Chapter 797: King Dijin Arrives
With Gu Mengzhen's power, he can take care of everything, protect Lin Ranhua, and avoid the decisive battle with Yue Shengxingliang.
However, Lin Ranhua rejected his proposal by using her reputation as an excuse.
She said that this decisive battle would surely shock the world, and if she avoided the disaster abroad, she would inevitably be criticized. The queen was planning to remarry with evil intentions.
Gu Mengzhen himself is a person who cares about his reputation, so of course he understands her difficulties.
He specifically instructed the Supervisory Office to protect the Empress Dowager, and secretly sent a letter to Xingliang, asking him not to harm her in any way.
The decisive battle ended quickly.
Yan Yumo left the imperial edict and then passed away.
Lin Ranhua supported her weak body and held the newborn baby carefully in her arms. She used her tiredness and pain to temporarily hold Gu Mengzhen back.
Unable to bear to see Hua'er tired, Gu Mengzhen took the second prince in both hands and cherished him in his arms, just like she was.
After sending everyone around him away, Lin Ranhua talked to him listlessly.
"This will does not need to be made public. Later, we will find a place to burn it together, and regard it as a farewell to the past and a welcome to the new dynasty."
"The child is still young and doesn't know who his biological father is. In the future, I will teach him to be sensible and reasonable."
"You say, is it okay?"
Following her, Gu Mengzhen imagined a beautiful future, his smile full of sweetness.
"Well, it's up to you."
Lin Ran's paintings are beautiful, warm and wonderful.
"That day, at Shuiqian Xiangming, I kept something to myself and didn't tell Yixi."
"It has been fifteen years since we met. It is not the first time we have met. In fact, I once made eye contact with you at a flower viewing banquet in the palace when we were young."
"Age makes it difficult for you to remember things. You may have forgotten everything, but I remember it clearly."
"We felt like old friends the moment we met, just like family. After that, I dreamed of you almost every night when I went to bed, dreamed of playing with you, dreamed of talking with you."
Gu Mengzhen's expression was gentle as he revealed his true feelings.
"You don't know, and neither do I."
"In my heart, you and I are childhood sweethearts. I grew up with you, and you grew up with me."
"You refused to recognize me as a young man, and I have been feeling uneasy. I am afraid that if I see you again, you will marry someone else..."
Lin Ranhua showed some guilt.
"sorry."
"I ignored your love before, and I failed you."
Gu Mengzhen's eyes are full of emotion, expressing his deep feelings.
"Hua'er should know clearly that what I want is not your apology."
Lin Ranhua turned her eyes away, pretending to be shy, and turned towards the direction of the man in black.
"Ok, I know."
"You want to hear me tell you in person who my young man is."
"In previous years, I couldn't speak because of my status; now, I can finally speak out."
"My young man is..."
An arrow came flying towards him at high speed. Lin Ranhua blocked the arrow for Gu Mengzhen accurately according to the method she had practiced every day, and lost her own life.
"Beware!"
Gu Mengzhen was shocked and freed one hand to help her into his arms.
"Painting!"
He turned his head sharply and looked into the distance, vaguely seeing a man in black, who put away his bow and arrow and hurriedly prepared to escape.
Lin Ranhua stared in fear, trembling in pain, and left a last word.
"Please help me take care of the child... I... I will be grateful to you..."
Gu Mengzhen quickly looked away, his eyes were filled with bloodshot and his heart ached beyond words.
"Okay, okay, I will, I will."
"Hua'er, please hold on. I'll call the imperial physician right away."
Lin Ranhua shook her head slightly, indicating that her life was in danger.
"Young man, that is..."
Her breath gradually died away, and only the shape of her lips remained of the last word "you". After she finished saying it, she passed away.
Seeing his beloved woman die, Gu Mengzhen was heartbroken. He cried out to the sky and sobbed bitterly.
"Painting!"
He was filled with grief and indignation, and immediately ordered all his men to go up the mountain to hunt down the man in black and cut him into pieces.
While waiting, he regained some of his senses.
