Upon returning to the villa, Situ Jin hurriedly led his men back to Fengyi Residence.

As soon as she entered the house, a man hugged her tightly from behind.

Upon seeing this, Granny Hong quickly withdrew and closed the door.

Situ Jin did not push the man away, but instead fell onto the bed with him.

Granny Hong sent all the palace servants who were serving her to the courtyard.

The sounds inside the room continued for a long time before finally subsiding.

Granny Hong personally fetched hot water, brought it in, and then left.

Situ Jin lay lazily on the bed with her long hair loose, letting the man tidy her up.

She stretched out her fingers, painted with bright red nail polish, and drew circles on the man's chest.

"Jin, stop fooling around." The man's voice was hoarse as he grabbed her fingers.

Situ Jin chuckled, then withdrew her hand and asked seriously, "That matter, after investigating for so long, have you made any progress?"

Meng Gu put the towel in the basin and lay down next to her again. "Mmm."

Upon hearing this, Situ Jin was overjoyed and immediately sat up, eagerly asking, "How is it?"

Meng Hu sighed and reached out to stroke her long hair. "Jin, we haven't seen each other for so long. I really don't like it when you ask such unpleasant questions as soon as we meet."

Upon hearing this, Situ Jin's joy faded, and she grasped his hand, saying, "That matter has been weighing on my mind for too long, and I want to find out about it as soon as possible."

Meng Hu naturally understood what she was thinking, and not wanting to keep her in suspense, he said, "The son born to Hua died half a month after birth."

Upon hearing this, Situ Jin frowned. "Then where did Xie Jingrun come from?"

Meng Gu sat up, equally puzzled. "It took me a lot of effort to find the wet nurse of Hua's son. Hua was already frail and sickly. After giving birth to her son at great risk, her body was almost completely drained, and she had no milk to feed the child. Xie Tianlin specially hired a wet nurse to take care of their child, but the child died after only half a month. After that, the wet nurse was dismissed, and Hua also died of illness not long after. So I am very sure that Xie Jingrun was not Hua's son."

"Since he wasn't born to the Hua family, why did Xie Tianlin claim that he was born to the Hua family? Besides, there's no news outside that the Hua family's son died young." Situ Jin was very puzzled.

"Perhaps Xie Jingrun is Xie Tianlin's son with his mistress," Meng Gu guessed.

“Impossible.” Situ Jin rejected his conjecture. “I know how many women Xie Tianlin has. He has a deep relationship with the Hua family. It’s impossible for him to keep a mistress behind her back.”

"If Xie Jingrun wasn't Xie Tianlin's son with his mistress, then where did he come from?" Meng Hu frowned.

Situ Jin sneered, "The old scoundrel values ​​Xie Jingrun far more than he values ​​Mo'er. If he were just Xie Tianlin's son, why would the old scoundrel value him so much? I have long suspected Xie Jingrun's background."

Upon hearing this, Meng Gu's heart skipped a beat. "You mean, Xie Jingrun is the emperor's son?"

“It must be,” Situ Jin said with certainty.

Meng Hu remained silent for a long while before saying, "Which woman gave birth to Xie Jingrun for the emperor? Why don't we have any information about it?"

This is precisely what Situ Jin finds most perplexing.

"If I hadn't personally witnessed Consort Li and that wretched child perish together in the fire back then, I would have thought that the wretched child was still alive."