Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 314 Abandoned Son

Liu Yuechu was naturally unwilling to surrender. She comforted Princess Chen by telling her not to be angry, and then relaxed and began to eat and drink heartily.

No matter what happens, she'll never lose out on her appetite, after all, there's a little one in her belly, which is her most precious thing.

Three days passed like this.

Liu Yuechu didn't go out at all.

Every day, Physician Sun would come to the Princess's residence.

I discussed with Liu Yuechan how to write down Liu Yuechu's pulse diagnosis and how to prescribe the medicine, and then we talked about the gossip in the capital and the palace. After having some tea at the princess's residence, I went back to report.

But Liu Yuechu was able to face it calmly, which drove everyone else in the capital crazy!

Especially the Third Prince, Qin Muyan.

He had assumed that Prince Chun would do everything in his power to support him upon his return to the capital, but to his surprise, the prince had a son who was none other than the despised Yuan family!

So what is he?

A ladder that someone stepped on to cross a bridge? A donkey that was slaughtered and eaten after it had served its purpose?

His mother was promoted from Imperial Concubine to Consort, and his younger sister was demoted to a commoner. Now, Fuyao lives in his mansion and wakes up crying.

Qin Muyan's anger burned fiercely in his heart. If he had no one else around, he would have killed Wei Gongming, who made the suggestion, with a single blow!

Wei Gongming also found the matter quite absurd.

Even if he were reborn eight hundred times, he still wouldn't know that Prince Chun was Yuan Cuo's biological father!

Li Shu brought back this news, and he initially thought it was nonsense. However, he was shocked when the Third Prince summoned him and gave him a thorough dressing-down!

"This is absolutely impossible! How could this be! We grew up together, and my mother and his mother were best friends. There was no way you could tell that he was adopted!"

"What can you possibly see! If he were the son of a prince, wouldn't his adoptive parents treat him like royalty? Would they ever let him suffer any losses?" Qin Muyan cursed.

“But if he really is Prince Chun’s son, why not acknowledge him openly instead of passing him off to an outsider? Unless his father is someone else,” Wei Gongming pointed out directly. “Otherwise, this is too illogical; he could never be Prince Chun’s biological son!”

Qin Muyan said, "Look at them, they look like they were made from the same mold. How could they not be each other's biological children?"

Wei Gongming returned to his earlier question, "Why did the Lady of Prince Chun abandon him to outsiders?" This became a question that no one could explain!

Qin Muyan didn't know the answer either. "Yeah, why?"

He wasn't the only one with this doubt; Crown Prince Qin Mushuo also expressed the same opinion.

But his doubts went unanswered by anyone; even the empress, who knew the truth, pretended not to know.

"I am not clear about what happened back then. The Empress Dowager was in power at that time..." She directly pushed the matter to the Empress Dowager. They were all deceased people, so it would be a miracle if anyone could ask for details!

Qin Mushuo sighed, "I always felt that this royal uncle was very strange. I thought that his grand return would mean he would support the third prince, but who knew that he met me today and even made an appointment to discuss chess and tea with me tomorrow, and even set a time."

He enjoys playing chess and drinking tea, but not with a stranger like him, a royal uncle from out of town!

The Empress was surprised. "You agreed?"

"How could I dare to refuse? His aura is overwhelming, almost on par with Father Emperor's, and he even brought the Minister of Rites along." Qin Mushuo sighed.

The Empress was unsure of Prince Chun's thoughts, but she dared not ask Emperor Qi Xiao. "It's best to ask your father first. Don't associate with this person too frequently."

"Father is already at his wit's end, wouldn't it be asking for a scolding if I went there?"

"That's still better than getting beaten up."

……

Qin Mushuo had no choice but to hurry off to find Emperor Qixiao.

At this moment, Emperor Qi Xiao was listening to Cheng Hai report on Prince Chun's every move.

Upon his return, he insisted on recognizing Yuan Cuo as his son and even forced him to deal with Consort Yu and Princess Fuyao. Of course, the mother and daughter had brought this upon themselves.

Then they brought in so many fake eyewitnesses to deliberately disgust him, and he still couldn't expose them... It felt like they were praising *** as the most delicious food in the world, and Emperor Qi Xiao was completely overwhelmed!

"His Highness the Prince said that the Empress Dowager and his wife had a deep grudge, which was why the Empress Dowager refused to let his wife give birth. His wife concealed her pregnancy and entrusted the child to others to raise..."

"He also ordered the Imperial Household Department to allocate funds to renovate the Prince's Mansion, giving him half a month to complete the work. His Highness the Prince also approached the Imperial Clan Court, hoping that they could advise His Majesty to allow Yuan Cuo to return to the capital so that father and son could be reunited."

……

Cheng Hai's voice grew softer and softer until it was barely audible, because Emperor Qi Xiao's expression was extremely unpleasant.

"He's certainly quite active!" Emperor Qi Xiao was so angry he could have teeth itched!

Cheng Hai remained silent. This was indeed a stubborn problem, a knot in His Majesty's heart that had been there for over twenty years.

"How did the others react?" Emperor Qi Xiao rubbed the acupoint between his eyebrows. He hadn't felt so frustrated in a long time, and couldn't help but recall the oppressive atmosphere when the Empress Dowager was in power.

Cheng Hai answered truthfully, "There wasn't much of a reaction on the surface, but privately people were just wondering what happened twenty years ago. After all, His Highness the Prince's reasons were too far-fetched and unconvincing."

"Ha, what else do they want to believe? They all want to see the royal family make a fool of themselves!" Emperor Qi Xiao no longer cared about right or wrong; he just wanted to find a reason to vent his anger.

"Where is Liu Yuechu? Is she still at the Princess's residence?" Regardless of everyone else, Emperor Qi Xiao was most concerned about her.

Cheng Hai nodded immediately, "It's still here, and it hasn't left. Prince Chun once sent a letter to visit, but Princess Chen refused. He probably wouldn't dare to force it."

"She does have some backbone." Emperor Qi Xiao was even more afraid that Liu Yuechu would try to curry favor with the wealthy and powerful, and that she would accept the position directly upon hearing that it was a prince's residence.

"After all, she is the Governor's wife, and besides, Lady Liu is not an unsophisticated woman; she knows how to assess situations," Cheng Hai flattered her.

Emperor Qi Xiao was still uneasy. "That's because the benefits weren't substantial enough. If it were mountains of gold and silver, their attitude might be different."

Cheng Hai stole a glance at Emperor Qi Xiao, and his heart tightened. He had served His Majesty his entire life, so he could naturally see the emperor's hesitation.

After Prince Chun's outburst, His Majesty is unlikely to acknowledge Yuan Cuo again. If Yuan Cuo harbors resentment and joins forces with Prince Chun... Although this scenario is unlikely, His Majesty will certainly take precautions and treat Yuan Cuo as a pawn to be discarded.

"I heard that he also summoned the Crown Prince and the Minister of Rites to drink tea and play chess together?" Emperor Qi Xiao was silent for a moment before suddenly bringing up this matter.

Cheng Hai nodded. "It's just playing chess."

"Let the third son come over." Emperor Qi Xiao preferred a balanced approach.

Cheng Hai immediately agreed and then relayed the order to Qin Muyan.

The father and son discussed the matter for a long time in the imperial study.

The following morning, Emperor Qi Xiao suddenly issued an imperial edict in the court, announcing that Yuan Cuo had found excellent mineral veins for the Great Qi while searching various places.

"Yuan Cuo was granted the title of Viscount Yongyi and was ordered to return to the capital to receive his reward."

"Prince Qin Muyan will immediately lead three thousand troops to Huai Prefecture..."