Hold the thick thighs tightly [My father is a traitor]

Chapter 655: Everyone Does Their Own Business + Shangguan's Secret

The old man looked sullen and left the main room in a hurry, constantly complaining in his heart about this unfilial daughter who made him so upset.

Wang Cheng also pulled Shangguan Wenyuan, who had just washed up, to the study to meet him.

At this moment, the boy was in white stripes, wearing only a pair of shorts to cover his body. His expression remained unchanged, and he still glared at the two people with hatred and anger. If he had not been tied up and covered with a muzzle, with only a pair of feet able to move, he would have attacked again.

At present, there were only two old men in the Lin family's study, and everyone else had gone back to their rooms to rest. They were too lazy to maintain their gentleness just now, and glanced at the young man who had been rescued with a trick with disdain.

Lin Yuzan's eyes were indifferent, revealing a trace of contempt, and he sneered: "This kid is so young, but he knows how to do good things by stepping on his grandfather's bad reputation. He never considers the consequences of his actions. His mind seems simple, but he does not respect his teacher."

Wang Cheng also raised a playful smile and said jokingly, "It seems that before returning to the academy tomorrow, I have to inform Cui Xiangyang to keep an eye on my daughter and not let her be fooled again and do something stupid that would bring harm to her family."

As soon as the two men finished speaking, the boy who had calmed down suddenly went berserk again and slammed into the desk desperately, trying to knock the things on the desk off so that he could hit the two old men who were commenting on him.

Seeing this, Wang and Lin both smiled mockingly at the same time without moving an inch.

Just when the boy's useless efforts were about to show some results, a masked black figure quietly appeared beside him.

The young man's body instantly left the ground and disappeared in the study. Also missing with him were the two old men who were watching the show.

Pei Yi stood in front of the window, and watched his cheap cousin being carried away again in the sparse moonlight. Behind him followed Wang Cheng, who was self-reliant, and the boy who was forced to be naked.

He stroked his chin and pondered in confusion, "This man has an ordinary appearance and such a temper. There is nothing outstanding about him. Why did Sister Qing like him so much after meeting him twice? Could it be that he was led astray by Brother Linzi?"

The boy's mind flashed with the terrifying clay figurine treasured by the little kid, and he sighed sadly.

At this moment, a dark shadow was kneeling behind him without any warning.

Pei Yi glanced at him slightly, and in his hand, a mask with the word "Zero" appeared. He slowly covered his face and said softly, "Where is Chen Du? Take me there."

The number 38 mark on the black shadow's face flashed by, and he lowered his head and replied, "Yes, Deputy Commander."

As the voice faded, another lamp went out in the night. The added darkness blocked out the disturbance of the impending storm outside.

The moonlight was like silver, gently falling on every corner of the palace, making this awe-inspiring behemoth even more mysterious.

Inside the Funing Hall, the candlelight flickered, and light and shadow intertwined, projecting onto the emperor’s slightly furrowed brows.

He looked a little tired and rubbed his temples gently. He casually put the approved memorials aside, then took out one from the pile of memorials and read it carefully.

Pei Dafu quietly put on his master's coat and said with concern: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, you should rest."

Sheng Jingchen ignored him, annotated the memorial in his hand, and asked, "Has Lin Yuzan arrived?"

Pei Dafu turned his head and looked at the night outside. After hesitating for a moment, he replied, "Your Majesty, at this hour, Lin Yuzan is probably still accompanying Princess Le'an! When Princess Le'an is at home, she always goes to bed late."

Hearing this, the emperor's eyebrows could not help but relax slightly, and a faint smile appeared on his face, but it disappeared in an instant, "Not only does she sleep late at home, she also sleeps early in the palace. Her parents dote on her too much."

Pei Dafu agreed with a smile: "Children are like this. When they are around people they are close to, they want to act like a spoiled child and play for a while longer. Your Majesty, you are not pampering Princess Le'an."

Sheng Jingchen glanced at him lightly and devoted himself to writing memorials again.

However, the inadvertent curve of his mouth silently showed his happy mood at the moment.

Pei Dafu saw this and took the opportunity to say, "If Your Majesty misses the princess, why not summon her to the palace to accompany you? I think the princess must be thinking about you all the time!"

However, the emperor rejected this proposal, with a trace of disgust in his eyes: "No need, the harem is now in chaos, and everyone is eyeing my position as the crown prince. She is so young, why should she suffer this?"

Pei Dafu couldn't help but sigh when he heard this.

Ever since Prince Yuan's rebellion failed and her master showed signs of appointing a crown prince, the concubines in the harem have lost their previous calm and obedient nature and have become active and started to form cliques.

Even though everyone knows that the position of crown prince belongs to the second prince, there are still endless conspiracies and tricks against the second prince in the harem, making it difficult to guard against.

