Chapter 349 Anxiety
The next day, news that the Emperor had hosted a banquet for Blood Wolf, the leader of the Headless Gang, spread throughout the court and the country. At the morning court session, more than a dozen officials agreed to jointly advise the Emperor to behead Blood Wolf and display his head to the public in order to appease the spirits of the soldiers and officers he had killed.
Before they could even speak, they discovered that the person they were to inform was already at the morning court session, dressed in the robes of a prince, and standing in front of a first-rank minister.
Before anyone could understand what was going on, an imperial edict left them speechless with shock.
The imperial edict bestowed the title of Prince Zhong upon the emperor's half-brother, Wen Kehao, and granted him residence in the Prince Anshun's Mansion. It details Wen Kehao's selfless act of saving his brother and his mission, ordered by the emperor, to travel to Guandu Prefecture, where he led tens of thousands of bandits to suppress corrupt officials.
It wasn't until the Blood Wolf, who was standing in front of them, knelt down and kowtowed to thank the Emperor for his grace that everyone finally realized that the Blood Wolf in front of them was the same person as the loyal and righteous Prince Zhong on the imperial edict, namely Wen Kehao, the third son of the former Prince Anshun.
But didn't this person die of illness six months ago?
Moreover, his appearance is different from Wen Kehao's, but the imperial decree has been issued and the emperor cannot mistake his own brother. It is also common knowledge that this person helped the emperor on the day he attacked the capital.
Since Blood Wolf is the Emperor's own brother, and the events in Guandu Prefecture were all carried out on the Emperor's orders, they could no longer mention their previously prepared plan to have the Emperor execute Blood Wolf, otherwise it would be a questioning of the Emperor.
The current emperor has only one younger brother and one younger sister. His sister, Wen Weizhu, is deceased and posthumously honored as Princess Ning'an. Wen Kehao has been granted the title of Prince Zhong and has also saved the emperor's life, making him truly second only to the emperor and above all others.
Fortunately, the emperor had the imperial edict read aloud before they offered their advice; otherwise, offending such a powerful figure would have been a disaster.
When Wen Zhiming announced that Prince Zhong would be getting married at the end of the month and that he would be the officiant, the officials were already carefully considering what gifts to give Prince Zhong.
After the morning court session, the officials came over to greet Wen Kehao.
"Congratulations to Prince Zhong! This is a double celebration. Prince Zhong is loyal and courageous, just like his father. His conferment of the title of Prince Zhong is truly a well-deserved honor!"
"To be honest, when I saw Prince Zhong, I felt that he looked very familiar. It turns out that he is indeed an old friend. When Prince Zhong has some free time, we will definitely come to visit him."
"Perfect timing! Prince Zhong is getting married at the end of the month. I will definitely go and offer my best wishes for his good fortune."
Wen Kehao was surrounded by the crowd and noticed that everyone only dared to peek at him secretly, and no one dared to look him in the eye directly.
At this moment, that strange face didn't seem so scary anymore.
Identity is a truly magical thing.
The same face earned him disgust and drive away when he was an unknown person, fear and avoidance when he was a bandit leader, but awe and adoration when he became Prince Zhong.
Wen Kehao exchanged a few pleasantries with everyone with a calm expression before leaving the palace.
Today, Su Leyan and I are heading to the Prince of Anshun's residence. He also has tens of thousands of men under his command to be incorporated into his camp. With only half a month left until the wedding, he has many things to do and no time to chat with them.
Prince Zhong moved into the Anshun Prince's Mansion, and the mansion was officially renamed Prince Zhong's Mansion.
Upon learning of this, the most anxious people were none other than Lu Shui and Guan Yi'an.
Guan Yi'an believed that after the failed attempt by Guan's parents to reunite with their child, Meng Lingge had lessened her suspicions about him, and sending him back to the Prince of Anshun's residence proved this.
Meng Lingge went to the palace to become the Empress, and the Prince of Anshun's mansion was left idle. It was impossible for him to be left in this idle mansion forever. After he recovered from his injuries, it was very likely that he would be sent to the Meng mansion and stay by Meng Qingyu's side.
As long as we stay in the Meng family mansion and make good use of Meng Lingge's only younger brother, we won't have to worry about dealing with Meng Lingge.
But now, this suddenly appearing Prince Zhong has moved into the Anshun Prince's Mansion. Not only has he changed the name of the mansion, but he has also sent guards to inform him that he should continue to stay in the guest room and that Prince Zhong will treat him as a distinguished guest.
What does this mean?
Could it be that they're not planning to send him away, but instead intend to imprison him in this Prince Zhong's Mansion for the rest of his life?
How can he then seek revenge on Meng Lingge? How can he plan to rise again to become a powerful figure?
Guan Yi'an was extremely anxious, and Lu Shui was even more restless.
Although Meng Lingge sent word that Prince Zhong's presence would not affect her plans, she was reassured and focused on gaining Guan Yi'an's trust as soon as possible.
But the household had a new master, and the servants were all unfamiliar faces. Her every move was under the watchful eyes of others, which made her, who was already anxious, even more worried.
She was even more worried that Meng Lingge, who had become Empress, would slowly forget about this incident, and no one would stand up for her brother.
Green Water simply couldn't wait to slowly gain Guan Yi'an's trust.
She couldn't waste her time here. Whether this mute man was Guan Yi'an or the murderer who killed her brother, these questions had to be answered as soon as possible.
As usual, Lu Shui took her medicine box to change Guan Yi'an's dressing. Unlike before, she also brought the antidote that Meng Lingge had obtained from the Imperial Hospital, which could allow Guan Yi'an to speak normally.
Meng Lingge had instructed her to wait at least half a month until Guan Yi'an trusted her enough to use the medicine to strengthen his affection for her, but Lu Shui didn't want to wait even a day longer.
She wants to know the answer right now.
The door wasn't closed, and Green Water knocked on it a few times before slowly stepping inside.
Guan Yi'an sat on the edge of the bed. When she saw her come in, a fleeting look of joy crossed her eyes, but it quickly turned into a deep pool.
Speaking of which, Lushu was the person he knew best in the Prince Zhong's mansion. He really wanted to ask Lushu about something, but unfortunately, he couldn't speak and didn't trust Lushu.
Green Water treated his wound as usual, but today Green Water was gentler, and even blew on it gently after applying the medicine.
The room was empty except for the man and woman. Lu Shui was quite pretty, and although Guan Yi'an's mind wasn't on romantic desires right now, this ambiguous gesture still aroused him, who hadn't been close to women for a long time.
Realizing this, Guan Yi'an went into a state of high alert.
Given his current appearance, there's absolutely no way any woman would throw herself at him or fawn over him; it must be a trap.
Green Water didn't continue, but her movements became even lighter than before. Just as Guan Yi'an was feeling uncomfortable all over, a tear suddenly fell on the back of his hand, and Green Water's choked voice reached his ears.
"It must hurt a lot, right..."
Guan Yi'an's tense nerves relaxed a little.
It turns out they were heartbroken over his wounds; someone was actually moved to tears by the severity of his injuries…
But this wasn't the first time the female doctor had seen his wound, so why was she suddenly so sentimental?
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