When his son looked at him like this, King Yan immediately realized that something was wrong. He secretly thought in his heart, "If my son cannot marry a wife, I will be the one to blame." He opened his mouth to make amends when he saw the little girl nodded calmly and seriously -
"It's so good. No one has set foot there. Not only is it convenient to talk, but you don't have to worry about being noticed when you arrive."
After King Yan was startled, he couldn't help but laugh heartily twice, and quietly looked at his son - look, the little girl is not angry, she is just worrying.
Aware of this vague sight, Wu Chao only looked at the girl in front of him - and that wasn't because Zhao Zhao was considerate.
"Sit down and talk." King Yan said to the two children as he sat down on the old stone bench next to the stone table.
Although the stone benches are old, they are now covered with clean soft cushions.
As Xu Mingyi sat down, she judged in her heart. She was so attentive, so she thought it was probably Xiao Qi.
"I have heard what A Yuan said about what happened in the mausoleum temple. The mother and queen were able to avoid the disaster this time, all because of Miss Xu who was protecting her." King Yan said, "I would like to express my thanks in advance.
Miss Xu’s act of helping—"
Seeing King Yan raising his hands in salute, Xu Mingyi folded his hands and raised them in front of his eyes, returning the salute: "Your Majesty, you're welcome."
Looking at the girl who was showing a cheerful attitude, King Yan said with a smile: "If Miss Xu needs my help for anything in the future, please feel free to ask."
Xu Mingyi responded simply: "Yes, I will definitely not be as polite as the prince."
She saved the Queen Mother this time. From the beginning to now, she had no other distracting thoughts. But now that she has successfully rescued the Queen Mother, if she can form a "good relationship" with King Yan, she will have no other thoughts.
It doesn't make sense.
The overall situation is now, in front of the final winner, the Xu family may really need the other party's help.
King Yan nodded, the smile in his eyes getting a little thicker.
It's good for him. His daughter-in-law hasn't married yet, so he owes a debt first, and it's such a big debt for saving his mother——
But it doesn't matter.
If he can't repay the debt through ordinary things, doesn't he still have a ready-made son who can use it to pay off the debt?
If there is no time to turn back, I will push my son to the Duke of the country - after all, this boy is the most capable in the family. It is up to the general to decide whether to accept him or not.
His Highness King Yan took the time to imagine the situation, and soon stopped, looking at the two children and asked: "But speaking of which, how did you two know that the Queen Mother would be plotted during this sacrifice?
of?"
This is what he has been thinking about today.
Hearing this somewhat troublesome question, Xu Mingyi knew it was time to lie again.
However, before she could speak, she heard Wu Chao beside her say: "I happened to dream about this -"
Xu Mingyi, who was robbed of her words and dreams, was slightly stunned.
King Yan was even more stunned: "...dream?"
What kind of sleeping position can lead to such efficacious dreams?
Wu Chao nodded calmly: "Exactly."
Zhao Zhao's dream was miraculous, and he didn't want too many people to know about it - there was no guarantee that someone wouldn't take advantage of such an abnormal thing. It wasn't that he couldn't trust the prince, it was just unnecessary trouble, and he didn't want Xu Mingyi to get involved.
And the term "dreaming" is actually more or less perfunctory.
With this kind of impression, let him do it.
King Yan was silent for a moment.
Before coming here, I didn't expect to hear such a simple yet not simple answer.
But can he still question the nonsense his son said?
So, His Highness King Yan nodded calmly: "In this case, it seems that there is God's will in the dark."
By picking up the conversation and smoothing things over like this, this father should be fairly competent, right?
Wu Chao said tacitly: "Maybe so."
King Yan smiled and took it off without asking any more questions.
Although he is his biological child, in terms of "acquaintance", it has only been a few days. Under such circumstances, it is very rare for a child to be willing to sit down and talk to him. Many things cannot be rushed.
Nowadays, the four words "without reservation" should be something he should do, rather than something he should ask of his children.
Seeing that he had no intention of asking, knowing that this was the silent tolerance of his elders, Xu Mingyi felt warm in her heart - it was for Wu Chao.
She asked: "I think the prince must have heard about what happened in the meeting hall tonight, right?"
King Yan nodded.
In fact, this is also the reason why he found the two children tonight. He thought that the two children who knew in advance that something might happen to their mother would have clues about the matter -
Although he didn't ask anything, since they were all sitting here, King Yan continued to say: "Ji Shangshu is being used as a scapegoat."
Even if he was not present at the time, it is not difficult to judge the incident based on what happened before and after.
Wu Chao: "Who does the prince think he is taking the blame for?"
King Yan pondered for a moment: "It's probably the fourth brother——"
Sometimes, when looking for the truth, you don’t necessarily have to dig too deep. The more complicated you think, the easier it is to be confused. In the whole matter, the most critical person is undoubtedly Sun Taifei. This alone makes Prince Xiang suspicious.
is the largest.
Furthermore, in the meeting hall today, he had heard the story of how Concubine Sun identified Shangshu Ji in detail. Generally speaking, it could be summed up in four words: she was eager to protect her son.
Wu Chao has the same view on this.
So he just took the words and said: "The reason why the emperor chose Shangshu Ji as the scapegoat is probably because of the encouragement of Xia Tingzhen and others. However, the most important thing is probably the old incident between Shangshu Ji and the prince.
——”
He was naturally referring to Ji Xiu's two sons who died young.
King Yan said: "That should be the case."
This old incident, in the eyes of the world, could be the motive for Shangshu Ji to take action - perhaps the emperor's brother thought that this was "sufficient" as an explanation for him and his mother.
But the so-called explanation, what is important is not whether the weight is sufficient, but only the truth.
And speaking of that old incident...
"Actually, what happened back then seems to me to be very strange." King Yan said at this time: "I have never given up on tracing the truth over the years. However, almost all the people related to this matter died in that raid.
In the past ten years or so, I have been in the northern border. Even if I wanted to conduct a thorough investigation, I could not reach out to the capital with great fanfare. Otherwise, I might cause the death of Minister Ji——"
Xu Mingyi nodded understandingly.
If Ji Xiu is the one who is deceived and used, once there is a possibility of learning the truth, he will in turn become a threat to the instigator - and the emperor will definitely not be merciful if he is even aware of it.
"However, after secretly asking around, I now know the whereabouts of an old man from back then, but I can't make a conclusion until I see him in person." King Yan said: "This man should be lucky enough to have left behind a man.
Fate, I have been hiding in Linyuan City incognito for these years, and I am planning to find an opportunity to meet him secretly."
