Except for the grandchildren, everyone squeezed into Li Shimian's study. The eldest cousin, as the eldest grandson, also followed in.
Li Shimian and Mr. Ma were certainly happy that their two grandsons came to see them. But the two children must have something important to do here, or something that they couldn't mention in the letter.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t have brought Nian’er all the way here when he was so young.
The family sat down in the room. Huo Xi thought that her grandfather and his family were far away from the court, and they might not know much about the affairs of the court. So he first told all the things he knew about the court.
Talking about Zhang Fu leading troops to attack Annan, he said: "Nian'er is nine years old, and the eldest son of the concubine is ten years old. I'm worried that if he makes military exploits this time, he will be granted the title of Crown Prince."
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Li Shimian and others frowned. They really had not thought of this before. If Zhang Fu applied for the title and got the emperor's approval, and the eldest son of the Zhang family was canonized, the emperor would be so eloquent that he would not think about anything.
Then these two siblings can really only be treated as ordinary people with different surnames.
Ma was a little anxious. If Nian'er couldn't get his identity back, then her poor daughter wouldn't even be able to enjoy the sacrifices of future generations. She looked at Li Shimian.
Li Shimian frowned: "I only thought that Nian'er was still young and would wait for him to be older before planning for him. I didn't expect that Zhang Fu went to conquer Annan himself."
Zhang Fu was good at fighting and won the emperor's heart. If he asked for a title, the emperor would not deny it.
Glancing at Huo Xi, "What do you want to do?"
Huo Xi was silent, "It was because I was afraid of being careless that I came over to ask my grandparents and uncles for advice. At that time, the Zhang family held a funeral for my mother with great fanfare, and also made it clear to the world that my mother had no descendants.
.If I bring Nian'er to my door now, I'm afraid they won't recognize me."
"Dare! You are your mother's direct blood and flesh and blood, and how dare they deny it!" Ma's heart ached when she thought of her poor daughter who died young. This is her daughter's direct biological and biological flesh and blood.
The two uncles and aunts were also filled with indignation.
Li Shimian glanced at everyone and couldn't help scolding: "After so many years, can't you see clearly? In this world, you have rarely seen things that confuse black and white and call deer a horse? Now the people who can testify are all our own people.
, how to win the trust of the world? Do you need to dig the grave and check it? How do you know that there are no bones in Sister Ning’s coffin? True or false is just a word from the superior."
Several people were choked by what he said, and Li Shimian's words were like a bucket of cold water poured into everyone's hearts.
Yes, who can testify?
What if we accidentally lead the family to kill the two siblings without any proof?
"Then what should we do? Sister Ning and Nian'er are obviously my sister's biological flesh and blood, why don't they recognize them?" Li Dianzang looked anxious.
"How to recognize it? Even if you complain to the emperor, it may not work. In order to cover up the scandal, the Zhang family pushed it all away. In order to appease the Zhang family, and to avoid the Conglong heroes being criticized by the world, even if they knew that they were the blood of the Zhang family, in the end they really
I’ll just treat it as fake.”
Li Dian realized the seriousness of the matter and said it with some reluctance. The lessons his family has received over the years cannot be said to be profound, and they are all lessons learned in blood.
Li Shi kept silent and looked at Huo Xi: "Sister Ning, have you contacted your father?"
Huo Xi was stunned and shook his head: "No. I hate him."
Li Shimian saw that she was gnashing her teeth and was stunned. Thinking of the letter Zhang Fu sent them, he advised: "Your father has been guarding the border in the north all year round. When your mother passed away, he was not in the capital either.
I'm afraid that my family has hidden a lot of things from him."
Li Shimian thought that the key to this matter still lies with Zhang Fu.
If Zhang Fu wants to admit it, Nian'er is the legitimate eldest son. If Zhang Fu doesn't want to admit it, then these two children may really have to stay in the market forever.
Not only did the two children not get their identities, but they also had to be wary of the Zhang family's evil intentions. After all, death is like a lamp going out. Only when the two children die can their title be inherited and justified.
In order to marry his Rou'er, Zhang Fu spent a year in front of him, diligent in everything, and finally moved him with his sincerity, and then he married Rou'er to him.
After the marriage, he was very happy to see the sweet couple's deep love for each other.
Seeing that Huo Xi didn't want to talk more about Zhang Fu, she was a little puzzled, her eyes flickered, and she clenched her fists tightly: "Sister Ning, how did your mother die?"
Li Shimian spoke with some difficulty.
At this opening, the whole family looked at Huo Xi.
The only news their family received was that Xinrou died in childbirth, but Nian'er survived well, and it was a farcical failure.
The family did not believe this reason. Sister Ning never mentioned anything about her mother in her letters. They were afraid that the child would be sad, so the family never asked about it in the letters.
Now, Li Shimian and Ma finally wanted to ask how their daughter died.
When Huo Xi heard this, her eyes turned red, and she knelt down towards the old couple: "It was me. If it weren't for me, my mother might not have died." After she finished speaking, she burst into tears.
She thought countless times, if she had not been there at that time and had not seen that scene, would her mother have been able to break free and shout for someone? Even if everyone in the village was bribed by them, maybe there would be someone on the road in the surrounding villages?
Maybe they won't be cruel because they are afraid?
Maybe my mother has a chance of survival.
Her mother was struggling at the time, but when she saw her, she was afraid that she would also be poisoned. It was because of her that her mother stopped struggling to buy her time to protect her.
Huo Xi knelt on the ground, the pain was so painful that she couldn't breathe.
It was the first time for Li Shimian, Ma, Li Dianshou and others to hear such an inside story, and they were so shocked that they could not move. Their daughter, their sister was actually gone like this...
"Ang, my Rou'er..." Ma cried and fainted in Li Dianshou's arms.
Li Shimian couldn't stop crying, and he looked like he was about to faint. Everyone was in a hurry, and the old couple pinched him.
Li Dianzang helped Huo Xi up, hugged her and cried, making Huo Xi's back wet.
"Hateful, hateful! That old guy Wang and that bitch Wu dare to harm my son. I will tear them apart alive!" After Ma was pinched awake, she scolded and cried, and almost pushed her body forward.
Li Shimian calmed down, wiped his tears, and called Huo Xi closer: "It's not your fault, what's your fault? At the beginning, your mother was only afraid that the harder she struggled, the faster she would die. They wanted to harm people, so they kept such things
My heart will never let go of your mother."
Li Dianshou was filled with hatred that his sister, who was sensible, well-behaved, virtuous and kind, had suffered such a cruel attack.
Seeing that Huo Xi's eyes were swollen from crying, he wiped his tears and came over to comfort her. This child has hidden such secrets all these years. What a person must have endured. Poor child.
"Sister Ning, don't think like that. It's your mother's fate. Don't feel miserable. It's them who have the intention to harm others. Your mother can't escape no matter how hard she struggles."
Mrs. Ma also woke up and held her in her arms, crying uncontrollably.
Originally, Huo Xi was called to discuss the matter, but after hearing the cause of Li Xinrou's death, the family had no time to think about it and could only gather around the two elders to comfort them.