Chapter 167 Search
After the Third Prince was sent back to the palace, the zodiac sign followed the eldest prince's instructions and really asked a doctor to see him.
After staying in his own palace for two days, he really couldn't stay there any longer. Just as he was about to leave the palace and go to Gujia Village, a thousand miles away, to see if his son was really dead. He still didn't quite believe what his royal brother said. If his son was not dead, then he still had a glimmer of hope. If he was really dead, then he would not even have a glimmer of hope.
Just when he was about to leave the palace, the woman from before appeared.
That woman is Nan Qing.
When she saw the Third Prince was about to go out, she quickly stopped him. He was not in the capital before and had just returned some time ago. When the First Prince knew he was back, he quickly sent her to monitor the palace.
"Where is your Highness going?" Nan Qing asked.
"Please, young lady, please let me go. My son is in trouble thousands of miles away. I want to go see him. After all, he is my biological son. I only have this one son."
After all, they were all women, so the girl felt compassion and decided to let the prince go.
But the prince had not been out for long when she caught up with him.
"Your Highness, if you leave like this, we won't be able to explain to the eldest prince. How about I, a servant, accompany you? I don't believe that the young master left like this. I will accompany you to see what happened."
The Third Prince could not care less, after all, he was his own son, and he had to wait and see what problems his son had.
So he didn't have time to think too much and let the maid accompany him. If there was nothing wrong with his child, then he would let the child stay there. If there was really a problem and the child was really gone, then he would have to make other plans.
The eldest prince's trusted subordinate heard the news.
He immediately reported it to his master.
"Your Highness, the Third Prince has left the capital. I think he was pretending when he fainted that time. How come he recovered so quickly and still wanted to leave the capital? It seems Nan Qing followed him."
"Let that girl follow. She's just a little girl and can't cause any trouble. Have someone keep a close eye on them. If they do anything unusual, remember to report it to me."
In fact, some ministers in the court were quite dissatisfied with the fact that he handled government affairs as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
After all, why would a good emperor become a crown prince? Now only the third prince and his son have the right of inheritance. If they. If anything unexpected happens to the two of them, won’t he, the Crown Prince, still have to inherit the throne? Why bother?
The eldest prince certainly knew the dissatisfaction of the ministers in the court, but he did not dare to resist now.
Otherwise, if the world were to be in turmoil, it would be hard to tell who would inherit his position, second only to the emperor.
The Third Prince traveled day and night, intending to rush to Gujia Village. However, no matter how fast his carriage was, it was impossible to reach the village thousands of miles away so quickly. He was extremely tormented and finally couldn't bear it and fell ill.
Nan Qing took him to an inn and took good care of him for two days, and his fever finally subsided.
But as soon as he felt a little better, he went to look for his son. He was afraid that his son had really met with an accident as his royal brother had said. He remembered that the general had told him that his son had been poisoned and there was currently no antidote.
So, in that case, my son is in danger.
This side of Gujia Village.
"We have to bury the coffin tomorrow. Otherwise, the longer we wait, the more suspicious the people over there will be. If they reveal any flaws, we'll be finished if they ask other people and they let it slip. We have to put on a full show and not let them see any flaws." Gu Leyou said.
"I know that we will hold the funeral for the child tomorrow as planned, but it is an empty coffin, there is no child in it, it will be bad if they get suspicious."
Just when the couple was feeling worried, the village chief brought them good news.
"There is a grandmother in our village. Her great-grandson had a sudden attack of hysteria two days ago and died before he could see a doctor. Fortunately, their family is poor, so we can bury the child for them. When the time comes, let the child lie in that coffin. I will ask a few brave people to do it."
This way things can be handled more securely.
So Grandma Chen was very grateful, and especially thanked the village chief for coming up with this good idea. Now she didn't have to pay any money and could bury her grandson.
Sure enough, on the day of the funeral, everyone helped out.
The group of people living in the town also sneaked into the village and watched the farewell procession.
"Boss, do you think that the child is in the coffin? If not, have we been deceived by him? Our master has asked us to closely observe them. If they make any rash moves, they will be beheaded. Should we investigate more carefully and not let this group of people deceive us? Otherwise, we will have a hard time reporting back."
"Please stop talking. Last time I wanted to investigate but you wouldn't let me. Now I don't want to investigate anymore, but you want me to. If something happens, we won't gain anything. Some of you have married and had children. You have parents and children to take care of. You can't risk your lives here."
"That's about it, don't cause any more trouble."
Just then, a younger brother came hurriedly to report.
"Brother, there's news from the capital that the Third Prince has arrived. He wants to come here to see what's going on. He doesn't believe his son is dead, and he's afraid our master is lying to him."
"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry back and prepare to welcome the emperor. If we are slow, our master will blame us, which will not be good."
This side of Gujia Village.
After they finished the funeral of the child, they prepared to go to the little doctor's home late at night to see how their son was doing.
So after they finished dealing with things in the village late at night, they immediately went to the home of the little doctor. The mountain road was difficult to walk on at night, so the couple... I groped my way in the dark and arrived at the little doctor's home.
Xiao Shenying happened to feed the pill to the child today.
However, the pill did not take effect quickly. The child fell asleep after taking the pill and has not woken up yet. Several hours have passed.
The young doctor was unsure whether he could cure the child's illness.
