Chapter 69: Wronged for Decades

What? His biological mother's family, the Baili family, was actually framed?

Xia Zhengqi felt a chill all over his body.

For more than 30 years, the Baili family has been accused of treason.

Because of this crime, the Queen of the Baili family and the Baili family have become a taboo in Daxia.

When Xia Zhengqi was a child, no one except his eldest brother had ever mentioned the Queen of the Baili family to him.

He only remembered that Jiang was not his biological mother based on his vague memory when he was two or three years old.

His eldest brother, who was six years older than him, secretly told him that their biological mother was the Queen of the Baili family and that the Baili family was an amazing family.

When he was a little older, he once naively asked the late emperor about his biological mother, but was scolded by the late emperor. Since then, he vaguely knew that his biological mother was a taboo.

He secretly asked the older eunuchs, who felt sorry for him and told him that the Baili family was treasonous and should not be mentioned again.

He was ashamed of the Baili family.

But when there was no one around, his eldest brother quietly told him that the Baili family was the most amazing, and their grandfathers and uncles were all amazing people.

What exactly the Baili family was like became a question hidden in his heart.

After ascending the throne, there were several times when he wanted to explore the affairs of the Baili family, but every time he was known by Empress Dowager Jiang.

She was heartbroken and scolded him, calling him an ungrateful person. She told him that she had raised him with great difficulty, but he only thought about his biological mother and her criminal family.

Xia Zhengqi could not stand the moral kidnapping of his stepmother. He regretted and felt guilty, and later he gave up the idea of ​​exploring the past of the Baili family.

"What about my grandfather? What happened to him? And who else was exiled from the Baili family back then?"

Xia Zhengqi looked at the nanny anxiously.

"The old man of the Baili family also passed away. He died in the fifth year of exile." Nanny Guihua said in a difficult tone.

"Bai Li family has three children by the time of young lady's generation. Young lady is the eldest sister, and she has two younger brothers, who are your majesty's uncles."

"Your majesty's two uncles, as well as your aunt and their children were also exiled."

"I have secretly inquired over the years and learned that they are still alive."

[That's great, the two uncles are still alive. ]

Xia Miaoyuan couldn't help but cheer when he heard this.

[The Bai Li family is the real founding hero of Da Xia. My great-grandfather saved the life of Emperor Taizu. ]

[Dad's two uncles are also amazing talents with both civil and military skills. ]

[Back then, Dad's eldest uncle Bai Lifeng was the famous general of Dingyuan, commanding an army of 300,000 and guarding the border. 】

【Dad's second uncle Bailihua was in charge of the imperial guards at a young age. 】

Xia Miaoyuan recalled the Baili family in the book and couldn't help but sigh.

【Such a prominent family, a family with military power, would naturally be envied by the late emperor. Of course, they would also be hated by the Jiang family. 】

【The Jiang family is also a family of founding heroes. If they want to occupy a dominant position in the court, they must get rid of the Baili family. 】 【

Jiang Rong and his father took advantage of the late emperor's jealousy of the Baili family and set up a trap to frame the Baili family for treason. 】

【Of course, the late emperor was more willing to believe that the Baili family's collusion with the enemy was true, so he didn't even conduct a detailed investigation and directly sentenced the Baili family. 】

Ah! The grievances against his own grandfather and uncles were so deep!

At this moment, Xia Zhengqi felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife. He hated himself so much. He hated himself for being indecisive. He had been sitting on the dragon chair for more than ten years, but he had never asked about the Baili family.

He hated that the Jiang family actually killed his biological mother's family for the benefit of their own family.

The irony is that Jiang Hui pretended to be a kind mother and raised him up.

Seeing that Xia Zhengqi was silent for a long time, the queen said, "Why don't we keep Nanny Guihua first."

Xia Zhengqi came back to his senses: "Okay."

He raised his eyes and looked at Guihua: "Mammy, from now on, you can stay in the Queen's Kunning Palace with peace of mind. I will take care of you in your old age."

Nanny Guihua was so excited that tears flowed down her face, and she thanked Xia Zhengqi profusely.

Late at night, Xia Zhengqi quietly came to Yu's study and drafted a secret decree to summon Bai Lifeng, Bai Lihua and their families to return to Beijing immediately.

He wanted to get back what the Great Xia owed to the Bai Li family over the years.

Although Xia Miaoyuan was a modern person who traveled through the book, her body was still a baby of a few months old. Since she was frightened in the Hundred Beasts Garden, she had been running a fever for several days.

The imperial physician came every day, took her pulse, prescribed her bitter soup, and even gave her acupuncture.

The queen nervously watched over her every day, and Xia Zhengqi and his brothers came to see her every day.

Xia Miaoyuan enjoyed the happiness and sweetness of being held in the palm of her family's hand, but she was also troubled by the hard-to-swallow soup and scary acupuncture.

The palace maids in Kunning Palace seemed even busier.

Because the Qixi Festival was coming.

On this day, Xia Miaoyuan finally stopped having a fever and was in good spirits.

Just after dinner, Xia Miaoyuan sat on the couch, gnawing on a radish stick while observing the busy palace maids.

[I don't know how the Qixi Festival is celebrated in the palace.]

[The book only describes the lively scene in the capital on the Qixi Festival, but does not describe how the palace celebrated.]

[I remember that on the night of the Qixi Festival, the capital was very lively, and there were melons to eat. It would be great if I could leave the palace that day. 】

When Xia Miaoyuan was daydreaming, a low child's voice suddenly came into her ears.

"Sister, the fifth brother is here to see you."

Xia Miaoyuan looked up and saw the fifth prince walking in with a rattan bookcase on his back.

[Fifth brother is here, did you bring me fun things or delicious food today?]

These days, the fifth prince came to visit Xia Miaoyuan every day, and every time he brought her good things, Xia Miaoyuan's affection for the fifth prince became stronger.

Even the Empress and the palace maids in Kunning Palace had a greatly changed view of the Fifth Prince.

They felt that since the Fifth Prince followed the kind and quiet Concubine Shu, he had become very different from before.

In the past, the Fifth Prince was arrogant and overbearing to his brothers, but now he has become humble and polite, and is united and friendly to his brothers and sisters.

Xia Miaoyuan opened her two little hands to the Fifth Prince, waiting for him to give her today's little surprise.

The Fifth Prince smiled mysteriously: "Sister, today the Fifth Brother will give you a big surprise."

As he said that, he picked up Xia Miaoyuan and told the nanny that he wanted to hold his sister in the yard to play for a while.

Because the Fifth Prince and the little princess have been very close in recent days, the nanny who was taking care of Xia Miaoyuan did not take it seriously at all.

The fifth prince pretended to hold Xia Miaoyuan in his arms, looking at flowers and butterflies in the yard, and put her on a rocking chair to play with her.

When the maids and nannies were busy with their own things and not paying attention, the fifth prince held Xia Miaoyuan and slipped into the backyard.

"Sister, today the fifth brother will finally fulfill his promise and take you to see a secret."