After reading my mind, Daddy, why don't you smile?

Ai Ling.

The pig demon disguised as Queen Hyomin got on the imperial carriage. Outside, a crowd of people knelt on the ground, shouting "Long live the Queen" in a loud voice like a rainbow.

Among all the officials, only one person changed his expression.

Wei Ju looked at Empress Xiaomin in front of him with a gloomy expression.

Lu Zhai.

Zhao Ying condescended to visit Lu Yu's residence. When she heard that he had woken up today, she couldn't wait to come over and ask about what happened that night.

Lu Yu told her that a group of black-clothed men with high martial arts skills suddenly appeared and kidnapped the old woman. Shao Yihui ran after them and now he doesn’t know whether he is alive or dead. Later, Shangguan Taishi’s men came and saved his life.

After listening to him, Zhao Ying just told him to take good care of his injuries and said nothing else.

Shangguan Shu has already sent people to look for her. I believe there will always be a result whether she is alive or dead.

During this period of time, she closely followed the movements in the palace. If anyone wanted to secretly bring someone in and say something to her father, they would not be able to do so.

In three days... in three days, the Queen Mother and the Crown Prince will be back.

Everything is settled.

Zhao Ying got on the sedan chair and went home.

Unexpectedly, the sedan chair was stopped halfway, and it stumbled. The bearer quickly apologized.

Matron Li shouted, "You bold lunatic, do you know whose sedan chair this is?!"

It turned out that the madman not only recognized him, but was also an old acquaintance.

The woman was in a disheveled state, with her hair in disarray, and a shrill, panicked female voice echoed throughout the street.

“Princess Chengqian, help me! Princess Chengqian, help me!”

Zhao Ying thought the voice sounded familiar, so she lifted the curtain and looked over. That face… Zhao Ying was surprised and asked, “Yu Da?”

The person who came was Gongsun Yuda who had been missing for a long time!

Gongsun looked panic-stricken. While talking to Zhao Ying, she did not forget to look around, as if she was hiding from someone.

Gongsun's face was even paler than paper.

Zhao Ying saw this and comforted him, "Don't be afraid, I'm here, no one can take you away!"

Gongsun's body softened as she knelt on the ground. Tears began to flow down her cheeks. She looked at Zhao Ying and begged, "Princess, take me to see His Majesty. I want to see His Majesty! I have something to say to His Majesty!"

Zhao Ying pondered for a moment and nodded, "Okay, I'll take you there."

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Shangguan Shu happened to be there too.

The first thing Emperor Jianxi asked Gongsun Yuda when he saw her was, "But Wei Ju kidnapped you?"

Gongsun Yuda nodded while crying, "Your Majesty's heroic name is Wei Ju!"

"That day, I severed my relationship with the Wei Mansion according to the decree of His Majesty. On the way back, I was kidnapped by Wei Ju and have been imprisoned ever since. Today, I took advantage of the guard's inattention, knocked him unconscious, and escaped..."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jianxi's face turned gloomy and looked very ugly.

"How dare you! Wei Ju actually defied my order. Do you think I dare not kill him?"

Shangguan Shu reported, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Wei Ju is the emperor's uncle. Please show mercy for the sake of Empress Xiaomin."

Sure enough, when Emperor Jianxi heard the name of Empress Xiaomin, his anger subsided a little.

He loves Hyomin deeply, and as long as he is around, he will never let her be left without her family to rely on and be humiliated by others.

He took a deep breath and looked down at Gongsun Yuda who was standing on the steps. "Gongsun, do you have anything else to say to me?"

Gongsun Yu's chest rose and fell, as if she was suppressing something. After a while, she mustered up her courage and said loudly, "Your Majesty, please dismiss the attendants!"

Zhao Ying was stunned. Is there anything else she can't listen to?

Shangguan Shu's eyebrows were slightly drooped, and his expression could not be seen.

The two were kicked out.

