Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 227 - Ive Been Looking for Her Whereabouts

Chapter 227: Chapter 227 I’ve Been Looking for Her Whereabouts

Chapter 227 -227 I’ve Been Looking for Her Whereabouts

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That statement is not wrong either. Xiao Wen’s mother, Lady Yu, died young. Although not directly killed by the Prince of Yundian, there was an indirect connection.

Regardless of whether there was some misunderstanding between them, or if another woman of the Prince of Yundian did something to Lady Yu, Lady Yu indeed died, succumbing to illness in the prime of her life.

Divine Doctor Zhai then said, “Your father secretly came to the Capital City, certainly to find you. Given his special status, you must know that a vassal king must not enter the Capital without summoning. If recognized, he could easily be accused of harboring sinister intentions, and the Emperor could immediately have his head chopped off.”

Xiao Wen was extremely surprised, his face turned pale in an instant.

“Really?”

After all, he was just a six-year-old child. Although precocious, he couldn’t hide his thoughts.

Hating his father was real, and so was his worry.

Who in the world does not care about kinship? If everyone was born without emotions, Murong Jiu in her previous life would not have complied with everyone in Marquis Mansion to gain Lady Wang’s and Murong Jian’s parental love.

Xiao Wen had never met his father, having only heard bits and pieces from his mother’s mouth. His mother told him not to hate his father but also advised him not to seek him out, for she died with numerous sorrows.

Thus, he was actually very conflicted. On one hand, he too lacked love; everyone had a father except for him. On the other hand, he loved his mother more, and his hatred towards his father for causing his mother’s death was hard to dissipate.

How could a child not have a father?

Moreover, when Lady Yu left that half of the Jade Pendant to him, wasn’t she also harboring the thought of letting Xiao Wen acknowledge his ancestry?

Otherwise, that broken half of the Jade Pendant would have been discarded by Lady Yu long ago.

In her previous life, Murong Jiu had not met Xiao Wen but knew that the Second Prince used leverage to threaten the Prince of Yundian to work for him; this leverage was definitely Xiao Wen. The Prince of Yundian later met a tragic end accused of plotting rebellion.

If the Second Prince’s Faction discovered him in the Capital City, that would be another troublesome matter.

No matter what, Murong Jiu decided to first arrange a meeting between Xiao Wen and the Prince of Yundian.

After discussing the disadvantages of the Prince of Yundian staying in the Capital City, Xiao Wen fell silent for a long time and accepted the Princess Consort’s advice.

That day, Murong Jiu handed over the cracked half of the Jade Pendant left by Lady Yu to Chang Chonghai, asking him to personally meet the Prince of Yundian and secretly bring him to the Prince Mansion for a meeting.

There were spies from the Second Prince outside the Prince Mansion, and it was inconvenient for Murong Jiu to leave the house; she also did not feel at ease letting Xiao Wen go out to meet the Prince of Yundian alone. Lady Yu entrusted her orphan to her, and she needed to take up all responsibilities.

So after much deliberation, the last resort was to secretly bring the Prince of Yundian into the mansion.

The Prince of Yundian himself was in disguise when he entered the city, not attracting any attention.

The appointed time was tomorrow, but unexpectedly, upon seeing the Jade Pendant, the Prince of Yundian immediately followed Chang Chonghai into the Prince Mansion.

The Prince of Yundian had notable martial skills and high Qinggong. Chang Chonghai avoided the spies outside the mansion and after signaling the patrolling guards, climbed over the wall to enter.

Chang Chonghai found a guard to pass a message to Murong Jiu, while he led the Prince of Yundian to the flower hall.

Murong Jiu was still in the outer courtyard teaching Xiao Wen about medicinal principles. Hearing from the guard that Chang Chonghai had brought someone back, she was momentarily stunned, not expecting the Prince of Yundian to be so eager.

Next to her, Xiao Wen’s movements stiffened, and his lips pursed into a straight line.

