After a long silence, Princess Guihe had regained her composure and confirmed with the King of Dongping: "This is a serious matter. Are you sure, uncle?"
The King of Dongping sighed, nodded, and said, "Of course I am sure." Although he was reluctant to talk about the dusty past to such a junior like Princess Guihe, the people in the Duke of Qing's Mansion had raised his son for many years. If he didn't explain the reason clearly, it would be unreasonable.
He slowly told the story of more than ten years ago.
It turned out that many years ago, Xue Zheng's cousin Zou Yufei encountered bandits on the way, and it was the King of Dongping who saved her by accident. The Prince of Dongping never revealed his identity. Zou Yufei encountered misfortune. She didn't know whether it was because of her bad luck that she met bandits, or because the old Duke of Qing was worried that she had made a mistake in Xue Zheng's marriage and took a cruel action. She also concealed her life experience and only said that she was a wandering orphan who was willing to stay with the Prince of Dongping as a slave.
After the story of the hero saving the beauty, the two naturally developed feelings after getting along with each other.
The Prince of Dongping took Zou Yufei to travel outside for a while. It happened that something happened in the palace, and he was summoned and had to return to Beijing.
Zou Yufei only then knew his identity. She thought she had met a leisurely and wealthy businessman, but she never thought that the Prince of Dongping had such a prominent identity. Previously, she almost lost her life because of her marriage involving the power of the court, not to mention a royal prince like the Prince of Dongping. She had always wanted to stay away from the power struggles, so naturally she didn't want to get involved in it again.
The Prince of Dongping was going to take her back to the capital, but Zou Yufei used her health as an excuse to let the Prince of Dongping go back alone, while she continued to recuperate outside and wait for him to come back.
The Prince of Dongping did not suspect anything and just left.
After he left, Zou Yufei found a way to transfer people away and escaped from the house.
At that time, she had no choice. She heard that her cousin Xue Zheng had gone to guard the border, so Zou Yufei took a personal maid and hurried over.
Xue Zheng naturally took his cousin in, but soon, Zou Yufei was diagnosed with pregnancy. Xue Zheng was already married, and only took care of her as a sister, but this cousin was unmarried after all, and Xue Zheng was not convenient to say anything to outsiders for a while, so outsiders misunderstood that it was his child. He just wanted to wait until he returned to the capital to find a way for his cousin.
However, man proposes, God disposes, and Xue Zheng got into trouble at that time.
It was also at that time that Zou Yufei handed Xue Shao to Xue Zhi's guards. Then she disappeared.
After so many years, King Dongping has been asking about Zou Yufei's whereabouts, but Zou Yufei deliberately concealed her identity back then, so he has never been able to find any clues.
After many twists and turns, the King of Dongping finally found Zou Yufei's whereabouts overseas. It turned out that many years ago when she entrusted her child to Xue Zhi, she already knew that she was suffering from an incurable disease. She went overseas alone to do business and seek medical treatment, and died five years ago.
The King of Dongping also took a lot of detours to track down these. Then he learned from the people who had served Zou Yufei that she had given birth to a child and gave it to the people in the mansion of Duke Qing to raise. The King of Dongping immediately rushed back from outside.
After the whole story was told, the room was silent again.
Zheng Xiu never thought that Xue Shao's mother would be such a strange woman. It was a pity that she had traveled through time. Zou Yufei was a woman. Although she had entrusted herself to the King of Dongping, she chose to go far away alone because she was tired of the power struggle. She also went overseas to do business and treat her illness. She was so decisive and courageous that she could not compare with her.
Princess Guihe was naturally speechless for a long time. She blamed Xue Zheng for ten years. For ten years, every time she thought of Xue Zheng's betrayal, she felt like a thorn in her back and a fishbone stuck in her throat. The pain that burned her heart and bones made her lose her appetite and unable to sleep at night! But who could have thought that this was just a "misunderstanding" from beginning to end!
The Prince of Dongping took a sip of the teacup, and seeing that the two of them were speechless for a long time, he said, "I know that you find it hard to accept this for the time being, but this is the truth. I came back this time just for that child."
Zheng Xiu's heart skipped a beat, and she couldn't help asking, "You mean... you want to take A Shao away?"
The Prince of Dongping nodded calmly.
How could Zheng Xiu bear to let go? After so many years, she had already regarded Xue Shao as her own flesh and blood, not to mention Xue Zhi who had been keeping Xue Shao by his side for more than ten years.
But the other party is the King of Dongping. If what he said is true, he is Xue Shao's biological father...
Princess Guihe sighed for a long time, and then said: "Uncle, what you said is too unbelievable. I really can't accept it for a while. Do you think you can come back another day?"
Of course, the King of Dongping did not expect to take his son back after just one visit. At this time, he did not force anything. He stood up and said: "In this case, I will come back in three days."
Princess Guihe nodded, and stood up with Zheng Xiu to see the King of Dongping off.
The two stood in the courtyard of Changfeng Garden and watched the King of Dongping leave. Zheng Xiu's mood could not calm down for a long time, especially when she thought that the King of Dongping still wanted to take Xue Shao away, she felt even worse.
In contrast, Princess Guihe had suppressed her inner turmoil and calmly instructed Qiu Rui, "Send someone to inform the Second Master that something happened in the mansion and ask him to come back quickly."
Although Qiu Rui didn't know what the King of Dongping had just said, she knew from Princess Guihe's expression that the matter was serious. She didn't dare to delay and immediately sent someone to the front yard.
Besides, Xue Zhi, who was on duty, had been at peace in the past few years and there were no wars to fight. These military generals had nothing to do on weekdays. They just read some files, sorted out some military books, and worked on their own strategies while on duty. He was absent-minded to begin with, just thinking about getting through the day as soon as possible, when he suddenly heard the servant say that someone had come to the mansion and asked him to come back immediately.
His heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously thought that something had happened to Zheng Xiu or Bao'er, so he quickly went to the dormitory to ask for leave, and hurried to the mansion of Duke Qing.
At this time, in Changfeng Garden, Princess Guihe and Zheng Xiu sat quietly facing each other, neither of them spoke.
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