon seeing this, Wu Shou's eyes twitched, and then his knees buckled, and he knelt down as well.
Although he didn't know why Eunuch Yuan had to kneel, he still knelt down; following suit was never a bad thing.
Su Yun'an and Su Xuening were both dumbfounded when they saw the two people suddenly kneeling in front of them.
Su Yun'an became even more displeased: "I already said I wasn't going, what are you doing?"
Yuan Xian's eyes suddenly reddened, and he burst into tears, sobbing, "Your Highnesses, you are unaware that His Majesty's health is deteriorating. He often coughs up blood, and in order not to cause any trouble for the court, he refuses to call the imperial physician. These past few days, His Highness the Grandson has gone missing, and he has fallen ill even more. His Majesty really wants to see Your Highnesses. Please, Your Highnesses, come to the palace to see him. This old servant kowtows to Your Highnesses."
As Yuan Xian spoke, he kowtowed to Su Xuening and Su Yun'an with a series of loud thuds.
Seeing this, Wu Shou could only kowtow as well.
When did the Emperor fall seriously ill and cough up blood?
He only knew that the emperor had fallen ill because of the disappearance of the imperial grandson, but he did not expect that the illness had become so serious!
Why was the Emperor unwilling to summon the imperial physician? Was he worried that the three princes might take advantage of his illness?
So, does this mean the Emperor intends to pass the throne to his grandson?
If that's the case, wouldn't these two young princes become the future rulers of Northern Wei?
With this in mind, Wu Shou kowtowed even more devoutly!
Su Xuening and Su Yun'an did not expect that the old emperor of Northern Wei had fallen ill, and that it was because of his father's disappearance.
The two exchanged a glance, seemingly understanding each other's meaning.
They had originally planned to enter the palace together tomorrow to celebrate their great-grandfather's birthday, but since he insisted on inviting them to the palace today, they decided to go ahead.
If they want to resolve their father's issue completely, this meeting is unavoidable.
Since we have to meet, meeting a day earlier is fine.
Su Xuening gave Su Yun'an a wink.
Su Yun'an frowned and looked at Yuan Xian: "Alright, my sister and I are willing to enter the palace, you may rise."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Xian was overjoyed and immediately kowtowed to the two of them again: "Thank you, Princess, thank you, Young Master."
After kowtowing, Yuan Xian asked obsequiously, "Um, is His Highness the Imperial Grandson here with you?"
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