Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 200 The Situation of Northern Liang

"How's it going, boss? I told you there wouldn't be any problems, right?" Sixteen said smugly. "A product of System Sixteen is guaranteed to be top-notch."

Yunyi nodded: "In that case, come with me."

Sixteen let out a happy wolf howl.

Yunyi was startled by the sudden shout, and then kicked Sixteen away.

Fourteen and Fifteen trembled in fright. This owner was too cruel. They should be more obedient in the future.

After staying overnight, Ling Xiao miraculously woke up the next day and even recognized Mo Li, but he fell into a coma again after a short time.

"How could he die again?" Mo Li asked anxiously, pulling Yun Yi along.

“His body was full of toxins. Now that some have been expelled, the fact that he can regain consciousness means he is getting better. Passing out means his body is recovering,” Yunyi explained patiently. “This is a good thing.”

"Oh." Mo Li immediately relaxed.

“I’m going to take Brother Qiao and his family of three to the village. You…”

"I'll go with you," Mo Li said before Yun Yi could finish speaking.

Yunyi nodded, and then two carriages led Xiaobai off. Because of the slow speed, they stayed overnight in the prefectural city.

I also happened to meet Jing Han.

Jing Han was very happy to see Yun Yi, but he also knew Yun Yi's temper, so he didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "I was going to send you a message even if you hadn't come, but it just so happens that you came."

"Did they find out anything during the interrogation?"

“Hmm.” Jing Han nodded. “That Anan…heh, she looks like a child, but…”

"Not a child?"

“Yiyi, you’re so smart.” Jing Han paused for a moment, then smiled again. “You guessed it right away. He just looks like a child, but he’s actually twenty years old.”

Dwarfism?

"almost."

"Then how could someone look so much like that Prefect Du...? He must have been in disguise, right?" Yunyi laughed, finally explaining why she had felt something was off when she saw Anu and her son earlier.

"Yes, and he was also Anu's lover."

Yunyi suddenly felt disgusted, after all, she had just witnessed Anu having sex with another man.

"Whose people are they working for? Have they confessed?"

"Yiyi, why don't you guess again?" Jing Han's eyes were filled with laughter.

"You should call me 'Chief,' not 'Yiyi,'" Yunyi rolled her eyes at him. This guy seemed to be getting more and more shameless.

"Okay, Yiyi."

Yunyi: ...

That's all, just a name.

"Currently, there are three princes in Northern Liang who are eligible to inherit the throne: the eldest prince, the second prince, and the third prince. However, the third prince has been weak and sickly since childhood. In a people who are skilled in archery and horsemanship, a prince who cannot even lift a bow and arrow is unlikely to have any followers and is certainly not eligible to inherit the throne. Therefore, only the eldest and second princes remain."

Jing Han nodded: "On the surface, Anu and the others are all the eldest prince's people."

"Openly?"

"Yes, on the surface, that's what I can find out, and what they confessed themselves. But whether it's actually true or not, that needs further confirmation. On the road to the succession, no one dares to claim innocence."

Yun Yi understood; it was indeed the case. To seize the throne, they would stop at nothing, for success or failure was a matter of life and death. "How much do you know about the history of Northern Liang?"

"know a little."

"Tell me." Yun Yi poured herself another cup of tea. The original owner of this body didn't have much knowledge, but she had learned a little over the past few months, but it wasn't enough, not nearly enough. So, if Jing Han could know more, it would be beneficial for her future actions.

“Alright.” Jing Han nodded. “The ancestors of the Northern Liang people were the Quanrong, a nomadic people skilled in warfare and archery.”

Yunyi nodded, she knew all this: "Tell me about what's going on at the Northern Liang Imperial Palace now."

"King Liang You of Northern Liang has four queens and more than thirty consorts. More than twenty of his children have survived to this day... Among them, there are three princes who have come of age."

Yunyi sighed. These ancient emperors all had the potential to be breeding pigs; they were truly capable of cultivating the land. You can't help but admire them.

"The eldest prince, Liang Chenyang, was born to the first queen, Yan Duo. Yan Duo was once the princess of the largest tribe in Northern Liang. She provided great assistance to Liang You during the coup and her position was very secure."

"The mother of the second prince, Liang Chenkun, is the second queen. This woman is named Sangzhu. She was originally the daughter of a small tribal chief, but she had spent time with Liang You when they were young and even saved him. They were childhood sweethearts. Liang You originally wanted to marry her, but his father married her instead."

Yunyi's eyes widened in surprise: "Is this a case of breaking up a loving couple? Could it be that the two of them were caught having an affair in the royal court, and then Liang You simply killed his father and became king himself?"

This time it was Jing Han's turn to be surprised: "Hehe, that's basically it. However, Liang You not only killed his father, but also the son that Sang Zhu had with his father."

"I can understand," Yunyi sighed.

"You can guess the rest. The eldest prince has the support of a powerful maternal clan, while the second prince is the most favored son of the King of Northern Liang. Therefore, the two have always been rivals."

"And which one?"

"The mother of the third prince, Liang Chenyu, was just a concubine of Liang You. He was born weak and sickly. In a people who ride horses and shoot arrows, he could not learn martial arts. Therefore, he had no chance of getting the throne. Moreover, the eldest of his other sons is only five or six years old, and the youngest is still an infant. If he wants to compete for the throne, it will be at least ten years later."

Yunyi nodded: "So when you said that Anu and the others were nominally the eldest prince, did you also have some doubts about the third prince?"

"Suspicion is inevitable. No one in the royal family is truly innocent, especially in the Northern Liang court. I heard that this King Zhao of Liang had more than fifty children, some of whom died young, some were killed, and in the end, only these twenty-odd children remained. Of these, only six were princes, and the rest were princesses. And do you really think the princes who survived are simple?"

Yunyi nodded: "Indeed, you need to be at least cunning, otherwise you really won't survive."

The order of the children in the Northern Liang royal family is not fixed. If an older child dies, a younger child can take his place. Originally, the eldest prince Liang Chenyang was the third son, the second prince Liang Chenkun was the fifth son, and the third prince Liang Chenyu was the eighth son.

Now the Eighth Prince has become the Third Prince, which means that these three people have killed their five brothers.

“The reason there hasn’t been a war recently is because the eldest and second princes are fighting fiercely. But they will be short of food in winter, and King Liang Zhao will definitely start a war. After all, starting a war can also divert their internal conflicts.” Jing Han’s face suddenly darkened, and he sighed slightly.

(**Another month has passed, so fast! Happy November everyone!)