Reborn as the Savior of a Short-lived Father and Son

After lunch, the work in the kitchen was basically done, and the cooks had some free time for themselves, but this time was very short, and most of the other cooks chose to get together and chat.

Gu Qinghe walked out holding her stomach and groaning, trying to find a way to sneak into the mysterious courtyard behind Prince Wu's Mansion.

This is indeed a bit risky. If the King of Wu is also behind her, she might be caught red-handed.

But with Uncle Fu supporting us from outside, we should be able to escape.

Before she could sneak to the backyard, she heard a sound that was a surprise to her.

"Have you seen General Shao?"

"I saw it. It's totally different from what I imagined. I thought General Shao would be strong and sturdy, if not ferocious. I never thought he would be so handsome."

"Who says it isn't?"

Someone lowered his voice again, "After all, General Shao's biological mother came from that kind of place, so she must have looked good. General Shao must have taken after his mother, otherwise how could the people in the Duke's Mansion dislike him in every way."

Gu Qinghe was a little annoyed when she heard this, but Shao Wei and King Wu had no interaction at all on weekdays. He came to King Wu's mansion suddenly, probably because he knew her plan and came to help cover it up.

In this case, she naturally could not let Shao Wei down.

Avoiding the crowd, Gu Qinghe quietly slipped into the backyard.

I don’t know if it was because Shao Wei came, or because there were usually few people coming to the backyard and there was no one guarding it.

Gu Qinghe sneaked in easily, but the place looked too empty and it was hard to see where anyone could hide.

Maybe it’s the same as the secret passage in Shao Wei’s study, where you need to find a mechanism to enter.

This was indeed a bit risky, but as soon as Gu Qinghe got closer, the heart in her chest couldn't help but beat wildly, as if she had already seen the person waiting for her inside.

Gu Qinghe looked around but didn't see anything that could be used as a mechanism.

She even knocks and hits the trees here.

Could it be that my mother is really not here?

"Have you ever cleaned here before?"

"No, the prince never lets anyone in here. Before, there was a fool who accidentally walked in here and was caught by the prince. He had him dragged out and beaten to death."

"Is this place so mysterious?" One of the servants holding a broom looked around and said, "It doesn't look any different."

"Who knows? But I heard from the housekeeper before that this place seemed to have been arranged by the prince when he was young. Not to mention the servants, even if the princess and the princess came in, the prince would be angry."

"Then why are you willing to let us in to clean up today?"

"We are going to the fiefdom now, and we can't take this place with us, so we have to clean it up. If the prince comes back in the future, it can be used as a souvenir."

Gu Qinghe hid in the corner and listened to what the two of them said, and his heart suddenly sank.

My mother must really not be here anymore. Shao Wei was right. King Wu was so cautious that he would never let anyone see his mother. Now that he knew Gu Qinghe's identity, it was even more impossible for him to let his mother go to the fiefdom with him.

The only possibility is to send his mother over first, or to wait until he gets there and when no one is paying attention, he will quietly bring the disguised mother over.

If he had been bolder, when the King of Wu found out that she was still alive, he would have immediately moved his mother out of the capital and settled her in his fiefdom or somewhere else.

After getting rid of Gu Qinghe, perhaps King Wu would consider bringing his mother back to the capital, or keeping her in the fiefdom, changing her identity, and keeping her by his side from then on.

But how could this be possible? Gu Qinghe knew her mother very well. She was so proud and stubborn, and she only behaved like a girl in front of her father.

Regardless of whether she knew what the Chen family was going through now, even if she knew nothing, she would never give in.

The only possibility for the King of Wu to keep her was...

She knew there was a drug that could make people forget everything and fall in love with the first person they saw.

However, Gu Qinghe had only seen this kind of medicine by chance in medical books and didn't know whether it was real or not.

Gu Qinghe clutched the corner of her clothes tightly. There was no point in thinking about these things now. No matter what King Wu did, as long as her mother was still alive, she would definitely bring her mother back.

……

King Wu took a sip from the teacup, his eyes fell on Shao Wei calmly, trying to figure out his purpose today.

Logically speaking, the intersection between the two was not enough for Shao Wei to visit him in the name of his upcoming fiefdom.

After a little thought, the King of Wu understood. He thought that he came to inquire about the information about the adopted daughter of the Chen family.

Thinking of this, King Wu couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

But she didn't show any sign of it, and her slightly plump face was smiling very kindly, "I saw a girl in your mansion a few days ago. I heard that she is a very good doctor. It seems that she is a distant relative of General Shao."

Shao Wei nodded, "Indeed, my cousin loves to study medical books on weekdays."

"It's good to study medical books. Although she is a girl, it's always good to have more knowledge. I heard that this girl's medical skills are even better than those of the imperial physicians in Kilometers." He sighed and said, "Speaking of which, this king also knew such a girl before, but..."

"Just what?"

King Wu smiled bitterly and shook his head. "It's all in the past. Talking about it will only add to the sadness. Let's not talk about it."

Since he didn't want to mention it, Shao Wei didn't ask. The two of them chatted casually about the recent events in the court.

The King of Wu said that the princess sent by Lirang to marry the foreign princess should arrive in the next two days, but the emperor has not yet decided who will marry the princess.

"Speaking of which, my fiefdom is quite close to Chizhou where General Shao is stationed. When does General Shao plan to go back to Chizhou? How about you and I go together?"

"I am naturally very happy to be invited by the prince, but your majesty wants me to return after the envoys from Lirang leave. I am afraid I will have to stay in the capital for the time being."

"That's good," the King of Wu nodded. "It doesn't matter. They are close to each other, so there will be more people coming and going."

The two of them chatted back and forth, it wasn't very enthusiastic, but it wasn't dull either.

Until Shao Wei thought the time was about right, he stood up and said goodbye.

The King of Wu wanted to see him off, but was refused. "Your Majesty, please stay. When we return to Chizhou, Shao will come to your house to bother you again."

"It's a word."

After leaving Prince Wu's Mansion, Shao Wei immediately spotted someone acting suspiciously not far away. He sighed, unable to move closer, and took the person back to the General's Mansion without waiting for her to explain.