Chapter 259 A family of three?
In mid-April, Li Yan's fleet finally returned to Dengzhou from Taiwan. Zhao Fu and Lu Hong lined up with Dengzhou officials to greet him, but compared to Li Ke and others, Li Yan had a vague face. Zhao Fu and Lu Hong were not surprised at all about his appearance. It would be strange if His Highness King Qi was in a good mood when he encountered such a thing.
Since they met Yang Shi a few days ago, the two of them had a secret conversation in the cabin for a long time. When Li Yan came out again, they had become like this. Li Ke and Yang Xu had asked him, but Li Yan refused to say it, and they had no choice.
After returning to the Qi Palace to settle the crowd, Li Yan immediately asked Yang Shi, who was with him, to take him with him, to meet that person, but as soon as he left the study, someone next to him asked, "Husband, where are you going?"
When Li Yan heard this voice, he immediately felt a headache, but he turned his head and said with a smirk: "Mei Niang, Zhao Biejia said that he had to report some things to me, so I have to see him."
The person who spoke was Wu Meiniang. She was leaning beneath a sycamore tree outside the study door, staring at Li Yan with a smile on her face, and occasionally swept Yang Shi. As the leader of intelligence, Yang Shi did not dare to face Wu Meiniang's eyes, and even shrank directly behind Li Yan.
When Yang Shi came to the ship to report the letter, Li Yan specifically told him not to tell Wu Meiniang about Dengzhou. This made Yang Shi very worried. After all, he was his immediate boss. If Wu Meiniang knew that he was hiding it from her, he would have no good results. It is precisely because of this that Yang Shi felt so guilty when he saw Wu Meiniang today.
"Oh, husband is going to see Zhao Biejia?" Wu Meiniang's voice became even more charming. Since she had a chance with Li Yan that day, she followed Li Yan to Taiwan. She was naturally in love along the way. The youthful aura of Wu Meiniang, who had just become a wife, gradually faded away, and the charming aura of her body became more and more attractive.
"Yes. This Zhao Fu is really unreasonable. I just came back and didn't even breathe. He just clamored to report. There was nothing he could do about him!" Li Yan said while shook his head, as if he was really helpless with Zhao Fu's dedication.
"Okay, but my husband is going to see Zhao Biejia, so Yang Shi should not follow me. I have been away for so long and don't understand a lot of things, so I asked him to stay here. In addition, I will also send someone to invite Mrs. Yang. Then you and your wife will report to me about the situation during this period!" Wu Meiniang said casually as if she pretended to be very casual.
When Li Yan and Yang Shiyi heard Wu Meiniang's words, they all smiled bitterly. It seemed that this shrewd woman already knew something, and she would not be able to tell her honestly today.
Thinking of this, Li Yan squeezed out a flattering smile and said, "Mei Niang, I was wrong. I asked Yang Shi to take me to meet someone, but this person's identity is too special. That's why I want to hide it from you!"
After hearing this, Wu Meiniang gave Li Yan a blank look. She had built the intelligence system in Dengzhou. Although the main power was concentrated in the hands of Yang Shi and his wife, and although the couple usually obeyed their own orders, they were actually loyal to their husbands. However, she also had her own confidants, and as long as Yang Shi and his wife knew about it, she would also know it.
"Husband. I have no objection to seeing that woman, but I must bring me with me!" Wu Meiniang didn't go around in circles with Li Yan and said very directly.
"This..." Li Yan hesitated for a moment. This matter is of great importance. Except for Yang Shi and others, they only know the other party's identity, but they don't know the cause and effect. If he went to see the other party this time, the words would definitely bring out the original incident, but he really didn't want anyone to know about this matter.
Seeing Li Yan hesitating, Wu Meiniang immediately snorted coldly, "I knew that my husband must have gone to meet an old lover. After all, he even brought the children over. Although he was a girl, he was better than a childless person like me. No wonder my husband urged Xiang Hui to rush along the way. It turned out that it was not only to go back to Chang'an to wait for Sister Xijun to have a child, but also to meet the queen and son in Dengzhou!"
When Li Yan heard this, he was amused and laughed. He thought to himself that this is all about it? It was obvious that the child belonged to his father Li Shimin, but why did he become Li Yan in Wu Meiniang's mouth? He is even more unfair than Dou E!
When Yang Shi met Li Yan, he reported a very shocking news to him, that is, the new queen of Silla, Kim Seung-man, actually came to Dengzhou, and also brought two extremely shocking news. The first one was the death of the former queen Jin Deman. As for the second one, the other party refused to say it clearly, and only said it when he said he would meet Li Yan in person.
Lu Hong and Zhao Fu were both very surprised by Kim Seung-man's arrival. After all, Silla was still in a battle with Baekje. As the leader of a country, Kim Seung-man actually left behind the military and political affairs in China and ran to Dengzhou alone to meet Li Yan. The itinerary was very confidential. No one else knew about it except Yang Shi and his wife and they. This is really puzzled.
