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Chapter 429: Ancestral Visit
Chapter 429: Ancestral Visit
Emperor Liang had arrived.
Lu Yuan lifted the carriage curtain.
At this moment, their carriage had already arrived near the Crown Prince’s Mansion. After hearing the eunuch attendant’s announcement, the guards at the gate knelt and paid their respects. Jia Guan Shi even seemed like he had been kicked out of a windmill and shot forward, kneeling before Emperor Liang’s carriage.
Lu Qi’s carriage had also stopped.
Due to the angle, Lu Yuan Yuan Lu Lu Yuan only saw a pair of dragon boots and a piece of wide sleeves embroidered with dragon patterns.
He then looked at the shadow on the ground.
Emperor Liang was no longer young; he was about the same age as the Retired Emperor. However, Emperor Liang’s posture was clearly more robust, and his steps were steadier and more forceful.
Even from a distance, Lu Yuan could still feel the powerful aura and presence emanating from the other side.
Emperor Liang was a ruthless man.
His thunderous means had intimidated the southwest for decades, the leaders who had carved out their own territories. Rather than being their own kings, they might as well be said Emperor Liang had no intention of contending with them for the world.
But once he made up his mind, who would dare not to submit to Emperor Liang?
Such a ruthless man, becoming the umbrella of Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion.
Lu Yuan did not dare to think, if he could snatch Emperor Liang from the Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion Pavilion, how terrifying his own power in the southwest would be?
Lu Qi did not even have the strength to stand up to Lu Yuan, hurriedly dismounting the carriage to see Emperor Liang.
Lu Yuan just wanted to go inside too.
He had just taken half a step when he was stopped by Ji Feng.
Ji Feng, breathing slightly panting, was covered in a cold sweat.
Lu yuan curled his lips and said, "What a coincidence, Master Ji Feng."
Ji Feng, suppressing a chill, asked, "Why did you leave me?"
Lu Yuan, not changing his expression, replied, "Master Ji Feng, you yourself are not up to the task, how can you justify to me what you owe the prince?"
Ji Feng, choked, "…"
"Excuse me, let me pass."
Lu Yuan pushed aside the arm blocking him and calmly dismounted the carriage.
Ji Feng stepped forward, stopping him again, "What do you intend to do?"
Lu Yuan, standing tall and strong, answered, "Your Highness has come, I must go and greet Your Highness. Otherwise, it would be disrespectful, wouldn't it?"
Ji Feng, calm, replied, "The prince ordered I not to collide with Your Highness."
"How could I..." Lu Yuan spoke halfway, looking meaningfully at Ji Feng, "Did you not receive the news that His Highness would come to the Crown Prince’s Manor before you left for the court?"
Ji Feng glanced at Lu Yuan and silently moved to the side.
Lu yuan looked at the crown prince and smiled, "Oh, Father."
Crown Prince said, "Don't make a fuss,Bring him backtotheyard, watchhimanddon'tlet himout."
"Yes,YourHighness!"
Ji Feng bowed.
The Crown Prince walked into the courtyard.
Lu Yuan was about to follow whenJifeng’s sword appeared.
Lu yuan unexpectedly said, "You want to kill me?"
Ji Feng, calm, replied, "If necessary."
Lu yuan, coldly, said, "What a world?"
JiFeng answered, "Your Highness only said to watch you, and nothatsay you were surely alive."
Lu Yuan thought, "I didn't expect..."
This caused too much commotion, which would be bad for the first impression. Lu Yuan decided to act calm.
Returning to the Crown prince's courtyard, he was surrounded by a group ofhigh-level experts, even when going to the outhouse.
He had once used a set, but didn’t expect to become his own escort.
Lu yuan looked at ji feng without a word, "I’mgoing to rest."
Ji Feng put down the bedcurtains for Lu yuan.
Despite living among the commoners for many years and enduring hardships, Lu Qi never gave up on his pursuit of knowledge.
Not only was he exceptionally talented, reciting the Four Books and Five Classics with ease, but he also had unique insights into matters of national importance, offering genuine and profound opinions without boasting.
The Liang Emperor was very pleased.
To govern the empire, one needed someone who understood the people's hardships, and his grandson was the perfect candidate.
May Heaven bless Great Liang.
"You've endured so much these years," the Liang Emperor said to Lu Qi.
Lu Qi bowed respectfully and replied, "All my hardships were for the day I could assist my imperial grandfather and father. It's all worth it."
The Liang Emperor nodded, "Your mother taught you well."
Lu Qi spoke softly, "These years have indeed been hard on her."
