ebookland Chapter 282 One wrong move can lead to a catastrophic disaster
Chapter 282 One wrong move can lead to a catastrophic disaster
The unreasonable indulgence made Lu Xinran unable to help but look up at him again.
"Huang Ling, are you sure you can do this?"
No matter how hard she tried, she felt it would be difficult not to alert the emperor.
Song Junyan smiled and took a step forward to block the glaring sunlight coming from behind.
"How do you know it won't work if you don't try? Besides, it won't be long before you and I get married. We are all looking for an excuse. It's also a good excuse to take my third brother to the imperial mausoleum to worship our ancestors."
But if you don't want to alarm the emperor, you can't act too hastily.
Lu Xinran suppressed the various thoughts that surged in his heart and said, "Okay, then I'll trouble you."
Her overly polite tone made Song Junyan frown subconsciously: "You don't need to be like this with me. You and I are husband and wife, so we should be one."
Lu Xinran just smiled and didn't say anything. She stood up and stretched lazily in an ungraceful manner.
She had already read the emperor's pamphlet carefully, so it wouldn't be a loss if it disappeared from the system a little later.
But she still asked thoughtfully: "Is there anything else you want to know? In another hour or two, it will be impossible to check."
Song Junyan shook his head. Some things in this capital city are never secrets.
It’s just that everyone is used to pretending to be ignorant even though they know the truth.
After having lunch at the palace, Song Junyan went to Shuntian Prefecture to continue his work, while Lu Xinran left through the back door and returned to the Lu Mansion.
She and Lu Xinlan always shared news, so when she found out that the emperor was abnormal, she almost couldn't wait to drag him to her courtyard.
"Sister, do you think... the emperor might not be the Empress Dowager's biological son?"
This was too shocking. Lu Xinlan clenched her hands instantly: "Have you found any evidence?"
"No, there is no evidence, that's why I'm asking you."
The Queen Mother suffered excessive postpartum bleeding and was in a coma for a day and a night.
At that time, Su Hongyu had regained favor and was able to mobilize some people in the harem.
If she really had something in mind, one day would be enough for her to accomplish it.
Lu Xinlan's expression was extremely solemn. She bit her lower lip and thought quickly about various possibilities in her mind.
"Xinran, you must not mention this matter to anyone, not even thinking about it in your heart, understand?"
This matter was too shocking. Once people knew that the emperor's identity was different, they would surely be faced with a catastrophic disaster.
"I know that no one knows about this except you. Even if Song Junyan could hear my thoughts, I would not let him know about this."
She still cares a lot about her life!
Lu Xinlan's fingertips were still cold. She could no longer sit still and stood up, pacing back and forth.
"This matter requires long-term consideration. The identity of the emperor will not benefit us at all. On the contrary, it is very likely to bring about a catastrophic disaster, so..."
She could no longer speak at this point. If the emperor was a child Su Hongyu had randomly picked up from outside the palace and was not of royal blood at all, it would be a shock to the court and even the country.
His background is questionable, and correspondingly, Song Junyan and others are not of royal blood.
If the emperor were to be pulled down from the throne by other royal bloodlines, then Song Junyan's desire to become emperor would be unjustified.
Lu Xinran obviously thought of this as well, so he couldn't help but curse under his breath.
"In this case, we might as well just pretend we know nothing."
Lest things get out of control.
"Didn't Song Junyan agree to take you to the imperial mausoleum? Let's go and give it a try. We must be mentally prepared for the truth. What if there are other people who know about this?"
"No one should know about this, right? The emperor is already this old, if anyone knew about this, his identity would have been revealed long ago."
Although things are a bit tricky, they should still be under control.
But being hung like this, neither up nor down, made Lu Xinran feel a little uncomfortable.
"I hope so. I hope we are just worrying too much."
The two sisters looked at each other and sighed at the same time.
What a terrible thing these are!
In the next few days, the two sisters stayed in the house very quietly.
As the wedding date approached, Pei was finally released by Zhao.
As soon as Zhao left the yard, she asked someone to send a lot of dowry to Lu Xinran. Lu Xinran was very impolite and asked Cuizhu to accept them all.
However, as Zhao had expected, she did not go to her courtyard to express her gratitude at all.
They just maintain a fake mother-daughter relationship, not wanting to be laughed at by others, and not making things difficult for each other internally, and just live comfortably.
Her words were passed on to Zhao by the servants. Although Zhao was so angry that she gritted her teeth, she did not dare to show any dislike for her.
She didn't want to be locked up in the yard again and spend most of the year wandering around the house.
She didn't even need to leave the house to know that she must have become a laughing stock among the ladies in other houses.
Lu Xinran disliked her, and she just didn't want to get close to her, so as soon as she came out, she started to help arrange Lu Xinran's marriage.
In one month it would be her wedding day. The daughter she had raised was about to marry into another family, the family she hated the most. She felt reluctant and unwilling to let go.
She could only grit her teeth and keep flipping through her dowry, adding all the good things to Lu Xinlan's dowry list.
Pei turned a blind eye to this and didn't bother to care about Zhao as long as she didn't make a fool of herself.
As November approached, Lu Xinran finally received news from Song Junyan again.
He found an excuse and had someone whisper something in the emperor's ear, and then took the initiative to suggest that the two brothers bring their respective fiancées to the imperial mausoleum to worship their ancestors before their wedding.
Song Junhua's wedding date is set for November 20th, and it would take five or six days to travel back and forth, which is enough time.
Because it was the emperor's "sudden whim", the group had to set off immediately after receiving the news.
Pei was very speechless and told Cuizhu and the others to take good care of the person. The wedding date was approaching, how could the emperor... do whatever he wanted.
Especially since Lu Xinlan's wedding was after midnight, if she couldn't make it back in time, wouldn't both of them feel regretful given the affection between the two sisters? !
On the second day of November, Song Junhua and Song Junyan, along with their respective fiancées and a group of officials from the Ministry of Rites, set out for the imperial mausoleum to pay homage to their ancestors.
Lu Xinran had asked the system to help her remember the location where Su Hongyu was buried.
The imperial mausoleum was extremely large. Fortunately, the empress dowager had always felt guilty about Su Hongyu, so she buried her behind the previous emperor's tomb.
At that time, as long as she finds a chance to pass by that place, she can let the system find a way to load the booklet.
But this time it took much longer and I don’t know whether the loading can be successful.
In fact, she was thinking of downloading the booklet of the late emperor as well. In case the emperor was not the empress dowager's biological son, maybe she could get some answers from the late emperor.