Chapter 3: Tonic seduces my mother!
Regent Xie Lan looked exactly like her husband Qi Lan. Apart from their surnames and temperaments, she could not find any difference.
Qi Yunzhou shook his head. "Mother, I don't know either. A year after you disappeared, my father fell ill and passed away. Four years later, Xie Lan appeared with my father's imperial edict and token."
"At the time, I also thought he had some connection with my father, and I tried many ways to test him, but to no avail."
Qi Yunzhou even thought that Xie Lan might be his father's illegitimate child. However, after the blood test, this idea was dispelled.
"I've looked into Xie Lan's background. He comes from a farming family and has no relatives left. According to him, the imperial edict and the token appeared out of nowhere in his home."
The word "out of thin air" makes it difficult to investigate further.
Without any clues, it would be useless to investigate for ten or eight years.
"Forget it," Shen Xun glanced at Xie Lan in the distance, "Let's get going first, we'll talk about this later."
Qi Yunzhou nodded and said, "Mom, you should also go to the carriage and rest for a while."
Shen Xun didn't agree. It was quite awkward to be in the same space with a stranger, so she decided to lie down.
She teased, "Is that girl your beloved?"
Qi Yunzhou coughed, "Mother..."
Shen Xun smiled and said, "Excuse me?"
In fact, she was also a little uncomfortable. The last time she saw Qi Yunzhou, he was still a cute five-year-old kid. In the blink of an eye, he was about to get married and have children.
In the carriage, Zhong Danyue lifted the curtain and glanced at Qi Yunzhou who was talking to Shen Xun. She bit her lower lip and asked Chen Dexi:
"Eunuch Chen, who is the girl talking to the emperor?"
Chen Dexi curled his lips where Zhong Danyue couldn't see and replied, "I don't know."
He had a bad impression of Zhong Danyue, this ungrateful woman. She had clearly promised her master to enter the palace and become the queen, but she was still involved with her childhood sweetheart.
Zhong Danyue was very dissatisfied with his answer. Chen Dexi was Qi Yunzhou's servant, so how could he not know?
She lowered the curtain with a cold face and started crying again.
Chen Dexi was immune to her crying. He glanced at Shen Xun who was talking to Qi Yunzhou.
The girl looked pretty from a distance. It would be great if her master fell in love with someone else.
After Qi Yunzhou and Shen Xun finished talking, they were about to go to the carriage to check on Zhong Danyue when they heard a burst of crying.
He and Shen Xun looked over and saw a family being escorted by officials and sent to their team.
Among the dozen or so people, Big Rat was the most conspicuous.
The officer loudly announced: "The Emperor has decreed that the Zhong family be exiled to Youzhou!"
When Big Rat saw Qi Yunzhou, he wanted to call him brother-in-law, but was scared away by Qi Yunzhou's look.
When Shen Xun saw this, he couldn't help but sigh that Qi Yunzhou had accumulated great power and could scare people away with just a glance.
Qi Yunzhou saw the look in Chen Xun's eyes and hurriedly explained: "His name is Zhong Tianci, Yue'er is the concubine of the Zhong family, and she has a very hard life at home."
That's why he treated the big rat like that... No, it was Zhong Tianci, not because he has a bad temper or likes to hit people~
Chen Xun laughed: "My dear Zhou'er is the most well-behaved."
Qi Yunzhou received the praise and smiled shyly like he did when he was a child.
When the coachman Chen Dexi saw this, he prayed to God again to make his master fall in love with someone else!
Most of the people in Qi Yunzhou's team are royal relatives. If they hide something, it will be enough for the officials to make a lot of money.
As soon as they left the capital, some officials could no longer restrain themselves and, like wolves among a flock of sheep, openly demanded money.
The Zhong family, who had just joined the team and were not protected by Qi Yunzhou, suffered even more. The officials showed no mercy to them and robbed everything they could.
After snatching the things, the officer said fiercely: "Behave! Otherwise, you will suffer the consequences!"
The others watched coldly, no one dared to help, nor could they help. Maybe it would be their turn someday.
Shen Xun retracted his gaze and walked to the carriage with Qi Yunzhou.
Just now, they were too far away and Chen Dexi couldn't see Shen Xun's face clearly. Now that the distance was closer, he took another look and almost fell off the carriage!
"Mrs. Mrs...."
Shen Xun was quick to take out a bun and stuff it into his mouth. "Eunuch Chen, I haven't seen you for more than ten years. I know you are too excited, but please don't get excited."
Only then did Chen Dexi see that Chen Xun's appearance was exactly the same as it was fifteen years ago!
He looked at Qi Yunzhou in horror.
Master, what’s going on?
Is it haunted?!
Qi Yunzhou whispered, "Old Chen, she is my mother. I have already done a blood test. In front of other people, my mother is my adoptive mother."
Chen Dexi always trusted Qi Yunzhou's words, and there was no need for Qi Yunzhou to lie to him.
So, the Empress Dowager who had been missing for fifteen years is really back!
Afterwards, Qi Yunzhou got on the carriage and explained the matter of Shen Xun to Zhong Danyue, but he did not reveal Shen Xun's true identity.
Zhong Danyue said calmly: "This is your business, I don't want to know. Also, I want to get off the car and be with my family."
Qi Yunzhou exuded a cold aura, "Don't even think about it! Don't think that just because I'm a prisoner, you can live with your childhood sweetheart forever!"
"You are mine, my person in life and my ghost in death!"
He knew very well what Zhong Danyue was thinking. Why did she want to be with her family?
Isn't it just looking for a chance to escape?!
His Yue'er is very capable. She can find a chance to escape even in the impregnable imperial palace, let alone now.
Qi Yunzhou lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage. The coldness in his body disappeared completely the moment he saw Chen Xun.
It's a bit embarrassing. The carriage is not soundproof. Did my mother hear what he said?
Shen Xun glanced at him and said nothing.
Where did this kid learn these domineering quotes from?
As it grew darker, the officers found a place for the prisoners to spend the night.
There was a small forest nearby. Several officers went in and came back with two pheasants in their hands.
The other officers set up pots and cooked, and soon, bursts of fragrance wafted out.
The fragrance made the prisoners salivate. They were all royal relatives and were used to a life of luxury. But when they ate the cakes that were so hard that they hurt their teeth, they started to cry out in anger.
Among them, Prince Hu shouted the loudest.
"This bread is harder than a rock. I can't even chew it. Give me some of your barbecue and hot soup!"
The officers who were about to eat looked at each other, and one of them rushed over with a whip.
"Bah! Do you want to take the whip? You still think you are a noble in the capital!"
The officer cursed for a while, and Prince Hu got angry. He stood up and cursed him back, but was whipped twice and became obedient.
Chen Xun held a bun in each hand, chewing on it while watching the fun, "Zhou'er, is that old man King Hu?"
Qi Yunzhou nodded, "Yes."
Chen Xun sighed, "I never thought that Prince Hu's brain wasn't working well when he was young, and it's even worse now that he's old."
You're already a prisoner, but you're still acting like a prince. Isn't this asking for trouble?
As she was eating, she suddenly smelled the aroma of barbecue, and a roasted rabbit appeared before her.
Shen Xun raised his eyes and saw that it was Regent Xie Lan.
Xie Lan smiled brightly, "Miss, I'll treat you to some roasted rabbit."
Shen Xun was stunned for a moment.
This was the scene when she and Qi Lan met for the first time.
Qi Yunzhou's heart was filled with alarm. He swallowed the bun in a few bites and stood between the two of them.
Don’t think that just because you look exactly like my father, you can seduce my mother!
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