The Dali Temple Minister knew that he had taken on a hot potato.
The night was long, and he stayed awake all night.
When Shen Ruoyan got up, it was already daybreak outside. The imperial physician who had been treating Lu Jing had already left the house. He was lucky. Although his injuries looked serious, they were not life-threatening. He was indeed lucky.
Lu Yan was already waiting outside, and when Shen Ruoyan came out, breakfast was already served.
"Please sit down. You're in your own home, don't be so reserved." Shen Ruoyan sat down with a smile on her face. After seeing her sit down, Lu Yan sat down too.
"How's your throat?" Shen Ruoyan picked up a piece of food for him and asked casually.
Doctor Xu said that the toxins in Lu Yan's body were almost cleared.
As long as you take good care of yourself, recovery will be just around the corner.
Lu Yan opened his mouth and tried hard to make any sound according to the method taught by Doctor Xu, but he could only hear a few loud breaths, and it was very difficult.
This sound is actually not pleasant, just like an old windmill, which is hard to pull and hard to listen to.
But there was a light in Lu Yan's eyes, and he looked at Shen Ruoyan expectantly - he could make a sound!
Shen Ruoyan smiled happily and said, “Very good, much better than before. I believe it won’t be long before you can return to normal.”
It won't take long. In fact, Shen Ruoyan himself doesn't know how long it will take.
Maybe it was a year, maybe it was several years, Doctor Xu never gave a definite answer on this matter.
Therefore, she did not dare to jump to conclusion.
But to Lu Yan, he was already very happy!
It's not like he hadn't tried before. In the dead of night, the little child had hugged him and tried to open his mouth, but not even a cry came out.
The unpleasant sound in other people's ears is his only hope!
Lu Yan nodded heavily. He was already able to make sounds, which made him very satisfied compared to having nothing before.
Walking on a road without any light, it is difficult for him to feel truly safe even if everyone is around him.
But once there is light at the end of the road, he will have the courage to persevere even if he is alone!
"Have you visited your father?" Shen Ruoyan ate her meal slowly. The rule of not talking while eating or sleeping had obviously become a decoration for her.
She lived too strictly in her previous life, so after her new life, she became very casual in private.
Lu Yan nodded. He put down his chopsticks, took his booklet, and quickly wrote on it: "On the way here, I visited my father first, and then came to my mother's place."
Lu Changchuan's talent in martial arts has already been revealed, so Shen Ruoyan found a place specifically for him and secretly sent him there to study.
He just told others that his master took him out for a trip, so that when he came back, he wouldn't arouse suspicion.
So now, only Lu Yan is in the mansion.
Lu Changchuan no longer had any hope of attending the Imperial College, as his future lay there. But Lu Yan was different. With Lu Jing's promotion, Lu Yan's path was about to begin.
"This time, the Marquis has made great contributions in rescuing the emperor and has won his trust. The more glory he gets, the better it will be for your future." Ever since discovering that Lu Yan's scheming was far beyond that of ordinary people, Shen Ruoyan no longer treated him as an ignorant child.
What's more, the children of aristocratic families should be knowledgeable at this age.
"Recently, you should visit your father more often. No matter how he treats you, at least your words and actions should be such that outsiders cannot find fault with them."
Lu Yan nodded and took note of it.
He knew that his mother and father were actually enemies, but his father didn't understand and until now, he was still blinded by the beautiful dream he created.
But his intuition told him that what his mother wanted to do was not simple.
But Lu Yan asked nothing, doubted nothing, and just wanted to continue walking with his mother.
He followed his mother wherever she wanted to go.
Seeing that he was well-behaved, Shen Ruoyan couldn’t help laughing, “Why don’t you ask why? Don’t you kids have a lot of questions?”
Although she has never given birth, she has taken care of countless children.
There were those who were fostered with her and those who were later adopted. They were all kinds of people, and she had seen children of all ages.
But this is the first time I've met a child like Lu Yan.
Lu Yan shook his head, thought for a while, and wrote on the booklet: "Yan'er believes that mother will not harm me."
This is a child's natural trust in his mother.
Lu Yan might have hesitated in the past, but not now.
In his opinion, his mother was not very clear-headed before. Although she loved him, she did not always do what she wanted.
So, at such a young age, he was walking on thin ice in the mansion.
I dare not trust anyone and can only rely on myself.
But later, his mother came to her senses and showed her courage and means - Lu Yan knew that this was not good, but he liked his mother better now.
Only a mother like this could he trust with confidence.
Shen Ruoyan felt mixed emotions when he heard this.
Once upon a time, there was a child who said something like this to her.
At that time, she believed it.
But what they got in return was a bloody lesson.
So will she make the same mistake again this time?
"So good." Shen Ruoyan said with a smile, but this smile had some deep meaning.
"You are the heir of the Changning Marquisate. No matter what I do, what belongs to you will be yours. Not only that, the more your father does, the more he will leave for you. You don't have to feel guilty or have any psychological burden, because all of this is owed to you!"
A child of a few years old cannot be protected by his mother if his father does not love him.
A child of destiny, turned into a mute bullied by everyone!
Lu Yan was poisoned and murdered. Shen Ruoyan spent so much effort to investigate, but because it was so long ago, the original traces had been erased and it was difficult to find specific clues.
But as long as you are human, you will leave traces.
She has never given up the investigation for so long. Since there is no evidence for previous events, what if history repeats itself again?
If Lu Yan returns to normal, or becomes the praised prince of a marquisate, will the people behind him be able to remain seat-still?
No matter how deep the fox hides, its tail will eventually show up.
Shen Ruoyan looked at the increasingly outstanding Lu Yan, and a smile slowly rose at the corner of her mouth. "Eat more. You've been working hard these days. Go visit your father more often. By the way, is the Imperial College entrance examination coming up soon?"
Every year, the Imperial Academy holds examinations to test the students’ knowledge level.
Since Lu Changchuan was not there, he naturally did not need to attend. But since Lu Yan stayed in Shengjing, he could not avoid this exam.
There was a smile in Shen Ruoyan's eyes, and she looked at Lu Yan deeply:
"This time, I hope you can become famous in Shengjing!"
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