Mingyue happily took the small box from Mingyang.

Open it carefully.

The first thing that caught my eye was a letter from home wrapped in several layers of oil paper.

Mingyue's eyes turned red as soon as she finished reading.

I miss my mother so much!

Jiang Mengrou also wrote in the letter that they have now settled down, and Xiao Minghao has been causing trouble every day.

He was taken to the military camp by his father to start training.

"I never thought your second brother would grit his teeth and persevere, even threatening to inherit your father's legacy. In the end, he couldn't even lift a gun."

Mingyue seemed to see their living conditions from between the lines.

But the more he read on, the more he frowned.

"Brother! Why didn't mother write to me about what happened to them there? Did she only tell me about the good news and not the bad news?! Show me your letter!"

Mingyue slammed the letter on the table, patted it carefully, put it in her arms, put her hands on her hips, and questioned Mingyang domineeringly.

Mingyang was a little at a loss.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Brother Huan, who was looking left and right, snatched it away with a smile.

He imitated Eunuch Su's usual behavior and handed it to Xiao Mingyue with a nod and a bow.

Mingyue also took the opportunity, stretched out her chubby little hand, raised her index finger, and took it from him.

As soon as you open it, you will see dense text.

Compared to one piece of paper, here are two!

The smile instantly froze on his face.

Mingyang wanted to step forward and grab it, but was blocked by Zhizhi, Taotao, Rongyi and Xiaohuan who were standing in a row.

Taotao looked at Rongyi uncomfortably.

Mingyue hid behind them and read the letter, only to find out that they had encountered dozens of assassinations along the way. They finally arrived in Minzhou, only to find that Minzhou was in chaos and there was serious collusion between bandits and officials.

Mingyue's eyes were red, and tears as big as beans dripped down her cheeks to the ground.

She asked her eldest brother, "Wuwuwu, why didn't anyone tell me anything? Why is Minzhou so dangerous? No one told me!"

Before Mingyang could respond, he saw Rongyi trembling and collapsing to the ground.

Mingyue's attention was immediately diverted, "Rongyi, are you okay?"

She stepped forward and helped her along with a few others.

But when Rongyi turned around, tears were streaming down her face.

She took advantage of the situation and knelt in front of Mingyue and Mingyang.

"Little Princess, Young Master! This servant... has something... that I have concealed..."

Mingyue knew that she was about to start telling the purpose of her visit to Beijing, but Mingyang didn't seem surprised at all.

"Sit up and talk properly."

"No, servant, kneel down, please sit down!" Rongyi knelt down and brought a chair for Mingyue to sit on.

She kowtowed to Mingyue and said, "Little Princess, Young Master, my original name is Xu Rongyi, and I am from Minzhou."

A hint of understanding flashed in Mingyang's eyes. So his surname was Xu. No wonder.

"I came to the capital three months ago. You know everything that happened afterwards."

"What happened three months ago...please listen to me and I will tell you slowly."

Maybe she was talking about the past and thinking about her parents, and unconsciously changed her name from "slave" to "I".

"My father was the governor of Minzhou, Xu Wenqing. Three months ago, someone suddenly reported that my father had accepted bribes and embezzled money. They also claimed that the emperor had ordered the execution of my family in the dead of night, and had also imprisoned my uncle's family."

"That night, I couldn't sleep and was planning to secretly look for the earrings I had dropped on the rockery during the day. I happened to see a group of people rushing in."

"I don't know when the nanny next to me came over and covered my mouth tightly to prevent me from shouting."

"I watched helplessly as they slaughtered my parents, my newborn sister, and all the servants in the mansion."

"Then I fainted. When I woke up, I heard rumors that everyone in my governor's office had committed suicide out of fear of punishment."

"Even if anyone argues for my father, they will be thrown into jail."

"My uncle's family is also in prison, living a life worse than death. I am the only one who is trying to survive."

"With the help of Mammy, I planned to go to the capital, but who knew that Mammy just wanted to sell me for money."

"I escaped, disguised myself as a beggar along the way, and finally arrived in the capital, but was arrested by my father-in-law."

"Fortunately, I met you!"

She knelt down and kowtowed several times, and even some blood was seen.

After hearing all this, the people around understood why Rongyi looked clumsy, because she had never done these things before.

I know why she looks like a lady from a wealthy family even though she is an orphan.

Now I know why she is so good at swimming. It turns out that she grew up in the coastal area.

I know why she insisted on staying with Mingyue. I guess she wanted to find an opportunity to report this.

"Why did you choose to tell us?" Mingyang asked.

"I have a selfish motive. First, the princess is deeply trusted by the emperor. Second, General Zhao is currently in Minzhou, and I think I can be of some help."

After saying that, she lifted her sleeves and untied the thin strap wrapped around her arms, revealing a thick envelope, which she raised above her head respectfully.

Mingyang stared straight into her eyes, as if he wanted to see through her.

Rongyi, oh no, it was Xu Rongyi. She was not afraid at all, she stood with her back straight, letting him look at her.

Mingyue was also waiting for her elder brother's next words.

"Okay, come on, let's go to the imperial study."

"Yes! Thank you, young master!" Xu Rongyi was about to kowtow to him again.

But he stopped me and said, "Let's go."

After Xu Rongyi paid his respects to Mingyue, he followed Zhao Mingyang closely.

Taotao stood there, and before she could react, Zhizhi was already hugging her and crying.

She recalled what she had done to Rongyi before and nervously grabbed the edge of her clothes, "Rongyi won't be angry, will I? I treated her like that before! Wuwuwu"

I started crying out of fear.

Taotao is a good child. She originally thought Rongyi was a bad girl who was sneaky and cunning. She didn't expect her life experience to be so miserable. She was younger than herself and had suffered such a big change in a short period of time. She still bullied her from time to time at this time.

He started crying.

Mingyue still had tears on her face from crying about the letter from her parents.

Huh? In just a few moments, Taotao seemed to have become a completely different person.

Forget it, just coax the two girls.

I don’t know what’s going on in the Imperial Study.

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