Hearing this, Huaiyu fell to his knees, looked at the grave that had been cleared clean of even a weed, kowtowed three times, and then said loudly:

"Mom, I'm Huaiyu, your son. I've come to see you. I want to tell you that I'm living a good life now. Are you okay over there? I have a loving father and mother, as well as brothers and sisters, my grandparents, and my aunt. They're all very kind to me, so don't worry..."

At this point, he suddenly choked up. Luo Lan squatted on the ground and burned paper money while softly comforting him:

"Huaiyu, you are already a man, don't cry, otherwise your mother will worry."

Huaiyu bit her lips tightly, nodded, and asked timidly:

"Mom, whose graves are those? Why are they so close to my mom? Are they my dad's?"

This question made Luo Lan's heart tighten. How should she explain the story about these two graves?

While she was hesitating, Huaiyu asked again:

"If this is my mother's grave, then that must be my father's. Whose is the shorter one? Did they have other children before me?"

Luo Lan sighed secretly and said slowly:

"Huaiyu, your father was once the crown prince, how could he be buried here? There are some things you don't understand now. When you grow up, mother will tell you."

Huaiyu stared at her with wide eyes, unwilling to give in.

"Mom, Huaiyu is already nine years old. He's a man, and there's nothing he doesn't know. If my father was the crown prince, my mother should have been the crown princess. My father shouldn't be buried here, and my mother shouldn't be buried in this mass grave, but she was buried here. There must be some story behind this. Can you... tell me?"

Looking at Huaiyu's longing eyes, Luo Lan was still a little hesitant. She was not sure whether Huaiyu's young mind could accept this fact.

"Mom, if you don't want to tell me, then don't say it. You must have your reasons for not wanting to tell me. Besides, I don't really need to know..."

Seeing that Huaiyu finally stopped asking questions, Luo Lan breathed a sigh of relief and nodded to him:

"Okay, you stay here and talk to your mother. I'll wait for you over there."

"Thank you, mother."

Luo Lan sighed, stood up from the ground, and walked towards a distance with Acai and Ahong.

When only Huaiyu and three graves were left here, Huaiyu's tears suddenly couldn't stop falling, but he immediately wiped them away with his sleeves.

He gritted his teeth and spoke word by word:

"Mom, I... really miss you. Although my current mom treats me very well, I still want to know what you look like. Many times, I dreamed that you came back to see me, but... but I never saw your face clearly. Can you please, next time you come to my dream, don't leave so quickly, and don't stay so far away from me? I want to see what you look like. I want to know what you, my dear mom, really look like."

At this point, he sobbed a few times and continued:

"I'm already nine years old. My current mother told me that I'm a man now and can't cry. I wanted to cry many times when I missed you, but I held it back. From now on, I won't cry either. Everyone is very nice to me, and I'm very happy every day. You... just rest assured!"

After saying this, he looked at the two new graves and asked in a low voice:

"Mom, what's going on? I have so many questions about you, but she always says I'm still young and won't tell me what happened to you. I can guess that these two people must have some relationship with you..."

"Huaiyu, we should go back."

Maybe because he had things to do at home, or maybe because he was worried that Huaiyu would be sad if she stayed here for too long, Luo Lan asked Acai to come and urge Huaiyu.

Huaiyu nodded hurriedly. He kowtowed three times to the grave again, then reluctantly stood up and followed Acai, walking down the mountain, looking back every few steps.

On the way back to the city, Luo Lan looked at Huaiyu, who looked worried, and asked softly:

"Unhappy?"

Huaiyu hurriedly shook her head.

"No, on my ninth birthday, my mother took me to see my biological mother. I was very happy."

"But mother noticed that you seemed to be worried. Are you still thinking about the two new graves?"

Luo Lan knew that if she didn't explain this matter clearly to him, he would probably always think about it in his heart. But if she told him that his mother was abducted by his biological father and at the cost of brutally killing his mother's men and children, this fact would probably leave a shadow in Huaiyu's heart.

Huaiyu was afraid that Luo Lan would be angry, so she quickly shook her head to deny it.

"No... no, I just don't understand why they are so close to my mother."

Luo Lan looked up, patted his shoulder, pondered for a moment, and said softly:

"Since you want to know so much, I'll tell you. Those two graves, one belongs to your uncle, and the other belongs to... your cousin. They both died in accidents."

Hearing this, Huaiyu became interested and couldn't help asking:

"Who moved their graves here?"

"He's your mother's half-brother. You met him when you were very young, but now, he probably doesn't want to disturb your peaceful life, so he hasn't come to see you."

"Then why was my mother not buried in the royal mausoleum, but in the mass graves west of the city?"

this……

Huaiyu's questions came one after another, and Luo Lan had to use countless lies to cover up the first lie. The lies she made up made her a little overwhelmed.

She hesitated again. She really didn't know how to answer this question.

But looking at Huaiyu's eyes that were eager to know the answer, she still lied to him:

"Because... because before your mother died, she said she didn't want to be buried in the royal mausoleum. She didn't have freedom in her life, and she wanted to live a free life after death. She lives there now. The scenery is beautiful and peaceful. Maybe it's exactly what she wanted."

"oh!"

Huaiyu nodded, not quite understanding. Although he wanted to ask the question he had tried to ask several times (How did his father and mother die? Why did they die on the same day), he stopped himself because he knew that his mother would definitely refuse to answer the question on the grounds that he was still young.

When they returned to Prince Yu's Mansion, they happened to meet the carriage of Prince Xi's Mansion at the gate. Yu Qiaoqiao hurriedly brought Xiaobao to her.

"Xiaobao, quickly salute Si Niang."

Xiaobao half bowed and saluted respectfully:

"Hello, Fourth Mother, hello, Brother Huaiyu..."

Luo Lan hurriedly stepped forward and helped him up with a smile.

"Xiaobao is really becoming more and more sensible. The brothers and sisters are waiting for you. Let's go in!"

Just as she was about to welcome Xiaobao in, Leng Xi came towards her and saluted her with his fists clasped.

"Fourth sister-in-law, Fifth brother greets you."

Luo Lan looked at Leng Xi's face and always felt indescribable annoyance. She also always felt that Leng Xi was not as simple as he seemed on the surface.

After she nodded to him, she signaled Yu Qiaoqiao to take Xiaobao and walk into the palace.