Wishful Things

Seeing it like this from his son, King Yan immediately realized something was wrong, and secretly said in his heart, "If the son can't marry a wife, he will be to blame." He opened his mouth to make amends, but saw the little girl nodded calmly and earnestly——

"It's so good, no one has stepped on it, not only is it convenient to talk, but also don't have to worry about people noticing the traces when they came."

After King Yan was stunned, he couldn't help laughing heartily twice, and looked at his son quietly—look, the little girl is not angry, she is just worrying.

Aware of this vague gaze, Wu Chao only looked at the girl in front of him - that's not because Zhao Zhao was understanding.

"Sit down and talk." King Yan said to the two children while sitting down on the old stone bench beside the stone table.

Although the stone benches are old, there is a clean cushion on each of them.

Xu Mingyi sat down and judged in his heart, so careful, probably it was Xiao Qi.

"I've heard from A Yuan about the incident in the mausoleum. This time, the queen mother was able to escape the catastrophe because of Miss Xu's protection." King Yan said, "This king first thanked Miss Xu for her help—"

Seeing King Yan raised his hands in salute, Xu Mingyi folded his hands and raised them in front of his eyes, returning the salute: "My lord, you are welcome."

Looking at the girl who was spunky, King Yan said with a smile: "In the future, if there is anything Miss Xu needs my king's help, please feel free to ask."

Xu Mingyi responded straightforwardly: "Yes, the younger generation will definitely not be as polite as the prince."

She rescued the queen mother this time, from the beginning to the present, she had no other distracting thoughts, but now that she has successfully rescued her, if she can form a "good relationship" with King Yan because of this, she has no reason not to.

At present, in front of the final winner, the Xu family may really need the other party's help.

King Yan nodded his head, the smile in his eyes deepened a bit.

It's good for him, his daughter-in-law hasn't married yet, he owes a debt of kindness first, and it's such a big debt for saving his mother——

But it doesn't matter.

If ordinary things can't be repaid, doesn't he still have a ready-made son that can be used to pay off the debt?

If you don't want to turn around, you will push your son to the Duke of the state - anyway, this kid is the best in the family, and the general will decide whether to accept it or not.

His Highness King Yan took the time to fantasize about the situation, and soon lost his mind, looked at the two children and asked, "But then again, how did the two of you know that the Empress Dowager will be assassinated in this sacrifice?"

This is what he has been thinking about today.

Hearing this somewhat headache-inducing question, Xu Mingyi knew that it was time for him to lie again.

However, before she could speak, she heard Wu Chao who was beside her say, "I happened to dream about this—"

Xu Mingyi who was robbed of his words and dreams was slightly taken aback.

King Yan was even more stunned: "...dream?"

What is the sleeping position to make such an effective dream?

Wu Chao nodded calmly: "Exactly."

He doesn't want too many people to know that Zhao Zhao's dreams are effective. It's hard to guarantee that such an abnormal thing will not be used by others. It's not that he doesn't trust the prince, it's just that there are unnecessary troubles, and he doesn't want Xu Mingyi to get involved.

And the rhetoric of dreaming is actually more or less perfunctory.

With such an impression, let him come.

King Yan was silent for a moment.

Before coming here, I didn't expect to hear such a simple but not simple answer.

But could he still question the nonsense his son said?

Therefore, His Royal Highness King Yan nodded calmly: "In this way, it seems that there is God's will in the dark."

To smooth things over like this, this father should be considered competent, right?

Wu Chao tacitly said: "Or so."

King Yan smiled, and readily revealed it, without asking further questions.

Although it was his own, but when it comes to "acquaintance", it has only been a few days. Under such circumstances, it is very rare that the child is willing to sit down and talk to him, and many things cannot be rushed.

Now, the word "unreserved" should be what he should do, not be used to ask his children.

Seeing that he didn't intend to ask questions, he knew that this was the silent tolerance of the elders, and Xu Mingyi felt warm in his heart—it was for Wu Chao.

She asked: "The prince should have heard about what happened in the chamber tonight, right?"

King Yan nodded.

In fact, this is also the reason why he found the two children tonight. He thought that the two children who knew in advance that their mother might have an accident would have clues about this matter——

Although he didn't ask anything, but since they were all sitting here, the King of Yan also said: "Ji Shangshu was used to cover someone's crime."

Even if he was not present at the time, it is not difficult to judge the matter before and after.

Wu Chao: "Who does the prince think he is taking the blame for?"

Yan Wang pondered slightly: "Most likely it is the fourth brother—"

Sometimes, when looking for the truth, it is not necessary to dig too deep. The more complicated the thinking, the easier it is to be confused. In the whole matter, the most important person is undoubtedly Sun Taifei. Just because of this alone, King Xiang is the most suspicious.

Furthermore, in the conference hall today, he has listened to the detailed report of Concubine Sun's identification of Ji Shangshu. Generally speaking, it can be directly attributed to four words: Desire to protect the son.

In this regard, Wu Chao has the same opinion.

So he just took the words and said: "The reason why the emperor chose Ji Shangshu to be the scapegoat is probably because Xia Tingzhen and others contributed to the flames. However, the most important thing is the old incident between Ji Shangshu and the prince—"

What he was referring to was of course Ji Xiu's two sons who died early.

King Yan said: "It should be so."

This old incident, in the eyes of the world, could be the motive of Ji Shangshu's strike—perhaps the emperor's brother thought that this was "enough" as an explanation for him and his mother.

But the so-called confession, the important thing is not whether the weight is enough, but only the truth.

And speaking of the old days...

"Actually, what happened back then seems strange to me." King Yan said at this time: "I have never given up on investigating the truth over the years, but almost all the people involved in this incident were killed in that raid. For more than ten years, I have been in the northern border. Even if I want to investigate thoroughly, I can't extend my hand to Beijing with great fanfare. Otherwise, Ji Shangshu might be killed—"

Xu Mingyi nodded knowingly.

If Ji Xiu is the one being deceived and used by others, once he has the possibility to learn the truth, he will turn into a threat to the instigator—and the emperor will not be merciful if he is aware of it.

"However, after inquiring in secret, I now know the whereabouts of an old man back then, but I have to meet him in person before I can make a conclusion." King Yan said: "This man should have survived by luck. He has been hiding his name in Linyuan City for these years. I am planning to find an opportunity to meet him secretly."

good evening everyone~