The Liang Emperor turned to the Crown Prince and said, "Qi'er's mother has been living in the Crown Prince's Mansion for some time now. What are your thoughts?"
The Crown Prince glanced at Lu Qi and then looked at the Liang Emperor, "Father, do you mean..."
The Liang Emperor spoke calmly, "Can't you understand what I mean? Don't put on an act in front of me. Do you think I don't know you?"
The Crown Prince remained silent.
The Liang Emperor said, "Qi'er is your only son and my only grandson. I plan to bestow upon him the title of Crown Prince after he marries."
Lu Qi was shocked, "Imperial Grandfather!"
The Liang Emperor raised his hand, signaling for him to stay calm, and continued to his son, "His mother endured hardships to raise Qi'er. Now that Qi'er has grown up, it's not right for only me, his grandfather, to care for him. Shouldn't you also grant him the status of a legitimate son?"
Lu Qi's breath caught in his throat.
The status of a legitimate son... So, the imperial grandfather was going to bestow the title of Crown Princess on his mother?
The Liang Emperor said to the Crown Prince, "Let's settle this before their grand wedding, so Qi'er's mother can meet the guests from various countries as the Crown Princess."
The Liang Emperor was a decisive person.
Once he made a decision, there was no room for discussion, not even with his own son.
Just as Dou Qingyi was about to bring the nourishing soup to the study room, she heard the Liang Emperor's decision to bestow upon her the title of Crown Princess.
She was so excited that she almost fell from the steps.
She was going to be the Crown Princess!
She was going to be the Crown Princess!
"If you have no objections, I'll issue the decree now," the Liang Emperor said.
Before he could finish, a loud commotion suddenly erupted outside the courtyard.
Immediately after, a servant shouted, "Water! Water in Master Ziwu's courtyard!"
Servants would never dare to shout about water in someone else's courtyard.
But Master Ziwu was His Majesty's VIP guest, and if anything happened to him, the entire staff of the Crown Prince's Mansion might have to pay with their lives!
Upon hearing that Master Ziwu was in trouble, the Liang Emperor immediately waved his sleeves and left the courtyard without looking back.
The Crown Prince followed closely behind.
The situation was urgent, and neither of them noticed Dou Qingyi standing nearby.
It wasn't until Lu Qi came out of the house that he saw Dou Qingyi and exclaimed, "Mother, what are you doing here?"
Dou Qingyi closed her eyes. It was just a little more, and if the water hadn't leaked at this critical moment...
She was both angry and embarrassed, and it took several deep breaths to calm down before replying, "I made a nourishing soup for you. Go and see what's happening."
"Okay."
Lu Qi hurried off.
He also felt that this trouble had come at the wrong time, as he was just about to become the Crown Prince's legitimate son.
Although it didn't matter whether he was a legitimate son or not for inheriting the empire, being a legitimate son was still different.
Who wouldn't want a perfect background?
Master Ziwu's courtyard was right next to Lu Qi's, and Lu Qi had just been thinking about how he could benefit from being close to Master Ziwu. Now, he felt a bit regretful.
If only they lived a little further apart, his mother would have become the Crown Princess.
Unfortunately, these thoughts could only remain in his mind, as saying them aloud would surely displease the imperial grandfather and father.
When the Liang Emperor arrived at Master Ziwu's courtyard, he didn't hesitate and rushed into the fire: He rushed into the fire without saying a word.
"Your Majesty!"
Eunuch Yu's face turned pale.
This was the first time in his life that he had defied heaven by trying to stop the emperor.
But he was still too late.
The Liang Emperor was a martial artist, and his reflexes were far beyond what a eunuch could match. Even the skilled imperial guards accompanying him couldn't stop him.
The Liang Emperor's figure was instantly engulfed by the raging fire.
"Imperial Grandfather!"
Seeing this, Lu Qi also rushed into the fire, but he was blocked by two imperial guards.
Lu Zhaoyan calmly watched the thick smoke without acting impulsively, instead directing the servants to put out the fire in an orderly manner.
"Father, Imperial Grandfather went in..."
Lu Qi said anxiously, "Let me go in and save Imperial Grandfather!"
Lu Zhaoyan didn't respond.
He felt that there was something strange about this fire.
It seemed to be burning fiercely, but no one was being burned.
"Where's Master Zi Wu?"
He asked.
"He's... here..."
An elderly man lying on the ground trembled as he raised his hand.
Everyone turned to look, and they all froze in unison.
"Your old... you're not in the fire, are you?"
