Painting Doctor Jinhua

Xiao Jinyu was slightly surprised when suddenly asked about his name. He put down the chess piece in his hand and looked at Xiao Xian with a smile.

Just when Fenghuang thought she wouldn't answer, she answered with three words very casually and lightly: "Xiao, Jin, Yu."

Xiao Xian was stunned again.

"Your last name is also Xiao. Who gave you that name?"

Xiao Jinyu did not answer.

Xiao Xian then realized that his question was too abrupt, so he changed his tone and asked in his usual gentle manner: "When I saw you in the teahouse today, the young man next to you asked me if I was from the Lanling Xiao family. He asked this not to curry favor with me, but because you and my Xiao family already have a connection, right?"

Xiao Jinyu still didn't answer.

Xiao Xian asked again: "Who is your mother? Where is she now? Is she doing well?"

Seeing that Xiao Jinyu still didn't seem to want to respond, Fenghuang said, "You still remember to ask if my aunt is doing well now? I don't know what my aunt did wrong to be kicked out by your Xiao family. A woman with a child has to make a living in the land of Northern Qi, and has to face the pursuit of some inexplicable people from time to time. Now that my aunt is gone, has this fulfilled your Xiao family's wish?"

"Phoenix, this matter has nothing to do with Mr. Xiao."

Xiao Jinyu then interrupted and turned to look at Xiao Xianshi, only to see that the young man's face was pale and a hint of pain gradually seeped into his eyes.

"Sister, is she gone?"

The young man murmured, his tone revealing regret and helplessness, his hands tightly grasping the armrests of the wheelchair. After enduring silence for a long time, he suddenly looked at Xiao Jinyu again, his eyes filled with crystal, as if he wanted to say something but stopped.

"Mr. Xiao, do you have anything to say to me? Or, tell me the truth, why did my mother leave the Xiao family?" Xiao Jinyu asked at this time.

Xiao Xian paused for a moment, as if choking with sobs, and then slowly said: "When my sister left the Xiao family, I was only five years old. In my memory, my sister was always gentle and quiet. She liked to study medical books, and my mother let her like that and didn't discipline her too much. She even invited a famous doctor in Jiankang City to teach her. My sister was very talented in medicine. After she learned a lot, she was often invited by those noble ladies to treat their illnesses.

Over time, her medical skills spread throughout Jiankang City, and even the royal family of the Chen family often invited her to the palace to treat the princesses and concubines. The last person she treated was Princess Yuhua of the Chen royal family. The princess suffered from lovesickness and had been ill for a long time. My sister went to the palace every day to accompany her for treatment. Unexpectedly, something happened in this palace, and it was this thing that ruined my sister's life. "

"What's the matter?" Xiao Jinyu asked.

Xiao Xian hesitated for a while, as if he couldn't bear it anymore, so he stopped talking.

"But it doesn't matter what the truth is. I can accept it no matter what it is."

The young man's eyes were clear, and revealed an irresistible tenacity and stubbornness. Xiao Xian was shocked, as if he realized that he had underestimated the young man's ability to endure.

After a moment's hesitation, he slowly continued, "It was after a royal banquet. A maid discovered my sister entangled with a disheveled man in the back garden. The maid immediately reported the matter to Emperor Chen, and attracted many ladies in the palace to watch, so..."

After hearing this, Xiao Jinyu finally understood, and she and Fenghuang became even more surprised and shocked.

This was a scandal. Even in the open-minded Chen State, if this happened to any woman, it would be enough to ruin her life, or even her life.

What's more, my aunt is the legitimate daughter of a prominent family.

Among a prominent family, the patriarch had enough reasons to sink the person into the pond for the sake of the family's reputation.

You can imagine my aunt’s situation at that time.

There was pain and horror in Phoenix's eyes.

"So because of this incident, my mother's reputation was ruined, and the reputation of your Xiao family also plummeted. The patriarch of the Xiao family decided to remove my mother from the family tree and expel her from the Xiao family. There was even no place for her to stay in the South."

Because there was no place for her in the Southern Dynasty, she went to the Northern Qi Dynasty. How did she survive as a weak woman, without the protection of her family or brothers, in such a chaotic time?

"This is impossible. My aunt is definitely not that kind of person!" Fenghuang said in an angry tone.

