The famine-escape cub vs. the fake daughter cub

Chapter 241 Memories

As the father of the current empress dowager, Chen Yiyu's first reaction was that someone had set up this trap against him.

But even if this was a trap, he didn't want to leave.

In the palace coup three years ago, not only his son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren died, but he and his wife's yard and his study were also burned to the ground.

All traces of his wife's life and the portrait he drew of her were burned.

Even if he could redraw his wife's face, he would no longer have the same joyful mood as when he first painted it, and the faces of his wives in his paintings were all sad.

Because what he remembered most was the painful face of his wife as she struggled to survive after giving birth.

It was a rare sight to see a woman who looked so much like his wife when she was young, and he wanted to take a closer look at her.

So he just sat in front of the girl and watched her play the piano quietly.

Yunli stumbled a lot when he played the instrument for the first time, but he became more proficient when he played it for the second time. When he played it for the third time, he brought in his own unique style, playing briskly and freely.

She stopped playing with satisfaction, looked at Chen Yiyu opposite her and said with a smile, "Master Chen, do you think my playing has half the charm of Madam Chen?"

"You are the third buyer who is willing to share my cake."

Chen Yiyu said with certainty.

Yunli chuckled and untied the veil on her face. She did not reply to his question, but asked curiously, "Are the only similarities between Madam Chen and me our eyes?"

Chen Yiyu searched carefully before nodding and confirming, "Indeed, only the eyes are similar."

"Master Chen doesn't seem to know who I am. Are you not paying any attention to the affairs of other noble families in the capital?"

While chatting, Yunli put the piano aside, took the tea set beside him, and started to make tea with concentration.

"Should I know who you are?"

Chen Yiyu looked at the girl's clothes and for some reason suddenly remembered the rumors in the capital. "Are you the daughter of the Shen family who just returned?"

Yunli nodded and suddenly asked, "Master Chen, aren't you curious why your wife and I look so much alike, while your daughter looks so much like Madam Xu?"

Chen Yiyu was a little confused, "What do you want to say?"

Yunli smiled and poured a cup of tea for Chen Yiyu. "When I was young, my identity was swapped with Shen Qingzhu, and I only returned to the Shen family recently. What's interesting is that three years ago, the palace sent people to hunt me down. Lord Chen, who in the palace would have a grudge against me three years ago? My mother was brought up to want to kill me, her own daughter who looks 80% like her, for a fake.

"Mr. Chen, you are a smart man, and you will surely be able to find out what is going on here. If the one in the palace is also a fake, then is the successive death of your wife, son, and grandson really a coincidence?"

After saying this, Yunli stood up and was about to leave.

"Wait a minute."

Chen Yiyu's eyes were red, and he turned his head to look at her intently, "Who sent you? Do you want to alienate the father-daughter relationship between me and the Queen Mother with just a few words? You really underestimate me!"

Yunli sighed, knowing that he would not believe it.

But it's human nature.

His wife died while giving birth to a daughter, and his son was killed while trying to save his daughter. His entire lineage was wiped out, and he and the empress dowager had a father-daughter relationship that spanned more than 40 years.

Now tell him that he and his wife were plotted against. Not only did they raise a fake daughter for someone else, but his wife and son were also killed, and their only daughter was raised to be a waste. Who would believe it?

But he is miserable, isn't she also miserable?

If they hadn't been unprepared for others, they wouldn't have fallen for such a simple trick. If Xu Manxiu had grown up in the Chen family, she wouldn't have been raised to be this stupid.

What's more, his son's entire lineage died out three years ago. If he was willing to investigate carefully, he would at least be able to find some suspicious points.

She had no interest in being a psychological counselor for this old enemy.

So Chen Yiyu saw with his own eyes that the girl in front of him was smiling at him one moment, and her face turned cold the next.

"Whether you believe it or not is none of my business. It's not my wife who died, let alone my son."

Yunli was about to leave after she finished speaking, but Chen Yiyu quickly stopped her.

But before Chen Yiyu could say anything, he was pushed away by a strong force.

A young man rushed in and stood in front of the girl. Following closely behind him were two followers. "Master, we couldn't stop Master Liu."

The two followers apologized.

Chen Yiyu waved his hand, signaling his followers to go out and close the door. He then sat down leisurely, signaling the boy and girl opposite to sit down as well. "It's not the right way to entertain guests to only say half a sentence."

Liu Junming looked back at Yunli and asked in a low voice, "Are you here to see him? Do you want to leave now?"

Yunli felt that Chen Yiyu was a little strange.

He was so excited just now, how come he changed in a short while?

If you can't figure it out, just ask directly. So Yunli asked, "You were very skeptical just now, why do you seem to believe me now?"

Chen Yiyu looked at Liu Junming, "This guy has his eyes glued to you. He is not stupid. You must have something extraordinary to make him fall in love with you."

There was something dazed in the clouds.

It turns out that Liu Junming is a walking signboard.

But Chen Yi Yu really has his own way of thinking. When he identifies a person, he will also identify with the people that person is friends with. No wonder he was easily tricked.

He was deeply in love with his first wife Wang Wanying, so he was not on guard against Wang Wanying's good friend Wang Yuan, and as a result, he paid the price of losing his offspring.

"Maybe his eyesight is poor and he didn't see through my true nature."

Yunli blinked at Liu Junming, but the latter looked at her lovingly, his eyes full of deep affection that could drown one.

Chen Yiyu was not unfamiliar with Liu Junming, but it was the first time he saw him being so tolerant towards a girl.

He suddenly became curious about Liu Junming's attitude towards the girl named Shen Qingzhu, so he asked, "I heard that the eldest daughter of the Shen family is also interested in the young man of the Liu family. Young man of the Liu family, what do you think about this?"

Liu Junming frowned, turned to look at Chen Yiyu and asked unceremoniously, "What does it have to do with you?"

As expected, he is still the Liu Junming who is rude to outsiders.

Chen Yiyu suddenly sighed. It was great to be young. He remembered the time when he and his wife were young.

When he was young, he was just like the young man from the Liu family. He was devoted to Wanying and treated other girls with indifference.

Looking into Yunli's eyes, he fell into nostalgia again.

Seeing him like this, Liu Junming quickly stood in front of Yunli and asked her in a low voice: "Are you here to see this guy today?"