Kunde Hall, in the study.
Liang Zhaoyi was also very surprised when she heard what Zhao Yao said. She quickly put down the brush in her hand and asked in shock: "What are you talking about? Dingyuan is a member of the Pei family. What's going on?"
Zhao Yao thought to himself that no wonder when he first saw the petal birthmark on Dingyuan's lower back, he felt it looked very familiar and felt like he had seen it somewhere before. Because he and Liang Zhaoyi had read Concubine Pei's letters before. It was recorded in that handbook that the direct descendants of the Pei family had a peach blossom-like birthmark on their lower backs when they were born.
Concubine Pei had the birthmark of a young peach blossom on her lower back, so the previous emperor gave her the nickname "Taotao". The emperor of the previous dynasty specially planted a peach grove in her palace. At that time, this peach grove was the imperial city and one of the most beautiful scenery in the entire capital. However, later, the Pei family rebelled, and Concubine Pei was demoted to the cold palace, and this peach forest was destroyed.
At that time, this peach forest was burned by a fire, and not a single peach tree was left in the fire. Today, the peach grove still has traces of being destroyed by fire.
However, few people know that the direct descendants of the Pei family have peach blossom birthmarks. At that time, only Pei's family knew. Liang Zhaoyi and Zhao Yao knew about this because Concubine Pei left a handwritten note by her. In this note, she wrote a lot about the Pei family.
When Liang Zhaoyi and Zhao Yao found this manuscript, they thought it was incredible. They did not expect that Concubine Pei would write down such things about the Pei family.
Perhaps after Concubine Pei was demoted to the cold palace, she learned that her entire family was killed and no one was left alive. She wrote this note specifically to record everything about the Pei family. She may be afraid that after she dies, no one will know about the Pei family. Or perhaps, she hoped that one day, someone would be able to clear the grievances of the Pei family. Unfortunately, after knowing that the previous dynasty had been destroyed, no one could vindicate the Pei family.
Zhao Yao told Liang Zhaoyi about the peach blossom birthmark on Dingyuan's lower waist, "I thought it looked familiar at the time, as if I had seen it somewhere. It turned out that I had seen it in the note left by Concubine Pei."
"Are you sure the birthmark you saw on Dingyuan's body is the peach blossom birthmark?"
Zhao Yao nodded affirmatively: "I'm not wrong, I remember it very clearly." As he said that, he pinched his chin with a look of sudden realization on his face, "No wonder Dingyuan has a noble aura about him. It looks like He didn’t look like a beggar, so at that time I thought that Dingyuan’s background must be very good, and he was probably abducted, but I didn’t expect that he turned out to be a member of the Pei family.”
Liang Zhaoyi heard Zhao Yao talk about Dingyuan. At that time, she felt that the child was pitiful. He was abducted when he was young, and then became a beggar. He was bullied and almost beaten to death. Fortunately, she met Zhao Yao and the others.
"So Dingyuan is a member of the Pei family, and he is also a direct descendant of the Pei family."
Zhao Yao calculated his seniority in his mind and guessed: "Then is he the grandnephew of Concubine Pei?"
"Maybe, or maybe a great-grandson."
"Sure enough, the Pei family secretly hid a descendant, and did not let Emperor Xia Ling kill them all, and continued the incense of the Pei family." Zhao Yao said with emotion, "Sure enough, everything written in the story book is true." There are also many stories in the story book about the whole family. The house was ransacked, but there will be a story about one person surviving and then avenging the whole family. At that time, he said that there might be someone alive in the Pei family, but he didn't expect that he actually guessed it.
"I didn't expect that I would be so lucky. A beggar I picked up on the street turned out to be a descendant of the Pei family, and a direct descendant." According to the story in the storybook he had read, he was from Dingyuan. The master knew Dingyuan's identity, and then took advantage of Dingyuan's desire for revenge to train Dingyuan into a killer with cold-blooded weapons. Dingyuan was used by him to do many things, and then Dingyuan found out that he had been deceived, and then killed his master.
Of course, this is what is in the storybook. Although he is the master of Dingyuan, he is not the culprit who destroyed the Dingyuan family, and he cannot use Dingyuan to help him kill his enemies.
"I remember you said that Dingyuan couldn't remember who he was or what happened before he came to the capital?"
When Zhao Yao heard what Liang Zhaoyi said, he remembered this matter. He put his hand on his forehead and sighed helplessly: "Oh, yes, Dingyuan said that he seemed to have been seriously ill before, and he seemed to have a fever. Then after he recovered, he forgot all the previous things. It was completely different. Remember who you are."
After hearing this, Liang Zhaoyi sighed softly: "This may be a good thing for him. If he still remembers the past, he might live in hatred all day long."
Zhao Yao sat on the chair with his hands folded, frowning and looking a little solemn.
"This... is a bit difficult..."
Liang Zhaoyi hurriedly asked: "What's so difficult about it?"
