The moment Zhou Qing tasted the familiar flavor, he was completely certain. He quickly lowered his head, afraid that someone would notice his loss of composure.

However, Song Xia, with her keen senses, still noticed something amiss. She didn't ask about it directly, but her doubts only deepened. She then had a vague idea that seemed incredibly unbelievable.

Xiao Ling, however, knew the inside story: Zhou Qing's original name should have been Zhou Yuqing!

And it wasn't just him; there were many unexpected events in his life.

Xiao Ling was a little worried. Would everyone end up making a scene?

It felt that it had really gone too far this time. It never expected that these people would come, and that each of them was a person full of merit. If it wasn't careful, its newly grown world would be in real danger.

I just hope everyone can be considerate of Xiaxia and let's make money peacefully!

"Eat more if you like it." Song Xia kept putting food on Zhou Qing's plate. "The border is harsh and cold. You must have suffered a lot following Shao'er."

"Okay." Zhou Qing kept shoveling rice into her mouth, afraid that her muffled voice would be noticed by others.

Feng Shao felt a little jealous; he felt that his mother seemed to care more about Zhou Qing than about him.

"Mom, I want one too."

Song Xia smiled and said, "Okay, Mom will put some on your plate too. I remember you love meat the most. Ever since you went to the border, I've tried making many different ways of cooking it. I'll make it for you every day from now on."

Feng Shao hesitated for a moment: "Then forget it. You work very hard every day, Mother. The cooks in the manor are quite good at cooking. Let them do it."

“Yes,” Zhou Qing echoed, “We’re used to the rough life on the border, so it doesn’t matter what we eat. Mother, please don’t overwork yourself.”

“I have nothing to do all day, and cooking is not tiring. If I don’t move around, all kinds of diseases will come my way. It’s good for my health and it can also make sure you eat well. It’s a win-win situation. Besides, once you go to the border, I won’t be interested in cooking for you anymore.”

"The border..." Zhou Qing tapped the table. "Godmother, with Feng Shao and me here, there won't be any problems."

Feng Shao's eyes sharpened: "Even Si Hengnian poses no threat to us."

"After all, he held military power on the border for many years, and he also had considerable influence in the capital. Now that he sees you growing stronger, will he secretly try to trip you up?"

Feng Shao and Zhou Qing exchanged a glance. Of course, there were things they did to trip them up, but they couldn't tell their mother.

“Mother, the border war not only concerns the two of us, but also the two hundred thousand soldiers. They won’t act recklessly.”

Song Xia knew these were words they were saying to comfort her, but she couldn't say it outright at this moment, lest the children worry even more. She only needed to work hard in secret.

When Si Hengnian reduced the grain and fodder at the border, she would find another way to send them over. When she falsely accused Shao'er of colluding with foreign enemies, she would prepare witnesses and evidence in advance. She would also find a way to make the culprit, the female lead Xu Huixin, break off her engagement with Shao'er without damaging Shao'er's reputation.

That's how it is. Xu Huixin was entangled with Prince Xun Si Hengnian on one hand, and made Shao'er a sacrificial lamb on the other. In the end, she even sacrificed the lives of everyone in the General's Mansion to achieve her torturous love affair with Si Hengnian. How could it be so easy?

Judging by the timing, Xu Huixin is currently deeply in love with Si Hengnian, and the secret of Xu Huixin's background is about to be exposed.

Song Xia sorted through the events of her past life. In fact, Si Hengnian was not born into poverty. He was the illegitimate son of the head of the Qi family, the most prominent merchant family in the capital. Back then, because they were afraid that Si Hengnian would damage their reputation, the Qi family's family cruelly abandoned him and forced her to remarry.

His mother's second wife was not wealthy at the time, and by chance, she became the wet nurse of the current prime minister's daughter. Out of guilt towards her first child, Si Hengnian, Madam Qi cruelly switched her daughter with the prime minister's daughter, hoping that her daughter could live the life of a rich young lady.

However, what she didn't know was that after she switched the children, the Prime Minister's wife's sister-in-law, out of hatred for the Prime Minister's wife, switched the two children back together. In other words, the children's identities did not change.

However, Madam Qi only served as a wet nurse for a few days. She was heartbroken when the babies were switched, so she did not take care of her daughter herself. The baby changed a lot during the postpartum period, so she did not recognize her.

This led to Si Hengnian and Xu Huixin, the daughter of the Prime Minister, mistaking each other for half-siblings. As a result, Xu Huixin, heartbroken, married Feng Shao, with whom she was already engaged.

However, after Xu Huixin married Feng Shao, the Prime Minister's wife's sister-in-law's daughter failed to marry Si Hengnian, so she maliciously revealed the truth, which led to Si Hengnian and Xu Huixin becoming increasingly entangled. In order to prevent Xu Huixin and Feng Shao from having a real marital relationship, Si Hengnian even used force to make Feng Shao leave the capital, forcing Xu Huixin to be a hostage in the capital.

After Feng Shao left, the General's Mansion became Si Hengnian's backyard, where he often met with Xu Huixin in secret. The most common scene was Si Hengnian forcibly breaking in, Xu Huixin refusing out of shame, and then they would push and hug each other, and eventually have sex.

Feng Shao wasn't stupid. When he returned from the war, he naturally noticed something was wrong with his wife, Xu Huixin. So he vowed to fight Si Heng to the death and imprisoned Xu Huixin in the mansion, forbidding her from going out or socializing.

When Feng Shao made his move, Si Hengnian naturally wouldn't hold back either. He personally joined forces with the border forces to create a series of troubles for Feng Shao. Later, Xu Huixin, perhaps out of moral guilt, secretly ran away to the border with Feng Shao. However, during the most crucial battle, she told Si Hengnian about Feng Shao's plan to fight the enemy.

Then, due to Si Hengnian's deliberate leak, Feng Shao naturally suffered a crushing defeat in this battle, and later news of Feng Shao colluding with foreign enemies was revealed.

Finally, Si Hengnian and the Prime Minister conspired to exonerate Xu Huixin, claiming that she had made a meritorious report. As a result, the General's Mansion was completely destroyed overnight. Xu Huixin was even granted the title of County Princess and then married Si Hengnian in a grand ceremony at the Prince's Mansion. Although she gave birth to a son only seven months after the marriage, no one dared to object because of the power of Si Hengnian and the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Feng Shao's execution naturally made Xu Huixin feel guilty, but she only had a few days of quarrel with Si Hengnian. Then, the appearance of the child successfully diverted her attention, and she began a sweet life with Si Hengnian.

Si Hengnian even controlled the succession of the next emperor, becoming a de facto regent. Xu Huixin would burn paper money for Feng Shaohe's general's mansion every year on the fifteenth of the seventh lunar month. Every year, the two would quarrel over this, and then end up in bed together.

As Song Xia reflected on all of this, she felt that no matter how many worlds she had experienced, such a melodramatic event still gave her a headache.

Very well, since Xu Huixin isn't exactly a pure and loyal person, then she doesn't need to worry about the reputation of an unmarried woman. After all, she didn't force Xu Huixin and Si Hengnian to do those things. If either of them cared about their reputation, they wouldn't be so reckless.