That day, Yu Zeng met his mother, his biological mother.

Only then did he realize that his mother was still alive.

But my mother's legs were completely disabled, she seemed to have experienced a lot of unimaginable torture, and her spirit was not very good, but she still recognized him. She shouted his name in surprise the first moment she saw him.

He is afraid, but cannot refuse to recognize his mother. He owes her a lot, far more than just kindness.

That day, in that dark room, there were only mother and son, and King Rong Li Yin, who were hugging each other and crying.

"At that time, I was extremely grateful that my mother was still alive, but I was more afraid of the fact that the identity of the son of a sinner would be exposed..."

The tone of Yu Zeng's recollection no longer contained the joy and fear he had at that time. He looked like a bystander and said numbly: "But King Rong told me that when he was traveling around the mountains and rivers a few years ago, he once passed through Yanzhou and met my father by chance.

, we are quite attached to each other... He also believes that my father is very virtuous and cannot do anything corrupt, even though he failed to find any evidence to prove my father's innocence."

It was also at that time that he learned that Princess Rong's father was one of the officials responsible for investigating the Yanzhou corruption case. Therefore, Prince Rong accidentally saw the wanted portraits of him and his mother.

"Prince Rong told me at that time that he spoke softly and did not want to get involved in the muddy waters of officialdom, so he could not overturn my father's case, but he could keep my secrets and take care of my mother."

Many years later, he couldn't help but wonder, was what King Rong said at that time really true? Did King Rong really know his father?

He had no way of tracing it back.

But when he was nine years old, he believed it deeply and was extremely grateful.

After listening to this past incident, Chang Suining said with no emotion in his tone: "So, he initially treated you as a favor, not as a coercion."

No one knew whether King Rong had different intentions at that time, but what she knew was that her little uncle was indeed very good at "being kind to others."

He also smiled and taught her at a young age that it was important to build good relationships with others.

She remembered it very well, and he did really well himself.

"Yes..." Yu Zeng lowered his eyes and said, "I was a little uneasy at first, but he never asked me to do anything, not even to inquire about information."

Year after year, King Rong remained free and easy, and his mother was well taken care of, so he slowly let go of his uneasiness and regarded King Rong as a kind-hearted and respectable benefactor.

"Until that year, I thought I was right and wanted to find a relative for you." Chang Suining's eyes were a little distant: "But you still chose to keep the secret."

"Your Highness is so kind to me that I am extremely grateful and frightened..." Yu Zeng clearly remembered that he was in the army that year, and His Highness was only thirteen years old. There were just a few people around him who were willing to follow him.

Fei Yi, then thought about finding his mother and younger brother for him.

He was very panicked, so he reasoned that maybe he was no longer alive after so many years.

But His Highness smiled and said to him that he must give it a try.

Therefore, he could only hand over the wooden safety lock that he had always carried with his hands to His Highness.

Afterwards, he asked His Highness several times about the progress, but His Highness said there was no news yet.

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but suddenly one day, His Highness had something to do and left the military camp. Chang Kuo, who was just a young general at that time, found him with a smile and told him that he had been found.

He also told him that he was not sure before, so His Highness was afraid that he would be disappointed, so he said that there was no news yet.

Without any preparation, he saw the mother and son.

The woman had gray hair on her temples early. Even though she had changed her clothes, she could still tell that she had lived a very hard life.

The boy she held in her hand was very thin, only eight or nine years old, so when they separated, the boy obviously didn't remember anything. When he first saw an "elder brother" whom he could rely on, he jumped up to him without hesitation and called him "elder brother" and took the hand with him.

Produce an identical wooden security lock to prove your identity.

The woman obviously hesitated, and asked in Yanzhou dialect: [A Zeng, is that you? You have grown so big, my mother can’t even recognize you...]

But even if her son's name is Yu Zeng, the safety lock will not go wrong.

[Eight and fourteen years old, of course they look different!] Chang Kuo laughed and said: [I’ve checked it, there’s nothing wrong, you three can talk!]

Chang Kuo left, leaving only the "mother and son" of the Yu family in the tent.

The woman came forward, held Yu Zeng's arm, lifted up Yu Zeng's sleeve in panic, and looked at his left arm.

There are no birthmarks there…

The woman's tears suddenly fell like rain.

The second son is still calling "brother" eagerly.

"Yu Zeng" knew that the woman already knew that he was not the original Yu Zeng, and could even guess that her real eldest son was dead.

But what surprised him was that when the woman raised her head, she cautiously asked him if he still remembered what happened when he was a child.

"Yu Zeng" understood her thoughts.

This woman living with her young son is in so much pain and fear.

[When he was escaping, he had a high fever and couldn't remember many things...] He temporarily dismissed his mistakes and said vaguely: "I only have this wooden lock on my body, and I only remember my name."

