Ci Jinzhi

Green silk hair poured down like a waterfall, making the plain face look whiter and whiter.

 The girl's eyes were as dark as jade, and she looked calmly.

Emperor Xingyuan stood up suddenly and pointed at her: "What's going on? Are you pretending to be Mu'er?"

Princess Zhaoyang stared blankly at the face that resembled Emperor Xingyuan, her heart turned upside down.

She had always known that Miss Kou looked a bit like her, but it was only now that she realized that Miss Kou was so similar to the imperial brother.

 No, why didn’t you have such a strong feeling before?

Princess Zhaoyang looked at Xinyou intently.

The eyebrows and eyes of Miss Kou are still the same, but the girl in front of her has long eyebrows and slanted eyebrows, and her eyes are sharp, like a piece of warm jade bursting open, revealing the sharp edge hidden in it.

Obviously he still has the same facial features, but it makes people feel like he is a different person.

If Princess Zhaoyang still had rational analysis, Emperor Xingyuan completely lost it.

 He strode over and stared at Xin You: "Why are you pretending to be Xin Mu?"

Facing the emperor's intensely emotional question, Xin You remained calm: "There is no Xin Mu in the world. My name is Xin You."

 “Nonsense, you are clearly a Kou girl!” Emperor Xingyuan said sternly.

No one in the palace dared to say a word, only the girl responded calmly: "Last May, Miss Kou died at the foot of Qianying Mountain."

Emperor Xingyuan's intense emotions froze: "Are you saying that you are not Miss Kou or Xin Mu?"

Xin You nodded slightly: "After my mother's accident, I went to Beijing alone. I accidentally fell down the hillside and was rescued by an old couple. Soon after, the second master of the Duan family came to the door and said that I was Kou Qingqing, the cousin of the Shaoqing Mansion..."

Xin You kept talking until today when she received the imperial edict: "Miss Kou is no longer alive, so the edict to marry her to His Majesty King Xiu had to be brought back to His Majesty by Wei Chen."

Emperor Xingyuan was dumbfounded and couldn't accept it at all: "It's ridiculous. Shaoqing's house will not recognize the cousin who has lived in the house for several years?"

Xin You lowered his eyes: "This is indeed the case."

“It’s passed to Duan Shaoqing, wait a minute, it’s passed that Duan Shaoqing and the old lady of the Duan family are entering the palace together!”

By this time, Emperor Xingyuan couldn't care about anything and just wanted to make things clear.

The old lady was extremely confused when she received the summons. She asked her son in a low voice: "Don't you have to wait for us to ask for permission before entering the palace to thank you?"

 Why did someone come directly from the palace to take them there?

Duan Shaoqing reluctantly comforted his mother: "We will know when the time comes."

 Mother and son hurriedly entered the palace and knelt down to salute.

 “No courtesy.” Emperor Xingyuan’s tone was impatient.

The old lady was helped up by Duan Shaoqing, and she looked shocked when she saw Xin You standing not far away.

 “The old lady has something to say?” Emperor Xingyuan asked.

The old lady was stunned and did not dare not answer Emperor Xingyuan's question: "My wife was a little surprised to see my granddaughter here."

 “What are you surprised about?” Emperor Xingyuan asked again.

The old lady hesitated: "My granddaughter is clearly at home, how could she-"

Emperor Xingyuan looked puzzled: "Madam, are you sure this is your granddaughter? Are you right?"

"My wife is just a granddaughter. Even if she is old and dim, she will not fail to recognize her."

Emperor Xingyuan looked at Duan Shaoqing with deep eyes: "What do Duan Shaoqing think?"

 In this regard, Duan Shaoqing and Xin You have already had a tacit understanding: "Wei Chen is also wondering why the niece is in the palace."

Emperor Xingyuan took a deep look at Xin You and believed most of her words.     It is so outrageous that she cannot recognize her biological granddaughter and biological niece, but it is actually true.

 After believing Xin You's words, Emperor Xingyuan felt different when he looked at her.

 This child is clearly carved out of the same mold as him!

