Chapter 323 Half of the National Seal

Shi Yu didn't respond, but just looked at Queen Lin.

Empress Lin had long known Shi Yu and knew that he was not a talkative person, so she took his glance as a response and continued, "The Feng Zhao State Seal is made up of two pieces. Your father gave half of the seal to Qing Wu before he died.

Qingwu is your father's most beloved sister, and she was close to me before. Your father was worried that I would not be able to stabilize the court alone, so he wanted Qingwu to help me.

But people's hearts can change. Qingwu had long since become estranged from her mother due to the temptation of power, and even stood against her.

Zhi'an is simple-minded. Your mother didn't dare reveal too much about you before because she was worried that Qingwu would get the news and find you in advance, which would be detrimental to you."

This was how she explained why she had to hide the fact that Emperor Feng Zhao had met Lin Jinzhi in Wei and that the bloodline of the Feng Zhao royal family would have fire poison patterns on their bodies.

It's very far-fetched.

Wei Qingyan and Shi Yu looked at each other calmly, then lowered their eyes and remained silent.

Only Xiao Zhian nodded, "So that's how it is. No wonder Aunt Qingwu was so kind to me when my father was alive, but now that my father has passed away, she suddenly hates me.

But that's all in the past. Now that the Crown Prince has returned, when he inherits the throne, I can just ask Aunt Qingwu to hand over half of the national seal."

"You are still so naive. I'm afraid your Aunt Qingwu won't agree..."

Having said that, she sighed softly, patted Xiao Zhian's head lovingly, and changed the subject, "Don't blame mother. Your brother, the crown prince, is the future heir appointed by your father. This kingdom belongs to him."

Xiao Zhian said obediently, "I know. I've said it before. I'm not cut out for this, and I don't want to be cut out for this. I just want to eat and drink and be a leisurely prince."

Queen Lin nodded with relief, and at the same time said, "It's probably the mother-son connection. Mother always feels that you are still alive and firmly believes that you will come back.

Qingwu's change made the Queen Mother afraid to let Zhian have too much contact with power. The Queen Mother was afraid that he would grow up to be the second Qingwu, and then the two brothers would turn against each other.

Your mother and your father have a close friendship since their youth, and you two are the only two people in her life. She has only two wishes in this life. One is that the country will be stable. During the years when your father was away, your mother protected it for him.

Second, I wish you brothers to live in harmony. My child, promise your mother that no matter what happens in the future, you will never harm your brother because he has climbed mountains and waded through rivers to find you, okay?

Without waiting for Shi Yu to speak, Xiao Zhian spoke first, "Mother, please don't say such things. The Crown Prince treats me very well."

Shi Yu nodded, "Okay."

As long as Zhi'an doesn't do evil and doesn't hurt the people he cares about, he won't hurt him for no reason.

"Then you must also promise mother that you will always respect, love and protect your brother." She looked at Xiao Zhian again.

Xiao Zhian responded quickly, "Of course, I promised my father that I would protect my brother, the Crown Prince."

"You were only five years old when your father passed away. It's amazing that you still remember the promise you made to him. Your father would surely be very happy in heaven. Perhaps it was his blessing that allowed our family to finally be reunited."

Queen Lin held her two sons' hands together and said, "Mother is so happy today."

She did not mention the matter of Qingwu and Guoxi again, and pulled Shi Yu aside to ask him many questions about his growth. Sometimes she was happy, sometimes she shed tears, and sometimes her eyes were full of love and she wanted to touch Shi Yu, but she was afraid that he would resist, so she quietly put down her raised hand.

Occasionally, she would talk to Wei Qingyan and ask about Shi Yu's childhood. Since Shi Yu's replies were always brief and she seemed to be tired of hearing them, she could only ask Wei Qingyan.

As a junior, Wei Qingyan naturally had to answer.

After more than an hour, Empress Lin's eyes became swollen. She wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and said, "Knowing that you had a relatively good childhood, I finally feel better.

If you want to live outside the palace, then go ahead, but don't stay in an inn. Queen Mother has thought you might not be accustomed to this, so she's prepared a house on Qingque Street for you to live in outside the palace."

Qingque Street is the prime location of the imperial city, and those living nearby are all the top dignitaries of the imperial city.

Shi Yu knew this place and bowed, "Thank you."

"You..." Queen Lin hesitated, "Forget it, you haven't grown up with your mother since you were young, and it would be difficult for you to call her mother.

This is not your fault. Please accompany the Queen Mother for dinner before leaving the palace. If you have time, can you come into the palace to accompany her? The Queen Mother wants to see you more often.

