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Chu Xingluo told Xia Taoyuan about the incident. Xia Taoyuan frowned and asked worriedly, "Could someone have deliberately framed us?"

"We can't rule out this possibility. Don't worry. There is nothing wrong with our rice porridge. I will go to the government office tomorrow and get to the bottom of this matter as soon as possible." Chu Xingluo said.

Xia Taoyuan had no choice but to stop talking about it. Zhu'er and Dai'er brought the two of them food and served them. The nurse also sent two maids to serve them, one named Caiyun and the other named Qiuyue. The four maids were all about the same age and quickly became familiar with each other.

It's quiet at night.

Chu Xingluo hugged Xia Taoyuan, looked at her rosy lips, bent down and kissed her, Xia Taoyuan stood on tiptoe to meet him, their lips and teeth intertwined, murmured softly, Chu Xingluo waved his long sleeves to extinguish the candle, picked up Xia Taoyuan and put her on the bed, clumsily undressed her.

Xia Taoyuan put her arms around Chu Xingluo, excited and nervous, their figures intertwined tightly. The love was strong and sweet at the time, and it was hard to control the emotion.

The spring breeze is so lingering.

Xiao Feng paced back and forth in the room. He had questions and wanted to rush out to find Chu Xingluo, but when he remembered that Chu Xingluo was in the bridal chamber at the moment, he had to suppress his impulse.

In the afternoon, he had a long secret conversation with a group of generals from Lingzhou. After they left, he saw King Nan and a little girl in the garden. King Nan often came here, and he had seen him several times, but always in the dark. King Nan had never seen him.

The reason why he didn't show up at Chu Xingluo's wedding was because he was afraid that his current appearance would scare others, and he was even more afraid that others would become suspicious.

When he saw the little girl, Xiao Feng felt that everything around him stopped. She looked exactly like him. Her smile, every move, was exactly the same as his missing wife Chen Yuke. He was stunned and only came to his senses after the King of Nan and the girl left.

Xiao Feng had been thinking about this all afternoon. If her A Ke was alive, the child would be about the same age as that girl. It was no wonder that he had doubts. After so many years of waiting and searching, there was still no news. His heart was almost dead. Suddenly, a child who looked very much like his wife appeared, which rekindled his hope.

After sitting outside Chu Xingluo's house all night, Xiao Feng finally waited until dawn. He stood up and coughed twice in front of the door.

Inside the house, Chu Xingluo heard the sound and quickly put on his clothes. Xia Taoyuan was still sleeping. Chu Xingluo covered her with a quilt, with a smile on his face. He leaned over and kissed Xia Taoyuan on the lips, then turned and went out of the house.

"Uncle." Chu Xingluo called in a low voice.

"Come with me." Xiao Feng looked around. In fact, this was Chu Xingluo's inner courtyard, and outsiders could not get in anyway. However, the cautious habit he had developed over the years forced him to be careful.

Chu Xingluo followed Xiao Feng around to the back of the house, into Xiao Feng's house.

Xiao Feng couldn't hide his excitement and asked, "Whose family is the girl with the Southern King?"

Xiao Feng's question surprised Chu Xingluo, and he didn't know what his uncle meant.

"Her name is Wei Qing, and she is Prime Minister Wei's concubine's daughter." Chu Xingluo asked, "Why did uncle mention her?"

Xiao Feng ignored Chu Xingluo and continued to ask: "Do you know her mother's name and where she is from?"

Chu Xingluo recalled carefully and said, "I heard from Zhiying that Wei Qing's mother's surname is Zhao. She lives a secluded life and rarely shows up for big or small events. No one knows where she came from."

Xiao Feng's heart sank, the light in his eyes dimmed quickly, disappointment filled his heart, and he murmured, "Surname Zhao, then it's not."

"Uncle suspects that Wei Qing is your cousin?" Chu Xingluo was also surprised by his own words.

"Too much like her, that child looks so much like A-Ke."

"When Zhiying wakes up, I'll ask her if she knows where Wei Qing's mother came from." Chu Xingluo pondered, "Maybe the surname Zhao was just said casually. Maybe my aunt changed her surname because she was afraid of being recognized?"

Hearing this, Xiao Feng's eyes lit up again. Yes, he was captured and accused of treason by Wei Qin at that time. Because of this incident, his parents were devastated and passed away one after another. His beloved wife A Ke was pregnant at the time, and she probably hid herself under an assumed name because she was afraid of being framed. It does make sense when you think about it.