My dear brother, I am eagerly waiting for him to redress the injustice for the Zhuang people and reunite the brothers.
Losing Huaer was indeed heartbreaking, and if he lost his brother again, he would be in great pain.
Gu Mengzhen took the imperial edict, hugged the child, and hid in a secluded place in the mountains, intending to destroy the imperial edict and get rid of the evil son.
The plan remains the same as before. He will falsely convey the late emperor's will, ascend the throne, and establish a new dynasty.
Ideals are abundant, but reality is full of hesitations.
Thinking back to Hua'er's words before her death, past memories kept emerging in his mind, about Hua'er and the emperor. Guilt lingered in his heart, and he was unable to take action.
Afterwards, Fang Renshu, pregnant, came with her men, read out the imperial edict in public, and rescued King Dijin.
Under the dim moonlight, all the ministers saluted in unison.
"Your Highness, I respectfully wish King Dijin the best of health!"
Yan Yu closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep. As a newborn, he had just arrived and was afraid to speak for a while.
Arranged by Fang Renshu, Yan Yu temporarily lived in Fang Mansion until the site of Prince Di Jin's Mansion was selected and repaired, and then he would move to the new residence.
The nurses were carefully selected and invited early on. There were six of them in total and they lived in the guest rooms of Fang's mansion, ready to be summoned at any time.
Fang Renshu called one of them over to serve Prince Dijin his meal.
Seeing her undressing, Yan Yu was shocked and quickly closed his eyes.
The newborn baby's vocal cords are not fully developed. He cannot speak and can only make babbling sounds and refuses to be fed.
Seeing him crying, Fang Renshu understood.
"I think he is hungry. Please serve him quickly."
Upon hearing the misunderstanding, Yan Yu tried his best to break free from his foster mother's arms.
“Wow wow wow…”
Seeing from his expression that he seemed dissatisfied with the foster nurse, Fang Renshu waved his hand and signaled the foster nurse to leave.
The nurse carefully comforted Prince Di Jin as he lay down in the cradle, then took her leave and left.
Yan Yu had just breathed a sigh of relief after resolving a troublesome matter, and then he listened to Fang Renshu and gave instructions to his personal maid.
"This foster mother has failed to serve you well. Go and pay off your wages, send her away, and replace her with someone else."
Luo Xin responded.
"The slaves obey."
Not long after, another foster mother came and Yan Yu used the same method to refuse to feed the baby.
Fang Renshu was relieved of his sorrow.
"It seems that the king is still not satisfied."
Yan Yu was stunned when he heard this.
My king, who should I call?
Isn’t Prince Dijin a prince? Shouldn’t he be respectfully addressed as Your Highness?
Could it be that the “Di” in King Dijin’s name is the same as “Emperor”, and its original meaning is emperor?
What dynasty is this?
How come there is both an emperor and a king?
Fictional? Another world?
Luo Xin made a suggestion.
"The king has only just been born, how can he understand what satisfaction or dissatisfaction is?"
"We cannot afford to offend the starving king. How about you, young lady, force yourself to serve the king for his meals?"
Fang Renshu blamed.
"nonsense."
"How can forcing be considered serving?"
"Your Majesty is the monarch, how can we be rude to him?"
Luo Xin's eyes were bright and filled with distress.
"Otherwise, what can we do?"
"Those two foster mothers have rich experience. The former is well-known throughout the world, and the latter is famous in Shengjing. The king doesn't even look down on them, let alone her."
Fang Renshu frowned slightly, showing a bit of sadness.
"Go to the guest room and call all the nurses here so that the king can choose."
Luo Xin expressed his views.
"In my humble opinion, the king just likes to play around, and he doesn't really hate those two foster mothers."
"Your Majesty is a man, and when he was a baby, he was bound to be lively."
Fang Renshu insisted on his own opinion.
"You can't force feed him, wouldn't that be a violation of the duty of a subject?"
"You go and ask for a foster mother first. If the king is really not satisfied, I will think of other ways."
Luo Xin took the order and left.
Listening to their conversation, Yan Yu felt helpless.