CHAPTER 855: CHAPTER 701: THE SECRET REVEALED_2

However, for some reason, they couldn’t catch anything she fed them.

Everything they hit, she discharged perfectly.

Or she just caught it herself and won the round.

The mother and son duo looked utterly beaten.

Meng Qianqian sheepishly said, "I didn’t mean to."

The mother and son replied in unison, "If an unintentional win looks like this, what would happen if it was intentional?!"

Meng Qianqian blinked innocently.

Lu Yuan losing to his wife was like transferring from one hand to the other hand, no difference.

But he also faintly sensed a slight change.

She always had good luck, after all, she was the only one who could withstand Ji Li’s bad luck and still have fortune.

But evidently, recently her luck had improved even more.

He touched his chin.

Am I really boosting my wife’s luck?

"Sss—"

Meng Qianqian weakly inhaled sharply.

Lu Yuan quickly asked, "What’s wrong?"

Meng Qianqian held her slightly rounded belly, "The baby seems to have moved."

It was still a very mild fetal movement, but for some reason, an image of the little one kicking its tiny feet in displeasure flashed through her mind.

What could the little one be annoyed at?

The old lady fell asleep on the table while playing.

Tan’er carried her back to Tinglan Garden to rest.

The Emperor Liang began to discuss serious matters with the two of them.

Meng Qianqian did not hide the entire process she went through to break the witchcraft.

She was mentally prepared, if her royal grandfather asked where she learned witchcraft from, she would say she studied witchcraft books at the Temple of Witch Mountain.

The Emperor Liang did not ask.

"Royal Grandfather, are you hiding something from us?"

Lu Yuan asked directly.

The Emperor Liang replied irritably, "Brat, do you know how to speak?"

No wonder the Miao King is always fighting with this boy.

The once beloved little grandson, after his fall in status, even he wants to hit him!

"Ji Feng is gone."

Lu Yuan said.

He noticed since he entered the courtyard.

Ji Feng was the royal grandfather’s most valued Imperial Guard, secretly escorting him along the way here.

Last night, he left Ji Feng in the courtyard to guard the royal grandfather.

Unless the royal grandfather personally orders it, Ji Feng would never leave.

"What could be more important than your precious grandson’s safety?"

Moving Ji Feng away from him was no small matter.

"Royal Grandfather."

Meng Qianqian looked at him eagerly.

The Emperor Liang could refuse the brat, but he couldn’t refuse his granddaughter-in-law’s hopeful little eyes.

"Do you know why the Loulan Queen came to the Capital City?"

He sighed and asked.

Lu Yuan opened his mouth.

The Emperor Liang said, "I wasn’t asking you."

Only wanted to talk to the granddaughter-in-law!

Lu Yuan’s mouth twitched.

Meng Qianqian couldn’t help but laugh, lightly pinching Lu Yuan’s finger on the table.

Lu Yuan held onto her soft hand, not letting her pull away.

Meng Qianqian cleared her throat, keeping her composure, "When Ayimulan first entered the Capital City, I thought she was here for revenge for her son, but later discovered she had greater ambitions."

"It’s the prophecy that has circulated among the Imperial Family of various principalities in the Western Regions for years. She wants to become the Western Regions ruler mentioned in the prophecy."

"The Loulan King is the closest person to the prophecy, and to replace him, she even devised a plan to marry into Loulan, getting closer to the prophecy as the Loulan Queen."

The Emperor Liang showed a hint of admiration in his eyes, signaling his granddaughter-in-law to continue.

Meng Qianqian said, "This time, she schemed against the royal grandfather, aiming to use the royal grandfather’s Emperor Blood to sacrifice to the gods, complete the witchcraft array, and become the prophesied Western Regions ruler."

"But I have always felt she was too hasty."

The Emperor Liang was somewhat surprised.

After experiencing so many overwhelming plans and events, she managed to catch this subtle sign.

Anyone else would likely never notice.

Meng Qianqian looked at the Emperor Liang, "Royal Grandfather, Ji Feng and Cui Hu must have told you that her initial choice for the blood sacrifice was my grandfather."

The Emperor Liang, although unwilling to admit it, could only nod.

He snorted, "The Emperor Blood from the Bai family is not as effective as mine. But he was easier to deal with, so Loulan had to resort to other choices."

Lu Yuan added, "You were the one who got caught."

The Emperor Liang: ... Another day wanting to disown family for justice.

Meng Qianqian said thoughtfully, "She could have waited longer... Of course, it might be that the opportunity might never come again, perhaps I estimated it wrong."

The Emperor Liang said, "You didn’t estimate wrong, she indeed could wait for a more suitable moment, something else must have happened, making her feel she couldn’t wait any longer."

"Something else happened?"

Meng Qianqian asked in confusion.

The Emperor Liang pondered for a while, then said, "Regarding the matters of the ten countries in the Western Regions, I don’t know much either. It was during my visit to the Goddess at Witch Mountain years ago that I inadvertently heard the Goddess mention a few things."

"Oh? What did the Goddess say?"

Meng Qianqian asked curiously.