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

Zhao Zhen looked at his young and lovely son, and even the worries in the court did not seem so upsetting anymore.

As the year draws to a close, the court is troubled by two major issues.

In Taizhou, Lord Xiao led his troops to fight against the pirates. He thought that the pirates would be easily destroyed, but he did not expect to find that not only were all the pirates foreigners, but some of them were Yan Dynasty civilians in disguise.

Of course, these fake pirates were formed in the previous dynasty.

There are people behind the fake pirates, and they have close ties with the court.

As a result, Xiao Jingrui suffered several defeats, all of which were caused by officials in Taizhou leaking the news.

Now that the pirates have not been completely eliminated, an internal thief has been discovered. This war is bound to be prolonged.

In addition, the imperial court also wanted to investigate corruption in Taizhou, so things became busy.

The imperial court has sent an imperial commissioner to thoroughly investigate officials in the Taizhou area.

Another major issue is the Hu people in the north. The two sides haven't fought each other yet, but they are already on high alert.

The State of Liang has already sent an envoy, who is on the way to Beijing.

Zhao Zhen did not want to fight this battle. The Xin Dynasty was still unstable. If there were wars in the north and the south at the same time, it would definitely not be a good thing for the Yan Dynasty.

This time, Zhao Zhen agreed to send the envoy from Liang State to come in order to see the other party's conditions. If Liang State did not ask too much, he would agree.

When Qin Wan heard Zhao Zhen's hearty laughter, she also raised the corners of her mouth happily.

She knew Zhao Zhen's worries. For many days, he had a serious face and a tense expression.

Qin Wan felt happy that the little lion made her laugh today.

It's not good for your health if you're always tense.

"You, you little bastard."

The little lion took his hand down and laughed.

Now that he had his father and mother by his side, he was extremely happy and started running happily on the snow.

Seeing this, Hu Tou leaped up and immediately chased after him.

Only then did Zhao Zhen remember what Qin Wan said about the Fourth Prince's appearance. He had never paid any attention to this little brother.

Zhao Zhen thought of the coincidence Xie Yu'an mentioned, which he had never taken to heart before.

Now I couldn't help but wonder, "The Fourth Prince, does he really look like Prince Yao?"

Qin Wan shook her head, "I have never seen Prince Yao, so I don't know if he looks like him or not.

However, Concubine De was from the Yao family, so it was understandable that the Fourth Prince looked like her.

Maybe, maybe the little lion was just talking nonsense, maybe he simply doesn't like the fourth prince."

Qin Wan had no doubts about the identity of the Fourth Prince; she just did not expect the Yao family to be so bold.

The little lion just ran over and heard Qin Wan say this, and immediately said: "Mom, I'm not talking nonsense, that child is just like that big bad guy."

Zhao Zhen looked at Qin Wan, "The big bad guy he's talking about is Prince Yao?"

The little lion directly pulled Zhao Zhen's robe, "Daddy, look at me!"

"Okay, tell me why that person is bad?"

The little lion looked innocent, blinking his big eyes, and said in a non-startling way: "That man is very bad, he had someone cut open a woman's belly and took out a child!"

Zhao Zhen: “..........”

Zhao Zhen narrowed his eyes slightly, and his expression became stern when he thought of what Xie Yu'an had mentioned.

He squatted down and looked at the little lion. "Little lion, are you telling the truth? How did you know?"

Seeing Zhao Zhen so serious, the little lion said softly, "My friend heard it with his own ears. He told me so!"

Zhao Zhen has become accustomed to the little lion making friends with animals, but she is still skeptical about her son's ability to communicate with animals.

She didn't believe it before, but the little lion always seemed to say things in a way that was not shocking, and he would tell some secret things, so Zhao Zhen couldn't help but believe it.

"Your friend is that little fat bird?"

Zhao Zhen remembered that the little lion had a little bird, which ate a lot and became particularly fat. It always appeared above his head.

Then it disappeared, and I don’t know why.

The little lion shook his head, "No, it's not Zhazha. He's too fat and can't fly. It was his little brother Xiaohei who told me."

Zhao Zhen: “.........”

Zhao Zhen no longer pursued these details, "You didn't lie to Dad?"

The little lion nodded heavily, "Little Black will not lie."

Qin Wan knew that the little lion was abnormal, and she couldn't hide it from Zhao Zhen for long. He would find out sooner or later.

Besides, Zhao Zhen is the little lion's father, and she doesn't want to hide it from him anymore.

"That day, we went to attend my eldest cousin's wedding banquet. It was at that time that Little Lion met Prince Yao. He said some unpleasant things, and Little Lion remembered him.

I also didn't expect that this little villain would actually target him."

Zhao Zhen looked at Qin Wan, "You already knew this kid was special, right?"

Qin Wan smiled, "Yes, it is special enough. I couldn't believe it before." Looking at Zhao Zhen's serious face, "You won't blame me for not telling you earlier!"

Zhao Zhen felt a little awkward at first, but when he thought about his previous attitude towards Qin Wan, he felt that there was no reason for it.

He understood Qin Wan's reserved and timid look when she just returned to Beijing.

Zhao Zhen patted Qin Wan's shoulder and told her the truth: "It was a bit awkward at first. I felt like we were a family, but you left me out. It's fine now."

"You really don't mind, and you're not angry?"

Zhao Zhen shook her head, "I'm not angry!"

"Don't you think Little Lion is a weird kid?"

Zhao Zhen glanced at Qin Wan in a reproachful manner, then pulled the little lion up from the ground and held it high up in the air. "My son has this ability, I can't express how happy I am!"

Thinking of the little lion's special skill, he laughed out loud again: "Wanwan, our son is born to be an emperor, hahaha!"

Zhao Zhen thought that if he wanted to know the intelligence, he would need spies to investigate, which would be not only time-consuming and laborious, but also costly.

The imperial court spent a lot of money to support these spies.

When it came to his son, he just sent people and animals to investigate without anyone noticing.

When Zhao Zhen thought of this, he immediately felt that he was outshined by his son. When the little lion grows up...

Zhao Zhen suddenly became excited.

The little lion was held up by Zhao Zhen, and stretched out his two little arms, "Daddy, my armpits hurt."

Zhao Zhen: “.........”

Zhao Zhen put the little lion on the ground, calmed down his excitement, and continued to remind him: "Little lion, in the future, you can understand what animals say, don't tell others, understand?"

The little lion stood on the ground and straightened his little robe, "Daddy, Mommy also said that, and the little lion remembers it all!"

Zhao Zhen tapped the little lion's nose and said, "Didn't you let something slip just now?"

The little lion frowned, "But Daddy is not an outsider!"

Zhao Zhen felt relieved.

After Zhao Zhen sent Qin Wan and Little Lion back to the East Palace, he immediately called the secret guards over.

"Go and check how the concubine of Prince Yao of Guangling Marquis's Mansion died. Find a coroner to do a thorough examination."

"Yes, Your Highness!"