Xiao Xian's eyes also showed a very painful look: "Yes, I also don't believe that my sister would be such a person. Not to mention the upbringing of my Xiao family, my sister has always been strict with etiquette. Although the current trend of Xuanfeng is popular, she still likes to read Confucianism the most. But I didn't expect... there is such a fact in front of me."

"What is in front of us may not be the truth! Humph, the noble families and the royal family are the most cunning and cunning, making it difficult to guard against them. Who knows if this is a frame-up?"

Fenghuang said one more thing, looking at Xiao Xian with disdain in her eyes: "The most shameful thing is that people like you who are so righteous and righteous can disregard the lives of your own children for the so-called family reputation. You just drive her out of the house and let her fend for herself. Don't you think about finding out the truth and avenging her?"

"Phoenix."

Xiao Jinyu called out again, but Phoenix waved her long sleeves, snorted coldly, and stopped talking.

After a moment of silence, Xiao Jinyu asked again: "So, I was born because of this incident? Who is that man?"

Fenghuang was very excited again. Yes! This was the key to the problem. He couldn't help but turn his eyes to Xiao Xian and listen attentively.

It was late at night, and the sounds of birds and insects could be heard not far away. Xiao Xian looked rather sad under the moonlight, and his slender knuckles were tightly gripping the armrest.

As if hesitating about something, after a long while, he finally answered softly: "Former Right Guard General, Han Zigao."

"Han Zigao?"

Phoenix couldn't help but scream out in surprise. This was undoubtedly another thunderclap that made her ears buzz.

"Is it Han Zigao, who was born in a humble family but was highly valued by Emperor Wen?"

Xiao Xian nodded.

"Is it the Han Zigao who just died in the court?"

Xiao Xian lowered his eyes and nodded again.

Fenghuang couldn't help but clench her fists again, and was in disbelief. The whole world was talking about the story between Han Zigao and Emperor Wen. Emperor Wen ignored his wife and the six harems for Han Zigao, and almost made him the male queen. How could the emperor's favorite be related to his aunt? Then Brother Qing's identity was...

"My aunt has suffered a lot because of this matter. Han Zigao..."

"It had no impact. After Emperor Wen ascended the throne, he entrusted him with important tasks and strictly prohibited the spread of this rumor."

The so-called prohibition was naturally also achieved by some iron-blooded tactics of the emperors. Fenghuang had indeed heard that after Emperor Wen ascended the throne, he had severely suppressed and purged the aristocratic families in the south. Many aristocratic families had withdrawn from the political stage of Southern Chen under the rule of this wise monarch, and some were even simply exterminated.

Now, whether it is the Southern Chen, Northern Qi or Northern Zhou, they are all introducing children from poor families to compete with the aristocratic families. The power of the aristocratic families is far less than that in the previous Wei and Jin dynasties.

"This is really unfair..." Phoenix sighed.

"There is no such thing as fairness to women in this world."

Having said this, everything is clear.

Xiao Jinyu did not show any sadness. She raised her hand to salute and said to Xiao Xian, "Thank you, Xiao Lang, for telling me. It's late at night. I can't keep you here. Please go back, Xiao Lang!"

Xiao Xian's eyes showed pity and hesitation.

Looking at Xiao Jinyu, he couldn't help but feel his throat rolling, as if he was choking with sobs and speechless. He pondered for a while before saying, "You are right not to show your true face when you enter the mansion today. You look... a lot like him."

"I know."

This was the reason why the original owner's mother repeatedly told her not to show her true face to anyone, because she looked like that man, the man who ruined her mother's life and made her unable to hold her head up, forcing her to die in a foreign land.

Her biological father.

"Since you have returned to Nan Chen, it must be because of your mother's will. If you want to return to the Xiao family, why not come back with me now!"

Xiao Xian suddenly said something else, and Xiao Jinyu turned around and looked at him in surprise.

"You came to tell me your life story today, you must also want to tell me that with my current identity, it is not easy for me to return to the Xiao family. Even my mother is no longer a member of the Xiao family, how can you accept me?"

"That's not the case, my mother..."

"Xiao Xianlang, I invited you here today not to beg for your mercy. Moreover, given your current situation, you may not be able to make the decision in the Xiao family. Your personal decision cannot represent the entire Xiao family, right?"

Xiao Xian was silent.

Then she said, "I asked you to come here just to cooperate with you to discuss a deal?"

"What deal?"