Hearing this, Concubine Fu and Xiao Juzhu's faces changed. Concubine Fu looked at him and asked, "Are you going to recognize her now?"

A strange look flashed across Xiao Juzhu's eyes. He shook his head without thinking and said, "The time is not right yet. I cannot recognize her for the time being."

After hearing what he said, Concubine Fu sighed and said, "Forget it, forget it."

Outside the door, Hua Shu waited for a long time but didn't see Nanny Wang come out. She frowned slightly. Could it be that Concubine Fu didn't want to see her?

Just as she was about to ask Rendong to go in and say something, Nanny Wang came out and bowed to her, saying:

"My queen was just dealing with something. Sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time, Noble Rou."

Hua Shu smiled and said, "It was me who disturbed the imperial concubine."

Nanny Wang smiled and made a gesture of invitation, saying, "Lady Rou, please."

Hua Shu walked in with a smile. As soon as she entered, a young eunuch walked past her with his head lowered.

She stopped and subconsciously looked at the man. Why did he look so familiar?

Before she could think about it, Nanny Wang beside her reminded her, "Lady Rou, hurry up, the queen is still waiting for you."

Hua Shu nodded, looked away and walked in with her.

Xiao Juzhu behind her slowed down his pace, turned around and looked at her figure, with a complicated look in his eyes, but in the end it was replaced by a firmness.

He doesn't mind sacrificing anyone if he wants to achieve great things.

He withdrew his gaze and walked out of Zhaoyang Palace without looking back.

After Hua Shu entered, she bowed to Concubine Fu and directly explained her purpose.

"My lady, I came here today to ask you something."

Imperial Concubine Fu thought she came to ask about Hua Huaiyuan marrying Xiao Junru, so she withdrew the person and sighed, "You came to ask me about your mother marrying into the Hua family in three days."

Hua Shu looked at her in surprise, not understanding how she knew this.

But she soon thought of the eunuch who had just walked out. He must have heard the news and reported it to Concubine Fu.

Putting away his thoughts, Hua Shu looked up at her and asked seriously, "My Lady, you know who my biological father is, right?"

Concubine Fu's eyes flashed with panic. She avoided Hua Shu's gaze and said, "I only know about your mother, but I don't know about you..."

Before she finished speaking, Hua Shu interrupted her and said, "My Lady, since you know my mother, how could you not know my father?"

Concubine Fu didn't say anything, but her hands in her sleeves tightened unconsciously. She wanted to tell Hua Shu the truth.

But Xiao Juzhu told her that if she told Hua Shu the truth at this time, she would definitely take revenge on Hua Huaiyuan.

She had just entered the palace and her brother was still in Hua Huaiyuan's hands. How could she be a match for Hua Huaiyuan and the prince? She might even be killed by them.

So, Concubine Fu hesitated. She wanted to tell Hua Shu, but she was afraid that she would act impulsively after knowing the truth.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Hua Shu tightened her hands in her sleeves. She gritted her teeth and said, "My Lady, I know you must know my father. You said before that I look like an old friend of yours."

"But from your description of my mother, it is obvious that she is not your old friend. In this case, your old friend can only be my father. Hua Huaiyuan is not my father, so your old friend can only be my biological father."

Concubine Fu showed a trace of sadness on her face. She turned her head and looked at Hua Shu and asked, "Do you really think you can accept this truth now?"

Hua Shu was about to say that she could accept it, but Concubine Fu said before her: "Have you ever thought about why your mother gave birth to someone else's child if she loved Hua Huaiyuan so much?"

Hua Shu shook her head: "I don't know, I just want to know who my biological father is, whether he is dead or alive, and whether he knows about my brother and I."

Concubine Fu looked at her, her eyes reddened. She stepped forward, held her hand, and said softly, "Yaoyao, the peach tree is so beautiful and bright. Your father gave you the nickname "Yaoyao" because he hoped that you would grow up to be as bright as the sun, as beautiful as the flowers, and have a safe and smooth life."

"Even if he has no feelings for your mother, you and your brother are still the ones he cares about most."

Hearing the word "Yaoyao", Hua Shu was stunned. Then she pulled her hand back, took a few steps back, and looked at Concubine Fu in disbelief.

"You mean he's my father? No, that's impossible. How could he be my father?"

There was a hint of trembling in Hua Shu's voice and disbelief in her eyes.

How could he be her and Axuan's father...

Seeing her like this, Concubine Fu's face was full of heartache. She wanted to go forward and hold her hand, but she dodged.

Concubine Fu sighed softly and said, "If you can't even accept this truth, how can you accept the whole truth?"

Hua Shu clenched her hands into fists in her sleeves. She bit her lips tightly and said nothing.

She didn't want to believe that the man was her father, but Concubine Fu didn't look like she was lying.

If that man was really her father, then she would have killed her own father...

For a moment, Hua Shu's face looked very ugly, and she suddenly didn't want to ask any more questions.

She took a few steps back, bowed to Concubine Fu and said, "Your Majesty, please pretend that I have not been here today. I will take my leave now."

After she finished speaking, she fled out of Zhaoyang Palace.

Looking at her back, Concubine Fu sighed deeply: "Madame Wang, should I not tell her the truth?"

Nanny Wang stepped forward to support her and said, "Madam, you have done enough for that person. The rest is up to Concubine Rou herself."

Concubine Fu didn't say anything. She looked in the direction Hua Shu left with a complicated expression, hoping that she had not made the wrong decision.

……

After returning to Xiaoyuexuan, Hua Shu locked herself in the room. She stood in front of the window and felt that the blood in her body had frozen.

She recalled in her mind what the man had said to her while covering his chest.

"Yaoyao, good boy, don't be afraid. I don't blame you. Hide the knife quickly."

Hua Shu clenched her hands tightly in her sleeves and her whole body couldn't help shaking.

Didn’t her mother tell her that the man wanted to bully her? Why was that man her biological father…

So, it was her mother who deceived her and watched her kill her own father.

The more Hua Shu thought about it, the uglier her expression became. She didn't understand why her mother did this, when she could obviously stop her.

Just as she was lost in thought, the voice of Honeysuckle rang out from the door: "Master, Concubine Hui is here."

Hua Shu withdrew her thoughts, a cold light flashed in her eyes. She sorted herself out, opened the door and went out to bow to Concubine Qi Hui in the courtyard.

"Why is the queen here?"

Concubine Qi Hui looked at her and said with a smile, "Let's go in and talk."

Hua Shu smiled and welcomed her in, pouring her a cup of tea personally.

Concubine Fu took the tea, looked at her and explained her purpose: "The Queen is hosting a family dinner tomorrow, I think we can move up the plan."

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