Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 1089: Chapter 1090: He is Innocent

The Emperor of Xiyun continued, ”Mrs. Han may not know that Lady Tao harmed my son, and seeing how much I care about Chengyu, with my sons dying one after another, she might have mistakenly assumed that I was doing it for Chengyu, wanting all my other sons killed.”

Xiao Changyi said, ”This is only our speculation, without evidence. Even if we told Gong Juechen this, he wouldn’t believe it.”

How could one easily change something he had firmly believed for over twenty years, simply because of someone else’s ’possibility’?

Moreover, that person was the inscrutable Gong Juechen.

He would not easily be convinced.

Unless undeniable evidence was right before his eyes, otherwise, for the rest of his life, Gong Juechen would probably believe that the Emperor of Xiyun killed all his other children for the sake of Su Chengyu.

The Emperor of Xiyun sighed and said, ”Yi Er, let me be honest with you. I am happy that Chenglin and Chenghan are still alive, but Chenglin looks so much like Mrs. Han... It really disgusts me.”

”In fact, I also know he is born to Mrs. Han, and there is nothing wrong with him resembling her. It’s just me...” The Emperor of Xiyun sighed again, ”Min Rong was killed by Mrs. Han and her people, I really don’t want to see Mrs. Han’s face again. Why does he have to look like Mrs. Han, and not like me? He didn’t look that much like Mrs. Han when he was younger. If he looked like me, I would certainly be happier now.”

Xiao Changyi spoke indifferently, ”Do you mean that you do not want him to acknowledge his ancestry and return to the family?”

”Not necessarily...” The Emperor of Xiyun hesitated before speaking the truth, ”I mean, I can acknowledge him, but I hope he does not always appear before me. His face, I really don’t want to see.”

Xiao Changyi said, ”Then when you abdicate, you should still live in the palace. Even if he doesn’t live with me, he will often associate with me. If you live at my place, you will see him frequently.”

”Can’t you just not associate with him...” The Emperor of Xiyun was somewhat troubled. He really wanted to stay at Prince Yi’s Mansion.

”I can’t.” Two extremely decisive words.

”Why?”

”He is a friend of Jing Er and me,” he paused, ”and he is also innocent.”

The Emperor of Xiyun fell silent in an instant.

Xiao Changyi continued, ”Old man, I believe you. Don’t disappoint me. I will handle this matter to the end.”

The Emperor of Xiyun felt both helpless and amused, ”You take care of it, just do it. You’ve always been like this.” Deeply loyal and committed to his relationships.

”Han Xinche might know that Chenglin is not dead. Last time, someone tried to strip Gong Juechen’s clothing, presumably to check for the birthmark on his lower back, but Meng Zhuqing went after them and lost their trail near Han Xinche’s house. I will send someone to investigate the Han family, see if they can find something that might resolve the misunderstandings between you two.” Xiao Changyi still showed little emotion on his face as he spoke.

Yet the Emperor of Xiyun felt this was when Xiao Changyi was the most reliable.

”Mm,” the Emperor Xiyun nodded, ”Leave it to you. I am at ease with you handling matters.”

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As soon as he returned from the palace, Xiao Changyi sent people to thoroughly investigate the Han family before he headed back to the main courtyard.

When An Jing saw him return, she asked him what the Emperor of Xiyun had said.

Xiao Changyi told An Jing all about it truthfully.

Hearing this, An Jing couldn’t help but sigh, ”There’s so much more to this matter...”

”It will be fine once it’s all cleared up.”

”It’s just that I’m afraid it won’t be cleared up.”

”If we truly cannot clear it up, then we have done our best,” Xiao Changyi said.

”Mm,” An Jing felt the same way.

Xiao Changyi didn’t go to say anything to Gong Juechen. He planned to wait until things were clarified before speaking. If they truly couldn’t be clarified, then, as he had just said to himself, he had done his best.