The Crown Prince nodded: "Alright, leave this matter to me."
"I will cover all the fertilizer for my cousin's field as a token of my gratitude."
"Although these are insignificant compared to the help my cousin-in-law has given me, they are still a token of my appreciation."
Su Yujiao smiled and said, "Then thank you very much, Your Highness."
Mo Shu finally returned after being away for several days, and Lu Ziqian was eager for him to bring back good news.
But then came the news that Granny Sun had passed away.
Grandma Sun's grandson died of illness at the beginning of this year. Grandma Sun spent her days in tears, and coupled with her old age and loneliness, she hanged herself a while ago.
Therefore, he had no way of knowing whose children they were.
Have you inquired about the twins?
Mo Shu nodded: "I've inquired in several nearby villages. There was only one family where a woman was pregnant with triplets, but she died in childbirth. Neither the mother nor the babies survived."
Lu Ziqian frowned. Granny Sun was dead, which made the investigation very difficult.
He suddenly thought of Physician Zhou.
At that time, it was Physician Zhou who said that Jiao Jiao had drunk the "infertility soup," which not only caused her to miscarry but also rendered her infertile for life.
That's why the fake pregnancy and the incident of holding the baby happened later.
“I will go to see Physician Zhou myself.”
When Lu Ziqian met with Physician Zhou, he received the same result as before: he swore on his own life that Su Yujiao had indeed miscarried that day.
When Su Yujiao discovered that the child looked very much like Lu Ziqian, she had already come to see Physician Zhou.
She hoped that Physician Zhou would continue to help her keep it a secret.
At that time, she had just escaped from the battlefield, had not yet obtained the imperial decree for divorce, nor the Dragon-Snake Jade, and had not yet activated her cheat ability.
However, the child's appearance already clearly shows that he is Lu Ziqian's son.
She had no way to protect herself and was afraid that Lu Ziqian would suspect that the investigation would reach Physician Zhou, so she went to see Physician Zhou in advance.
Of course, she didn't let Doctor Zhou help for nothing, so she taught him a lot of first aid knowledge, such as artificial respiration, Heimlich maneuver, physical cooling, and so on.
Physician Zhou was a medical fanatic. He would even sacrifice his life for his medical skills, let alone help someone cover up such a trivial matter.
That's why he dares to swear on his life today.
He was not afraid of death; as long as these life-saving medical skills could continue to be passed down, death would be worthwhile.
But actually, even if he tells the truth now, Su Yujiao is not afraid, after all, she now has enough ability to protect her two children.
It's not something anyone can just take away.
However, she still didn't want Lu Ziqian to know about the two children.
Her plan is to take her child away from Beijing and live with her parents after the crisis is over.
I don't want to end up in a lot of disputes and endless entanglements over child custody.
Lu Ziqian left the Zhou family looking dejected. Although he had already confirmed that the child was not his and Jiaojiao's biological child, he was even more curious about who the child's biological father was.
How could the child look so much like him?
Could it be that the child's father looks a lot like him?
However, he quickly put those thoughts out of his mind.
Now that it's been confirmed that the child isn't his, there's no need for him to dwell on it anymore.
What difference does it make whether they are biologically related or not?
Just because they aren't his biological children, does that mean he won't treat the two children well?
...
Southern Frontier Kingdom!
Chu Zhongyuan has been in the Southern Frontier Kingdom for some time now.
Upon arrival, he realized that rescuing Chen Yunniang was more difficult than he had imagined.
Nan Sheng took this matter very seriously, not only guarding it heavily but also frequently changing Chen Yunniang's place of confinement.
They even set up several fake prisons, all heavily guarded, making it difficult to distinguish between the real and fake ones.
As a result, he hasn't even been able to find Chen Yunniang's latest detention location.
However, his stay in the Southern Frontier Kingdom for more than half a month was not without its gains.
At the very least, he possessed a great deal of useful information, including the complex interpersonal relationships, love and hate, and palace secrets within the Southern Frontier Kingdom's royal family...
If this information is used properly, the rescue mission will become much simpler.
Ultimately, he set his sights on the ambitious Crown Prince of the Southern Frontier Kingdom.
The eldest prince of the Southern Frontier Kingdom was not born of the legitimate wife, but he was the eldest son.
According to the information he gathered, this eldest prince actually had the opportunity to become the eldest son of the legitimate wife.
When the Southern Emperor ascended the throne, he had no principal wife, only two secondary wives and a group of concubines.
One of the concubines was the eldest prince's birth mother, Consort Miao!
The other one is the current Empress, who was Consort Yu back then!
After the Southern Emperor ascended the throne, the matter of appointing an empress was to be put on the agenda.
The Southern Emperor did not trust the noble ladies recommended by his ministers, so someone suggested choosing one of his two concubines to be the Empress.
Consort Miao was very favored back then and had already given birth to a prince, so she should have been made empress.
As a result, during the coronation ceremony, Consort Miao suddenly became possessed by a demon, revealing her ugly side by taking off her clothes and striking provocative poses in public.
It was later confirmed that someone had poisoned Consort Miao with aphrodisiac, which caused her to be humiliated in public.
However, the culprit who used the curse has never been found.
Although the truth has been revealed, Consort Miao's scandal has destined her to be ineligible for the position of Empress.
Consort Yu naturally became the only empress, and her unborn child naturally became the crown prince.
Consort Miao was furious at losing her position as empress and insisted that Consort Yu had used witchcraft, but she could not provide any evidence.
The emperor got fed up with Consort Miao's antics and demoted her to a concubine.
However, Consort Miao was a stubborn person. Even after being demoted to the lowest-ranking concubine, she still refused to back down and was eventually banished to the Cold Palace.
The eldest prince was transformed from the son of the legitimate heir to the son of a disgraced concubine, growing up in the cold palace with Consort Miao, where he suffered endless bullying and humiliation from palace maids and eunuchs.
It wasn't until a few years ago, when Consort Miao died, that he had the opportunity to see the Southern Emperor.
Taking advantage of the Southern Emperor's guilt, she quickly gained a foothold in the royal family.
Chu Zhongyuan also discovered that Nan Sheng had encountered misfortune last time and almost died in the mountains, but was rescued by Chen Yunniang.
Actually, it was the eldest prince who did it; he wanted Nan Sheng dead!
Because of Nan Sheng and her son, he grew up amidst hatred and humiliation.
He had hated Nan Sheng to the core ever since he could remember.
However, having tasted power, he now desires to take it over, and hatred can only take a back seat.
Therefore, Chu Zhongyuan decided to seek cooperation with the eldest prince, Nan Yu!
"Who are you?" Nan Yu asked warily.
Chu Zhongyuan remained indifferent, composed, and haughty.
He was a prince who had been pampered since childhood, and his innate confidence and sense of superiority were incomparable to those of Nan Yu, a prince who had suddenly become rich from a poor background.
"King Jing of the North of Daming Kingdom."
Nan Yu had heard of this prince of the Great Ming Kingdom. He was the most favored prince and the only one among all the princes to be granted the title of king.
For some reason, he thought of the Empress and the Crown Prince, who were also favored.
Thinking about his own experiences and situation, he couldn't help but feel hostility towards Chu Zhongyuan.
"May I ask what business Your Highness has with me?"
"We shouldn't have any connection, right?"
Chu Zhongyuan smiled and said, "We didn't have it before, but now we do, don't we?"
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