The Emperor's heart is won, she sits on the Phoenix Throne! The Divine Physician's Eldest

“Miss, you’re back.” Hongshao lowered her head, not daring to look at Song Siyao.

"Why are you kneeling? Don't you want your legs?" Song Siyao's tone was icy.

Hong Shao's eyes reddened, and tears streamed down her face. Even at this moment, Song Siyao was still concerned about her leg.

With such a master, she would be willing to die.

"Miss, please hit me."

"You'd rather be beaten than tell the truth?" Song Siyao sat down in front of Hong Shao.

Hong Shao lowered her head and remained silent.

“Hongshao, you said you were adopted by me and have been with me since you were little. I thought we were like sisters. You were willing to tell me everything. I never expected that you would still be hiding things from me now. I am very disappointed.”

Song Siyao knew Hongshao's loyalty to her, and she also knew that Hongshao would not harm her.

That's why she didn't use any special methods to force Hongshao to confess.

Hongshao may think that keeping things from her is for her own good, but now that she is in the thick of it all, the more she knows, the better it is for her to plan.

“Miss, it’s not like that. I have my reasons…” Hong Shao hesitated, but she really meant well for Song Siyao.

"Where did the inkstone come from?" Song Siyao asked directly.

Hongshao previously said that her old things were in her mother's bedroom, and she had gone to see them before, but there was no inkstone there at all.

Yesterday, Wei Xin and Xing Tu came to the Zhenbei Marquis's residence and obtained that inkstone.

This proves that the things Hongshao showed her about her past were fake.

This confirmed her initial suspicions when she first saw those things.

When Wei Xin and the others came to collect the inkstone, Hong Shao knew that her plan to deceive Song Siyao with those fake items had been exposed.

"Did my mother prepare the things in that room?" Song Siyao asked again.

Hongshao looked up in surprise. Her young lady was too clever; she could deceive her for a while, but she certainly couldn't deceive her forever.

"Looks like I guessed right." Song Siyao wasn't angry; instead, she smiled, though her heart ached terribly.

“Those things are quite old, but they've never been used. My mother makes them every year and stores them away. Red peony, why haven't I used those things?”

The box contained clothes, pants, shoes, and socks for all four seasons, and judging by the sizes, it covered her from birth to adulthood.

There were also kites, beanbags, and rattles for children to play with...

There are also various ornaments worn by daughters, such as sachets...

Everything she owned reflected her mother's deep love for her; every stitch was hand-sewn.

Song Siyao forgot the past, and also forgot her memories of her mother.

Even more so, in her memory, she had no idea what maternal love was.

Seeing these things was like a knife to her heart, so painful she couldn't breathe.

It was as if, in her lost memories, there was her mother's selfless and endless love for her.

When Hongshao heard Song Siyao ask this question, she cried even harder.

“Miss, the Madam loves you very much, the Marquis loves you very much, and the young masters cherish you like a treasure. The whole family’s love is given to you.”

“Hongshao, tell me, I need to know the whole truth,” Song Siyao said. “I have received information that there was something wrong with the Battle of Fengshadu back then, and there may be other hidden reasons for the sacrifice of my father and brother.”

"What? Miss, how did you know?" Hong Shao looked up, her face full of shock.

“Cang Yue told me,” Song Siyao said.

Back then, Cang Yue didn't know that Song Siyao was the second young lady of the Zhenbei Marquis's mansion.

He was ordered by Song Siyao to investigate all the officials in the capital, and naturally he also investigated the Zhenbei Marquis's residence.

Thus, it was discovered that the deaths of the Marquis of Zhenbei and his sons were suspicious.

Hearing that it was Cang Yue who said it, Hong Shao believed it. She had witnessed Cang Yue's power these days.

After struggling for a while, Hongshao kowtowed three times in the direction of the tomb of the Marquis of Zhenbei, and said with determination, "Madam, I am sorry. There are reasons for this. I have to break my promise. I will apologize to you when I get to the underworld."

"Get up and talk." Song Siyao was worried about Hongshao's leg. Although she could walk freely now, it was still broken by violence, and she would need to rest for a while.

Hong Shao got up and told Song Siyao the whole truth.

“Miss, you guessed right. The things in that box were prepared for you by Madam. You have never worn or used them before. In fact, you didn’t even know that Madam had prepared these for you.”

"I have kept this from you because it was Madam's instruction. Madam said that since you have forgotten the past, then let you forget it forever. She hopes that you will live an ordinary life, peaceful, happy and tranquil."

"Before you got married, the lady told me that if one day you regained your senses and wanted your old things, I should give you the box she had prepared."

"The inkstone was found in your old box, the box that truly belonged to you. If you were still in the General's Mansion, not the Ghost Doctor, not the Painting God, and if life continued peacefully, your real box might never have been opened."

“Miss, you weren’t the second young lady of the Zhenbei Marquis’s mansion before, but rather…”

……

As Song Siyao listened to Hong Shao recount the past, she realized that she had completely forgotten all those events. Yet, why did hearing about them cause her such heartache that she could hardly breathe?

By the time Hongshao finished speaking, she was already in tears, the tears flowing uncontrollably.

Why did her father, her mother, and her brothers go to such lengths to conceal her identity?

They did it so perfectly that even the large house under the same roof was completely unaware.

"Hong Shao, take me to see my old things."

"Yes, ma'am."

Hongshao led Song Siyao to another courtyard.

This is the first time Song Siyao has come to this courtyard since she returned to the manor.

“Miss, when you see the courtyard, does anything come to mind?” Hongshao asked.

Song Si shook his head.

When the wife of the Marquis of Zhenbei was alive, this courtyard was managed.

After she passed away, the courtyard fell into disrepair.

But even in its ruins, one can still see its former splendor.

There are artificial hills, fish ponds, pavilions, gardens...

Like a little princess castle.

Hongshao pushed open the door and pointed to the box in front of her. "Miss, all your old things are here. When you had your accident, I brought these things back. Apart from asking for the inkstone and the apprenticeship certificate, I haven't opened them again. Now, I'm handing them over to you."

When Song Siyao saw the box, a sense of familiarity washed over her.

The box was something she used during missions in the modern world; it was invulnerable to swords and bullets. Later, she remembered putting it inside the Soul-Capturing Bracelet.

But when she traveled through time, she found that it was gone. It turned out that she had taken it out of the Soul-Capturing Bracelet long ago.

"Miss, I'll be waiting for you outside. Please call me if you need anything."

Hong Shao stepped outside and closed the door.

Song Siyao opened the first box, which contained swords, knives, and hidden weapons.

The second box contained various books.

The third box contained intelligence collected by the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.

The fourth box...

……

An hour later, Song Siyao came out of the house and instructed Hongshao, "Summon Cangyue to come see me."

"Yes."

A moment later, Cang Yue came over. "Sect Master, did you look for me?"

"Cang Yue, my fifth brother, is Song Siyan. What kind of person is she?" Song Siyao asked.

"Fifth Young Master, he..."

While Cang Yue was telling Song Siyao about Song Siyan's past, Su Yizhou brought Su Qingshuang back to the Grand Tutor's Mansion.