Chapter 214 2/3

Therefore, everything he said is true.

If he truly has the ability, then when he said that Li Qingzhi has great fortune and that the Emperor’s health will improve with Li Qingzhi around… is that also true?

Yes! Li Qingzhi is skilled in medicine! His medical skills are quite good!

So if the Emperor acknowledges Li Qingzhi as the Crown Prince, will his health indeed improve?

If that happens, it would be wonderful!

Lu Qingxi waited until Lu Mingshan had eaten and drunk his fill before he came to his senses. He immediately made arrangements for Lu Mingshan to return to the palace with them.

Qi Jun felt that Lu Mingshan had exhausted himself resting. After returning to the palace, he immediately asked Lu Qingxi to take Lu Mingshan to rest. As for himself… he had something to discuss with Concubine Liu!

Lu Qingxi took Lu Mingshan to the room he used for rest when he was in the palace.

He didn’t let anyone follow them, just taking Lu Mingshan into the room.

He was always cautious. In his room, there was nothing but a bed, which was slightly elevated, allowing one to see under it at a glance.

In short, this room couldn’t conceal anyone, so it was safe to talk here.

Lu Qingxi asked Lu Mingshan, “What exactly happened earlier?”

Lu Mingshan had a mournful look on his face. “Your Highness, I don’t know what happened. When I came to my senses, I was standing in the courtyard. I don’t even know what I said. Your Highness, I really don’t know anything!”

With that, Lu Mingshan knelt down and hugged Lu Qingxi’s legs, pleading, “Your Highness, please spare me!”

Lu Qingxi was speechless. “Get up!”

Lu Mingshan stood up, looking obedient.

Lu Qingxi looked at him and asked, “Have you had this kind of situation before?”

“Yes, yes, it happened during the plum appreciation event before.” Lu Mingshan hurriedly replied, fabricating some past experiences to tell Lu Qingxi, “At first, whenever such a thing happened, my hair would turn white. Recently, I don’t know what happened, my eyebrows turned white too.”

Lu Qingxi looked deeply at Lu Mingshan. “Now that you’re in the palace and the Emperor values you, accompany the Emperor well. As for what the Emperor asks you, say you don’t know. You can tell the Emperor that whether it’s him or the future Crown Prince, it’s difficult to see through and requires a lot of effort to discern, and right now you don’t have the strength.”

“Okay!” Lu Mingshan readily agreed.

Lu Qingxi had someone take Lu Mingshan to rest elsewhere, while he pondered.

Originally, although he had decided to make Li Qingzhi the Emperor, he didn’t regard Li Qingzhi highly.

After all, he wasn’t of true imperial blood!

But if Li Qingzhi’s fortune was extraordinary, such a person must not be offended!

He had to treat Li Qingzhi well!

Unexpectedly, there were indeed mystical things in this world!

On the other side, the Emperor was talking to Concubine Liu, “Aman, when you gave birth, was it really a daughter?”

Concubine Liu said, “Your Majesty, I was lying down at the time. How could I see clearly? For us women, giving birth is a matter of life and death. At that time, I almost fainted from the pain…”

When the Empress gave birth to the Grand Princess, the Emperor was waiting outside. Later, when he went on a disaster relief mission, he even saw firsthand that some women couldn’t deliver their babies and lost both mother and child.

Giving birth is really a dangerous thing. The Emperor comforted Concubine Liu.

Back then, he was just the Crown Prince, Lu Qingxi was just a eunuch by the Crown Prince’s side, and as for Concubine Liu, she was just a woman in the Crown Prince’s rear courtyard!

At that time, the Empress Dowager wielded immense power, and he, as the Crown Prince, was not in the capital. The Crown Princess only cared about protecting her daughter…

At that time, Concubine Liu might have given birth to a son!

“Aman, we need to find the people from back then and ask them carefully about the situation!” The Emperor spoke up.

