"Aunt, who is it?" Xia Zhiliao asked impatiently.
The woman laughed out loud, "Aunt? You can't call me that. You should call me grandma."
"But you look like an aunt!"
Xia Zhiliao has always believed that it does no harm to have sweets in her mouth when she is out. People will be happy to hear them, and she won't lose anything.
The woman chuckled. "You are really good at talking. No wonder..."
She turned to look at Wen Heng and didn't continue speaking.
Wen Heng felt a little uncomfortable. "You said you thought of someone. Who is that person? Is he related to Aunt Xia's life experience?"
The woman shook her head. “My sister!”
Several people looked at the woman in confusion. The woman slowly said, "Yes, it's my elder sister. We sisters learned the art together and later entered the palace as embroiderers. My elder sister even accompanied Princess Yiyang to marry General Chang Yun who was guarding the border. It's a pity that there was a chaos at the border that year, and my elder sister and the princess died tragically..."
The woman took a deep breath and calmed herself down. "Your embroidery skills are very similar to hers. Seeing your embroidery skills reminded me of my elder sister. Please forgive me, madam."
Xia Chen shook her head, trying to comfort the woman. After so many years, she still couldn't forget the pain of losing her loved ones. It was obvious that the relationship between the sisters must be very good.
"I'm so sorry that I made you sad because of my matter."
The woman shook her head slightly. "How can I blame you? Even without you, it would have happened, and my sister would have died."
"My elder sister has taught several apprentices before, but unfortunately... I don't know much about them." The woman looked at Xia Chen apologetically, "Madam, I'm afraid I can't help you with this."
"It's okay. You also said it's just a resemblance, not necessarily true. Please accept my condolences."
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On the way back, Xia Jinjun would occasionally steal a glance at his wife. Xia Chenshi had noticed it several times. When he looked at her again, she smiled and said, "Don't look at me. Do you think there are flowers on my face?"
"Ahem... Wife, don't be sad, let's look for another one."
"I'm not sad!" Xia Chen said, "I didn't want to look for my family at first. I always thought that I was abandoned by my family because I was a girl. Later, you all said that it was not the case, so I started to think about it. But I don't have to find my biological parents. Maybe it is destined that I will not be with them in this life."
She looked at the man and said, "Really, let's just forget about this matter. Thank you, Master. You've taken so much trouble for me. You have so many important things to do. You don't have to help me find my relatives anymore."
"Aunt, don't say that. I'm just helping to inquire. It's not as troublesome as you think."
Xia Chen knew that he was a prince. Although she didn't know what the prince was going to do, he was going to do great things anyway. Plus, her little girl said that his own father didn't love him and that he was in a difficult situation, so he should think more about himself. She didn't want him to waste his time on things that she had no idea about.
"Mom, don't be discouraged. Didn't that grandma just say that your embroidery skills are very similar to her sister's? If you have time, you can check it out and maybe you can find it!"
"Everyone is dead, where can we check?" Xia Jinjun said.
"I was still young at the time of the border battle, but I have heard from some people that there were corpses everywhere, and the general swore to defend the city gate to the death, fighting to the last soldier. In the end, although we waited for reinforcements and our dynasty won, the general died of his injuries..."
"His wife, Princess Yiyang, is still alive, but their daughter was ambushed by rebels on the way. They are what she just mentioned. All the people who protected her back to the capital died tragically."
"In the end, only Princess Yiyang returned to the capital."
Wen Heng is the heir to the throne, so in terms of seniority, she should be his great aunt. However, it is mentioned in the novel that Princess Yi Yang is not a biological daughter of the royal family, because her entire family died defending the border, and she was raised by the old empress dowager since she was a child. She herself is also an outstanding person, both in civil and military affairs and not inferior to men. She and her husband went into battle and vowed to protect the people to the death.
Unfortunately, her father and brother died, her husband and daughter died. She can be said to be the most pitiful woman in the whole novel, so her personality became very strange later on. But the heroine has a halo, which opened up her heart knot, and she still protects the heroine.
"Then...will Princess Yi Yang know something?" Xia Zhiliao asked bravely.
"How would the princess know this?" Xia Chen felt that she would never be able to reach this person in her lifetime. "Even if I learned from that embroiderer, it was before she entered the palace. How could the princess care about this?"
"That does make sense." Wen Heng said.
[What's the point? It's obvious that you are not favored by Princess Yiyang, so you don't dare to ask. ]
Wen Heng frowned. This little girl...
Xia Zhiliao ignored his gaze and said, "Actually... it's very simple. Princess Yiyang might have some old items at home. We can check to see if they are the same as my mother's embroidery skills. If so, we can't say for sure. Although the embroidery master is gone, we can check who she taught in the past and maybe we can find out!"
Xia Zhiliao just wanted her mother to be happy, "Don't be afraid of trouble when it comes to your mother's affairs."
Wen Heng smiled and said, "You are quite smart. You can give it a try."
He lowered his head to meet the little girl's eyes, "What's that look in your eyes?"
Xia Zhiliao felt that according to the plot of the novel, Princess Yi Yang was quite annoyed with Wen Heng, and wondered if he would help.
"Thank you, Master. Don't bother me. I've let it go!"
"Aunt, I also want to know what your family is like." Wen Heng said with a smile.
He also hopes that Aunt Xia can find the family who loves her.
Xia Zhiliao seemed to be afraid that he would regret it, "Thank you, brother!"
Wen Heng raised his hand and ruffled her hair. He had wanted to do this for a long time. "It's too early to thank you now. It won't be too late to thank you when I really find the clue."
"Oh, my mother spent so long combing my hair!"
Xia Zhiliao frowned. She was still a child and had been malnourished before. Her hair was yellow and soft, with a lot of broken hair. She didn't know when it would grow into long black hair like a waterfall.
But looking at her parents' hair, she was still very confident.
"Thank you, sir. I'll leave it to you. I'll always remember your great kindness. In the future...if there's anything you need, I'll do my best to help you." Xia Jinjun said gratefully.
After saying this, he felt that as a commoner, he really couldn't do anything to help the prince. It would be okay to give him some fruits and vegetables that he grew himself.
Xia Zhiliao was very frightened after hearing this.
[Dad, I'm grateful, but you can't do anything stupid with him, or you'll lose your head.]
Wen Heng curled his lips. She was really guarding against him like a thief.
Xia Zhiliao seemed to be lost in thought. How could this guy not be stopped and infiltrated his home little by little?
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