Call Me The Mother of Quick Transmigration

Chapter 63 – My Son is The Nine Thousandth (part 3)

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Lu Yi Cheng obviously thought the same thing, but for now, their lives were in his hands.
He had no choice but to cooperate with Jiang Zhi En.

“What do you want me to do?” Lu Yi Cheng asked.

Jiang Zhi En smiled.
“I want you to study hard, participate in the imperial exam, and help Prince Qi in court in the future to defeat the crown prince.
Princess Chang Shan relies on the crown prince.
Once the crown prince has been taken out, there will be no need to fear Princess Chang Shan.”

“It’s that simple?” Lu Yi Cheng had some doubts.

“Simple? Do you think it’s easy to defeat the crown prince? The crown prince is the son of the empress and has a good reputation.
He has a good relationship with his wife.
The crown prince’s wife has given birth to two legitimate children and the position of the East Palace is stable.
His Majesty has confidence in him.
He has the court’s support.
Defeating the crown prince is not an overnight effort.” Jiang Zhi En smiled disdainfully, as if laughing at Lu Yi Cheng’s innocence.

Lu Yi Cheng’s expression did not change.
“His Majesty is now thirty-five this year.
He is healthy and in the prime of his life.
The crown prince is nineteen.
He has kept his position for ten years.”

This sentence caused a slight change in Jiang Zhi En’s expression.
Yes, the crown prince has maintained his position for ten years.
Judging from the current situation, the crown prince may need to stay as just a prince for 10 more years.
Did he have this kind of patience? Could he allow others to encroach on his territory?1 Could His Majesty always trust the crown prince?

When he thought of it this way, Jiang Zhi En’s gaze towards Lu Yi Cheng became fiercer.
Lu Yi Cheng really lived up to his reputation as a child prodigy! Such a person must firmly be in his hands.
However, at the moment, his mother and younger sister were still around and Lu Yi Cheng’s hatred of his father was not deep.
If he wanted to use him completely, then…

Jiang Zhi En’s gaze fell on Li Su and her daughter.

Lu Yi Cheng was very alert.
He stepped in front of Li Su and stared at Jiang Zhi En.

Li Su saw that her daughter was asleep, so she covered her with a quilt.
She looked around and saw that there was a bolt on the door, the thickness of an adult’s calf.
Li Su walked over and picked up the latch.

Jiang Zhi En and Lu Yi Cheng didn’t understand what she was going to do, so they stared at her.

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Li Su used her hands and broke the latch.
She aimed the broken piece at Jiang Zhi En’s carotid artery.
“As long as I use force, this piece can pierce your neck and you will die from exsanguination.
Do you believe me?”

Jiang Zhi En was so shocked that he dropped his tea cup.
His entourage heard the noise and opened the door.
“My Lord?”

“It’s nothing!” Jiang Zhi En remained calm.

Li Su threw the broken piece on the ground and sat across from Jiang Zhi En.
“We promise to cooperate with you, not only for revenge, but also to survive.
You don’t have to doubt our sincerity! If the crown prince succeeds the throne, there will be no way out for us unless we leave Da Liang! My son is extremely clever.
I am not willing to have him live his life in secrecy, doing nothing.
But, don’t be mistaken.
Our family of three depend on each other.
If you have the ability, then kill all of us.
If not, then the one that remains will hunt you down.” Li Su stared at Jiang Zhi En as she said each word.

Jiang Zhi En looked at the bolt which was as thick as an adult’s calf.
She had broken it without any effort.
This woman had a supernatural power! Why didn’t those people know? How negligent! However, Jiang Zhi En thought about it.
Her supernatural power might come in handy in the future!

He only had a fleeting thought.
Now that he had been seen through and the other party was now prepared, Jiang Zhi En would not have such thoughts again.

“Madam worries too much.
I didn’t mean it.
Madam is extremely powerful, so I respect you!” Jiang Zhi En smiled.
“I think that the most dangerous place is the safest place.
I wonder if you two dare to join me in the capital?”

“Go to the capital? How?” Li Su asked,

“Madam is my distant cousin whose husband passed away.
You came to the capital with your son and daughter to join me.
I like Yi Cheng a lot and consider him as my adopted son and treat him like my own.
Of course, none of your previous names can be used anymore,” said Jiang Zhi En.

Li Su breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this.
Jiang Zhi En was willing to recognise Lu Yi Cheng as his son.
This was the sincerity shown by Jiang Zhi En.
After all, people from the ancient times valued the kinship between a father and son a lot.
As for the name change, it didn’t matter to her.
A name was just a name.
However, people from the ancient times were very particular about this.
She wondered if Lu Yi Cheng would agree.
Li Su looked at her son.

Lu Yi Cheng had a serious expression.
“Although Lu Wen Da abandoned us, grandmother and grandfather were very kind to us.
It is okay to change our names, but I hope I can keep the character ‘Lu’.”

Li Su was a little relieved.
Lu Yi Cheng was still willing to keep the word, indicating that he was still somewhat sensible and his heart was not completely filled with hatred.
Everything was different.

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Jiang Zhi En nodded.
“That’s fine.
I actually have a cousin who married in Shan Dong, but they passed away many years ago.
My cousin’s family name was Su, and her husband’s family name was Li.
Madam can be Li Su from now on.
You can change your name to Li Yi Cheng.
What about your younger sister?”