She asked cautiously.

Shi Yu nodded.

Some things always feel a little off, and perhaps you'll get new ideas if you get in touch with them a little more.

Besides, this is his home, and he is just an ordinary man. How can he really be indifferent to his home?

This was completely different from the family reunion Xiao Zhian had imagined. He felt a little disappointed, but soon smiled again, "Mother, can I stay at the Crown Prince's house occasionally?"

Queen Lin glared at him and said, "You have a brother, but you forget your mother. I'm talking about you. Aren't you afraid that your mother will be jealous?"

"Mother." Xiao Zhian said coquettishly, "I am already an adult, and I haven't left the palace. I just want to spend more time with you.

The Crown Prince just came back, and I'm afraid those ignorant people will bully him, so I have to keep an eye on him occasionally. You don't know, in Wutong County..."

He told Queen Lin everything about Yang Junshou's disrespect to Shi Yu and his wife, as well as what Yang Hezhi had done.

Empress Lin's face was gloomy. "It was my mother's fault for being careless. I thought that no matter how willful your aunt was, she wouldn't make mistakes in important matters. I approved the transfer order of Yang Junshou without any verification.

This is causing such harm to the people of Fengzhao. My mother will investigate thoroughly and will not let the person behind this go unpunished."

She looked at Shi Yu again, "And you, if you meet these ignorant people again, just punish them. You are my crown prince, Feng Zhao."

Shi Yu agreed and asked, "Can we take a walk around the palace? I want to see what the place where I was born looks like."

He really had no more topics to talk about, so he decided to go for a walk. Maybe Qingyan could also collect some useful grievances in the palace.

"Of course, Prince, you don't have to be so restrained. This is your home."

Xiao Zhian stood up first and said, "Mother, please go ahead and take care of yourself. I will show my brother the Crown Prince and my sister-in-law around.

Oh, by the way, I will take them to see the emperor. I haven’t paid homage to the emperor for a long time. The emperor will definitely be very happy to see them back.

I might dream about it tonight. I haven’t dreamed of my father since I left Feng Zhao. I wonder if he has forgotten me. I must go and ask for an explanation from him…”

Listening to his rambling, Queen Lin smiled and said, "I won't talk about government affairs today. I just want to spend time with my children."

*

Tsing Que Street.

Wei Shijun looked at the huge words "Prince's Mansion" on the doorplate and asked Lin Lanting, "What does your queen mean by this?

As far as I know, your Feng Zhao is just like our Great Wei, and the Crown Prince lives in the Eastern Palace. Why do you have a Crown Prince's Mansion outside the palace?"

Could it be that they don’t really want to recognize Shi Yu?

If they treated Shi Yu like this, they would naturally have no good face towards Qing Yan. Thinking that Qing Yan might be tortured by her mother-in-law, Wei Shijun's face darkened.

Lin Lanting had just learned about this, and the plaques were hung up when he arrived.

After entering the city, he was ordered to lead the Wei troops to settle down and did not follow them into the palace.

Just as he had settled the Wei officials in the inn, the Queen's attendants gave him an order saying that the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess would live outside the palace.

He then brought people here again. Seeing that Wei Lao San looked unhappy, he explained, "I don't know for now, but I will find out more about this later. Let's go in and settle them down first."

Wei Shijun also knew that she couldn't vent her anger on him, so she pushed Cao Yizhao inside.

After settling Cao Yizhao down, when no one was around, she called out to Lin Lanting, "That..."

She scratched the hem of her clothes with her fingers, finding it difficult to speak.

That day, she was in a daze and grabbed the wrong purse, and gave the jade pendant left by her mother to Lin Lanting. It was not a gentleman's behavior to ask for the gift back after giving it away.

But the jade pendant meant a lot to her, and she had to get it back no matter how difficult it was. After thinking about it for a few days, she couldn't think of any good way, so she decided to tell the truth.

She said she had delivered it to the wrong person, so she cleared her throat and handed the purse containing the Purple Fire Pill to Lin Lanting.

"This is the Purple Fire Pill. I'm giving it to you. Can I..."

"Okay." Lin Lanting hurriedly took the Purple Fire Pill and said quickly, "I will go to the palace tomorrow and ask the Empress for some tranquilizing pills.

You've been tired all day, you should get some rest early. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. Don't see me off."

He turned around and ran as if there was a ghost chasing him. In his panic, he bumped into the door frame and lost all face.

But when he turned around, he quickly pretended to be at ease, nodded and smiled at Wei Shijun, and waved his hand, "You're welcome, don't say goodbye, go back quickly."