550 Brothers Meet (1)
Although Yu Wan did not have the memories of the first ten years, she could still know a lot of information even if she did not deliberately ask around after staying in Lotus Flower Village for a long time. For example, she was originally illiterate and had known it after she returned. Therefore, she guessed that she had most likely had some fortuitous encounter in the year she disappeared.
And Xu Shao had also threatened her with the information of who she was with in the first few months of her pregnancy.
Could it be… the commandery prince of the Queen Manor?
Yu Wan looked at the calligraphy that she had spent a tael of silver to buy and then at the words she had written on the ground. She felt that there was nothing more annoying than this in the world.
Yu Wan returned to the Helian Manor dejectedly, thinking about how to explain the matter to Yan Jiuchao. Unexpectedly, the moment she entered, she realized that Yan Jiuchao was not around. Even the servants did not know where he was.
“Young Master wants to be alone and doesn’t want us to follow,” Zi Su said ashamedly.
Therefore, her sons had indeed inherited it from their biological father. Yu Wan felt guilty for punishing three little black eggs to reflect on their mistakes. She should have punished their father first.
… .
The mother and son had been separated for too long and had endless things to say to each other. Even when the Little Commandery Princess painstakingly found the gift for her brother, the two of them did not finish talking.
The three of them had dinner together. After Nangong Li sent his reluctant sister back to her boudoir, he returned to her mother’s side.
It was already late, but the Queen was still dressed neatly. Not even a pearl hairpin was messy. She sat on the armchair and gestured for the maidservants to leave. Then, she said to Nangong Li, “I guessed that you had something to say. Coincidentally, I also thought of something and almost forgot to tell you.”
“What is it, Mother?” Nangong Li slowly walked into the room and did not forget to close the door.
The Queen frowned and said, “I saw the child back then. I’m not sure if it’s just someone who looks similar, or if it’s him. He and your father… are really similar…” At this point, the Queen sighed helplessly. It was unknown if it was because of envy or something else.
Nangong Li calmly sat down on a chair beside his mother. “Is that so?” he murmured. He was his father’s son, but he just didn’t look like his father.
The Queen pressed her forehead and said with a headache, “He’s the new young master of the Helian family, but I keep feeling that it doesn’t look like it. I sent someone to Yan City to investigate his traces, but there’s suddenly no news of those two.”
“Dead,” Nangong Li said indifferently.
The Queen paused. “Dead? How can that be? One of them is a supreme scout, and the other is a golden-masked sacrificial soldier. When they left the West City, I even received their pigeon letters saying that they would approach the Great Zhou after they left the West City. Could it be that there are experts stronger than them in the Great Zhou?”
The Queen deeply doubted this.
Nangong Li looked at the candlestick opposite him and said, “There’s always someone better. There will always be experts in this world that we don’t expect.”
A mother knew her son best. Upon hearing his words, the Queen turned slightly to the side. “Did Li’er have any fortuitous encounters in the past two years?”
Nangong Li chuckled. “I can’t say that it was a fortuitous encounter, but I did obtain an expert. When the time is right, I’ll introduce him to Mother.”
She was the dignified Queen, and she had always been the only one who asked others to wait. If it were anyone else who said this, they would have been charged with great disrespect. However, Nangong Li was her son, so she had to give her son face.
“Okay, Mother will wait for Li’er’s arrangements,” she said. “By the way, what does Li’er want to say to Mother?”
Nangong Li said, “I caught an assassin outside the State Preceptor Hall. I think this person might be related to the case of the holy artifact. I’ll personally interrogate him later and strive to find the whereabouts of the holy artifact as soon as possible.”
The Queen said, “It’s tiring after your travels. You can go tomorrow. We’ve already caught him. He won’t be able to escape for a while. This night won’t make a difference.”
Nangong Li smiled faintly and said, “I’m not tired. Mother, go and rest first. Wait for my good news later.”
“You child…” The Queen touched her son’s face dotingly and let him go with a helpless expression.
After Nangong Li left the Queen’s courtyard, he was not in a hurry to leave the manor. Instead, he came to a quiet courtyard. There was a black carriage parked outside the courtyard, and the person in the carriage was no longer there.
When the guard on duty saw Nangong Li, he hurriedly walked forward and bowed respectfully. “Commandery Prince.”
“Is he alright?” Nangong Li asked.
The guard said, “Yes, Your Highness.”