This time, everyone in the court was shocked.
The palace maid sent by the emperor to invite the empress dowager also came back: the empress dowager was not in the imperial temple at all.
Everything was in place. Dongfang Jin looked at the civil and military officials in the court and realized that the situation had finally started to improve.
Sure enough, the next day, the empress dowager issued a statement, saying that the incident of the cat-substituting prince in the palace had just been clarified, and Emperor Yunqi was definitely not of the previous emperor's bloodline, and Prince Shou was of pure bloodline. She asked Emperor Yunqi to apologize to the world and immediately issue an edict of abdication.
Once she issued this edict, it meant that Prince Shou had officially rebelled.
Dongfang Jin sent people to the Prince Shou's Mansion. He knew very well that no one would stay there, but he was indeed moved to see that the place was deserted.
At this moment, he was only worried about An Qingran and her son.
Where is she?
Was he kidnapped by Dongfang Run?
Use her as a threat.
Dongfang Jin had not slept all night. The corners of his mouth were cracked and blood was seeping out. His eyes were red. He had been thinking about countermeasures all night. If she was really kidnapped by Dongfang Run, it would be fine. At least she was safe.
What if he was kidnapped by King Shou as a threat?
He couldn't imagine it.
My father will never give up the throne for An Qing.
Even if I don't want this kingdom, it's fine, but...
Emperor Yunqi was at a loss for words for a moment because he suddenly accepted the truth. His already weak body collapsed all of a sudden. The queen mother, whom he had always respected, actually treated him like a bastard and thought so badly of him.
He asked Dongfang Jin to handle the matter with full authority.
Dongfang Jin immediately mobilized troops and sent secret guards to search for An Qingran and her son.
An Zhongtao was extremely worried because his daughter's whereabouts were unknown, and Lian Jinyu cried almost every day.
So where is An Qingran?
The matter has to be pushed back half a month.
Half a month ago.
An Qingran decided to make the decision for her mother and settled down in the general's mansion.
She soon received a reply to the task she asked Rendong to do.
Lian Muhan comes to visit.
And brought a man, who was tall and handsome.
Lian Jinyu found that the man looked familiar. After a moment, she asked in surprise, "Isn't this housekeeper Wu? He resigned ten years ago because his mother in the countryside had no one to support her. How did you meet him?"
She was curious why her nephew brought him here and came to see her.
Lian Muhan was the first to frown and jump up: "Aunt, this is really the Crown Princess's credit. If it weren't for her foresight, I really wouldn't have found out that Lian Jinrong had done so many things behind her back."
"Why mention her in such a casual way?" Lian Jinyu was very surprised. At the same time, she saw an ugly expression on Butler Wu's face, which was at least very uncomfortable.
Lian Muhan sat down and crossed his legs: "Butler Wu, tell me all the good things you have done. There are no outsiders here. If you don't tell me, and the general comes, you will probably die if you tell me again."
Upon hearing this, Wu's legs immediately weakened: "Princess Lian, you promised me that you would save my life. I still have an 80-year-old mother to take care of."
"We don't care whether you have an 80-year-old mother or not. We just want you to tell us what good deed you have done."
"This matter is absolutely not my fault. It was Aunt Lian who frightened me and drugged me..." Butler Wu then told the story of what happened more than ten years ago.
It turned out that after Lian Jinrong gave birth to An Yanran, the emperor awarded the general four concubines. The general rarely came to her room because her figure was out of shape and her temper became worse during the confinement period. She was depressed because of the huge gap, and An Yanran was always sick at that time, so she asked the butler to constantly invite imperial doctors and so on, so she became familiar with Butler Wu. At that time, Butler Wu was definitely more handsome than the general, and he was sweet-mouthed and good at pleasing people, so she was willing to chat with him. What's more, they had many opportunities to contact each other at that time, because Lian Jinrong was in charge of major household affairs and had a lot of times to reconcile accounts with the butler. When An Yanran was half a year old, the general happened to go to war, so she couldn't stand the loneliness. At first, Butler Wu was very scared and refused to meet him, but he couldn't stand her methods, and finally they stuck together. The two behaved very carefully, and no one suspected them. This relationship lasted for more than a year. Later, she found out that she was pregnant and was scared to death. As a result, the general came back, and Butler Wu ran away.
At this point, he turned pale with fear: "Madam, please don't kill me. I really don't know what happened later, but I heard from Master Lian that Aunt Lian gave birth to a little boy. I don't know if that was my child or not."
"You said she got pregnant when, do you still remember clearly?" Lian Jinyu's face flushed with anger when she heard this. She never thought that Lian Jinrong would do such a shameless thing. Originally, she was vying for favor, at least she felt that she had the general in her heart. Now that this person mentioned this matter, she couldn't help but think of the fact that An Mingxuan was not born full-term, but when he was born, he weighed more than six kilograms and was very healthy. If An Mingxuan was really the child of Butler Wu, what should she do?
