Wishful Things

"At that time, I saw the prince smiling at His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, and I felt a certain resemblance, but now I compare them, but I can't see any similarities..." While Xu Mingyi was speaking, his gaze was still carefully looking back and forth at the young man's handsome face.

Wu Chao didn't mind being looked at by her in the slightest, at this moment he only said: "The Duke also said something similar—"

Xu Mingyi was taken aback when he heard that: "My grandfather?...He also said, do you have similarities with His Highness King Yan?"

Wu Chao nodded: "The Duke said that I resemble the King Yan when I was young, but I can't tell where the resemblance is."

The suspicion in Xu Mingyi's heart suddenly spread.

Grandfather also felt that Wu Chao was similar to King Yan... This was something she had never thought of.

Therefore, when she carefully looked at it, she felt that it was not the same at all, so she decided that the similarity should be just her illusion - after all, she had a very bold guess in her heart before, or that guess made her preconceived, so she had such an illusion.

However, if one person is an illusion, can two people still be an illusion?

Especially since my grandfather was very familiar with King Yan when he was young, his judgment must be more credible than many people.

And I can't tell where the similarities are similar...

That can only be interpreted as divine resemblance.

And can this resemblance be explained as a simple coincidence?

Xu Mingyi was lost in thought, and only heard the young man say: "I also met King Yan once, if I were to say it myself, I can't see any similarity."

Xu Mingyi couldn't help but said, "Perhaps it's only the onlookers who can see clearly—if you feel similar at a glance, how similar must it be?"

"Speaking of which, I have indeed seen people who, just by looking at them, make me feel quite similar to them—"

After Xu Mingyi was startled, he couldn't help asking: "Who is it?"

"To be precise, it's a portrait." Wu Chao said, "My eldest aunt, the portrait of Princess Xianyan."

"Princess Xianyan..." Xu Mingyi's eyes flickered for a moment.

Princess Xianyan...

Does Wu Chao look a lot like Princess Yan? !

Is it just because Wu Chao is from the Wu family?

And Wu Chao even suspected that he was not of the Wu family blood before——

King Yan, Princess Yan...

Many clues flashed through Xu Mingyi's mind very quickly, the past and present are mixed together, and under this chaos, there is a very clear answer that is about to come out...

Perhaps Wu Chao is indeed not the grandson of the Wu family...

But he may still have the blood of the Wu family, that is, Princess Xianyan!

If explained in this way, many mysteries seem to be solved!

Including the act of the Wu family raising Wu Chao unreservedly, but trying to make him die in a suspended animation——

"Then have you ever thought... that you might be Princess Xianyan's child?" Xu Mingyi directly stated the guess in his heart.

She was very clear about Wu Chao's determination to know the truth, and she also agreed with him to investigate this matter together, so even if it was just a guess, she still chose to speak out.

Wu Chao was obviously shocked by this statement.

Princess Yan's child?

Princess Xianyan... with whose child?

Naturally, it can only be King Yan——

"But... I've never heard that King Yan had any children with my eldest aunt." The young man's tone was calm and rational.

Mentioning this, Xu Mingyi's eyes were particularly determined: "Maybe there is something unknown."

She can't be sure about other things, but the fact that King Yan has heirs was a fact before her eyes.

In the previous life, when King Yan raised his troops, he informed the world that he had found his parents and children who had been separated for many years.

Because of this, King Yan has no heirs-this disadvantage in seizing the throne has also been completely erased.

Therefore, it is a fact that King Yan at this time has a biological son who is unknown to the world and has not been recognized.

But whether this son is Wu Chao or someone else, it is not yet possible to confirm - this is also the only thing they have to confirm now.

"If this guess is true, then Dingnan Palace must know the truth." Xu Mingyi said: "Ordinary people in the mansion may not know it, but the son and his wife definitely know."

Parents, of course, know better than anyone whether they are their own children or not.

Wu Chao nodded with a complicated expression.

He thought again of the strangeness that his mother showed when facing his temptation in Ningyang——

"Early this morning, when I went to look for my father, I saw a secret guard delivering a letter to my father." He said, "I guess, it might be related to King Yan."

That's why he went to play chess with his father today, with the intention of trying to find out something.

Before Xu Mingyi bluntly uttered that astonishing guess just now, he certainly never thought about it to this extent, but before that, his suspicions about his own life experience, as well as the possible plan between the Wu family and the King of Yan, were all the most important things in his heart——

He never stopped to probe and take note of these things.

Xu Mingyi heard the words and said: "If the two families really have such an important secret, King Yan will probably meet privately with his father when he returns to Beijing after eighteen years."

"Well, King Yan has just entered Beijing at this time, and the palace's eyeliner must be very tight. If we want to meet, maybe we will choose after the Queen Mother's birthday." Wu Chao said: "I will pay more attention to my father's recent whereabouts."

Xu Mingyi nodded.

Although the truth will always come to light one day, no matter what, Wu Chao should not be the one who is kept secret until the end and passively accepts everything.

Thinking of this, she asked softly, "Wu Chao, are you afraid?"

This may seem like a redundant question.

How many eighteen-year-old boys would say they were afraid in front of a girl's house?

But she was sure that the person in front of her would not lie to her.

And the "fear" in her mouth is not fear in the common sense. She refers to whether he will have the courage to face it calmly and firmly enough to stick to his heart when all kinds of inside stories and truths emerge in the future, so as not to let himself fall into the quagmire of many lies and changes.

She knew that he must also be able to understand what she meant at this time.

Wu Chao smiled, shook his head and said, "I'm not afraid."

Seeing the young man's calm eyes, Xu Mingyi also smiled: "That's right, there is nothing to be afraid of. I will investigate the truth with you, and if there is a result, I will face it together with you."

After Wu Chao was taken aback, the smile on his face deepened.

——That's why he's even more fearless.

"Zhao..." The young man subconsciously opened his mouth, and realized something was wrong as soon as he uttered his voice. Although he felt guilty, the smile in his eyes could not be suppressed no matter what.

At this time, Xu Mingyi took a sip from the teacup, and spoke in a very casual but smiling tone——

"In private, you can call me that."