Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 1085: Chapter 1086: Manage Thoroughly

Xiao Changyi didn’t know why it had come to this, but he said, ”I will find out the truth and explain everything to you.”

Gong Juechen laughed, ”So, you want me to die with clarity, is that it?”

Xiao Changyi frowned slightly, stood up, and walked towards the door. As he walked away, he instructed, ”Stay in this courtyard until I have cleared things up.”

”What, you plan to keep me under house arrest?” Gong Juechen laughed lightly as he picked up the overnight tea to drink.

Xiao Changyi’s steps faltered for a moment, then, without turning his head, he continued walking away and said indifferently, ”It’s to protect you.”

Gong Juechen suddenly choked up.

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Having left Gong Juechen, Xiao Changyi returned to the main court to find An Jing.

He sent the four little ones to play nearby and quietly told An Jing about Gong Juechen being Su Chenglin, and why Gong Juechen had all this time refused to acknowledge the Emperor of Xiyun.

An Jing was shocked after hearing it, ”Even ferocious beasts don’t eat their own offspring; even if my adoptive father is heartless, he wouldn’t kill all his other sons for Chengyu’s sake, right? But it’s strange, my adoptive father had so many sons, and now only Chengyu is left.”

Xiao Changyi said nothing.

An Jing also fell silent for a while before asking, ”Husband, what do you plan to do about this? We can’t just ignore it, can we?”

”We must intervene,” he paused, ”and see it through to the end.” If he didn’t intervene, who could? Who else was capable?

An Jing also felt they should see it through to the end—one was her adoptive father and the other a friend. They really didn’t want any misunderstandings to cause one to harbor deep hatred and the other deep longing.

”So, how do we handle this? Directly ask my adoptive father?”

Xiao Changyi actually nodded, ”Yes.” He paused, ”It’s getting dark, let’s leave it for today. I’ll enter the palace tomorrow to ask him.”

”Okay.” An Jing had no objections.

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The next day, Xiao Changyi entered the palace once again.

The Emperor of Xiyun was surprised to see Xiao Changyi come alone again.

Xiao Changyi cut to the chase, ”I have some questions for you.”

”What is it?” asked the Emperor.

Xiao Changyi remained silent.

Realizing the need for privacy, the Emperor of Xiyun ordered everyone to leave. The Jun Palace was left with only the two of them.

Only then did Xiao Changyi speak, ”I don’t believe you’re this kind of person, but if you really are, please be honest with me and do not deceive me.”

The Emperor of Xiyun was confused, ”Yi Er, what are you talking about?”

”Chenglin, he’s not dead.”

”What did you say?” The Emperor of Xiyun was somewhat dazed, seemingly in disbelief.

”Gong Juechen is Chenglin, your seventh son, Su Chenglin.”

”How could this be...” The Emperor’s old lips quivered, his face showing utter disbelief.

”The one burned to death was just his body double, not him. Consort Han secretly sent him and Chenghan out of the palace, found two people to impersonate them, leading others to believe they also died in the Qingyi Palace fire.”

The Emperor of Xiyun found it even harder to believe, stunned for a long time before questioning, ”Why would Consort Han do such a thing?”

”Gong Juechen said you wanted to kill him, and Consort Han didn’t want him to be killed by you, so she did it.”

The Emperor of Xiyun immediately became agitated, ”When have I ever wanted to kill him?”

Xiao Changyi remained composed, ”Then how did your other sons die? He says they were all killed by you.”

The Emperor of Xiyun was furious and slammed his hand on the table, ”Nonsense!”

Xiao Changyi, unfazed by the Emperor’s anger, continued steadily, ”He says that you wanted to eliminate all of them, your own flesh and blood, to ensure Chengyu could smoothly hold the position of Crown Prince and peacefully succeed the throne once and for all.”