How to Deal with Having the Villainous Tyrant’s Child Chapter 90

Chapter 90

The original Lu Hanzhi was an extremely intelligent Xiao Langjun. His second brother had once said that by the age of ten, he had already memorized Lingshu and Suwen by heart.

Although Lu Hanzhi had never tested whether he could access the original host’s memories, the moment that girl recited those lines, the content of Suwen immediately surfaced in his mind.

He repeated the lines again: “To untie the shackles and free oneself from suffering, to preserve the true essence, to guide the vital energy, to rescue the people and grant them longevity, to heal the weak and restore them to peace…”

It meant to free people from the grip of illness, to escape the suffering of disease, to preserve true essence and guide vital energy, to save the common people and lead them to longevity, and to heal the weak and sick so they could attain peace and well-being.

These words were precisely the preface of Suwen.

Yuwen Min asked directly, “What are you suspecting?”

Lu Hanzhi watched the girl’s figure disappear into the distance and said, “How can a seemingly mad girl recite Suwen? She’s definitely not an ordinary person.”

Yuwen Min asked, “Are you suspecting that she’s the real Su Wan’ning?”

Lu Hanzhi nodded. “That person just now said she often wanders around here, and she’s a girl who can recite Suwen. Keep in mind, Su Siyin was a legendary physician of Xinglin Slope. The daughter he raised is bound to be extraordinary. If that girl can recite Suwen, then she’s not just some madwoman. Of course, this is just my speculation—we need to investigate further to be certain.”

Yuwen Min nodded and said, “Then let’s go. That person mentioned she lives in the east end of the village, at Grandma Si’s house. We should be able to find it if we ask around.”

Lu Hanzhi hummed in agreement and followed Yuwen Min down the mountain.

As they walked, they conversed. Yuwen Min said, “If it’s confirmed that sulfur was deliberately placed here, then the death of your cousin’s family was no accident.”

Hearing this, Lu Hanzhi felt a sharp pang in his chest.

He was beginning to suspect what kind of person Su Wan’ning truly was. How could she be so ruthless and vicious?

What grudge did she hold against the Su family?

Or was she simply seeking a legitimate identity to insert herself into the battle for succession?

At that moment, Lu Hanzhi finally began to seriously reflect on what the system had told him before.

He had once asked the system, wasn’t it afraid that his presence would completely derail the main plot?

But the system had replied, Who says this is a derailment and not a correction of chaos?

Now, he was starting to understand his initial suspicions when he first transmigrated into this book. Why was The Fortunate Little Empress, a story originally focused on a female lead, infused with the subplot of a Xiao Langjun bearing children?

The original story, The struggle for the throne, was actually a BL novel. It was only Su Wan’ning’s interference that had turned it into the version he had read.

If this analysis was correct, then Su Wan’ning was not the female lead—she was most likely a cannon-fodder supporting character who had been reborn to change her tragic fate.

But perhaps it wasn’t just about changing her fate. If she simply wanted to escape misfortune, she didn’t have to involve herself in the fight for the throne.

Since she had intervened, she must have had a specific goal.

And her golden finger must exist to serve that goal.

So who was backing her? What exactly was their purpose?

And was his own golden finger created specifically to counter Su Wan’ning?

Lu Hanzhi thought about all this on the way. Just as he was about to discuss it with Yuwen Min, they arrived at Grandma Si’s house.

They were able to confirm it was her house because, in the backyard, they saw that foolish girl again.

Grandma Si appeared to be an elderly woman in her sixties, kind-looking and well-dressed.

She didn’t seem like a lonely widow. Judging by the fur and animal bones hanging on the walls, it was likely that she had male family members.

From a distance, they heard Grandma Si speaking to the foolish girl.

She said, “Ah Shu, where did you run off to? It’s getting dark. Don’t wander around—there are wild beasts in the mountains. It’s dangerous.”

The girl, called Ah Shu, didn’t reply. She just looked up at the old woman and grinned foolishly.

Her face was horrifying to look at, but her eyes were clear and beautiful, like those of an innocent child.

Lu Hanzhi had seen those eyes countless times before. But in Su Wan’ning’s gaze, they had always carried malice.

Yet in Ah Shu’s eyes, there was nothing but pure, untouched innocence.

However, she only grinned foolishly at Grandma Si, never responding to questions, never showing any other emotions. She just smiled.

Lu Hanzhi and Yuwen Min exchanged glances before stepping forward together.

Lu Hanzhi knocked on the door, and Grandma Si turned toward the fence, looking at them with curiosity.

The old woman appeared puzzled as she walked over and asked, “Who are you looking for?”

Lu Hanzhi politely cupped his hands in greeting and said, “Elder, we’re looking for someone. This young lady…. to be precise.”

Grandma Si hesitated. “And you are… what to Ah Shu?”

Lu Hanzhi paused, then suddenly changed his words. “Oh, Ah Shu… she’s my younger sister. She went missing a year ago, and we’ve finally found her. Thanks to you, she hasn’t suffered from hunger or cold. May we… take her home?”

Grandma Si gave them a skeptical look and said, “You claim to be her family, but what if you’re actually bad people trying to harm her?”

