Chapter 289 – My Son Has Facial Paralysis (part 20)

“Then how did Jiang Hewen get the immortal powder?” Li Su asked. If he had the immortal powder, he would have given it to the original owner long ago.

There was only one possibility! County Princess Wanyi!

Li Su looked at Li Zhong in surprise. Li Zhong also thought of this possibility.

Li Su now understood a lot of things. She was also surprised at the beginning. Kong Hanwen was born in the Kong family. How could he marry County Princess Wanyi with such a background? If County Princess Wanyi had immortal powder, then it was very easy to explain. If so, then Kong Hanwen probably did not die by accident, but by suicide.

People who came from that kind of background were all charismatic. In the short term, he may have surrendered to the immortal powder, but after a long time, he would not be willing to live like that all the time. In the end, he chose to die.

This dynasty was so strict with the management of immortal powder. Even the emperor’s eldest princess, who was found to be taking immortal powder, was locked up. How did County Princess Wanyi hide it from everyone? What role did Prince Kang’s mansion play in all of this?

As for County Princess Wanyi, it was impossible for the empress dowager and the emperor to not know about the immortal powder. So, they chose to turn a blind eye to it.

What was the reason for this? What was County Princess Wanyi’s identity to make the empress dowager and the emperor cover her like this? Was it just based on her mother’s relationship with the empress dowager?

Li Su suddenly had a bold guess in her heart. Perhaps it was actually a daughter, not a son, that Crown Prince Yin left behind. And County Princess Wanyi was the daughter of Crown Prince Yin! And the reason why she could be so arrogant and unscrupulous was because of the wealth left by Crown Prince Yin.

What was the purpose of the empress dowager telling her this? She also gave her this token! Was it to lead the snakes out of their hiding spots? But the road was calm. Nothing happened!

Or was this a test? But why does she need to be tested? What else was there to remember about her?

Li Su was puzzled.

“Young miss, shall we continue to go south?” Li Zhong asked.

“Of course. Do you want me to go back and mourn for him! He deserved it!” Li Su said angrily.

Li Zhong laughed. “Actually, I think it’s much happier to be outside than to stay in the capital, and I don’t want to go back!”

“Since you said you are going to find my uncle’s whereabouts, let’s go ahead!” Li Su couldn’t understand, so she simply stopped thinking about it. It was only important for her to continue to live her own life.

In the other courtyard of County Princess Wanyi, County Prince Kang was furious. “I have told you that you should be careful, but you don’t listen. Two county princess consorts died in five years! You, you, you!”

Although Jiang Hewen had not been her consort for over a hundred days, County Princess Wanyi had no feelings for him, so she naturally would not keep filial piety for him. She ate, drank, and had fun as always.

County Prince Kang came to see her in the other courtyard today and happened to see her drinking with a few men who were dishevelled during the day. County Prince Kang was furious. He pulled out the guard’s knife and killed the men. He then pointed at County Princess Wanyi and scolded her.

County Princess Wanyi looked indifferent.

When County Prince Kang saw her like this, he was angry and wanted to fight, but he was stopped by the eldest prince. “Prince Father!”

County Prince Kang saw the reminder in his son’s eyes and he sobered up. “Forget it. Just restrain yourself in the future! If you make too much trouble and attract criticism from everyone, the empress dowager and His Majesty will not be able to protect you.”

County Princess Wanyi didn’t care. The empress dowager spoiled her so much. The empress dowager wouldn’t do anything to her! Besides, she was married to Jiang Hewen because the empress dowager dictated it. It wasn’t of her own free will!

“Jiang Hewen is dead. If Wanyi feels uncomfortable, why don’t you go to Suzhou for a while?” The eldest prince looked at County Princess Wanyi with tenderness in his eyes.

County Princess Wanyi shook her head. “I don’t want to go to Suzhou. It’s too sentimental, so what’s the point? I want to go to Shandong, I want to see my relatives.”

The eldest prince frowned slightly. “If you go alone, I won’t feel at ease. What if the Kong family gives you trouble? Wait for me for a few days and I will go and ask HIs Majesty for leave. Then, I will accompany you.”

County Princess Wanyi nodded. “Okay, eldest brother, hurry up!”

County Prince Kang’s eyes widened. There were a lot of things happening in the capital, but she was just going to run away like this? But the daughter was not a relative and the two big Buddhas above were watching him. He couldn’t move easily and his son’s ideas were too big. He couldn’t control things.

Then he wouldn’t care. He would just let them make trouble.

“This prince doesn’t care. You can go do whatever!” County Prince Kang walked away.

The eldest prince sat down beside County Princess Wanyi, and gently stroked her hair. “Has the immortal powder been cleaned up? It won’t end well if anyone finds out.”

“Yu Ning has cleaned up and those people have also been dealt with. No one will find out.” County Princess Wanyi leaned on the eldest prince’s arms. “Older brother, fortunately I have you!”

The eldest prince smiled. Since, in this life, they could only be siblings, then he would protect her as an older brother. As long as she was happy, then what she wanted was something he would try to get her as her older brother!

