Chapter 355 - 242: The North Prince You Mentioned, Is It Lu Chen?_2

Chapter 355: Chapter 242: The North Prince You Mentioned, Is It Lu Chen?_2

Moreover, Chen Wanrong was already aware of the affair between him and Lin Wanyun. Her spying on his trysts with Lin Wanyun wasn’t just a day or two’s matter; Chen Wanrong must have guessed that her secret with Lin Wanyun was known to him as well.

Once she found out that the former officials of Chen Nation were coming to seek sanctuary with him, Chen Wanrong would definitely explode with anxiety and couldn’t help but come to find him directly. He just needed to wait.

Wei Siyuan then reported the situation on Wind Cloud Island to Lu Chen. After roughly finishing the report, Wei Siyuan was led by the servants of the Prince’s Mansion to Yunrong Courtyard.

At this very moment.

Lin Wanyun and Chen Wanrong were discussing the matter of the former Chen Nation officials in the pavilion.

Chen Wanrong said, “The Wei Family should arrive at Yan County in the next few days.”

Lin Wanyun asked with concern, “Palace Master, can we really trust these Wei Family members? After all, Chen Nation has been gone for so many years and people’s hearts can change. Moreover, they now have a force of one hundred thousand elite troops on Wind Cloud Island, and they might have developed some inappropriate intentions.”

Historically, when royal power waned, Military Generals with army control would often entertain the thought of becoming Emperor themselves. Especially since Chen Nation had long since fallen, and the royal family of Chen Nation had nothing left but a princess, without even having a prince. With no prince, why would others aid you in restoring the nation? They might as well become Emperor themselves and forcibly take the royal princess for marriage.

Chen Wanrong said, “The Wei Family has always been loyal to the Chen royal family. For the sake of Chen Nation, many Wei Family members died on the battlefield. I was able to escape the capital of Chen Nation thanks to the Wei Family. Now that I am the Palace Master of Mysterious Moon Palace, with its power behind me, they will not waver.”

Chen Wanrong naturally understood Lin Wanyun’s concerns. If she were just a princess with no power or influence, the Wei Family might well use the pretense of restoring the nation and, after Chen Nation was restored, force marriage upon her and then usurp the throne, with a Wei ending up as Emperor.

But she was not a powerless princess. She had the entire Mysterious Moon Palace behind her. The Wei Family would certainly be aware of what kind of power the Mysterious Moon Palace represented, and with such a formidable sect behind her, Chen Wanrong didn’t believe the Wei Family would dare harbor any thoughts of usurpation.

Having heard Chen Wanrong’s words, Lin Wanyun considered them and felt there was some truth to them. After all, Chen Wanrong was the Palace Master of Mysterious Moon Palace, and she herself was a Grandmaster. Perhaps the Wei Family would still remain loyal to the Chen Family, loyal to Chen Wanrong.

Just as Lin Wanyun was thinking this, a maid from the Prince’s Mansion suddenly entered Yunrong Courtyard. Seeing the maid enter, both Lin Wanyun and Chen Wanrong were startled and immediately became vigilant.

Usually, without their permission, the maids of the Prince’s Mansion would not enter Yunrong Courtyard directly. The two of them had quite special identities in the Prince’s Mansion, being guests there, so the maids usually stood outside Yunrong Courtyard.

At this time, the maid said, “Master Chen, a guest surnamed Wei requests an audience.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Wanrong’s brows knitted slightly.

A guest surnamed Wei?

That could only be Wei Siyuan.

Why would Wei Siyuan come to the North Prince Mansion to see her?

Chen Wanrong and Lin Wanyun looked at each other, and Lin Wanyun asked, “Palace Master, you didn’t invite him to come find you here at the North Prince Mansion, did you?”

Chen Wanrong didn’t respond. This was the North Prince Mansion after all; how could she possibly have Wei Siyuan, a former official of Chen Nation, come here to find her? If she had let him come here, wouldn’t that mean Lu Chen had found out?

Lu Chen had already seen through their plans. If he also discovered that Chen Nation still had one hundred thousand elite soldiers on Wind Cloud Island, who knew what he might do.

When things don’t go as usual, there must be something amiss. Chen Wanrong didn’t believe that Wei Siyuan, a man in his forties, could lack such basic sense. Him coming to the North Prince Mansion to find her must mean something had happened.

Chen Wanrong then asked the maid, “Where is he now?”

The maid answered, “He’s here in the Prince’s Mansion.”

Chen Wanrong immediately said, “Bring him here.”

“Yes, Master Chen.”

After that, the maid turned and left. It wasn’t long before a middle-aged man appeared at the gates of Yunrong Courtyard.

Seeing Wei Siyuan’s appearance, Chen Wanrong was taken aback once again. Although more than a decade had passed since she had last seen Wei Siyuan, she could still recognize him at a glance. The middle-aged man in front of her was indeed Wei Siyuan, the very same who had helped her escape the capital of Chen Nation.

Wei Siyuan looked much the same as he had fifteen years ago; other than having grown more facial hair and appearing more mature, there was little change in him.

After entering the courtyard, Wei Siyuan also recognized Chen Wanrong immediately. Despite the many changes from when she was a young girl to a grown woman, Chen Wanrong bore a strong resemblance to the former Empress of Chen Nation, making her easy to identify.

Wei Siyuan immediately walked to the outside of the pavilion, knelt halfway, and said, “Your humble servant Wei Siyuan greets the princess—long live the princess, for a thousand autumns and ten thousand years!”

Hearing this, a flicker of shock passed through Chen Wanrong and Lin Wanyun’s hearts.

This was the North Prince Mansion, and Wei Siyuan shouldn’t have shown such a gesture. Although ‘palace master’ and ‘princess’ sound similar, when you add “long live for a thousand autumns and ten thousand years” after it, others could instantly infer that it was ‘princess’ being addressed.

Chen Wanrong was puzzled. How could Wei Siyuan be so lacking in vigilance?

Chen Wanrong responded coldly, “Rise.”

Wei Siyuan immediately got up from the ground and said, “Thank you, Your Highness the Princess.”