Ren Yaoqi then asked, "What did you want to talk to me about before?"

Upon hearing this, Xiangqin hurriedly said, "Fifth sister, when Wujing went to give the mistress some money for the incense, she seemed to have seen the martial artist named Dongsheng who was beside the uncle."

"Dongsheng?" Ren Yaoqi was slightly stunned, then suddenly looked up, "Did you, Wujing, see Dongsheng? Not Xiasheng?"

Xiang Qin said puzzledly, "Wu Jing is Dong Sheng, right? I can't be mistaken. Although Dong Sheng and Xia Sheng's names are only one character apart, their appearances are worlds apart. Fifth sister, Third sister, Dong Sheng and Xia Sheng always follow our uncle wherever he goes. Since he appeared here, our uncle must be nearby, so we took Wu Jing and the two maids to look for him."

Ren Yaoqi sat there with a frown on his face, his thoughts drifting away.

Over the years, her grandparents could not afford to support servants, but they did support a group of opera singers.

The roles of Sheng, Dan, Jing, Mo, and Chou were all complete, ready for a performance. Whenever my grandfather and uncle were in the mood, the shabby second courtyard would blare with the sounds of gongs and stringed instruments, and father and son might even take the stage to show off their singing, creating a lively atmosphere behind closed doors.

Everyone dismissed the Xian Wang and his son as incompetent and drunken men. Some quietly despised them, saying it was fortunate that the late emperor had died before appointing a crown prince, otherwise the Great Zhou Dynasty would have been in jeopardy.

It was only after Ren Yaoqi came to Beijing and her uncle secretly brought people into the capital that she realized that the actors who sang the roles of Wusheng, Wuchou, Laosheng, and Sheng in her grandfather's mansion were all hidden martial arts masters.

Some of them were secret guards or bodyguards bestowed upon Prince Xian by the late Emperor, while others were trusted aides of Prince Xian's mother, Concubine Wan. After Prince Xian's family was banished to Yanbei, they quietly followed, disguised as actors to accompany Prince Xian and his son. They were considered the Prince Xian's personal assassins.

Chunsheng, Xiasheng, Qiusheng, and Dongsheng were the four people who often stayed with their uncle Li You. Ren Yaoqi remembered Chunsheng, Xiasheng, and Qiusheng because they had followed their uncle to Beijing. Xiasheng, in particular, had secretly stayed with her for half a year after she persuaded her uncle to leave, and only left Beijing to return to Yanbei after making sure she was safe.

But she had no memory of Dongsheng. According to Xiasheng, Dongsheng went out with his uncle one year and suddenly disappeared. No matter how hard they searched, they couldn't find him. He never came back, and no one saw him alive or dead.

At this moment, Ren Yaoqi suddenly heard the name Dongsheng and couldn't help but be stunned.

Dongsheng had not disappeared at this time.

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