The Human Emperor (1-200)

C118: Mister Yin Shan!

Even though King Song left early in the morning, he returned extremely late.

“Your Highness, how is it?”

Alighting from the carriage, Lu Ting hurriedly stepped forward to welcome him. In reality, ever since King Song left, he had been waiting at the same spot anxiously for his return.

But for some reason, Lu Ting could sense that King Song’s mind was discomposed. On top of that, he seemed extremely exhausted, as though he had just undergone several large battles.

With a lowered head, King Song didn’t say anything at all. Deep creases sat on his forehead. Despite having followed King Song for so many years, this was the first time Lu Ting was seeing him in such a state.

All of the guards, servants, and maids had already been ordered to evacuate this area long ago.

The matter regarding King Shou was a huge affair. Thus, Lu Ting had told the old butler to ensure that no one was eavesdropping into their conversation.

“I have no way of explaining the matter to you easily. ——Let’s go in first!”

Cautiousness leaked from King Song’s voice. This was the first time Lu Ting saw King Song act so warily.

Lu Ting thought that it was sufficient to send away the guards and maids in the area, but from the looks of it, the matter with King Shou was much graver than he had expected.

Sealing the main hall, experts were stationed in the perimeter of the hall while the old butler stood at the entrance. With such security, even a fly would find it hard to infiltrate the hall.

“Mao-er has spoken!”

After ensuring that there was no outsider, King Song tensed expression visibly loosened:

“Initially, when I asked him about the matter, he kept avoiding the topic. If not for the fact that I had watched him grow up and His Majesty’s imperial edicts, he would have probably kept mum about the matter until the end of time.”

“What did King Shou say?”

Shocked, Lu Ting asked almost instantaneously.

The furrow on King Song’s forehead tightened.

“He didn’t reply my questions directly. He only kept hinting me to not oppose to Consort Taizhen!”

“Ah!”

Lu Ting exclaimed in shock. However, he swiftly recovered and continued asking:

“Could it be that King Shou is unwilling to go against His Majesty’s will?”

King Shou was the victim of the Consort Taizhen incident. The pain of having one’s father steal one’s wife wasn’t something that anyone could understand.

But King Shou was a filial son. It didn’t come as a huge shock for him to advise King Song to not oppose Consort Taizhen.

“That’s not it!”

King Song shook his head grimly, refuting Lu Ting’s conjecture:

“That’s what I thought so too, but the truth isn’t like that. Mao-er didn’t say it directly, but he kept hinting me that the matter isn’t as bad as others put it out to be, and he isn’t as wronged as others thought!”

“Ah!”

Lu Ting gasped. This time, he was truly shocked. The Consort Taizhen incident was clearly an act of the emperor stealing his son’s wife, and this was a fact known by all of the officials.

It was also a well-known fact that King Shou and Consort Taizhen had been together for several years, and they were deeply in love. This was precisely the reason why so many officials were against the Sage Emperor’s decision of inducting Consort Taizhen into the palace.