 “You have recognized the wrong person.” Emperor Xingyuan suddenly calmed down.

　　Although he will inevitably feel disappointed when he changes from a son to a daughter, looking at this face that is similar to his own, the mysterious feeling of bloodline continuity is particularly strong, which he has never experienced from other children.

 This is his and Xinxin’s daughter.

"Wrong person?" The old lady did not dare to refute the emperor's words, but found it difficult to accept, "This, how could this-"

“Xinyou, tell me.”

Xin Youyan spoke briefly and concisely. Duan Shaoqing, who was shocked by the coat, and the old lady, who was really shocked, said calmly: "Miss Kou has been gone for a long time. It was me, not Kou Qingqing, who was picked up by Master Duan from the mountain village last year."

 “Qingqing, are you confused?” The old lady still couldn’t believe it.

Seeing Emperor Xingyuan's face sinking, Duan Shaoqing hurriedly explained to his mother: "It's hard to believe that they are exactly the same."

While waiting for Duan Shaoqing's mother and son to enter the palace, Emperor Xingyuan had already asked Xin You a lot about Xin Daizhao, especially some of the things he said to Xin Daizhao, which would have been impossible to know if it weren't for Xin Daizhao himself.

 And Xin You answered them all, which is enough to prove that she is Xin Daizhao.

 The old lady of the Duan family still thinks that this is her granddaughter. Does she want her son and daughter to die?

Emperor Xingyuan asked coldly: "Duan Shaoqing, what was the situation in your mansion when Xin Daizhao went south?"

Duan Shaoqing hurriedly knelt down: "Report to your majesty, Qingqing left quietly at that time and left a message saying that she was going out for fun. Wei Chen thought that it would be bad for a girl to make such nonsense like this and spread it, so she didn't say anything..."

 Duan Shaoqing knew very well that he could never admit that he had known for a long time that his niece was in trouble. Otherwise, it would be the crime of deceiving the emperor, which could range from having his head taken off to having his entire family beheaded.

Emperor Xingyuan naturally had no choice but to believe it when both Xin You and Duan Shaoqing said so.

Emperor Xingyuan motioned to the palace officials to take Duan Shaoqing and his son to the side hall, and when he looked at Xin You, his eyes became gentler.

 “You just said that your name is Xin You.”

  “Yes. The ‘Xin’ of hard work, the ‘Pomelo’ of grapefruit.”

 “This name is good.” Emperor Xingyuan was still far from being able to read poetry and books. He couldn’t say exactly what it was, but he couldn’t hide the smile at the corner of his mouth.

Princess Zhaoyang is also smiling

  She had always admired Miss Kou, and now she found out that the little girl she liked was the same as her sister-in-law's child, so she was naturally happy.

 Especially Xin Mu, who neither looked like his brother nor his sister-in-law, and insisted that he was an adopted son. Looking at Ayou's resemblance to the emperor's brother, there is no doubt that she is the brother-in-law's daughter.

"In this way, Shaoqing's Mansion has taken care of you for a while." Emperor Xingyuan pondered.

Xin You said in a cold tone: "Before Miss Kou fell off the cliff, she was probably very grateful to the Shaoqing Mansion."

These words undoubtedly showed her attitude.

Emperor Xingyuan originally wanted to express his gratitude to Shaoqing's Mansion for his daughter. When he heard what she said, he immediately frowned: "I have also heard some rumors, but I didn't expect it to be true. This Shaoqing's Mansion is really outrageous. Maybe Duan Wensong would have been killed long ago. Knowing your identity, I deliberately deceived you—"

Xin You said hurriedly: "Duan Shaoqing really didn't know anything about it. It's just that I sympathize with Miss Kou's situation and feel sorry for her."

 If he goes on, this person will switch from being rewarded by the Shaoqing Mansion to being beheaded by everyone in his family.

 “How does Ayou think it’s appropriate to deal with Shaoqing’s Mansion?”

Emperor Xingyuan said "Ayou", causing Xinyou's expression to change slightly.

 (End of this chapter)