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Chapter 430: The Liang Emperor's Indulgence
Chapter 430: The Liang Emperor's Indulgence
Lu Zhaoyan was speechless... and couldn't speak even if he wanted to. His overbearing father, the Liang Emperor, had directly brought the person to his courtyard and summoned the imperial physician to treat Lu Yuan.
The imperial physician had just finished taking Master Ziwu's pulse in the carriage, and his buttocks hadn't even warmed the seat when he was pulled out again.
"Prepare a room for him," the Liang Emperor instructed.
Lu Zhaoyan pointed to Lu Yuan's side room, "This one."
The Liang Emperor carried Lu Yuan into the room and placed him on the cold, hard bed.
Manager Jia, who had followed closely behind, almost fainted at the sight of the bed.
The day before, he had tried to please this young master by laying out the softest mattress in the mansion, a five-layered one! Who could tell him where his mattress had gone?!
The Liang Emperor's expression darkened.
Lu Yuan spoke dejectedly, "It's fine. Having a place to shelter from the wind and rain is enough for me."
Lu Zhaoyan felt like punching someone...
The Liang Emperor's cold and stern gaze swept over everyone, and even Lu Qi, who had nothing to do with this matter, received a sharp glance.
Lu Qi was completely confused.
Fortunately, the imperial physician arrived at that moment.
The imperial physician rushed in, wiping the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and bowed to the Liang Emperor, "Your Majesty."
Eunuch Yu brought a stool and invited the Liang Emperor to sit down.
The Liang Emperor instructed the imperial physician, "Examine this child."
The imperial physician glanced at the young man lying on the bed, his eyes revealing surprise, and respectfully replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."
He walked straight to the bedside, looked at the soot-covered face, and asked, "Young Master, do you feel any discomfort?"
Lu Yuan weakly replied, "I feel a bit stuffy in my chest, and I can't breathe properly."
"Ah."
The imperial physician nodded thoughtfully, took Lu Yuan's pulse, and examined his body, "There are a few external injuries and bruises, but no internal injuries or fatal wounds. Additionally, based on the pulse, there are no major issues. It seems that he inhaled dense smoke, which irritated his lungs. I will prescribe some medicine for the young master. After taking it for three days, he should recover. However, please remember not to overexert yourself, avoid catching a cold, and pay attention to your diet. I will write these instructions on the prescription."
Lu Yuan expressed his gratitude with a glance.
The imperial physician's heart couldn't bear it, "Young Master, please rest more and speak less these days."
Lu Yuan nodded gratefully.
Among everyone in the room, only Lu Zhaoyan knew Lu Yuan's stubbornness.
But at this moment, the decision-maker was no longer him.
It was his overbearing and independent father.
The Liang Emperor turned to Lu Zhaoyan, ready to settle the score, "If he can't speak, you tell me, what exactly happened?"
Lu Zhaoyan sighed deeply.
He never expected the situation to escalate to this point.
On the first day they met, he discovered that the boy was incredibly bold and had a thousand tricks up his sleeve.
Even so, he had underestimated the boy's capabilities.
In a moment of inattention, the boy had caused a huge mess.
It was a dilemma whether to admit it or not.
If he admitted it, the boy did have a father, although that father wasn't a good person.
But if he didn't admit it, the boy would be guilty of deceiving the emperor—
A crime punishable by death.
Lu Zhaoyan was so angry his teeth itched.
That rascal, where did he learn such shamelessness?
"Your Majesty!"
At this critical moment, Lu Qi stepped in with a sense of righteousness. He looked at Lu Yuan, who seemed to be barely breathing on the bed, and recalled their conversation in the carriage. He said solemnly, "He is not the son of the father but the son of a friend of the father."
"A friend's son?" The Liang Emperor turned to Lu Zhaoyan again.
Lu Qi also looked at Lu Zhaoyan, "Father, didn't you tell me personally? He is the son of your friend."
Lu Yuan sniffed and turned away, feeling wronged.
The Liang Emperor spoke coldly, "So, you don't want to acknowledge your son?"
Manager Jia, who was personally carrying water into the room, was startled by the emperor's anger and almost dropped the water basin.
It wasn't his fault for being careless; the Liang Emperor's aura was just too powerful.
In the past, the Liang Emperor had conquered the south and the north, pacifying the southwest with his own strength, standing against the covetous gazes of various countries. How could he not have some domineering methods?
Manager Jia calmed himself down and, like a thief, tiptoed with the water basin, moving behind the Liang Emperor and to the bedside. He whispered to Lu Yuan, "Young Master, let me wash your face."
Manager Jia was skilled at navigating the situation.
Lu Yuan's face was black...
...literally black, from the smoke.
Seeing that Lu Yuan didn't object, Manager Jia twisted the towel and began wiping his face.
Initially, Lu Qi thought having another sibling wouldn't be a problem, but at this moment, seeing the other party using such tactics right under his nose, he realized that the other party was not simple at all.
He couldn't let the father acknowledge this son.
Lu Qi turned to look at the door.
Dou Qingyi nodded at him.
Lu Qi said, "Your Majesty, the father has deep affection for his son. If he were truly the father's son, I believe the father would not disown him. However, since he is the son of the father's friend, I am willing to become sworn brothers with him. I will take responsibility for the mistakes he has made today."
On the surface, this was giving Lu Yuan a way out, but in reality, it was convicting Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan wasn't going to fall for his trick. He turned and asked, "What kind of sworn brothers? The kind where you enter as a white knife and come out as a red knife?"
After speaking, he coughed violently twice.
The Liang Emperor frowned, "Didn't I tell you to speak less?"
Lu Yuan looked wronged, "Then I can't let people bully me... Father doesn't acknowledge me... Uncle doesn't want me... They want me dead..."
