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

Li Guozhu looked at the Minister of the Left, "What do you mean, Minister?"

Zuo Shilang looked at Li Guozhu's puzzled expression and wondered, could it be that Li Guozhu didn't know Cao Kun's identity?

Cao Kun then explained: "Sir Li, this is the case. My wife is Xia Shuhua, whose original name is Li Chunhua."

Li Guozhu's wine glass fell to the ground. "Chun... Chunhua is still here?"

When Cao Xia came to the Li family, Li Guozhu was already five years old and he could remember things.

Of course he knew that the younger sister at home was not his biological sister, but the two grew up together and Li Guozhu treated her very well.

Cao Kun nodded, "Yes, she is still here."

Li Guozhu thought of another question, "You said her last name is Xia?"

If my sister was a girl from the Xia family, why did she get lost back then?

The Xia family in Beijing is not an ordinary family.

For a moment, Li Guozhu had many questions in his mind.

Cao Kun nodded, "Lord Li, why don't you come to our house for a gathering the day after tomorrow?"

Li Guozhu couldn't wait until the day after tomorrow, "I will visit you tomorrow."

Li Guozhu was also very firm in his words and would not allow Cao Kun to refuse.

"it is good!"

Today's palace banquet ended very quickly, and Li Guozhu left with a heavy heart.

The situation at the palace banquet was quickly reported to Qin Wan.

Ever since Qin Wan took charge of the harem, there were no more singing girls or dancers to accompany drinking at the palace banquets.

They were not dressed provocatively, they finished their dance and then left quickly.

Now the Taichang Temple doesn’t dare to provoke, after all, Shangguan has suffered the consequences.

Therefore, in terms of singing and dancing, everything was quite conventional, and those dancers with ordinary looks became more popular.

Kunning Palace.

"Madam, General Li and General Cao have met and know each other's identities."

Qin Wan has no obsession with her relatives, and she doesn't care much about either the Li family or the Xia family.

Fortunately, she is the queen now, and no one can force her to do anything she doesn't want to do.

As for whether Cao Xia wants to recognize Li Guozhu, it has nothing to do with her.

"Send someone to keep an eye on Liu."

Granny Ping looked at Qin Wan, "Are you talking about General Li's wife, madam?"

Qin Wan nodded, "Yes, keep an eye on that woman and see what she does every day."

Although Granny Ping was surprised, she did not object, "Yes!"

The original owner had suffered a lot from Liu, so Liu's life naturally couldn't be easy.

Although she is the queen, she cannot be punished for no reason.

She would just get a bad reputation that way.

To deal with the Liu family, we must have reasons and evidence.

The next day.

Li Guozhu went to Cao's house early in the morning. This house was the old residence of the Cao family.

Zhao Zhen gave this mansion to Cao Kun, and he was very grateful. Otherwise, he would not have volunteered when he heard that there was no suitable person to guard Golmud.

Cao Kun learned from the lessons of his predecessors and handed over the military power on the day he returned to Beijing.

Zhao Zhen did not agree to let Cao Kun go to Golmud. Although Qin Wan was not close to Cao Xia, she could not let Cao Xia and her brother-in-law go so far.

So, let’s all stay in Chang’an City and live a peaceful life.

Moreover, Cao Xia was the queen's mother. If she was captured and used to threaten the Yan Dynasty, we would have to save her even if we didn't want to. It would not be justified in terms of justice.

To avoid trouble, it’s safer to keep it under your nose.

The Cao family's house is not far from the imperial palace.

When the servants of the Cao family saw Li Guozhu, they did not dare to delay and immediately brought him into the front hall.

Cao Kun and Cao Xia both knew that Li Guozhu was coming, and they had been waiting for him at home for a long time.

After hearing the servant's report, he immediately came out.

Li Guozhu had just sat down and taken a sip of tea when he saw Cao Kun and a woman come in.

Although he hadn't seen his sister for many years, Li Guozhu still recognized her at first sight.

"Chunhua......."

When Cao Xia saw Li Guozhu, she hid behind Cao Kun.

Li Guozhu was very surprised, "What happened to Chunhua? Doesn't she recognize me?"

Cao Kun said: "Brother, she has lost her previous memory."

So Cao Kun told the story of how he saved Cao Xia. "........It happened like this. The people of the Xia family saw the queen and based on her appearance, they guessed that she might be the daughter of the lost girl of the Xia family.

That’s why we sent people to the north to look for him, and that’s why we returned to Chang’an.”

"But Shuhua has lost her memory and doesn't remember the Queen. That's why I asked my eldest brother to come to my house to talk."

After hearing the reason, Li Guozhu felt inexplicably relieved.

It’s okay if my sister doesn’t remember the past.

Li Guozhu looked at Cao Xia's face and found that her appearance had not changed much over the years.

She looks just like she did when she was young; time has not left many traces on her face.

Cao Xia was stared at by Li Guozhu and dodged again.

"Shuhua, recognize him, this is your adopted brother!"

Cao Xia shook her head, "I don't know him!"

Cao Kun knew his wife very well. He noticed that her body trembled when she saw Li Guozhu.

Is your wife scared?

Is this unreasonable?

Cao Kun suppressed the doubts in his heart and looked at Li Guozhu, "Brother, Shuhua is timid and a little timid when meeting outsiders."

With Cao Xia's character, if she hadn't met Cao Kun and had his protection, I'm afraid...

Li Guozhu nodded, "Chunhua used to be timid, but she hasn't changed in all these years."

Cao Kun noticed his wife's strangeness and said, "Brother, why don't you let Shuhua go back first? I have something to tell you."

Li Guozhu nodded, "Okay."

Cao Xia left with the servants and walked out of the front hall. She was no longer trembling.

Madam Liu supported Cao Xia and was very puzzled. "Is the young lady feeling better?"

Nanny Liu used to be a servant of the Xia family. She was sent by Old Madam Xia specifically to take care of her daughter.

The Xia family is not short of money. They are wealthy and have many servants.

Cao Xia was found, and Old Lady Xia compensated her third daughter by not only sending her many servants but also giving Cao Xia an additional dowry.

Many of the servants in Cao’s mansion now were sent by the Xia family.

Cao Xia nodded, "Madam Liu, let's go back to the backyard!"

Aunt Liu nodded, "Yes!"

Nanny Liu is an elder in the Xia family. She feels that the third and second young ladies in the mansion have very different personalities.

At that time, the second girl married King Cheng and became Princess Cheng. All the concubines in the backyard of the palace were well behaved by the second girl.

But this third girl is so weak.

In fact, in her opinion, the Queen's personality is more like that of the Second Young Lady.

The reason why Madam Liu had this feeling was because Cao Xia was too gentle and did not have the aura of a mistress of the house.

In the front hall, Li Guozhu sighed, "My sister's temperament hasn't changed over the years. Wan and her mother are exactly alike!"

"Now that she's the queen, I've never even met her. I wonder how she's doing in the palace?"