Chapter 85 Illusion
"I don't want to bother you, but the princess's condition is worse than before, so I hope you can continue to pretend, Mr. Liu."

After saying that, Xiao Chang walked down and pretended to thank Liu Liantang.

Liu Liantang stepped forward quickly, "Your Majesty, there is no need to be so polite. It is a blessing for me to be able to pretend to be your son."

Hearing this, Xiao Chang felt relieved.

"Then please ask Mr. Liu to accompany me to see the princess."

"Yes."

As soon as I entered Lin Rong's room, I could smell a faint fragrance. This fragrance was light and gave me a soothing feeling.

"Rong'er, look who's here?"

Xiao Chang first walked to the bed and looked at Lin Rong lying on the bed through the bed curtains.

Hearing this, Lin Rong slowly opened his eyes, turned his head slightly, and looked outside.

"Huai'er, you're here!" Lin Rong's words were full of surprise.

Liu Liantang couldn't see what was going on inside the bed through the bed curtains, so he looked inside.

"It's me, your son." Liu Liantang responded.

"Come closer and let mother take a look."

After receiving a signal from Xiao Chang, Liu Liantang moved closer.

"Why didn't Huai'er follow mother back to the palace when we met that day? Is he still blaming mother?" At this point, Lin Rong started coughing.

Liu Liantang now knows that he is not a member of the Liu family. According to what Nanny Zhang said before her death, he was brought here by someone.

It was because Aunt Zhao’s son fell seriously ill just a few days after he was born, but Aunt Zhao had been hiding it. Later, when she saw that her own son was really dying, her position as an aunt was even more precarious.

After all, a mother's status is determined by her son, so the status of a concubine who gave birth to a prince is naturally very different from that of a concubine who did not.

Aunt Zhao ordered her maid to go outside to find the child, and then she was carried back to Liu's house.

Nanny Zhang also said that she suspected she was stolen. After all, the clothes she was wearing when she was brought home looked like she was either rich or noble.

Even if Nanny Zhang had any doubts at the time, she naturally dared not say a word, so she secretly took off the longevity lock from Liu Liantang and kept it until now.

Listening to the princess' words, Liu Liantang thought of himself. If his mother told him that she was still feeling guilty about losing him by mistake, he would definitely not have any hatred at all.

Thinking of this, Liu Liantang said what he wanted to say to his mother.

"Mother, how can I blame you? How can I blame you for what happened back then? If I have to blame someone, I should blame the person who took me away. He deserves death the most. So mother, please don't put the sin of that evil person on yourself."

"If you keep blaming yourself like this, it will only make me sad. Now that I'm back, you should be happy and take good care of yourself. This is my greatest wish."

"Rong'er, look, our Huai'er has already said it, so you should get well soon." Xiao Chang took the opportunity to say.

"Okay, mother promises you to take good care of yourself. Then Huai'er, are you still leaving? This palace is your home! If you don't stay here, mother will still feel that you, Huai'er, have not forgiven mother."

"Mother, I don't blame you at all. I haven't been in the palace these days because I have things to deal with outside, so I will come back in a few days. Don't worry, mother, I will come to see you as soon as I am free."

"Okay~" Lin Rong finally felt relieved, knowing that his son did not blame him.

"Madam, you should have a good rest. Huai'er and I have something to talk about. After all, we haven't seen each other for many years, and there are many things to talk about."

"Okay, then you guys go quickly." A long-lost smile appeared on Lin Rong's face.

Leaving Lin Rong's sight, Gu Xunyan said: "What you just said was very good. This king is very grateful."

For some reason, when Liu Liantang in front of him said those words, Xiao Chang always had an illusion that Liu Liantang in front of him was their lost son. But reason quickly overcame imagination, and Xiao Chang gave up this idea. After all, Liu Liantang was a child of the Liu family, not without a father or a mother. He just looked a little like Lin Rong, so how could he be his Huai'er?

"Your Majesty, you don't have to be so polite."

"Last time we parted in a hurry, the princess did not have time to say anything to you, which made the princess so worried. Now that everything has been explained, the princess feels much better. However, in the future, I may have to trouble Master Liu to come to the palace again."

"Your Highness, what are you talking about? If you need me, I will be there at your beck and call."

Just like that, the two of them continued to talk to each other, one thanking him and the other being polite.

Xiao Chang originally wanted to keep Liu Liantang for dinner at the palace, but Liu Liantang declined, not wanting to trouble Xiao Chang.

Finally, Xiao Chang sent someone to send Liu Liantang back to Liu's mansion.

As soon as they returned to Liu's house, it wasn't long before several people crammed into the small room where Liu Liantang lived.

If these people were normal, they would definitely shout and order someone to call Liu Liantang to them and interrogate him directly.

But now, several people sat aside, looking at Liu Liantang sitting there in front of them, but said nothing.

Seeing Mrs. Liu's gesture, Aunt Zhao, the key figure, walked up to Liu Liantang with a smile on her face.

"Lian Tang, why are you going to the palace today? What does the prince want to see you about?"

Looking at the flattering smile of his so-called biological mother in front of him, Liu Liantang felt extremely disgusted.

"It's just that the prince came to me for a small matter, and the prince said that this matter should be kept confidential." Liu Liantang said this deliberately.

Hearing this, Aunt Zhao uttered "uh" and looked back at Madam Li.

"Lian Tang, since the prince asked for confidentiality, we won't ask you." Madam Liu forced a smile.

Seeing Liu Liantang like this, several people wanted to be angry, but they had no place to vent their anger. Last time, Liu Liantang seemed to be proud of nothing because of the incident with General Gu's son Gu Yize.

But now it was different, that was Prince Dingzhou, the former God of War! Although they had never seen Prince Dingzhou, they certainly knew about his deeds.

This prince has more than just the title of prince, he has real power. The kingdom of Anlin belongs to him, the King of Dingzhou!
The emperor even specifically requested that he not kneel before the emperor. That was a unique privilege for Anlin State! Even though the King of Dingzhou does not participate in court affairs now, his influence has not diminished at all!

Just like this, several people left Liu Liantang's room in shame.

Liu Liantang watched them leave and smiled sarcastically.

How ridiculous!

These people are really following the trend!

On the other side, after seeing Liu Liantang off, Wu Jiang recounted the scene when he first went to invite Liu Liantang.

After hearing this, Xiao Chang smiled coldly.

"This Liu Mansion is truly extraordinary. The treatment of legitimate and illegitimate children is so obvious."

Only then did Xiao Chang resolve a puzzle in his mind: why was Liu Liantang dressed decently when they first met, but so simply today?

So that’s it!
"My distinguished guest is so insignificant that the Liu Mansion is not worth mentioning. Isn't this a slap in my face? Wu Jiang!"

"My subordinate is here!"

"Prepare a bunch of thank-you gifts and deliver them to Liu's residence in person."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)

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