Xuan Yuanzhan raised an eyebrow noncommittally: "It's pretty much true. Think about it, if your father were really just a country bumpkin, how could he have mustered 300,000 troops? Besides, the Su family army is renowned for its fighting prowess. You know, the soldiers of Northern Wei are also famous for their bravery and skill in battle. Also, I remember your father was nearly nine feet tall. Northern Wei is a cold country year-round, and the people there eat beef and mutton as their staple food, so they are all tall and strong. Just by looking at his height, your father seems to be from Northern Wei."
Su Xuening was stunned; she hadn't really considered her father's height.
Looking back now, my father was indeed tall and strong. Even though Xuan Yuanzhan was already very tall, over eight feet, he was still a little shorter than my father's nine feet.
Judging from height, it seems that there are very few people in Dongchu with the same stature as their father.
Xuanyuan Zhan suddenly thought of something else: "Su Renyi is not tall, less than seven feet, but your father is nine feet tall. Judging from his height, he and Su Renyi don't look like brothers, and they don't look alike either."
He had seen General Su a few times before, and he was much more handsome than Su Renyi. No matter how you looked at Su Renyi, he didn't seem like a brother to General Su.
These words reminded Su Xuening that the second branch of the Su family had been trying to usurp the General's Mansion, and she had been with them every day, but she really hadn't seen any resemblance between them and her father!
Not only is his stature different, but even his appearance and character are nothing like his father's!
They are far inferior to their father!
Not only the second branch of the Su family, but also Su Huiyan, who doesn't look like her father, but Su Huiyan does look quite like Su Renyi.
Su Feiling also looks somewhat like Su Huiyan, but they have absolutely no resemblance.
Could it be that my father is really not the biological son of the Su family?
Does the father know?
He was so good to the Su family, how could he not be their real family?
Su Xuening's heart suddenly ached terribly; she felt so sorry for her father!
They weren't even his own relatives. Even though the Su family had raised him, he had done so much for them and had already paid them back. Yet those ungrateful wretches ended up killing his father!
Seemingly sensing her change in mood, Xuan Yuanzhan gently stroked her hair to comfort her.
With red eyes, Su Xuening nestled into Xuan Yuanzhan's arms: "If Father is really a member of the Northern Wei royal family, why didn't you come looking for Father after you lost them?"
Is the royal family of Northern Wei really so ignored, with no one caring about them?
Xuan Yuanzhan was also unaware of what had happened, and guessed, "Your father must have been lost at birth. There must have been something going on. Perhaps something happened to the Northern Wei royal family."
If General Su were truly a member of the Northern Wei royal family, he would have been missing for decades. If the Northern Wei royal family knew of his existence, they would have searched for him for whatever reason. Therefore, either no one knew of his existence, or they hadn't found him for decades.
Su Xuening said in a muffled voice, "Even if my father really was a member of the Northern Wei royal family, it's no use now, he's gone."
His father is dead, so what's the point of talking about his background now?
Knowing that Su Xuening was very upset, Xuan Yuanzhan didn't know how to comfort her: "You said that your father was assassinated by Su Renyi and Su Huiyan on the battlefield in Beirong?"
"Yes." Su Xuening was certain that her father was killed by Su Renyi and Su Huiyan.
This was told to her by Su Feiling herself in her previous life. Moreover, when Su Renyi died, she went to see him. At that time, she pretended to be her mother, and Su Renyi took her as his mother. This can be considered as admitting that he harmed her father. He also betrayed Su Huiyan. Su Huiyan must have been involved in her father's death!
“Logically speaking, the Su family army led by your father consists entirely of his personal guards. Even if Su Renyi is also in the army, the Su family army should still respect your father. With Su Renyi being a deputy general and Su Huiyan being a concubine in the palace, they shouldn’t be able to harm your father so easily, right?” Xuan Yuanzhan frowned and analyzed carefully.
Su Xuening was startled upon hearing this: "You mean someone is working with them from the inside, someone within the Su family army?"
So, Su Renyi and Su Huiyan weren't the only ones who killed her father; there were others too?
“This…” Xuan Yuanzhan shook his head, his expression solemn, and said, “I don’t know much about the Su family army, so it’s really hard to say.”
Su Xuening suddenly realized something and sat up abruptly, saying, "Since the Su family army was my father's private army, even if Su Renyi was once a deputy general in the army, he couldn't truly subdue the Su family army without the real military seal! But the fact is, in the three years since my father's death, although Su Renyi hasn't completely controlled the Su family army, he has been the nominal commander. The person who helped Su Renyi gain a foothold in the Su family army must be the one who helped them harm my father."
Without the help of people within the Su family army, Su Renyi could not have served as a nominal commander for so long.
The Su family army wouldn't even give face to the Emperor, so why would they give face to Su Renyi!
The mere thought that someone else was involved in the murder of her father made her want to rush into the Su family army camp and drag that person, or even a whole group of people, out!
Seeing Su Xuening's anxiety, Xuan Yuanzhan quickly stood up to comfort her: "Don't worry, don't worry, all of this is just our speculation. Perhaps things are not as we think at all."
"It must be true." Su Xuening grabbed Xuan Yuanzhan: "My father was definitely killed by Su Renyi and Su Huiyan. Su Renyi admitted it himself before he died. You also said that the Su family army was my father's personal guard. Su Renyi alone could not have killed my father. So there must have been someone in the army who betrayed my father. They are the ones who killed him!"
Seeing Su Xuening so agitated, Xuan Yuanzhan quickly pulled her into his arms, patting her back reassuringly: "Don't worry, we'll investigate the matter step by step. As long as they did it, we'll find out the truth sooner or later. We will definitely avenge General Su and won't let him die with such resentment!"
Xuan Yuanzhan gently stroked Su Xuening's back, as if caressing her heart.
Su Xuening gradually calmed down, and her tense and anxious heart gradually returned to peace.
Xuan Yuanzhan is right, she will definitely find out the truth of the matter.
She will not let Su Renyi, Su Huiyan, or the person in the military camp who betrayed her father go unpunished!
"Go to sleep early." Afraid that she would overthink things, Xuan Yuanzhan held her as they fell asleep.
Su Xuening then remembered that Xuan Yuanzhan was leading troops to the north the next day, and looked up reluctantly, asking, "When are you leaving tomorrow?"
Xuan Yuanzhan gently stroked Su Xuening's hair: "We'll leave early this morning."
"Then I will see you off tomorrow."
"No……"
I want to give it to you~
Faced with Su Xuening's coquettishness, how could Xuan Yuanzhan refuse? He could only say "okay"!
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