Chapter 1024 How is it possible to be reborn?
Now, he didn't think Fu Dong would really do that. After all, they still had some friendship with each other.
Seeing that he remained silent, Fudong's smile became even brighter:
"Don't worry! Today is the second day of the New Year. Just consider it as my New Year's gift to you. You said that we are friends, and if we are friends, we should give each other gifts, right?"
Jiang Xiaoan's eyebrows twitched slightly. Who is scared?
Before he could finish his words, Fu Dong had already strode towards the Zhaixing Tower with big strides.
He hurried to catch up, fearing that she would regret it...
Xiao Zhan and Jiang Xue were preparing to send Jiang Heng back to the palace, their eyes filled with reluctance.
In the carriage, he finally mustered up the courage to pull on the corner of Jiang Xue's clothes: "Aunt, cousin, can I not go back to the palace? Just for a while."
Looking at him, Jiang Xue felt a little relieved. This child finally showed his willful side and no longer suppressed his emotions.
Xiao Zhan then asked: "If you don't want to go back to the palace, then where do you want to go?"
"I want to visit the princess's mansion," he explained, as he had never been there before and was curious about what the place where his aunt lived looked like.
"Can."
Xiao Zhan agreed: "But I have to send you back before dark."
"Why?"
Jiang Heng seemed a little disappointed. He had originally planned to stay there for one night. He had heard that there was an armory in the princess's mansion that housed many fine weapons, and he really wanted to see them.
"To avoid unnecessary gossip."
Xiao Zhan explained the reason directly: "The emperor left the palace with us on New Year's Eve. If you don't go back, I'm afraid someone will say that you are under house arrest."
Because Jiang Heng was still young, ministers in the court and even many ordinary people were somewhat suspicious of Jiang Xue.
In addition, the news of Feng Ziqing's illness has just been reported. If he stays in the princess's mansion for a few more days, who knows what the outside world will say.
Hearing this, Jiang Heng immediately understood the importance of the matter and said, "Then I won't go to the princess's mansion, I will go back to the palace directly."
Jiang Xue said distressedly: "Heng'er, you can stay as long as you want, as long as I have a clear conscience and am not afraid of any rumors."
"No."
Jiang Heng shook his head and refused: "It is my fault that I cannot share my aunt's worries, but at least I can avoid doing anything that will cause you trouble."
Jiang Xue patted Jiang Heng's head gently, feeling that her love for this child was not in vain.
"Aunt!" he cried.
"What's wrong?" she responded.
"When I grow up, I will protect you and won't let anyone bully you."
"Heng'er, I already have the protection of your cousin, so I don't need your protection. I hope you can protect the country and become a wise monarch."
"No, I want to protect my aunt."
Jiang Heng said firmly: "Now my aunt protects me, and when I grow up, it will be my turn to protect you. My cousin protects you in his way, and I will protect you in my own way. We can protect you together."
"All right."
Jiang Xue smiled and said, "When the time comes, I will have Heng'er and Yun Che to protect me. Just thinking about it makes me happy."
She suddenly remembered that there was a baby in her belly, and perhaps there would be someone else to protect her in the future.
Afterwards, they sent Jiang Heng back to the palace, his eyes full of reluctance. When Jiang Xue and Xiao Zhan left, although there were people coming and going in the palace, he felt as if he was alone.
"Sister, uncle, can you come and see me again in a few days?" Because the official court session would not begin until after the fifteenth day, he hoped to get together with his family before then.
Jiang Xue nodded and agreed: "Heng'er, don't worry, we will come."
"Then will we go to see the lanterns together during this year's Lantern Festival?"
Hearing this, Jiang Xue and Xiao Zhan looked at each other and smiled: "Of course we will go."
After returning to the mansion, Jiang Xue felt very tired. When she was about to take a rest, Qing Ming returned to the mansion.
In order not to make Xiao Zhan worry, she deliberately sent him away and asked the servant to lead Qingming to the study.
"Qingming, how is the task assigned to you going?" Jiang Xue asked.
“Your Highness, I have already found the craftsmen responsible for designing and building the Crown Prince’s mausoleum.
He changed his name and hid in a small town in the west, but now I have brought him back to the capital and made proper arrangements for him."
Jiang Xue was a little surprised to learn about this. She knew that the craftsmen who participated in the design and construction of the imperial mausoleums in all dynasties were often buried alive to prevent them from leaking secrets.
Therefore, she never considered being buried in the imperial mausoleum after her death. Although she experienced many killings, she did not want to hurt innocent people.
It was precisely because of this cruel tradition that she heard that some clever craftsmen would leave themselves a way out when building the imperial tomb so that they could escape from the scene.
That's why she sent Qingming to look for those craftsmen who might have survived, and unexpectedly she found them. This shows that there is indeed an escape route in Jiang Ke's tomb.
"I see."
Jiang Xue said: "Qingming, remember to bring the craftsman here tomorrow. I want to take him to the imperial mausoleum."
The most important thing now is to tell Xiao Zhan everything Yun Zhen said to her, because she doesn't want to hide her next actions from him.
At night, Jiang Xue snuggled in Xiao Zhan's arms and listened to him read a storybook. When he finished reading a storybook, she seemed to be worried.
"Xiaoxue, are you worried about something?" Xiao Zhan asked with concern.
Jiang Xue came back to her senses and asked, "Have you finished reading?"
"You're rarely distracted like this. What were you thinking about just now?"
"I was wondering how to tell you that."
"What's up?"
"Yun Che, the last time Yun Zhen came to visit me, he told me something incredible."
Jiang Xue said: "I couldn't tell whether it was true or not at the time, and I was worried that you would harm him before finding out the truth, so I decided to keep it secret for the time being."
Xiao Zhan pondered and said, "Tell me now, have you figured it out?"
"No."
Jiang Xue shook her head: "But I found the clue, but the result scared me. So I need you to stay with me."
She rarely showed fear, which made Xiao Zhan's heart tighten. He held her face and looked directly into her eyes: "Xiaoxue, what did Yun Zhen say?"
"He showed me the birthmark on his left shoulder. It was purple and shaped like a crescent moon, exactly the same as my brother's."
"Then what?"
"He also claimed that although he possessed the body of the emperor's brother, he was not the emperor himself, and that there was now a chance to revive the emperor."
Xiao Zhan frowned: "Xiaoxue, Yun Zhen's words sound too outrageous, you don't really believe it, do you?"
“I know this sounds absurd, but I still hold a glimmer of hope in my heart. How great would it be if I could really get my brother back? Yun Che, you know how important my brother is to me.”
Xiao Zhan knew very well what Jiang Ke meant to Jiang Xue - he was both a father and a brother, a teacher and a friend, and even more important to her than the late emperor and the queen.
"Xiaoxue, I know you are sad about losing Jiang Ke, but we saw him fall off his horse and die, how could he be reborn?"
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