The Grand Secretary's Pampered Wife Chapter 719.1: The Connection Between Mother and Son

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"The court official on the right side of the carriage is w.a.n.g Xu, the Guardian Commandant. He is someone under the Emperor." Xiao Heng had investigated the information on all major officials of Great Yan, and it so happened that w.a.n.g Xu was among them.

w.a.n.g Xu was the legitimate son of the w.a.n.g Family and the nephew of Imperial Consort w.a.n.g.

Imperial Consort w.a.n.g had no sons, only two princesses. The w.a.n.g Family didn’t involve themselves in the fight for the throne and were entirely loyal to the Emperor.

Gu Jiao pondered aloud, "So it's the Emperor who is arresting people. That woman just now, is she connected to the Emperor?"

But why was she dressed so poorly?

However, upon closer recall of her appearance, she could indeed be described as possessing a celestial beauty.

And those eyes of hers.

They seemed to be a pair of cla.s.sic phoenix eyes, though somewhat obscured by messy strands of hair, making it hard for Gu Jiao to be completely certain.

"You…" Gu Jiao noticed Xiao Heng staring in a daze at the carriage that was gradually moving farther away. "What are you thinking about?"

Xiao Heng handed her the watermelon he was holding, "She carved it out and said it was for me to eat."

As he said this, his heart felt somewhat stifled. He remembered the look of fear in the woman’s eyes, that fear of being rejected, and how, when he didn’t reach out to take it, the brief flash of hurt crossed her face when she lowered her gaze.

In the end, when the officers from the Commandery Office arrived, she had shoved the watermelon into his arms directly.

The watermelon was cold, yet holding it made him feel a burning heat.

"And this too." Xiao Heng said as he handed Gu Jiao a golden object. It was the piece of gold Gu Jiao had broken off to split with Shangguan Yan. "She gave this to me, telling me to use it well to pursue a wife."

Gu Jiao: "..."

Did she see through my disguise?

She clearly spoke in a male teenager’s voice when talking to her earlier. Even after entering the private room, she kept her voice unchanged while talking with Xiao Heng.

Even if the woman suspected that she had an improper relations.h.i.+p with Xiao Heng, she should be thinking along the lines of a romantic relations.h.i.+p between men.

Of course, it was also possible the woman really meant Xiao Heng chasing after a male spouse.

Gu Jiao: Hmm, do I really seem like the one who would be on the bottom?

Uh, I’m getting off track!

Who is that woman anyway? Why does she seem to know Xiao Heng?

......

In the imperial palace.

The Emperor had already learned that the disgraceful troublemaker was captured by the Commandery Office and was on the way back to the imperial palace to face punishment.

He had fully prepared to unleash all his fury on Shangguan Yan, but who would have thought that the Commandery Office would also bring back Ming Junw.a.n.g?

Ming Junw.a.n.g had suspiciously appeared at the place where Shangguan Yan had been hiding. At such a critical moment, his behavior seemed highly questionable.

In reality, Ming Junw.a.n.g’s visit to Tianxiang Pavilion had nothing to do with Shangguan Yan.

But sometimes, the truth didn’t matter. What the Emperor thought was what mattered most.

The problem was, Ming Junw.a.n.g couldn’t reveal that he was there on behalf of the Crown Prince to meet a certain expert——

The look in the Emperor's eyes when he regarded Ming Junw.a.n.g was almost as if he were asking outright, ‘Were you there to a.s.sa.s.sinate your aunt?’

Ming Junw.a.n.g nearly broke down in tears as he stated, "Imperial Grandfather never announced that Aunt had gone missing! How was I supposed to know——"

The Emperor nodded, “That's right, Zhen didn’t make any public announcement, which means you must have planted spies around Zhen!"

Ming Junw.a.n.g: "I did not!"

Shangguan Yan added fuel to the fire, "You did. I saw them."

What did you see, you saw nothing!

How could someone lie so blatantly?

Ming Junw.a.n.g gritted his teeth and pointed, "Aunt remembers me! She called me nephew! She’s faking her amnesia!"

The Emperor snorted, "Shangguan Yan would call you nephew? Then she really has amnesia——she never paid any attention to you before."

Ming Junw.a.n.g: "..."

Ming Junw.a.n.g just couldn’t believe he stepped into that trap!

The Emperor ordered Ming Junw.a.n.g to return to the Crown Prince Estate and placed him under house arrest for three months. At the same time, he had Zhang Dequan summon the Crown Prince to the imperial palace, where he thoroughly scolded him.

A father was to blame for failing to teach his son. No matter what Ming Junw.a.n.g was doing at the opera house, it was the Crown Prince's fault as a father for not raising him properly.

The Crown Prince thought to himself, if that’s the case, then wouldn’t it mean that you, my own father, are at fault for how I turned out?

Of course, this thought was just for his own amus.e.m.e.nt. If he dared say it aloud, the Emperor would surely have him killed.

With Ming Junw.a.n.g taking the brunt of the Emperor’s wrath, Shangguan Yan’s punishment wasn’t as severe. At least the Emperor didn’t actually kill her with a single sword strike.

However, she was also placed under house arrest.

After all, the Emperor couldn’t just let her off easily after causing him to go bald.

"Where is Qing’er? If you tell Zhen, Zhen will lighten your punishment." the Emperor said.

Shangguan Yan remained silent.

The Emperor said coldly, "Shangguan Yan, Zhen didn’t keep you in the imperial palace to protect you. It’s only because the destruction of the imperial mausoleum hasn’t been fully investigated. Once the truth comes to light, you will immediately be sent back to the mausoleum!"

Just then, someone from the outer court suddenly came to report, "Your Majesty! We have a lead on the mausoleum incident!"

The Emperor: "..."

The Emperor almost choked on his breath.

Shangguan Yan wasn’t faring any better.

She couldn’t return to the imperial mausoleum just yet.

The Emperor waited for her to beg for mercy.

But she stubbornly refused to plead.

The atmosphere grew awkward.

In the end, it was Zhang Dequan who quietly stepped out and spoke with the Ministry of Justice official from the outer court. After a brief exchange, he returned, smiling, and reported, "There’s been a mistake. It’s not about the mausoleum case."

"Heh."

"Humph!"

The Emperor and Shangguan Yan both turned their heads in different directions at the same time.

Shangguan Yan returned to Zhaoyang Hall under house arrest, while the Emperor summoned w.a.n.g Xu from the Commandery Office and ordered him to investigate Shangguan Qing's whereabouts.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

w.a.n.g Xu accepted the order.

The Emperor leaned back tiredly in his chair. The weather was stifling, and sweat continuously dripped down from his head.

Zhang Dequan had the palace maids and eunuchs dismissed, then looked at the top of the Emperor’s head and said, "Your Majesty, let’s take this off."

The Emperor let out a faint "Mm."

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