Gu Lanxin's eyes were red as she spoke, "What else could my father say? Of course he's very angry. This time, our Gu family has really lost face. We raised a bastard whose father we don't even know for several years. We're so stupid!"

Madam Gu sighed, "It's all my fault. If Madam hadn't insisted on keeping the child, she wouldn't have done such a foolish thing. Where is she now? Did your father say what to do with her?"

Gu Lanxin interrupted: "It's not our Gu Mansion's turn to decide. Your wet nurse, including Qiuyu and her son, are all staying in the palace. It seems that Gu Xiaowu still has any status!"

After a moment, she spoke again: "Pooh, pooh, pooh, what Gu Xiaowu, he is just a little bastard!"

Mrs. Gu didn't dare to ask any more questions. This was a serious matter and she had to quickly find a way to deal with the questioning from the Gu family.

Qiuyu had been brought before Zhan Yan. She knelt on the ground and begged, "This servant has indeed made a mistake, but my son is innocent. Please, Lord Zhan Yi, show some mercy and forgive him!"

Zhan Yan nodded: "I can spare him and let Doctor Lin detoxify him as soon as possible, but I have to see if you are willing to tell me who his biological father is."

Qiuyu replied with a dodgy look in her eyes, "I used to be the most popular courtesan in Qinglou. I've served so many men, how could I possibly know who his biological father is?"

Zhan Yan laughed heartily, "Qiuyu, you're quite clever. This statement is half true and half false. You are the most popular courtesan in Qinglou, but after being chosen by the head of the Qiu family, you haven't served other men since. Even though your name is hanging in the building, no one dares to touch you. Is that right or wrong?"

Qiuyu's eyes widened in shock. She never expected that Zhan Yan had investigated so thoroughly.

However, she would never admit that Gu Yuan was the only bloodline of the Qiu family.

In that case, he still won't survive!

She denied it eagerly: "Zhan Yihou, you misunderstood. I did serve the head of the Qiu family, but I didn't get pregnant with his child. He always forced me to drink contraceptive soup back then, and I couldn't get pregnant at all!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhan Yan took out the portrait of the Qiu family's head and said, "You still want to deny it? The similar eyebrows and eyes between the two are irrefutable evidence, right?"

Qiuyu bit her lip hard, but ultimately didn't dare to quibble anymore.

After hesitating for a moment, she tearfully said, "He's just a child now. Can't the court give him a chance to live? He hasn't done anything. The Qiu family doesn't even know he exists!"

Zhan Yan interrupted coldly, "No, the remnants of the previous dynasty have already discovered his existence and are trying every possible means to find his whereabouts. It's just that I found you and your son one step ahead of them!"

Qiuyu froze. She hadn't expected that the Qiu family was also looking for her and her son.

However, if he fell into the hands of the Qiu family, his life would be in danger.

Maybe, we can still rely on their power and give it another try!

Zhan Yan seemed to see through her thoughts and sneered, "Now the lives of you and your son are in the hands of the imperial court. Do you still have any illusions?"

Qiuyu quickly denied: "I dare not!"

Zhan Yan didn't waste any more time talking to her and ordered his men to lock her and Gu Yuan up in the lowest dungeon of Zhaoyu.

He returned to Emperor Sheng'an and reported, "Your Majesty, now we can wait and see!"

Emperor Sheng An looked at him puzzledly: "How can you just sit back and wait for something to happen?"

Zhan Yan said calmly, "Your Majesty, don't you want to capture Chen Siyuan? As the head of the Imperial Household Department, no one is more familiar with the palace than him. Even if it's the lowest dungeon, he has a way to sneak in and rescue people!"

Emperor Sheng An slammed the table in anger: "That bastard, he is really good at pretending, hiding right under my nose. If I don't tear him into pieces, I won't be emperor anymore!"

Zhan Yan consoled him, "Your Majesty, please calm down. This time, we will definitely be able to overturn Old Qiu Jiang's lair. However, I need to borrow someone from your Jinyiwei!"

Emperor Sheng An frowned: "Who do you want to borrow it from?"

Soon, a man of similar stature to Gu Yuan was brought before Zhan Yan. He saluted respectfully and said, "Your subordinate Sun Quan greets Marquis Zhan Yi!"

Zhan Yan had heard of this Sun Quan a long time ago. Although he was short, he was already twenty-five years old.

He was born with dwarfism, but he learned extremely powerful martial arts skills.

It is no exaggeration to say that he can fly into the sky and hide in the ground!

Zhan Yan patted his shoulder and said, "I'll bear with you staying in the dungeon for a few days. As long as you wipe out all the remnants of the previous dynasty, I will commend you to the emperor!"

Sun Quan was silent for a moment before speaking: "Marquis Zhan Yi, I have a request. I wonder if you can agree to it!"

Zhan Yan nodded: "You say!"

Sun Quan lowered his voice and said, "I've heard that Madam Hou is an excellent doctor. I wonder if she can treat my sister. She's as young as me, and I'm already like this, but I don't want my sister to live with the strange looks of others!"

Zhan Yan didn't expect him to make such a request, but he had to ask Lin Yiwan if she could cure him before giving him an answer.

He said obscurely: "I'll remember this matter. You can focus on carrying out your mission in the dungeon first!"

After Sun Quan was sent away, he left the palace and returned to Qingfeng Inn.

Chan'er was just ordering people to carry her to Prince Li's mansion when he ran into her.

He asked doubtfully, "Where are you going? Are you planning to go back to the Buddhist temple?"

Zener explained awkwardly, "No, I thought I'd recovered a little and was planning to go see the Marquis' wife!"

Zhan Yan immediately questioned, "What exactly do you want to do by deliberately seeking to see my wife?"

Seeing that he was angry, Chan'er quickly comforted him: "My Lord, you misunderstood. I just wanted to thank her grandfather for treating my injuries!"

Zhan Yan walked straight into the house: "No need!"

Chan'er naturally couldn't leave anymore. She stumbled back into the house and asked cautiously, "My Lord, are you angry?"

Zhan Yan replied: "No, I have to investigate an old case recently, so I will be very busy next time. You are not allowed to cause trouble!"

Zener's heart moved, and he subconsciously asked, "What old case?"

Zhan Yan said nonchalantly, "Even if I tell you, you won't know. I have found the only remaining bloodline of the Qiu family, the remnants of the previous dynasty!"

Chaner was almost shocked to death by the news. Her whole body was shaking violently, but she bit her lips tightly.

There was a voice in her head that kept reminding her not to show her emotions, otherwise he would become suspicious.

After taking a few deep breaths, she forced herself to calm down.

She said quickly, "My Lord, I almost forgot. I just asked the inn's kitchen to prepare some vegetarian food for you. I'll bring it to you right away!"

Seeing her walking out, Zhan Yan stopped her: "You are still injured, just let the inn servant do this little thing!"

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