Chapter 231 Meeting
The group arrived at a nearby restaurant.
"Ningning, what's wrong?" Shen Ruzhi asked.
Jiang Wan Ning shook her head. The events of her past life were still vivid in her mind; another enemy had finally died.
Jiang Wanru, you're next.
Jiang Wan Ning said to herself.
Tuoba Yan'er tactfully pulled Shen Ruzhi to the guest room to rest, leaving only Pei Yanchuan and Jiang Wanning in the private room.
"The man Pei Anqing just mentioned, the one called 'Your Majesty,' is the murderer who killed your father, isn't he?"
Pei Yanchuan nodded without hesitation.
"Young Master Xuan is Song Zhuran, which means Song Zhuran is the disciple of this 'Emperor,' and everything she has is taught to her by him," Jiang Wanning analyzed.
"This person should not be Song Zhuran's grandfather, otherwise why would he go through all this trouble?"
That leaves only Grand Tutor Zhou. As for members of the royal family, those who are frequently in the capital and wield considerable power are either the Grand Princess or Prince Qi.
Now we must add the Prince of Jin to the list.
The King of Qi is already dead, and the person in question is clearly a man who has been working with the Grand Princess.
After eliminating these possibilities, the most suspicious individuals, besides the Prince of Jin, are the Grand Tutor of Zhou.
"You've suspected my maternal grandfather for a long time, haven't you?" Jiang Wan Ning asked calmly.
Pei Yanchuan made no attempt to hide it, saying, "Before the truth came out, I suspected everyone, including my mother."
"Except for you."
When Jiang Wan Ning heard these words, she felt a sudden jolt in her heart, as if her meridians were being pulled.
He had even doubted his own mother, but he had never doubted himself.
"I have something to tell you." Pei Yanchuan grasped Jiang Wanning's hand. "That day, we went to see my mother together."
“My mother once told me that the person behind this was your maternal grandfather, Grand Tutor Zhou.”
"I did not believe it."
"But you've had your doubts, haven't you?" Jiang Wan Ning said calmly.
Pei Yanchuan nodded honestly, "Ningning, I don't want to hide it from you, but I haven't figured out how to tell you yet."
"Today is a good opportunity for me to be frank with Hao Hao."
"One is your mother, and the other is my maternal grandfather. There must be something wrong with one of them. What if the truth is ever uncovered..."
“That’s exactly what I was thinking,” Pei Yanchuan said. “Ningning, if the truth isn’t optimistic in the future, we absolutely cannot separate because of this.”
“We shouldn’t be involved in the affairs of the previous generation.”
"If it really were my maternal grandfather or your mother, what would you choose to do? Or how would you handle it?" Jiang Wan Ning asked.
It was impossible to get Pei Yanchuan to give up revenge, but she also couldn't bear to watch her beloved grandfather, who had doted on her since childhood, be killed by the person she loved most.
If the Duchess of England was lying from the beginning, then there must be an even bigger secret hidden behind this matter.
Jiang Wan Ning was in a state of utter confusion. Seeing this, Pei Yan Chuan gently pulled her into his arms, saying, "As long as you trust me and don't leave me, I will handle it."
Worrying now is useless. "Things aren't over yet. Maybe someone is deliberately trying to make us suspect our closest relatives."
Pei Yanchuan looked at Jiang Wanning gratefully and couldn't help but gently peck her forehead.
"I didn't see anything," Mo Qing shouted.
Jiang Wanning shoved Pei Yanchuan away and turned to look at the door.
"Hehe, Your Highness, please continue," Mo Qing said kindly.
Jiang Wan Ning blushed and turned her head away from Mo Qing. Pei Yan Chuan held her protectively in his arms and said coldly, "You'd better have something to say?"
Mo Qing quickly reported, "Your Highness, Gongsun Xuance has sent word that the people from Xixia have arrived."
"Has your identity been verified?"
Mo Qing shook his head. "She is the Empress of Western Xia, so there is no need for verification."
Originally, Jiang Wan Ning was worried that someone from Xixia would cause trouble, so for Shen Ru Zhi's safety, she repeatedly instructed that the identity of the person coming to pick her up must be verified.
I didn't expect the Empress of Western Xia to come and pick me up personally. It seems that Zhizhi is indeed very important to her. Now I can rest assured.
"Then let's set off immediately and get Zhizhi and Tuoba Yan'er to safety first, lest something unexpected happen."
Pei Yanchuan nodded.
The group packed their luggage and arrived at the agreed meeting place, where Gongsun Xuance was already waiting. Upon seeing Pei Yanchuan, he immediately stepped forward to greet him, saying, "This humble servant greets Your Highness."
Pei Yanchuan helped the man up, "Uncle Gongsun."
The word "Uncle Gongsun" brought tears to Gongsun Xuance's eyes. He gripped Pei Yanchuan's arms tightly, his lips trembling slightly. All the words he wanted to say were reduced to a nod in the end.
“I am Xie Chuan, and I am still alive,” Pei Yanchuan said.
He had received news long ago that the current Prince of Langya was Xie Chuan, the only son of the Duke of Ying. At first, he did not believe it, but when he saw Pei Yanchuan, he had no choice but to believe it.
Although Pei Yanchuan doesn't look like the Duke of Ying, he has a similar aura.
"I changed my appearance when I was very young because I was afraid of being discovered by my enemies, but it was only a slight alteration."
Gongsun Xuance could tell that Pei Yanchuan's features did resemble those of the Duke of Ying.
"It's good that you're alive, it's good that you're alive," Gongsun Xuance said repeatedly.
"This is not the time to talk. The Empress of Western Xia seems very anxious and keeps urging me. Should Your Highness go and take a look?"
Pei Yanchuan glanced at Jiang Wanning, then nodded.
Gongsun Xuance already understood Jiang Wanning's identity, so he stepped aside and gestured for Pei Yanchuan and Jiang Wanning to go first.
The two arrived at the tent, and as soon as the curtain was lifted, a woman immediately stood up.
Not seeing the person he wanted to see, he looked visibly disappointed and simply nodded in greeting.
The reason she was able to come to the camp of the Eastern Ling Kingdom and wait for others was twofold: first, she was not afraid, and second, she believed that the former subordinates of the Duke of Ying were not villains.
"Aunt!" Tuoba Yan'er rushed out from behind Jiang Wan Ning. "Aunt, you're here!"
The woman looked up again and saw Tuoba Yan'er and Shen Ruzhi behind her.
Perhaps it was because of blood ties, but she immediately felt that Shen Ruzhi was the person she had been waiting for.
"Yan'er." The woman spoke to Tuoba Yan'er, but her eyes were on Chen Ruzhi.
Shen Ruzhi felt a little uneasy. She had also fantasized about meeting her biological parents one day.
But when they actually met, she didn't know what to say. All the way there, she had been thinking about many different scenarios for their meeting, but she never imagined that she wouldn't be able to say a single word.
“Aunt, this is my cousin Ling’er.” Tuoba Yan’er pulled Chen Ruzhi along.
Shen Ruzhi was forced to get closer to the female Xixia empress, and upon closer inspection, she herself felt that she looked somewhat like the empress.
The Empress of Western Xia slowly raised her hand, trembling as she reached out towards Shen Ruzhi's face.
Shen Ruzhi leaned back subconsciously, and the Empress of Western Xia's hand stopped in mid-air.
Jiang Wan Ning immediately stepped forward and said, "Zhi Zhi may be a little unaccustomed to it. Your Majesty, please give her some time to process it."
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