Although they couldn't figure it out, Li Yan went to Liuqiu in the south and was not in Dengzhou at all, so they couldn't do anything about Jin Shengman's desire to see Li Yan. But what they didn't expect was that when Jin Shengman learned that Li Yan was not in Dengzhou, he was very anxious and urged Zhao Fu to deliver letters to Li Yan several times, but he couldn't say any legitimate reasons. Zhao Fu was just perfunctory about this, but he didn't take any action at all.
After waiting for several days, Jin Shengman probably was impatient to wait and finally showed his killer move. This killer move was a baby girl who had just been in full moon. Jin Shengman, who was holding the baby girl, also told Zhao Fu and the other two on the spot that the baby girl had a great relationship with Li Yan. If Li Yan was not called, they would be responsible for the serious consequences that would be caused by then.
This finally attracted the attention of Zhao Fu and Lu Hong. The Silla Queen in front of her was about the same age as His Highness, and she was also a charming beauty. If these two people really had something to do, it would be very normal. Moreover, Zhao Fu and Lu Hong recalled that Li Yan had gone to the front line of Goguryeo, which was not far from Silla. In this way, the two of them had the time and place to meet. Unfortunately, Zhao Fu and the two didn't know that Li Yan and Jin Shengman in front of them were not the parents of the baby girl. The real perpetrator was Li Shimin and Jin Deman, who had just passed away.
Of course, Zhao Fu and Lu Hong only guessed from Jin Shengman's words that the child was Li Yan, and based on the other party's words and a child of unknown origin, they at most respect Jin Shengman more and would not make any real moves. Unfortunately, Jin Shengman was prepared for a long time. She took out a jade pendant, and this jade pendant was a royal property. No one except His Majesty, the prince and the princess, was qualified to wear it. They had seen each other exactly the same one on Li Yan.
Seeing this jade pendant made Zhao Fu and Lu Hong's speculation even more. He believed that the child was the daughter of Li Yan and Jin Shengman. Poor, these two old men who claimed to be wise men did not think about Li Shimin at all. One reason was because of Li Shimin's identity, and the other was that in the eyes of ordinary people, only Li Yan, who was full of energy, would make such a mistake of love between children.
But what Zhao Fu Lu Hong didn't expect was that knowing the child's identity was just the beginning. The queen of Jin Shengman was not in vain. She threatened her children and asked them to increase their support for Silla. At the same time, she asked Dengzhou to stop the material transactions of Baekje. If she did not agree to her two requests, she would take the child back to Silla, so that Li Yan would never see the child in her life.
When Li Yan heard Yang Shi say this, he immediately yelled angrily. Judging from the performance of Jin Shengman's request, he was already sure that Jin Shengman must have deliberately used a trick, making Zhao Fu and Lu Hong think that it was their and her child. After all, the other party knew very clearly that in Dengzhou, both Zhao Fu and Lu Hong were from Li Yan, so Li Yan's name was obviously more useful than Li Shimin. Moreover, if people know that the child is from Li Shimin, it may cause some unnecessary consequences.
Although Lu Hong, after fierce struggles, he still failed to withstand the other party's threat and agreed to reduce the material transactions of Baekje. After all, with his understanding of Li Yan, he knew that the other party was a very family-oriented person. If he knew that a daughter was wandering outside, although he would not blame him, he would inevitably have grudges in his heart. Moreover, he belonged to the princess Xiao Wenxin. If he forced the other party to leave, Li Yan would definitely doubt whether he was instructed by Wen Xin, which would definitely affect the relationship between Li Yan and Wen Xin.
I have to say that Lu Hong considered it very carefully, but unfortunately, all of them were based on the assumption that the child was Li Yan, and this assumption was wrong from the beginning, so all the things he thought were in vain.
When Li Yan heard that even Lu Hong was deceived by Jin Shengman, he was naturally furious, but he was sure of this mute. After all, the other party did not explicitly say that the child was his, and it was Lu Hong and Zhao Fu who understood it wrongly. In addition, the child's father was his romantic emperor's father, so this matter must not be made public, and he did not even have a chance to argue. It is precisely because of these that Li Yan's face was so bad along the way.
"Oh, it's fine if you don't want to take Mei Niang there, so that you can't disturb your family of three. Poor sisters in Chang'an City are still waiting for your husband to go back. It seems that I have to send a letter to comfort them!" Wu Mei Niang sighed deliberately and said with a look of self-pity. Although she had met Wen Xin and Xijun when she was in Chang'an, the other party did not know that Li Yan and Wu Meiniang were also the woman. What she said about writing letters to comfort her now is obviously threatening Li Yan. If she didn't bring her, she would tell Wen Xin and Xijun about this.
Woman! Li Yan sighed in his heart. Wu Meiniang was obviously clamoring to see Jin Shengman because of jealousy. Of course, she might also want to meet what kind of woman she "seduced" her husband? For this reason, even hesitated to make trouble for Wen Xin. Although Li Yan had a clear conscience to this threat, it was always a troublesome to explain.
Thinking of this, Li Yan smiled helplessly and said, "Okay, you can bring you with you, but you can only carry your ears and never talk too much. Moreover, even if what you heard today is rotten to your stomach, you must not say it out!"
Chapter completed!