After a while, he whispered: "Twenty-five years ago, when your mother was only eight years old, something happened at home. I sent your mother out of the capital overnight. The person who followed your mother at that time was her wet nurse, whose surname was indeed Shi...
…But there were twelve private guards following him at the time, and in the end, they were all dead.”
"Sixteen years ago, my men worked hard to find Maozhou and Qingqiu Yingripei. The person I sent at that time was an old family member named Liu Cong. He reported that he was in Wutong County.
Found Qiu'er... Now it seems that he must have been the one causing the trouble, otherwise the things in between could not have been found out. Later, his wife also went for the birthmark test. No wonder the fake Wei Qingqiu was promoted again and again.
He, his wife, and I are really confused!"
Tang Shijin comforted him: "My lord, you don't have to think too much. For you, it is the jewel in your hand that you have lost and found. You must be tolerant. Who could have expected the villain in the middle?"
The old prince sighed repeatedly.
Qi Yaoling reminded her: "Master, you still have that woman's dirty blood on your body. Do you want to change your clothes first?"
When he mentioned Tang Shijin, he also thought about it.
She was really tired after taking delivery of a baby, and she needed to wash off her mess.
Only then did the old prince notice Qi Yaoling and the others. He couldn't help but glance at him and said, "Beizheng, quickly take Jin'er to settle them."
Tang Shijin did not refuse: "I'm sorry for bothering you, Uncle Chen," he called out again: "Yuan Mu, please feel the prince's pulse."
She was worried that his body would not be able to bear it due to the great sadness and joy he had on this day.
After Xi Yuanmu finished, he nodded to her, indicating that there was no problem, and then came over to give her a hand.
Tang Shijin said: "Then Prince, I will go first."
The old prince sighed: "You kid, just call me grandfather."
Tang Shijin said: "There's no rush, we'll wait until we find out more." She stood up, gave a salute, and turned around.
The old prince had the style of a military commander and would bring many secret guards and private guards with him when he went out, so this villa was not an ordinary big one. Chen Beizheng directly arranged the five people into a whole courtyard and drove the carriage in.
Then he asked someone to bring water and said: "Miss, we are all big men here and there is no one to serve you. I will ask someone to go to the town to buy some maids, and then I will ask someone to buy some clothes and utensils for you."
"No," Tang Shijin said, "I never want anyone to serve me. I already have clothes. You don't have to buy them. And you don't want to call me Miss. You are older, so just call me Jin'er."
Chen Beizheng nodded in agreement.
Tang Shijin asked again: "Uncle Chen, how far is it from Dongshan?"
Chen Beizheng said: "Dongshan? It's only...a dozen or less than twenty miles away?"
Tang Shijin hummed, and Chen Beizheng withdrew.
She took a bath and changed her clothes. Xi Yuanmu made some medicine and gave it to her. Tang Shijin asked, "Where is the prince?"
Xi Yuanmu said: "It has been sent over, and the prince has also drank it."
Tang Shijin nodded and then drank the medicine.
Qi Yaoling and others also took a shower and changed their clothes.
Seeing that there was no one in the courtyard, Hua Shenglin suddenly said: "Master, if only the prince could come and recognize you earlier, then you and Yan...him wouldn't have to separate."
Qi Yaoling glared at him fiercely.
Tang Shijin laughed helplessly: "Lin'er, if I am really of the blood of Prince Wei, then I am really, really, really glad that this happened after we broke up. Otherwise, I will never have the chance to see it in my life.
It’s disgusting to think about what kind of person he is and being immersed in false happiness.”
Hua Shenglin was stunned.
He murmured: "But...but doesn't Master like him very much?"
Tang Shijin said coldly: "So what?"
She calmed down her breath and taught him seriously: "Lin'er, if someone thinks you are taciturn and tries to make you talk, that may be because they love you; if someone thinks you are taciturn, but does nothing, even for that reason
If someone makes fun of and attacks you, then you should not be friends with this kind of person... And if someone accuses you of having a rough background, and then rejects you for it, then you should tell such a person to get as far away as possible."
"Do you understand what I mean? No matter who you are in this world, if you use something that you can change to make a point, you can still be tactful; but if you use something that you can't control to attack you and veto you, that's the best thing.
The best case scenario is that he has never thought about you."
She touched his head: "Lin'er, people can't choose their origin, but even if they are born into poverty, they never have to belittle themselves for it, let alone endure anyone's criticism for it, because it's not your fault, nor is it your fault.
Your efforts can change things, do you understand?"
People in the world have always judged wealth based on family background. What she said was deviant, but it made perfect sense.
Hua Shenglin looked a little confused, but nodded seriously.
Tang Shijin looked at the sky: "Okay, don't bother me, I want to be alone."
Qi Yaoling nodded: "Yuan Mu is guarding Master, Lin'er, Xiaosi, come out with me."
Xi Yuanmu agreed, and the three of them came out.
When he saw that he was far enough away from the courtyard, Qi Yaoling scolded Hua Shenglin: "If you say such bastard words again, I will beat you to death!"
Hua Shenglin lowered his eyes: "I, I just don't want to make Master sad."
Qi Yaoling said coldly: "Idiot! Master has great ambitions. How can he be someone who indulges in the love between men and women? It's just a moment of sadness... If he is really with that Yangou, Master will never want to do what he wants for the rest of his life.
It’s a matter of fact! It’s an uncomfortable life for a good flying dragon to be trapped in the back house! Now that we have left the flaming dog behind, we can flex our muscles and do whatever we want! The world is so big, who can stop the combined efforts of our master and apprentice?”
Hua Shenglin nodded and glanced at him uneasily: "Elder brother, I was wrong, don't be angry."
Qi Yaoling glanced at him: "You are stupid, I didn't know this for the first time." He slapped him on the back of the head in a very careless way, which was a consolation: "Okay, what are you doing with this look? Is it true that you are called Senior Brother for nothing?
?I would have been mad to death if I was angry with you!"
The old prince stood at the door of the courtyard, looking helplessly: "A few of you..."
Qi Yaoling saluted: "Qi Jiu, courtesy name Yaoling, pays homage to the prince."
Everyone else also knew each other by name. The old prince had actually heard of Qi Jiu's name, but with a pleasant look on his face, he said, "Are you all Jin'er's apprentices?"
Qi Yaoling said: "Yes."
The old prince said: "Would you like to talk to me about these things?"
Qi Yaoling pondered for a moment, then turned around and said: "Xiaosi, you don't have to be shy about talking to the prince, just say it." He cupped his hands and went directly with Hua Shenglin.
Although Xu Tianlu came late, he knew all kinds of things well.
He was smooth-talking and enthusiastic. He eagerly boasted to the old prince about how powerful his master was, and told him about Yan Baiwei and Tang Shijin with righteous indignation...including his status as the "former prince".
The old prince listened with a serious expression.