The elder sister killed the whole family, and came back to be beaten to death

Xiao Huan smiled and said, "I'm curious about who asked you to ask me what?"

Xie Guimo is the prince of Jingyang. If you can ask Xie Guimo to inquire about something, you can just go to him directly without bothering Xie Guimo.

People were coming and going around, and Xie Guimo said, "This is not the place to talk. Let's talk after we finish entertaining the guests."

After a pause, he smiled and said, "Maybe I'll be the one to treat you to dinner today."

If Xiao Huan was really Shen Tang's biological elder brother, then he would be his future brother-in-law. How could he dare to let his uncle treat him to a meal?

Xiao Huan laughed, "Are you trying to snatch the treat from me?"

A few of them chatted and laughed as they entered Zuixianlou and went up to the private room on the second floor. Prince Duan Xiao Xun and the eldest son of the Minister of War, Lu Li, were already waiting there. Upon seeing them enter, Xiao Xun said, "I've been waiting for you for quite some time. You're so late, you must each drink three cups as punishment."

"Today, let's not go home until we are drunk," Chu Yi said, raising his glass.

The waiter brought in the dishes, and a group of brothers were chatting and laughing, looking very happy.

Although Xiao Huan was curious about what Xie Guimo had asked him, Xie Guimo said he would tell him after the dinner, so he didn't ask. It was a rare occasion for them to get together, so naturally they had to drink to their heart's content.

Pushing cups and changing cups, drinking and drinking together.

The meal lasted for more than half an hour. Although it was not to the point of being drunk, it was almost there.

After coming out of Zuixian Tower, Xie Guimo and Xiao Huan saw Chu Yi, Xiao Xun and the others off.

After everyone left, Xie Guimo climbed onto his horse. Xiao Huan said with a smile, "Didn't you want to ask me something?"

"Talking as we walk."

Xiao Huan also got on the carriage.

Xie Guimo walked Xiao Huan towards Prince Ning's Mansion. When there were few people around, Xie Guimo looked at Xiao Huan and said, "I remember you have a scar on your lower back..."

Madam Xiao Huan looked at Xie Guimo in confusion, "Why are you asking me this?"

Xie Guimo asked, "Is that just a scar, or was there a birthmark originally?"

The sound was carried away by the wind.

Xiao Huan suddenly tightened the reins and looked at Xie Guimo, his voice trembling with anxiety, "Who asked you to ask me this?"

Shen Tang would not suspect Xiao Huan was her biological brother for no reason. Xiao Huan's reaction was so strong. He did not deny the birthmark, but asked -

Could it be that Xiao Huan is really the son of Marquis Pingyuan?

Xiao Huan gripped the reins tightly, revealing a hint of nervousness. Xie Guimo said, "Shen Yan, the son of the Marquis of Pingyuan, was lost at a lantern festival fifteen years ago because his maternal grandfather, the Jiang family, failed to take good care of him. He has a birthmark on his lower back the size of a copper coin..."

Xiao Huan had also heard about the disappearance of the Prince of Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion, but he didn't know that the Prince of Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion also had a birthmark on his lower back.

Xiao Huan suppressed his beating heart and looked at Xie Guimo, "Why do you think I am?"

Thinking that Xie Guimo was asked by someone else, Xiao Huan's eyes darkened, "Who asked you to ask me this?"

"Second Miss Shen."

Xie Guimo did not hide anything. If he didn't ask clearly, Shen Tang would most likely find a chance to ask Xiao Huan again, and Xiao Huan would know sooner or later.

Xiao Huan was stunned. His mind flashed back to the day when he returned to the capital. When he rescued Shen Tang outside Zuixian Tower, Shen Tang unconsciously called him "big brother" the first time he saw him. Also, at the banquet in the palace, he kept looking at him. When he left Feng'an Hall, he chased after him, but was distracted at that time. Could this be what she wanted to ask him?

