The peerless and dark princess

"Father!!"

Chen Siran looked at Chen Yu and opened his mouth but didn't ask anything. Perhaps his father would tell him about the past when he wanted to.

"Well, Ran'er, bring them in."

Meng Yan and the others had no choice but to go into the study with Chen Siran. When they entered Minzhou City, they pretended to inquire casually, how did they get brought here?

"Are you trying to find out about my past?"

This was a question, to be sure, but Meng Yan and the others knew that King Chen Yu of Yue was not a question, and was waiting for their answers.

Meng Yan, as the oldest among the group, was about to answer, but Xing Yu spoke first, "Your Highness, you have brought us here for questioning. I believe we entered the city with your permission. Naturally, our every move is under your watchful eyes, and you will not tolerate any lies. Why ask again?"

"Yes, you are a clever one. Naturally, I allowed you to enter the city. But I still have to ask, why do you want to pry into my past?"

"Of course, someone paid us and we did the work."

Although Meng Yan and the others were brought out by Zuo Ci's men, they weren't as skilled in martial arts as Leng Xue and the others. They'd only been training for less than a year, and less than half a year inside, having learned only how to protect themselves, escape, and gather information. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been captured so easily. They were relatively weak in martial arts, released to mingle with all kinds of people and gather information. They were also the latest addition to the Bai Xiao Lou.

The deputy building owner released several people because they knew they were to find out about the past between the eldest lady's mother, Chu Wanran, and the King of Yue in Minzhou. Such a relationship naturally could not be revealed, even if it meant death.

"Well, I think you all know that Minzhou is my fiefdom, so naturally people from all sides are trying to find out about me. But those people have disappeared without seeing me. Do you know why?"

Chen Yu narrowed his eyes. These little kids were quite interesting. He might as well scare them. Of course, he was telling the truth. Of course, there were people who entered Minerzhou, but they never left the city after entering.

"The common people don't know."

"Oh?!" Chen Yu laughed. He was obviously very scared but he was being stubborn. He was really curious. "Then I tell you, I will kill them. And you will soon be going to join them. Just for money..."

Meng Yan felt a little anxious watching Xing Yu talking to the King of Yue. There were only a few of them in Minzhou, so naturally none of the people with good martial arts in Baixiao Tower could get in. Meng Yan was the only one leading this group of people.

"Only people like us know whether it's worth it," Xingyu recalled, remembering how they'd survived by fighting for food with stray dogs and elderly beggars. While the eldest lady had her own expectations of people like herself, she'd taught them skills and given them money, so they were no longer considered dirt in the eyes of those people. She even gave them names, back when they'd all been given vulgar names like Niu'er and Gou Wa. "But this kind of money can keep our families alive..."

Chen Yu looked at the children before him and suddenly couldn't bear to do anything to them. Unlike the ones he had dealt with before, these few were too weak. But they seemed to really want to find out about his past. Otherwise, with their intelligence, they would have known about any disturbance in Minzhou long ago. However, they used an extremely simple method, so they deliberately made him notice them. Haha, it really is a psychological attack. Well, since they are not Chen Yan's people, it doesn't matter if they talk about it. After all, so many years have passed, Wanran and Mu Heng should be living well.

"You did this on purpose, deliberately trying to get the king's attention, right?"

"Yes, because only you, Your Highness, know those things best," Meng Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She had been unsure about what to do when she first came to the city, so she had no choice but to take a gamble. "I bet Chu Wanran from Prince Yan's Mansion does care. I think our bet is right. So, Your Highness, are you willing to tell us?"

Only then did Meng Yan see the portrait of Chu Wanran in the study. She felt a little more satisfied. After all, the portrait of the eldest lady's mother was placed in the study, which must have been a very important thing for her. It looked so clean and tidy.

"It's not that I can't tell you, but does the person behind you really need to know these past events?"

It's no wonder Chen Yu treated it with caution. Apart from himself, only the Prince of Yan's Mansion knew part of these things. Mu Heng also wanted to use the power of the Prince of Yan's Mansion to gain a foothold in the capital. But almost all of the things were only known by himself and Chen Yan. Chen Yan would never mention these things. So, it was only the Prince of Yan's Mansion and Mu Heng who knew about it. But Mu Heng? !

"Because of Chu Wanran, Mu Heng's wife has been dead for four years."

Meng Yan didn't answer the question, but said that Chu Wanran had been dead for four years. In her heart, she was thinking: "Miss, I'm sorry. We will be punished when we return. We can't all die in Minzhou, otherwise our role will be in vain. Minzhou is really impregnable. Every move is under the eyes of the King of Yue..."

Meng Yan didn't look at her companions. She knew they wouldn't approve of her actions, but she wasn't afraid of death. She was afraid that if they all died here and still couldn't gather any useful information, other companions would have to come and do the work. Also, there were paintings of Chu Wanran in their building, and she had met Miss Mu Wange once and thought her features resembled Chen Yu's.

Chen Yu was stunned by Meng Yan's words. Chen Siran next to her raised his head in disbelief and looked at Chen Yu.

"What did you say??!!!"

"Father!!!"

Xingyu quickly stopped Mengyan behind him and stared at Chen Yu and the others.

"Your Majesty, I didn't lie to you. Chu Wanran has been dead for almost four years. You can have someone investigate."

Chen Yu rubbed his fingers, feeling disbelief in his heart, and then he took a few steps forward and pressed the person in front of him until he couldn't breathe, unconsciously. Chen Siran, who was watching from the side, was admiring Meng Yan and the others. At least at this time, he didn't think of retreating but protected them.

After a while, Chen Yu came back to his senses. A rough, slightly trembling voice whispered in their ears, "If you lie to me, you know the consequences. Before that, you are not allowed to go anywhere. Stay in the palace. After I verify it, if it is true, you will be fine. If you lie to me, I will make you live a life worse than death."

In fact, Chen Yu knew that what the little girl said was probably true, but he couldn't accept it at the moment. He needed confirmation and needed to know what was going on.

"Aran, take the person away."