When he saw his sworn brother and sister-in-law coming, he quickly told them about the child's situation.
When Lu Yan heard this, he was unhappy.
"How is the child now? Is he unconscious? The medicine cannot be taken. Can you take it as a doctor? Don't you know the medicine? You gave it to the child before testing it. If the child gets sick, who will be responsible? The child is very precious, you know that. If the child gets sick, it's not something you and I can bear."
"I didn't do it on purpose. I'm also afraid that if the child's illness can't be cured, those people will cause trouble for the child again. How are you going to deal with it? Are you really going to take the child far away as you said? But now the outside world already knows that the child is gone. If the prince asks you for the child, you can't just find someone out of thin air and say that he is his son."
The young doctor's analysis was very logical and convincing.
Fortunately, the child woke up again in the second half of the night. The little doctor and Gu Leyou checked the child's pulse and found that the poison in the child's body had been completely eliminated, and he is now a normal child.
Lu Yan knelt in the yard excitedly, thanking God.
If the child's biological father knew the news, he would be very happy.
But it just happened so unfortunate.
When the prince and his companions arrived at Gujia Village, the family of four had already left the village quietly.
The family of four prepared to go to the capital to find a suitable opportunity to meet the prince.
After the young prince rested for a night and was sure that there was no answer, the next afternoon, his family of four packed up their simple luggage, ran up the hill from the back door of their house, and then walked a long mountain road to an official road, hired a carriage, and left the small mountain village. Not long after they left the small mountain village, the child's biological father, the Third Prince, should have come to find them.
He came to the village as a distant relative of Lu Yan.
"Old sister-in-law, I want to ask if there is a very beautiful couple with two children in this village. I heard that their son died a while ago, just a few days ago. Is there anyone else in their family?"
Ever since the incident with those strange guys, everyone in this village has been very cautious. Whenever someone asks them about the situation of some families in the village, they become very alert.
"Who are you to their family? How come I've never seen them before? We don't seem to have heard of Gu Laoer's family, let alone distant relatives? And you've never been here before, so how come you came right after their child died? There must be something wrong. Tell me, what's your purpose in looking for them?"
Nan Qing, who was beside the Third Prince, clenched his fists in anger at these unreasonable villagers.
"How dare you, you ignorant people! Do you know who is standing in front of you? Tell us what you know honestly. Otherwise, if you offend the person in front of you, you won't even know how you died."
Someone happened to pass by and heard these words. He thought that another person whom their village could not afford to offend had come, so he quickly called the village chief.
They can only feel at ease when the village chief is here. If the village chief is not in the village, these people will come and these powerless villagers will not be able to cope with them.
The village chief was quite polite when he saw the Third Prince.
"Dear guests from afar, what relatives are you looking for in our village? Who are you looking for?" the village chief asked politely.
"We are looking for the Gu Lao Er they mentioned. I heard that Lao Er's son-in-law and daughter are very handsome. They should be my distant relatives. You are the village chief, so you should know where they live. Can you take us there?" The Third Prince spoke very politely.
You don't have to go to this village. This is the village where your son has lived for two years. You should learn more about it. If you are cheated, you can make plans early. If you are not cheated, you can know more about the situation and not be confused.
Seeing that they knew so much about the matter, the village chief quickly took them to Gu Laoer's home.
When Gu Laoer looked at the strange couple, he was very alert. After all, he still remembered what his daughter had told them before she left.
No matter who comes to ask about their whereabouts, they can only say they don't know and cannot reveal anything, otherwise trouble will occur.
The Third Prince was still very polite to Gu Laoer. After all, he was now the father of his son's mother. He had to be nice and polite to these old people no matter what.
"Old man, it doesn't matter if you don't know me, but I know you. You are a distant relative of mine, his father-in-law, and I am a distant relative of your son-in-law. I should call him brother. I'll tell you the truth, the boy he brought was actually my son. I was seriously ill that year and thought I would not live long, so I entrusted my only son to him. In order to let the child live a good life, he announced to the public that the child was his own son, but in fact, that son was mine."
After hearing their explanation, the village chief was a little shocked.
"What you said is true. Were the people who came before also sent by you? They just wanted to take your own son back. It seems that you are a wealthy family. Why don't you give the child to someone closer to take care of him? Why give the child to a hunter?" The village chief asked in confusion.
The third prince had no choice but to explain: "Speaking of my son, he is also a pitiful person. My wife died of a serious illness when the child was two or three years old. I didn't expect that I would also fall seriously ill less than half a year after my wife left. At that time, only my eldest brother was by my side. I thought I had an incurable disease, so I entrusted my only son to my eldest brother, hoping that he could raise my son well."
"Even if what you said sounds so good and true, we can't believe it. The people in our village are very simple and honest. We have also seen that child. He is very handsome and looks a bit like the hunter. It is impossible without any evidence. If you say it is your child, then it is your child. You have to produce evidence, otherwise we can't believe what you say." This was said by Gu Laoer.
After all, his daughter and son-in-law had told him before they left that no matter who came, he had to ask clearly and clearly, otherwise he could not reveal their whereabouts at all, otherwise it would bring considerable trouble to the village.
"Then what kind of evidence do you want, old man?" the Third Prince asked patiently.
"Are there any special marks on the child's body?" asked Gu Laoer.
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