Su Changzhao stayed awake almost all night.

The next day, she got up at dawn.

After finishing dressing, someone came from the palace.

Su Chang confessed that the other person was someone close to Emperor Hui of Xia, and followed him into the palace.

When I saw Emperor Hui of Xia, I just saw his kind eyes smiling at me.

The look in his eyes was the same as the day he took off the gauze.

Emperor Hui of Xia was clearly looking at himself, but it seemed as if he was looking at another person through himself.

The magical thing is that Su Changzhao did not feel disgusted by this. On the contrary, every time he saw him, he felt an indescribable sense of intimacy.

"The chief is here." Emperor Xia Hui came over with a smile, "You haven't had breakfast yet? Come, eat with me."

"..."Su Changzhao was a little flattered and followed.

Emperor Xia Hui took the lead and sat down, followed by Su Changzhao.

Seeing Su Changzhao's restraint, Emperor Xia Hui signaled to the surrounding palace people to leave.

They were the only two left in the hall.

"Come, eat this. You should like it." Emperor Xia Hui personally picked up a piece of cake for Su Changzhao.

Looking at the pastries in the bowl, Su Changzhao was shocked and became more certain that the other party's request to call him over would not be that simple.

So he stood up and said with great trepidation: "Your Majesty summoned Chang Zhao here, is it because of something important? Your Majesty, there is no need to do so. You have done a favor to Chang Zhao, and as long as Chang Zhao can do it, I will definitely go through fire and water to help!"

Emperor Xia Hui suddenly laughed: "Haha, child, you are really as smart as your mother. Nothing can be hidden from you."

"Your Majesty..." Su Changzhao suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with surprise: "Your Majesty knows my mother?"

Emperor Xia Hui looked at her face and said softly, "It's more than just knowing each other."

“…”

Emperor Xia Hui suppressed his smile and fell into a brief silence, as if reminiscing about the past, but he quickly came back to his senses and sighed, "Well, come with me."

He stood up and took Su Changzhao to a secret room.

Su Changzhao was looking at everything in the secret room when Emperor Xia Hui called her, "Child, come here."

Su Changzhao hurried over.

There was a table in front of Emperor Hui of Xia with an incense burner on it, and a portrait of a woman was hanging on the wall opposite.

When Su Changzhao saw the face of the woman in the painting clearly, he was stunned.

"Why...she told me..." She said, touching her face in disbelief.

But before she could finish her words, Emperor Hui of Xia interrupted her.

"Why does he look like you?"

Su Changzhao looked at the woman in the painting again, and thought that Emperor Xia Hui would place a portrait of a woman who looked exactly like her in the secret room of his bedroom. In addition, since seeing her birthmark, Emperor Xia Hui had been extraordinarily caring towards her. Combining all these factors, she had a bold guess in her mind.

"She is my mother? Then you..."

Su Changzhao paused suddenly.

"Go on." Emperor Xia Hui's eyes flickered with anticipation.

But Su Changzhao didn't dare to say what happened next.

Because if she made a mistake, it would be a serious crime. She didn't have the confidence to do so, let alone have any unrealistic thoughts.

I could only shake my head and say nothing.

Emperor Xia Hui smiled knowingly: "You are a cautious child, and you are like her in this respect."

Seeing Su Changzhao looking at him in confusion.

Emperor Xia Hui simply admitted: "Yes, just as you thought, I am your father."

"!!"

"Kid, you've suffered a lot over the years."

Su Changzhao is very confused now.

So early in the morning, she suddenly became a princess?

No matter who it is, they won’t be able to digest it.

"My child, I know you have many questions in your mind. There is still some time before the finals of the Fighting Star Conference. I can answer them one by one..."

Through the subsequent narration of Emperor Hui of Xia.

Su Changzhao learned that her biological mother was Su Qing, who was also an astrologer at the Starry Sky Bureau.

Like her, he is extremely talented and is the designated candidate for the next national teacher.

At that time, Emperor Hui of Xia was only the crown prince.

Because of the internal strife in the court.

The head of a rebel was chopped off by the general and flew into his arms, causing him nightmares every night from then on.

I consulted a medical specialist and even a miracle doctor, but they all said that he had a psychological problem and that there was no cure.

The imperial teacher at that time said that she had a way to make the prince recover.

The method she was talking about was to lead stars into dreams and eliminate nightmares.

In this way, Emperor Hui of Xia, who was still the crown prince at the time, met Su Qing.

The two people fell in love over time.

Su Changzhao could hear it between the lines of Emperor Xia Hui's words.

