Shui Youcai nodded heavily, sighed and replied:
"Yes, that child back then was Luo Lan. The reason I gave her this name was because the handkerchief and silver lock she carried had these two words on them. I think they must have been given to her by her biological mother or father. Named."
Hearing this, Liu Dechang's lips sitting aside suddenly trembled with force, but he did not say much, but continued to sit there pretending to be calm and listen.
Wu Yuanzhang and Wu Hong sitting on the other side had pale faces, as if they knew something.
The emperor suddenly raised his eyebrows and asked directly:
"You just said you knew her life experience, please tell me, who is she?"
Shui Youcai's expression tightened. He looked back at Luo Lan, who was a little overwhelmed, and roared in a low voice:
"Luo Lan, uncle is sorry for you. Regardless of whether what he said is true or false, he did his best."
It turned out that Shui Youcai was not sure whether what he guessed about Luo Lan's identity was true or false, but this time he tried his best. He had thought about it in the past three days. No matter what, he could not let the emperor and everyone think that Luo Lan was a witch. If his guess is true, no one will doubt her identity, and no one will embarrass her. Even if his guess is false, it will not harm Luo Lan. So, give it a try. There will be some hope after all.
Therefore, he had made plans not to go back before he came.
Thinking of this, he looked solemn and said word by word:
"The common people speculate that Luo Lan's biological father is General Liu Dechang, the current Protector of Daning Kingdom."
As soon as he said this, everyone present was in an uproar, including Leng Yu and Luo Lan.
Luo Lan came directly to him and said to Shui Youcai anxiously:
"Uncle, I know you want to help me, but you can't talk nonsense here. You will lose your head. Go back quickly. I will take care of my affairs."
Leng Yu also quickly clasped his fists at the emperor and said:
"Father, I have long heard that Shui Youcai is suffering from madness. His words cannot be trusted. I will take him out now."
Both of them were afraid that something might happen to Shui Youcai because of this.
But what no one expected was that at this moment, Liu Dechang suddenly said:
"What he said is true."
His words were like a bolt from the blue, causing everyone present to be stunned. Luo Lan looked at him with suspicion.
Liu Dechang walked slowly to the emperor, clasped his fists and said:
"Your Majesty, when I was on the expedition, my wife took the child to burn incense and the child was lost. You are aware of this matter. Moreover, my wife also mentioned in the letter that the name of my child is Luo Lan, who has talent with Shui Youcai. It matches what was said.”
After saying that, he came to Shui Youcai, took the longevity lock from his hand, and while stroking it, he said with a trembling voice:
"When I learned the good news that my wife had given birth to a daughter during the war, I wanted to fly back to see it. But the war was so urgent that I couldn't get away. My wife mentioned in the letter that she had embroidered a silk handkerchief with the word "Luo Lan" on it, so I ordered her to Someone forged a silver lock with the word "Luo Lan" and brought it back, but I didn't expect that my daughter would be lost before I even saw her face, and my wife died early because of it."
Speaking of this, Liu Dechang became a little excited. He looked back at Luo Lan, with red eyes and choked with sobs:
"Luo Lan, when I first met you, when Prince Yu called your name, I felt very familiar. I never expected that you would be my daughter."
At this time, Luo Lan's heart was also filled with heat, and her eyes were a little red. To find such a respectable father in this other world was something she had never dreamed of.
Just as she was about to speak, Wu Yuanzhang snorted contemptuously:
"General Liu was deeply saddened by the loss of his beloved daughter. We all understand, but we cannot identify her as your daughter based on just one object."
After hearing what he said, Luo Lan took out the handkerchief from his sleeve, looked at it in his hand, and then said lightly:
"Can this object prove it?"
Liu Dechang looked at her handkerchief, came to her with a trembling body, took the handkerchief in his hand, and while stroking the word "Luolan" on it, he kept nodding his head with sobs in his mouth,
"Yes, this is exactly what my wife embroidered, this is exactly what my wife embroidered!"
Speaking of this, he covered the handkerchief to his chest and seemed to see his wife sitting there embroidering with a smile on her face, looking up at him from time to time, smiling at him...
Luo Lan looked at the agitated Liu Dechang and suddenly felt at a loss. She didn't even know what to do at this time.
Leng Yu stood beside her and held her hand tightly, feeling indescribable in his heart.
Wu Hong, who was sitting aside and watching all this, looked a little ugly. He half-squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then suddenly said:
"General Liu, according to what Wu knows, Shuntian Prefecture found your daughter's body by the river. You also concluded that your daughter was dead from the belongings of the dead baby. After so many years, it suddenly happened again. It’s a bit strange to have a daughter!”
Hearing what Wu Hong said, Liu Dechang's expression became extremely solemn. He turned to look at the emperor, clasped his fists and said:
"Your Majesty, the Shuntian Mansion did fish out the body of a baby girl from the river back then. I thought the daughter was dead at that time. But today when I saw this longevity lock and this silk handkerchief, I firmly believe that this is my wife. The one placed next to my daughter, the Luo Lan in front of me not only has the same name as my daughter, but also looks somewhat similar to my wife, so I think she is my daughter, please tell me, Your Majesty."
At this time, the emperor was sitting upright, glancing towards Liu Dechang from time to time. If it was confirmed that Shui Luolan was Liu Dechang's daughter, then he would have no reason to question her.
However, the four princes of Daning Kingdom fell out with the emperor because of her. If things go on like this, the royal family will not let her turn the world upside down? Based on this alone, he felt that this woman was not suitable to stay in the royal family. He originally thought that even if he was not sure that she had evil spirits, her identity as a country woman was not enough to gain a foothold in Prince Yu's palace, so he would first let her be a Concubine, once Leng Yu finds a virtuous and virtuous concubine, Leng Yu's feelings for her will become weaker and weaker, and it won't be too late to dethrone her as a concubine.
But who would have thought that Liu Dechang would think that she was his daughter. Liu Dechang was a hard-working and meritorious person in Daning Kingdom, and he was also a highly valued person by the late emperor. If this woman was really Liu Dechang's daughter, then she would be married to Leng Yu. This is the right thing to do.
Thinking of this, he breathed a sigh of relief, nodded slowly and said:
"If Shui Luolan is really General Liu's daughter, that is naturally a good thing, but as General Wu said, we cannot identify her as your daughter just based on two objects. I remember that the girl Shuntian Mansion picked up by the river The baby has your Liu family’s blanket on him, so I think it’s better for General Liu to be more cautious to avoid being taken advantage of."
After hearing what the emperor said, Shui Youcai hurriedly kowtowed and explained in a panic:
"Your Majesty, the common people are guilty in this matter. The corpse of the baby girl by the Wei River was...thrown in by the common people."
