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Chapter 375
He Xiangshan's forehead twitched suddenly, and then he forced himself to calm down and said: "If Jiang is familiar with history books, he should know that in the past dynasties, although the kings of different surnames who held military power were valued by the emperor, they also carried the emperor's suspicion and precautions. If one is not careful, the whole family will die."

"As the Zhenbei clan holds a heavy army, our He family naturally shouldn't get too close to them. The He clan is already a big clan, and it is already prominent enough. If we form an in-law relationship with them, it will be like cooking oil in a raging fire. A little If you are not careful, the gain outweighs the loss.”

He Lingjiang tapped the chess pieces with his fingertips, and nodded when he heard the words: "My grandfather is right."

He Xiangshan breathed a sigh of relief, and just about to raise his hand to continue, he heard her continue: "How do I feel that the reason why Grandpa keeps me away from the Zhenbei clan is not as simple as you said?"

He Xiangshan couldn't help breathing stagnantly, and said with a smile, "What else could be the reason for making Jiang feel that?"

He Lingjiang put down the sunspot in his hand, sat up straight and looked at He Xiangshan and said, "Grandpa's reasons are naturally convincing. However, your attitude towards the Zhenbei clan is not just about not getting married."

"Look, daughter, if the sage hadn't ordered me to investigate the matter of the Beidi Shrine with Pei Shizi, you would wish to let your daughter and the entire He family stay away from Pei Shizi, and have nothing to do with the Zhenbei clan."

Although the Zhenbei clan holds a heavy army, they have the capital to offend the emperor.But since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and now for dozens of years, the Zhenbei clan has all guarded the Northland, dedicated their duties and loyalty, and never had any other changes in their minds, which only aroused the emperor's suspicion.

"Until now..." she lowered her voice, and continued: "Although this person above does not trust the Zhenbei clan as completely as the previous emperor, he is not short-sighted and narrow-minded. As long as the Zhenbei clan is peaceful in the north , If he doesn’t disagree, he won’t act on his own.”

"Pei Shizi came to Yingdu, whether it was for the sake of the shrine, or the prince of Zhenbei just happened to stay under his nose, the saint is happy to see the success. The nobles of the other families, let alone deliberately Make good friends with him, after all, there is some intention to build a good relationship."

"Why do you, Grandpa, avoid the Pei family like a snake and a scorpion?"

He Xiangshan's avoidance of the Pei family and the Zhenbei clan is by no means as simple as what he said.

As early as Linchuan, He Lingjiang knew that there was an old incident in the He family, which aroused the suspicion of the emperor, so in order to seek stability, he lived in the countryside for so many years.

Now, since the emperor summoned the He family back, he should ignore the previous suspicions.Even if he intends to take advantage of the He family, as long as the He family obeys the emperor's order and keeps himself safe, he should be fine.

But He Xiangshan was very cautious, afraid that He's family would be hidden by birds, that she would shine too brightly, and that she would get too close to Pei You.

From this point of view, the factor that aroused the emperor's suspicion has probably never faded away, and it is very likely that it will be detonated inadvertently, and even bring disaster to the He family.

And He Xiangshan avoids Pei You so much...

He Lingjiang narrowed his eyes slightly, and there is only one possibility, that is, if the He family gets too close to the Zhenbei clan and gets involved too deeply, the emperor will definitely be vigilant and even ask him to take action against the He family.

Hearing her speculation, He Xiangshan couldn't help but smile wryly: "Ling Jiang, you are so smart, I don't know if it's good or not..."

He Ling Jiang Qing said with a slight smile: "Whether it is good or not depends on what angle Grandpa looks at it from. Since my daughter has already guessed this, Grandpa, you might as well tell me the truth..."

"You should know that if your daughter has the desire to investigate, she won't return empty-handed."

These days, He Xiangshan is unwilling to say anything about this matter, deliberately keeping it from her and the people in the He family.

She had no intention of prying into He's secret past, and she was preoccupied with the affairs of the shrine, so she put it aside for the time being.

But up to now, the He family has attracted more and more attention in Yingdu.

It's better to be clear about such past events that are very likely to bring disaster to the He family at any time.

"Ling Jiang..." He Xiangshan opened his mouth and spun the words around his mouth a few times. Just as he was about to say it, he felt the carriage stopped after a slight pause.

"Master, Seventh Lady, you're home." The coachman raised his voice to remind through the car door.

He Xiangshan felt relieved, and swallowed the words just like that.

He Xiangshan stood up, leaned over slightly and flicked his sleeves: "We're home, let's get out of the car first."

He Lingjiang smiled leisurely, put the chess piece in his hand into the chess basket, and then stood up: "I will follow Grandpa to the study."

He Xiangshan, who was bowing to get off the car, heard the words and sighed, this child, if he doesn't get an answer today, he probably won't give up.

As she said, if she made up her mind to investigate, with her current thoughts and methods, she would still not be able to hide this matter.

"Then come..." He Xiangshan sighed helplessly, smoothed his clothes and walked towards the mansion.

He Lingjiang followed closely behind.

After swiping back the guard servant boy, only He Xiangshan and He Lingjiang father and daughter were left in the study, the two of them were silent for a moment, and the quiet breath flowed silently in the room.

He Lingjiang raised his eyebrows, and looked at He Xiangshan, who was silent and drooping, wondering what he was thinking: "Grandpa called my daughter, did you ask me to accompany you in silent meditation?"

"You..." He Xiangshan sighed faintly, and then, as if making up his mind, he took out a palm-sized wooden box from the hidden compartment under the desk, got up and handed it to He Lingjiang.

"open to take a look……"

He Lingjiang looked down at the wooden box in the palm of his hand. Inside was a small jade pendant, moist and clear, with a phoenix flying high with its wings engraved on it.

The jade pendants are strung together with vermilion silk thread, perhaps after years of circulation, the silk thread has lived up to its former brilliance.

She looked at the jade pendant carefully, and there seemed to be something strange when she rubbed it with her fingertips. She turned it over, and saw a small character "姈" engraved on the back of the phoenix.

Frowning slightly, He Lingjiang looked at He Xiangshan in confusion.

He Xiangshan looked at the phoenix spreading its wings, his heart sank, and he said slowly: "Ling Jiang, this is your jade pendant, and it was given to me by your mother before she left."

Just as He Lingjiang was about to speak, he heard He Xiangshan continue: "As for this jade pendant...it was carved by your grandfather himself."

He Lingjiang's hands couldn't help but pause, your grandpa?
So, Mrs. He Qi was not born to He Xiangshan?
She lowered her head to look at the vividly carved phoenix on the jade pendant, the phoenix is ​​also not allowed to be used by the royal family.Thinking of Prince Yiwen and his wife who died in the chaos of the palace 15 years ago, He Lingjiang understood.

Sure enough, He Xiangshan said in a solemn voice: "Your surname is Xiao, before you were born, your grandpa and aunt planned that if you were a daughter, you would name her 姈, the small character Lingjiang.

"Prince Yiwen is your biological father, and I, the daughter of the He family and the concubine of Prince Yiwen, are your biological mother."

"Ling Jiang, you are from the orthodox royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

(End of this chapter)