Exile is exile, is half of the capital enough as compensation?

Along the way, he only heard the news that Leng Youran had passed away, so he asked a few questions.

Hua Mingche then told him everything about Leng Youran's faked death, the replacement of the exile team, and how the exiled family members had been brought to the north in advance.

Hua Zian just listened quietly, and after Hua Mingche finished speaking, he said, "It seems that my cousin is really different now."

"Nonsense, it's more than just different. Your cousin is probably holding on tight right now. You'll know when you see her after the New Year when we meet up in Liangzhou. By the way, what's the urgent matter that kept you away from home for so long?"

Hua Zian thought about it, and since Chong'er was already with them, he didn't hide it. "Before Mingyu got into trouble, he sent me a letter. Along with the letter, there was also a jade pendant that he kept close to his body."

"Jade pendant? But is it the warm jade that the prince often wore before?" Hua Mingche did not expect that the prince would give such a valuable thing to Hua Zian.

"Yes, it's the jade pendant that the late emperor gave him when he was born."

"I know this, but why would he give you such a valuable jade pendant?"

Hua Zi'an was silent for a moment before he slowly said, "Dad, you don't know that the jade pendant looks like just an ordinary warm jade, but in fact it was a backup plan left by the late emperor for Mingyu. I also learned from his letter that the jade pendant can mobilize the 300 secret guards in the imperial mausoleum. When I received his letter that day, I noticed something was wrong and hurried out of the house. When I rushed back to the capital with the jade pendant and the secret guards, I saw..." When Hua Zi'an said this, he was choked with sobs and couldn't speak.

Seeing him like this, Hua Mingche reached out and patted him gently on the back twice.

"I saw the Prince's Mansion ablaze with lights and blood flowing like a river..."

"I was ultimately a step too late. Zhao Mingyao was too cruel and acted too quickly, leaving Mingyu no chance to fight back. Later, I led the secret guards to quietly guard outside the Prince's Mansion, watching those people take the bodies to the mass grave. I wanted to lead others to snatch the bodies, but Zhao Mingyao had too many people, so it was impossible to start. I could only watch helplessly as those beasts tortured Mingyu and his group's bodies, and finally threw their remains into the mountains... Fortunately, we were able to protect the corpses before they were eaten by wild beasts."

"Afterwards, I led people to cremate their bodies and quietly buried them not far from the imperial mausoleum. However, when we were disposing of the bodies that night, we discovered something was wrong with Chongqing's body. After repeated confirmation, I realized that although the child was wearing Chongqing's clothes, he was not Chongqing at all."

"I guessed Chongqing must have escaped, so I took people to look for him everywhere, but there was only one child. Finding him was like looking for a needle in a haystack."

Hua Mingche frowned when he heard this, "But Chong'er has a wet nurse named Cui'er with him, so he's not alone."

"Tui'er? Wet nurse?"

"Yes, Chong'er was rescued by Youran together with the person named Cui'er."

Wet nurse, wet nurse...

Hua Zian searched through his memories of everything he had ever seen in the Prince's Mansion. Suddenly, something occurred to him. "Was that wet nurse about thirty years old?"

Hua Mingche pondered for a moment. Cui'er now looked only about thirty years old. He said uncertainly, "Isn't that right? When she first came here, she looked quite old. But after recuperating these days, she looks a little younger."

"Yes, yes. Chongqing's wet nurse was always with the Crown Princess. I saw her several times. I just don't know her name. I just remember..." Hua Zian didn't say the rest of the words.

His face was full of astonishment.

Seeing him like this, Hua Mingche thought something was wrong with Cui'er, "But what about Cui'er?"

"Dad, please ask Cui'er to come over. I have something to ask her."

It is better to ask Cui'er in person about some things. After all, that is just his guess. He will naturally be able to tell what the situation is as soon as he sees Cui'er.

Seeing his expression, Hua Mingche knew that he must have something important to tell him, so he called out to the outside of the courtyard.

Cui'er felt uneasy when she heard that it was Hua Mingche looking for her.

Although Qin Fangya always said that they would not abandon Chong'er and her, these words were always said by Qin Fangya. Although Hua Mingche was nice to them and often took Chong'er with him privately, he never said that he would take care of them like Qin Fangya did.

She was really afraid that Qin Fangya had already confirmed Chong'er's identity tonight, which made Hua Mingche feel uneasy, so she was looking for her privately now.

What should she do if she really had to take Chong'er away?

Although this place is not far from Liangzhou, the Hua family, who have lived together for so long, dare not take them in. Once they arrive in Liangzhou, will the governor of Liangzhou really accept them?

She didn't dare to gamble.

My mind goes back and forth a thousand times.

Until you hit a wall of flesh.

"Hey, Cui'er, why is it you? Why are you here so late?"

Qin Fangya, who had just returned with noodles, was thinking about her son who had just returned, and did not notice Cui'er following behind her.

Cui'er quickly took two steps back and apologized repeatedly. Her humble look made Qin Fangya confused.

Naihe was holding noodles in his hands and couldn't help her with his hands, so he could only ask softly, "What's wrong with you? What's wrong with Chong'er? Why are you like this suddenly?"

Cui'er raised her head and stammered a few times without saying a word for a long time. She was wondering in her heart whether Qin Fangya knew that Hua Mingche had secretly looked for her. If she didn't, would it cause discord between them if she told it?

"No, it's okay. I just couldn't sleep so I came out for a walk. I'll be back soon..." He said as he backed away.

Hua Mingche and Hua Zian, who were talking in the room, heard the noise outside and came out. Seeing Cui'er turning and leaving, Hua Mingche quickly said, "Cui'er, don't leave so quickly. We have something to ask you."

Cui'er, who was fleeing in panic, heard Hua Mingche calling her and felt something was wrong.

It still caused trouble for the couple.

She turned around slowly, her face full of apology and said, "Master Hua, why don't we talk about it tomorrow." While saying this, she kept winking at Hua Mingche.

But Hua Mingche couldn't understand at all, "Cui'er, what's wrong with your eyes?"

Seeing that the two of them were completely out of sync, Qin Fangya shoved the tray in her hand into Hua Mingche's hands and said unhappily, "You asked Cui'er to come here in the middle of the night?"

"Um, ah, oh, it wasn't me, it was Zi'an. Zi'an said he had something to ask Cui'er, so I sent someone to find her."

"Zi'an? Zi'an, what do you want from Cui'er?"

Hua Zian had been staring at Cui'er since he came out, and his thoughts were interrupted by his mother's voice.

Instead of answering Qin Fangya, he looked at Cui'er and said, "Aunt Cui'er, do you still remember me?"

Cui Er stumbled forward a few steps and asked uncertainly, "You, you are Mr. Hua?"

"Yes, it's me. It's not your father who's looking for you tonight. It's me. Let's go inside and talk."

Qin Fangya, who knew nothing about it, just followed the three people into the house.