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Chapter 144 I'm Not My Parents' Biological Child? (Please Subscribe)_6



Empress Wang, upon listening to Wu Yuemei’s words, once again cast a discreet glance at Cheng Guang and then simply said, “That’s acceptable.”

Wu Yuemei, pleased with how quickly Empress Wang had agreed, nodded joyfully and then asked the Empress to wait here while she personally went to instruct the kitchen’s chefs on what dishes to prepare for the day.

Before she left,

Wu Yuemei said to Cheng Guang, “Guanger, take good care of Empress Wang for me.”

Cheng Guang, upon hearing Wu Yuemei’s request, displayed a hint of helplessness in his brows. Just as he intended to rise and leave, he heard Empress Wang speak up,

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“If anyone needs to do the caring, it should be me taking care of Guanger. You go ahead.”

Wu Yuemei nodded and slowly departed.

Before long,

in the southeastern courtyard, aside from a few maids and guards, only Empress Wang and Cheng Guang remained.

Empress Wang, sitting upright, watched Cheng Guang and did not immediately begin talking. Instead, she looked towards the distant bright moon.

“Guanger, we hadn’t seen each other for quite a while before today, had we?”

Cheng Guang slightly nodded, “It has been quite long, Aunt.”

Empress Wang also nodded lightly, her eyes filled with emotion as she said, “The last time we met was during a family banquet, but I never imagined that our next meeting after the banquet would be under such circumstances.”

Upon saying this,

Empress Wang paused her speech, then slowly began to speak again, “Guanger, frankly, there is something I need your help with.”

Cheng Guang, upon hearing Empress Wang’s words, felt no surprise in his heart as he had predicted that Empress Wang’s visit to Duke Zhen’s Mansion was certainly not just to see him or to see Wu Yuemei.

She definitely had her own agenda.

Cheng Guang’s gaze slightly lowered while he also considered

that Empress Wang might indeed have come for his sake.

When Empress Wang had just met with Wu Yuemei, it was clear that she was intending to leave, and Wu Yuemei was seeing her off.

Empress Wang probably hadn’t expected that at the moment of her departure, she would run into him just returning to the mansion.

That’s why she had not left.

Cheng Guang was very clear about this in his heart, but his expression betrayed nothing. Feigning a degree of doubt, he asked,

“Aunt, please just tell me directly how I can help you.”

As Cheng Guang spoke these words,

Empress Wang’s face revealed a burst of joy.

She was just about to say something,

when she heard Cheng Guang add,

“If I can help, I will certainly do so.”

Empress Wang’s just-forming smile stiffened for a moment, her breath caught, and then she said to Cheng Guang with a smile, “Aunt wants to ask you for a favor, but it’s nothing major.”

“I just want you to visit Wu Ming more often during this time.”

“Wu Ming also said that he has been missing you a lot these days.”

Cheng Guang fell silent for a while, unable to help casting several glances at Empress Wang.

She wants me to visit Wu Ming more often?

Is Empress Wang trying to make me indirectly take sides with Wu Ming??

Empress Wang knew Cheng Guang was sharp-witted.

Even if she didn’t spell it out for him, Cheng Guang would understand her intentions.

“Guanger, at this moment, your uncle’s life and death are uncertain; we don’t know when he will return, or whether he is alive or dead. Right now, court politics are swirling subtly around the imperial power struggle.”

“Previously, due to the matters with Great Yuan, the conflicts were temporarily suppressed.”

“Now that you, Princely Heir, have repelled Great Yuan and there’s no immediate threat, it won’t be long before chaos ensues anew.”

“For the stability of Great Zhou, we need to quickly select the candidate for future Emperor.”

Empress Wang spoke in a soft and delicate tone.

With these words, Empress Wang no longer intended to hide her meaning from Cheng Guang.

At this moment, Empress Wang fixed her gaze on Cheng Guang, her eyes conveying a timely show of entreaty.

She wanted to see what Cheng Guang’s attitude would be.

He also wanted to see.

If Cheng Guang would reject him.

Cheng Guang was watched with an almost pleading gaze by Empress Wang, to tell the truth, being observed by the reigning Empress in such a manner.

Was an experience Cheng Guang had never had before.

It must have been difficult for Empress Wang, to lower herself to such an extent for someone of a younger generation like him.

Was the throne that important to her, or perhaps to her son Wu Ming?

At present, the world was in great chaos, Great Zhou under Wu Ling’s command, might soon be reduced to a single city.

If Great Zhou fell into Wu Ming’s hands.

With Wu Ming’s capabilities, could he really do better than Wu Ling?

If not,

He would probably be trampled by various forces just a few days after becoming the Emperor.

Even before Great Tang and Heavenly Court made their moves, and before the emergence of those old monsters in hiding, Great Zhou might already be extinguished by a bunch of small potatoes.

Cheng Guang really didn’t care about the life or death of Great Zhou.

But for now,

He quite liked his current lifestyle and his identity.

He had to keep Great Zhou alive for now.

Later, when he had his own force or established his own dynasty, the fate of Great Zhou would no longer matter.

Cheng Guang pondered in his heart, then smiled at Empress Wang, “Aunt, I don’t understand these matters, and I’m not very familiar with Wu Ming. To go find him so rashly might be inappropriate.”

“Let’s discuss this another day.”

Upon hearing Cheng Guang’s words, Empress Wang didn’t say anything more, but her face turned a bit ugly.

With Empress Wang’s intelligence, how could she not understand the meaning behind Cheng Guang’s words? He was clearly rejecting her.

Cheng Zhihai was unwilling to take sides, unwilling to stand with her.

Cheng Guang was also reluctant.

If Duke Zhen’s Mansion could forever remain neutral, Empress Wang could still accept that.

But,

Once her visit today got out, and other Noble Consorts learned she had come alone to Duke Zhen’s Mansion and met with Cheng Guang, even if they didn’t know what she discussed with the Town-Nation Duke’s Heir,

They would all become scheming.

They would pay visits to Duke Zhen’s Mansion,

Wanting to win over Duke Zhen’s Mansion, supporting their Princes.

If Cheng Guang refused her now and could also refuse others in the future, that would still be acceptable.

But if in the future he was swayed by the offer of another Noble Consort, Empress Wang’s mood could hardly be described with the phrase “wishing for death.”

No,

She must keep trying.

Whether through threats or enticements,

Achieving the goal was most important.

Thinking this, Empress Wang looked up again, fixing her gaze on Cheng Guang, and slowly began:

“Nephew Guang’er, you probably don’t know about your origins.”

“In fact, you are not the child of Wu Yuemei and Cheng Zhihai. Haven’t you ever noticed that your appearance does not resemble either Cheng Zhihai or Wu Yuemei…?”

Empress Wang spoke her suspicions as if they were fact.

But she failed to notice,

The strange glint that arose in the eyes of the esteemed Town-Nation Duke’s Heir in front of her as she spoke these words.

Cheng Guang fell silent for a moment, then his face bloomed with a brilliant smile and he laughed:

“So you mean to say, Aunt Empress…”

“I’m not the biological child of my parents?”

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