"Yurong, Yurong, what happened to your mother? Is she really pregnant?" Yang Zhao was very anxious. Zhu was not young anymore, she was about forty-six or forty-seven years old.

Yurong pretended to be anxious and said, "Of course, come inside and I will explain everything to you."

Yang Zhao naturally had no doubts and followed Yurong into the inner room, saying in a strong voice, "Your mother has not enjoyed much happiness in her life. She is so old now. If she gives birth to the child, it will harm her body. In this case, it is better not to have this child."

"Dad, please sit down. I have something to ask you."

"Ohhh, okay."

Yurong poured a cup of tea for Yang Zhao and said calmly, "I am the empress's daughter, right?"

Yang Zhao, who had just taken a sip of tea, was stung by the tea and coughed heavily a few times, "Sister Rong, what nonsense are you talking about? Don't you really think you are a child of the royal family just because you were named a princess?"

"Of course I am. If I am not, then why does His Majesty want to silence you now?" If Yu Rong said that Emperor Feng'an wanted to create a rift between himself and Wei Xuanning because of Wei Xuanning's killing him, he would never believe it.

Yang Zhao is not a smart man, unless this matter threatens his life.

After that, she laughed again: "Do you think I'm joking? Your Majesty and the Queen have already told me that if I wasn't grateful for your care and nurturing over the years, I wouldn't have come here for my mother's future. It's human nature to kill someone and silence him. You know so much, how could they not kill you? This is also for the prince!"

"No, it's impossible." Yang Zhao even said firmly.

He looked at Yurong's face and didn't want to reveal anything. This was a secret that he swore to protect with his life, and it was impossible for Yurong to know.

"How is it impossible? Only by changing one's status to another can you keep the position of Queen Han, right? You were a meritorious official before, but the crown prince is about to take the throne, how can you still stay? My mother's life is indeed threatened. If you don't believe me, look at this, what is this--" She took out a pair of emerald jade buttons and placed them on the table.

Zhu always responded to Yurong's requests and gave her whatever she asked for. This pair of jade buttons was exactly the token of love that Yang Zhao had given to Zhu.

She never took it off, but she took it off because her precious daughter asked for it.

And Yurong came this time to save Yang Zhao's life.

When he saw the jade buckle, Yang Zhao collapsed on the chair, looking stunned.

"Yurong, now that you know your identity, let me tell you, your mother is oblivious to this matter and only treats you as her own daughter. It is not a pity for me to die, you just need to protect your mother."

Yurong said, "You can't die. It was my mother who asked me to save you."

Yang Zhao was shocked, "You didn't tell your mother about this, right?" He was a little panicked. Zhu had always been an upright person. She would definitely not be able to tolerate being with him like this, and she might even divorce him.

"I'm the only one who knows, so don't worry. But if you die this time, I might be the one to die too. You're such a fool. How could you do such a thing for the princess? I'll give up, but Li Xun is my son." Yurong couldn't help but sigh.

Yang Zhao waved his hands, "What nonsense are you talking about, Li Xun is..." He thought for a long time and decided to tell the truth to his daughter. After all, only the Wei family can protect him now.

Knowing so many secrets was like a heavy burden to him.

"I told you, you have to keep this matter to yourself," he said seriously.

Yurong couldn't help but nodded.

Yang Zhao whispered, "In the past, when Princess Han first entered the palace, she was not favored. The King of Han was still having an affair with the third sister, oh, Princess Han's biological sister. She had a very hard time at that time. Fortunately, she was pregnant soon, but her pregnancy was not good at the time, and the imperial physician diagnosed that it might be a girl, so she had to make preparations for both situations. Of course, I selfishly want the child to be my own son, but your mother also gave birth to a daughter."

"What about my mother's daughter?" Yurong was afraid that she would seize someone else's identity.

Yang Zhao shook his head: "She died at birth, otherwise, you wouldn't have been replaced so naturally. Your mother was already 30 years old when she was pregnant with that child, and she didn't look very good. She was also bedridden for a long time, so she doted on you so much."

Speaking of Li Xun, Yang Zhao added, "In fact, I just randomly found a farmer's child to make up the number. Princess Han and I both thought that after she recovered and gave birth to a boy, we would send the child away. Unfortunately, Princess Han missed you every day and even confessed it to the King of Han."

Yang Zhao fell into memories when he spoke of this. At that time, he thought he might die, and he even found out a way out early on, intending to run away with his wife.

But King Han said nothing, and just asked Princess Han to go to the hot spring palace for recuperation for a year. He probably knew that the farmer's son had been sent away, and the son that King Han personally arranged for Princess Han was the son of Nan Xiangbo, the male favorite of the late emperor.

The late emperor doted on Nanxiangbo very much. Sometimes he would even lose his appetite if he didn’t see him for a day.

But Nanxiangbo had never married and had no children. The late emperor was afraid that Nanxiangbo would have no one to break the pot with after he passed away, so he specially arranged for the child born by Nanxiangbo and the palace maid to be under Nanxiangbo's name. In order to make himself the legitimate successor and to please Nanxiangbo, King Han personally gave his child the title of the eldest son.

