Chapter 765 Rupture - Follow-up Questions
I never expected that Lu Changqing would not only trick me, but also dare to take my son away. No wonder there were Imperial Guards around the eunuch at the time; it seems that this was all part of his plan.
Lu Changqing, you're quite something. I was on guard for so long, but you still managed to outmaneuver me.
"Go to the Fourth Prince's residence!"
After Yun Yichen finished speaking, he got up and led his men to the Fourth Prince's residence.
The Fourth Prince seemed to have known that Yun Yichen would come, and had prepared tea and even some snacks in advance.
Upon seeing the Fourth Prince so carefree, Yun Yichen moved swiftly and used his lightness skill to grab the Fourth Prince by the neck.
"Tell me, where did you take my son?"
Yun Yichen was no longer as polite as he had been when he met the Fourth Prince. Now he was filled with hostility, and he even regretted not killing the Fourth Prince outright back then.
The fourth prince was having some difficulty breathing because of his choking, but even so, he still had a smile on his face.
"You've come at the wrong time; Shadow just took the child away!"
The Fourth Prince spoke as if it were something happy, and seeing his expression, Yun Yichen wished he could twist his neck off.
"Where did you take it?"
Yun Yichen tightened his grip on his neck, but still maintained the strength that would allow the Fourth Prince to speak.
"Jin, the State of Jin!"
The feeling of suffocation made the Fourth Prince's face turn red, and upon hearing the words he managed to utter, Yun Yichen almost went berserk.
But in the end, he let go of the fourth prince's hand, saying, "You'll remember this. I'll make you pay for this debt tenfold in the future."
After saying that, Yun Yichen turned around and left the Fourth Prince's residence without looking back.
Once the fourth prince was relieved, he immediately began coughing violently. Only after the pain subsided did he sit up straight.
"Come out!"
As the Fourth Prince finished speaking, Duke Anguo slowly emerged from behind the screen.
"Is Your Highness alright?" Duke Anguo asked respectfully.
The fourth prince waved his hand, not even bothering to give him a glance.
"After this incident, the Fifth Prince has no chance to turn things around. Since you have helped me today, I will naturally keep my promise to you."
The fourth prince focused intently on arranging the tea set in front of him. After finishing his sentence, he picked up the brewed tea and took a sip with great enjoyment.
Upon hearing the Fourth Prince's words, Duke Anguo was overjoyed and hurriedly knelt down.
"Your humble servant thanks Your Highness the Fourth Prince!"
Despite the Duke of Anguo's grand gesture, the Fourth Prince still made no response.
He spoke in a seemingly calm but actually condescending tone: "Rise! After this is done and you ascend the throne, I will have to bow to you!"
Upon hearing this, Duke Anguo's smile widened, and he nodded without any modesty. Duke Anguo then stood up and sat directly opposite the Fourth Prince.
As for why these two came together, it all started when Lu Yuanbin told Sun Ruoyun that he wanted to poison the emperor.
Knowing that the poison used by the Fifth Prince came from the Duke of Anguo's mansion, Lu Changqing instructed his informants within the Duke of Anguo's mansion to keep a close eye on the Duke's actions.
That day, when Luo Yuying went to see Duke Anguo, the Duke and his sons discussed their plot to rebel, and their informant learned of it.
The informant reported this to Lu Changqing, and that very night Lu Changqing secretly went to find the Duke of Anguo and his son.
After some coercion and enticement, Duke Anguo readily accepted Lu Changqing's suggestion.
Although the Duke of Anguo and his son had always been daring, their plan was clearly difficult to implement and even somewhat far-fetched.
After all, to think that one can easily seize the Great Zhou Dynasty with just a few soldiers guarding the city is no different from empty talk!
But the father and son seemed to be under a spell, stubbornly believing that they could succeed. Most importantly, even the two Luo family daughters who married into the royal family were involved.
The only difference is that, regardless of which daughter of the Luo family outwardly supports her father and brothers, they are all secretly trying to conceive.
Because in their eyes, even if the Luo family fails, they can still sit in that position of being revered by thousands of people because they have royal blood.
With the Fourth Prince's interference, and the fact that his proposed abdication was more prestigious than their attempt to seize the throne, Duke Anguo was quite willing to work for the Fourth Prince.
Upon learning that it was the old man's men who had taken the child, Yun Yichen quickly led his men out of the city in pursuit.
Unfortunately, he arrived too late; Shadow had already ridden away from the capital ahead of him.
"Wuyin, this is your dereliction of duty. I hereby order you to go and find the young master."
Yun Yichen glanced at Wuyin, who was following behind him without saying a word. Although he knew in his heart that Wuyin could not be entirely blamed for this, the fact remained that the child had been switched.
Wuyin knew she was to blame for letting An Ying go, and with this opportunity to make amends, she immediately knelt down and accepted Yun Yichen's order.
"If I cannot bring the young master back, I will atone with my life."
Wuyin was about to ride off immediately when Wuqing stepped forward.
“Master, Shadow is highly skilled in martial arts. Wuyin alone may not be a match for him. In order to bring the young master back safely, I am willing to go with him!”
Yun Yichen naturally knew that Wuyin alone could not be a match for An Ying, and even with Wuqing added, they would not be enough. However, he did not have many people around him, and he could not let them all take them away.
After thinking for a moment, Yun Yichen said, "Zhong Lin and the others should be back from Jin by now. You might be able to ask them for help on your journey."
Wuqing nodded, glanced at the self-reproachful Wuyin, mounted his horse, and quickly left the capital with her.
The sight of a grown man carrying a newborn child while traveling undoubtedly attracted a lot of attention.
In addition, the baby is still small and needs to drink milk, so Shadow has to find milk for the little guy wherever he goes.
Having been away from the capital for only a day, Shadow felt unusually irritable looking at the incessantly crying child.
"If you cry again, I'll leave you here."
The middle-aged man's threatening words had no effect whatsoever on a baby who was only two days old.
The child's voice was hoarse from crying, but even so, he showed no sign of stopping.
Seeing that there was nothing Shadow could do about him, he had no choice but to compromise and go find milk for him again.
Wuyin and Wuqing thought it would take a long time to catch up with Anying, but to their surprise, they received news of Anying and the child that very night.
However, since the two of them were no match for Shadow, and the young master was in Shadow's hands, they dared not act rashly and could only follow Shadow towards the Jin Kingdom.
At the Yun residence, Gu Shuyan woke up with a start and happened to see Yun Yichen serving soup.
Gu Shuyan touched her slightly dizzy forehead and, thinking about what had happened before she fell asleep, couldn't help but look at Yun Yichen reproachfully.
"Does my husband not believe what I'm saying either?"
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