Chapter 38: The Appearance of an Old Friend
After she finished speaking, silence fell all around. Princess Su asked blankly, "What's wrong?"
Qi Jinghao hurriedly said: "Mother, it's not Qi Yunzhou who is scaring me, it's her."
He pointed to a place, and Princess Su looked in the direction he pointed.
"you……"
Her pupils shrank sharply, "You are..."
Certain memories buried deep in her mind resurfaced, and Princess Su murmured, "It's like... so similar..."
Qi Jinghao didn't hear clearly what Princess Su was saying. He wanted to ask, but Princess Su strode towards Shen Xun.
Su Song secretly thought that something was wrong, and inadvertently stood in front of Shen Xun and replied: "Princess, they are all prisoners to be sent to Youzhou. The emperor ordered me to send them all to Youzhou."
The subtext is that no one can be left behind, even if Princess Su is the future queen, she cannot disobey the emperor's orders.
Princess Su didn't know if she understood or not. She said calmly, "Mr. Su, I would like to talk to this girl. Is that possible?"
Regardless of whether it is feasible or not, Princess Su is the most honorable person here, so she has to do it.
Xie Lan and the three children wanted to step forward to divert Princess Su's attention, but Shen Xun winked at them, so they had to stay put for the time being.
A minute later, Shen Xun and Princess Su stood in the room, facing each other in silence.
Shen Xun stood aside calmly. Since Princess Su didn't say anything, she didn't say anything either. She just waited there.
Finally, it was Princess Su who spoke first: "The girl looks like an old friend of mine."
Old friend?
Shen Xun was stunned for a moment, then said to Princess Su, "Your Highness, you're joking. How could I, a little palace maid, be your old friend?"
"Are you a maid?"
Princess Su was surprised: "Then why were you exiled to Youzhou?"
Shen Xun nodded, "I was originally a maid in the palace, and because I was serving in front of the palace, I was..."
Princess Su's eyes were complicated. She stared at Chen Xun for a long time before asking, "What's your name?"
Shen Xun didn't say his real name, but used Xie Lan's last name, "Xie Xun."
When Princess Su heard this name, she felt inexplicably lost, but also a hint of hope.
What if...it's really her who's back?
After all, one character in the name matched.
Holding onto this glimmer of hope, Princess Su spoke gently, "Xie Xun, are you willing to go to the capital with me?"
"You don't have to worry about the emperor's order. Although I don't have much power, I can still pardon you."
really.
As long as Princess Su does not pardon Qi Yunzhou and others, the others will be like released ants in the eyes of Prince Su.
Although Shen Xun didn't know why Princess Su did this, she still said respectfully: "Thank you, Princess, but His Highness Yunzhou has been kind to me..."
Princess Su said indifferently, "You must have been serving him all along the way. No matter what favor you owed me, I have repaid it. If all else fails, I will give him some silver as a token of my gratitude."
Shen Xun lowered her eyes. It seemed that Princess Su was determined to get her to the capital.
"Whether you want to follow me into the palace or live in a house outside the palace, I will agree to your request. How do you do that?"
The more Princess Su thought about it, the more she felt that these two places were very good. In the former, Xie Xun was under her nose and would definitely not be bullied. In the latter, she could often send people to visit Xie Xun, which was also very good.
Regardless of whether Xie Xun is her old friend or not, Princess Su holds the attitude that it is better to kill someone by mistake than to let him go... Ahem, this metaphor is not quite appropriate, but that's the meaning anyway.
Princess Su looked at Shen Xun and felt that Shen Xun would definitely agree.
To her surprise, Chen Xun still refused. Princess Su had no choice but to say, "Since you insist, I can't force you."
Shen Xun might not be her old friend, so Princess Su did not try to persuade her anymore. She just asked someone to give some food and warm clothes from their caravan to Shen Xun.
Qi Jinghao was bewildered as he was dragged back to the courtyard by Princess Su. Weren't they going to settle accounts with those people? Why did his mother give them food and clothing instead?
No matter what Qi Jinghao thought, Princess Su ordered everyone to forget what happened today and not to mention it in front of anyone.
Qi Jinghao was puzzled, but under the stern gaze of Princess Su, he chose to obey.
On the other side, in the yard.
Shen Xun was pulled by Xie Lan and the three children and examined for a long time. They were not relieved until they confirmed that Princess Su had not done anything to her.
Shen Xun said helplessly: "What can she do to me? I can feel that she has no ill will towards me. You are making such a fuss."
Xie Lan said sternly, "Axun, after all, we are weak now. What if she wants to harm you? We still have to be vigilant."
Qi Yunzhou and the other two nodded seriously.
Shen Xun: “…”
After they finished talking, Prince Hu asked curiously, "Sister-in-law, what did Princess Su say to you?"
Chen Xun frowned and said, "She said I looked like an old friend of hers, but I thought about it for a long time and couldn't remember where I had seen Princess Su."
Prince Su is the nineteenth child and the youngest of Prince Hu's generation. Princess Su married into Prince Su's mansion after Shen Xun disappeared, so Shen Xun didn't know anything about her.
"Brother, do you know Princess Su?"
Prince Hu was stuck. "How can I, a grown man, understand the women?"
"But when I think about it carefully, I don't seem to know where Princess Su comes from."
Prince Su did not get married in the capital, but no matter which big family his princess came from, she would be reported to the capital and recorded in the imperial edict.
But when Prince Hu thought about it carefully, he seemed to have never heard of where Princess Su's parents' home was.
Questions about female relatives should be asked to women, such as King Hu's daughter-in-law Meng Jingya.
Meng Jingya had just coaxed her children to sleep when she was called to the courtyard. After hearing Shen Xun's question, she hesitated and said, "Princess Su has never been to the capital. I only know some gossip about her."
Shen Xun raised an eyebrow, "So mysterious?"
Meng Jingya nodded. "I also heard that Princess Su is not from Daxia. She is..."
She paused and whispered, "He's from Northern Chu."
Everyone present was familiar with the place called "Bei Chu". It was adjacent to Da Xia. The two countries had never had any major conflicts, but minor contradictions occurred from time to time.
Due to these contradictions, although there are exchanges between the two countries, marriages are rare, let alone royal descendants like Prince Su.
Generally speaking, the heir to the royal family cannot have foreign blood. If Princess Su is really from Northern Chu, then her two sons cannot be made crown princes, and she cannot become queen.
However, this is not a question that Shen Xun and others need to think about.
Shen Xun hesitated and asked, "How true is this rumor?"
Meng Jingya shook her head. "It's just something someone said casually. I don't know if it's true or not."
With this clue, Shen Xun thought about the people from Northern Chu that she knew, but found that she still couldn't remember the Princess Su.
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