Chapter 202 It’s going to rain, and my mother is going to get married.
He concealed many things from the emperor, which, to put it more seriously, was a crime of deceiving the emperor. However, the emperor did not punish him because of his status as Prince Fengzhao.
The emperor had plenty of ways to make things difficult for him, but he tolerated it all and cooperated with them.
Just because the emperor cared about his daughter Wei Qingyan, and there was one more person who was kind to Wei Qingyan, Shi Yu was naturally happy.
Although he knew that the emperor's purpose in sending Wei Qingyan to the palace to learn etiquette was largely because his future father-in-law was dissatisfied with him as his future son-in-law and wanted to reduce the time he spent with Xiaoyan before marriage.
But there is a long way to go, and he and Xiaoyan have a lifetime to spend together.
Wei Qingyan could also understand what Shi Yu understood, but she was a little surprised by the emperor's attitude.
How could he accept the concealment of her and Shi Yu's identities so calmly? Not only did he not expose it, but he also acted like a loving father.
She couldn't help but look at Lan Shu.
Did mom do something?
Because of this suspicion, after leaving the imperial study, Wei Qingyan pulled Lan Shu aside to talk, "Mom, when did he know my identity? Did he find out about the man in black?"
Lan Shu knew that both the emperor and his daughter were smart people, and often just a word or an expression could make them see through the mystery.
Just like what happened just now in the imperial study, although the three of them didn't say anything explicitly, they all knew everything tacitly.
So, she nodded and said, "That should be the case. The night you went to Furong County, the secret guard reported some things to him. He then went to see the Queen Mother and guessed your identity.
Mom is no match for him in terms of intelligence, so he saw through the clues. However, he was not angry. Instead, he was happy that you were still alive.
I thought he wouldn't make things difficult for you, so I didn't tell you."
She knew that some things had to be told half-truths so as not to arouse her daughter's suspicion.
Wei Qingyan frowned, "Mother, when you left the palace to look for me last time, was it because you wanted to tell your daughter this?"
Lan Shu nodded, and worried that Wei Qingyan would ask more questions, she quickly changed the subject, "It's good that you came to the palace after the New Year. Mother can see you every day."
"Did mother promise him something?" Wei Qingyan's thoughts were not diverted by Lan Shu.
When it comes to her, no matter how small the matter is, her mother will treat it as a big deal. The emperor discovered her and Shi Yu's identities, such an important thing, but her mother didn't tell her. This is abnormal.
The emperor always gave him the impression that he put the country first, but today he acted like a father, which was abnormal.
It was hard for her not to suspect that her mother had given the emperor some sweet treat since the emperor could express such emotions to her.
She saw clearly that the emperor was always thinking about her mother.
The look in Lan Shu's eyes when she looked at Wei Qingyan seemed to be able to produce water.
This is her daughter. She knows that her daughter is the smartest.
Such a good daughter deserves the emperor's fatherly love, and she increasingly feels that it is right for her to stay with the emperor.
Soon, she lowered her eyes, looking a little embarrassed, as if she didn't know how to start. After a long while, she said, "After coming out of the Queen Mother's Palace, he, he cried.
My mother looked very sad, and only then did she realize that he had always been in my heart. When I pretended to be crazy, he actually knew it, but he was willing to let me go.
And he protected the Sword Forging Villa in the name of the Crown Prince of Wei... Mother's heart softened, and she was afraid you wouldn't like it... so she didn't dare tell you."
Wei Qingyan saw that her fingers were twisted together nervously, her face was flushed, and she looked very embarrassed as if she had made a fool of herself by her daughter.
Wei Qingyan asked, doubtful, "Mother, do you still want to be with him?"
"Let's see how he performs." Lan Shu covered her face with her hands and looked at Wei Qingyan through her fingers. "If mother still wants to be with him, will you think mother is useless?"
Wei Qingyan had never seen such shyness on Lan Shu. The doubts in her heart gradually dissipated. She pulled Lan Shu's hand away and said, "As long as mother is happy, everything is fine."
As long as my mother is willing, and I don't have to compromise for her.
