The blacksmith lady is killing people in the harem, and her son is responsible for it.

The Second Lady also looked at Eunuch Gao curiously. She thought this old man was very strange, especially after Awan took in a middle-aged woman.

The second wife always felt that the two of them had known each other before.

Now hearing what Eunuch Gao said, she immediately patted her youngest son and said, "Go find someone!"

The second wife's gossiping heart was already burning.

When Uncle Zhao saw his wife walking towards the backyard, he immediately followed her.

Qin Wan raised her eyebrows. Could it be that the old woman she rescued casually had a different identity?

However, the woman was dressed a little older, but she was probably not that old.

Probably in his forties.

Qin Wan was worried about the two cubs, the little lion and the tiger, so she went in, carried the little lion on her shoulders, and chased after them.

Qin Wan also wants to watch the fun!

As for the little lion carried by Qin Wan, it immediately screamed loudly, very excited.

"Mom, I'm so tall!"

Qin Wan's arms are very strong and powerful because of her work as a blacksmith.

Although the little lion is heavier than before, it is still a piece of cake for Qin Wan.

"Be good, don't talk for a while, let's see who Granny Ping is."

Qin Wan warned.

The little lion blinked his big eyes, full of doubt, "She is Granny Ping!"

Qin Wan realized that although her son was precocious, he would need to be a little older to be able to communicate normally.

When Granny Ping saw that Grandpa Gao had brought a rabbit, she smiled and said, "Uncle Gao, there's a rabbit. We're in for a treat tonight!"

One advantage of living in the mountains is that there is plenty of game.

Granny Ping was surprised to see that besides Eunuch Gao, the Second Lady and Uncle Zhao all came in. "What happened?"

Eunuch Gao said at this time: "Xiao Jingrui is here!"

Grandma Ping paused, and then her eyes turned red.

The Second Madam and Uncle Zhao looked at each other. They didn't understand what was going on.

Uncle Zhao was also Xiao Jingrui's elder. He asked tentatively, "Grandma Ping, are you Jingrui's relative?"

Granny Ping wiped her eyes and shook her head hastily, "No, no, I just knew him before!"

Qin Wan held the little lion in her arms and looked at Grandma Ping with sharp eyes. She felt that things were definitely not that simple.

Qin Wan's strong curiosity made her stretch her neck to look inside.

The little lion looked at his mother curiously. He also imitated Qin Wan and stretched his little head to look towards Grandma Ping.

When Xiao Jingrui walked in, he saw this look.

As Qin Wan was holding the child blocking the door, Xiao Jingrui coughed lightly, "Ahem!"

Qin Wan heard the noise behind her and moved a few steps to make way for the door.

When Granny Ping saw Xiao Jingrui coming in, she glanced at Qin Wan again.

Especially when she met Qin Wan's fox eyes, Grandma Ping seemed to be looking at someone else.

Qin Wan had never seen Grandma Ping before, and did not notice anything strange in her eyes.

Xiao Jingrui had no time to care about Qin Wan and the little lion. When he saw Granny Ping, he took a few quick steps and came to her side, "Aunt Ping, why are you here?"

Granny Ping looked Xiao Jingrui up and down, and when she saw the mask on his face, she hesitated.

When Xiao Jingrui saw Grandma Ping staring at his face, he took off the mask on his face.

There are two scars on Xiao Jingrui's left face, from the forehead to the chin, which looks a bit scary.

Xiao Jingrui usually wears a mask because he doesn't want others to see him and be scared.

Granny Ping's eyes were moist, "Jingrui, I haven't seen you for six years, are you okay?"

After Xiao Jingrui put on the mask, he asked anxiously: "Aunt Ping, where is Qingci? Where is she?"

When Granny Ping thought of her own princess, she began to sob, "Wow, princess... the princess is gone!"

Xiao Jingrui couldn't believe it, "Gone?"

At the beginning, Shang Yunzhuo colluded with the Hu people and sent Princess Changle to marry. Xiao Jingrui didn't know that this Princess Changle was Shang Qingci.

After all, Shang Qingci is just a county princess, not a princess.

Moreover, Shang Qingci's father was King Cheng, and Shang Qingci was the legitimate daughter, so King Cheng loved her very much.

Granny Ping said with tears in her eyes: "The princess couldn't bear the humiliation and committed suicide. Woo woo woo!"

There was a look of sadness in Xiao Jingrui's eyes. "Aunt Ping, what is going on?"

Grandma Ping told the story of what happened at that time.

At that time, King Cheng was threatened by his nephew Shang Yunzhuo and had no choice but to agree to let his daughter marry in his place. Shang Yunzhuo was already the emperor at that time.

When the fourth prince of Liang was in Guyang City, he sent troops to greet Princess Changle after hearing that she was leaving.

At that time, the emperor promised to give the Hu princess and money.

Later, after Zhao Nanxiao rebelled, he did not think of snatching back the princess who was married off halfway.

After all, she is marrying the daughter of a merchant, what does it have to do with him?

What's more, Zhao Nanxiao didn't want to spend too much manpower to deal with the Hu people at the beginning.

He was busy trying to capture Chang'an, and would not take any action against the Hu people.

Therefore, he would not stop Shang Yunzhuo from apologizing to the Hu people.

On the contrary, he wanted to let the money and the princess pass smoothly, so as to prove that the new emperor Shang Yunzhuo was colluding with the Hu people.

The Hu people gained benefits and were temporarily appeased.

Zhao Nanxiao would not be attacked from both sides.

In order to stabilize the Hu people and prevent them from attacking the north when he attacked Chang'an, Zhao Nanxiao sent the emperor's uncle and the prime minister who were captured by Zhao Zhen back to the Hu people.

The reason why the Hu people were able to quickly withdraw to the grassland in the early spring was because they had secret negotiations with Zhao Nanxiao.

This time, the Fourth Prince not only got money, but also took the princess back with him. In the end, he even took the Emperor's uncle and the Prime Minister back with him. Naturally, he had no objection.

So the Hu army retreated easily.

However, Guyang City, Guanshicheng, Yanbei City and other places once occupied by the Hu people are still in the Hu people's territory.

Zhao Nanxiao was busy seizing territory in the Central Plains and had no time to care about his former home.

However, Zhao Nanxiao and the Hu people will have to fight a war sooner or later, and the current peace is only temporary.

Both Zhao Nanxiao and the Fourth Prince knew it.

"......This is the truth. The Hu people are all beasts. They have no sense of propriety, righteousness, and honor!

After the princess married the King of Liang, Murong Zhengqi, the fourth prince, Murong Fu, was attracted by the princess's beauty, so... so he forced the princess!"

Granny Ping's eyes were red. "The fourth prince is not a good person. I think he has had improper thoughts about the princess for a long time."

"In the end, the princess... committed suicide!"

After Grandma Ping said this, her face was wet and tears fell down in big drops.

Xiao Jingrui hasn't seen Shang Qingci for many years. Ever since the Xiao family was persecuted, he knew that there was a world of difference between him and Shang Qingci, and there was no possibility for them to be together again in this life.

However, he hoped that Shang Qingci would live well, find a good husband, get married and have children safely.

Who would have thought that now the two of them would be separated forever!

Thinking about the bright girl who surrounded him and called him "Brother Xiao" a few years ago, and now is gone, another hole appeared in his broken heart.