C652 Augmented viscount (1/2)
Lian Fang couldn't help but think back to when he went to Changchun Palace to bid farewell to Feng Lingyue. The empress pulled him along and said some strange things to him, then gave him the longevity lock of a baby.
He never would have thought that the dying woman was his own mother. Could it be that this was predestined? He had actually approached his own mother in such a way.
Lian Meng Yue looked at the complicated feelings of sadness that couldn't be hidden and suddenly felt lucky in her heart. Back then, Empress Wei Wen had secretly joined forces with Feng Qianyue and Xiao Zhenhai to kill Ninth Prince. According to their plans to counterattack, they still had the evidence of an empress, which was enough for Zhou Cheng Emperor to destroy her position as Empress on the spot and execute her mother's entire family.
It was a good thing that this was the case, as Empress Duanwen was the mother of the battle. If they had followed the plan back then, then they wouldn't have been able to face the technique right now.
Come to think of it, this could be something that was destined to happen in the underworld. Feng Lingyue saved her relationship with the [Consecutive Spell].
”I didn't expect that when I just found out who my own mother was, she had already passed away.” A bitter smile appeared on Lian Fu's face.
”Yi'er, the heavens are playing tricks on me, but in the end, you still won against her for a long period of time.” Lian Ru Yue consoled him.
”…” Lian Fang nodded.
”Even though I promised Princess Eleven that I wouldn't tell you anything related to her, I would always treat it as if there is never a Feng Shun Yue in this world.
”But I think I still have to go back on this agreement. In fact, Princess Eleven is not dead.”
”She's not dead? ”Where is she?” Before Lian Meng still had a chance to recover from his mother's death, Lian Meng Yue slowly told him another secret.
”Originally, you had just returned and should not have told you about this. However, you must know about it. Right after I mentioned Princess Eleven, I told you everything.” Lian Ruyue recounted how she rescued Feng Lingyue and arranged for her to stay at the clothing shop in the western part of the capital. She also recounted how she was forced out by Feng Qianyue and disappeared without a trace, ”We are still looking for her, but we do not know where she went.
”Sister, I have never thought about the two things you said to me. Now that I suddenly know the truth, I'm truly sad and happy. I don't know if I should laugh or cry.”
”Yi'er, no matter what happens, remember that you are also a child of the Lian family. Big Sister will always be by your side to help you. This will never change, and no one will ever change this, understand?”
After a variety of emotions passed through his mind, he finally gained some strength after hearing Lian Ru Yue's words.
”Yi'er, I'll say it again. If you want to regain your identity as a prince, Ninth Prince and I …” Lian Ruyue asked again.
”No.” Lian Meng shook his head. ”Big sister, I don't want to. I just want to …” He recalled the words that the First Lady had vaguely said to him today. Finally, he swallowed back the words ”I just want to be a link”, paused, and said, ”I just want to be a free person, free from any constraints. I don't want anything, not even Lian's things.”
Lian Ru Yue heard the last sentence and was startled. She raised her eyes to look at him and asked:
”Did you hear something unpleasant from someone?” Is it my mother? I heard from Senior Servant Tai that you went to sit at your mother's place for a while in the afternoon. ”
”No, no.” He hurriedly denied it and said, ”Mother didn't say anything. She just gave me some delicious food. I left after I finished eating. Mother was very concerned about me.”
”…” Lian Ru Yue looked at him with a slightly evasive gaze. ”Really?” ”That's good.”
Leaving the Immortal Lotus Courtyard, Ji Jiu returned to the Wen Hua Yuan Courtyard and complained.
”Young master, why did you leave without saying a word just now? I told them to get ready after soaking in the water. Please take a bath and change your clothes.”
Without saying a word, 49% ordered everyone to prepare the water. After soaking in the water for a long time, his mind was filled with thoughts of the empress and Yue'er.
She was actually not his blood sister.
That night, he kept tossing and turning incantations, and had not slept at all. It seemed like he was finally able to see the future a little clearer.
The morning of the second day.
Even his mother had risen from bed early to bathe in fasting. The eldest wife, the second wife, the third wife, and the fourth wife were all ordered to wait in the main hall to thank the saint's grace.