Perhaps influenced by the two of them, Gu Jingchun suddenly became interested.
She immediately had Lanxin change her into a bright red dress, carefully adorned herself, and went straight to the palace.
Therefore, she deliberately did not tell Shen Hechuan in advance.
With Shen Hechuan's jade token in her possession, entering the palace would be an easy matter for her.
Meanwhile, in the palace...
Shen Hechuan was sitting upright in front of the desk.
Quietly looking at the folded document in front of me.
"Are these... all real?"
At this moment, Li Ce knelt on the ground in front of him and began to explain.
“Your Majesty, to be honest, I had been to Qi County before you sent me there.”
Upon hearing this, Shen Hechuan immediately raised his eyes and looked straight at him.
"Did the late emperor send you?"
Li Ce shook his head.
"No, it's the late Empress?"
"Is it the Empress Dowager?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Hechuan looked surprised.
Why is the Empress Dowager investigating Jingchun's affairs?
Li Ce shook his head.
"I do not know, but although I did not find out the other party's identity when I was in Qi County, I did not come away empty-handed."
"I received a jade pendant from Mei Xueli."
"Jade pendant?"
Shen Hechuan immediately looked up.
What kind of jade pendant?
"A jade pendant shaped like a butterfly, exquisitely carved and very beautiful."
Shen Hechuan frowned.
"Is it shaped like a butterfly, not a circle?"
Li Ce nodded.
"Yes, I remember it very clearly. It was a jade pendant shaped like a butterfly. The entire jade pendant was shaped like a butterfly."
Moreover, when the Empress saw the jade pendant, she was very excited, and afterwards, she inquired in detail about who the pendant's owner was.
"After that, the late Empress never mentioned the matter again."
This puzzled Shen Hechuan greatly.
He simply couldn't understand what the relationship was between this matter and his mother, why she would order someone to investigate, and why she would be so excited when she saw that jade pendant.
But Li Ce continued to speak.
"However, there is something strange about my trip this time. When I investigated last time, I did not find much useful information."
But this time it went very smoothly.
As Li Ce spoke, he told Shen Hechuan all the information he had gathered during this period.
Mei Xueli was originally a wet nurse of the Marquis of Yong'an.
Back then, after Lady Yong'an gave birth to Gu Jingchun, a Taoist priest came to their door and said that the child was an ominous star that might affect the fate of the entire Yong'an Marquis's mansion.
Therefore, Lady Yong'an Marquis held a grudge about this matter for a long time.
At that time, Mei Xueli, having just given birth, deliberately switched her child with Gu Jingchun's in order to give her daughter a better life.
She took Gu Jingchun with her all the way to Qi County and raised him on her own.
Over the years, Mei Xueli has also suffered a lot.
She was bullied in the village, but despite this, she still raised Gu Jingchun very well.
Moreover, despite her own hunger, she sent Gu Jingchun to a private school. Later, when he was a little older, she sent him to learn the etiquette of a wealthy family and to study music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
Upon hearing this, Shen Hechuan was even more puzzled.
Why would someone who struggles to feed himself spend a fortune to send his daughter to learn something useless to them at the time?
Could it be that she knew at that time that Gu Jingchun would go back?
Li Ce continued speaking.
"Later, when Gu Jingchun got a little older, he met another man."
"This man is very mysterious. Few people have seen what he looks like. They have only heard that he may be a Taoist priest."
Moreover, this man is Gu Jingchun's master.
Since they had this master, Gu Jingchun and Mei Xueli's lives gradually improved.
From then on, the two of them spent less and less time together, and no one dared to bully them anymore.
"Later, Gu Jingchun suddenly left home and returned two years later with a big belly."
"Shortly after returning, Gu Jingchun gave birth to a child, but for some reason, she was very weak during that period."
Later, Gu Jingchun's health gradually improved, Gu Jinxi gradually grew up, and most importantly, there seemed to be something between Mei Xueli and that man.
However, one day, Gu Jingchun suddenly left with the child.
After that, he never went back.
After hearing these words, Shen Hechuan remained silent, his mind filled with countless thoughts, yet he couldn't make sense of them.
He looked at Li Ce and spoke again.
"Have you found out the man's identity?"
Li Ce shook his head.
But Shen Hechuan suddenly remembered the old Taoist priest in a wheelchair he had met in Qi County.
He seemed to look exactly like a Taoist priest, and Gu Jingchun's attitude towards him at the time...
With this in mind, Shen Hechuan already had an idea.
"Go and find out that man's identity right now."
"We can start with that doctor from the Yong'an Marquis's mansion back then."
Also, in Qi County, focus your search on abandoned temples and people who appear to be Taoist priests in wheelchairs.
"yes!"
Li Ce agreed and was about to leave.
Just then, Xiao Yingzi's voice suddenly rang out from outside the main hall.
“Miss Gu, you cannot go in. His Majesty is discussing important matters right now. Please wait a moment while I inform him.”
Outside the main hall, Gu Jingchun looked extremely annoyed.
She changed her clothes specially today, intending to surprise Shen Hechuan unexpectedly.
Unexpectedly, after a relatively smooth journey, we were stopped here in the end.
She couldn't help but sigh.
Seeing the little shadow's troubled face, he waved his hand.
"Go quickly, go quickly."
Just as Little Shadow breathed a sigh of relief, the door to the main hall was opened from the inside.
Shen Hechuan walked out from inside.
Upon seeing Gu Jingchun, a hint of surprise clearly flashed in his eyes.
What brings you here?
Gu Jingchun gave him a reproachful look.
"What, can't I come?"
Shen Hechuan quickly shook his head.
"Of course you can come, but that's not what I meant!"
As he spoke, he put his arm around Gu Jingchun and walked into the main hall.
At this moment, Li Ce also came out of the main hall and immediately bowed upon seeing Gu Jingchun.
For this reason, Gu Jingchun couldn't help but glance at him a few more times. Just as he was about to ask a question, Shen Hechuan pulled him away.
As soon as Li Ce left, Gu Jingchun was caught off guard and had his mouth covered by Shen Hechuan.
After the kiss, Gu Jingchun had long forgotten what he had wanted to say.
But Shen Hechuan's breath fell on her ear, his eyes filled with joy.
"Jingchun, tell me, why did you suddenly come?"
Looking into his affectionate eyes, Gu Jingchun seemed bewitched and slowly said, "Because I missed you."
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