Nurse Zhao nodded. "If you say so, she must have known."
"Over the years, I’ve been trying to figure out who wants to kill me, why don’t you ask Nurse Zhao for me? I owe a life debt... if the Crown Prince could tell me who wants me dead, then consider the repayment of the rescue owed to the Crown Prince completed. This time, one dagger and one answer would suffice! Also, tell the Crown Prince no need to worry about the life debt further," Su Rong pondered.
Nurse Zhao nodded. "Very well, I will convey Miss Qi’s words." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
She looked at Su Rong, then carefully said: "If you want to know if your aunt is Princess Zhenmin, all Miss Qi needs to do is bring this old servant to see Master Xie..."
"And if he denies it?"
Nurse Zhao was momentarily at a loss for words.
Su Rong smiled, "Actually, I’ve never cared about who my mother is, I only know that I am Su Rong, the daughter of Su Xu. If someone didn’t keep trying to kill me, I would have lived my days happily. The person who keeps trying to kill me is like a fly, rather annoying."
She looked at Nurse Zhao, "So, Nurse doesn’t need to worry about it. As you said, the Empress Dowager was your old mistress. Now that she has passed away, and so has my mother, if she indeed was the Princess Zhenmin you mentioned, they must have already met and recognized each other under the earth. So, there is no such thing as the Empress Dowager’s deathbed concern anymore. If she isn’t, then there’s no need for you to worry anymore. Besides, you have good days ahead, why bother yourself with the past? There’s really no need, better to enjoy your old age in peace."
Nurse Zhao was left speechless. After watching Su Rong for a long time, she finally gave a laugh, "Miss Qi has an insightful heart, I underestimated her. Very well! Since Miss Qi says so, I will not go to see Master Xie or mention this matter again."
Su Rong smiled and nodded. "Nurse is a sensible person."
In her heart, Nurse Zhao felt a strong sense of admiration. Remembering the clever yet gentle Princess Zhenmin, she found Lady Su Qi different. Despite her young age, she was sharp-tongued and exuded firmness from the inside out.
Nurse Zhao sat for a while longer, chatting about everyday matters with Su Rong. When she noticed it was getting late, she got up to leave.
Su Rong, after Nurse Zhao’s departure, closed her room door and took out the dagger. The person she had saved that day turned out to be the Crown Prince. She had thought he was just a noble young master from one of the large families in the Capital City, she had never expected him to be the Crown Prince, this was indeed beyond her expectations.
If her origin was like Nurse Zhao speculated, and her mother really was Princess Zhenmin, then indeed the implications were huge. She remembers reading about Daliang in the "Records of the Grand Historian" where it mentioned that Princess Zhenmin, the daughter of Prince Mingrui, was sent to Dawei as a political bride sixteen years before. She was killed on arrival due to the internal strife in Dawei. This enraged Daliang and, despite its weakened state, the emperor sent an army to avenge Princess Zhenmin. It was only when Dawei actively sought peace, returned the occupied city of Daliang, and signed a thirty-year non-aggression pact that Daliang ceased its hostility.
So, in other words, the death of Princess Zhenmin at that time allowed Daliang to profit significantly.
So if Dawei found out that Princess Zhenmin had faked her death, was alive, and even gave birth to a daughter secretly, wouldn’t that infuriate them? Could it rip up the treaty and start a war again? After all, Dawei has always been ambitious and waiting for opportunities.
So if her mother really was Princess Zhenmin, Su Rong could understand why her father and Xie Yuan had kept her in the dark. After all, in their eyes, she was still an immature child, and for such a significant matter discretion would be needed.
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