Manager Jia shivered.
Emperor Liang's voice turned cold as he asked, "Which uncle?"
Lu Yuan glanced outside and pointed, "That one."
Prince Ming, who had been fanning himself and enjoying the spectacle, was shocked.
Damn!
The fire had burned onto himself!
Emperor Liang roared, "Get in here, you!"
Prince Ming entered the room with a sullen expression, "Your Majesty."
Emperor Liang asked sternly, "Will you speak now, or do you want a beating first?"
Prince Ming protested, "Why don't you treat Second Brother like this?"
Lu Zhaoyan said, "You can take the beating."
Prince Ming was speechless.
Prince Ming didn't have the guts that Lu Zhaoyan had. On the surface, Lu Zhaoyan was the most inconspicuous of the six sons, yet he was the only one who had never been beaten by the Emperor.
Who knew how Lu Zhaoyan managed that.
Prince Ming couldn't pull it off.
Prince Ming truthfully recounted how he had met Lu Yuan.
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In front of his father, he didn't dare to tell a single lie.
Manager Jia had already knelt down, trembling like a sieve.
After Prince Ming finished speaking, he glared at Lu Yuan, who was enjoying his misfortune, "Your Majesty, this kid is clearly up to no good. He deliberately jumped into Second Brother's carriage to find out his whereabouts."
Emperor Liang, exasperated, said, "So what if he wants to acknowledge a father? What's wrong with him finding out his father's whereabouts?"
In Emperor Liang's eyes, where strength was revered, finding out the Crown Prince's whereabouts was a skill.
Prince Ming conceded to his father, "Then what about him setting the fire? Your Majesty, your insight is like a torch. You must have seen that he set that fire, right? It was clearly intentional! He pretended to be Master Ziwu to lure you to save him. Who knows what this kid is up to?"
Emperor Liang said, "He's just a child who wants a father. What schemes can he come up with? If it weren't for you two not acknowledging him, would he have resorted to such a lowly tactic, even using the Tortured Flesh Strategy?"
Prince Ming was almost at his wit's end, "Your Majesty, you only have one grandson!"
Emperor Liang was furious, "Are you implying that I don't deserve to have two grandsons?"
Prince Ming felt like his own father was driving him to the point of vomiting blood.
Most of the time, his father was a wise man, but on certain unexpected matters, he had a maddening stubbornness.
The painful memories of being beaten reminded Prince Ming that if he continued to argue, he would be in for another beating.
He turned to Lu Zhaoyan and said, "Second Brother, say something! Is he really your son?"
Lu Zhaoyan sighed, "He is."
Prince Ming, betrayed by his own brother, was shocked.
Damn you! I fought alongside you against Father, and you chose to protect yourself and abandon your brother!
Lu Zhaoyan, go to hell!
Prince Ming's wish for Lu Zhaoyan's demise was fulfilled.
Lu Zhaoyan patted Prince Ming's shoulder and said earnestly, "I know you did this for my sake. His appearance was too coincidental. You wanted me to investigate before acknowledging him to ensure no one muddled the royal bloodline."
Prince Ming's body trembled.
Lu Zhaoyan, you old bastard—how come I never knew you were so shameless before?
Now he understood why Second Brother was the only one who had never been beaten.
It wasn't because Second Brother was weak, but because this bastard had a black heart!
"Your Majesty, let me explain—"
Prince Ming reached out to Emperor Liang, but he was swiftly grabbed by two skilled guards and taken away, looking like he had lost his parents.
Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow.
Hmm.
The wild dad was quite something.
The charcoal on Lu Yuan's face was washed off, revealing his delicate and jade-like features.
Emperor Liang sat by the bed, staring intently at Lu Yuan, and he was quite pleased with this sudden grandson.
Who said the Great Liang Empire had no successors?
Who said the Great Liang royalty's vitality was declining?
Now there were two princes!
Lu Qi had just acknowledged his royal lineage and had spent little time with Emperor Liang, most of his understanding of the Emperor came from the information he had gathered.
Virtuous and radiant, respectful of scholars and gentlemen, born from military leadership, decisive and swift...
But, no one mentioned that he loved acknowledging grandsons so much...
"How old are you this year?"
Emperor Liang asked Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan stared straight at Emperor Liang.
Emperor Liang thought for a moment and said, "I forgot you should speak less. Don't be afraid. You can stay in the mansion and rest. When you're better, I'll summon you to the palace."
Lu Yuan grabbed Emperor Liang's sleeve, not letting him leave.
Emperor Liang stood eight feet tall, even more imposing than Lei Qianfu from Fengshui Alley. Ordinary people felt more awe than familiarity in his presence.
Even Lu Qi, known as the Guardian Qilin, stood as a subject first and a grandson later in front of him.
It was Emperor Liang's first time being pulled by someone so willfully.
It was quite a novelty.
He had never raised a child, and now, in his twilight years, his paternal instincts stirred. He imitated the old ministers, reaching out to touch Lu Yuan's forehead.
His face turned red.
Lu Yuan, with his almost bald head, stared at Emperor Liang with pleading eyes.
Emperor Liang cleared his throat awkwardly, "I can come to see you too."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the room was stunned.
Lu Qi was even more dumbfounded.
He was the Emperor's first grandson, and even he hadn't received such an offer.
Prince Ming, who had been taken away by the guards, clung to the house, "No way... Is my father possessed... Go get the State Tutor... My father's possessed..."
Emperor Liang, as the ruler, couldn't be too indulgent with a child.
He turned to leave.
He took one last look at Lu Yuan.
He couldn't resist and took another glance.
Two glances.
Cough, this kid, so mischievous.
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(End of Chapter)
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