"At that time, I saw the prince smiling at the eldest princess, and I did feel that there was some similarity. But now I compare it like this, but I can't see any similarity..." As Xu Mingyi spoke, his eyes were still on the young man's handsome face.
He looked back carefully.
Wu Chao didn't mind being looked at by her like this at all. At this moment, he only said: "The Duke also said something similar -"
Xu Mingyi was stunned when he heard this: "My grandfather?... He also said, are you similar to His Highness King Yan?"
Wu Chao nodded: "The Duke said that I have some resemblance to the young King Yan, but I can't tell where the resemblance is."
The suspicion in Xu Mingyi's heart suddenly spread.
Her grandfather also felt that Wu Chao was similar to King Yan... This was something she had never thought of.
Therefore, when she carefully looked at it, she only felt that it was not the same at all, so she decided that the similarity was just her illusion - after all, she had made a very bold guess in her mind before, or that guess made her
She had preconceptions, which is why she had such misconceptions.
However, if one person is an illusion, will it still be an illusion for two people?
Especially since my grandfather was very familiar with the young King Yan, his judgment must be more trustworthy than that of many others.
But I can’t tell where the similarities are…
Then it can only be explained as a spiritual resemblance.
And can this resemblance be explained as a simple coincidence?
Xu Mingyi fell into thinking and heard the young man say: "I also met King Yan once. If I speak for myself, I can't see any similarity."
Xu Mingyi couldn't help but said: "Perhaps only bystanders can see clearly - if you feel similar even at a glance, how similar do they have to be?"
"Speaking of which, I have indeed seen someone who, just by looking at him, made me feel quite similar to him——"
After Xu Mingyi was startled, he couldn't help but ask: "Who is it?"
"To be precise, it's a portrait." Wu Chao said, "The portrait of my eldest aunt, the late Princess Yan."
"Princess Xianyan..." Xu Mingyi's eyes flashed for a moment.
Princess Xianyan...
Wu Chao and Princess Xian Yan are also born very similar?!
Is this just because Wu Chao is a member of the Wu family?
Wu Chao had even suspected that he was not of Wu family blood——
King Yan, first Princess Yan...
Many clues flashed through Xu Mingyi's mind very quickly. The past and present life were mixed together, and under this chaos, a very clear answer was about to come out...
Maybe Wu Chao is indeed not the direct grandson of the Wu family...
But he may still have the blood of the Wu family, that is, Princess Xianyan!
If explained in this way, many mysteries seem to be solved!
Including the Wu family's actions in raising Wu Chao without any reservation, but trying to make him fake his death——
"Then have you ever thought... that you might be Princess Xianyan's child?" Xu Mingyi said his guess directly.
She knew very well Wu Chao's determination to know the truth, and had agreed with him to investigate the matter together. Therefore, even if it was just a guess, she still chose to speak out.
Wu Chao was obviously shocked by this statement.
The child of Princess Xianyan?
Princess Xianyan...whose child does she have?
Of course it can only be King Yan——
"But... I have never heard that King Yan and my eldest aunt had any children." The young man's tone was calm and rational.
Mentioning this, Xu Mingyi's eyes were particularly determined: "Maybe there is some hidden secret."
She was not sure about anything else, but the fact that King Yan had an heir was a fact that had been before her eyes.
In the last life, when King Yan raised his army, he informed the world that he had found his parents and children who had been separated for many years.
Because of this, King Yan had no heirs - this disadvantage in the fight for the throne was completely eliminated.
Therefore, at this time, King Yan still had a biological son who was unknown to the world and had not yet recognized him. This is a fact.
But whether this son is Wu Chao or someone else cannot be confirmed at the moment - this is the only thing they need to confirm now.
"If this guess is true, then Prince Dingnan's palace must know the truth." Xu Mingyi said: "Ordinary people in the palace may not know it, but the prince and his wife must know it."
Of course, parents know better than anyone whether the children they have raised since childhood are their own children.
Wu Chao nodded with a complicated expression.
He once again thought of the strange behavior his mother showed when she faced his temptation when she was in Ningyang -
"Early this morning, when I went to look for my father, I happened to see a secret guard delivering a letter to my father." He said, "I guess it may be related to King Yan."
That's why he went to play chess with his father today. His original intention was to test something.
Before Xu Mingyi bluntly stated the shocking guess just now, he had never thought of it in detail, but before that, he had always been suspicious of his own life experience and of some possible conspiracy between the Wu family and King Yan.
The top priority in his heart——
He never stopped to investigate and notice these things.
Xu Mingyi heard this and said: "If the two families really have such an important secret, King Yan will probably meet in private with your father when he returns to Beijing after eighteen years."
"Well, King Yan has just arrived in Beijing at this time, and the palace's eyeballs must be keeping a close eye on him. If we want to meet, it may be after the Queen Mother's birthday." Wu Chao said, "I will pay more attention to my father's recent whereabouts."
Xu Mingyi nodded.
Although the truth will eventually come out one day, no matter what, Wu Chao should not be the one who is kept secret until the end and passively accepts everything.
Thinking about this, she asked softly: "Wu Chao, are you afraid?"
This may seem like a redundant question.
How many eighteen-year-old boys would say they are scared in front of a girl’s house?
But she was sure that the person in front of her would not lie to her or speak harshly.
And the "fear" in her mouth is not fear in the popular sense. She refers to whether he will have enough calm and firm courage to face it and stick to his true heart when all kinds of internal affairs and truths emerge in the future.
Let yourself fall into the quagmire of many lies and changes.
She knew that he must be able to understand what she meant at this time.
Wu Chao smiled, shook his head and said, "I'm not afraid."
Looking at the young man's eyes that could even be called calm, Xu Mingyi also smiled: "Yes, there is nothing to be afraid of. I will accompany you to investigate the truth. Once the results are found, I will face it together with you."
After Wu Chao was startled, the smile on his face deepened.
——That’s why he is not afraid anymore.
"Zhao..." The young man spoke subconsciously. As soon as he made the sound, he realized something was wrong. Although he felt guilty, he could not suppress the smile in his eyes at this moment.
At this time, Xu Mingyi took a sip from the tea cup and spoke in a casual but smiling tone -