Master Zi Wu was also stunned.
He was sleeping soundly when he suddenly woke up, startled by the cold. As he opened his eyes, he found himself lying in the grass.
It seemed like something had gone terribly wrong, as the surroundings were in disarray and filled with chaos, drowning out his voice.
If it weren't for the Crown Prince's question at that moment, everyone would have remained silent, and even if he shouted until his throat was hoarse, no one would have heard him...
Lu Qi quickly walked over and helped Master Zi Wu sit up, "Master Zi Wu, what happened here?"
"Huff... huff..."
Master Zi Wu had fallen back asleep.
Lu Qi was at a loss for words.
Meanwhile, the Liang Emperor rushed into the courtyard and discovered that the fire within wasn't as fierce as he had imagined. The fire was mainly concentrated in the adjacent wood sheds and a few unoccupied rooms.
Boom!
A loud noise came from Master Zi Wu's room, as if something heavy had fallen to the ground.
"Master!"
The Liang Emperor kicked open the door and rushed into the burning room.
The tables and cabinets inside were all ablaze, but since it was an open flame, the smoke wasn't too dense.
For a moment, the Liang Emperor didn't think about whether there was something amiss with this fire.
He spotted a person trapped under a broken beam.
"Master Zi Wu!"
He rushed forward and pulled the person out from under the beam.
The person's face was covered in soot, making it difficult to discern their original appearance.
However, as the Liang Emperor held the person in his arms, he immediately sensed something was wrong.
This wasn't Master Zi Wu!
It was a young man!
The Liang Emperor looked at his head.
Indeed, his hair was jet-black, and he wore a hair crown, clearly a young man in his twenties.
The Liang Emperor furrowed his brows and asked, "Who are you? Where's Master Zi Wu?"
The young man in his arms slowly opened his eyes.
How could one describe those eyes?
They were deep, like an endless abyss, yet filled with compassion and sorrow.
The Liang Emperor was taken aback.
The young man weakly opened his mouth and asked in a hoarse voice, "Am I about to die... How... it's as if I've seen my grandfather from my dreams..."
The Liang Emperor was utterly confused.
This kid must have been injured and was talking nonsense.
He quickly helped the young man up, "I'll take you out!"
The young man had just stood up when he suddenly knelt back down.
"I... can't... walk... my legs... can't move..."
The Liang Emperor was the Emperor, and all the citizens of Great Liang were his subjects.
He couldn't possibly ignore someone in need.
He scanned the area and spotted a bucket filled with water. He picked it up and poured it over the young man.
Then, he carried the young man out of the courtyard with a stern expression.
When Eunuch Yu saw the Liang Emperor emerge with his beard and hair intact, he breathed a sigh of relief and wiped away the cold sweat, "Your Majesty! Master Zi Wu is outside... You... ah... this..."
Eunuch Yu saw the young man the Liang Emperor carried out of the fire, "Someone, come here!"
Two skilled guards stepped forward and reached out to take the young man from the Liang Emperor's arms.
Unexpectedly, the young man tightly gripped the Liang Emperor's garment.
The Liang Emperor was a warrior, tall and robust, but he was also the Emperor! How dare this young man be so disrespectful to His Majesty?
"Grandfather..."
Eunuch Yu's body trembled!
What are you doing, risking your life like this?
How dare you call His Majesty your grandfather?
The Crown Prince clenched his fingers.
He knew it...
This kid couldn't hold back his fart...
The Crown Prince, who had been gentle and refined for half his life, cursed in his heart.
The Liang Emperor intended to put the young man down, but Lu Yuan refused to let go.
The Crown Prince had to suppress the urge to hang this rude kid up and give him a hundred lashes. He walked towards the Liang Emperor.
At this moment, Lu Qi also recognized Lu Yuan, and his eyes flickered, "How is it him?"
Dou Qingyi asked, "Is he your father's 'old friend's son'?"
Lu Qi replied, "He is indeed."
Dou Qingyi was incredulous, "Really?"
The Crown Prince said to Lu Yuan, "Let go!"
The Liang Emperor frowned, "Why are you being so aggressive?"
Lu Yuan weakly looked at the Crown Prince, "Father... I just saw my grandfather... He looks exactly like the one in my dreams..."
The Liang Emperor asked, "He's your father?"
The Crown Prince hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please listen to my explanation."
The Liang Emperor was decisive and didn't listen.
He looked down at Lu Yuan and asked, "Is he your father?"
Lu Yuan weakly replied, "But he doesn't want me."
The Crown Prince, "..."
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