Cheng San left, leaving Mu Yansong and Su Xiaoxiao behind.
Mu Yansong turned and looked at the figure in the darkroom.
After a slight hesitation, he stepped in again.
Su Xiaoxiao thought that he probably wanted to talk to the other person alone, so she didn't follow him in.
She walked slowly to the steps, blew away the dust on them, and sat down.
Mu Yansong walked into the darkroom and quickly adapted to the dim light.
He came up to the man and bowed with his fists clasped.
"National Master!"
"Don't call me the national teacher. I'm no longer a national teacher."
The man spoke.
He slowly opened his eyes and looked at Mu Yansong who was standing in front of him.
Mu Yansong stood three steps away from him.
He couldn't see Mu Yansong's face clearly, so he waved at him.
"Come here, closer, let me get a good look at you."
Upon hearing this, Mu Yansong nodded slightly and took two steps towards him.
The man raised his head and looked at him.
Under the dim light, he could barely see Mu Yansong's face.
"Yes, you do resemble the late emperor to some extent. It's a pity that the late emperor never had the chance to see you, so... Alas!"
The man sighed and shook his head.
Mu Yansong didn't hesitate and sat down opposite him.
"Grandmaster, why haven't you gone out all these years? It's been more than a decade. The new emperor should have given up looking for you long ago. As long as you go out, there will be a wider world."
"Go out? How can I have the face to go out? Hehehe..."
The Imperial Master suddenly raised his head and laughed.
"My child, I let the wolf into the house, harming you and the late emperor. I hold on to this breath so that one day I can see you stand before the court and expose the new emperor's true face. Only then will I have the courage to go to the underworld to meet the late emperor and ask him to forgive my sins."
"It's not your fault, you don't know..."
"No, it's my fault!"
The man lowered his head slightly.
"I personally brought that traitor into the palace. Though still young, he committed adultery within the harem. When the late emperor apprehended him, I, mindful of his youth, pleaded with him.
The late emperor was kind and spared him because he was my eldest disciple. But he was not grateful for the late emperor's kindness, but instead held a grudge against him.
He has been an orphan since childhood and has always been by my side. It was because I, as his teacher, failed to teach him well that he did such a rebellious thing!
The man became more and more excited as he spoke, and suddenly he started coughing.
Mu Yansong quickly stood up and patted his back gently.
The man coughed a few times and then stopped.
Mu Yansong withdrew his hand and sat down opposite him again.
"That person has bad intentions of his own, you can't be blamed. Cheng San also grew up with you, he is a very good person!"
"Cheng San?"
The man nodded when he heard the name.
"He's certainly good, but I didn't teach him that. Since I came here, I've rarely disciplined him. He's a good boy of his own accord."
Seeing that the man was very stubborn and knowing that he couldn't persuade him, Mu Yansong stopped talking.
…
In the evening, Geng Jian returned empty-handed.
When he told this to Minister Qin, Qin Jin, the third son of Qin, happened to hear it.
Upon hearing Mu Yansong's identity, Qin Jin's eyes widened in shock and he quickly ran into the study.
"Second Uncle, you said...you said that Mu Yansong is the son of the late emperor?"
"Jin'er, what's wrong with you? Your uncle and I are discussing state affairs. Why did you come in to join in the fun?"
Minister Qin frowned slightly, feeling a little unhappy.
He has three sons. The eldest and second sons are both very capable, but the youngest son is uneducated.
He had been dissatisfied with him for a long time and had originally thought of sending him to the Tengshe Secret Realm to gain some experience and bring back some treasures.
But who would have thought that he didn't bring back any treasures, but only brought back a lot of resentment.
The more he looked at his son, the more he disliked him. His rude and impolite rush in made him even more annoyed.
However, Qin Jin did not feel that he was wrong at all, but instead straightened his chest.
"Dad, I'm not just joining in the fun. I know that guy named Mu Yansong. He looks so shabby, how could he be the Seventh Prince?"
"Third Young Master, you can't judge a person by his appearance. He is indeed the Seventh Prince, there is no mistake."
"He is the Seventh Prince, but I am still the Late Emperor..."
Bang!
Before Qin Jin could finish his words, he was slapped in the face.
Minister Qin stood up and glared at him.
"You're really losing your manners as you get older. The late emperor was a noble man, how can you pretend to be him?" Minister Qin gritted his teeth and pointed to the door: "Get out! Get out now!"
Qin Jin was beaten and felt so wronged that he was about to cry.
He raised his hands to cover his face, turned around and ran out.
Seeing his leaving back, Geng Jian shook his head and turned to look at Minister Qin.
"Master, the Seventh Prince is now missing. How should we explain this to the Emperor?"
"The Seventh Prince was lost at the hands of Yu Zhong. I will submit a memorial to His Majesty tomorrow to report this matter. I believe His Majesty will be magnanimous and will not let me be implicated because of Yu Zhong's incompetence."
After saying this, Yu Zhong turned around and walked to the desk.
He picked up his pen and wrote down the whole story on a memorial.
Finally, he picked up the letter and carefully blew dry the ink.
"My Lord, this matter concerns the Seventh Prince. I feel that any further delay would be detrimental to us. To avoid further complications, why don't you hand the memorial to me? I will immediately go to the palace and present it."
"Okay!" Minister Qin thought what he said made sense. He closed the letter and handed it to him, "Then go quickly!"
"promise!"
Geng Jian reached out to take the letter, turned around and quickly left the study.
He chose a fast horse and rode non-stop towards the palace.
He was very quick and just managed to deliver the memorial before the palace gate was locked.
The emperor received the memorial, glanced at it quickly, and stood up immediately.
"That calamity star, unexpectedly, didn't go to the military camp, but instead ran to Yunshui City." The emperor slammed the memorial on the dragon table. "What does he want? Is he trying to seize my throne?"
"Your Majesty, calm down. Regardless of the motive behind the Star of Disaster's visit to Yunshui City, the most urgent task is to find him quickly. Only by secretly executing him can we eliminate future troubles."
"Yes!" The emperor nodded. "Hurry up and mobilize them... No, mobilize all the imperial guards in the palace. Even if you have to dig up Yunshui City three feet deep, you must find that disaster star for me!"
"promise!"
The eunuch responded and took a few steps back.
Before he could turn around, the emperor's voice reached his ears again.
"Wait! Tell the Imperial Guards to give Yu Zhong a cup of poisoned wine!"
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