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"Oh, what brings Lord Liu's advisor here?"

Lord Liu spoke, a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Cheng Yunmo's gaze followed the direction of the clerk. The clerk had a very ordinary appearance, but his eyes, when he looked at people and spoke, seemed to be scrutinizing them sharply. He was a very memorable clerk.

The clerk bowed to Lord Liu and her before speaking, "Lord Liu, something terrible has happened. I believe that my Lord Liu may be about to betray us."

How can this be?

Cheng Yunmo thought of what Lord Liu had just said and subconsciously said, "That shouldn't be the case, right? The Emperor trusts Lord Liu's character very much, how could that be?"

Lord Liu frowned slightly, signaling Cheng Yunmo to stop talking.

The advisor looked at Cheng Yunmo with a hint of doubt, because he didn't have solid evidence. How could Cheng Yunmo have done something so disloyal to his master?

Moreover, this matter must be very serious, which is why I have come to report it.

"Lord Cheng was just speaking casually. You may leave now. I will discuss it with Lord Cheng later and then make a decision."

The advisor's eyes showed some dissatisfaction, but he held back and withdrew.

Once the clerk had left and he was sure he couldn't hear their conversation, Lord Liu said, "Lord Cheng, you shouldn't have treated the clerk that way. It made him think that he shouldn't be informed in advance of anything special. Does he expect to make amends only after something has actually happened?"

Cheng Yunmo nodded awkwardly. She did realize that when Lord Liu stopped her just now, it was because he had said something he shouldn't have.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know it would turn out like this..."

Lord Liu said with some dissatisfaction, "Lord Cheng, why apologize like this? I just hope that you can discern the true nature of those around you, rather than want to hear apologies now."

Cheng Yunmo said helplessly, "Didn't Lord Liu say that he was a minister appointed by the Emperor? If we go to the Emperor now, who knows when it will be?"

“Of course, we can’t ask the Emperor for help. Lord Liu’s status is not simple now, especially since he controls the grain. The people who are looking for him are looking at this because of this. So if we deal with him, the grain will probably fall into the enemy’s hands.”

Cheng Yunmo knew that whoever controlled the grain now had more power.

"The person should be the Emperor Emeritus's person, but I don't understand what the current situation of the Emperor Emeritus is. Is he dead or still alive?"

Lord Liu asked with some doubt in his heart.

Cheng Yunmo hadn't expected that Lord Liu was now very concerned about the Emperor Emeritus.

"If you ask me about other things, I might not know, but if it's about the retired emperor, I can guess one possibility."

Lord Liu has been troubled by the matter of the retired emperor, because he doesn't know how to guard against him, so he has not been able to come up with a feasible plan.

"The Emperor Emeritus should be dead now, or you could say he isn't really dead. His soul is perfectly healthy, just like a living person. He can appear as a living person whenever he wants, and none of you will see anything unusual about him. But he can only appear as a living person if the current emperor is gone."

Lord Liu was stunned. "Is there any basis for such a guess?"

Cheng Yunmo hesitated for a moment, but there really was no basis for it.

"When I met the Emperor Emeritus, I felt that this was the situation. The spirits of the Emperor Emeritus and the Emperor seemed to be very strange."

Lord Liu felt that Lord Cheng's feeling might be correct.

"Now, it seems that the Emperor Emeritus's people also have a group of people who have a very good harvest. Logically speaking, the fact that the Emperor Emeritus sent people to get so close to Lord Liu is for Lord Liu's grain, which shows that the Emperor Emeritus's side is not having enough grain."

The fact that they chose to find us at such a crucial time, when it's easy to be discovered, suggests that this is a very important matter that can no longer be delayed.

But why is that?

Lord Liu was also completely baffled and could only send someone to investigate.

As night fell, Lord Liu emerged from a mansion, thinking he had gotten away with it unnoticed.

He returned to his house and breathed a sigh of relief as soon as he entered. However, he was stunned when he saw the person standing there, looking him over.

"Lord Liu, what brings you to see me, Your Excellency?"

When Lord Liu saw Lord Liu like this, it was hard to imagine that when he first met him, although he was in a sorry state, he could still sense a trace of righteousness.

But now, even though he looks the same, I don't know why, that trace of righteousness is gone.

"You come to see me, how could you not know why?"

Lord Liu asked indifferently.

Originally, they were unsure how to deal with Lord Liu, but upon learning that Lord Liu had a mistress outside the palace and was pregnant with a child, and that this was all due to a deliberate scheme by the Emperor Emeritus's men, they knew that Lord Liu would have no chance of turning back.

“My child, Lord Liu, that’s my child. In this day and age, I have my own child. Shouldn’t I strive to give him a good future? At my age, I really don’t want to live a life with nothing.”

Lord Liu knew that Lord Liu was no pushover either.

"I will never hand over the grain, Lord Liu, you can forget about it."

Lord Liu knew that Lord Liu wouldn't say anything nice today.

"And Lord Liu, I'm sorry, but once you've come to my house, it's not possible to leave cleanly."

"You think my child came about this way? Let me tell you, that child was a gift from God, and you can too..."

Lord Liu had always known that even though the Emperor Emeritus could be blown up, he wasn't truly dead and could still exist as a spirit. This gave him an idea that the Emperor Emeritus had many strange methods, and now they actually wanted to use them on him.

"I do not need."

Lord Liu refused.

"Hehe, Lord Liu, you're being too hasty. Why don't you meet my mistress first?"

Lord Liu suddenly spoke with a gloomy expression that quickly turned into anger.

Why did Lord Liu allow him to see a mistress?

Just as Lord Liu was feeling puzzled, he met his mistress half an hour later.

But when he first saw Lord Liu's mistress, he was only shocked.

He looked at Lord Liu with a somewhat incredulous gaze, then at the outer room.

"You, aren't you originally Lord Liu's legal wife?"

The maidservant was not surprised at all when she saw Lord Liu, and calmly came over to pay her respects.

"Greetings, Lord Liu."

Lord Liu was pleased to see the surprised expression on Lord Liu's face, and a smug smile appeared in his eyes.

"See, Lord Liu, you're quite surprised too."