Chu Xingluo asked Xiao Feng to rest first. He would take Xia Taoyuan to the palace to meet the emperor first, and everything would be discussed after he came back.

Back in the room, Xia Taoyuan woke up just as Chu Xingluo sat down on the bed. Xia Taoyuan opened her eyes and saw Chu Xingluo's face. She remembered that she and he were already husband and wife, and her face turned red. She pulled the quilt over her head.

Chu Xingluo's eyes were full of doting. He gently pulled open the quilt and said softly, "I didn't see you so shy last night." Then he got on the bed and held Xia Taoyuan in his arms.

The two of them stayed in bed for a while longer, and then a few maids knocked on the door to help Xia Taoyuan wash and dress. Chu Xingluo reluctantly got out of bed.

After Xia Taoyuan washed up and had her meal, seeing that it was getting late, she went to the palace with Chu Xingluo to pay a visit to Emperor Ying.

In the carriage, Xia Taoyuan asked, "What happened at the porridge stall yesterday?"

Chu Xingluo stroked her cheek and said, "It's okay. We'll go to the palace later, and Long Yan and Qing Yun will handle it. We've found a few more witnesses."

"This is too strange. We only buy good rice. The process of buying rice and cooking porridge is supervised by someone, and they are all our own people. So many people were fine after eating the same porridge, but that child got into trouble after eating it." Xia Taoyuan said.

Chu Xingluo said, "Don't think about it." Then he kissed Xia Taoyuan.

Xia Taoyuan whimpered twice and wrapped her arms around Chu Xingluo's waist.

As the carriage stopped, the two let go of each other.

After entering the palace, Xia Taoyuan said, "I guess the child is sick, or has eaten something unclean before. In any case, bury the child properly after the incident, and give the eldest sister-in-law some money so that she can live a good life in the future."

Chu Xingluo squeezed her palm and said with a smile, "It's up to you."

The eunuch who led the way led the two to Yonghe Palace. When they reached the door, Xia Taoyuan found that Chu Xingluo's eyes had returned to their cold and resolute look, and she couldn't help but want to tease him.

Xia Taoyuan stretched out her hand to Chu Xingluo's palm and gently scratched it. Then she looked up and saw Chu Xingluo looking down at her. The tenderness in his eyes was completely different from the coldness just now.

At this time, Eunuch Liu came out and invited the two of them in. Xia Taoyuan held back her smile and followed Chu Xingluo into Yonghe Palace.

When the two stepped into the house, the originally bustling palace seemed to have a switch pressed; the laughter and talking stopped abruptly, leaving only silence.

Xia Taoyuan looked around. There were several women sitting beside the emperor, including the queen and several concubines. Several princes and princesses were also there. The eldest princess, her husband and several little princesses were also looking at her and Chu Xingluo.

She smiled at the eldest princess and let Chu Xingluo pull her towards Emperor Ying.

Chu Xingluo knelt down, and Xia Taoyuan knelt down as well upon seeing this.

"Your son greets the emperor, the empress, and the imperial concubine." Chu Xingluo said.

Xia Taoyuan followed suit and repeated what he said.

Emperor Ying had no expression on his face, he just said calmly: "Get up."

Xia Taoyuan's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the emperor was unhappy because she and Chu Xingluo didn't hold their wedding in the palace? Could he be targeting Chu Xingluo because of this?

While she was daydreaming, the Queen pulled Xia Taoyuan over, looked her up and down, and said with a smile, "I've heard that Princess Jing is gentle and generous, and she doesn't mind small matters. Today I finally get to see her, and she is indeed very likable."

Xia Taoyuan thought: Is this a compliment or a scolding? Not being particular? But her face was full of smiles, and she pulled her hand out of the emperor's hand and said, "Thank you, Queen, for the compliment."

Several imperial concubines also started to praise each other awkwardly, and Xia Taoyuan responded with a smile one by one.

The queen ordered someone to bring in a tray, which contained a jade bracelet and some gold bars. She said it was a gift for Xia Taoyuan, and Xia Taoyuan thanked her. Several concubines also took out gifts for Xia Taoyuan.

Emperor Ying stood up and coughed twice, and everyone fell silent.

"I have nothing much to say about today's family dinner. The four of you have all started your own families, and I just hope that you can all live in harmony in the future." Emperor Ying swept his eyes across Prince Huai and Prince Xiang, and finally looked at Prince Xuan and Prince Jing, who nodded in agreement.

