novelraw Chapter 676 Conditions for Offering
Chapter 676 Conditions for Offering
Chapter 676 Conditions for Offering
"This..." Lin Kun was a little stunned by this unexpected question. After thinking for a moment, he shook his head, "It seems that has never happened before."
Initially, we didn't dare to risk going out to gather information. Later, when we did go out to inquire, we didn't seem to have heard of the Prince's Mansion posting notices to arrest us, let alone have portraits. Neither I nor any of the other brothers were named.
Why does Chief Clerk Yu ask this? Did you see arrest warrants for us on your way here?
“That’s interesting.” Zhu Yu didn’t answer Lin Kun’s question, but instead asked a seemingly unrelated question, “Was the divine physician who produced the prescription and made great contributions back then a person who was much thinner than Prince Lan?”
After gaining the trust of the Prince of Lan, he spent most of his time with the Prince and didn't have many opportunities to interact with you, let alone become familiar with you all, right?
“That’s true.” Lin Kun nodded repeatedly. “That divine doctor is thinner and shorter than our prince. Since he entered the palace as a physician, he hasn’t shown his face often. Perhaps the maids who serve in the room are more familiar with him. We guards are all out working. Without the prince’s orders, we don’t even go to the inner quarters, so we’ve hardly ever seen him.”
"Well, I have something to say, whether it's appropriate or not, whether it's pleasant to hear or not, I'm afraid you all have to hear it." Zhu Yu sighed, "Your Lan Kingdom may have been usurped more than a decade ago, and the Lan King who lives in the palace now may not be the Lan King you think he was personally appointed by the Emperor."
I suspect that the one who supposedly died suddenly from a serious illness and was given a grand funeral was actually your Prince Lan, while the Prince Lan who later underwent a drastic personality change was the so-called divine physician in disguise. And the true identity of the divine physician who meticulously approached Prince Lan and usurped his position… that remains to be discussed.”
As she spoke, she glanced at Lu Qing.
According to her guess, the so-called servant who ran away from Lu Qing's house disappeared after his unrecognizable corpse was found in the border area of Jinlan.
Over the years, the Duke of Yan's power has remained considerable. If this person were to appear in the territory of Jin, it would be difficult for him to go unnoticed.
So most likely, that person fled to Lan and hid there without alerting anyone, so they have disappeared without a trace.
The question of what connection exists between this usurper, the fake Prince Lan, and the real divine doctor, and the servant who ran away from the Lu family is worth pondering. However, since it cannot be verified at present, it is not appropriate to mention it in front of outsiders.
Lu Qing knew very well what Zhu Yu's seemingly casual glance meant. He nodded slightly to Zhu Yu, which to outsiders seemed to be an agreement with Zhu Yu's previous guess. Only Zhu Yu knew that he understood what he had not said.
"This..." Chang Yu was dumbfounded after hearing Zhu Yu's conclusion.
He was just a few years old at the time, and the saddest things in his memory were only two: his father's sudden death and the loss of his fourth uncle, who was not much older than him and often played with him.
Aside from that, his memories of his grandfather were already vague. At this moment, his only thought was that Zhu Yu's speculation was truly astonishing and unbelievable.
Lin Kun was different. As the head guard of the Prince's mansion, he had served Prince Lan for many years before the incident, so he naturally knew more about things inside and outside the mansion than Chang Yu.
Although Chief Secretary Yu's speculation sounded quite shocking, when he combined it with the many strange things that had happened before and after Lan, both inside and outside the country, and the Lan King's abnormal behavior afterward, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was indeed something fishy about this matter. That seemingly bizarre speculation might just be the cruel truth.
"Outrageous!" He grew angrier the more he thought about it, and slammed his hand on the armrest of the chair. The chair was already dilapidated, and it couldn't withstand his force, which he hadn't held back. It was smashed to pieces in an instant, with wood chips and shavings scattered all over the floor.
"That scoundrel has some nerve!" Lin Kun stood up from his chair, his chest heaving violently with anger. "He plotted to murder a prince, impersonated someone else, killed princes and nobles, and preyed on the people of Lan Kingdom!"
Such wicked creatures deserve to be torn to pieces!
Although we brothers are not strong enough, even if we fight to the last man and perish, we must never let such villains continue to wreak havoc on this land and let the people of Lan live in this miserable state!
We will spare no effort to eliminate that scoundrel!
"The reason we are so determined to see the eldest grandson of the Prince of Lan is to confirm whether the Prince of Lan still has any blood relatives left in this world." Lu Qing nodded slowly, his emotions much more stable than Lin Kun's. Although his tone was calm, it was also full of determination. "This time, I will do my best to mobilize troops to help you regain the throne of the Prince of Lan and make the villains who usurped the throne receive the punishment they deserve."
Upon hearing this, Chang Yu's previously worried face immediately lit up with joy. Just as he was about to express his gratitude, Lu Qing raised her hand to stop him from speaking.
"You don't need to rush to express your gratitude. I didn't do this favor for no reason." Lu Qing didn't intend to do such a big favor. He changed the subject, "As long as Lan Di can prosper and be peaceful, what the prince's surname is is not so important to His Majesty."
Now we are willing to help you reclaim the vassal kingship that rightfully belongs to your family. In return, I want you to lend us sufficient troops from Lin Kun and Lan Di for our deployment.
Lin Kun was already somewhat hot-headed with anger, wishing he could immediately charge into the palace and tear that imposter who had usurped the throne into pieces with his bare hands. But upon hearing Lu Qing's words, his head, which was buzzing with anger, instantly calmed down a bit.
"You are the Golden-Faced Censor of Jin Kingdom, and you have mobilized troops to help us. Why would you ask the young master to agree to such a condition?" Lin Kun looked at Lu Qing warily and questioned, "What exactly is your purpose?"
Lu Qing smiled slightly: "You don't need to be nervous. I don't intend to move the troops of Landi to do anything else, nor do I have any schemes that would harm you."
"Once this is accomplished, all I need is for you to reclaim the border region that the Brahma Kingdom seized from the Lan Kingdom, hold it firmly, and never allow the Brahma people to cross the border."