A Cutie Spoiled by Her Seven Uncles

Chapter 1209 - 948: Closing the Net 9 - Who is he? _2

At that time, Yun Sheng was suspected by Prince Qing regarding his identity, so there was no one around him, not even a servant, who wouldn’t bully him, making it easy for him to be deceived and lured out.I don’t know why the elder of the Li Clan wanted me to do this, but for Yun Sheng’s safety, I had my reliable people follow him at all times to prevent any accidents, also fearing what the elder of the Li Clan might do to him.

That night, I was very worried, keeping a close watch on the movements of Prince Qing’s Mansion. Everything was normal in the first half of the night. Yun Sheng watched a street performance until he was tired and wanted to return to Prince Qing’s Mansion. At that moment, my trusted aide came to seek my instructions, and it was then that I discovered Prince Qing’s Mansion was engulfed in flames.

So I ordered my trusted aide to knock Yun Sheng out and bring him back.

That night, I was completely numb.

"So many people at Prince Qing’s Mansion, all burned to death overnight, don’t you feel any pangs of conscience?"

Princess Lianchun roared out, being a woman, emotions are her nature.

"How could I not feel pain?

There was someone I loved dearly inside!

But the fire was so intense that even if I wanted to save her, it was too late.

Besides, the situation was clearly the handiwork of the elder of the Li Clan, leaving me too afraid to make any moves!"

"And then?

According to what you said earlier, Lu Yunsheng fainted a few days later at the back gate of the Minister’s Mansion, but someone saw you carrying Lu Yunsheng out of Ping’an Pharmacy the next day. Wouldn’t you care to explain?"

Ji Youzhi pressed Lu Zezhong based on the case.

"That’s right, I did lie earlier," Lu Zezhong said.

"That night, Yun Sheng was knocked out by my people at the scene of the fire at Prince Qing’s Mansion, but he wasn’t brought directly to me. Instead, he was intercepted midway by the elder of the Li Clan. He sent my people a message: if I wanted Yun Sheng’s life, I had to meet him at Ping’an Pharmacy."

Hearing this, Ji Youzhi nodded, as this corroborated Ah Da Niu’s testimony.

"So you went there and brought Lu Yunsheng back."

"That’s right, the next morning I went to Ping’an Pharmacy, but the elder of the Li Clan didn’t meet me.

I waited in the Flower Hall on the second floor of Ping’an Pharmacy until noon when he came with the unconscious Yun Sheng."

Ji Youzhi asked, "Why was Lu Yunsheng unconscious?"

"When I saw him, I was startled and quickly asked why Yun Sheng was unconscious.

He said the child saw something he shouldn’t have seen, so either he had to die or we had to find a way to make him forget the events of that night."

"Forget the events of that night?"

Princess Lianchun and the Emperor both displayed puzzled expressions!

"The elder of the Li Clan had his methods, and I don’t know how, but he erased all of Yun Sheng’s memories from childhood.

At first, I was skeptical, but back then I was completely led by the nose by him, so I had to listen to him and bring Yun Sheng back."

"So, you brought Lu Yunsheng back to your mansion the day after the fire at Prince Qing’s Mansion, yet you claimed he fainted a few days after the fire and was adopted by your Lu Family at the back corner gate of the Lu Mansion?"

Hearing Ji Youzhi’s question, Lu Zezhong took a deep breath and continued to narrate.

"After I took Yun Sheng away that day, I didn’t go directly back to the Minister’s Mansion but placed him in a separate courtyard first. After he woke up, I didn’t show myself immediately but observed him in secret to ensure he had truly lost his memory. Only then did I have him knocked out again, placed him in ice water to create a high fever that wouldn’t recede, made him collapse at the back gate of the Minister’s Mansion, and guided the cook to find him and bring him back to the mansion to seek a doctor. Upon waking, he claimed to remember nothing, allowing my wife and me to naturally adopt him as our godson."

"So that’s how it is!"

Ji Youzhi listened to Lu Zezhong’s words, which aligned with his own deductions.

So he quickly retrieved Ah Da Niu’s testimony, and through cross-comparison, confirmed that Lu Zezhong wasn’t lying, prompting him to nod at Ji Youze, who was drafting the case files, indicating Lu Zezhong’s statements were truthful.

"Later, did you see the elder of the Li Clan again, and do you know how he managed the fire at Prince Qing’s Mansion?

Not a single person survived, and the fire was that intense!"

The Emperor pressed for more details, as despite his young age at the time, he had clear memories of the devastating fire at Prince Qing’s Mansion.

"Of course I saw the elder of the Li Clan later."

Lu Zezhong took a deep breath; having said so much, there was no point in further concealment.

"And it was during this meeting that I confirmed the other party was indeed the elder of the Li Clan!"

Ji Youzhi: "How did you confirm this?"

"Even though Ming Bowl and I were in contact secretly and were very careful, no matter who was conveying messages from her side or the young servant on my side, they were all our trusted aides and loyal to us. Yet Prince Qing suddenly learned of our relationship, which was unusual. I was caught off guard by Prince Qing’s attack, losing my rationality and failing to contemplate the situation, which allowed him to lead me by the nose.

But after things settled down, I realized the oddities involved.

When I went to Ping’an Pharmacy to fetch Yun Sheng, I knew I had been set up, prompting me to investigate who that person was.

Why did he want to help me?

Why did he want me to pick up Yun Sheng at Ping’an Pharmacy?

Thus I started investigating from Ping’an Pharmacy and found out it was a property of the Li Clan.

Later on, during a meeting, I asked him about his identity face-to-face, and he admitted it."

Ji Youzhi, upon hearing this, thought of something and slowly spoke.

"I suppose the reasons he confessed to you were because he had some plans for you?"

Hearing Ji Youzhi’s words mentioning ’some plans.’

Lu Zezhong involuntarily twitched his cheek.

In the end, he nodded honestly.

"That’s right, he was open about his identity with me."

"What was his identity?"

Before Ji Youzhi could ask, Ji Youze couldn’t hold back and quickly pressed further.