“Her childhood name is Lu Xi, from ‘suddenly seeing Lu Zhuan Xi bridge’2,” Lu Yi Cheng, no, Li Yi Cheng said after thinking about it.
He hoped that his younger sister’s future would be like in the poem, with bright flowers and pleasant surprises everywhere.

“Lu Xi is a good name.” Jiang Zhi En smiled.
“Okay, I’ll prepare all the relevant items.”

“Yes, foster father!” Li Yi Cheng lifted his robe and knelt down to earnestly salute Jiang Zhi En.

Jiang Zhi En nodded in satisfaction and reached out to help him up.
“My son, please get up.”

Li Su took a deep breath.
“Cousin, I will need to ask for your help in the future.”

Jiang Zhi En nodded.
“Yes, cousin.”

The three of them changed their names and followed Jiang Zhi En into the capital.

At the same time at Pu Du Temple, which was on the outskirts of the capital, Lu Wen Da set up memorial tablets for his parents, wife, and children.
He invited a master to recite sutras to pray for their lives.

Princess Chang Shan, Xiao Bao Ling, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, entered the hall.
The guards cleared the other pilgrims out of the hall.

“Wen Da, the death of your wife and children was a natural disaster.
Humans could not have changed it.
Don’t be sad anymore.” Xiao Bao Ling stood beside Lu Wen Da and gently tugged on his sleeves.

Lu Wen Da looked up at Xiao Bao Ling and called out softly, “Princess.” After he learned of his wife and children’s death, Lu Wen Da had complained inwardly.
If they wanted to get them married, then they should have only killed Li Su.
The children were innocent, especially Yi Cheng, his eldest son who was proud of.
Xiao Bao Ling was dull and ignorant.
If they had children in the future, they may not be as smart as Yi Cheng.

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“Li Su was nothing.
I married her to make my father happy.
I only had a sibling relationship with her.
What I feel distressed over are my two children.
One was six and the other was just over a year old!” The matter was over, so there was not much for Lu Wen Da to say.
However, he was more displeased with Xiao Bao Ling.
If she wasn’t the crown prince’s sister and wasn’t a part of the imperial family, then he wouldn’t bother to look at this idiot.

“Wen Da, don’t worry.
You and I will have children in the future,” Xiao Bao Ling said softly.
She felt sweetness in her heart after hearing this.
She even leaned her head on Lu Wen Da’s shoulder.

Lu Wen Da’s disgust was even worse.
“Princess, this is a Buddhist temple and the Buddha is watching.” She was still a princess.
Her unrestrained behaviour was even worse than a country girl.

Xiao Bao Ling had never cared about this.
She was the true daughter of heaven.
She was the daughter of the empress of the main imperial palace.
She was the younger sister of the crown prince.
She had a noble status.
The only people who had higher status than her were the emperor, the empress dowager, and the crown prince.
Why should she care about the Buddha? It was just a wooden thing made of clay and plastic.
What could it do? If it made her unhappy, she would destroy this temple.

However, Xiao Bai Ling still had to maintain her image in front of Lu Wen Da.
Moreover, Da Liang’s main religion was Buddhism.
The empress dowager believed in Buddhism, so Xiao Bao Ling only thought about these things and didn’t say any of them aloud.

However, her gaze swept across the tablets and a trace of discomfort flashed in her eyes.

Fortunately, the crown prince acted and dealt with these people.
Otherwise, hmph, she would let them know what the consequences were if they robbed her man!

“Wen Da, your wife and children are dead.
When will we get married?” Xiao Bao Ling asked expectantly.

Lu Wen Da felt a headache coming.
Princess Chang Shan was just too… “Princess, my wife and children passed away less than a month ago.
Li Su served my parents with filial piety.
I should keep filial piety for her.”

“What? You still have to keep filial piety for her?” Xiao Bao Ling said angrily.

“Princess, listen to me carefully.
My wife and child just died.
If I marry the princess happily, people will think that I am heartless and power hungry.
My reputation would be ruined.
This would also affect the reputation of the princess and the crown prince.
Think about it.
Is this not true?” No matter how irritated Lu Wen Da was with Xiao Bao Ling, he would always look calm and gentle.

Of course, Xiao Bao Ling loved him like this.

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“Okay, how long do you have to do it for?” Xiao Bao Ling asked.

“A year!” said Lu Wen Da.

“A year? So long? No! A hundred days is enough.” Xiao Bao Ling couldn’t wait for a year.

“A hundred days is too short.
Is half a year okay?” Lu Wen Da was a little speechless.
To keep his filial piety for a hundred days…

“Okay, but during this time, I will meet with you every day.
You are not allowed to ignore me.” Xiao Bao Ling pulled at Lu Wen Da’s sleeves and acted like a baby.

“Okay.” Lu Wen Da smiled and nodded.

Xiao Bao Ling immediately smiled and threw herself into Lu Wen Da’s arms.
Lu Wen Da hesitated for a moment.
Although he thought this was inappropriate, he had already rejected Xiao Bao Ling a few times today.
If he refused again, he might anger her.
He gently reached around to hug Xiao Bao Ling’s shoulders.

Above them, the face of Buddha looked at them with pity.
Behind them were several tablets.
The handwriting became a little illegible under the incense.

The two figures slowly entangled and were gradually blurred by the smoke.

1.(臥榻之側豈容他人鼾睡) idiom: how can one tolerate people snoring by one’s side?

2.(路轉溪橋忽見) a poem, Night Travelling on the Yellow Sand Road (I think) by Xin Qi Ji, which describes some scenery.