The tears in the woman's eyes became more intense, but she burst into laughter and hugged him tightly, like holding a life-saving straw: "It can't be wrong... you are my mother's son! My poor son!"

He originally didn't want to keep it a secret.

But he was only fourteen years old at the time and did not understand what the real importance was. When he returned to Beijing with the army the following year, when he went to see his mother, he asked his benefactor whether he should confess all this to His Highness——

At that time, King Rong sighed and said to him: "Ashang is young and vigorous, and has just been exposed to the spirit of the army. He has a clear sense of love and hate, and the most taboo is deception... Let's wait for the right time."

He chose to "wait a little longer". During the waiting process, he became more loyal and diligent because of his guilt and uneasiness, so His Highness treated him more highly.

Later, His Highness became the Crown Prince, and he became the most important attendant around the Crown Prince.

He began to think with luck that maybe it could continue like this. He had no objections to His Highness. He just kept a secret about his life experience with King Rong, and His Highness and King Rong were so close... All of these things can coexist with each other.

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After a long time, he recalled that if King Rong had even shown a hint of threat to His Highness in those years, he would never dare to take such a chance...

"I was so self-righteous and stupid back then that I never had any defense against King Rong..." Yu Zeng burst into tears, suffering from regret: "At that time, I was thinking that His Highness treated me so well that I didn't dare to take risks.

Tell the truth clearly, lest His Highness will be disappointed or disgusted at all with his slaves..."

"But you unknowingly took the biggest risk in the world." There was no emotion or anger in Chang Suining's voice.

What happens next is already easy to imagine.

The mother and son from the Yu family in the capital were indeed members of Yu Zeng's family, and she had not made any mistakes back then - the fake one was Yu Zeng beside her.

Therefore, over the years, Yu Zeng could accept letting the mother and son act as a cover under the emperor's feet, making the emperor mistakenly think that they controlled everything about him. This is the truth of human nature.

But the weakness that he really cared about was always in Li Yin's hands.

"That year, King Rong found a slave and asked him to write a letter to Yuchi. The letter said that he asked Yuchi to secretly drug him to help His Highness leave Beidi..."

Yu Zeng was not stupid. He immediately realized that this plan was absurd.

After a moment, he realized that this was not to save His Highness, but to kill His Highness.

But he had no doubt about Prince Rong, and he subconsciously asked: "Your Highness...who wants to put His Highness to death? Is it the officials? Or is it His Highness's mother?"

Do you not want His Highness to become a hostage in Beidi during the war? To avoid His Highness being humiliated? To prevent it from affecting the morale of the army? So you want His Highness to die?!

Or is there someone who knows His Highness’ secret and doesn’t want His Highness to come back?

[Those officials were indeed afraid that Ashang would become a hostage. In the morning meeting, they had euphemistically explained their worries.] At that time, Li Yin speculated in a tone of bystander: [As for the Ming Dynasty, she probably didn’t want to

What happened to Ashang? Ashang is a sharp blade, and she is the only person in the world who can control this sharp blade.】

He said frankly: "I don't want Ashang to come back."

At that moment, Yu Zeng almost froze.

There is no warning or transition in the transformation of the benefactor.

Even at this time, his tone was still calm: [I didn't expect A Shang to be able to survive until today, she is so proud...I thought she wouldn't last long.]

Li Yin even had some real pity: [In these three years and thousands of days and nights, I can't imagine how she managed to survive, but that's why even I can't imagine...]

[If she can come out alive from what the world sees as a desperate situation, she is no longer a mortal.]

[If she is not broken, she will be even better than before. I feel respectable but also terrible about this kind of Ah Shang. 】

[I don’t want to have a confrontation with her, so let her stay in Beidi as Chongyue.]

Yu Zeng couldn't remember exactly what he said at that time. It was probably some confused questions and weak pleas.

When Li Yin stood up and was about to leave, he said to him: "Ashang's life is very miserable, you should just help her get out of it."

relief?

How could it be relief? Your Highness has been holding on for so long, how could he want such relief?

He hurriedly grabbed King Rong's robe: "Your Highness is willing to marry Beidi for the sake of the stability of the country. This time in front of the battle, he will definitely use his last ounce of strength to help our country win. You can't..."

[I can't underestimate her so much, thinking she will escape in the face of battle?] King Rong did not look back and said: [I have never underestimated her ambition, but she is not an ordinary person. She has subordinates who are more loyal than you.

In the past three years in Beidi, she will not have no arrangements. When dealing with extraordinary people, it is natural to ask for more security in order to feel at ease.】

In other words, he knew that Li Shang might die for his country, but he still wanted to take action.

King Rong left and had people guard the place.

Yu Zeng didn't eat for two days. On the third day, King Rong sent his mother to "persuade" him.
To be continued...