Chapter 17 Hard to Accept

Over here, in a rockery pavilion to the west of Pei Mansion, Pei Xingju was sitting upright playing the piano.

In a moment, the strings of the zither broke with a buzzing sound, and the atmosphere suddenly stagnated.

Just then, Shen Yi came in and he slowly looked up.

"How's the investigation going?"

Chen Yi smiled and said, "I used your Xuanzhao Pavilion and went to great lengths to find this."

"What did you find out?"

"Prince Liang and Miss Zhuang do recognize each other."

Pei Xingju's brows darkened.

Then I heard Shen Yi say: "It's just that the two of them met each other twelve years ago..."

Twelve years ago, Liang Jinxian was not yet a crown prince, nor was he adopted by the Duke's wife. Liang Jinxian lived in a pitiful situation in the Liang family, being bullied by his siblings at every turn.

During the Qingming Festival, the Liang family went out to perform rituals. Liang Jinxian was trapped and lost in the mountains, where he was attacked by wild dogs. Eight years old at the time, frail and alone, he was unable to resist. In his despair, he happened to meet Zhuang Wan, who was also out performing the rituals. The four-year-old Zhuang Wan summoned her courage and, along with her maidservant, threw stones with her bare hands, driving the dogs away.

Liang Jinxian remembered this incident for a long time.

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In the osmanthus courtyard, Zhuang Wan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry after listening to Qiu Tan's story.

"That's all?"

She thought that the original body and Liang Jinxian had some serious affair.

"It's not just that," Qiu Tan said, "It's strange. The young lady doesn't like to go out on weekdays, but whenever she does, she always runs into Prince Liang. Prince Liang is a very nice guy. Every time he sees a young lady, he always asks how she's doing."

"Did I speak to him?"

"Yes. The young lady doesn't like to talk to others, but she talks more with Prince Liang."

"What did you say?"

"I don't know. Every time, Dong Ning and I stood far away and couldn't hear. But I can see that the young lady also likes to talk to Prince Liang. The young lady is in a very good mood after she finishes talking."

"Nothing else?"

"No, what do you want, miss?"

In no mood!

Zhuang Wan chanted "Amitabha" in her heart, and it was as if the clouds had cleared and the moon appeared, and her mood suddenly improved.

It seems that Prince Liang has some different feelings for the original body, and the original body is a socially anxious person who doesn't like to go out, so although there is some friendship, it is not much.

Now she felt relieved!

"By the way," she asked curiously, "Why doesn't Prince Liang look like he's from the Central Plains?"

Qiu Tan said, "Young lady, you don't know that Prince Liang's biological mother is not from the Central Plains. His biological mother was originally the daughter of an official from Changguo. After the kingdom was destroyed, she was captured and brought to the capital. Because she was extremely beautiful, she was presented to the Duke of Xinguo. However, after giving birth to Prince Liang, she ran away."

"Escaped?"

"Perhaps. It is said that she disappeared shortly after giving birth to the baby. She must have escaped."

"Then how did he become the heir?"

"The Duke's wife was in poor health and had difficulty conceiving a child. After years of seeking medical advice, she only gave birth to a daughter. Later, the Duke's wife selected several intelligent illegitimate sons to raise as legitimate heirs. Prince Liang was handsome and talented, and he stood out among his many brothers, so he was chosen as the Crown Prince."

"oh......"

Zhuang Wan admires him!

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Rockery loft.

Chen Yi said, "That's all we can find out. It can be concluded that Miss Zhuang is not the wife of Prince Liang, and has no connection with Lord Liang."

Pei Xingju lowered his eyes, his gaze fixed on the broken strings, as if lost in thought.

He naturally knew that Zhuang Wan had met Liang Jinxian in the wing room of Nanshan Villa that day, and he deliberately acquiesced.

But he didn't expect that after so many days of investigation, this would be the result. To be exact, his people had been searching for half a month and found nothing.

In this case, either Zhuang Wan has supernatural powers, or... she is Zhuang Wan.

——There was indeed an unknown past between them.

Pei Xingju found it a little hard to accept this fact.