He felt that Miss Shen Er looked somewhat familiar, as if he had seen her before. Could it be that they were really siblings?

But he is not the grandson of Prince Ning, so how did Miss Shen know about it?

and also--

Xiao Huan looked at Xie Guimo, "Why would she ask you to inquire about this?"

Shouldn't Xiao Huan be focusing on his own background? Why is he asking him about this...

Xie Guimo coughed lightly and said, "I am the one who will marry her."

Xiao Huan, "..."

No wonder Xie Guimo was present when he met Miss Shen Er twice, especially that day outside Zuixian Tower, when his face was so dark. It turned out that he shouldn't have hugged Miss Shen Er.

Inside the room, Shen Tang was lying on the small couch, flipping through a book to pass the time, but he couldn't concentrate on reading and didn't turn a page for a long time.

There was a creaking sound from the window. Shen Tang quickly looked over and saw Xie Guimo jumping in. Shen Tang quickly got off the small couch and asked anxiously, "Did you ask Xiao Huan for me?"

Xie Guimo coughed, "Thirsty..."

Shen Tang quickly poured him some tea and almost fed it into his mouth.

Xie Guimo said, "I did ask..."

Can you finish it in one breath? Shen Tang was so anxious, "Then what?"

"He didn't admit to having a birthmark," Xie Guimo said.

"..."

Shen Tang looked disappointed, but Xie Guimo added, "But he didn't deny it either."

This answer made Shen Tang angry, "So is there or not?"

What she wants is a definite statement, not such ambiguous words.

Xie Guimo said, "I think it's tacitly agreed."

Shen Tang looked at him, and Xie Guimo said, "When I first saw that scar, I was surprised. Why would it be in that position? If it was to cover up the birthmark, it was most likely done by Xiao Huan himself. Old Prince Ning would not do such a thing. Xiao Huan neither admitted nor denied it, perhaps because he destroyed the birthmark and transformed himself into the Prince of Ning's Mansion."

Shen Tang felt that Xie Guimo's speculation was well-founded, but she couldn't help but wonder, "If the current Prince of Ning's Mansion is my eldest brother, then who is the real Prince of Ning's Mansion?"

Xie Guimo said, "Xiao Huan was not in Kyoto in the early years. He claimed that he was recuperating..."

"It's very likely that the real Prince Ning's Mansion has already passed away due to illness."

Shen Tang didn't know how her elder brother was discovered by Shen Xian and the others in her previous life. She was at a loss for words. "So what should I do now?"

Xie Guimo stretched out his hand, and Shen Tang was brought to sit in his arms. Shen Tang struggled to get up, but was held tightly by Xie Guimo. "This matter is not your business. There must be a reason why Old Prince Ning did this. I can only tell my father-in-law about this and let him go to ask Old Prince Ning himself."

"But you have to be mentally prepared. Even if Xiao Huan is really your elder brother, he may not be able to return to his ancestral home in the short term and will need to continue to be the Prince of Ning."

She would be satisfied if she could find her elder brother. As for tracing her ancestral roots, that was something her father and elder brother had to consider.

Shen Tang was in a hurry, "I'm going to find my father now."

She wanted to get up, but she was being held and couldn't get up at all. Xie Guimo said unhappily, "I haven't left yet, can't you wait until I leave before going?"

Shen Tang said, "If I don't get up, you can't leave either."

Someone laughed angrily, "You're really good at crossing the river and then destroying the bridge."

He gritted his teeth, and Shen Tang also felt that he had gone too far, but he could not understand her eagerness to tell her father the news. His eldest brother had been missing for fifteen years, and his father had not seen him for fifteen years.

Knowing that the more anxious he was to go, the more Xie Guimo would not let him go, Shen Tang kissed him on the face, and his complexion returned to normal almost visibly.

Quite easy to coax.

Shen Tang thought so in his heart, and then wanted to take back what he said. A certain gentleman can't be coaxed by just a kiss on the face. "Try again."