"If you have any questions, you can ask them at any time and I will try my best to answer them."
"Of course, since this matter has been going on for so long, I may not be able to explain some things clearly." Bai Dongjiang asked Zhou Rushuang to sit down, poured a cup of fragrant tea with his own hands, and began to speak slowly.
"Fourteen years ago, that is, the year you were born, the year was the first year of Taihe, but things are coming to an end."
"There were many reasons for King Lu's defeat, so I won't go into details one by one. I think the betrayal of King Zhao and King Han was the key to that defeat."
"Of course, there may be other reasons, which we no longer know."
"Zhou An, who sent you to Zhoujia Village in Qinghe County, is the head of the internal security around King Lu. So he has no children."
The head of the internal guard was actually a eunuch. As a prince, King Lu was naturally qualified to use eunuchs.
"Your true identity is that of the queen of King Lu. The surname Tantai originated from the Wucheng of Lu State in the Spring and Autumn Period. When it was passed down to your father's lineage, they all lived in Lu. Your ancestors followed Taizu and raised troops in Chen. After more than ten years, the world was finally stabilized."
"Because your ancestor had the merit of serving the dragon and being the founding hero of the country, you are given the title of king with a different surname and the title of Lu. It is hereditary."
"When your father ascended the throne, His Majesty showed great favor to King Lu and married the Seventh Princess to your father. However, your biological mother was not the Seventh Princess, but a maid in King Lu's palace."
To put it nicely, she is called a maid, but to put it badly, she is actually a slave. However, in front of Zhou Rushuang, Bai Dongjiang could not say such an unpleasant thing.
"King Lu treats your biological mother very well, which arouses the dissatisfaction of the Seventh Princess. He often treats your mother harshly. Almost everyone in the court knows about this, except King Lu."
"But the fire could not be contained in the paper. Finally one day King Lu learned about this and was furious and expelled the Seventh Princess from the palace."
"For the seventh princess, this move undoubtedly stripped her of her face in front of everyone in the world. So the seventh princess hanged herself in shame and anger."
"I guess this matter may be the reason why King Lu raised an army."
"After King Lu's defeat, he left many behind-the-scenes arrangements, which were distributed to different people. This is called the legacy of King Lu."
"The Bai family is also a member of King Lu's legacy. The order they received is to find you and assist you in revolting again."
Bai Dongjiang glanced at Zhou Rushuang, wanting to know her reaction.
After all, Zhou Rushuang is only fifteen years old. No matter how mature he is, he is still just a child. Will the idea of starting a rebellion scare her?
Zhou Rushuang was indeed a little surprised, but in the past few days, Bai Jingtao had mentioned it to her countless times on the way from Yunzhou to Shangjing. Now that she heard it again, her reaction was not as big as the first time she heard it.
Bai Dongjiang commented from the bottom of his heart: She is indeed the daughter of King Lu. She is calm and not flustered. If she is well-trained, she will be a handsome person.
Zhou Rushuang shook his head: "Mr. Bai, a year ago, I was just an orphan in the village and knew nothing. To suddenly take on such a big responsibility, I am afraid that countless people will die because of it. How can I bear it?"
"What's more..." Zhou Rushuang bit her lower lip, thought for a while, and finally plucked up the courage to say: "I heard that the current emperor is very diligent and loves the people. He has beheaded countless people to punish corrupt officials. Even if someone else does it, Does it have to be better than him?"
These words spoke to Bai Dongjiang's heart. He was actually not willing to risk the beheading of his whole family to rebel, but King Lu's legacy was not only arranged for him, but also for others.
If we don't follow the legacy policy, who knows if King Lu will have some countermeasures in reserve?
After King Lu was defeated and died, a general handed over the legacy of King Lu to the court, willing to make up for his mistakes, but in the end he pretended to surrender and almost stabbed the emperor to death.
From then on, even if there were those who claimed that they had received the advice from King Lu and were willing to offer it for forgiveness, they were all killed by the emperor without mercy, and no one was spared.
It was hard-won for the Bai family to gain such a status today. If he could confess to the emperor and be forgiven, Bai Dongjiang would definitely do it.
With King Lu's legacy in his hand, he can neither advance nor retreat.
To take a step forward would be to start a rebellion. The Bai family already has a very powerful position, so why bother to do such a thankless thing? Could it be that after another rebellion, could the new emperor's official position be greater than it is now?
But if we don't follow the instructions, what if King Lu prepares some back-up plan, or if the emperor discovers something one day, he will be passive again.
In addition, Bai Jingtao is preoccupied with these things and has been running around outside these years. Bai Dongjiang is also in a dilemma.
Fortunately, we have reached this point safely and found King Lu's daughter. It is up to King Lu's daughter to decide what to do next. No matter how powerful King Lu is, he can still trick her own daughter. ?
Zhou Rushuang didn't want to rebel, which made Bai Dongjiang feel much less stressed.
"Miss Wushuang, don't rush into these things. I am telling you these things today just to let you know the causes and consequences of your life experience. As for how to do it in the future, it is entirely up to you, girl, to decide."
"In order to restore the girl's identity, I should have come forward and accepted her as my adopted daughter. But Quanzi Jingtao has always been on the road and attracted attention. If I were to come forward again, it would inevitably arouse suspicion from interested people."
"For the sake of safety, I have found a noble person in the court who is not weaker than me, and he will accept the girl as my adopted daughter."
Zhou Rushuang quickly waved her hand and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Mr. Bai. Rushuang thinks it's good to be alone."
Bai Dongjiang had arranged things, so she naturally could not tolerate her refusal: "Girl, it's better to obey the arrangements. This is also your father's last order."
In fact, Bai Jingtao had already told Zhou Rushuang about arranging the identity. Although he didn't know who would adopt her as his adopted daughter, he had indeed been preparing for this along the way.
The housekeeper Bai An took Zhou Rushuang to settle down in the mansion. Only Bai Dongjiang and Bai Jingtao were left in the study.
"Father, it is normal for the princess to find it hard to accept the past when she first learns about it. For such a big event, so many people are preparing for it. How can the princess be allowed to make her own decision?"
Bai Jingtao was a little unhappy. What Bai Dongjiang said just now meant that it was all up to the princess to decide what to do in the future.
In this way, if the princess is unwilling to take action again, won't all these years of hard work be wasted?
Bai Dongjiang snorted coldly: "What do you know! If she doesn't make the decision, shouldn't it be up to you, a traitor, to make the decision?"
"You've been traveling for more than half a year now, and all your homework has been wasted. Why don't you go study?"
