Duanmu Junyu nodded: "I know, your father left that military tally to me when he left the capital."

Duanmu Junyu sighed heavily, as if thinking of something: "Perhaps your father felt that something would happen to him back then, so he left that military tally to me just in case."

Su Xuening also said with a sigh, "Perhaps Father saw through Su Huiyan and Su Renyi's little tricks back then, but out of consideration for brotherhood, he did not expose them. However, he was worried that he would really be harmed by them, leaving us, an orphan and a widow, to be bullied by them. So he specially left the real military seal to Mother."

Duanmu Junyu nodded silently: "Perhaps. Before your father went to war against the Northern Rong, it seemed that he had a falling out with Su Huiyan. During those days, he was silent every time he came back, as if he had something on his mind. Every time I asked him, he would not say."

Even if he didn't say it, she could guess who it was about. He used to tell her everything, but he never told her about any grievances he suffered with Su Huiyan and Su Renyi.

She couldn't understand why he often suffered mistreatment from Su Huiyan and Su Renyi before, when she had lost her memory. Now that she has regained all her memories, she can empathize with such situations.

Just like Duanmu Shenghua, how could she not know her little schemes? Just like in the dream, she clearly saw through her clumsy methods and understood her thoughts perfectly. But she still didn't want to punish her for such a thing; as an older sister, she couldn't bring herself to do it!

She really didn't understand how Duanmu Shenghua could be so vicious, treating her so cruelly, even poisoning the dagger with poison to kill her, fearing she might not die after falling off the cliff!

This was her own sister, her biological sister from the same father and mother! If it were her, she wouldn't even bear to hurt a single hair on her head, but this woman was determined to kill her!

Upon hearing Duanmu Junyu's words, Su Xuening immediately thought of something else: "I understand now. Father must have found out about Su Huiyan's secret during that time, which is why he had a falling out with Su Huiyan!"

"A secret?" Duanmu Junyu looked bewildered. "What secret?"

“It’s the secret of Su Huiyan’s childbirth back then.” Su Xuening told Duanmu Junyu about the birth chart she and Xuanyuan Zhan found in Su Renzhong’s study: “Because that birth chart is very similar to the birth charts of Xuanyuan Zhan and Xuanyuan Yu, we suspect that it should be Xuanyuan Yu’s real birth chart. If Xuanyuan Yu’s previous birth chart was fake, then he may not be the Emperor’s biological son.”

Duanmu Junyu hadn't expected things to be so complicated. After being reminded by Su Xue, she also remembered something: "I remember that your father seemed to have gone to Jiangzhou around that time."

Su Xuening immediately tensed up: "Why did you go to Jiangzhou? Did Father tell you what you were going there for?"

Duanmu Junyu shook her head: "He wouldn't tell me anything, but it must be related to Su Huiyan, because he's been quite heavy-hearted ever since he came back from Jiangzhou. He even went to the palace twice afterward. I heard from Madam Zhong that your father and Su Huiyan had a fight over something."

Su Xuening frowned: "Then it seems that Father went to Jiangzhou because of Su Huiyan. There may be a secret about Su Huiyan in Jiangzhou."

However, given Su Huiyan's personality, if Jiang Zhou really had something on her, she should have dealt with it long ago!

Could it be that for some reason, she didn't have time to deal with this leverage back then, which led to it ending up in Jiangzhou and being found by her father?

Even so, now that her father has found this leverage, Su Huiyan will never let it go.

So many years have passed, I wonder if this handle still exists?

However, my father may not have gone to Jiangzhou alone. Did he take Uncle Ping with him, or did he take the Su family army with him? If we investigate more carefully, we might be able to find some clues.

Duanmu Junyu was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Was your father murdered by Su Huiyan because he knew her secret?"

Su Xuening looked up and saw Duanmu Junyu's face full of heartache and grief. She quickly comforted her, "Mother, don't be sad. Yun'an went to the Su family army before and found that the remains in Father's coffin were not Father's. That is to say, the person who was sent back with a disfigured face was not Father. So Father may still be alive."

“I know.” Duanmu Junyu sighed softly: “An’er has told me all this. Even if he is still alive, he has been forced to separate from his wife and children for so many years. Even if he were to become an emperor or a member of the royal family in Northern Wei, it would probably not be what he wanted. Moreover, he has been away from home for so many years. Even if he did not die, his situation must not be good.”

After twenty years of marriage, how could she not understand Su Renzhong? He didn't care about power at all. Even if he really was a prince of Northern Wei, he probably wouldn't want to stay in Northern Wei. She knew him too well. In his heart, there was nothing more important than the three of them.

He couldn't possibly have abandoned his wife and children in Eastern Chu for so many years for the sake of imperial power, so even if he was really in Northern Wei, he must have encountered some difficulties.

Looking at the forlorn and worried Duanmu Junyu, Su Xuening was at a loss for how to comfort her.

Now that her mother has regained all her memories, it's impossible for her not to worry about her father. She can think of things that Yun'an and Yun'an can think of as well, so anything she says now is futile.

After a long while, Su Xuening looked at Duanmu Junyu and said, "Once things are stable here, we can go to Northern Wei together to find my father."

Now that Mother has regained her memory, she will definitely go to find Father.

Duanmu Junyu nodded, took a deep breath, and said, "It will be soon. The matter in Xiliang will be resolved very soon."

She had been hesitant to make this decision before, but now that she had fully regained her memories and knew that Duanmu Shenghua was determined to kill her, she had no reason to be polite to her anymore.

Let's disregard this sisterly bond!

Su Xuening couldn't help but smile as she looked at Duanmu Junyu's confident demeanor.

She felt that her mother had changed, was different from when she was in Dongchu, different from before she regained her memories, and perhaps different from when she first became the Empress of Xiliang.

The person who now possesses all her memories is the real Duanmu Junyu, not just the Empress of Xiliang, not just her father's lover, not just her and Yun'an's mother, but the real her!

Mother must have a way to deal with Duanmu Shenghua now, so it seems the matter in Xiliang should be resolved soon.