The Second Prince's biological mother, Concubine Chen, was weak in character and lacked strong family support, with only a few people helping her.

The Third Prince's Concubine Rou has the support of several forces, and even the remnants of the deposed Queen are being used by them. Naturally, the Second Prince becomes the target of many people.

If the Empress Dowager had not been on the master's side and helped protect the Second Prince, the Second Prince would have been either dead or disabled.

Thinking of this, Pei Dafu did not mention letting Xiao Yining enter the palace. Although she was named a princess and had a noble status in the outside world, she also became the target of the concubines in the harem.

If you want to summon her into the palace, you must first clear out the forces in the harem, which is a very laborious task.

Pei Dafu looked at his master's somewhat thin face, and a trace of heartache could not help but flashing in his eyes. He hadn't had a good sleep for a long time.

At this moment, the shadow guard hidden in the dark suddenly appeared and reported in a deep voice: "Master, Lin Yuzan and Wang Cheng have arrived."

The atmosphere in the Funing Hall also changed. Pei Dafu immediately cleared the way and led the solemn emperor into the underground palace.

In the dim underground palace, the candlelight was dim and flickered randomly, illuminating this gloomy and depressing palace.

Wang and Lin threw Shangguan Wenyuan casually on the ground, then stood aside respectfully, waiting for the emperor to arrive.

But if you look closely, you can see that the two of them are looking at the walls, carefully observing the mottled lines that bear the traces of time. This is what they do every time they come here.

At this moment, the candle flame shook violently, accompanied by a slight crackling sound, sending tiny sparks into the air.

The two of them quickly looked away and heard an orderly and steady sound of footsteps coming from behind them.

Sheng Jingchen walked slowly into the hall and sat upright on the dragon throne, exuding an aura of majesty without even being angry. Wang and Lin hurriedly bowed in greeting.

"Be flat!"

The emperor's eyes swept over the two of them, then fell on the naked boy on the ground.

He raised his eyebrows slightly, glanced at Wang and Lin again, and said with a smile: "Is this person the grandson of Shangguan Guiqing? He looks very delicate."

Shangguan Wenyuan: ...

Pei Dafu glanced at Wang and Lin speechlessly, then quickly took off his steward's coat and put it on the boy. He couldn't help but complain, "Why didn't Master Wang and Scholar Lin put some clothes on this child? This appearance really offends His Majesty."

Lin Yuzan hurried forward and explained with an apologetic smile: "Your Majesty, I am really short of money. I still need to save money to buy a big house, so I have to save money where I can."

Wang Cheng responded more directly: "Uncle, my family doesn't have clothes for a child this old, and I don't have the spare money to buy them for him."

The two reasons seemed reasonable. The emperor sneered and understood the two people's thoughts thoroughly.

He said calmly: "I am not a stingy person. As long as you can do things to my satisfaction, I will double the reward."

Wang and Lin, who had been assigned to do useless work countless times, were apparently immune to such empty promises, and even their thanks were perfunctory.

Sheng Jingchen snorted coldly, not wanting to bother with these two stingy people. He turned his attention to the young man in the middle and ordered, "You, come and kneel beside me. Don't take up the place where your grandfather kneeled."

Shangguan Wenyuan looked up in surprise and made a questioning sound.

However, no one responded to him. Only the shadow guard dragged him up roughly and took him to the side of the emperor without mercy.

At the same time, there was a sound of disorderly footsteps outside the palace, mixed with a few old and frightened shouts, which sounded particularly harsh in the silent palace.

Wang and Lin looked at each other and looked in the direction of the sound. They saw a dirty old man with disheveled hair being dragged over by the shadow guard with one hand. From the sound, it was Shangguan Guiqing who had escaped from Yanjing several months ago.

However, at this moment, he had long lost the cunning and calmness he had when he was a doctor. He seemed timid and when he saw the Supreme Leader, he was so scared that he trembled all over and stammered, "Greetings, hello, Your Majesty."

Sheng Jingchen lazily supported his chin with one hand, staring at the cowardly old man with interest, and leisurely reminiscing about the past: "Shangguan Guiqing, it has been more than 20 years since I last saw you. I never expected that one day I would have to rescue you and your grandson."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shangguan Guiqing immediately noticed his grandson kneeling beside the emperor. He hurriedly crawled forward on his knees, trying to hug him in his arms, but was pulled back by the shadow guard. The short distance became an insurmountable chasm.

The old man burst into tears instantly, prostrated himself on the ground, and banged his forehead heavily on the ground, hitting it again and again, begging in a desperate and earnest voice: "Your Majesty, Wenyuan is just an ignorant child, he knows nothing, and I did everything. I beg Your Majesty to have mercy on him and spare his life! This old minister...I beg you to show mercy!"

