Gong looked at Su's mother.
Su's mother replied, "What's there to hold back when we're in our own home? Say whatever you want."
Then Madam Gong said, "I heard that Consort Yu gave birth to two sons. However, the other one died young, so she told the public that she only gave birth to one."
"Oh?" Mu Run asked in surprise. "That's interesting."
"Xiaoxiao, do you also think that Consort Yu gave birth to two?" Su's mother asked curiously, seeing the meaningful look on her face.
Mu Run paused for a moment, then said, "Either she really gave birth to one, or she gave birth to two, but the other one probably didn't die."
"What does my sister mean?" asked Gong.
"If the child is dead, there's no need to hide it. Just openly admit that you gave birth to twins, and the one who died can be given a proper burial. Unless the child is alive and doesn't want the royal family to know."
"But surely the imperial physician can't hide it from us forever?" Gong asked.
"The imperial physician will naturally obey his master, unless he no longer wants to serve in the palace, or even risks his life."
"If she gave birth to twins, Consort Yu would be committing the crime of deceiving the emperor," said Madam Su solemnly. "Moreover, the Yan family might also be implicated."
Thinking of this, Su's mother frowned, "We are all servants of the Yan family..."
"Alright, Mother, this is just our guess. Maybe they really only had one child," Mu Run said with a smile.
Madam Gong chimed in, "That's right, I only heard it secondhand. The stewed fish is ready, shall we eat first?"
"Yes, yes, let's eat. These things are none of our business." Mother Su said, preparing for the meal.
During the meal, Su's mother learned that Su's father had retrieved all the indentures of the Su family members. She breathed a long sigh of relief and told Su's father that she wanted to return to the main family.
Su's father also agreed.
Mu Run mentioned what they had said in the kitchen to Su's father and the others.
I didn't expect that Su's father and the others also knew.
Shi Xuan, however, remarked, "Same father, same mother, but different heaven."
Mu Run glanced at him.
After the meal, Mu Run and Shi Xuan bid farewell to the Su family, loaded a cart with gifts for returning the bride's family to her parents' home, and headed home.
"Shall we go back to the Prince's Mansion?" Shi Xuan asked Mu Run.
Mu Run replied, "I'm not going to the Prince's Mansion, I'm going back to your residence."
Shi Xuan nodded, "Okay."
Mu Run leaned against the carriage door, chewing on a bag of fresh, crisp dates given to her by Su's mother, while her gaze fell on Shi Xuan's face, where there was a little bit of peeling skin at the corner of his eyebrows.
"What does he look like?" she suddenly asked, surprising everyone.
Shi Xuan's hand, which was about to raise the whip, suddenly stopped, and the expression on his face froze.
"What did you say?"
"Oh... I bought a mirror from an old Taoist priest. He said it was a demon-revealing mirror. Whether you're a human or a ghost, it will reveal your true form as soon as you look into it. If you're a good person, the person in the mirror won't change. If you're a bad person, then the mirror will show the image of a demon or monster."
Shi Xuan cracked his whip, making the carriage move faster, and said nonchalantly, "All those Taoist priests in the martial arts world are liars, and you actually believe them?"
Mu Run said, "Indeed, some people are shown in a completely different light."
"Then bring it here, so I can see if I'm a human or a ghost," Shi Xuan replied.
"Well, I left that mirror in the courtyard of the Prince's mansion. Why don't we go to the Prince's mansion first and get the demon-revealing mirror?"
"I'll go get it. You wait for me in the car."
"Okay, don't take pictures secretly." Mu Run picked up a crisp date and held it to Shi Xuan's lips. "Here, have one, it's very sweet."
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