Seeing Song Xizhi reach the door, Siqin suddenly came to her senses and hurriedly followed.
Unexpectedly, before Song Xizhi could even leave the house, Prince Xiu grabbed his arm tightly.
It was only then that King Xiu came to his senses. His once meticulously styled hair was now as frizzy as a bird's nest, and he still looked shaken.
"No, you can't leave! You're the owner here, what will I do if you leave?"
Song Xizhi was still thinking about what had just happened, and now he frowned and looked up at him.
Only when she saw the Prince's disheveled appearance did her furrowed brows relax: "Madam Xin is also the owner here. She will handle this matter and send you back safely."
Prince Xiu shook his head, stubbornly holding Song Xizhi's hand: "Then... Penglai Wonderland... can she give it to me? I'm in a hurry."
Upon hearing the words "Penglai Wonderland," Song Xizhi's previously chaotic thoughts instantly came back to normal, and his heart skipped a beat.
What could be more important than her mother's death?
She lived two lives, but never truly met her mother.
Song Xizhi remained silent for a moment, glanced at Siqin again, and finally decisively ordered Wu Mama, who was beside him, to return to the Marquis's residence.
Granny Wu was worried about Song Xizhi's health and was reluctant to leave. Song Xizhi said to her in a heavy tone, "I don't know why I encountered danger today. Please go back and check if my husband is alright."
Upon hearing this, Siqin opened her mouth, but Song Xizhi's tone left no room for argument: "Siqin, stay and continue to protect me. There may be dangers ahead."
Upon hearing this, Granny Wu nodded and hurriedly led her people back to the Marquis's residence.
Song Xizhi took a deep breath, staring intently at Siqin, and then asked all the irrelevant people to leave, leaving only Siqin.
She sat down again in front of King Xiu.
Song Xizhi's tone was very serious: "You haven't finished answering what happened earlier. What did Consort Zhen say to you that made you suddenly ask the Su family for incense?"
Upon hearing this, Prince Xiu glanced at Siqin, his expression still showing some hesitation.
Song Xizhi added, "The Penglai Wonderland will soon be presented to you, for a full five taels."
Upon hearing this, Prince Xiu's eyes lit up. Without hesitation, he rubbed his messy hair and said directly, "Because of my mother. Although my mother was born into a humble family, she has been in the palace for more than twenty years."
“She was cautious and meticulous in everything she did, but suddenly she told me that the former deposed empress really liked the incense made by the Su family girl and even gave it to my father to use.”
Upon hearing Prince Xiu mention his mother, Song Xizhi's hand suddenly tightened: "And then? That was more than ten years ago."
Prince Xiu nodded: "I also know about the secrets of the palace. This matter concerns your mother, and I am willing to tell you, but Boss Song must not spread it."
Song Xizhi nodded, and then heard Prince Xiu continue, "My mother said that Father's health has deteriorated again, but Father called out the name of the deposed empress in his sleep and asked me what should be done?"
"Upon hearing this, I knew that my mother wanted the incense that your mother had made before, to help my father calm his mind and improve his health, just like that deposed empress."
At this point, Prince Xiu shrugged again: "Later, I sent a letter to the Su family, and you know what happened after that."
Looking into Prince Xiu's sincere eyes, Song Xizhi saw that he simply and purely wanted the incense his mother had developed to please His Majesty.
But Mother... actually had a relationship with the former deposed empress.
Having lived two lives, Song Xizhi had heard about the story of the deposed empress, but she never imagined that the deposed empress could be related to her own mother.
The deposed empress was the eldest daughter of the former Duke of Zhenguo, Han. The entire Han family was loyal and valiant, guarding the frontier and commanding troops in the western barbarians. They were veterans of three reigns and trusted ministers of the emperor.
When Emperor Guangqi was still a prince, the deposed Empress Han Weiyi married him and used her family's resources to help him ascend the throne. In the same year, she gave birth to his eldest son, who is now the crown prince.
But who would have thought that the emperor had only been on the throne for five years and his foundation was not yet secure? The once invincible Ganchao army suffered a series of defeats in the war against the Western Rong. Ganchao's 100,000 elite troops were defeated by the Western Rong's 30,000 guerrillas, and most of the soldiers were buried alive.
The news shocked the entire nation.
Emperor Guangqi immediately dispatched three generals and 80,000 elite troops to support the frontier, but the messengers sent back news that they had lost again.
It was because Duke Han Xiong of Zhenguo colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country, embezzling military funds, that such a defeat was suffered.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Guangqi immediately vomited blood in the court and lost consciousness.
The imperial physicians diagnosed that Emperor Guangqi was poisoned, and that the poison came from the Western Rong.
The empress, who was close to the emperor every day, became the most suspicious person.
Although the empress was known for her virtue and was praised by the world as a wise empress, the relationship between the emperor and empress was not harmonious. The young couple had a tragic fate, and the emperor had long disliked the empress, so he confined her to the deep palace.
Until news came from the frontier that the Han family had rebelled.
Of the three generals sent by the emperor, one was killed in battle, two were seriously wounded, and Han Xiong even fled to the Western Rong with his son, who was Han Weiyi's elder brother, and their whereabouts are unknown.
Emperor Guangqi was furious and threatened the lives of the Han clan members in the capital, forcing Han Xiong to return to the capital to plead guilty.
If he doesn't return within a month, the entire Han family will be executed.
But Han Xiong never returned.
Later, the entire Han family was executed, Han Weiyi was deposed, and the emperor, looking at the five-year-old crown prince, felt extreme disgust and also considered deposing the heir.
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