Eunuch Liu, who was standing by, had an idea. It seemed that the emperor was going to choose the crown prince from among these four princes.

Xia Taoyuan and Chu Xingluo looked for a place to sit. They originally wanted to go to the eldest princess's side, but when they were about to go over, they saw Princess Anyang next to the eldest princess rolling her eyes at her.

Princess Huai Zhang Caifeng suddenly said, "Third brother, you two come over here."

Xia Taoyuan smiled gratefully at Princess Huai and pulled Chu Xingluo over.

The two sat down, and Princess Ye Yiyi of Prince Xiang pushed the pastries in front of her towards Xia Taoyuan.

Xia Taoyuan smiled at her, and without any hesitation, he picked up a piece of red bean cake and put it in his mouth to taste it.

At this time, Prince Xuan Chu Xingyue brought a plate of cakes from the table next to him and said with a smile, "Third sister-in-law, is that enough? If not, there is another plate here."

Xia Taoyuan didn't even raise her head and said, "You guys don't want to eat? If you don't want to eat, I'll pack it up and take it away."

Empress Wei smiled and took a sip of tea, her expression clearly showing some disdain. Concubine Xue and Concubine Yue, two of the three concubines, also murmured to themselves: After all, she is the daughter of the prime minister, how can she seem to have never seen the world?

Concubine Ling, on the other hand, really liked Xia Taoyuan. She was the biological mother of the eldest princess, Princess Anping, and the Southern Prince Chu Xingliang. Her children often mentioned Xia Taoyuan in front of her. The Southern Prince praised Xia Taoyuan highly, saying that she had a clear distinction between love and hate, was brave and resourceful, and had a true temperament. The eldest princess felt sorry for Xia Taoyuan because she was poisoned by love, so she always spoke in favor of Xia Taoyuan.

"Princess Jing is really generous. She can still eat with relish even when a life-threatening incident happened in the mansion. If it were me, I would have been frowning and lost my appetite." Mu Yanran walked to Xia Taoyuan with a sweet smile.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at Xia Taoyuan.

Everyone was watching how she would respond. Yesterday's porridge distribution event resulted in a loss of life, which was no small matter. The news had already spread throughout Yunjun City, and several princes had also received the news.

"Princess Xuan has sharp ears. She found out so quickly? Did you order someone to do it?" Xia Taoyuan didn't even look at her. She picked up another piece of dessert and put it into her mouth, savoring it slowly.

"You, stop slandering me! This matter has spread throughout Yunjun City. Everyone knows about it." Mu Yanran was a little anxious. This Princess Jing really dared to say anything.

"It's not you, why are you so anxious?" Xia Taoyuan said slowly.

Emperor Ying was resting with his eyes closed, and when he heard the noise he looked over here. No one reported what was happening outside to him, so he had no way of knowing. Now from what Mu Yanran said, something happened in Prince Jing's mansion yesterday.

"Third brother, what happened?" Emperor Ying frowned and looked at Chu Xingluo.

"Your Majesty, I got married yesterday. I had planned to keep the banquet simple and use the money saved to help the poor people, but I didn't expect something went wrong." Chu Xingluo then respectfully recounted the entire incident.

After listening to this, Emperor Ying's frown relaxed, and he said comfortingly, "I am very pleased that you have this heart. As a prince, you should care about the people of the world and find a way out for the poor. Although you only donate some rice and porridge, your kindness for the people is precious! Find out the truth as soon as possible and deal with the aftermath. Eunuch Liu, reward Prince Jing with 100 taels of gold."

"Thank you, father!" Chu Xingluo's voice was still clear, without any change.

The princes looked at each other in silence. They didn't expect that the third prince would receive such a big reward from his father just after getting married.

Xia Taoyuan looked at Prince Xuan and Mu Yanran, picked up another piece of dessert, handed it to Mu Yanran, and said softly: "Haha, thank you Princess Xuan for bringing this up. Come on, come on, I'll treat you to a piece of dessert."

When the people at the same table, Princess Huai and Princess Xiang saw Xia Taoyuan like this, they all lowered their heads and laughed secretly.

King Chu Xinghai of Hunan had a deep gaze, which kept lingering on Xia Taoyuan.

Mu Yanran snorted coldly. She had intended to embarrass Xia Taoyuan, but she didn't expect that she would be praised by the emperor. How could she not be angry? Seeing this, King Xuan quickly pulled her aside.

After the palace maids served the dishes, everyone finished their meal with their own thoughts. After this royal family banquet, some were happy while others were sad.