TFWYH – Chapter 515 The Grand Tutor Informs

Throughout the ages, there have been countless emperors—how they thought, he didn’t know.

But one thing the emperor did know: he liked this feeling very much!

By contrast, his own sons and daughters, as well as his wives and concubines, always treated him as the supreme ruler of the world, showing utmost respect on the surface.

Yet in private, they were constantly scheming, trying to gain benefits from him.

They always seemed to forget that he was first a husband and a father, and only then the ruler of a nation.

Just as the emperor was lost in his thoughts, Grand Tutor Yi had no choice but to interrupt him. “Your Majesty, I have also discovered something highly suspicious!”

“Oh?” The emperor was pulled back to reality. “What suspicious matter?”

Hearing this, Grand Tutor Yi glanced at Wan Zhenxiang beside him.

The emperor immediately understood and ordered Wan Zhenxiang and the others to withdraw.

Only after they had all left did Grand Tutor Yi say excitedly, “Your Majesty, I have found a person who looks very similar to the Heir of Rongsheng. I suspect he may be connected to the Second Prince.”

“What?” The emperor stood up in shock, his face full of disbelief.

Grand Tutor Yi stepped forward a few paces and continued, “Your Majesty, others may not know, but you and I do—the Prime Minister’s household had more than one daughter. Yet later, news spread that one of the daughters had died of illness. At the time, I found it suspicious and conducted an investigation. Back then, when the Second Prince sought to marry into the Prime Minister’s family, it was because he had been framed by the Eldest Prince and drugged. The place he fled to was the Prime Minister’s residence. Coincidentally, the daughter who later ‘died of illness’ passed away suddenly after that incident!”

At this point, ignoring the emperor’s astonished gaze, Grand Tutor Yi gritted his teeth and said, “I suspect that the one who shared that fleeting night with the Second Prince was not the eldest legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister’s family—but the second legitimate daughter.”

He knew his claim sounded somewhat far-fetched.

After all, there were many people in the world who looked alike—one couldn’t just connect them based on resemblance alone.

But he was unwilling to let go of any opportunity to bring down Gu Hengcang!

Not for anything else, but to avenge his late wife’s family.

His wife had not come from a powerful background—she was merely the daughter of a prefect.

But back then, Prime Minister Gu, eager to gain the emperor’s favor, had dragged his father-in-law’s family into a princely rebellion case.

Some were executed, others exiled.

Though his wife escaped death, she fell into deep sorrow and soon succumbed to illness.

A man who does not avenge such a grievance is no true man!

This was also the main reason he had always been at odds with Gu Hengcang.

As long as he lived, he would never let Gu Hengcang have peace!

Unaware of his inner thoughts, the emperor hurried down from his seat and asked, “Grand Tutor, is what you say true?”

Grand Tutor Yi replied solemnly, “Whether it is true or not can be determined through investigation. I humbly request Your Majesty to dispatch the Shadow Leader to Xiangxi Town to thoroughly investigate this matter!”

The emperor frowned. “Xiangxi Town? That child is from Xiangxi Town?”

Grand Tutor Yi smiled and nodded. “Yes, and Your Majesty has also heard of him. He is the husband of County Lady Wengnai, the top scholar of the triple examinations—Ling Yu!”

“It’s actually him?” The emperor was both shocked and delighted. “I have visited Xiangxi Town twice and have heard Wan-niang mention countless times how talented and outstanding her husband is. If he truly is of the Second Prince’s bloodline, then I need not worry about having no successor!”

By the end, the emperor was laughing heartily in joy.

Grand Tutor Yi, however, didn’t want to speak too definitively, lest he fail to achieve his revenge and instead bring trouble upon himself.

He quickly reminded, “Your Majesty, royal blood must not be left wandering outside, nor can it be confused. Everything must be verified through investigation!”