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For the remaining few days, Xia Taoyuan stayed in the mansion, either sitting and chatting with her wet nurse, or staying with Chu Xingluo.

In a blink of an eye, it was the ninth day of the first lunar month. Xia Taoyuan went to the prime minister's residence again and got some supplements for Wei Zhiying before Madam Wei went to Yunzhou.

Seeing Lu Qing'er at Mrs. Wei's place, Lu Qing'er found an excuse to pull her to Yingyuan, and hugged her tightly as soon as they entered the house.

Xia Taoyuan was a little overwhelmed, but Lu Qing'er said excitedly: "Zhiying, oh no, Miss Xia, you are too brave!"

Xia Taoyuan immediately realized that Mrs. Wei had told Lu Qing'er the truth.

She smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "I just went ahead with it, taking it one step at a time." Then she looked at Lu Qing'er and said hesitantly, "I replaced Zhiying, you won't blame me, right?"

"Silly girl, how could I blame you? I'm so happy. I have a new good friend." Lu Qing'er said happily, and Xia Taoyuan was also infected by her.

As they were talking, the two of them started quarreling again like they did before.

Late at night, the palace.

"How is your investigation going?" Emperor Ying asked slowly.

The captain of the secret guard Luo Heng replied, "My lord, I have found out in the past few days that His Royal Highness the Southern Prince and Miss Wei Qing have gone out three times. After observing for the past few days, I believe that His Royal Highness the Southern Prince and Miss Wei are indeed in love with each other and have deep feelings for each other."

Emperor Ying never allowed his secret guards to call him Emperor, so Luo Heng called him Master.

"So, Wei Mingcheng did not interfere with their relationship, and he did not win over the fifth brother?" Emperor Ying said to himself.

"I feel that Wei Mingcheng did not interfere with Prince Nan and Miss Wei, but I also found out another thing." Luo Heng said.

"tell me the story."

"My subordinates and brothers have discovered these days that Miss Wei Qing is sent out of the city by carriage except when she goes out with His Royal Highness the Southern King."

"What are you going to do?" asked Emperor Ying. Since Luo Heng said so, he must have discovered something.

"My subordinates discovered that there are two more people living in Miss Wei's house outside the city." Luo Heng said.

"Who are those two people?" Eunuch Liu asked curiously.

"After tracking and observing for the past few days, Miss Wei called those two people father and mother." After these words were spoken, Emperor Ying and Eunuch Liu looked at each other. Could it be that Wei Mingcheng's concubine was unfaithful to him?

"What's going on?" Emperor Ying suddenly felt infinite sympathy for Wei Mingcheng.

"The man was a burly man with scars all over his face, and he was very ugly. The strange thing was that he stood in the house, but hunched over as soon as he left the yard, as if he was afraid of being discovered. From the way he walked, we could tell that he must be very skilled. Not only that, he was also very alert. Xue Hai and I hid outside their yard at night and were almost discovered by the man."

The secret guards of Emperor Ying are all top-notch experts, well-trained in all aspects. Any one of them is a top-level existence, not to mention Luo Heng, the captain. He said that the man has good skills, which means he is very good.

Emperor Ying was also very curious about what kind of person could make a concubine betray the prime minister.

"Last night, it was windy and we used that as cover to enter the courtyard and heard some conversations between the couple. The woman must be pregnant. She said that when the weather gets warmer and her belly becomes obvious, she will ask Prime Minister Wei's wife to move out of the prime minister's residence." After Luo Heng finished speaking, Emperor Ying and Eunuch Liu changed from watching the fun to being surprised.

So, Wei Mingcheng and Mrs. Wei both knew that Wei Qing's mother had someone else outside? This is really unbelievable.

Luo Heng continued, "The woman said that she could be with the man forever after she moved out of the prime minister's residence. The man was very happy and said that if it was a son, their Xiao family would have an heir, and he, Xiao Feng, would be able to die with peace of mind."

"Wait, what's his last name?" Emperor Ying's voice was trembling. "What's his name?"

Eunuch Liu supported Emperor Ying and looked at Luo Heng anxiously.