Sheng Jingchen saw this scene and couldn't help but sneer on his face, wondering: "Doctor Shangguan, I don't think I have ever mentioned that I will hold you accountable? What exactly do you want to do by doing this?"

Shangguan Guiqing's body, which had been kowtowing continuously, suddenly froze. His face turned as pale as paper. His eyes were full of fear. He met the emperor's cold gaze and lost his voice for a moment.

The emperor moved his fingers slightly, and the restraints on Shangguan Wenyuan disappeared immediately.

The young man hurriedly crawled to the old man, hugged his thin and old body tightly, and asked sadly: "Grandfather, are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?"

Unfortunately, his concern received no response at all.

Even though the scene of the reunion between the grandparents and grandchildren was extremely touching, it did not move the people in the hall at all.

In this suffocating silence, the emperor raised an intriguing smile, leaned forward slightly, and spoke with a cold murderous intent: "Doctor Shangguan, what do you want to tell me honestly?"

The old man trembled violently, and after a moment of silence, he resolutely stretched out his trembling hands to grab the emperor's trouser legs, prostrated himself on the ground, tears streaming down his face, and said in a firm tone: "As long as Your Majesty spares my grandson, I will tell you everything I know without reservation."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shangguan Wenyuan's heart-wrenching cry suddenly rang out: "Grandfather, this matter obviously has nothing to do with you, and you don't know about it!"

The crying was so miserable that it made people feel sad.

However, the emperor's expression became increasingly stern, his impatience evident in his expression, and his hawk-like sharp eyes shot like two rays of cold light straight at the two brats who were watching the show on the side.

Wang and Lin immediately understood what he meant, and rushed forward like lackeys, dragged the noisy child away, and covered his mouth.

The palace finally returned to dead silence, with only Shangguan Guiqing's cries of regret being heard.

After a while, the old man finally burst into tears: "Your Majesty, I am guilty. I killed the late emperor. It was me who killed the late emperor..."

When this big news came out, the people in the hall did not react as violently as the old man had expected. Instead, they all waited for him to continue explaining what happened with expressionless faces.

Pei Dafu's eyes moved slightly and fell silently on his master. Seeing that his eyebrows did not move and there was no emotion, he quickly lowered his eyebrows and retracted his gaze.

The two spectators next to him were communicating silently with their eyes.

Wang Cheng: The late emperor reigned for quite a long time and passed away only seven years ago!

Lin Yuzan: He did live long indeed. According to gossip, the officials in the court were dissatisfied with his long life and his indifference to state affairs. The old man handled state affairs but was unwilling to ascend the throne, so they had no choice but to bribe the eunuchs in the palace to make him die of old age!

Wang and Lin: The old man acted as the government official for more than ten years before he was pushed to the throne by the officials. It can be seen that the late emperor was indeed long-lived!

After the onlookers exchanged glances, they turned their gazes to the old man who had confessed his guilt and listened to his statement.

After Shangguan Guiqing said this, his body almost couldn't hold on and he seemed to collapse to the ground.

He quietly raised his eyes to study the emperor's expression, but to no avail. He quickly lowered his head to organize his words, and said slowly, "Although I started learning medicine from my master at the age of ten, I am gifted and quite fond of medicine. I learned very quickly. Within a few years, I became a skilled doctor and was able to open a clinic to see patients. Even my fellow apprentice who has been following my master since childhood is not as good as him."

"Therefore, I think highly of myself and am unwilling to follow my master's advice to work as a pharmacist in the Imperial Hospital and bury my talent. Instead, I choose to practice medicine along the way and go to the legendary Medicine Valley, hoping to get a glimpse of the unique medical skills there."

"The Medicine Valley is indeed as the rumors say. Although there are only about twenty people in the valley, they are all highly skilled in medicine and can find alternative solutions even for difficult and complicated diseases."

"I went there because of his reputation, but was turned away at the entrance. How could I accept this? Fortunately, by chance, I ran into the owner of the valley, Wuweizi, who had found an abandoned baby. I learned from him that he raised these children to select those who could read the pharmacopoeia and those with good character to pass on his medical skills as his disciples. If they did not have this talent, they would be sent to nearby childless families to be raised by them."

At this point, Wang and Lin guessed what would happen next, and a look of helplessness gradually appeared on their faces.

Sure enough, they heard the old man begin to confess his crimes.

"At that time, I was also bewildered, and actually followed this man and sneaked into the Medicine Valley from another path. As I wished, I saw the pharmacopoeia he mentioned, and copied it down."

At this time, the emperor, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked in a firm tone: "Did you bring the pharmacopoeia back to Yanjing?"