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Chapter 131 Li Chunhua's Life

Hearing Mrs. Li's exclamation, Li Chunhua was startled, stood up suddenly, and hurried to the door.

Seeing Wang Po standing there in a daze, her pale face full of disbelief, she was clutching her new silk gown tightly in her hand, while her other hand was holding onto the door, swaying precariously.

"mother."

Li Chunhua hurried over, helped her sit down on a chair in the room, and patted her back to help her breathe smoothly.

After a long time, Wang Po's expression eased a little. She looked at Li Chunhua with worry in her eyes and sighed heavily.

"Old Four, since it's come to this, I'll tell you this: you're not my biological child. Back then, I went up the mountain and strayed into the depths, almost dying. It was only when I heard your cries that I was saved.

When he brought you home, I looked at the bright yellow brocade blanket and felt that you had come from an extraordinary life. Later, when we found a crystal clear emerald jade pendant in your cradle, I felt even more that your life story was extraordinary.

I was actually a little hesitant at the time, worried about bringing disaster to the whole family. But the old man wouldn't let me. He said you were destined to him and that you had saved his life. He couldn't go unrewarded just because you were young. So, we kept you and raised you as our own son.

At first, we lived in constant fear, afraid that the person who abandoned you would find out you were alive and come after you. But then, as the years passed, nothing happened, and we finally felt at ease.

But……"

She glanced at Mrs. Wang, who was standing beside her with her head bowed, and continued, "I didn't expect that someone would come looking for you. Fortunately, it's someone your parents trust. This makes me feel relieved. The old man can also rest assured in the underworld. You know that when he left, the people he was most worried about were you and the eldest girl."

At this point, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but choke up. She remembered that when the old man passed away, she wanted to go with him. But he had told her to do something before he died. She could only restrain herself and wait quietly. Finally, she waited for the right time.

"Mom, I've known for a long time that I'm not your biological child."

Mrs. Wang was startled. She suddenly looked up at him and asked in surprise, "How could it be? When?"

Li Chunping smiled bitterly and said, "Mom, when I was little, every time I played in the village, the women would tease me, saying that I didn't look like you and that you might have picked me up. I didn't understand when I was little, I just thought they were teasing me.

But then, one night, I woke up in the middle of the night and heard what you and Dad were saying. Then I realized that I wasn't your biological child."

Mother Wang was shocked and burst into tears. She hugged Li Chunping and cried, "My son, why didn't you tell me earlier? No wonder you became so sensible later. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have told your father about this that night."

Li Chunping's tears welled up in his eyes and he choked up, "Mom, how can I blame you? Without you and Dad, I would have died long ago. Even if I hadn't died, who knows what kind of life I would be living now. You will always be my parents."

Mrs. Li, who was standing quietly by, couldn't help shedding tears when she saw the mother and son hugging each other and crying bitterly. She cursed in her heart: They are all those damn ambitious people.

After a long time, Li Chunping helped Wang Po sit down.

"Mom, no matter who I am, you are still my mother. You can't abandon me because of this, Mom."

Wiping the tears from her face, Mrs. Wang said with a thick nasal voice, "Okay, as long as you acknowledge me as your mother, I will be your mother."

After thinking for a while and calming down, he said, "I'll go upstairs and get you the blanket and jade pendant."

After saying that, he stood up and walked out.

In a moment, she came into the house with her things.

"Mrs. Li, take a look at these two things."

Looking at the blanket and jade pendant in her hands, Li Pozi took them with trembling hands and murmured, "Yes, yes, this is it. I personally wrapped this blanket for the young prince back then, and this jade pendant was given to the young prince by the Duke when he brought it to the palace."

At this moment, her heart finally settled down. She had only felt it before, but this time she was really sure that the Fourth Master was the Prince. She wanted to write a letter to the Queen immediately to make her happy.

Thinking of this, her eyes lit up and she immediately knelt down to salute.

"This old servant pays homage to His Royal Highness the Prince."

Li Chunping sighed, walked over to help her up, and said softly, "Mrs. Li, please don't make this public for now. I'll discuss this when I go to Bianjing to participate in the Spring Examination next year."

"Yes, Your Highness."

……

Here, Li Lan and Zhang took Madam Pei to the teahouse on the top of the back mountain, chatting happily.

"Lan girl, although you are a girl, your knowledge is no less than that of a boy. Have you ever been to school before?"

"Aunt Pei, I was brought up by my fourth uncle."

Li Lan said casually, thinking: Fourth Uncle, there is no other way, I can only use you to block it.

"No wonder. I was saying that your knowledge is not comparable to that of ordinary people. The teachings of this Jieyuan are different."

Listening to Mrs. Pei's joke, Li Lan's eyes flickered slightly, and then he said, "Mom, I'm a little hungry. How about you help us get some food from the restaurant in the teahouse?"

"No need for my sister to go. Let my maid go."

"I really have to go, Sister Pei. The food in this teahouse is all placed in one place, you have to go and get it yourself."

"There are such methods, which are really novel."

Zhang smiled, then stood up and walked out of the private room.

At this moment, Li Lan picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. His lowered eyes flashed, and then he raised them and asked with a smile, "I heard Aunt Pei mention the Duke today. Who is this person?"

Madam Pei paused holding the teacup. After a moment, she sighed softly and said softly, "Alas, this Duke, he was the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion back then, and he is also the father of the current Empress. In his youth, the Duke of Zhenguo was brave and valiant in battle, and he and Prince Ding were known as the "Two Generals of Dingguo."

Unfortunately, during the reign of the previous emperor, border warfare was constant, and Prince Ding and his two sons perished in the fighting. The Duke of Zhenguo also suffered a serious illness during that time, and after returning to Bianjing, he became bedridden and eventually succumbed to his illness.

Mrs. Pei frowned and thought for a moment, then glanced at the closed door and whispered in Li Lan's ear, "It is said that the Duke of Zhenguo died because the Empress's newborn baby was stolen and killed."

Li Lan's eyes darkened, his heart skipped a beat, and his thoughts surged, as if something in his mind was slowly connecting together.

Mrs. Pei picked up the teacup and took a sip, then sighed:

"Alas, I don't know who leaked this news back then. I heard my husband say that the Duke of Zhenguo would die with regrets."

"Aunt Pei, I think Mrs. Li next to me looks familiar."

At this point, Li Lan looked at her with a smile. Seeing her hand pause as she put down the teacup, her eyes darkened, and he immediately said, "This person was given to me by His Majesty. I guess you must have seen him in Bianjing."

After hearing this, Madam Pei looked at her in shock, lowered her head and thought for a moment, then murmured, "No wonder, that must be her."

"Who is Aunt Pei talking about?"

Mrs. Pei saw that Li Lan was confused. She had already said so much, so she simply didn't care about it anymore. She leaned close to her and whispered, "Madame Song beside the Queen."

Li Lan's pupils shrank and he couldn't help but clench the teacup in his hand.

At this moment, Zhang came in with a servant carrying food. The two exchanged glances and dropped the subject.