Exile is exile, is half of the capital enough as compensation?

Li Tianze's heart was beating fast.

He knew that Leng Youran was a protective person, but he didn't expect that she would care about him so much.

His eyes involuntarily turned towards the kitchen, and looking at the busy figure of the little girl, he felt an indescribable feeling.

"Actually, your grandfather and Old Man Leng also investigated your father's affairs. Your father probably didn't tell you that there was another reason why Chu Zhaolin tried to harm him."

"What's the reason?" Not only Li Tianze, but even Leng Youran who was cooking in the kitchen slowed down her movements and pricked up her ears.

You Xian seemed unaware of Leng Youran's actions and continued, "He blames your father for attending the palace banquet but failing to protect his beloved, which led to his childhood sweetheart being killed by the late emperor..."

You Xian did not say the last two words, but Li Tianze and Leng Youran understood the meaning.

Li Tianze fell silent after hearing his words.

Is it for this reason that Chu Zhaolin secretly murdered his father?

"Do you find it incredible?"

Li Tianze nodded slightly. "Not only is it unbelievable, I even find it ridiculous. She's his woman, so why should she need my father's care?"

You Xian shook his head. "Once people get stuck in a rut, they'll come up with all sorts of excuses."

"But my father treated him well. Even though he couldn't prevent that from happening, it wasn't his fault."

"Anyone with a discerning eye knows that it wasn't your father's fault, but Chu Zhaolin doesn't think so. He believes that since your father recognized him as a brother, he naturally has to consider him. That's human nature."

Li Tianze felt unwell all over.

Because of such a ridiculous reason, his father is gone.

And also bear the stigma.

"Your grandfather and his men also discovered that Queen Mother Chu and Chu Weian were responsible for Chu Zhaolin's anger. Queen Mother Chu, after returning home, revealed that your father had seen her being taken away, but your father didn't help. This deepened Chu Zhaolin's hatred for your father. Do you see anything wrong with this?"

Li Tianze pondered his words over and over in his mind, "So you mean that this matter is entirely a conspiracy between Chu Weian and Queen Mother Chu?"

"Can you think of anyone else besides them?"

"Oh, by the way, you said Chu Weian lost his father and mother, but that's not right, because Chu Weian's father is not dead..."

Bangdang...

There was a sound of something falling in the kitchen.

They both turned their heads and saw Leng Youran wearing an apron and standing at the kitchen door with a spatula in her hand.

"Master, do you mean Qin Zhaohai?" Leng Youran felt as if he had forgotten some important key person while chatting with Li Tianze along the way. When he heard You Xian's words, he suddenly remembered the mastermind behind the scenes.

Yes, how could she forget about Qin Zhaohai?

He is the most important person in the whole thing.

It seemed to make sense all of a sudden.

How could a calculating man like Qin Zhaohai be willing to let the Chu family remain unknown in the capital? Queen Mother Chu's bed-climbing must be related to him.

It wasn't that the late emperor was drunk, but it was their deliberate conspiracy.

"Qin Zhaohai?"

You Xian and Leng Youran nodded. You Xian said, "Well, actually, Qin Zhaohai is just his pseudonym. Maybe that's not right. Maybe it's his real name. It's just that he once appeared in the capital as Chu's father, and at the same time appeared beside Mr. Fan as Qin Zhaohai..."

Li Tianze carefully pondered his every word. He had never met Old Master Chu. When he was born, he had already disappeared from the household registration list in the capital.

As for Qin Zhaohai, he had heard of this name from Mr. You and the others last time, but he didn't expect that Qin Zhaohai and Mr. Chu were the same person.

If this is true, then Mr. Fan is truly innocent in this matter concerning his grandfather.

Because he believed that even if Mr. Fan was not there, based on Qin Zhaohai's understanding of the aristocratic families in the capital, there would still be someone else around his grandfather.

"So, Master, if Qin Zhaohai is that person, then Chu Zhaolin's sudden disappearance must be related to him."

"There must be a connection. For someone who can fake his own death and conceal it from the world, wouldn't it be easy for him to take someone away from the battlefield? I just don't know if Chu Zhaolin is pretending to be ignorant of their conspiracy or if it was all planned long ago. Also, that incident seemed to happen suddenly, but I always feel that it was a long-planned plot. Did you know that Zhao Mingyao didn't give birth at full term?"

At this time, Leng Youran had already brought the prepared dishes to the table and sat down next to Li Tianze.

"So Master, you mean to say that you suspect that Zhao Mingyao is not the late emperor's son?" Leng Youran was not overthinking it, but because if that was not the case, there would be no need for Master to bring up Zhao Mingyao's matter separately.

As soon as she said this, both people in the living room looked at her.

There was satisfaction and pride in You Xian's eyes.

Li Tianze looked stunned, "Youyou, why do you think that? Isn't it common for children to be born prematurely?"

As soon as he said this, he felt two pairs of eyes looking at him as if he were a fool.

Li Tianze's hair stood on end. Isn't this normal thinking?

Who would immediately suspect that someone else's child is not their biological child?

Besides, if that was the case, how could the late emperor not know anything about it?

Besides, Zhao Mingyao looks...

He doesn't look like the old emperor.

Won't....

"So... Master, what Youyou said is true. Then Zhao Mingyao is really not of royal blood?"

It’s not that Li Tianze is not smart enough and can’t figure out the key, but his thinking is still very traditional. Unlike You Xian and Leng Youran who come from another world, he can see many things much more clearly than them.

You Xian glanced at him calmly before saying, "This matter has not been verified. Moreover, the late emperor and the crown prince are both dead. The remaining princes who have made no achievements have all lived under the control of Queen Mother Chu in the harem for many years. They are already walking on thin ice. Even if we spread this news now, I guess no one would dare to verify it."

"Master, then you didn't let me kill Zhao Mingyao because you knew he would be the breakthrough point for us to find Qin Zhaohai's whereabouts?"

"Well, I told you before that I don't always see things clearly when it comes to Qin Zhaohai. Coincidentally, I also don't understand Zhao Mingyao's fate. I stopped you at the time because the capital was still unstable. If you killed him, the other three kingdoms would surely divide up the Eastern Jin Dynasty in one fell swoop. Secondly, I knew Qin Zhaohai wouldn't stay hidden behind the scenes. If he showed up, Zhao Mingyao would be the breakthrough point for us to find him."