Crowned by the Treacherous Big Shot
Chapter 522 - 456: Treasure Piggy Grabs the Golden Seal

Chapter 522: Chapter 456: Treasure Piggy Grabs the Golden Seal

How could someone make such a big mess?

The wild dad turned out to be the real dad, so what do all those shameless acts of vying for favor in the past count as?

Do they count as completely humiliating himself?

Liu Qingyun’s drowsiness had long since been startled awake. Seeing her son looking utterly defeated, she knew she had caused quite a mess.

She cleared her throat lightly and awkwardly said, "Son..."

Lu Yuan raised his hand in refusal: "Don’t speak, I don’t want to hear any explanations right now."

Liu Qingyun said, "I was just asking you, where’s the little one?"

Lu Yuan: "..."

After causing him so much damage, there’s not even a word of consolation?

"In your man’s hands!"

Lu Yuan said angrily.

Knowing full well she was at fault, Liu Qingyun didn’t hold her son’s lack of filial piety against him. Besides, she hadn’t fully pulled herself together from the shock of having slept with her sworn brother.

Forget it, she’ll think about that later; smoothing things over with her son comes first.

"Son, I’ve met your wife."

She had thought this would pacify him, but her son’s expression only grew darker: "You told her this news too?"

Liu Qingyun quickly waved her hand: "No, no, I didn’t tell anyone—only heaven knows, earth knows, you know, and I know."

Lu Yuan’s gaze turned icy: "Your man knows too."

Liu Qingyun: "..."

Lu Yuan took a deep breath, suppressing the tangled thoughts within him.

If someone has no shame, they are invincible in the world.

Anyway, as long as he doesn’t talk, they won’t know.

"Madam, young master."

Xi’er reported from the door, "A young man outside says his name is Yu Zichuan, and claims to be the young master’s guard."

"Yu Zichuan is here?" Lu Yuan frowned. "Bring him in."

"Yes, young master."

Xi’er left and brought Yu Zichuan into the main courtyard of the Crown Prince Mansion.

Lu Yuan sat on the stone bench under the corridor, his expression chilly as he stared at Yu Zichuan: "Didn’t I tell you to wait at home? When everything was settled, I would naturally come to fetch you."

Previously, he thought he was recognizing a wild dad—an extremely dangerous situation—so he hadn’t allowed Yu Zichuan to follow him into the mansion.

Yu Zichuan should have understood this, so what was wrong with him today?

Yu Zichuan stared directly at him.

Lu Yuan asked coldly, "Why are you even here?"

Yu Zichuan said directly, "To watch you recognize a dad."

Lu Yuan replied indifferently, "Recognize what? I... Wait a minute, what dad are you talking about? Recognize what dad?"

Yu Zichuan: "Do you still need a son?"

"So what if I do? So what if I don’t? You don’t want me anyway."

"Even if I’m well, it’s just to go back and be bullied by my younger brother. I’d rather die out here!"

"I need a kiss before I can take medicine."

"At night, I want to sleep with my dad; Ayuan is afraid of the dark."

"Ayuan needs daddy to feed him so he can eat his food."

Lu Yuan’s face turned red in an instant!

The earlier remarks were humiliating enough, but at least they were grounded in fact. What was all this nonsense at the end?

Who was fabricating these ridiculous statements?

Who exactly was smearing his reputation behind his back?!

If he catches them, he swears he’ll skin them alive!

As Hunting Eagle enjoyed its meat jerky, it sneezed seven or eight times in a row—

The image of the "Great Traitor" was shattered, and Lu Yuan decided he’d take the blade and head to the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion to slaughter that eagle tonight.

Elsewhere, Lu Zhaoyan carried Bao Shu back to the main courtyard.

The entire way, Lu Zhaoyan walked very slowly, afraid of jolting Bao Shu.

Bao Shu slept soundly in his arms, her little red-cheeked face sweetly glowing, melting anyone’s heart.

When he passed a winding corridor, Dou Qingyi suddenly appeared ahead, blocking Lu Zhaoyan’s path.

"Your Highness!"

She called out excitedly.

Lu Zhaoyan frowned, clutching the little one in his arms tightly.

Only then did Dou Qingyi notice the child in his embrace.

However, Lu Zhaoyan had wrapped the child securely in his cloak, so she couldn’t see the child’s face.

Even so, she already guessed who the child was.

It was none other than Lu Linyuan’s daughter, the little one called Zhaozhao.

The Crown Prince’s name included the character "Zhao," which made the nickname an obvious affront.

Lu Zhaoyan disliked the way she stared at Zhaozhao, and he looked at her coldly.

Dou Qingyi perceived the chill emanating from him and shifted her gaze away from the little one, meeting Lu Zhaoyan’s eyes with a pitiable expression.

"Your Highness, I heard some rumors."

"What you heard isn’t a rumor—it’s true."

Lu Zhaoyan said bluntly.

Dou Qingyi froze: "But I hadn’t even mentioned what rumors I heard yet..."

Lu Zhaoyan said coldly, "Anything you can hear inside this mansion is only because I wanted you to hear it. Do you understand?"

He had once believed she was also a victim of conspiracy. When she came to the mansion claiming kinship with her son, he’d sympathized with how hard she’d worked to raise the child and treated her with courtesy.

But ever since he learned she’d betrayed Xiao Bai and repaid kindness with treachery, he’d lost even the last shred of pity for her.