Chapter 14 Tuan'er, you will see your father soon
The moment the jade pendant touched his palm, Xu Shaozhang knew that it was no ordinary item.
The jade is transparent and has dragon patterns printed on it.
Generally, only members of the royal family dared to use the dragon. If ordinary people dared to use it without permission, they would be punished by death.
But even so, Xu Shaozhang still didn't believe Meng Mingshu.
Although he didn't know where the jade pendant came from, he still didn't believe that Tuan'er's father had such an identity.
He didn't know the man named Xiao Yan, but he knew Meng Mingshu.
"When did you find out your husband's identity? Before or after you left him?"
"Did he tell you that himself? Or did you guess it yourself?"
Xu Shaozhang's questions were fatal and as sharp as ever.
If Meng Mingshu had known Xiao Yan’s identity before.
Given her vain nature, it is impossible for her to abandon her husband and children.
In other words, the credibility of Meng Mingshu's words is questionable.
"He told me that before, but I just thought he was joking and didn't believe it at all."
In fact, Xiao Yan never mentioned his true identity to Meng Mingshu.
He was very reluctant to mention his relatives.
But Meng Mingshu couldn't tell the truth at the moment.
After all, rebirth is too unbelievable. If she tells others about it, they will just think she is possessed.
"I grew up in a remote village and had little experience. I didn't realize how good this jade was. I only liked gold and silver back then."
"After returning to the Meng Mansion and seeing more, I finally understood the value of this jade. Then I remembered what Xiao Yan had said to me before about my life story, and I finally believed it."
Xu Shaozhang looked at the jade pendant, then examined Meng Mingshu for a long time, but in the end he could not find any flaws on her face.
What Xu Shaozhang did in his daily life was related to the interrogation of prisoners, so he could still tell whether the other party was making up stories or not.
"Mother, mother."
As soon as Tuan'er woke up, she wanted to find her mother. She rubbed her sleepy eyes with her little hands and walked out the door with her short legs.
"Mother."
"Mother is here."
Meng Mingshu responded quickly.
Sure enough, when he heard his mother's voice, the tension on Tuan'er's face disappeared and he showed a sweet smile instead.
She pounced towards Meng Mingshu like a firecracker.
When he saw Tuan'er, Xu Shaozhang had an idea in his mind.
Meng Mingshu used to like telling lies, but Tuan'er was such a young child that he wouldn't lie.
"Tuan'er. Have you seen this jade pendant?"
When facing this little brat, Xu Shaozhang always subconsciously slowed down his tone.
"This is Tuan'er's jade pendant!"
Tuan'er's eyes sparkled instantly, and he held the jade pendant in his arms like a kitten.
Meng Mingshu smiled gently and couldn't help pinching Tuan'er's little face.
"Did your father give it to Tuan'er?"
Tuan'er shook his head: "No."
The smile on Xu Shaozhang's face faded a little, and when he was about to warn Meng Mingshu, Tuan'er spoke again.
"This jade pendant was given to mother by father."
Tuan'er hugged the jade pendant tightly, her eyes clear as a spring. "Daddy didn't want to give the jade pendant to Tuan'er, and only wanted to give it to Mom. But Mom agreed to give it to Tuan'er yesterday. This jade pendant is Tuan'er's."
"Mom is the best in the world, and Tuan'er loves her the most."
Xu Shaozhang could tell that Tuan'er was not lying.
"Okay, I get it. It's Tuan'er's daddy's stuff."
After thinking for a long time, Xu Shaozhang said, "The Xu family does know Eunuch Liu Zhongquan."
"He's a relative on my mother's side. My maternal grandfather's family fell into poverty sometime ago, and my mother's younger brother, my uncle, castrated himself and entered the palace to survive."
"Over the years, the Xu family has only told others that he is my mother's distant cousin."
My uncle has no children, so they are my closest blood relatives.
The Xu family has a weak foundation, and whether he can be transferred to the capital in the future and whether he can gain a foothold in the capital depends entirely on this uncle.
Therefore, since he was a child, his mother asked him to write letters to his uncle in the capital to keep in touch with him.
"You're asking about Eunuch Liu, hoping to contact the Crown Prince?"
Meng Mingshu nodded.
Xu Shaozhang chuckled:
"You know, the current emperor has no biological son. His Majesty was injured when he fought for the throne, and his offspring is in jeopardy."
"Over the years, there have only been three adopted sons from the royal family. Because they are not biological children, His Majesty has never appointed any of them as Crown Prince, even though His Majesty's health is getting weaker day by day."
"Your Majesty has no prince, who can you contact?"
Meng Mingshu shook her head: "Yes, the late queen gave birth to two princes for Your Majesty."
Xu Shaozhang lowered his eyes and said in a low voice: "Don't mention the late queen."
The late queen was the current emperor's Achilles' heel. No one was allowed to talk about her, let alone mention her at all, over the years.
As for the two princes born to the late queen, they died many years ago and had been buried long ago. This was something known to everyone in the world.
If the current emperor had his own son, why would he adopt a son from the royal family?
