It's good to exchange marriages. My sister eats coarse food while I wear gold and silver.

Lu Sui, who had been kneeling soundly all night, staggered when he entered the room, and his face showed a bit of fatigue.

But he didn't take it to heart. He walked up to the Marquis of Wanning and bowed, "Last night, I knelt in front of my mother's grave all night and told her everything I wanted to say but didn't dare to say over the years."

Wan Ninghou was stunned for a moment, and when he looked up at Lu Sui, his eyes were as if he was looking at a fool: "Can she hear you when you talk to her?"

"As long as I believe that she can hear, she can hear."

The corner of Wan Ning Hou's mouth twitched, and he looked up at his eldest son and daughter-in-law: "Tell me, what do you want to ask?"

"I want to know who my biological father is, whether he is alive now, and if so, where is he now?" Lu Sui asked anxiously.

"He's alive now, but he's at the border. If you want to see him, it might be a little difficult."

"frontier?"

Lu Sui frowned: "Isn't he from Dazhao?"

"He is from Dazhao."

"Then why would he be in the frontier? There are few people in the frontier, except for the troops stationed by Dazhao..." Lu Sui suddenly stopped talking and stared at Wan Ning Hou in a daze, "Father, are you saying that my biological father is also a soldier?"

"Ah."

Wan Ninghou nodded and slapped his thigh: "Anyway, things have come to this point. Even if I want to hide it, you will try to find out the truth by all means."

"Father, since you know me, please tell me the truth."

"In fact, your mother was forced to marry me, and I was also forced by my parents. On the wedding night, she confessed to me that she was pregnant with you. In front of outsiders, we pretended to be in love, but behind the scenes, we kept our distance until the day she was about to give birth. Your biological father's confidant sent a message saying that he was seriously injured and your biological mother was almost in labor. That night, the entire Wanning Marquis's mansion was in chaos. Your biological mother was in pain all night and gave birth to you at dawn."

When Lu Sui heard from his father about the difficult time his biological mother went through when giving birth to him, his face turned pale: "She gave birth to me safely? But she died?"

"She, she's not dead."

"What did you say?" Lu Sui's pupils shrank. "Didn't she die of childbirth complications?"

"After she gave birth to you, she grabbed my sleeve and begged me to let her go." Wan Ninghou scratched his head. "On the one hand, there was a son who had just been born, and on the other hand, there was a husband who was seriously injured and whose life was unknown. I didn't want her to live with regret in the future, so I helped her and secretly sent someone to send her to the border under the pretext of dying in childbirth. We announced to the public that she died of childbirth."

"What about her grave? Don't we still worship her every year?"

"It's just a cenotaph."

"If that's the case, then why did you keep me instead of sending me away?"

"You asked a good question. I did want to, but the situation in the court was tense at that time, and the emperor was watching me all the time. I really had no choice but to take on the responsibility of raising you. As for why you kept asking me why I gave the title to you instead of Bing'er, it was also to dispel the emperor's doubts."

"Dispel the emperor's doubts?" Lu Sui was confused. "Who is my biological father? How could he be so fearful of the emperor?"

"Your biological father is Nangong Aocang. He is the second younger brother of the current emperor. His mother is Consort Hui, the most favored concubine of the late emperor. She is a close friend of the current empress dowager."

"What did you say?" Lu Sui's pupils suddenly shrank, his heart started beating wildly, his eyes were filled with shock, he stood there motionless, his head buzzing.

The current emperor’s second brother?

The great general who guards the border all year round and is not allowed to return to the capital without being summoned.

Yuan Buwei had heard of his deeds in her previous life.

It is said that when he was young, he was particularly naughty and was the one who gave the late emperor the most headaches among his many princes.

But in fact, he was extremely smart. It took other princes a whole day to memorize their lessons, but he could finish them in just one hour.

Moreover, he was the best candidate for crown prince in the late emperor's mind.

But he didn't want to be a prince. He liked freedom and the blue sky and white clouds.

But the emperor, who was still a prince at that time, would not think so. He would only think that Nangong Aocang's existence was an obstacle.

Many unpleasant things happened between the two.

After Concubine Hui passed away, Nangong Ao Cang was completely disappointed with the entire royal family, so he took the initiative to ask for an order to go to the border.

The emperor, who had already ascended the throne at that time, wished that he would never return to Beijing, and readily agreed to his request.

"Your biological mother Jiang Xinhui is a cheerful and sensible person. Because her parents died early, she didn't want to become a victim of the family. When she was escaping, she met Nangong Aocang and fell in love with him at first sight. But because your uncle didn't know Nangong Aocang's identity, he captured her and married her to me." When mentioning this past event again, Wan Ninghou's eyes were more vicissitudes. "Although I have never met Nangong Aocang, I have always admired him. I even thought that if he wanted to be the prince, I would definitely help him. Unfortunately, he didn't want to do this. So when your biological mother knelt at my feet and begged me bitterly, I knew that if I didn't help, I would have a guilty conscience for the rest of my life."

"Then why did you hide it from mother?" Lu Sui, who had recovered a little, asked again, "Mother is wholeheartedly devoted to you."

"Your mother's father was leading the army at the time. If I told her, if anyone knew, the emperor would definitely think that the Lin family had surrendered to Nangong Ao Cang. Wouldn't that bring trouble to the Lin family?" Wan Ning Hou rubbed his brows. "After much thought, I decided to keep this secret. As for your grandmother, although I didn't say anything, she vaguely guessed something. But I was afraid that she would do something bad, so I sent her to Mount Wutai to practice as an unfilial person."

"Just because he is Nangong Aocang, a general guarding the country, you put yourself and your family in danger?" Lu Sui thought that he would be excited, excited, and even cry after knowing his life experience, but when he really found out, he was very angry. "Is a promise more important than the people around you who are loyal to you? And Nangong Aocang was injured. Even if he couldn't return to Beijing, couldn't he send someone to Wanning Marquis' Mansion? This is not one or two years, but a full twenty-two years. If you don't want to raise me, why did you give birth to me?!"

"Lu Sui, why are you yelling? Your mother is officially my wife, but she got pregnant before marriage. It's not honorable to tell others about it."

"If you know it's not honorable, then why do you do it? Can't you control your desires?" Lu Sui felt a lump of air in his chest, making it hard for him to breathe. "I finally understand why I feel so much for Awei's experience. It turns out that I'm just like her, a child born by a mother but not raised by her!"

"Lu Sui, I don't allow you to say that about your biological mother!" Marquis Wanning scolded him.