When Zhao Ying came out, her face was not looking good. Shangguan Shu glanced at her lightly, curled his lips slightly, and jokingly asked, "Princess, why are you so sad?"

Zhao Ying thought about it and expressed his doubts.

"I already knew Uncle Wei Ju's character from Yue'er's inner voice, and I also knew that he raped Gongsun, but Yue'er also said something before."

"What?"

"Yue'er said...in your previous life, after you rebelled and ascended the throne, it was Uncle Wei Ju who wiped out my entire Zhao family and...killed our Wan'er."

Shangguan Shu had never known these things, so when he heard them, his expression changed instantly, and his voice became murderous, "He harmed our Wan'er?!"

Zhao Ying nodded.

"I always feel that... Wei Ju seems to have a deep hatred for the royal family. Do you know anything about this?"

Shangguan Shu's eyes were like deep pools. Hearing this, he nodded slightly, his gaze far away, and no one knew where it was fixed.

Zhao Ying looked at his cold expression and her heart sank to the bottom.

He looked at her, his eyes softened, "This is not the place to talk, walls have ears."

Zhao Ying understood and took him back to the princess's mansion.

Shangguan Qingyue ran over, "Mother, Father!"

Shangguan Shu picked up Shangguan Qingyue, weighed her, coaxed her, and then wanted to ask someone to take her away. However, the little girl looked at her parents eagerly, twisted her fat body and said coquettishly, "Daddy and mommy, please don't chase Yue'er away. Yue'er wants to stay with you. Yue'er will never make a noise..."

She is so cute that her parents can’t even find her. How can they bear to chase her away?

Zhao Ying ordered someone to bring Shangguan Qingyue's favorite snacks and milk tea. Shangguan Shu held her on his lap, and the little girl ate while listening to her parents talk.

Zhao Ying said, "Go ahead!"

Shangguan Shu narrowed his eyes, as if recalling something. "It's a long story. I asked my father about all this. He has known Your Majesty and Empress Xiaomin since childhood, so he must know more."

He said seriously, "Ying'er, do you know Wei Zhen?"

Wei Zhen?

Zhao Ying looked at Shangguan Shu like he was a fool, "How could I not remember my mother's maiden name?"

Shangguan Shu knew she had misunderstood as soon as he heard it. He shook his head and said, "This treasure is not that treasure..."

Zhao Ying frowned, and the next second, she listened to Shangguan Shu's story.

It turned out that the Grand Tutor Wei, who was enshrined in the Taimiao at that time, had two sons and one daughter: the eldest son Wei Ju, the eldest daughter Wei Zhen, and the second son Wei Lan.

However, when Empress Xiaomin Wei Zhen was eight years old, Grand Tutor Wei was out of town for flood control. The Yellow River burst its banks, leaving starving people everywhere. The victims were so hungry that they resorted to cannibalism.

Master Wei was kind-hearted and loved his people, so he gave all the dry food he had with him to the victims and saved a six-year-old girl.

Grand Tutor Wei originally wanted to find a safe place to house the girl, but the girl was smart, clever, likable, and very sweet-mouthed. The girl kowtowed to Grand Tutor Wei and begged her to adopt her as her adopted daughter. Grand Tutor Wei was kind-hearted and agreed.

As the conditions in the disaster area were poor, Grand Tutor Wei sent someone to send the girl back to the Wei Mansion.

Unexpectedly, a year later, when Grand Tutor Wei returned home, he found that the girl had changed her name to Wei Zhen, the same name as his beloved daughter. Wei Zhen only said that she admired her elder sister and changed her name to take her as a role model.

Grand Tutor Wei didn't say anything else.

Since Wei Zhen entered the Wei Mansion, she won everyone's love in a short period of time. Everyone said that Wei Zhen had 80% of her sister's character, but was more easy-going and approachable than her.

Among those who like Wei Zhen, Wei Ju is the most popular one.

To say that I am completely bewitched by her is no exaggeration.