"Once Dingyuan's identity as a direct descendant of the Pei family is exposed, Dingyuan is afraid that he will not survive. Although the previous dynasty has been destroyed, Han Zhong of Shu has ulterior motives for the Pei family." Zhao Yao's right hand fingers gently Knocking on his left arm, "If Han Zhong knows that someone from the Pei family is still alive, he will never let Dingyuan go. In order to find the Pei family's treasure, he will definitely torture Dingyuan to extract a confession, but there is no Pei family in Dingyuan memory."
"What you said is very possible, but no one else will know that Dingyuan is from the Pei family." Liang Zhaoyi said, "Except for us, no one in the world will know that the direct descendants of the Pei family have peach blossom birthmarks."
"Not necessarily, maybe Han Zhong knows that there are still people in the Pei family alive, and he may have been looking for the Pei family." Zhao Yao said thoughtfully, "The Pei family must have something extraordinary, otherwise Han Zhong in Shu I won’t secretly send people to the capital to sneak into the Pei family’s deserted house.”
He added: "Since Han Zhong can know that the Pei family has something extraordinary, maybe he also knows that the direct descendants of the Pei family have peach blossom birthmarks."
Liang Zhaoyi felt that what Zhao Yao said made sense. She frowned slightly and said, "Then Han Zhong's people must not be allowed to know the existence of Dingyuan."
"Fortunately, only a few of us have seen the peach blossom birthmark on Dingyuan. Except for me, even my second uncle didn't care about the birthmark on Dingyuan."
"That's good, don't take Dingyuan to the bathhouse to take a bath in the future." Liang Zhaoyi warned, "The less people see the birthmark on his body, the better."
"This is natural, but how can I remind Dingyuan not to show his birthmark to others easily?" Zhao Yao struggled, "Should I tell Dingyuan his identity? Maybe if I tell him his identity, he will What do you remember?"
"Yao Yao, is recovering his memory a good thing or a bad thing for him?"
"Mother and concubine, the previous emperors are dead. Even if Dingyuan recovers his memory, he will not be able to take revenge." Zhao Yao said, "Besides, it has been so long, and it is impossible for him to live in hatred. The most important thing is He is the last bloodline of the Pei family, and Concubine Pei and the others definitely hope that he can live a good life as a member of the Pei family."
"Are you going to tell him who he is?"
Zhao Yao nodded slightly and said, "Whether he can recover his previous memories or not, I think it's better to tell him."
"Then tell him." Liang Zhaoyi thought of the Pei family's treasure and warned Zhao Yao, "If he regains his memory in the future and thinks that you are also taking him in for the Pei family's treasure, what will you do then?"
"I'm not interested in the Pei family's treasure. It's just a hot potato for me. I don't want to get into trouble." Zhao Yao said, "Even if Dingyuan regains his memory in the future and kindly tells me the Pei family's treasure, I I don't want to hear it either. He should keep the Pei family's treasure for himself." Although he loves money, he will not accept money that is troublesome or dangerous. Besides, he can make money himself.
Liang Zhaoyi said deliberately: "Maybe the treasures left by the Pei family are rich enough to rival the country."
"That also depends on whether my life is useful." Zhao Yao curled his lips and said, "Although I love money, I love life even more."
Hearing what Zhao Yao said, Liang Zhaoyi felt relieved.
"Then tell him and let him know his life experience."
"I'll tell him when I take a bath next month."
After Liang Zhaoyi and Zhao Yao finished talking about the business, Guixing and Tongxi dared to come in and tell them about the promotion of Ying Concubine to Ying Fei and the fact that Concubine Rong was kicked out of the imperial study by the emperor.
"So, Concubine Rong sent someone to assassinate Concubine Ying." Zhao Yao raised a playful smile on his lips, "Concubine Rong is really bold."
"She is testing your father."
"Testing the father?" Zhao Yao thought for a moment and immediately figured it out, "She wants to test whether in the heart of the father, she is more important, or the concubine Ying is more important."
"Um."
"So now it seems that her test failed." Zhao Yao said with a gloating smile, "Currently, in my father's heart, Concubine Ying is more important."
When Liang Zhaoyi heard this, she just smiled slightly.
"It's going to be exciting next time."
At the same time, Dingyuan took Tongan to the poor place where he used to live as a beggar.
Although the West Market is bustling and lively, there are also many dilapidated places. These places are closely related to Bei City, and most of the beggars in West City live in this area.
The houses in this area are dilapidated, messy and smelly.
Tong'an didn't expect Dingyuan to live in such a shabby place before, but the place he lived in the palace before was not much better than here.
At this time, it was evening, and all the beggars living here went to the night market to beg.
Begging at the night market, not only can you get something to eat, but if you are lucky, you may even get a copper or two from a well-wisher.
Dingyuan used to live at the back of this area. His place was shabby and small, so he was not favored by other beggars.