If the emperor was treating his mother well in order to please her, it would be understandable. After all, the emperor doted on his mother to the point that the empress dowager and the queen could not stand it.
Seeing that Wei Qingyan no longer had any doubts, Lan Shu breathed a sigh of relief.
It's going to rain, my mother is going to get married, and if it's her wish for her to stay in the palace, my daughter won't think too much about it.
But Wei Qingyan asked again, "Did he really cry?"
I had thought before that the emperor would be very upset when he knew what the late emperor had done, but I didn’t expect that he would be so upset... that he cried?
Wei Qingyan couldn't imagine how miserable an emperor must be to shed tears. He felt a little depressed and didn't want to think about it anymore.
After talking with Lan Shu for a while, he didn't see any embarrassment on her face. In the end, she followed Shi Yu out of the palace.
In the following days, Wei Qingyan went to the palace twice more, and Lan Shu pretended to casually reveal her concern for the emperor.
Although the emperor did not recognize Wei Qingyan, his attitude was much more casual. He did not act like an emperor and even invited Wei Qingyan to have dinner with him.
After sending away the palace servants, there were only three of them at the dinner table. The emperor would occasionally pick up some food for Lan Shu with his chopsticks.
This is how Lan Shu interacted with the emperor when she was in the Eastern Palace. She didn't need to act out the emperor's actions as she had long been accustomed to them.
Occasionally, when he came across something delicious, he would pick up some food for his daughter and also pick up some for the emperor with his chopsticks.
The emperor put it into his mouth without hesitation.
Wei Qingyan took all of this in silently and felt completely relieved.
The emperor looked at Wei Qingyan's departing figure, his smile growing wider. Feng Ruobao whispered, "Your Majesty, I think the princess has truly dispelled her suspicions this time."
The emperor nodded lightly.
Feng Ruobao understood best what the emperor wanted to hear, and took the opportunity to flatter him, "I have always thought that the princess is smart, and now I have truly experienced it.
Fortunately, Your Majesty understands the princess and knows how to make her trust her, but..."
He paused, "I see that your Majesty's concern for His Majesty is genuine, but you may not even realize it."
The emperor glanced at him, the corners of his lips slightly raised.
The whole family, sitting around the table and having a home-cooked meal, was something he had fantasized about many times since Lan Shu became pregnant.
Finally, I got what I wanted.
"Send some more people over from King Jing's side. Don't let them come too easily. I want to enjoy a few more days of peace like this."
A shadow flashed behind him, and he knelt down and said, "Yes."
"There's no need to keep that man in black any longer. I don't want any news about Crown Prince Feng Zhao leaked out before Qingyan's wedding."
The emperor's eyes were filled with ruthlessness as he looked at Feng Ruobao and said, "Let Qin Sixian come to the palace to see me."
Feng Ruobao quickly responded yes and ran out of the palace.
After the princess explained the matter of Lin Jinzhi to the emperor that day, the emperor quickly found out that the late emperor had plotted against Lin Jinzhi.
Putting the two things together, he guessed that Qin Sixian knew Shi Yu's identity, and the emperor asked Qin Sixian to enter the palace to warn him and make him shut up.
When Lan Shu came back from changing her clothes, she saw Feng Ruobao running out in a hurry. Although she was curious, she didn't ask.
The emperor took the initiative to speak, "The man in black who stole Prince Feng Zhao is now with Prince Jing. I don't want him to return to the capital alive.
Qin Sixian is also an insider. He heard that Xiao Zhian had recently been to the Qin Mansion to run ground work, so he needed to warn him a little to prevent the news from getting out and ruining Qingyan's good fortune.
Lan Shu was silent for a moment, then said sincerely, "Thank you."
She didn't expect that the emperor would attach so much importance to his daughter's marriage.
The emperor smiled and said, "I have many children, but this is the first time I have experienced the feelings of an old father. I am reluctant to let my daughter get married, but I also can't bear her sadness and disappointment. I hope the marriage will go smoothly."
He looked at Lan Shu and said, "I will fulfill whatever she wants to do, but if Shi Yu hurts her in the future, I hope she will be able to leave him at any time.
Shu'er, now, can you tell me how Qingyan survived back then?"
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