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Who could have influenced Li Yan so much, causing such a significant transformation?
“I haven’t found anything yet.”
“Is that so?” Su Long’s eyes showed a pensive look. The fact that the people around Li Yan had concealed themselves so deeply surprised him.
“Continue the investigation.”
“Yes, should we inform Prince Yu about this matter?” Su Long had a feeling that Wang Ye held more information than they realized. If Wang Ye took action, it might be easier to uncover the truth.
Su Long considered for a moment and agreed. In the past two years, he had sensed that someone was targeting the Su family, but the enemy’s actions were not obvious, making it difficult for him to investigate.
“I’ll go find Xiao Yu. You keep an eye on things here.”
“Understood.”
When Su Yu saw Su Long coming over, he wasn’t surprised. He asked Yuan Bao to pour tea for Su Long, saying, “Uncle, why do you have time to come play with me today?”
“Do I look like I have time to play with you, boy?” This child really knew how to talk. What did he mean by saying that Uncle came to play with him?
“Did Uncle come for the Li family’s matters?” Su Yu didn’t believe that Uncle would come for the Li family.
Indeed, Su Long smiled and shook his head, “Yes and no. In the past two years, Li Yan has undergone significant changes. The most significant change is her intense interest in power and status. She’s willing to sacrifice the happiness of her children, something she never did before.”
The previous Li Yan was a good person, with only Su Long and the two children in her heart, and she enjoyed doing things she liked. But now, the current Li Yan seemed like a stranger to him, as if he had never known her.
Moreover, she started resisting him, which was something that had never happened before.
“There’s another matter. It seems that someone has been targeting the Su family in recent years. However, the opponent’s actions are very covert, making it difficult for me to intervene. Your side should have more information than I do. I came to inform you. If someone is really targeting our family, we can’t let them go.” Su Long looked at Su Yu seriously.
Regarding Su Long’s mention of Li Yan’s situation, Su Yu had suspected it before, but he had forgotten about it due to other matters. Now that Su Long brought it up again, Su Yu remembered.
“Uncle, I remember Auntie started changing after coming back from an outing, right?” Su Yu looked at Su Long and asked.
Su Long nodded, “Indeed.”
“Uncle, apart from these, is there anything strange about Auntie?”
“Strange things? She gradually became distant from me. She used to like sticking to me. When I worked in the study, she would be beside me doing needlework. Besides that, it seems like she doesn’t like Shanshan anymore. Before, it wasn’t like this.” And now, she didn’t like being touched.
But only he should know this; there was no need to let Su Yu know.
“Uncle, have you ever considered that this Auntie might not be the same as before?” Su Yu looked at Su Long and asked each word.
Su Long’s expression changed slightly. “Are you suggesting that your Auntie might have been replaced? And that this person is related to the current Li Yan?”
“Besides this, there’s no other way to explain Auntie’s sudden change.” Su Yu said seriously.
If someone suddenly changes their temperament, it can only mean that they’ve been replaced.
As for why Su Long didn’t suspect earlier, it was because Li Yan had been injured and sick for a period of time before. If Su Yu remembered correctly, the doctor at the time said Li Yan’s temperament changed due to a head injury.
“Didn’t Auntie get injured? Take Wan Gu back to check on her. If she’s wearing a disguise or poisoned, Wan Gu can figure it out. As for the rest, I’ll instruct people to investigate. I’ll let you know if there’s any news.”
“Okay.”
Su Yu called Wan Gu to go with Su Long. Wan Gu checked Li Yan, finding no disguise, no toxins, and not even any poisoning.
This was strange.
Su Long took Wan Gu out and asked in the study, “How was it?”
“There are no traces. Now we can only wait for Young Master’s information. Master, don’t worry. As long as Young Master takes action, he will definitely find everything you want,” Wan Gu said, looking at Su Long’s surprised expression.
In fact, he had an idea, but since he hadn’t heard of such a thing in the Li family before, he didn’t mention it.
“Good.”
After returning to the Su family, Wan Gu went to find Su Yu. The latter put down what he was doing and looked at Wan Gu. “How is it?”
“There are no traces. It’s not a bug or poisoning. I considered only one possibility—this is not the real Li Yan. Instead, she is a twin sister born to the same mother as the real Li Yan.”
Wan Gu’s speculation changed Su Yu’s expression instantly. Frowning with concern, he looked at Wan Gu. “My Auntie never mentioned this before. It seems we’ll only know after the investigation.”
Because of this matter, Su Yu had ordered an investigation into the Li family.
It took considerable effort to uncover the events in the Li family from years ago.
Indeed, Li Yan had a twin sister. However, when the two were born, they were sent away by the Lady of the Li family, believing that having twins was ominous. So, they sent away the frail sister.
This sister had been raised in a small village until the age of eight when she encountered Li Yan and learned about her existence. While Li Yan lived in luxury, the sister could only have simple meals.
The stark difference in treatment had twisted Li Yan’s sister somewhat. Later, with Li Yan’s help, she married a decent man. As for why there was a sudden switch with Li Yan at this time, Su Yu hadn’t found out yet.
However, where did the real Li Yan, who wasn’t actually Li Yan, go?
One question after another made Su Yu furrow his brows slightly. The Li family’s affairs were complex enough to leave him uncertain about what to say.
“Should we inform Master about this matter?” Yuan Bao asked with a frown.
Master and Madam had such a good relationship; if they learned that Li Yan had been replaced, they would undoubtedly be extremely distressed.
“Not for now. Keep an eye on this fake Li Yan. If Auntie is still alive, she must be imprisoned somewhere. With this imposter around, we won’t have trouble finding the real one.”
“Understood.”
Afterward, Su Yu didn’t pay much attention to this matter. Instead, he began preparing for the addition of Xiao Bao and Wang Jinhe in the family genealogy.
One morning, Su Yu woke up the mother and son early. Looking at their drowsy appearance, Su Yu found it quite amusing.
“Su Yu, you’d better have something extremely important; otherwise, I’ll make you sleep in the study,” Wang Jinhe said with annoyance. She had slept very late last night, and being woken up early by Su Yu didn’t improve her mood.
Su Yu reached out and pulled Wang Jinhe up, then lowered his head to give her a kiss on the forehead. “Xiao He, today is the day you and Xiao Bao join the family genealogy. We can’t be late for that.”
As soon as she heard the words ‘family genealogy,’ Wang Jinhe instantly woke up. She looked at Su Yu anxiously and asked, “Isn’t it too late now?”
“Don’t worry; we still have plenty of time.”