Chapter 244 It’s Okay to Say
In Xiao Qi's study, after Xiao Fuzi finished his report, Xiao Qi was slightly startled, then he gave Xiao Fuzi a look, and the latter withdrew, leaving Xiao Qi and Shen Guiyi to talk.

Shen Guiyi looked at Xiao Qi's current appearance and felt a little dazed. The once indifferent and speechless boy is now taller than him, and the sadness between his brows seems to have dissipated a lot.

"The prince was right to ask you to follow Miss Lu. She is the only one who can cure you."

Xiao Qi smiled, "Didn't she cure my cousin? I have never doubted her medical skills."

Shen Guiyi smiled, took the tea from Xiao Qi, and said with emotion: "Yes, in the past, I never thought that there would be a day when I could go to the North to defend my country."

Now, not only can I lead troops in the North, but I am also given such great hopes by others. Who could have imagined this before?
"Aci, you..."

"Cousin, you have something to say, but you can say it."

Shen Guiyi then told Xiao Chuannan about his plan to train him, and he felt relieved after saying it.

Xiao Qi knew what Shen Guiyi was worried about. He said, "I have never thought about taking over the military power of the Northern Territory. Compared to the Northern Territory, I... prefer Lingyang City."

Lingyang City was like his safe haven. During those years of confusion, fear, and loneliness, Lingyang City was always a safe haven where he could curl up and hide away when he was unhappy.

"Don't worry, cousin. Besides, I'm not cut out to lead an army."

The two smiled at each other, and Xiao Qi asked Shangguan Pingyang, "How did my father find the descendants of the Shangguan family?"

"It wasn't the prince who found him. Someone from the Shangguan family found him in the North Territory. They said the prince knew someone who could cure his ears, and that he might know about the Shangguan people they left behind."

Someone guided the Shangguan family to the northern border and then to Lingyang City. Why didn't they come directly to Lingyang City, but instead took a detour to the northern border?
What is the intention of the person behind this?
"Does Ah Ci know Lian Xin's background?"

Xiao Qi shook his head. He really didn't know Lian Xin's identity, otherwise he wouldn't be so at ease using her as a maid.

"The prince also told me when I left the Northern Territory. He rescued her on his way back to the capital. He said that he knew Lian Xin's identity at that time and that his young son was innocent, so he kept her in the palace."

The Shangguan clan was being hunted down. Xiao Qi knew who did it without even thinking. His royal grandfather would not spare even the elderly, the weak, women and children. So, it could only be his royal grandfather's virtuous queen...

"I never thought that she was actually a member of Queen Shangguan's family. If that's the case... then aren't she and Ah Zhi relatives?"

Xiao Qi was startled, "Did my father tell my cousin?"

Shen Guiyi smiled, "It's far more than you think. The prince is going to tie me to the boat."

Shen Guiyi then told Xiao Qi about the gold and silver treasures hidden in Guanping Village. This time Xiao Qi was really shocked, "You mean that Guanping Village really has..."

Are those rumors true?

"It's true that there's no smoke without fire. We heard about it when we were young, but we didn't expect it to be real, and the place where it's hidden is also very unexpected."

Xiao Qi analyzed: "If it was hidden in the village, it would have been searched eight hundred times. Could it be... in the back mountain?"

Shen Guiyi looked at Xiao Qi with an admiring expression, "You guessed right, it's in the back mountain. There are many caves in the back mountain. The caves seem to be used by the people to take shelter from the rain on weekdays, but in fact..."

In fact, the seemingly ordinary cave is actually the entrance to hidden treasures. Who could have imagined that so much gold and silver were hidden in the hollowed-out cave?

The person leading the way turned out to be the ordinary and kind old village chief of Guanping Village...

Then he said with emotion: "Even though we are of noble birth, we have never seen so much gold and silver. Master Yuan Cheng really likes His Royal Highness the Prince of Jingnan."

"But I can't understand, since Master Yuan Cheng loves his legitimate son so much, how could this happen?"

How could he pass the throne to someone else?
Shen Guiyi did not dare to say that Xiao Qi's grandfather usurped the throne, but he knew that given the background of the King of Jingnan at the time, if it was really Xiao Qi's grandfather who usurped the throne, there would have been chaos. However, Emperor Xuanping ascended the throne very smoothly.

Xiao Qi was also thinking about this question. After a while, he said slowly, "I have a rough guess. My royal grandfather was the eldest son. When he was fully grown, Prince Jingnan was just a child."

"One is the eldest and the other is the legitimate son. The legitimate son is not yet grown up, but the eldest son already has the demeanor of a monarch..."

Xiao Qi's guess was correct. With a young ruler, the country was in doubt. The seriously ill Emperor Yuan Cheng did not dare to cause chaos in the country. If he could live another ten years, he would definitely establish his youngest son as the heir.

If he had established his youngest son as the heir, there would have been chaos in the court. However, he did not expect that the legitimate youngest son would eventually die in the struggle, even though he left a large amount of property for him.

Now, these treasures are the bargaining chips for the Jingnan King's lineage to see the light of day again.

The two talked in the study for a long time. At this time, on the roof of Song Siwen's courtyard, Ji Jiang looked at Lian Xin's slowly leaving back and had a sense of fate.

He had guessed Lian Xin's identity since the first time he saw her up close, but now that it has been confirmed he feels a little surprised.

The descendants of the Shangguan family take care of Queen Shangguan's bloodline. Is this something that was arranged by fate?
……

As soon as Wang Zhi came back from secretly going out with Lu Zheng, he excitedly ran to find Lian Xin and wanted to tell her about their outing today.

But when Wang Zhi found Lianxin, Lianxin did not greet him as she did in the past, but sat alone in the room in a daze.

It was only when Wang Zhi pulled her sleeve that Lianxin realized that Wang Zhi was coming.

She looked at the little man in front of her, her eyes fell on the purse on his waist, she slowly reached out and pulled the purse out, and upon closer inspection, she found that the dark pattern on the purse was also a nine-petal lotus.

After taking care of him for so long, Lianxin looked at the purse carefully for the first time and pondered Wang Zhi's identity for the first time.

Wang Zhi didn’t know what happened to Lianxin, but he knew that Lianxin was very different from usual at this moment, and he wanted to pull the purse down.

"for you……"

"Don't be unhappy, okay..."

Listening to Wang Zhi's childish and intimate voice, Lian Xin's eyes turned red. She raised her hand to stop Wang Zhi's actions, indicating that she didn't want the purse.

Then she touched Wang Zhi's head, but Wang Zhi rushed into her arms, hugged her, and raised his little hand to pat her gently.

The two of them were talking in whispers just like they did in Xijiang City.

"Where did Ah Zhi go?"

"Watch sumo."

"Does it look good?"

"Beautiful! So awesome!" It's so big, like a hill, and as majestic as Aying!
"Then Ah Zhi, you must be obedient and study hard with the teacher. The young lady will take you out next time..."

"Together……"

"..."

The two of them snuggled together, like the closest relatives.

Many years later, the grown-up Ah Zhi still remembers these scenes. By then, Lian Xin had become the most stable and useful female official in the palace...


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