Behind the bushes not far away, County Prince Kang saw this scene and lowered his head helplessly. He blamed himself. He was confused for a while. For the sake of his future and the palace, he brought Wanyi, a hot potato, home. He thought that pampering and loving her, and treating her like a daughter was enough. But, he had forgotten about his son.

He didn’t know when his son had different ideas towards Wanyi, but fortunately, his son still knew what to do and didn’t do anything out of line. It was just that his love for Wanyi had surpassed the boundaries of ordinary siblings. Fortunately, Wanyi didn’t have that kind of thoughts towards his son, otherwise, he really didn’t dare to think about what would happen.

When Li Su returned with Li Chen, she passed by Shandong, and happened to meet Eldest Prince Kang and County Prince Wanyi. Instead of letting them in to see the child, the Kong family directly shut them out!

No one dared to treat them like this when the names of Eldest Prince Kang and Princess Wanyi were used. But here in Shandong, the Kong family were considered at the highest point!

These people had the confidence to keep the eldest prince and county princess out.

Especially since the Kong family had already learned about the cause of Kong Hanwen’s death. It was considered giving them face that they didn’t do anything worse towards County Princess Wanyi.

The eldest prince and County Princess Wanyi probably knew this, and they didn’t dare to be very arrogant. They waited anxiously at the door for a while, then had no choice but to leave angrily.

County Princess Wanyi didn’t give up and found a place to live nearby, looking forward to seeing the child. It was a pity that the Kong family didn’t give her this chance at all.

Since she had some doubts about the identity of County Princess Wanyi, Li Su didn’t stay for a long time to watch her. She hit the road.

She went southwest of here, but did not find the legendary uncle. It was said that he moved away many years ago and no one knew where he moved to. At that time, along the way, she saw a lot of mountains and rivers, and gained a lot of knowledge.

But the only thing that made Li Su dissatisfied was that her cheap son didn’t seem very happy. Although he still had facial paralysis as always, this did not affect Li Su’s awareness of his emotions.

Thinking about it carefully, Li Chen’s unhappiness seemed to have started after learning of Jiang Hewen’s death. Thinking of what Li Chen had done, Li Su laughed. This kid probably thought that Jiang Hewen was dead and he couldn’t take revenge himself, so he was angry!

Li Su decided to talk to Li Chen.

Li Su racked her brains, organised her thoughts, and said a lot of things to Li Chen. Her mouth was dry, but when she looked up, Li Chen was still expressionless. It was impossible to tell his thoughts from his expression. Fortunately, Li Su had some understanding of him now and could see some emotions from his eyes and body language.

But even so, Li Su had no idea of how to continue the conversation. She was really worried about Li Chen in the future. Who could put up with his temperament in the future?!

Seeing that Li Su didn’t say anything, Li Chen thought she was angry. His eyes were a little flustered. “Mother?”

Li Su looked up and smiled at him. “Don’t worry, mother is not angry. Mother knows you are a good boy and mother understands that you feel sorry for mother and want to protect mother’s heart. Mother is very happy and relieved. Thank you!”

Li Chen looked at Li Su’s sincere eyes, and suddenly looked away somewhat unnaturally. “Mother, I’m going back to read.” Then, he left in a hurry.

Li Su looked at his back and shook her head.

After returning to the capital, Li Su entered the palace, met the empress dowager, reported what happened along the way, and then returned the token.

“Empress Dowager, I went south and I wasn’t able to hear of any rumors about the son of Crown Prince Yin. I also haven’t used this token. Now this token has been completely returned.” Li Su knelt on the ground and offered the token with both hands.

The empress dowager did not reach out to pick the token up, but said with a smile, “Since it was sent out, there was no reason to bring it back.”

Li Su was puzzled and looked up at the empress dowager blankly. “Empress Dowager?”

“This token represents Us. It can mobilize the guards, the patrol battalion, and the two battalions in the capital and the west of the capital, which are stationed in the suburbs. This token is the trust of the emperor and Us in you and the Li family! Keep it! Hopefully this token will not come in handy one day,” the empress dowager said.

Li Su’s eyes widened. “Empress Dowager!” This trust was too heavy! She couldn’t take it! Now Li Su was very sure that this entire matter with Crown Prince Yin and his son was just a trial of the empress dowager and the emperor. Now it seemed that she had successfully passed the trial?

“At the beginning, We and the emperor intended to let your family’s Chen’er become a reading companion to the third prince. At that time, you said that Chen’er had never read, which meant that he was not a suitable reading companion. Now your family Chen’er is learning from Scholar Xue, he should be suitable!” the empress dowager said with a smile.

Li Su could not say anything. She could only smile and thank the empress dowager.

The empress dowager asked her to get up and talked to her for a long time.

After coming out of the palace, Li Su was in a cold sweat while sitting on the carriage back home. It seemed that the Li family would not be able to stay out of it in the future.

Both the empress dowager and the emperor insisted on pulling her and the Li family onto the boat of the third prince. Now, she could only hope that the third prince was a smart and lucky man and could ascend to the throne smoothly.

From ancient times to the present, there have been many like the third prince. Empress Yuan’s position was legitimate. She was highly intelligent and favoured by father emperor, but what was the final result? For example, Crown Prince Wei of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and the crown prince from Emperor Kangxi… the endings were so tragic!

Thinking about it gave Li Su a headache.