Divine Doctor Zhai said to him, “Go on, be a brave man. See for yourself what kind of person your biological father is.”

Murong Jiu also patted Xiao Wen’s shoulder, “Let’s go.”

Xiao Wen nodded and followed her steps.

As they reached the outside of the floral hall, Xiao Wen suddenly stopped. Murong Jiu knew his feelings were complex—with hatred, probably nerves and even a hidden anticipation.

The word “father” holds an extremely important place for any child.

Murong Jiu took his small hand, squeezed it, giving him strength, then led him inside.

The tall and lean man inside stood anxiously peering forward, and as soon as he saw Xiao Wen, he rushed over eagerly. Such a tall figure, his eyes quickly reddening.

“You, you are Xiao Wen? You are the child of me and Lady Yu?”

Upon seeing the jade pendant, he asked Chang Chonghai many questions and learned that Lady Yu had passed away, leaving behind a six-year-old child who was taken in by Princess Consort Ling at the mansion.

In reality, Chang Chonghai’s impression of Lady Yu was deeper than that of Murong Jiu because he too was at the refugee camp. However, at that time, he was engulfed in the grief of losing his wife and daughter, numbing himself with alcohol, careless about external matters—otherwise, he might have spent some money on alcohol to buy medicine for Lady Yu, and perhaps she wouldn’t have died from her illness.

But at that time, there were too many pitiful people like Lady Yu in the refugee camp; even if he wanted to help, he couldn’t have saved them all.

Chang Chonghai was living like a lost soul at that time, but he still remembered Lady Yu’s care for Xiao Wen. The refugee camp distributed food, but only once a day, and Lady Yu would save her portion for Xiao Wen.

He had not expected Xiao Wen to be the child of the Prince of Yundian.

The Prince of Yundian kneeled down, reaching out to touch Xiao Wen’s face, but Xiao Wen backed away, hiding behind Murong Jiu.

“Prince Mu.”

The Prince of Yundian quickly stood up and paid respects to Murong Jiu.

He was a prince, and Jun Yuyan was also a prince, but Jun Yuyan was still a prince of higher rank.

However, his power was greater, as he was the king of all Western Dian, bordering several countries.

“Thank you, Princess Consort Ling, for taking in my son. I am extremely grateful. If you have any requests, please feel free to make them,” the Prince of Yundian said.

Murong Jiu smiled, “What requests could I possibly have? When I took in Xiao Wen, it wasn’t because of his background. Prince Mu, please sit. Xiao Wen and his mother Lady Yu wandered from Western Dian to the Capital City and suffered a great deal. You should already know that Lady Yu has passed away, from an illness that started as something minor but sometimes even a slight cold can turn into a serious disease.”

The Prince of Yundian’s eyes were red. He was tall and handsome, probably in his early thirties, but his face bore no trace of the years, he must have been a very handsome man in his youth.

Xiao Wen looked a lot like him, only his eyes resembled those of Lady Yu; he had large, round almond eyes that were now brimming with tears, yet stubbornly refusing to let them fall.

“It’s my fault; I wronged Lady Yu. We had a misunderstanding, she thought I did not cherish her, even thought that I wanted her to abort the child in her belly, but that was all due to the Princess Consort at my mansion who falsely passed on my token, and had someone fake my handwriting to write a letter of severance. That’s why Lady Yu was utterly disillusioned and heartbroken enough to leave. All these years, I have been searching for her whereabouts…” the Prince explained.

Upon hearing this, Murong Jiu realized there had indeed been a misunderstanding.

In her past life, the Prince of Yundian had been used by the Second Prince precisely because of Xiao Wen.

Caring so much for Xiao Wen, it couldn’t have been just because Xiao Wen was his only offspring; only a child born from a woman a man truly loved could make a man willing to risk his very life.

Facing this, Xiao Wen finally lifted his head, staring at the Prince of Yundian, “Is what you said all true?”