Lu Dacheng was stunned when he heard his apprentice say those words.
He had imagined that the child was Emperor Hui's, or that of another imperial guard, but he never expected that it would be Zheng Duoyu's.
Coming to her senses, she said with regret, "Yun Wan, you're so foolish!"
Zhao Yunwan was taken aback when she heard this address.
How many years has it been since I heard my teacher call me that?
After she entered the palace, her teacher treated her with utmost respect, never putting on airs, and always obeying her every word. No matter how vicious the things she wanted to do, he would help her.
But was the teacher really wrong for saying that today?
She and Xiao Jing did indeed meet when they were young and were mutually attracted to each other.
But everything changed after Xiao Jing became the crown prince.
After becoming emperor, he had even more concubines and palaces.
It even led to Zhao Yunshu getting pregnant and giving birth to a child.
During those many days spent alone in her empty room, she felt lonely and had no one to confide in.
She had known all along that Zheng Duoyu was a fake eunuch.
Because this is a hidden agent of the Great Yue Kingdom, it will not be used unless absolutely necessary.
However, Zheng Duoyu knew everything about her relationship with Emperor Hui and understood her thoughts.
He understands her.
Since Xiao Jing can have three palaces and six courtyards and linger in the beds of various women, why can't she?
Besides, she hasn't dated as many men as Xiao Jing over the years.
Most of those who had dealings with her were killed by her. Her secret chamber was filled with mountains of bones.
Now, Xiao Jing lies there, keeping company with his "love rivals," and she is happy with this ending.
She didn't kill Zheng Duoyu, as he was useful to her.
Now she can be with him openly and live happily ever after.
No more sneaking around, how wonderful!
Little did they know that a bird was perched on the windowsill of the house.
Those are birds trained by the tethering gate; they can mimic human speech.
The bird eavesdropped for a while before Zhao Yunwan noticed it, thinking it was some wild bird that had flown in from somewhere, and chased it away.
The bird flew to the Li family's house and repeated everything it had heard.
The entire Li family listened and thought Zhao Yunwan was too crazy.
[Zhao Yunwan, that crazy woman, is incredibly awesome.]
Xu Yushan held the bird in his arms and gave it a few wild chestnuts.
"Mengmeng is so capable, she's done a great job!"
Xu Yushan spoke to the bird in his arms.
Grandpa's parrot is really nice; I want to get one someday.
[There are so many more plot points that weren't in the original book!]
[I wonder when Xiao Sheng will be able to send Emperor Hui out of the palace for treatment; if it's too late, he might become an idiot.]
Li Ting was also worried and thought he needed to make arrangements quickly.
With Consort Chen in charge of the inner palace, she thoroughly investigated Zheng Duoyu's ancestors for eighteen generations and indeed uncovered some useful information.
Zheng Duoyu is a native of Nanchen Kingdom.
She had no parents and a twin brother who died young.
After being free of any ties, he was sent to the palace. According to the records of the Imperial Prison, Zheng Duoyu was indeed castrated.
Then the one she killed definitely wasn't the real Zheng Duoyu.
The one playing Emperor Hui, send two beauties to investigate.
Just then, Li Ting sent word that two more young women were ready to graduate.
Consort Chen then made arrangements, under the guise of having children for the emperor, to take in two young women who were considered "skinny horses" and two daughters from noble families.
This time, Consort Chen used the fact that the Xiao family had few members and watched as "Emperor Hui" chose a concubine.
Emperor Hui had no choice but to comply.
Now, Zhao Yunwan was consumed by jealousy.
However, once this man tasted the sweetness of success, and now that he was the ruler of a country, he wondered why he should stick to one woman after Zheng Duoyu had found another beauty.
Zhao Yunwan originally thought that Zheng Duoyu was different from Emperor Hui, after all, she was the one who put him on the throne.
She had given him a second chance at life; he should grovel at her feet and love only her wholeheartedly.
Little did he know that Zheng Duoyu, who had previously dared not act recklessly because of Zhao Yunwan's status as empress, was now different; he was the emperor.
All the women in the world should belong to him.
Zhao Yunwan began to realize that she had made a mistake in this move.
The feedback Consort Chen received indicated that this "Emperor Hui" was also a true man.
So where did the real Zheng Duoyu go?
Consort Chen is a shrewd person, so let's start by investigating Zheng Duoyu.
The investigation revealed that the real Zheng Duoyu had gone out of the palace on behalf of Zhao Yunwan. After he returned, everyone in the emperor's palace was replaced, and those who knew Zheng Duoyu were expelled from the palace.
Emperor Hui didn't care at all about the kind of eunuchs around him.
Consort Chen immediately arranged for the Heavenly Guards to keep a close watch on Zhao Yunwan.
Xiao Yuyan was sent back to Consort Chen's palace, and Consort Chen decided to try a different approach to teaching the princess.
When dealing with a spoiled little girl, just pamper her; don't suppress her.
Gradually, Xiao Yuyan softened her temperament and would talk to Consort Chen about her experiences in Kunning Palace.
From the occasional slips of the tongue by Xiao Yuyan, Consort Chen gleaned a great deal of information.
Zhao Yunwan wanted Xiao Ding to become the crown prince, and the real Emperor Hui also had this intention.
Strange men often appear in Zhao Yunwan's palace.
Zhao Yunwan was Lu Dacheng's student.
Moon Apricot Gate.
Zhao Yunwan often mentioned the Great Yue Kingdom in Kunning Palace.
After piecing together these messages, Consort Chen ordered the Heavenly Guards to investigate.
The Heavenly Guard quickly sent back a message.
The Moon Apricot Clan is a sect in the Great Moon Kingdom, specializing in medicine, and also possessing various secret techniques unknown to outsiders.
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