Zhao's eyes flashed, "Xixi, who are you going to ask? It's better not to ask about this matter. When the envoys arrive, the news may be spread.
If you ask rashly, what if people suspect you have ulterior motives?
Ying Xixi knew that Zhao had always been cautious, so she thought that was the case.
"Yeah, then I won't ask anyone else." I'll find someone to investigate.
Ying Xixi didn't say the following sentence.
Anyway, she felt that Zhao was weird. When she mentioned King Zhao of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Zhao acted as if she knew him.
But if they really knew each other, why didn't Zhao tell her directly?
Thinking about the issue of Zhao's life experience which did not exist in the original plot or the original owner's memory, Ying Xixi planned to find someone to investigate.
There are quite a lot of hidden plots in this plane.
After sitting with Zhao for a while, Ying Xixi left.
Now when she goes out she basically dresses up as a servant.
It is much easier to go out as a man than as a woman.
The last time Zhao gave the jade pendant to Ying Xixi, she never asked Ying Xixi to return it to her.
Ying Xixi also forgot about this matter.
It really came in handy this time.
Ying Xixi went to the Land of Gentleness as if she was familiar with it, and used the jade pendant to meet the man wearing the evil ghost mask again.
"Sir, nice to meet you again. Have you eaten yet? How about I treat you to a meal?"
Ying Xixi still remembers the last time she ate a meal for free at the Masked Young Master's.
"No need, maybe next time. What brings you here, Miss Ying?"
The man's voice is still deep, magnetic and pleasant.
"Sir, I would like you to help me investigate my mother's background and whether the Prince of Zhao of the Northern Wei Kingdom knew my mother.
I only have five hundred taels here, which may not be enough. Can I buy on credit first?"
As Ying Xixi spoke, she took out a silver note worth five hundred taels from her bosom, which looked a little shabby.
These five hundred taels were all her savings.
She also didn't expect that she, a legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, would only have so little private money.
Ying Zhuer, the concubine's daughter, definitely has more private money than hers.
The man looked at Ying Xixi pushing the banknotes in front of him with a painful look on his face, and a smile flashed in his eyes.
"Five hundred taels is enough. I will come and tell you what you want to know in two days.
I know a little about the King of Zhao of the Northern Wei Dynasty. He was a king of a different surname in the Northern Wei Dynasty and once sacrificed his life to save the life of the Northern Wei Emperor.
The Northern Wei emperor then conferred upon him the title of King of a different surname."
Ying Xixi nodded thoughtfully, "So is King Zhao's surname Zhao?"
My mother, Zhao, also has the surname Zhao. I don’t know if she has any relationship with King Zhao like a relative.
"The King of Zhao's surname is Chu, his name is Hongwen, he is thirty-two years old this year, and he has no wife or children."
Ying Xixi rubbed her chin, becoming even more puzzled.
If a man is still unmarried at the age of 32, he would be gossiped about in modern times, let alone in ancient times.
King Zhao has not married yet, but maybe he already has a lover in his heart.
"These are the details I know. As for the rest, I will tell you in two days. You can just come here and wait for me at this time. Goodbye."
After the man finished speaking, he stood up, walked to the window and flew away.
Ying Xixi scratched her head, drank the scented tea on the table in one gulp, and left.
At the same time two days later, when Ying Xixi came to this room, the man was already waiting there.
The man was dressed in a black brocade robe, with broad shoulders, a narrow waist and long legs. He wore a ghost mask that revealed his delicate and smooth jawline. His big hands with distinct knuckles were holding a teacup and drinking tea.
Ying Xixi had clearly seen this man several times, but every time she couldn't help but sigh that he was so handsome.
I wonder if his appearance under that evil ghost mask will be even more outstanding.
"Sir, I've been waiting for a long time."
Ying Xixi sat down opposite the man.
The man told Ying Xixi what he had found out.
Zhao was an orphan and did not know the King of Zhao of the Northern Wei Dynasty. The result of the investigation was that simple.
"Miss Ying, I cannot guarantee that what I have investigated is true. As the prince of Northern Wei, there is no guarantee that King Zhao would deliberately erase his whereabouts in Fufeng.
What I have investigated may also be what King Zhao wants to be investigated."
Ying Xixi nodded, "I understand."
Since even a serious investigation organization cannot find out whether Zhao and the King of Zhao of Northern Wei knew each other.
That means they must know each other.
Only if they knew each other would King Zhao try to deliberately erase all traces of his acquaintance with Zhao.
As for what the relationship between them is, perhaps only Zhao and King Zhao themselves know.
Ying Xixi returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion and after thinking about it, she decided to go to Zhao's place.
Zhao is now fully recovered and has the leisure to tend to the flowers and plants in the yard.
But today, when Ying Xixi went there, she found Zhao staring out the window in a daze.
This is very rare.
It seems that my stepmother is worried about something.
I just don’t know if this concern has anything to do with King Zhao of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
"Mom, why haven't you rested yet at this late hour?"
Ying Xixi came in and suddenly spoke, almost scaring Zhao.
"Mom, what are you thinking about? You're so focused. My footsteps are quite loud. Didn't you hear them?"
Ying Xixi walked forward and sat next to Zhao.
Zhao curled her lips and said, "Mother was thinking about something else and didn't hear. Xixi, did you go to the Night Prince's Mansion again?
The Night King's reputation in the capital is not good, and he has disabled legs. Are you really determined to marry him?"
Zhao turned the topic to Ying Xixi.
"Yes, I go to the Night King's Mansion every day to help the Night King walk his dog. Mom, no one in the capital is willing to marry me.
The Night King's physical condition is similar to mine, and I think he should be able to understand me.
I have made up my mind. I just want to marry him. One day he will be willing to marry me."
Ying Xixi paused after she finished speaking, "Mom, I suddenly realized that I seem to have never heard you mention my grandparents since I was a child.
Are they still alive?"
Ying Xixi decided to ask Zhao directly.
She vaguely felt that Zhao's background was a plot point that could not be ignored.
She had to find out.
Zhao was silent for a moment, not knowing whether she had not expected Ying Xixi to suddenly ask this question that had not been mentioned for more than ten years, or whether she was thinking about how she should answer Ying Xixi's question.
The mother and daughter were silent for a while before Zhao spoke.
"Xixi, my mother's life story is neither complicated nor simple.
I will tell you the specific situation when the time comes.
What I can tell you now is that your grandparents have indeed passed away for many years."
Ying Xixi heard something wrong.
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