Fake Eunuch: Discovering the Emperor is a Woman!
Chapter 85 - 85 85 Asking the Right Person

85: Chapter 85: Asking the Right Person 85: Chapter 85: Asking the Right Person While pondering whether to rise and take his leave so as to find a secluded spot to relieve himself, he heard the old General’s revealing statement.

This made his heart skip a beat, followed by a burst of laughter.

It seemed everything the old General had said and done before was false.

Only this statement was the truth.

It appeared that everything tonight was for this sentence.

Without needing to think, he knew that the old man must have assumed he was nearly drunk.

Little did the old man know, despite feeling bloated from the drinks, his consciousness was completely unaffected.

Clearly, the old man wanted to pry information from his lips.

Though his mind raced with these thoughts, it was only a moment’s contemplation.

However, since the old General wanted to fish for information, he might as well play the part convincingly.

Having no choice, as he was nominally the old man’s son-in-law, Lin Yi pretended to be a bit dizzy, holding his head, then looked up at the old General with slightly blurred vision and said:

“General, you are right, His Majesty is indeed in good spirits now, as I have been attending to him during the nights recently.”

Hearing this, Lin Yi saw a gleam in the old man’s eyes, followed by a hearty laugh and a raise of his wine bowl:

“Haha, young friend Lin is truly talented even at such a young age, to be favored by His Majesty.

Your future is bound to be bright.

Come, let’s have another bowl!”

With those words, the old man tilted his head back and gulped down the large bowl of wine.

It was easy to see, the old man intended to get him confused with the drink.

Given that, Lin Yi was naturally happy to play along.

Though he pretended to be groggy, he directly picked up the wine bowl, signaled to the old General, and drank it down with a gulp.

After finishing, he placed the bowl on the table and then swayed his head, blurrily lying face down on the table with a thud.

This, apparently, caught the old General off guard.

He did not expect that this bowl of wine would knock him down.

This made him inwardly curse himself.

“Ah, I was hasty.

The alcohol must have hit him.

If only I hadn’t given him this bowl.

Now that he’s asleep, how can I continue my questioning?

Ah!”

However, just as the old man was regretting deeply, Lin Yi, who had been lying on the table, staggered to sit up again.

His eyes were full of drunkenness, which he could not hide:

“Heh, I drank a bit quickly tonight, but brother, please don’t mind it, come, I can still drink two more jars, let’s keep going!”

These nonsensical words immediately excited the General.

This was the first time today the young man had called him “brother.”

Even though he had treated him as a brother before, the young man had never crossed that line.

This also showed that he was very circumspect.

If not truly drunk, he wouldn’t have acted this way.

But to be absolutely sure, the old General tested him for quite a while.

The conclusion was undeniable: he was indeed drunk.

After some idle chatter, the old man finally steered the conversation towards what he wanted to ask:

“Little friend Lin, to tell you the truth, in my life, I’ve married seventeen wives, but only have this one daughter.

She is now the Empress.”

Alas, therefore, he treasures his father-in-law’s family extraordinarily.

Now that she has married into the Imperial Palace, my elder brother and your elder sister-in-law miss her dearly.

They only worry about her not being accustomed to life in the Imperial Palace.

But alas, once entered, the Imperial Family is as deep as the sea, and although now my daughter is the Empress, it is difficult for my elder brother and your sister-in-law to even see her.”

At the time of saying this, General Mu’s face clearly showed genuine feeling.

This also shows that he truly loves his daughter.

However, Lin Yi did not pay much attention to this; what he cared about was that his cheap father-in-law actually married seventeen wives.

That could also be considered the pinnacle of manhood.

But looking at the rosy cheeks of the cheap father-in-law now, he indeed seems vigorous as a dragon and fierce as a tiger.

It makes one wonder if the cheap father-in-law has some good prescription.

Thinking about how he must handle the Harem for the little Emperor in the future, if the cheap father-in-law has any good recipes, he must think of a way to get his hands on them.

Of course, upon hearing his cheap father-in-law’s words, he couldn’t help but sigh and feel deeply moved:

“Sigh, who’s to say otherwise?

Now that the Empress has such an esteemed status, naturally she cannot show filial piety like ordinary daughters.

But fortunately, His Majesty truly cherishes the Empress.

This is also the luck of the Empress, and General Mu’s luck.”

At this time, Lin Yi, naturally would not sabotage the little Emperor.

However, upon hearing this, General Mu frowned and sighed:

“Sigh, I can only hope that His Majesty treats Ning’er kindly.

Truth be told, today my elder brother sought an audience with the Empress, but was informed at the door that the Empress was unwell.

Inquiring the Palace Maid, she hesitated and could not explain why.

This makes my elder brother very uneasy.”

Wow, it turns out after going around in circles, he was waiting here for me.

It seems he wants to understand what exactly is wrong with his daughter.

But thinking about it, he felt relieved as the current situation of the Empress is somewhat awkward, naturally, it’s not good to discuss with her father.

It seems that those Palace Maids must have been instructed well.

If today’s visitor was the Empress’ mother, perhaps the Empress could speak more personably, but with her father, it’s obviously inconvenient.

However, General Mu now indirectly inquiring Lin Yi, indeed accidentally asked the right person.

As for the current health issues of the Empress, no one knows better than Lin Yi.

After all, Lin Yi is not only the instigator but also personally investigated.

Even the little Emperor can’t do that.

Seeing the old man’s heartfelt worry, Lin Yi also felt quite awkward for a moment.

But the trouble that he caused, he must also boldly resolve it.

Thus, after brewing his emotions, he secretly glanced around.

Then he mysteriously smirked at General Mu.

Following that, his drunken smile seemed so deserving of a beating.

With just that smile, it also made the worried General Mu stunned.

Fortunately, at this time, Lin Yi had already leaned over and gestured for the old man to come closer with a wave of his hand.

…End of chapter…