205: Mu Weiran's tragic life story! Is he destined to be the son of destiny?

“So you’re saying Prince Wei has a problem?” Zixuan asked, frowning.

Seeing Li Shengyuan become serious, her wariness lessened significantly, and the shyness on her face gradually faded.

Li Shengyuan shook his head, “It’s just a guess. To be valued by the Great Qian Imperial Family’s powerhouses, he must have his extraordinary qualities.”

“Let’s observe for a bit. After all, the people you have monitoring him are not highly cultivated. It wouldn’t be difficult for him to intentionally hide from you if he wanted to.”

Zixuan nodded. Although not many people knew about the Xuanyi Guard’s existence, because it hadn't been established for long, the people recruited weren't particularly strong.

Monitoring some court officials with mediocre cultivation was fine, but it was much harder to monitor powerhouses.

The Xuanyi Guard had a thorough understanding of Prince Yan, Muyun Xiao, because Empress Mu Qingning had given him special attention.

As for Prince Wei, who was usually low-key, they hadn't paid much attention to him.

“Have people focus on him. If there’s no problem, then so be it, but if there is, we can take precautions in advance,” Li Shengyuan instructed.

“Alright.” Zixuan also nodded with a serious expression.

“Coincidentally, Commander Xueyao is in Jiangnan. We can send a message to her and ask her to pay more attention to Prince Wei.”

“Tell her to be careful. I don’t think Prince Wei’s strength is as simple as it appears,” Li Shengyuan said seriously.

“Understood,” Zixuan nodded in agreement.

Now that His Majesty had given the order, the Xuanyi Guard was to obey his command, even their three major commanders had to listen to him.

On the surface, Li Shengyuan was still a Golden-robed Demon Suppressor of the Demon Suppression Division, but secretly, he was already the highest leader of the agency secretly monitoring all officials.

He was basically the head of the secret police…

Although he was parachuted in, based on his strength and reputation, the Xuanyi Guard would not only have no objections but would probably be incredibly excited.

Since he felt that Prince Wei had a problem, then paying more attention was the right thing to do.

Li Shengyuan’s suspicion, besides Mu Weiran’s overly perfect performance, was also because Li Shengyuan felt his background and experiences were peculiar.

His mother died early, said to have died in an accident, but in a place like the imperial harem where people were killed without a trace, it was easy to imagine where that 'accident' came from.

After all, a perfectly healthy person who had no accidents before, only showed a bit of cultivation talent after giving birth to a son, and then had an accident a few years later?

Don't look at how Female Emperor Mu Qingning is in power now, and the imperial harem seems calm, without any infighting or schemes.

But when the late emperor was still alive, there were countless concubines and consorts, more than three thousand beauties in the harem. If you weren't careful and lacked a bit of cunning, you might just disappear one day…

When concubines fought for favor, it could be terrifying!

And besides a small number of women particularly favored by the emperor, he didn't have time to worry about whether they lived or died.

The most important thing was that not long after Mu Weiran’s mother died, he also fell seriously ill and almost didn’t make it…

After the serious illness, his talent, which was originally only considered above average, instantly became incredibly top-tier.

But he didn't contend or scramble for anything. When he reached the appropriate age, he voluntarily went to his fiefdom in Jiangnan.

He showed no desire to seize power.

His experiences, in Li Shengyuan’s view, were the typical fate of a Child of Fortune!

His mother had a humble background, and he was not favored.

His birth mother passed away when he was young, and he suffered a great catastrophe.

After surviving the catastrophe, he became incredibly intelligent.

Yet he knew how to endure, how to advance and retreat, how to lower his sense of presence, and how to develop secretly…

Now he had even broken through to the third rank, becoming an undeniable presence in the Great Qian Imperial Family.

When Heaven is about to confer a great office upon a man, it first torments his heart, exhausts his sinews and bones…

Mu Weiran had experienced all of these. Would he truly be content to live such a mundane life?

Would he truly be naive enough to believe his mother died by accident? Would he not want to avenge his mother?

Li Shengyuan didn’t believe it at all!

He always felt that Prince Wei would do something big!

Mu Weiran, a person who knew how to endure and had good talent at a young age, was much harder to deal with than someone like Muyun Xiao, who was older, stuck in mediocrity, and openly exposed his ambition, thinking of ceding territory and rebelling!

Li Shengyuan had read through many dossiers, and there were quite a few officials confirmed to be colluding with the Demonic Cult, or with the demon race and the barbarians Outside the Pass.

It was just not yet the time to take action and uproot them. Sometimes, keeping these people alive was more useful than killing them!

If 'Infernal Affairs' was played well, it could also be of great use!

Li Shengyuan only selected parts to read. There was too much here, and he didn't know when he would finish reading everything.

By the time Li Shengyuan had read almost everything he wanted to know, it was already bright daylight.

Stretching, Li Shengyuan got up and left the archives.

He smiled at Zixuan and said, “Come on, I’m in a good mood today. I’ll treat you to breakfast.”

At that, Zixuan got angry.

Last time at Shanhai Pass, he said he would treat her to wontons, but that scoundrel ran off halfway through eating!

In the end, she was the one who paid. This time, she was determined to get it all back, principal and interest, and she gritted her teeth, saying,

“If you dare to ditch the bill again this time, I’ll… I’ll come to your house every day for meals and snatch all your sister’s food, making her hate you to death!”

Li Shengyuan was stunned when he heard that, remembering the incident at Shanhai Pass. He couldn't help but laugh wryly, not expecting this woman to remember for so long.

“Let’s go. To preserve my little sister’s love for me, her big brother, I’ll buy as much as you eat this time!”

“I’ll make you eat till you burst…”