bayedsolid Chapter 369 Past Events
Chapter 369 Past Events
"Your Majesty, this rumor first came from Yunfeng Tower."
Rumors that the rain would continue and might even cause floods spread quickly, as if they had wings.
The Chief Secretary of the King of England urged Wan Rong to report the latest news he had just obtained to the King of England.
"Such a rumor spread throughout Shengjing so quickly, and the surrounding provinces also began to spread such rumors. It seems that someone is fanning the flames behind the scenes."
The speed at which the rumor spread this time was much faster than similar rumors in the past. The King of England looked a little solemn, and then asked Cui Wanrong, the Chief Clerk of the Palace.
"Is there any news from the Sitianjian?"
"Now the rumor has spread. His Majesty seems to be quite dissatisfied with the Si Tian Jian and is asking the Si Tian Jian when the rain will stop. The Si Tian Jian is very busy and exhausted because of this matter."
The King of England lowered his head in thought for a moment, then gave orders.
"It has been raining for nearly ten days. The water levels of several rivers in Shengjing City have exceeded the highest levels in previous years, but it doesn't look like the rain will stop. Give orders now and have everyone prepare for possible floods."
Cui Wanrong agreed and was about to retreat to do his work when he was stopped by the King of England.
"The people down there have been investigating for over a month. Have you got any latest news?"
When Cui Wanrong heard the King of England asking the question, he quickly turned around and answered respectfully.
"Your Highness, due to the long time, the investigation is progressing slowly. Currently, our people are divided into two groups to investigate. One group is investigating Liang Jingcheng's background. What is certain is that Liang Jingcheng's current identity is indeed questionable."
When the King of England heard this, an expression of "as expected" appeared on his face, and he spoke to Cui Wanrong.
"Tell me more specifically."
"Your Highness, when Cai Zhengqing was transferred from Zhangzhou prefect to Beijing, he only brought with him the orphan Zhu Yuchun who he adopted in Zhangzhou. But when he arrived in Shengjing, Cai Zhengqing's wife Xiao was holding a baby boy of about one year old in her arms."
Seeing that the King of England was listening carefully, Cui Wanrong continued.
"Since eighteen years have passed, all those who accompanied Xiao are no longer alive. At present, apart from Cai Zhengqing, perhaps only Zhu Yuchun knows the origin of this child. When our people were investigating Liang Jingcheng, they also found that someone deliberately erased all traces related to Liang Jingcheng."
Seeing that the King of England seemed to be in deep thought, Cu Wanrong paused for a moment before continuing.
"Another group of people is concentrating on investigating the accidental death of Princess Cheng and the whereabouts of her unborn child."
When King Ying heard Cui Wanrong mention Princess Cheng, his face was filled with grief and indignation. He remembered the innocent sister Ru who chased after him and called him "Brother Qi, Brother Qi" when he was young.
The King of England was named Li Ruiqi. He was the second son of the late emperor's first wife, the Queen. However, the Queen was injured when giving birth to Li Ruiqi, and she passed away when Li Ruiqi was not even one year old.
The late emperor had a very close relationship with his original queen. Whenever he saw Li Ruiqi, he would think of his original queen and feel sad, so he rarely got close to Li Ruiqi.
Later, the late emperor canonized Concubine Zhuang as the empress, who is the current empress dowager. Half a year after Concubine Zhuang was canonized as the empress, the good news came that she gave birth to the emperor's youngest son, who was the current emperor's younger brother, and later became His Royal Highness Prince Cheng, Li Ruining.
When King Ying Li Ruiqi lost his mother when he was young, he often went to his aunt's house. He and his aunt's cousin Liang Liru were childhood sweethearts. Later, after Liang Liru came of age, the King of Ying was planning to ask his uncle to marry his cousin.
However, I got the news that the Queen Mother intended to marry Liang Liru to His Royal Highness Prince Cheng, and my uncle seemed very happy about this marriage.
Soon the emperor issued an edict to grant marriage to Prince Cheng and Liang Liru. However, less than a month after the marriage, news came from the border that the court of the Sand Tent King was disturbing the border, and the newly married Prince Cheng volunteered to go to the battlefield.
More than half a year later, news came from the border that King Cheng had died in battle. At this time, King Cheng's wife was nearly eight months pregnant.
The woman he loved married his younger brother. The disheartened King of England heard that Princess Cheng was so sad about his death that she committed suicide for him. The King of England was devastated and drank to drown his sorrows all day long and became depressed.
The King of England, who had been depressed for several years, finally regained his spirits.
But during the Dragon Boat Festival archery competition, Liang Jingcheng suddenly entered the King of England's sight and shocked him greatly. From a distance, Liang Jingcheng's figure was quite similar to that of King Cheng. Although the stands were a certain distance away from Liang Jingcheng, Liang Jingcheng's appearance was somewhat similar to the woman he had been thinking about for more than 20 years.
So when the awards were being presented, the King of England took the initiative to volunteer to present the awards to the winning students so that he could observe Liang Jingcheng's appearance closely.
Upon closer inspection, Liang Jingcheng's eyebrows and eyes were, if not exactly the same as his cousin Liang Liru, at least 70% similar. In addition, Liang Jingcheng's figure was somewhat similar to that of King Cheng back then, which made the King of England suspicious.
So the King of England returned to the Palace and asked the Chief Secretary to urge Wan Rong to send someone to investigate.
Cui Wanrong saw that the King of England had been lost in his thoughts for a long time and had not come back to his senses, so he could only stand by quietly.
King Ying recalled that after Liang Jingcheng won the championship that day, he laughed so unscrupulously and innocently in front of his junior brother Ye Changyan, just like more than 20 years ago, when he climbed up the persimmon tree to pick persimmons for his cousin Liang Liru, but the ripe persimmons fell on the stone slab and turned into a pool of meat paste. At that time, his cousin also laughed so innocently.
Thinking of Liang Jingcheng's unbridled smile, which was as innocent as his cousin's back then, the corners of King Ying's mouth couldn't help but rise, revealing a calm smile.
When the King of England came back to his senses, he saw Cui Wanrong standing quietly by his side, and then he told him to continue.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, there are many strange reasons for the death of Princess Cheng. However, everything that happened between the time when Prince Cheng's remains were transported back to Shengjing and when Princess Cheng was rumored to have committed suicide for love seemed to have been deliberately erased. Many people related to this period have disappeared inexplicably."
The King of England looked at Cui Wanrong with a puzzled look on his face, and then listened to what Cui Wanrong continued to say.
"After Prince Cheng and Princess Cheng were buried, the Prince Cheng Mansion was taken back by His Majesty. All the slaves and maids who had served in the Prince Cheng Mansion, without exception, have lost contact. The people guarding the mansion now are all criminal slaves who were later transferred from the Ye Ting."
Seeing that the King of England remained silent, Cui Wanrong's expression grew serious, and he continued.
"Right now, to determine whether the child in Princess Cheng's belly is still alive, I'm afraid the only way is to open the coffin and perform an autopsy."