"Does anyone else know about this?"
Chen Delin grabbed Yu An's shoulders and stared at him closely.
Seeing that he did not subconsciously treat what he just said as a child's joke, nor did he doubt its authenticity, An Luo nodded secretly.
Actually, Mr. Chen is a pretty good guy.
"No, Yu An only told Grandpa Chen."
He didn't even tell Yijiang's father.
Humph!
He remembered clearly that Uncle Chen had said that Yijiang was willing to go home only after he had sent the woman away.
But now, that woman is still here, and she wants to harm people!
Sure enough, this is what Yijiang said, if there is a stepmother, there must be a stepfather, right?
He doesn't want to tell Lord Chen!
"That's good."
Mr. Chen nodded, and his expression became unusually serious, as if he was thinking of something.
"Yuan, during this period of time, if Yijiang wants to play with you, I will ask him to find you outside the city. If someone sends a message asking you to come over, don't believe it, understand?"
Yu An nodded, not quite understanding.
"I remember that."
Chen Delin forced a smile and gently touched his little head.
"Let Grandpa Chen handle this matter."
"Well, it's getting late, let's go home."
Chen Delin walked the little guy out and got him into the carriage.
"Goodbye, Grandpa Chen!"
He smiled and waved to Yu An, who was leaning half of his body out of the car window.
"Okay, bye."
After watching the carriage go away, Chen Delin entered the gate. The moment he turned around, his expression turned cold.
He walked straight towards the front yard and met a hurried servant on the way.
"What's going on?"
The servant replied hurriedly.
"Master, the young master suddenly feels unwell, and the master asked me to find a doctor."
"You were fine at lunch, right? Why do you suddenly feel unwell?"
Chen Delin was about to turn around and go see Yijiang when he suddenly stopped and called out to the servant to stop.
"Wait a moment!"
"Are you adults also at Yijiang's place?"
The servant nodded.
"Yes, the master has been watching over the young master."
Chen Delin waved his hand.
"I see. Go find a doctor."
After the servant left, he hesitated for a moment, and finally walked quickly towards Chen Ying's study.
…
On the other side, in Yijiang's room, Chen Ying was furious at the maids and servants.
"What's going on?!"
"Wasn't he fine before lunch? How did he suddenly get sick? How did you take care of him?!"
All the maids and servants in Yijiang Courtyard knelt on the ground, trembling with fear.
"Master, please calm down. I have been following the young master all day. He was fine before, but I don't know how he became like this in just one meal."
Chen Ying's eyes dimmed.
"Is there something wrong with the food?"
"The Cheng family brought food. Did you check it carefully?"
The servant nodded.
"I checked it. I don't think it's the cake's problem. The young master ate it last time and it was fine. And didn't the little guest eat it with him?"
Suddenly, he looked up sharply.
"Could it be that basin of water?"
Chen Ying frowned.
"What water?"
The servant hurriedly told the story that beans had been thrown at the corner and a basin of water had been poured on him in the corridor.
"Did the young master catch a cold?"
Douzi, splash water?
Chen Ying looked at his son, whose face was flushed and whose eyes were tightly closed, crying out in pain, with terrifying waves brewing in his eyes.
Of course he knew that those little actions were not directed at Yijiang.
They planted spies around him, so he could pretend he knew nothing about it, but they accidentally injured Yi Jiang!
"Someone come!"
Gu Shang walked in.
"What do you want, my Lord?"
Chen Ying's face was gloomy and he spoke coldly in his ear.
"Take a few more people to the front yard..."
Hearing this, Gu Shang first looked at him in surprise, then nodded.
"yes!"
At this time, the court doctor was dragged in by the servant.
The court doctor was gasping for breath. After taking the patient's pulse, he wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"It's just a cold and fever. I'll prescribe some medicine for you."
Hearing him say this, Chen Ying's brows relaxed a little.
"Go get the medicine quickly!"
He personally fed Yijiang the medicine and stayed with him for a while. Only when he saw Yijiang sweating slightly did Chen Ying leave with peace of mind.
It was getting dark.
