Chapter 639 [First Update]
After hearing Lu Xuan's words, Liu Tan decisively said, "I've considered what you're saying, so I checked everything from top to bottom. Aside from the palace servants and officials... there aren't any issues."
Lu Xuan asked, "What about the doctor? Have you checked the doctor in Prince Yan's palace?"
Liu Tan was a little bewildered: "I have checked it, how could I not have checked it?"
Everyone in Prince Yan's palace was checked at that time, not only themselves but also their ancestors for eighteen generations were checked. How could they not have been checked?
Lu Xuan asked again: "What happened next?"
Liu Tan always felt that there was something else behind his words, but he did not ask directly. Instead, he asked someone to retrieve the files of those doctors to check if there was anything wrong.
And then... I actually found something wrong.
There was a doctor named Sun Cheng who asked for leave to go home after the Prince of Yan disappeared. It was said that his mother was seriously ill, so he never came back.
Liu Tan was about to send someone to look for this person, but Lu Xuan simply held his hand and said, "No need."
Liu Tan immediately realized what was happening, turned to look at Lu Xuan, and asked, "You found out there's something wrong with this person?"
Lu Xuan said, "They found out that Sun Guo was originally a doctor in Qi State, and later came to Chang'an and entered the palace."
Liu Tan's ears twitched. Zhao State, Liu Ku's biological mother was a beauty sent by Qi State...
He immediately asked, "What is the relationship between this doctor and Liu Ku's mother?"
Lu Xuan knew he would definitely make the connection. He pinched his ear and said, "This doctor and she were childhood sweethearts. They were originally engaged, but then the woman was spotted by the former King of Qi, now the King of Zhongshan, and sent to the palace. He couldn't bear to leave her and followed her to Chang'an."
After hearing this, Liu Tan was in awe. This man was a real man. You know, even if he was a doctor, he couldn't enter the palace if he didn't have the skills. But this man actually got in.
Wait…he entered the palace…and he liked his father’s harem…
Liu Tan suddenly became alert and asked, "He and that woman..."
Lu Xuan said, "He followed Prince Yan to the Yan Palace because he felt that Prince Yan was his son."
Liu Tan's pupils suddenly trembled. My goodness, this guy actually dared to cheat on his father?
After being shocked, he immediately grabbed Lu Xuan's hand and asked, "Who else knows about this?"
Lu Xuan said, "Apart from those in the Xiongnu, there are only you and me."
Liu Tan couldn't help biting his nails. He didn't know whether his father had planted more people in the Xiongnu. If he had already found out, then there seemed to be no point in him hiding it. But... did this matter really need to be reported?
Lu Xuan couldn't bear to watch any longer and held his hand, saying, "Don't overthink it. His Majesty must be informed of this matter."
Lu Xuan was not in Chang'an, but he could imagine that if something like this happened in Prince Yan's Palace, someone would definitely say that the King of the Northern Territory failed to exercise effective control.
After all, he was the de facto master of the Prince of Yan's Palace. Lu Xuan didn't care if that man had cheated on His Majesty; he just didn't want Liu Tan to take the blame.
Liu Tan frowned: "But..."
Lu Xuan interrupted him: "No buts. Your Majesty doesn't care much about Liu Ku anyway. Even if he knew the outcome, it would be the same."
Liu Tan: ...
Yes, his father had previously stated with great righteousness that he could not sacrifice the lives of the soldiers for his son, although everyone understood that he did not want to sacrifice his favorite son for the sake of the son he did not like.
So even if his father knew this, the result would still be the same.
Thinking of this, Liu Tan no longer hid it. If he hid such a big thing from Liu Che, no one would have a good life once Liu Che found out.
He wasn't worried that Liu Che would dislike him because of this, but...what if his father got angry and dragged him back to Chang'an to beat him? He was already an adult, he couldn't bear to be beaten by his father again.
And what's the matter with him getting beaten for someone else's mistake?
Liu Tan decisively reported the matter. After he finished writing the letter, he thought of a problem: they had just talked for a long time, but didn't mention Liu Ku's current whereabouts!
He even suspected that Liu Ku had cultivated some skills that were overlooked. He was obviously the center of the incident, so why was he always ignored?
Liu Tan immediately asked, "Is Liu Ku in Sun Cheng's hands now?"
Lu Xuan shook his head: "I don't know about that. It's very likely. Anyway, he has always believed that Liu Ku is his son."
The people he had planted were only able to find out some random information from the Xiongnu. Sun Cheng colluded with the Xiongnu and wanted to take his "son" away, but the Xiongnu would not believe him right away, so Sun Cheng could only narrate everything so that Lu Xuan could find out.
But after Liu Ku disappeared, Sun Cheng never appeared in the Xiongnu from beginning to end. He should have fled to other places. Lu Xuan did not dare to station too many people in the territory of the Han Dynasty. It would not be good for him to stretch his hands too far. If Liu Che found out, not only would he chop off this hand, but he would also let the Wusun Kingdom suffer the consequences. There was no need for that.
Liu Tan was about to say something when he heard the door being pushed open. He didn't even need to look back to know that the only person who dared to push the door open like that was his naughty son.
But he wasn't unhappy at all. Instead, he looked at his unruly son with great affection. Well, it was less of a worry for him. He and Lu Xuan couldn't have children anyway. As for his unruly son... he could have the child with whoever he wanted. He wasn't afraid of causing so much trouble.
Liu Tan's letter didn't seem to cause much of a stir when it arrived in Chang'an. His father's letter was still as worried about his food, clothing, housing and transportation as before, and he was still determined to get him to return to Chang'an - the situation had become so serious that Lu Xuan had to stay by his side. Even if Liu Che didn't understand the terms related to mental illness in later generations, he knew what heart disease was.
He was very worried because a large number of nobles died of heart disease, and he was worried that Liu Tan would be the same.
Not only him, Liu Ju was also persuading him, which made Liu Tan doubt them... No, did Liu Che read the letter?
Well, this kind of thing still cannot be told to Liu Ju. As for whether Liu Ju knows it or not, that is his business.
Fortunately, Chen Ajiao answered Liu Tan's doubts. As the queen, Chen Ajiao knew a lot about the affairs of the harem. She asked Liu Tan directly: "How do you think Qi Ji died?"
Liu Tan's body trembled, and he felt as if he knew why Liu Che was so indifferent to Liu Ku.
So... is Liu Ku really not Liu Che's son?
Fortunately, Chen Ajiao still confirmed it. After all, there are so many people in the palace who are not blind. Qi Ji is not particularly favored and is timid. She definitely would not dare to do such a thing.
Sun Cheng was also a doctor, and he knew very well how to avoid causing trouble for Qi Ji, so Liu Ku was indeed Liu Che's son. As for Liu Che not liking him, it was quite normal. Even his own sons would not be liked, not to mention that Liu Ku's mother had done such a big thing.
After Liu Tan knew this, the embroidered messenger came to him mysteriously and told him that they had found Sun Cheng's whereabouts, and that Sun Cheng was indeed with a young child.
Liu Tan was almost certain that that was Liu Ku.
He turned to look at Lu Xuan and said, "So Liu Ku is no longer in the hands of the Xiongnu."
Lu Xuan smiled and said, "Isn't this something we've known for a long time?"
Liu Tan's brows relaxed. "I just wanted to confirm it. That's good. This way I don't have any worries."
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