It was probably because of Emperor Xia Hui's persistence that Su Qing fell in love with her.

"… Not long after I got together with your mother, she became pregnant with you. Although the Xia Kingdom allowed women to serve as officials, it did not allow unmarried men and women to get pregnant. Once discovered, the couple would be executed."

Su Changzhao curled his fingers when he heard this!

Emperor Xia Hui saw her actions and said, "I know what you are thinking, but it was not me who killed your mother, right?"

Killed?

Su Changzhao was sure that he had not heard wrongly. Emperor Xia Hui used the word "kill".

Was her mother murdered?

"How did my mother die? Could it be related to my final today?"

Su Changzhao's mind was working quickly.

Because if there was no relationship, Emperor Hui of Xia would have had so many opportunities to confess to himself before.

He had to tell me the truth at this critical moment.

This proves that her mother's death must be related to the competition for the position of National Master.

Emperor Xia Hui looked at Su Changzhao with a look of pride: "As expected of me and her child, Changzhao, you are indeed very smart. That's right, after years of my sending people to investigate openly and secretly, the truth of your mother's death has finally been revealed!"

"Who is it? Who killed my mother?" Su Changzhao asked hurriedly.

"It's your good master, Yin Jingyue, the state master of my Great Xia country!"

"impossible!"

"I know it's hard for you to accept this fact. She raised you and taught you, and she is very kind to you. But you should know that when you were trapped in the fire at such a young age, it was she who set the fire!"

"How could it be? Master is upright, an expert in astronomy, and a national master. Why would she be so cruel to a child like me?"

"This is why I, your father, called you here today."

"..."Su Changzhao quietly waited for his next words.

"When your mother and Yin Jingyue competed in the finals of the Douxing Conference, it was also the time when 'two stars appeared', but only one of them could become the national teacher.

Yin Jingyue's abilities are limited, so she is naturally no match for your mother. In order to win, she betrayed your mother.

On the eve of the competition, announce that your mother is pregnant.

At that time, there were serious factional disputes in the court. Although I was the crown prince, I actually lived a precarious life.

If you make a mistake, you will be caught by other brothers who are eyeing you covetously.

Your mother protected me.

You would never give me up even if you were beaten to death.

Later, in order to protect you in my belly.

My mother allowed me to get married so as to delay your sentence and give your mother time to give birth to you.

I did so much just to protect you.

Who knew, it was still a step too late.

Yin Jingyue finally took you away from right under my nose.

Later, I only found out about it recently.

When you were seven or eight years old, Yin Jingyue took you back to Sixingjian.

Seeing that you are extremely talented, she feared that you might threaten her position, so she faked a fire and planned to burn you to death.

But I didn't expect that you were not destined to die and you crawled out of the fire.

Perhaps it was because I saw that you were no longer a threat, and I was also doing good deeds to atone for my sins in raising you."

Hearing this, Su Changzhao couldn't help but ask.

"It's a bit far-fetched that Master wants to burn me to death just because I have a high talent."

Emperor Xia Hui sneered:

"Do you think your master is a good person? She is jealous of your mother's talent!

Your mother trusted her so much and called her "good senior sister, good senior sister" all day long.

All the good things were thought of her, and I never thought of defeating her during the competition.

Just because I trusted her, I told her that I was pregnant before marriage.

What about her? She betrayed her junior sister who plotted against her for the position of the national teacher.

Not only that, he also wanted to kill you when you were young.

You were only eight years old at the time, you were totally out of character!"

Hearing this, Su Changzhao's heart was burning with anger, but her reason still made her ask: "If that's the case, why didn't you kill her all these years?"

"I only found out the truth recently. I kept her alive because I was afraid she might have hidden you in order to find you. Don't worry, she won't live long.

When you win this competition, your father will give you supreme honor and status, and will compensate you well.

Let those who bully and deceive you get what they deserve!"

Emperor Xia Hui hugged Su Changzhao immediately.

"My child, my poor child, as long as your father is here, he will never let you suffer again, and he will never let anyone hurt you again..."

·

Leaving Emperor Xia Hui's bedroom, he headed to the competition venue.

Su Changzhao was in a trance the whole time.

It can be said that the amount of information she received from Emperor Hui of Xia early in the morning was too much.

And she always felt that something was not quite right, but time was too tight and she couldn't go through it again.

On the way, what happened in the past few days kept flashing through my mind.

They are like fragments.

I always feel like there's a thread missing, the thread that can tie them all together!

Before she knew it, she had arrived at the competition venue.

There was still some distance, but the tall and thin man with a cool temperament immediately occupied the field of vision...