Seeing Dingyuan searching around in the dilapidated shed where he used to live, Tongan asked, "Dingyuan, what are you looking for?"
"A package should have several books in it." Dingyuan said, "I dreamed yesterday that I seemed to be dreaming about my past, and then I dreamed that I seemed to have a baggage, and there seemed to be several books in the baggage."
Tong'an knew that Dingyuan had lost his previous memory. Hearing what he said, he was surprised and said, "Are you starting to recover your memory now?"
Dingyuan shook his head and said, "No, I just recently started dreaming about things that look like the past. I don't know if they are true, so I want to verify it."
"So that's it, then I'll help you find it together."
"It should be right here." Dingyuan picked up a piece of wood and started digging. Tongan saw this and helped him dig together.
The two dug for most of an hour, and finally found a bundle, a bundle of rags.
"Yes, that's it. It's exactly the same as in the dream." Dingyuan said with joy, and immediately reached out and took out the rag bundle. He hurriedly opened the bag and found that there were indeed several books inside, but there were no titles on the covers of these books.
He reached out and picked up the first book, carefully opened it and looked at it. What came into view were the words "Pei Family Instructions".
He and Tongan read out in unison: "Pei family motto?"
The pages of this book are yellowed, and the words on them are a little blurry, but you can still see clearly what is written.
"Pei family?" Dingyuan felt inexplicably familiar and close. "Am I a member of the Pei family before?"
"It's very possible." Tong'an read a few lines of the Pei family's family motto and said in surprise, "Dingyuan, maybe your family used to be a wealthy family. I remember that only wealthy families have lessons."
Dingyuan looked at the contents of the Pei family's family motto, and the feeling of familiarity in his heart became stronger and stronger.
"I feel like I have memorized this family lesson before, as if someone forced me to memorize it."
"Then you must be from the Pei family." Tong'an congratulated Dingyuan, "Dingyuan, congratulations, you have a surname. Your name is Pei Dingyuan now."
"Pei Dingyuan?" Dingyuan said with a smile, "The surname Pei matches the name Dingyuan very well."
"Quickly look at what the next few books are." Tong'an urged.
Dingyuan hurriedly opened the remaining two books and read them. These two books still have no names and their contents are very strange. It looks like poetry, but it's not like it. It looks like he is writing a story, but he doesn't seem to be. There's something nagging about it, but I don't know what it means.
"When the young master comes, you can show it to the young master. Maybe the young master knows what it means." In Tong An's mind, Zhao Yao didn't care.
Dingyuan also believed that Zhao Yao could know what these two books were, "Then let the young master take a look."
"It's getting late, let's go back."
"Okay." Before Dingyuan left, he turned back and took a deep look at the place where he once lived.
At this moment, a picture suddenly appeared in his mind.
A middle-aged woman told him with a very serious expression: "You must go back..."
Return to where?
"You must go back... you must find them... you must go see them... you must..." Before the middle-aged woman could finish her words, her eyes closed, and she immediately became silent.
Tong'an walked a few steps and saw Dingyuan standing there motionless. He hurriedly walked back and asked with concern: "Dingyuan, what's wrong?"
"Some images just flashed through my mind. There was a woman who told me to go back, but she didn't say where. She wanted me to see someone, but she didn't tell me who she wanted me to see, and she told me to go back." Dingyuan tried his best to think back, but his mind went blank and nothing came to mind.
Dingyuan raised his hand and hit his head, hoping that he could remember something, but he still couldn't remember anything.
Tong'an grabbed his hand and comforted him: "Even if you crack your head, you won't remember anything."
"Tong'an, I feel like I forgot something very important."
"Since it is an important thing, I will definitely think of it in the future." Tongan patted Dingyuan on the shoulder and comforted him, "Aren't you starting to dream about the past? This is a good sign. Maybe you You will still dream about the past in the future, and one day you will remember everything."
Dingyuan felt much better after being comforted by Tongan.
"you're right."
"Let's go, it's time to go home."
"Okay, go home."
After walking for a while, Dingyuan looked at Tongan beside him and suddenly said: "Tongan, the young master is actually the prince, right?"
When Tongan heard this, he was so shocked that he almost stumbled, but luckily he stabilized himself in time. He looked at Dingyuan in shock: "You know?"
"I've guessed it a long time ago." Dingyuan also knew Tongan's identity a long time ago, but he thoughtfully didn't say it out. "The young master looks like he is not the son of an ordinary wealthy businessman."
"Then why didn't you guess that he was the son of an official?"
"The demeanor of the young master does not look like that of a child from an official family." Dingyuan said with a smile, "Also, the things arranged by the young master do not look like they were done by a child of an official family."
"I can't tell you the true identity of the young master. When the young master comes next time, you can ask the young master directly, and the young master should tell you."
"Okay." In fact, Dingyuan also guessed Zhao Yao's identity. He had heard some royal things from his husband before. If he guessed correctly, the young master was the tenth prince.
There will be another update in the evening.
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