"(That woman looks so much like my older sister!)"

Standing next to Yongqi, Xiaoyanzi noticed someone was watching her. She looked up and saw a man in his forties.

"Yongqi, who is that person?"

"He is the Crown Prince of Feng'an, Feng Chengyao."

"Feng Chengyao greets His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Qing."

"Your Highness, you may dispense with the formalities."

After going through the gift-giving process, everyone took their seats.

Feng Chengyao, still seated, kept his eyes fixed on Xiao Yanzi. Yongqi frowned and asked, "Your Highness, what are you looking at?"

Feng Chengyao seemed to have just come to his senses. Seeing Yongqi's bad expression, he knew he had misunderstood something and quickly explained, "I just noticed that the woman beside you looked somewhat like an old friend, so I took a few more glances..."

"An old friend? What old friend?"

"My only older sister."

"What? Your sister looks like me?"

Xiao Yanzi was dumbfounded. She looked at Xiao Jian beside her and asked, "Brother, could he be talking about our mother?"

Although Xiao Yanzi's voice was soft, Feng Chengyao still heard their conversation. "Your mother? Can we meet her?"

Little Swallow frowned and said, "I'm sorry, my mother passed away in the year of Renxu..."

"What?" He couldn't believe it. Was the clue he had just gotten going to disappear again?

"Is there a portrait of him?"

Xiao Jian had someone bring out a portrait of Du Xueyin and handed it to Feng Chengyao.

Feng Chengyao took the portrait and looked at it, tears streaming down his face uncontrollably. "Sister, it really is sister..."

Yongqi, Xiaoyanzi, and Xiao Jian were all somewhat surprised that Du Xueyin was Feng Chengyao's older sister.

What exactly happened?

Xiao Jian frowned and asked, "Your Highness, your surname is Feng, and my mother's surname is Du. How could you be my sister?"

"What's your mother's full name?"

"Du Xueyin".

"Xueyin, that must be my sister!"

As Feng Chengyao wiped away his tears, he told them about Du Xueyin's past, "My sister was the apple of my mother's and father's eye from birth, and my mother had high hopes for her. Then one day, my sister was being chased and killed. After she fell off a cliff, she was never heard from again..."

“We sent many people to look for her, but we couldn’t find her. The Empress had no choice but to pass the crown prince position to me…”

After listening to Feng Chengyao's explanation, they finally understood.

Originally, Du Xueyin was a favored daughter of heaven, showered with love and affection. She had family, friends, and suitors. However, because she was loved by so many people, she attracted the jealousy of others.

That chase caused Du Xueyin to lose her past memories and her former martial arts skills.

After being rescued by a family surnamed Du, she became Du Xueyin, which led to her later story with Xiao Zhihang.

Xiao Jian asked, "Then what was my mother's original name?"

"Feng Wushuang, because she is unique."

Xiao Yanzi and Xiao Jian, the two siblings, never expected that they would actually meet Du Xueyin's real relatives.

"Are the Du family elders who took in my sister still alive?"

Xiao Jian shook his head. "Those two elders have long since passed away."

The sadness dissipated after thinking that Feng Anguo had a successor.

"Since you are of the bloodline of my Feng'an Kingdom, then in the future..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yongqi stood up. "Your Highness, Xiaoyanzi is my only wife. No matter what you're planning, it won't work..."

Seeing Yongqi's alarmed expression, Feng Chengyao's lips twitched. "What's the rush? I never said I was going to break you two up! I just want them to go back so that the people of Feng'an can see them. Besides, their maternal grandparents are still alive; they should at least go see them..."

Xiao Jian stepped forward and said, "Your Highness..."

Before Xiao Jian could finish speaking, Feng Chengyao interrupted him, "Call him uncle."

Seeing Feng Chengyao's uncompromising expression, Xiao Jian had no choice but to compromise, "Uncle, everything we're talking about right now is just our speculation. Let's wait until we've investigated things thoroughly before making any plans!"

“If we are indeed family, we will definitely go to Feng’an Kingdom. If we are not, we are still willing to recognize you as our uncle.”

It's always better to have one more ally than one more enemy!

"Okay, okay, this is good. You all look so much like my sister, it would be a real shame if we weren't family!"

Emperor Qianlong, sitting atop the throne, watched their family reunion and found it all quite astonishing.

"May I ask, Your Highness, why haven't I seen you come to offer your birthday wishes in previous years?" Yongqi looked at Feng Chengyao and voiced his doubts.

If Feng Chengyao had come earlier, he and Xiao Yanzi could have recognized each other sooner.

Unexpectedly, Feng Chengyao glared at Yongqi and said, "Call him uncle."

Yongqi was speechless at his glare, but still called out to him, "Uncle."

"I was too busy with things in the past few years, so I sent people from my subordinates over. This year I've been quite free, so I wanted to go out and travel, and I decided to come over for a visit!"

Upon hearing Feng Chengyao's words, everyone fell silent again, "..."

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Two days later, on the Mid-Autumn Festival, the whole matter was clarified.

Xiao Jian and Xiao Yanzi then formally bowed to Feng Chengyao and addressed him as "Uncle." Feng Chengyao looked at them happily, "That's wonderful. How happy Mother and Father would be if they knew..."

Yongyan and Xiaoqing then presented their respective children to Feng Chengyao, who was overjoyed. "I wish I could take you all back with me right now. You have no idea how much Mother Empress and Father Empress have missed my sister all these years..."

"Uncle, you look like you're over forty years old. Are you still not married?"

Little Swallow's question dispelled the somber atmosphere.

Feng Chengyao was taken aback, remembering the woman from twenty years ago. He said helplessly, "I'd like to get married, but she's not here..."

Seeing Feng Chengyao's gaze, Xiao Yanzi couldn't help but ask curiously, "So, Uncle has someone he likes?"

"You've been married for years, can't you see what I'm looking at? If she's willing, I'll marry her right away!"

What a pity! That heartless woman slept with him and then denied everything! She just picked up her skirt and ran away!

Seeing Feng Chengyao's expression, Xiao Yanzi became even more curious. Who was this person that his uncle cared about so much?

"Uncle, we're going to Mulan Hunting Ground in a few days. Are you coming with us?"

Feng Chengyao nodded, "Of course, now that you're pregnant, I'll definitely be with you. Don't worry about things at home, I've made all the arrangements. And if all else fails, there's still the Empress Dowager and the Father-in-law..."

"After you give birth to the child and recover your health, I will take you back."

"Uncle, you didn't even know we were here before, so why did you make all the arrangements?"

"……this……"

Little Swallow laughed and said, "I think Uncle originally wanted to go out and play, so he made arrangements in advance. He just didn't expect to find us. It was quite a coincidence..."

Feng Chengyao scratched his head. "You know it, but don't call me out on it. Don't I have any pride?"

"Brother, do Uncle and Mother look like siblings?"

Xiao Jian nodded, "Yes, Mother appears to be a lady from a respectable family, seemingly impervious to offending anyone. But in reality, she holds grudges, and with Father always there to back her up, even though she lost her memories, she still lives a very happy life..."

When Feng Chengyao heard these words, he could almost see his sister's smile, but that smile had vanished in the fire.