As soon as he opened the door of the study, he suddenly noticed another breathing sound in the room.
He looked over warily and touched the dagger hidden at his waist with his right hand.
"who?!"
With a whoosh sound, the fire starter lit up.
With the dim light, Chen Ying could clearly see the person sitting behind the desk.
His tense body relaxed and he stuffed the dagger back into his clothes.
"Father, why are you here?"
"Yijiang is sick, do you want to go see him?"
When he got closer and saw several letters on the table, he suddenly stopped and his voice seemed to be stuck.
"you..."
"snort!"
Chen Delin snorted coldly and slammed the table heavily.
"If I hadn't come, how would I have known that you had done such a big thing behind my back?!"
Chen Ying kept his head down and said nothing.
"Tell me! When did you collude with him?!"
Chen Ying's thin lips moved slightly.
"After knowing that Yu'an was a boy."
Hearing this, Chen Delin was stunned at first, then stood up and pointed at him and cursed.
"Yu'an is a boy, how does that bother you?!"
"He's a boy, so you can just let others place spies around him?!"
"You allow others to do these little tricks right under your nose?!"
"Why are you so confused? Have you been blinded by greed?!"
"Father!"
Chen Ying interrupted him loudly.
"If it weren't for the Cheng family, how could we have been accused of such a crime and ended up like this?!"
"Now, in front of outsiders, I can only call you foster father. You can only live in the dark and cannot appear in front of people openly!"
"And Yijiang..."
"Yijiang is already five years old, and he has never even left this small Beihuang City!"
"The Cheng family owes us so much, and we are still willing to take them in and help them. We have done our best!"
"We contributed manpower and effort to the Cheng family's rebellion, and risked the world's condemnation for them. Is it just to make wedding clothes for them?!"
"What's wrong with me wanting to be the emperor? I want you and Yi Jiang to appear in front of everyone openly and honorably. What's wrong with me?!"
"All of this is owed to us by the Shen royal family and the Cheng family!"
"Bang!"
"Asshole!"
After slapping him, Chen Delin looked at his trembling hands, then staggered and slumped in the chair, covering his heart and gasping for breath.
"Father, are you okay?"
Seeing him like this, Chen Ying was visibly panicked and quickly poured him a glass of water.
Chen Delin took a sip of water, calmed down, and spoke in a gentle tone, but the look in his eyes was full of disappointment.
"I didn't know you thought this way all these years."
When meeting his eyes, Chen Ying suddenly felt a great panic in his heart.
"Father, I..."
Is his father disappointed in him?
Chen Delin raised his hand to interrupt him.
"Forget it, I don't want to hear anything else from you."
"But there are some things I have to say."
"Five years ago, before our Chen family was wrongly accused, or even earlier, Pingnan Hou had reminded me to be careful of the people around me."
Chen Delin laughed at himself.
"But I didn't listen at the time. I was conceited and complacent, and I trusted the villain wrongly, which led to the Chen family being almost wiped out, and almost implicated the Pingnan Marquis Mansion, causing great damage to the Cheng family."
After wiping his face heavily, he continued.
"Later, Pingnan Hou secretly took me out of the prison. Only then did I know that he had saved your life with the golden medal of immunity from death."
Chen Ying widened his eyes in disbelief, looked at him and shook his head.
"No, it's impossible."
"How could this be?"
"Didn't Emperor Shunhe spare my life because of the Chen family's past military exploits?"
Chen Delin sneered.
"Hey, you always like to root out the problem, why did you leave you alone?"
"Of course it's because he has long wanted to deal with the Cheng family and use me to kill someone else!"
In fact, the more Chen Ying spoke, the more guilty he felt.
Marquis Pingnan has always been upright and outspoken, and he disdains forming cliques for personal gain. How many people in the court have grudges against the Cheng family?
Why him?
Why was it him?
Chen Ying squatted on the ground, covering his face, and remained silent for a long time.
"Father, I did something wrong."
Chen Delin sighed and was about to say something when he suddenly heard the panicked voice of the housekeeper.
"Master, sir, something terrible has happened!"
"Young Master, something bad has happened!"