"Xiao Feng, I remember it very clearly. He said that if it was a son, his Xiao family would have a successor. He also said that he, Xiao Feng, would be able to die with his eyes closed." Luo Heng said.

Emperor Ying staggered a few steps and sat on a chair with the help of Eunuch Liu.

"He's not dead? Xiao Feng is still alive! Haha, haha." Emperor Ying suddenly laughed, and his whole body trembled with excitement.

"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself!" Eunuch Liu reminded.

After a long while, Emperor Ying finally calmed down and said to Luo Heng, "You go back first. This matter ends here and you are not allowed to reveal even a single word."

Luo Heng left through the secret passage. Eunuch Liu poured a glass of water for Emperor Ying, who took it, drank a sip, and stood up to leave.

"Your Majesty, it's midnight. It's time to rest." Eunuch Liu wanted to stop Emperor Ying.

"I can't sleep, you accompany me to Rong'er's ancestral hall."

"Alas." Eunuch Liu sighed helplessly. He knew too well how much Emperor Ying felt about Xiao Rong. Over the years, no one could surpass Xiao Rong's position in Emperor Ying's heart.

When they arrived at Xiao Rong's ancestral hall, Eunuch Liu asked the eunuch on guard to go and rest for a while and come back, while he himself stood guard at the door of the ancestral hall.

Emperor Ying lit a stick of incense on Xiao Rong's tablet and murmured, "Rong'er, Xiao Feng is still alive, your brother is not dead, he has a daughter, and will soon have another child. You don't have to worry, and don't blame yourself."

Emperor Ying talked a lot, and when one stick of incense burned out, he lit another one.

He expressed his longing for Xiao Rong and his guilt towards the two elders of the Xiao family and Xiao Feng. He said that when Wei Qin came back and said that Xiao Feng had betrayed the country, he never believed it from beginning to end, and never issued an edict to accuse Xiao Feng of treason, and he never gave up looking for Xiao Feng in those years. He had said these words many times, but this time his mood was completely different, and he also let go of a worry.

He had just ascended the throne and did not have his own secret guards, so he could only secretly send guards around him to check Xiao Feng's whereabouts and find out the truth. Wei Qin said that Xiao Feng had committed treason, so the guards sneaked into Dongxia to find Xiao Feng's whereabouts. At that time, Dongxia had just been defeated and the country was in a mess. Several guards searched for Xiao Feng for a long time but could not find his whereabouts. Little did they know that Xiao Feng was unfortunately captured and thrown into prison for chasing the generals of Dongxia.

Later, the two elders of the Xiao family died one after another due to the shock, and Xiao Feng's pregnant wife was missing. Seeing Xiao Rong in pain all day, Emperor Ying felt very guilty. Later, Xiao Rong committed suicide, which became a hurdle in Emperor Ying's heart. He could not let it go, and for a long time he relied on the memories of meeting, knowing and understanding Xiao Rong to support himself.

A year later, seeing that Xiao Feng was missing and he had not yet gotten over the grief of losing Xiao Rong, Wei Qin united a group of ministers who supported him and asked him to appoint a queen as soon as possible.

He had no choice. He had been on the throne for nearly two years, but had not yet appointed a queen. The ministers also advised him not to delay any longer. The other concubines did not have strong support to seize the throne, so at the advice of the ministers, he made Wei the queen.

In his heart, the position of queen belonged to Xiao Rong, but things went against his wishes. Xiao Feng did not come back, and Xiao Rong was gone.

Emperor Ying raised his head and sighed deeply.

Another stick of incense was about to burn out, and Eunuch Liu came in and said, "Your Majesty, it's getting late, please go back."

"When this stick of incense is finished, light another one for Rong'er, and then I will go back." Emperor Ying's voice was a little hoarse.

Eunuch Liu shook his head and walked out again.

After staying for a while, the incense stick burned out. Emperor Ying lit another stick of incense and then slowly walked out of the ancestral hall.

"When it's daybreak, summon Wei Mingcheng to the palace." Emperor Ying said in a hoarse voice.

Eunuch Liu agreed and returned to his bedroom.