The general's eldest daughter has a spatial ability

Murong Xing nodded: "I also think it's better to ask him directly. If he really is your father, and the Empress really is as he said, afflicted with the Life and Death Gu, and destined to live and die with that old lecher."

Then we must first find a way to remove the curse, otherwise even if we succeed in our rise to power, he will use the Empress Dowager as leverage. Wouldn't we then be repeating the fate of Prince Rong, ending up at his mercy again?

Chu Huainan nodded heavily: "I will never let what happened back then happen again. Let's go! Xing'er, let's go out."

After saying this, Chu Huainan led Murong Xing out of the inner room and into the main hall.

When Murong Jing saw Chu Huainan and Murong Xing enter the hall, she knew that they had just heard Chu Rongqing's words. She looked up at Murong Qing and saw that Murong Qing's face was filled with undisguised excitement when he saw Chu Huainan.

Upon hearing footsteps, Mu Rongqing looked up and saw that the person who came was Chu Huainan and a woman. He was both excited and nervous, his heart was pounding, and his hands were clenched tightly. He really didn't expect to see Chu Huainan in the Holy Palace!

Seeing Chu Huainan holding that woman's hand again, I guessed that this person must be the former Holy Palace's female meteor!

Chu Huainan looked at the man in front of him. Although he was no longer young, he could indeed tell from his appearance that he looked very similar to himself. Moreover, he had felt an inexplicable closeness to this royal uncle since he was a child.

Although he had only met him twice since childhood, once was the night before his tenth birthday when the man came to his residence in the middle of the night to give him a birthday gift, saying that he had just returned to the Southern Frontier and had to leave the next day for important business, and that he did not want anyone else to know his whereabouts, so he asked the man to keep it a secret.

He didn't know why he agreed to his uncle's request. Perhaps it was because, although he was the crown prince, no one except his mother had ever given him a birthday gift since he was a child, so he cherished it all the more.

On another occasion, when he was eighteen, he participated in the annual royal hunt and somehow wandered into a wolf den. He was attacked by a pack of wolves, and both of his guards were seriously injured, while he himself was slightly wounded. It seemed that he was in grave danger. This royal uncle appeared as if by divine intervention, bringing five or six guards with him, and slaughtered the wolves.

He was told that this was all a conspiracy, and that he had just happened to save him. If he didn't want this to arouse his father's suspicion, he should not reveal that he had saved him, but should pretend to be seriously injured and then happen to run into the Minister of War and be saved by the Minister of War and his son.

After hearing Chu Rongqing's words, he realized that the people on the other side had been secretly protecting him all these years.

Without wasting any words, Chu Huainan stepped forward and bowed to Murong Jing: "Father-in-law, I have a few questions to ask Uncle Rong."

Murong Jing nodded: "You must have heard what the prince said. If you have any questions, just ask him directly." After Murong Jing finished speaking, she picked up her teacup, glanced at Chu Rongqing, and had an expression of watching a good show.

Murong Yunfei, who was also sitting at the head of the table, was also resting his chin on one hand, looking at the father and son below. It was clear that the father and son were thinking: I'm just watching the show!

Upon hearing Chu Huainan's words, Murong Qing looked at Murong Jing in surprise, then at Murong Xing, before looking up at Chu Huainan: "Crown Prince, what did you call Palace Master Murong? Father-in-law?"

Chu Huainan nodded: "Palace Master Murong is Xing'er's biological father, so of course he's my father-in-law. Is there a problem with that, Father?"

Upon hearing the word "father" at the end, Chu Rongqing froze on the spot: "You...you...you...what did you call me? You already know?"

After saying this, two lines of tears rolled down her cheeks. Chu Rongqing quickly wiped away the tears with his sleeve: "Huainan, you guessed right. I am indeed your biological father. Your mother and I were in love and even reached the point of discussing marriage."

"It's my fault for failing to protect your mother and you, causing you both to be controlled by others for so many years! You've suffered so much injustice; I'm so sorry!"

“I heard everything you just said. No wonder he has ignored my mother all these years, letting her be bullied by the other concubines, but never letting them actually harm her!”

After Chu Huainan finished speaking, he turned to Murong Jing and asked, "Does Father-in-law know about the Life and Death Gu? Do you have a solution?"

Murong Jing nodded: "I know about the Life and Death Gu. When someone is afflicted by the Life and Death Gu, they live and die together. If one of them dies, the other will also die! This Gu has been lost for a long time. I wonder where Chu Batian got it?"

Even if he wanted to control you and make you hesitant to act, there was no need for him to tie his own life to the Empress's. He's such a life-or-death person; are you sure he used a life-or-death curse on the Empress?

Chu Rongqing was stunned upon hearing Murong Jing's words: "Back then, after Chu Batian captured Rouxue, he not only gave her the Forgetfulness Pill, but also made her forget our past."

He even ordered his men to drug Rouxue, tie her up, and in front of me, he cut a wound on his own arm. I saw it with my own eyes, and then Rouxue's arm had the same wound!

Chu Batian told me that he and Rouxue were both afflicted by the Life-and-Death Gu, and that they were bound together by life and death, but could not share the pain! If I did anything to harm him, it would also backfire on Rouxue. If he were to die, Rouxue would also perish. Moreover, he told me that Rouxue was already pregnant.

Therefore, I had no choice but to give up the struggle for the throne. However, to ensure the safety of Rouxue and her child, I am using the secret decree my father gave me years ago as leverage. If he does not treat Rouxue and her child well, I will reveal the decree to the public!

After hearing Chu Rongqing's words, Murong Jing and Murong Yunfei exchanged a glance, and Murong Yunfei nodded.

Murong Jing slowly spoke: "According to what you said, and based on my understanding of Chu Batian, he is a coward who is afraid of death and would never want to live and die with a woman. Even if he were to use her as a threat, he would leave himself a way out. I suspect that what he used on the Empress was not the life-and-death curse that would allow them to live and die together."

Chu Rongqing exclaimed in surprise, "But I saw it with my own eyes: if Chu Batian was injured even slightly, Rouxue would also be injured. I have also read through ancient books, and the Life and Death Gu is indeed one that shares life and death, and cannot share injuries!"

Could it be that I've been deceived? Rou Xue wasn't afflicted by the Life-and-Death Gu? But then how do I explain the wound that appeared in the same spot after Chu Batian was injured?

Chu Huainan was also puzzled. He believed that his biological father would never lie to him, and there must be something they didn't understand: "Father-in-law, what exactly is going on?"

Murong Yunfei stood up: "Brother-in-law, don't panic! This might be a good thing! Perhaps things aren't as bad as we think. The Gu that your mother planted might not be the Life-and-Death Gu, but a Gu worm similar to the Life-and-Death Gu, called the Puppet Gu! If that's the case, then it will be a glimmer of hope for Empress Xue!"