The three-year-old host decides to raise an emperor father for himself.

As Xuan Yuanjing's deputy general, Zhu Chenglin was naturally one of the people Xuan Yuanjing trusted most.

This man was brave and skilled in battle, with outstanding achievements. He was a fierce general and a born military talent.

After the war was quelled, according to Xuanyuan Jing's calculations, there should be no new wars around the Great Yan for a short period of time. So, after several persuasions from the emperor, he returned to the capital.

Zhu Chenglin, as the new commander-in-chief, replaced Xuan Yuanjing and was stationed on the frontier.

Under these circumstances, even though there are no major battles at present, with Zhu Chenglin as the commander-in-chief, Zhu Chengming has no chance of being promoted to the position of Minister.

He was still the Minister of Revenue.

Upon hearing this, Chen Li knew that this matter could not be kept secret for long. After a moment of silence, he said, "General Zhu was seriously injured in an assassination attempt a year ago, and was later poisoned and could not be saved."

Xuan Yuanjing had guessed that Zhu Chenglin's situation might not be good, but he didn't expect it to be this serious. He suddenly looked up at Chen Li: "This matter..."

He wanted to ask why he hadn't been told this sooner, but as the words were about to leave his mouth, he realized that even if he had told him immediately upon waking up, it would have been too late, given that it happened a year ago.

Chen Li only withheld the information for the time being so that he could rest and recuperate in peace.

The emotions that had calmed down because of Xiao Lanxing began to surge again. Xuan Yuanjing closed his eyes to calm himself down: "Where are his family?"

Chen Li: "When my subordinates received the news, they sent people to protect General Zhu's family, but they were too late. It is said that General Zhu's youngest son caught a cold due to poor care from his servants and did not survive."

After a pause, Chen Li took a breath, slightly raised his eyes to observe Xuan Yuanjing's expression, and finished speaking: "After General Zhu's wife had her remaining children escorted out, she committed suicide."

In fact, even if Chen Li wanted to hide some of these things and tell Xuan Yuanjing when he was feeling better, it would be useless.

As long as he keeps thinking about Zhu Chengming's affairs, Xuanyuan Jing will know.

Xuanyuan Jing stopped moving, his deep eyes fixed on him quietly: "Where are the children?"

Chen Li: "When my men arrived, Miss Zhu had disappeared in order to lure away the pursuers. General Zhu's remaining son and daughter were temporarily settled in the Jiangnan area, where they lived in hiding for the time being."

Xuanyuan Jing withdrew his gaze and looked back at the little girl playing with the building blocks in front of him, but he did not notice that the little girl's movements were getting slower and slower, and she was obviously distracted.

He was silent for a moment before saying, "Take good care of those children."

Chen Li: "Your Highness, rest assured, I understand."

Those were Zhu Chenglin's orphans, and Zhu Chenglin was very likely killed because he was the prince's man... How could Chen Li not value those children?

It's just so pitiful that the child is so young and has already lost both parents...

And there's Miss Zhu.

Thinking of that bright young girl who decisively chose to go out alone to lure away the pursuers in a moment of crisis, Chen Li felt a pang of regret.

He remembered that Zhu Chenglin had once proudly mentioned his eldest daughter to Xuanyuan Jing, saying that she was a daughter of a military family, with good talent, and had learned excellent marksmanship from General Zhu. He thought that she might be able to fight alongside her father in the future.

Chen Li: I wonder how Miss Zhu is doing now. We haven't heard from her since then, and our undercover agents haven't been able to gather any information either. It's really worrying that she's nowhere to be found, whether alive or dead.

Listening to Chen Li's thoughts, Xuan Yuanjing raised his hand and rubbed his temples. "Has the murderer been identified?"

Chen Li: "...Although it went through a few twists and turns, the culprit is Zhu Chengming. If I'm not mistaken, this is his pledge of allegiance."

Xuanyuan Jing: "..."

Xuanyuan Jing: "Zhu Chengming..."

Chen Li: "I have collected all the evidence, but I dared not act rashly at the time, so this matter..."

Xuanyuan Jing raised his hand. "I understand."

"Father, Father, what does amnesia mean?" Xiao Lanxing suddenly turned around, looked up at Xuan Yuanjing, and asked.

Xuan Yuanjing was slightly taken aback. Meeting the girl's questioning gaze, his expression softened unconsciously: "Amnesia means losing a piece of memory, forgetting everything that happened before."

"Why did Xingxing suddenly ask this?"

He hadn't heard the girl's thoughts just now, and Xuan Yuanjing even recalled them to make sure he hadn't heard them.

This made him a little confused.

The system, which had quietly added a barrier to its communication with its host, remained silent.

It had wanted to do this for a long time, after realizing that when it was talking to its host, the host's voice could also be detected by mind-reading.

However, at that time, Xuanyuan Jing's suspicion of Xiaolanxing had not dropped to a safe level. After careful consideration, the system could only reduce the number of times it communicated with the host's consciousness.

When the system saw the name "Xuanyuan Lanxing" in the offspring section of Xuanyuan Jing's data in the backend, it knew that its host was truly safe this time.

Then, the system took action.

As for whether Xuanyuan Jing had already sensed its existence, isn't doing this a bit like burying his head in the sand...?

It doesn't care! Xuanyuan Jing didn't say anything! He just didn't notice!

Just now, when Xuan Yuanjing was talking to Chen Li about Zhu Chenglin's family, the system also checked and found the whereabouts of that Miss Zhu, Zhu Xiyue, and then informed Xiao Lanxing.

System: [Zhu Xiyue went missing because she was rescued after being injured, but she lost her memory after waking up and doesn't remember her own name.]

System: [The family that saved her was an ordinary family. They had met Zhu Chenglin by chance and received a favor from him. They had also heard some news about her. In order to protect her, they changed her name and hid her. Because they were so cautious, they not only evaded their pursuers but also deceived the people Chen Li sent.]

Thus, Xiao Lanxing asked Xuan Yuanjing that question.

After listening to Xuan Yuanjing's words, Xiao Lanxing tilted her head and then exclaimed in realization, "Oh!"

Then, she pointed to herself: "I, Lanxing, have amnesia!"

The system, which had become numb and indifferent after hesitating, assumed that Xiao Lanxing would immediately tell Xuan Yuanjing the news.

Hesitant to speak.

You could say that this is wrong, or not. In a sense, Xiao Lanxing is indeed in a state of amnesia, but this is completely different from Zhu Xiyue's situation.

Other people suffer brain damage from injuries, but Xiao Lanxing's brain felt it couldn't process so much information, so it sealed away its memories to protect itself.

Therefore, it cannot be said to be correct.

Xuanyuan Jing felt that this question needed to be considered: "What have you forgotten?"

Xiao Lanxing blinked: "I... forgot... Daddy! I'm looking for Daddy!"

Xuanyuan Jing understood for a moment, then felt a bit amused and exasperated.

Although it was somewhat inexplicable, the atmosphere eased considerably because of the girl's sudden outburst, and Chen Li breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Just then, he heard the little girl say, "Tongtong, Zhu Xiyue, amnesia, hide."

Then, Chen Li met Xuan Yuanjing's sharp gaze.

Chen Li: ?