Chapter 240 Adopting a Son
"How is it possible?" Chu Anlan was shocked: "Although Xiaoyan also took pills in the past, he has always been normal! What's more, he has always hated pills and only took them to deal with Prince Duan."

"All medicines are poisonous." Ye Chenting said softly: "He has taken it for so many years, it is normal for the toxins to accumulate and explode.

I am lucky to be alive.”

"Where is Lu Jilian?" Ye Wanqing frowned. "He assisted the Crown Prince in handling this case before. Why did he come to Lin'an again?"

Dingyuan Hou promised that Lu Jilian would do his best to protect Fu Yu and Chu Xiaoyan...

Is he going to breach the contract?
Upon hearing this, Ye Chenting first glanced at Chu Anlan.

Seeing that Chu Anlan didn't care about his sister mentioning Lu Jilian, Ye Chenting said, "There was a corruption case in the Ministry of Revenue, and they were short of manpower, so they borrowed people from the Hanlin Academy. After Jilian found out, he invited Lin'an himself."

Self-invited?

Ye Wanqing lowered her eyes slightly.

It seems that Lu Jilian came here for Xiao Fengnian?
He wanted to fight for the child.

Will he really give up if he fails to get the child?

The worry that had just been put to rest during the day was lifted up again.

At this moment, Chu Anlan's voice rang in his ears: "I have a guess, tell me, and don't laugh at me."

Ye Wanqing and Ye Chenting looked at him at the same time: "What?"

Chu Anlan lowered his voice and analyzed carefully: "I suspect that the alchemist has infiltrated the prison.

In addition, medicine was added to the diet of Prince Duan and others.

The Emperor's patience is limited. If the people in Prince Duan's Mansion continue to be unconscious and the case cannot be concluded, they will all be executed.

After all, we still have to give an explanation to the people of the world."

Ye Chenting was speechless.

He thought that Chu Anlan was jealous and wanted to talk about Lu Jilian.

Ye Chenting drank a sip of tea to calm himself down: "What you said makes sense, so the prince has already replaced the jailer with his own people.

In addition, Ji Lian and the prince had a quarrel after leaving court one day, and they have not reconciled yet.

Ji Lian's visit to Lin'an this time is probably also due to the Crown Prince."

"Lu Jilian and the prince had a quarrel?" Chu Anlan couldn't help laughing out loud: "Why?"

Lu Jilian became famous early. When he was young, he served as the prince's study companion and was often inseparable from the prince.

The relationship between the two is closer than that between anyone else.

The relationship between the Crown Prince and his brother, the Prince of the Imperial Court, is probably not as good as that between him and Lu Jilian...

How could two such good people have a dispute?
The sun is really coming out in the west!

Not to mention, both of them are gentle and polite.

Ye Chenting coughed lightly and lowered his head to drink tea: "I don't know much about this matter."

If it were someone else, they probably wouldn't ask further questions.

But, the person sitting opposite him was Chu Anlan.

Chu Anlan moved his body and looked at Ye Chenting expectantly.

Ye Chenting deeply felt that he shouldn't have said that just now. It was really inappropriate to talk about others behind their backs.

Can……

Ye Wanqing also looked curious.

Ye Chenting sighed softly: "It is not gentlemanly to talk about others behind their backs. Don't let others know."

"Of course!" Chu Anlan replied.

Ye Chenting twisted the teacup and said, "Marquis Dingyuan went to the prince and asked him to persuade Ji Lian to get married as soon as possible.

Hmm...Marquis Dingyuan should have a candidate in mind.

For some reason, the prince's words seemed a little harsh, and the two of them argued for a few words before parting ways. "

It turned out to be the case.

Ye Wanqing picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Even if she lived again, she still didn't know Lu Jilian well enough...

The Lu Jilian she knew only cared about power and the Lu family, without any human touch.

It doesn't matter to him who his wife and children are. What matters is that his wife can give birth to excellent children for him, and that his children can continue to maintain their power and bring honor to the family...

Has he changed?
No wonder, he, who didn’t care about Fengnian in his previous life, was in a hurry to take Fengnian away in this life... No matter what, little Fengnian couldn’t go with him.

Thinking of this, Ye Wanqing smiled and said, "Second brother, you came at the right time. The prince and I were thinking about adopting a son."

"Adopted son?" Ye Chenting was surprised.

"That's right." Ye Wanqing asked, "Second brother, do you still remember Ling Huan? This child is Ling Huan's orphan."

"I remember." Ye Chenting nodded: "I was temporarily serving as the magistrate of Lin'an County at that time, and I went to visit him.

When he was born, he could barely open his eyes...

But why do you want to adopt him as your adopted son?"

"His mother is dying." Chu Anlan said bluntly: "Gu Chen said that if she is not treated properly, she will only live for half a year at most.

Even with proper treatment, he would probably only have one or two years left."

"How could this be?" Ye Chenting was more and more surprised: "At the beginning, I specially brought a doctor to see her, and the doctor only said that she was a little weak after giving birth.

It’s only been a few months, how could it be…”

He couldn't continue speaking.

Ye Wanqing said softly: "It's a heart disease."

Heart disease...

Ye Chenting didn't know what to say, so he could only sigh: "It's really unpredictable..."

"So, Qing'er and I wanted to help her." Chu Anlan said, "But we have no relationship with them, so we have to find a reason.

Qing'er and I don't have any children for the time being, so we might as well adopt a son."

"But have you thought it through?" Ye Chenting glanced at the two of them and said earnestly, "There are many such pitiful people in this world.

You will travel to many places and meet many such poor people...

If you adopt this person, you have a responsibility towards him and you have to take care of him for his whole life.

Can you really take care of so many people?"

"We only accept him, not others." Chu Anlan said seriously: "Qing'er said that he has a connection with me, so I won't stand idly by.

Besides, Xiao Fengnian is really cute.

If you have time tomorrow, will you come with us to see him?"

Ye Chenting looked at Ye Wanqing again.

Ye Wanqing's expression was as gentle and calm as ever: "Don't worry, second brother, I have already thought about this matter carefully.

I am not a selfless person and I will not easily interfere in other people's lives.

With Xiao Fengnian, it was purely fate."

"That's good." Ye Chenting said, "You are thoughtful and you have suffered from heart disease before, so you should not worry too much.

No matter what happens or when, you should always put yourself first. "

Ye Wanqing responded: "I understand."

Ye Chenting softened his expression: "Didn't you say you wanted to give Big Brother a surprise? He has been thinking about you all the way."

Ye Wanqing smiled: "Then I'll go see him."

Ye Chenting said gently: "You guys go ahead, I'll finish the remaining documents first."

"it is good."

Ye Wanqing and Chu Anlan returned to their carriage.

Mo Yan turned the carriage around, passed Ye Chenting's carriage, and whipped the horse forward.

Ye Chenxi was still arguing with Yao Lin.

Ye Chenxi held the reins with one hand and covered his stomach with his hand: "It's all your fault. You let the hare I caught last night run away. I told you to keep an eye on it and make a hand-torn hare belt this morning."

Yao Lin felt wronged: "I didn't know that the rabbit could run so fast..."

Ye Chenxi's stomach growled with hunger: "The rabbit has four legs, and you only have two legs, of course you can't outrun it!

Don't you know that rabbits eat grass? You can make a rope to tie it up...

If I die of hunger, I will not let you go even if I become a ghost!"

Yao Lin was angry but dared not speak.