The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 1043: Please Speak Your Mind

Chapter 1043: Chapter 1043: Please Speak Your Mind

Unfortunately, she couldn’t ask even a single question.

"It’s far away—you’ll know when the time comes," Lin Caisang didn’t directly answer his question.

Indeed, it was far, in the imperial capital of Wei State, Shaohua City—how could it not be distant.

Moreover, there might still be more to discover about Ya Molian’s origins. It wasn’t even certain if she bore the surname Sui. Suyang had chosen to keep Ya Molian behind, and since she was returning with them, naturally, she couldn’t continue to accompany them; who knew what those two would discuss after she left?

...

In Shaohua City, within the National Teacher’s residence.

After playing chess with Suyang for three rounds, the sky had turned very dark. The lanterns in the residence of the National Teacher were already hanging up.

"National Teacher, we have eaten, and we have played three rounds of chess. I have stayed quite long enough, and it is time for me to take my leave," Ya Molian stood up, ready to leave.

He couldn’t possibly stay in the National Teacher’s residence forever. If word of this reached the Emperor’s ears, he might begin to suspect that he was joining forces with his arch-enemy, Suyang.

"Prince Mo, wait a moment."

Seeing him about to leave, Suyang quickly stood up and called out to stop him.

"Does the National Teacher have another matter?" Ya Molian turned and asked him.

"This..."

Grinding his teeth, Suyang finally decided to speak up.

"There is something on my mind, and I am unsure if I should share it with Prince Mo."

"What does the National Teacher wish to say?" Ya Molian asked.

"Prince Mo, please take a seat, let’s talk at leisure," Suyang said.

Suyang glanced at the chessboard and ordered the waiting butler Xin to clear it away and instructed him to dismiss everyone outside the study. Then he sat down with Ya Molian.

"The National Teacher may speak," Ya Molian said with a cold look in his eyes.

"Prince Mo, when you were first born, I was the one who personally calculated your fate. You should be aware of that, right?" Suyang asked.

"Mhm."

Ya Molian nodded.

How could he possibly be unaware? It was precisely because of Suyang’s prophecy of ’the lone star of Tiansha’ that he had spent so many years in Ya Village, left to his own devices.

He would remember the existence of a person like Suyang for his entire life.

"Of course, this prince is aware of it."

"Then... there is a habit when calculating someone’s fate that you should... also be aware of, right?" Suyang continued to ask.

"Mhm."

Ya Molian nodded again.

When calculating someone’s fate, Suyang always needed to see the person in question. Otherwise, he would not easily reveal their destiny, not even with accurate birthdates information. This was what set him apart from others.

"At that time, when the Emperor brought the newly born you before me, I was unable to discern anything at first. However, afterwards, I did have my doubts," Suyang said, looking earnestly at Ya Molian, his expression quite grave.

"Doubts?"

Ya Molian raised his eyebrows, looking at him.

"I also have a son, only a few years younger than you, Prince Mo," Suyang added.

Unfortunately, he no longer had a son, for he was taken by an unworthy person named Sui Zilin. That was a vengeance he was determined to exact!

"National Teacher, what exactly are you trying to say, hm?" Ya Molian asked with a cold gaze piercing through him.

"What I mean to say is, when the Emperor first brought the newly born you before me, you didn’t look like a newborn at all. Instead, you were about the size of my Ri’er when he was a full month old, which was truly strange," Suyang explained.

Normally, one wouldn’t remember so much about a mere infant, and as the National Teacher, who calculated the fates of newborn princes, crown princes, and young lords of the royal family, he did several a year—he couldn’t be expected to pay special attention to just one, could he?