While looking at Li Defu, Yingyue loosened Feng Huaiji's sleeve and carefully straightened it for him.

When I arrive before the emperor, I would be impolite if I don't dress properly.

Feng Huaiji glanced at her sideways, with the corners of his eyes slightly raised.

The three people with different thoughts came before the emperor, and Feng Huaiji and Yingyue saluted the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

As soon as Yingyue bent down, the emperor helped her up. "No need to be polite. What's your name?"

The emperor stared at her closely. It looked like her. It really looked like her.

Being stared at like that by the emperor, Yingyue felt a little awkward, "Your name is Yingyue."

"Yingyue...what a nice name. How old are you this year?" The emperor tried his best to suppress his excitement, and his tone was gentler than it had been in more than ten years.

Last time in the court, he saw that this name was different from the names of the girls in the Anding Marquis Mansion, and he paused for a moment.

If he had been more curious, asked a few more questions, or summoned her to the palace, would he have been able to recognize her earlier?

"Your Majesty, sixteen." Yingyue replied, and added: "Sixteen years and four months."

The emperor's joy was somewhat extinguished by her words, but he still intuitively knew that she was his daughter, "Come with me."

Yingyue looked at Feng Huaiji.

The emperor glanced over and said in a much lighter tone, "You come too."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and strode forward, with the palace servants following him not far behind.

Yingyue walked next to Feng Huaiji and quietly followed the emperor all the way to the palace.

"Give Yingyue a seat and serve tea."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." After Yingyue sat down, she glanced at Feng Huaiji. Feng Huaiji stood beside her and patted her shoulder.

The emperor glared at him and Feng Huaiji silently put his hand down.

"Just arrived in Beijing from Bozhou?" The emperor remembered that Feng Jue was originally the prefect of Bozhou.

"Yes." Yingyue nodded.

Seeing her confused look, the emperor wanted to ask something, but he didn't know where to start.

Suddenly, a young eunuch came up to Li Defu and whispered something. Li Defu hurriedly told the emperor.

The emperor slapped the armrest of the chair and stood up suddenly, "Ask Feng Jue and his wife to come in!"

Yingyue paused holding the tea and couldn't help but secretly look at the emperor.

The emperor noticed her gaze, looked over, and said soothingly, "It's okay, I just asked a few questions."

After hearing the news from Bozhou, the emperor became more and more certain that Yingyue was his daughter, the little princess who he only discovered almost seventeen years ago might still be alive.

"Oh, okay." Yingyue nodded obediently.

Looking at the face that was extremely similar to his beloved, the emperor's heart softened, "Do you want some cakes?"

Yingyue had some guesses in her mind, "Can I eat it?"

"nature."

"Then I want to eat water chestnut cake."

"Li Defu, go get someone to do it."

"Yes, I'll go right away!"

Yu Wu and Feng Jue came in soon.

Yu Wu looked at the little girl who was being well served at the side, and felt a little relieved. He saluted with Feng Jue.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

"Your humble servant, Yu from Qiu County, Bozhou, pays respect to His Majesty."

The emperor paused for a moment at Yu Wu's face, then looked at Ying Yue, "Stand up."

No wonder no one doubted it, it’s not an exaggeration to say they are mother and daughter.

Feng Jue stood up, while Yu Wu was still kneeling, "I am guilty of not sending the phoenix back to its nest in time."

The emperor looked at the stunned Yingyue and asked Yu Wu, "Tell me, what is your relationship with the imperial concubine? Is Yingyue my princess?"

Feng Jue had originally stood up, but upon hearing this, he knelt down again.

Didn't Ah Wu say that Jiaojiao was her biological daughter? How did she get involved with the imperial concubine and the princess?