Concubine Liu naturally had no objections and eagerly said, “Your Majesty, if what Taoist Lu said is true, that would be wonderful! Then you would have a son, and he would be fortunate, bringing you good luck…”

“Yes…” The Emperor’s heart warmed at the thought of what Lu Mingshan had said.

“That child should be around twenty-five or twenty-six years old now, right? I wonder if he has married and had children…” Concubine Liu continued.

The Emperor thought that his son might have already given him grandchildren, which made him even happier!

His two princesses, the Grand Princess had never borne children, while the Second Princess had several children. However, the Second Princess was not close to him, and her children born to him were also distant from him…

He immediately ordered Lu Qingxi to investigate this matter.

This was already within Lu Qingxi’s expectations.

The Emperor trusted him greatly and would certainly entrust this matter to him to investigate. If he wanted to manipulate things, it would be particularly simple.

Regarding this matter, Lu Qingxi had discussed it with Concubine Liu several times, and they finally decided to shift the blame of abandoning the prince onto the head of the former Prince Jin.

Concubine Liu had always been concerned about her deceased daughter, naturally unwilling to strip her of her royal status… According to the storyline they had designed, Concubine Liu had actually given birth to a pair of twins.

She first gave birth to a daughter, but she was harmed by the former Empress Dowager. Afterwards, she fainted, and the person who plotted against the princess was also captured…

Amid the chaos of war, she gave birth to a son.

However, those around her were not loyal. The former Prince Jin arranged for someone by her side, who secretly took away the son she had given birth to and threw him out of the capital!

Of course, this truth would have to be uncovered bit by bit; it wasn’t something that could be directly told to the Emperor.

As for Li Qingzhi…

That night, Lu Qingxi found an opportunity to say to Concubine Liu, “Niangniang, you can mention Li Qingzhi more in front of the Emperor. Find an opportunity to let the Emperor meet Li Qingzhi.”

If what Lu Mingshan said is true… then it would be beneficial for the Emperor to interact with Li Qingzhi!

“Alright,” Concubine Liu readily agreed, then asked, “Did you exaggerate a bit with what Taoist Lu said today?”

Lu Qingxi sighed bitterly, “Niangniang, I only let him tell the Emperor that his destiny includes having a son.”

Concubine Liu: “…”

Li Qingzhi was unaware of what was happening in the palace.

Today, after Lu Mingshan was sent away by Lu Qingxi, Li Qingzhi only entered the Qingyun Restaurant. Then he quietly helped Lu Mingshan before leaving before the Emperor took Lu Mingshan away from the Qingyun Restaurant.

The Emperor didn’t see him, and no one else thought much of it.

Today, he just took his wife and children to Qingyun Restaurant for a meal, right?

Returning home, Jin Xiaoye looked at Li Qingzhi, “Ah Qing, what about this matter… is it done?”

Li Qingzhi did not hide what he had done from her. Although she felt that this matter was a bit risky, since Li Qingzhi wanted to do it, she chose to support him.

“It should be done,” Li Qingzhi said.

If Lu Qingxi and Concubine Liu didn’t want to spend the rest of their lives in misery, they would definitely make this matter successful. And as long as this matter was completed… it would be much easier for him to do things in the future.

At the very least, he didn’t need to worry about Jin Xiaoye’s business, which would offend the Prince of Yan.

Jin Xiaoye partnered with Li Zhu to open a shop, but the two did not interact much, and the store’s appearance was all Li Zhu’s work, and Jin Xiaoye didn’t care.

But a diligent person can still find something to investigate.

Li Qingzhi has always been thinking about this… he’s worried the Prince of Yan will cause problems for Jin Xiaoye.

The Prince of Yan’s thoughts were just like Li Qingzhi’s at this time, and he would find out about Jin Xiaoye’s relationship!

At first, the Prince of Yan was uncertain about Li Qingzhi’s knowledge of the area, but after he suspected Li Qingzhi might be lying, he carefully investigated Li Qingzhi.

When he found out… Jin Ye’s shop was opened by Li Qingzhi, and this was true!