TFWYH – Chapter 344 My Surname is Huangfu

“Then it’s settled—Sister Wan, you mustn’t lie to me!”

“Alright!”

Only after getting Tang Wan’s promise did Su Wanting reluctantly leave with her father.

After the father and daughter left, Ling Yu looked at Tang Wan and said, “You don’t seem surprised at all that Su Yuan became the county magistrate.”

Originally, he had planned to resign, but he hadn’t expected Su Yuan to become the magistrate. Now he couldn’t just wash his hands of the matter.

Tang Wan nodded. “Yuan’er and Su Yangyu are getting along very well. Su Yangyu told her.”

“Oh?” Ling Yu raised his eyebrows slightly. “What do you think about this?”

Tang Wan said honestly, “It’s nothing more than the emperor wanting to promote the Su family—what else could it be? Whether the Su family sides with the Second Prince or rises higher in status, it won’t really affect the court. My foster mother has no son; from the very beginning, she’s already lost.”

Ling Yu smiled and nodded. “And?”

Tang Wan thought for a moment and continued, “And I think… the emperor doesn’t actually like my foster mother that much. If he did, he wouldn’t be promoting the Su family. By promoting them, he’s basically turning the Su family into a knife in his hand, trying to muddy the waters in the struggle among the three princes. If the Second Prince wins, fine. But if he loses, the Su family’s fate is easy to imagine.”

Ling Yu nodded in satisfaction. “So, since Su Qing has no son, her ending is already decided. But… what if Su Qing had a son?”

“If Su Qing had a son, the emperor wouldn’t use the Su family as a knife at all,” Tang Wan said helplessly, looking at him. “Husband, stop thinking about it. You don’t have the surname Huangfu—even if you’re half a son to my foster mother, it’s useless!”

Ling Yu was startled for a moment, then laughed softly.

Tang Wan frowned. “What are you laughing at? Am I wrong?”

Ling Yu said meaningfully, “What if your husband’s surname really were Huangfu?”

Tang Wan was stunned. The look in her eyes gradually turned horrified. “Husband… what do you mean?”

“Just saying—don’t take it to heart.” Ling Yu smiled, shook his head, and turned back into the room.

Leaving Tang Wan standing there, completely confused and flustered.

Hadn’t her husband once said that his real father was someone else, and very powerful?

Looking across the whole empire, who could be more powerful than the emperor?

Could it be…

Her husband was the emperor’s illegitimate son?

If that were the case, she was totally doomed—if the First, Second, or Third Prince found out about her husband’s existence…

Thinking of this, Tang Wan shuddered violently.

She wondered whether she should strike first…

Or take her handsome husband and run away together?

No!

So chaotic!

Full of worries, Tang Wan went out and headed for the small courtyard where the Ye guards lived.

Through the window, Ling Yu watched her leave, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly, his eyes full of tenderness.

Only this foolish woman thought of him with her whole heart.

Ling Yu also couldn’t understand—since that was the case, why did she still think about leaving?

Aside from that person called “Doctor,” he really couldn’t think of any other reason—

After Tang Wan reached the small courtyard, she called Ye Yi into the room and whispered with him for a full hour before leaving.

Before she left, she even gave Ye Yi some money.

As soon as she left, Ye Yi went out as well.

When she came back home, Madam Jiang had also arrived and was cooking dinner.

Seeing Tang Wan return alone, looking worried, she glanced behind her. “Wan-niang, didn’t Yue’er come back with you?”

“No,” Tang Wan came back to her senses. “Yue’er is staying at the estate for a few days.”

“Oh, I see…” Madam Jiang smiled. “Go wash your hands—dinner will be ready soon!”

“Okay.” Tang Wan obediently went to wash her hands.

After the family finished dinner, Tang Wan pulled her handsome husband into the room. “What you said earlier… was that a joke?”

“Yes,” the beautiful Ling nodded and smiled helplessly. “You didn’t really think your husband’s surname is Huangfu, did you?”