Not to mention others, even Yurong found it incredible, "So, this is probably why the late emperor doted on Li Xun so much."

Obviously, the prince is the foundation of the country and it is not easy to shake him, but the King and Queen of Han also want their future children to be of their own blood, so they let Yurong marry Li Xun and give birth to a real grandson of the dragon.

I'm afraid the sudden downfall of the Zhang family is also related to the King and Queen Han.

Yang Zhao sighed, "His position is not necessarily stable. The emperor should also train the second and third princes. Otherwise, why has Concubine Guo become bolder recently? Isn't it because of the emperor's tolerance and acquiescence?"

Yes, since she has never given birth to a legitimate grandson in this life, the emperor is only temporarily tolerating Li Xun.

"But the Queen—"

"The Empress has her own ideas. Frankly speaking, when the Second Prince and the Third Prince ascend to the throne, no one will respect her as their biological mother." Yang Zhao was also worried about the Empress.

Yurong finally told the truth, "Let me tell you honestly, the emperor is not going to kill you, and my mother is not pregnant."

"Tsk." Yang Zhao stood up immediately, realizing that he had been deceived.

"But he wants your son-in-law to kill you, so as to divide me, so that I can take action and stand directly on the side of the royal family. He is afraid that I will stand on the side of the aristocratic family and fight against him on their behalf."

Yang Zhao shook his head and said, "Then why would you kill me?"

"With the hatred of my father's murder between us, even if I know that it was not my husband's fault, how can I deal with it in the future? I am afraid I can't stay in the Wei family anymore."

Now Yang Zhao really understood, but he was still very happy to hear that Zhu was not pregnant. As long as she was okay, he was sorry for her when he was young. She was such a good person, much better than someone like him.

He never had any big ideas, so he asked Yurong: "Then what should I do?"

"As long as you are the military supervisor, you will be framed by Du Chong. If you can be ruthless, you can do it."

Yang Zhao sighed, "I thought I was going to be successful, but now I'm almost dead. I've lost both my wife and my army."

Yurong smiled and said, "Anyway, you saved your life, which is a good thing."

The father and daughter talked for a long time. Yang Zhao looked at Yurong and said slowly, "Yurong, why don't you elope with your son-in-law? Don't go back."

Her father was so naive, and fortunately because he was honest and naive, he was not silenced immediately. He was lucky.

"It's done. I can protect myself. You can go back."

That night, the Eastern Palace Army heard that Yang Zhao had fallen off his horse during a training exercise and was unable to move. Yang Zhao himself wrote a letter to the emperor asking him to send another supervisory army.

This was military intelligence and the situation on the front line that was transmitted at an express speed of 800 kilometers. Emperor Feng'an became furious when he saw it.

"The battle was won, but Yang Zhao gained nothing."

The empress breathed a sigh of relief. After all, Yang Zhao was the best person to her. She also agreed with the ideals of the late emperor and the current emperor. Why were all the channels for advancement controlled by aristocratic families? Even in times of war, the court had fewer soldiers than the aristocratic families. Eliminating the aristocratic families was the first priority.

But she always felt that the emperor should not dwell on this too much. He was too contradictory. He was like that back then. He should have sent the child away without hesitation when he knew she had done something wrong. Even though she, as a princess, did not have her own children, she could still raise a son. But he didn't do that. He wanted her to live a life of luxury, as if she would only be happy if she had a son.

The same thing happens to his daughter now. Yurong is such a smart child. If you really show your kindness, you may be able to win her heart back. But he uses all kinds of schemes to cut off her retreat and make her feel at ease as his daughter.

But the queen still had to persuade him openly, "Your Majesty, since Yang Zhao's leg is broken, it's fine. He is an honest man and has been through life and death for me for many years. To be honest, Yurong reacted too quickly. I really thought she was sent to Luoyang to visit relatives because the Wei family was dissatisfied. I never thought she was so brave that she went to the northern border alone and handled the matter."

"Hmph." It was obvious that Emperor Feng'an was not happy.

Although he admired Yurong's intelligence, he found it annoying that she repeatedly ruined his plans.

"Your Majesty, the most urgent task is to increase the troops. As for Yurong, she has chosen to stand with the Wei family. She should give up when it is time to give up." The queen did not like to be entangled. Every choice she made came from her heart. Since she had done it, why should she be contradictory?

Emperor Feng'an held his forehead, "But my body can't wait any longer. If God gives me another ten years, I will definitely be able to do all this. But if I'm not here, Li Xun is not a member of the Li family. Li Yu is weak. Li Ju is not bad, but he is of low status and too young. How can he fight against the aristocratic family?"

What he needed was an iron-blooded emperor like himself, but this person was not among his three sons.

So, he was extremely surprised when he saw Yurong. That child was very powerful, but it was a pity that she was a girl. Haha.