Bai's angry words frightened Xuanyuan Peng. He frowned and said, "What nonsense are you spouting now? I have never questioned Zhan'er's identity, and I will never allow anyone to say such things!"
To be honest, he had his doubts before, but Zhan'er's eyes, which were exactly the same as his, left him no room for doubt.
Only his eyes were grayish; Xuanyuan Kun didn't have eyes like his, and among his princes, only Zhan'er inherited his grayish eyes.
“You may not question it, but plenty of others do. Our Zhan’er was forced to go to his fiefdom at the age of seven. Seven years old! What were your princes doing at seven? What was my Zhan’er doing at seven? Now he’s twenty, a full thirteen years. He only comes back a few times a year. Who understands my pain of missing my son? He doesn’t fight for anything, he doesn’t grab anything. Why won’t these people let him go?”
Bai was extremely aggrieved and finally couldn't hold back her tears.
She wasn't feeling wronged for herself, but rather heartbroken for her son.
Seeing Bai Shi in tears, Xuan Yuanpeng felt heartbroken and quickly hugged her, gently coaxing her, "It's my fault. I didn't teach my son well. I've already punished him severely this time. Don't worry, he won't dare to do it again."
Xuanyuan Zhan is his son. Doesn't he love his son?
He knew that Xuanyuan Zhan had suffered a lot in his fiefdom, and he also knew that Xuanyuan Zhan had endured a lot of gossip since childhood, which is why he was able to tolerate his repeated insolence in front of him.
He knew that Xuanyuan Zhan cared about his status and was not close to him. He was even unwilling to offer him a cup of tea. He tried his best to make up for the relationship between father and son, but the child never gave him a chance!
"Severe punishment?" Madam Bai sneered disdainfully and mocked, "If our Ning'er hadn't told you about this, you wouldn't have been willing to severely punish Consort Su and Xuan Yuan Yu. At most, you would have just confined them to their quarters, putting on a show for me! I think in your heart, my son and I are nothing, not even comparable to Su Huiyan and her son."
As Bai spoke, she reluctantly pushed Xuanyuan Peng away again.
"What are you saying?" Xuan Yuanpeng was truly exasperated when he saw her wrongly accusing him again. He hurriedly explained while hugging her again: "You know, you are the one I care about most in this life. In my heart, you and Zhan'er are the most important. I promise you, if Xuan Yuan Yu says such things again, I will never let him off easily! I will also severely punish Consort Su!"
This time, Bai did not push anyone.
Xuanyuan Peng hugged her tightly: "Ya'er, I know I've wronged you. I've always saved this empress position for you. In my heart, you will always be my empress. No woman in this harem can compare to you, no, all the women in the world combined can't compare to you!"
While Xuanyuan Peng was showering Bai Shi with sweet words and flattery, Xuanyuan Zhan and Su Xuening waited in the carriage for a while without seeing Bai Shi come out. Xuanyuan Zhan impatiently ordered the coachman, "Return to the Prince's Mansion."
"Yes," the coachman replied, and immediately drove the carriage out of the palace.
Su Xuening frowned, somewhat worried: "Aren't we waiting for Mother?"
"No need to wait for her!"
Xuanyuan Zhan said coldly, then realized his tone was inappropriate and softened his voice, saying, "Thank you for your help earlier at Chengqian Palace."
Su Xuening smiled and said, "Why thank me? I was just telling the truth."
Seeing the smile on her face, Xuan Yuanzhan frowned even more.
Did she know the truth about his relationship with Xuanyuan Peng?
Rumors had been circulating in the capital for some time. Given her intelligence, it was impossible for her not to inquire about her plans to enter the Holy King's Mansion.
But what difference does it make whether you know or not?
It was enough that she understood him. She knew he didn't want to serve tea to Xuanyuan Peng, and she also knew he didn't want to acknowledge his relationship with Xuanyuan Peng, which was why he kept calling him "Royal Uncle" and said those things.
Xuan Yuanzhan's expression softened again as he thought about it: "Anyway, no matter what, I have to thank you."
Upon hearing his thanks again, Su Xuening smiled and said, "Your Highness is too kind. We are husband and wife now, there is no need for such formalities."
Xuanyuan Zhan raised an eyebrow, neither confirming nor denying.
Are you a married couple?
Considering that the two were already married, and... cough~ had consummated their marriage, they were indeed husband and wife.
Xuanyuan Zhan stared blankly at Su Xuening. He had never thought about getting married before, and even disliked marriage. But if he were to spend his life with a woman like this, perhaps it wouldn't be such a bad thing.
but……
Xuan Yuanzhan thought of the woman in the cold pool again, and all the beauty seemed to vanish in an instant. Xuan Yuanzhan instantly suppressed his surging emotions.
We arrived at the Holy King's Palace.
Just as Xuanyuan Zhan helped Su Xuening down from the carriage, Ye Yun and Ye Feng ran over.
"Your Highness, Your Highness."
The two bowed to Xuan Yuanzhan and Su Xuening, then looked at Xuan Yuanzhan as if they had something to report.
Su Xuening, being the most perceptive, curtsied to Xuan Yuanzhan and said, "Your Majesty, I will return to my room first."
Xuanyuan Zhan nodded to her.
Su Xuening took Bihe and Lülian back to Linshui Pavilion.
Xuanyuan Zhan also took Ye Yun and Ye Feng back to Linshui Pavilion, but instead of returning to the main house, they went to the study.
"Is there any news about the matter I asked you to investigate?"
"Yes." Ye Yun immediately took out a list: "This is a list of all girls born in the Yin year, Yin month, Yin day, and Yin hour in the entire capital city and within a 500-mile radius outside the capital city. There are three in total."
Xuan Yuanzhan took the list, glanced at the three unfamiliar names on it, and frowned, asking, "How did you find out?"
Speaking of this, Ye Yun instantly became somewhat smug: "Girls born in the year, month, day, and hour of Yin, that is, born in the year of Guihai, month, day, and hour of Hai, are seventeen years old this year. Seventeen-year-old girls are all of marriageable age. If you want to get the birth dates and times of these girls, it is definitely the easiest way to find a matchmaker. I have searched all the official and private matchmakers in the capital, and I have not missed any within a 500-mile radius of the capital. I have checked them all. There are only three girls who were born in the year, month, day, and hour of Yin, and they are not married yet."
He was exhausted from running all night, without even taking a breath, and returned immediately to report the results.
Ye Yun is quite clever; searching in this way shouldn't be wrong, but...
Xuan Yuanzhan stared at the three unfamiliar names on the list and said with some helplessness, "Are these three girls born in the year, month, day, and hour of the Yin (yin)?"
Are girls born in the yin year, yin month, yin day, and yin hour really that easy to find? I found three right away.
Seeing Xuan Yuanzhan's disbelieving expression as he looked at the list, Ye Yun immediately said, "Your Highness, you don't know, you won't believe it until you check. There are actually quite a few girls born in the year, month, day, and hour of Yin. Even our Princess Consort was born in the year, month, day, and hour of Hai (癸亥).
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