Butler Wu recalled: "That was the winter month of the Shenchen year. I left the General's Mansion on the seventeenth of the winter month. It was just discovered at that time, and it was probably only one to two months..."
"An Mingxuan's birthday is exactly in June of the Rensi year. So, he is really your son?" Lian Jinyu looked at Butler Wu in disbelief. She breathed rapidly. "The general must not be informed of this. If he knew, I wonder how angry he would be..."
Lian Muhan said indifferently: "I think we should let the general know. Otherwise, An Mingxuan will inherit the family property, and then Mingchen's family property will be divided in half. Wouldn't that be a bargain for a villain like you!"
As he spoke, he raised his leg and kicked Butler Wu. "You want to take advantage of the general, how can I let you? I promise to protect your own life, but I don't care about your son's life."
"I have told you everything I know. As for the young master, I beg you to spare his life. After all, he is just a child. He knows nothing and only thinks that the general is his father..."
"When it comes to being a father, men all want to do it themselves." Lian Muhan said with a cold smile. If Dongfang Ruoxue did something like this, he would definitely not forgive her.
Moreover, he would not raise the child he gave birth to. If he did, wouldn't it be a constant reminder of himself that he was a cuckold?
I never thought that a man as mighty as the general would end up being schemed against by his aunt.
Fortunately, her own aunt gave birth to An Mingchen. Otherwise, even if she was angry, there would be nothing she could do. The general's mansion would be without an heir. Of course, in order to have an heir, the general could continue to favor those concubines. At that time, who knows what kind of grievances her aunt would suffer.
Thinking of this, I felt even more that my cousin was very smart and resourceful. How could she see through my aunt's evil intentions? How could she think that An Mingxuan was not her biological son?
In fact, she knew that this was exactly what An Yanran had told her in her previous life. Of course, she didn't say it explicitly, but only told her when she was feeding her the bowl of Luozi soup: Your general's mansion has now fallen into the hands of my younger brother.
In fact, An Qingran not only suspected that An Mingxuan was not her biological son, she also doubted An Yanran's background.
But An Yanran is dead, so this matter will be buried with her.
When Lian Jinyu heard this, he didn't know what to do for a moment.
She subconsciously wanted to hide this matter in order to protect her husband.
But when she thought of An Mingxuan bullying Mingchen and even implying that An Mingchen had taken his family business, she felt a little depressed: "I still can't let the general know about this. I don't want him to be sad..."
As soon as she finished speaking, a voice came from behind the screen: "I already know."
As the words came out, a tall figure walked in.
It was An Zhongtao.
Lian Muhan jumped up: "Uncle! Why are you here?"
"Are you afraid that I would know what you did in private?" An Zhongtao sat down. He just raised his eyes and saw that Butler Wu knelt on the ground.
"General, please spare my life, General, please spare my life. I was really forced into a corner. I didn't mean to harm you..." Butler Wu knew that his time was up, so he kowtowed more seriously. "I really have an old mother at home who needs to be taken care of. If you are not satisfied, wait until my mother is a hundred years old, and then you will take my head and use it as a chamber pot for you."
His forehead was bleeding.
An Zhongtao's face turned pale. He didn't say anything, but just stared at him coldly. Lian Jinyu stood beside him and wanted to say something, but seeing his expression, she swallowed the words back. She didn't understand why An Zhongtao suddenly came to the East Warm Pavilion today. He hadn't come to her place during the day for such a long time, and he came at this time today.
Could it be because of An Qingran?
In fact, it was An Qingran who sent someone to tell An Zhongtao that a man had entered the East Warm Pavilion. She knew that her father would definitely be restless, and he only needed to see the housekeeper Wu. At this time, it was really inconvenient for her to show up. After all, Lian Muhan was a man, and her father would not mind.
Finally, An Zhongtao said, "Okay, I'll do as you say."
Butler Wu was so grateful that he turned to Lian Muhan and said, "Please send him out."
Lian Muchan quickly stood up and pushed the butler Wu, and the two of them quickly went out.
Lian Jinyu finally breathed a sigh of relief. She said softly, "General, Mu Han will handle this matter properly and no one else will know about it. Although Mingxuan is a naughty child, I have raised him for so many years. If I really drive him away like this, not to mention the suspicions of others, I will also feel reluctant to let him go."
An Zhongtao still had a sullen face: "Why did Lian Muhan suddenly bring Butler Wu here? When did he become so concerned about our family affairs?"
Lian Jinyu was shocked when he heard this. He didn't think that this matter was planned by him, right?
She couldn't say it was An Qingran's idea, so she said, "Lian Muhan happened to meet Butler Wu because of his own affairs. I don't know how he found out, but he accidentally brought up this case."
"Yeah?"
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