Lu Hanzhi thought for a moment before saying, “Grandma, I really am Ah Shu’s older brother. If you don’t believe me…. you can check behind her ear—she has a red birthmark there. Also, Ah Shu loves to recite Lingshu and Suwen by heart.”

When Lu Hanzhi spoke, Grandma Si froze for a moment.

Just as Lu Hanzhi had said, there was indeed a red mole behind Ah Shu’s ear.

Yuwen Min asked in a low voice, “How did you know this girl has a red mole behind her ear?”

Lu Hanzhi replied softly, “I didn’t know. But I do know that Su Wan’ning has a red mole behind her ear.” If she wanted to impersonate the real Su Wan’ning, she would have had to replicate every detail exactly.

Grandma Si stepped forward, unlocked the wooden gate, and let them in.

With a hint of reproach in her tone, she said, “It’s been over a year. You family members are truly careless. Why are you only coming to find her now?”

Hearing Grandma Si say this, Lu Hanzhi became certain—Ah Shu did indeed have a red mole behind her ear.

That meant his earlier deduction was entirely correct.

Su Wan’ning was a fraud. She had orchestrated that devastating fire and then taken the real Su Wan’ning’s place, entering the Lu family in the capital.

Lu Hanzhi’s eyes showed a trace of guilt as he said, “We truly couldn’t find any clues. It was only by chance that we happened to stop here recently and, from a distance, she looked like her. I didn’t expect…it really is her.”

Lu Hanzhi looked at Ah Shu and let out a soft sigh. “The elders in the family have been deeply worried since Ah Shu went missing. Now that we’ve found her, they will be overjoyed.”

But there was still a hint of wariness in Grandma Si’s eyes. She asked, “Where are you from? Where are you staying?”

Lu Hanzhi smiled and replied, “We are from the capital. We bought a house on the western slope of Xinglin Slope.”

As soon as she heard they had bought a house on the western slope, Grandma Si’s expression eased considerably. “So you are the ones who bought the Lin family’s residence? The Lin family has been renowned doctors for generations. Their house wouldn’t be sold to just anyone. Judging by your attire, you must be from a wealthy family. Ah, so Ah Shu is actually the daughter of a noble house… When she first arrived, she was in rags, covered in wounds—old scars and fresh injuries, layers upon layers. There were too many to count.”

Hearing this, Lu Hanzhi’s brows furrowed tightly.

Grandma Si shook her head and said, “I took her in because I pitied her. I treated her wounds, bathed her, and most of them have healed. But the sores on her face… I was powerless to cure them. Every doctor in the village has examined her, yet they all say it’s an illness they’ve never seen before. And her madness—no one can figure out what caused it. I don’t mean to discourage you, but if even Xinglin Slope couldn’t cure her, it’s unlikely anyone else can. I had planned to let Ah Shu live peacefully here for the rest of her life. Even if I passed away, my children would take care of her. But since you are her family, I won’t keep her. I just hope you will treat her well and never let her go missing again.”

After hearing Grandma Si’s words, Lu Hanzhi genuinely felt she was a kind-hearted old woman.

Even a shepherd boy in Xinglin Slope could diagnose illnesses by feeling the pulse—this was a place where master physicians emerged in every generation.

For her to say such a thing, she must have had her reasons.

Lu Hanzhi expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Grandma Si and invited her to visit their house on the western slope.

After seeing Lu Hanzhi and Yuwen Min’s home and background, Grandma Si finally felt at ease and entrusted Ah Shu to them.

Before they left, Lu Hanzhi took out a silver banknote and offered it to Grandma Si, but she firmly refused. “I took Ah Shu in simply because I pitied her. Whether she was a noble lady or a beggar’s daughter, I would have helped her just the same. I never did it for a reward, and I won’t let you tarnish my goodwill with it.”

Lu Hanzhi withdrew the banknote and felt even more respect for her.

Since arriving in Xinglin Slope, he had felt that everyone here was kind and sincere.

That only reaffirmed his belief—the Su family must also be kindhearted people.

They were nothing like the Su Wan’ning of the capital.

Yet when he looked up at Ah Shu, who was crouched on the ground picking up stones, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

Her face was ruined, her leg was crippled, and her body was covered in scars.

She had become childlike in her madness, unable to understand anything or recognize anyone.

Lu Hanzhi’s heart ached as he reached out to steady Ah Shu’s shoulders. Looking into her innocent, childlike eyes, he said, “Ah Shu, from now on, your name will be Lu Lingshu. You will be my little sister, alright?”

Ah Shu didn’t understand. She simply giggled and then started reciting the prologue she had memorized from the ruins.

Lu Hanzhi sighed, and Yuwen Min stepped forward. “Let’s take her back to the capital and have Doctor Lin examine her.”

If there was anyone in this world who could cure her, it would be Doctor Lin.

Lu Hanzhi nodded. “If Ah Shu recovers, she can expose Su Wan’ning’s schemes, and then her conspiracy will be laid bare.”

But in her current state—so lost in madness—there was no way she could serve as proof for Lu Hanzhi’s suspicions.

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