"Of the two princes of the late queen, one survived, and that was Tuan'er's father."
Meng Mingshu said in a serious tone.
Xu Shaozhang's sharp eyes swept across her face: "How can I believe what you say?"
Meng Mingshu recalled the timeline of her previous life. At this time, Xiao Yan had already been appointed crown prince.
It’s just that the capital is too far away from Chongzhou, so the news will take a long time to reach Chongzhou.
"We can make a bet. Within ten days at the latest, the news of His Majesty appointing the Crown Prince will reach Chongzhou."
"If so, could you send a pigeon to your uncle and ask him to deliver my letter to the prince?"
"If not, I will leave the Meng Mansion. No matter what mistakes I make in the future, I will not implicate my second sister."
Meng Mingshu knew that Xu Shaozhang cared about his second sister the most, and he was always afraid that she would harm her second sister.
Sure enough, Xu Shaozhang nodded: "Okay."
"I hope you can keep your word after you lose."
Meng Mingyue had told him that the Meng Mansion was no less dangerous than a den of dragons and tigers, and she wanted to send both of her sisters out of the Meng Mansion.
This is Meng Mingyue's wish, and Xu Shaozhang will help fulfill it.
Besides, it’s just a few days, he can afford to wait.
"Okay, it's a deal."
After all, it was something that happened in her previous life. Although Meng Mingshu was sure, she was also afraid that she had remembered it wrong.
So she gave herself plenty of time, a full ten days.
However, the day after the bet with Xu Shaozhang was made, the news that His Majesty had re-appointed the Crown Prince spread like wildfire throughout Chongzhou Prefecture.
They had not yet reached the capital of Chongzhou Prefecture and still had a day's journey ahead of them, but they heard the news while on the way.
Your Majesty has not had a son for many years. Now that you have a son, you naturally want everyone in the world to know.
Not to mention the general amnesty, he even posted an imperial edict to publicize it.
Everyone on the streets is talking about this.
On the way, Meng Mingshu and Xu Shaozhang happened to see someone's mother had died.
But after hearing this news, the family didn't dare to look sad anymore, and they quickly changed from crying to laughing.
Even if the smiles were forced and fake, at least everyone looked happy.
The closer you get to the state capital, the better.
Meng Mingshu saw prisoners being released one after another, and porridge was being distributed in towns along the road.
Meng Mingshu suppressed the excitement in her heart and held her daughter's face and kissed her again and again.
"Tuan'er, did you hear that?"
"Your father is not dead, so mother knows he is okay."
I heard the villagers swear that Xiao Yan was dead.
Even though Meng Mingshu was determined enough, she still had some worries in her heart.
She hasn't closed her eyes in the past few days, and she is always thinking about Xiao Yan.
She had to admit that she was afraid, afraid of losing Xiao Yan.
Even if there was only a tiny possibility, she was afraid that something might happen to Xiao Yan.
Now everything matched up with what happened in her previous life, and Meng Mingshu finally felt at ease.
"We'll be able to see your father soon, are you happy, Tuan'er?"
Tuan'er nodded heavily: "I'm happy. Tuan'er misses Daddy too."
Meng Mingshu carried Tuan'er to find Xu Shaozhang, and saw that he had already gotten off the carriage in front and was waiting for them.
Xu Shaozhang moved his lips, as if he had a lot to ask.
But after hesitating for a long time, he finally spoke:
"Did you happen to hear something by chance, and then you learned that His Majesty had found the late Queen's son?"
Xu Shaozhang is still in a daze and can't believe what Meng Mingshu said.
What a piece of shit luck this is.
Things that I dare not even dream of.
Meng Mingshu sighed:
"Second brother-in-law, even high-ranking officials cannot interfere in the matter of the royal heir, let alone know in advance. Do you think I can be lucky enough to hear it?"
Xu Shaozhang murmured to himself: "Yes, that's right, but..."
Meng Mingshu interrupted him and said straight to the point: "Second brother-in-law, does our bet from yesterday still stand?"
Xu Shaozhang nodded in surprise: "Of course it counts."
Meng Mingshu handed over the letter she had already written: "Then I'll ask you to send this letter to the capital."
"I'd also like to trouble my second brother-in-law to write a letter to your uncle, Eunuch Liu."
"Just tell your uncle that I was the Crown Prince's lover when he was living among the common people, and that I gave birth to his child."
Meng Mingshu knew that Xiao Yan was not interested in women, and the late emperor, no, it was His Majesty who was very troubled by this.
Someone like Liu Zhongquan who has been in the palace for many years would naturally seize the opportunity to share the worries of His Majesty.
What's more, the letter was sent by Liu Zhongquan's own nephew. Such a close relationship naturally adds to its credibility.
In her previous life, Meng Mingshu also had contact with Liu Zhongquan.
Liu Zhongquan is a man with great foresight and is good at seizing opportunities.
Meng Mingshu believed that if this letter could reach Liu Zhongquan, it would be delivered to Xiao Yan.
"good."
Xu Shaozhang nodded: "I'll help you."
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