"Are you sure?"
Bai Yanyan felt that this matter should be told to Xiao Nanyue.
She is not the kind of person who speaks in a delicate and weak manner, and this matter concerns her; she must be made clear.
"Um."
Qingchuan nodded, "There's no need to let her know."
Although the fake Yongning has been using An An for so many years, An An doesn't know. She doesn't know the true face of her mother, nor does she know the truth of that year. If that's the case, there's no need to let her know.
Otherwise, she would be very sad when she knew it.
"It's up to you to decide, but I still think you should tell her. It's her business as to how she chooses, but she has the right to know."
——
In the evening.
Xuanyuan Ye’s little rabbit Fengying came over with a small note, asking Bai Yanyan to go out and meet him.
She put on a cloak and went to the appointment with Chiyu.
The Dragon and Phoenix Tower was bustling with activity. Bai Yanyan went to the private room on the third floor and saw the man in black clothes sitting inside. She smiled and said, "You are the emperor now. How can you leave the palace casually?"
"I have something to tell you."
In front of Bai Yanyan, Xuanyuan Ye was still the same as before, speaking very gently, "I told you before that my father had a secret guard, and three of them disappeared since New Year's Eve.
I have been sending people to look for them for a while now, but I haven't found any trace of them. Instead, I saw this token."
The token was in the shape of a scorpion, and Bai Yanyan had seen it several times.
"This is the Scorpion Sect, originally founded by the Princess. However, I discovered in the past few days that the Scorpion Sect is actually a demonic sect, and their true master is not the Princess."
The palace issue was resolved, and the Scorpion Sect had vanished without a trace, but he was a little worried, especially since… “They’ve been collecting beast blood for years. They targeted me for Fengying’s blood. You’ve contracted the Vermillion Bird, so they might target you too. You need to be careful.”
"I didn't expect that I'm so popular, Master Suzaku?"
"But don't worry, I'm a fighter now. No one can hurt me. And as for that Scorpion Sect... hehe, I, Suzaku, can eat scorpions! If they come over, I'll eat them all!"
Chiyu said as he picked up a piece of pork elbow with the trident and ate it with a smacking sound.
Xuanyuan Ye: “…”
"Miss Bai, be careful."
"It's okay, I will be careful. But you..." Bai Yanyan originally wanted to ask if anyone in the court had made things difficult for him, but after thinking about it, he realized that he was the new emperor and he could handle these things by himself.
"You should also be careful. By the way, Nanyue is seriously injured and needs to recuperate during this period. She cannot return to the palace for the time being. Please help me protect her and don't let those ministers slander her."
"good."
Xuanyuan Ye responded, and then talked about the second thing, "Miss Bai, I heard that you have a good relationship with the Hua family?"
"Um?"
"Ever since the incident in the palace, Old Master Hua and Young Master Hua have been very concerned about the eldest princess's condition. A few days ago, Old Master Hua even came to the palace to find me, saying that he wanted to see the eldest princess's body. I think they should know something about it. You can go and take a look."
"good."
After leaving the Dragon and Phoenix Tower, Bai Yanyan went to the Hua family.
The old man of the Hua family was immediately happy when he saw her coming.
"Girl, why are you here? Are you here to look for Mingyue?"
When he came back from the Bai family today, he went to look for Mingyue and found that the child was still sleeping. He looked tired, so he didn't disturb him. Now seeing Bai Yanyan coming, Grandpa Hua hurriedly asked someone to call Hua Mingyue.
"Grandpa Hua, I have something to ask you."
Bai Yanyan stopped him and asked, "Do you know Princess Yongning?"
Mr. Hua's expression changed slightly, and his smile faded a little. His eyes fell on Bai Yanyan, sizing her up. Bai Yanyan asked, "Do you know the real Princess Yongning?"
The real...Yongning?
Old Master Hua trembled slightly.
As if he was thinking of something in the past, his face looked a little bad. He didn't say anything, but just looked at Bai Yanyan.
After New Year's Eve, a letter came from the palace saying that Princess Yongning was injured. He made an exception and entered the palace to see how she was doing, but he couldn't see the princess. A few days later, news came from the palace that the princess had died.
He went into the palace again to check her body, but was rejected by the new emperor. He had no choice but to let Mingyue listen to some news.
After a while, Mr. Hua finally spoke: "Girl, why do you ask that?"
"Because the Princess Yongning in the palace is a fake. Someone has been impersonating her since her wedding twenty years ago."
Bai Yanyan went straight to the point, "There was a mutiny on New Year's Eve. On the surface, it was Prince Ding who usurped the throne, but in reality, Emperor Yongding discovered that the eldest princess was a fake. He wanted to use this as an opportunity to get rid of the eldest princess, but he didn't expect that he would get into trouble as well."
"Impossible!" Old Master Hua said without hesitation: "Emperor Yongding is protecting that person. He can't possibly kill her. If he wanted to kill her, he would have done it twenty years ago..."
Halfway through his words, Mr. Hua fell silent and looked at Bai Yanyan with his eyes closed.
The fake eldest princess had a strange cultivation method and was very powerful. It was impossible for her to get into trouble so easily. Or maybe she had designed a plan to escape from the palace and she was living under a different identity.
"Grandpa Hua, are you doubting me?"
Listening to the little girl's question, looking at her fair face and the clarity in her eyes, Grandpa Hua closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his face was a little more sad, "Grandpa Hua didn't doubt you, it's just that this matter involves too much.
But...if you want to know, I will tell you."
This girl shouldn't be fake.
Old Master Hua took Bai Yanyan to the north courtyard of the Hua family, the courtyard that was guarded by many people outside. He took her into the room, and then saw the person lying on the bed.
She was an old lady with silver hair, thin body and pale face. She was lying on the bed like a lifeless woman.
But Bai Yanyan recognized him at a glance. This was the old Ji that Grandpa Hua had asked her to help save. Although the old Ji had not fully recovered, at least he looked like a human again and was completely different from the mummy he was before.
"This is…"
"She is Yongning."
Bai Yanyan:!!!
Is she Yongning? The real Yongning?
"I only have one child, Mingyue's father. Ze'er, Yongning, and the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Chu Shi, grew up together. The three of them have a very good relationship. When they grew up, Ze'er and Chu Shi fell in love with each other and got married.
Gave birth to two brothers, Mingyue.
Not long after Mingyue was born, Yongning also met his true love. The man was not from Qingyou Country, but he had a good appearance and character, although Emperor Yongding did not agree to their marriage at first.
He had only been on the throne for a few years at the time, and had originally wanted to have Yongning marry into a small neighboring kingdom to consolidate Qingyou Kingdom, but Yongning was determined not to marry anyone but that man, and she was the most powerful in the royal family at the time. Plus, I came forward to help for Ze'er's sake, so Emperor Yongding had no choice but to agree.
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