The second princess went straight to the royal study room of the palace.
At that time, the Queen and several ministers of the court were discussing matters.
Looking at the woman who came straight in, the Queen paused and sent the ministers away first.
"Mother Jin, serve tea."
"No, I can't drink. Your Majesty, I have something to say."
The Queen sighed, "Second sister, your impulsive temper is still the same. Sit down first and speak slowly."
Upon seeing this, Aunt Jin withdrew with a wink, closed the door of the imperial study from the outside, and asked the soldiers guarding the outside to leave temporarily, so that no one could secretly listen to the private conversation between the emperor and the second princess.
The entire imperial study is simply decorated. Apart from two bookshelves, there is only a sandalwood desk, two carved armchairs, and a small couch for the imperial concubine near the window for the queen to take a nap when she is tired from working.
The desk is piled with memorials that have been read or not reviewed. Next to them are paper and ink, as well as a wolf-hair brush with still wet ink.
The queen was sitting behind the desk, looking at each other with the second princess.
"Feng Lin, today the eldest sister arrested someone on the street to identify her son. The boy's name is Bai Yu. He looks exactly like the queen, especially the eyes. Not only does he look like the queen, he looks more like you." The second princess couldn't hold back her words and told Sisters don't like to hide things from each other. "They are wanted criminals in the nine countries. I heard that you invited them to the boat last night."
When she heard the word "Bai Yu", the queen's fingers on her knees curled up, "Is this why the second sister broke into the imperial study while I was discussing matters with the ministers?"
The second princess came forward and sat down on another armchair, her phoenix eyes raised, "Don't be careless with me, even if you are the queen, you are still my sister. I can tell what you are thinking when you move your eyebrows. The majestic Queen of Xiling actually invited her privately." Seeing a wanted criminal, who is that Bai Yu?"
"Feng Lin, there are no outsiders here. You and I, sisters, talk openly. When the eldest sister gave birth to Xiao Bao - I watched Xiao Bao enter the coffin with my own eyes. Bai Yu cannot be the eldest sister's child, but he The features and eyes look so much like the queen’s, I don’t think it’s a coincidence. At that time, the eldest sister lost her parents three times and fell into madness, and it was exactly two years since you escaped from your marriage and left Xiling. Because of the successive changes in the Xiling royal family, you had to come back to inherit the throne. ...What happened to you during those two years when you were away from home? You never mentioned it to anyone after you came back. It was only after I met Bai Yu today that I became suspicious. Calculating based on time, if you had a son outside at that time, his age would be exactly the same. It’s time to be twenty-two.”
The second princess stared straight at the woman behind the desk, "Tell me, does Bai Yu have anything to do with me and the Xiling royal family?"
The Queen's always calm and indifferent face cracked with a crack, her eyes darkened, "Second Sister——"
"Feng Lin, if you lie to me, it will be in vain that the eldest sister and I have given you so many years of love and support!" The second princess stood up with stern eyes.
The sisters looked at each other for a moment, but the flow of time seemed extremely slow, so slow that the heartbeat slowed down and then accelerated suddenly due to the suffocation feeling.
The ends of Fengtang's eyes were dyed red, and water shimmered in her eyes. Her red lips were raised as if she was crying or smiling, "I understand."
"Second sister! He doesn't know his life experience!" The queen also stood up, her eyes slowly closed to hide her tears, her hands were clenched tightly under the dragon robe, and her nails pricked marks on her palms, "Don't... pull him in. In my life, this is the only thing I do selfishly.”
The aloof Queen seemed to have exhausted all her strength when speaking these words, and her tone actually contained a low prayer.
Fengtang neatly wiped tears from the corner of her eyes, raised her chin and squinted with her phoenix eyes, her arrogance and domineering attitude clearly revealed, "Your second sister, I am not stupid. If the eldest sister wants a son, she will look for Bai Yu. He doesn't want to be one." appropriate!"
This is the best arrangement.
The third sister cannot recognize her son, and Bai Yu's appearance may heal the eldest sister's heartache, at least give her some comfort and motivation to live in her later years.
The mastermind behind the Xiling royal family has been hiding in the dark and won't give up. Bai Yu's true identity cannot be revealed to the public now... But the eldest princess is eager to "recognize" a son, but it will not arouse anyone's fear or suspicion.
"You're really good at hiding things. I'll settle the score with you later! Also, after twenty years of investigation, I still haven't been able to find out who the bastard is who wants my Xiling royal family to have no descendants. You are so useless! Get him as soon as possible. Find him out! I want to cut him into pieces and feed him to the bastard!" After saying this, the woman immediately rushed out, as furious as when she came.
The room became quiet again.
Aunt Jin did not go in, but closed the opened door again.
The Queen doesn't need anyone to disturb her now, and she, an old nanny, needs some time to suppress her shock.
The young master named Bai Yu turned out to be—!
Aunt Jin closed her eyes and caressed her chest quickly. Tears overflowed from the seams in her eyes, and a moment later, tears fell freely.
There was no one else in the imperial study room.
The flower window on the west side is open, and the chrysanthemums outside the window are colorful and blooming brilliantly in the sunlight during the day, and the air is flowing with elegant fragrance.
Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival.
It is a day for family reunion.
The Queen looked at the magnificent scenery outside the window, her eyes were extremely red, but no tears flowed out.
Over the years, she has become accustomed to restraint and forbearance.
In his mind, he pictured a young man showing off his face on a painted boat.
He has lived a good life these years, healthy, safe, and surrounded by many like-minded partners.
Her decision back then was not wrong.
She has no regrets.
Otherwise, today, she might be like her eldest sister... going crazy early.
…
The eldest princess's mansion.
A mouse suddenly appeared and rescued Bai Yu from his dilemma.
The eldest princess was so anxious that she ordered people to catch the mouse, and for the time being she forgot to let her son call her mother.
But it was impossible for the group to leave the princess mansion today.
Moreover, the group followed the eldest princess's wishes and followed her back to the mansion, but they also had other plans.
"Tianbao, my endurance is only three days at most." Taking advantage of the eldest princess to relax for a moment, Bai Yu crawled to Tianbao's side weakly, his peach blossom eyes were drooped, and he looked pitiful with a helpless look.
Tianbao spoke ruthlessly, "If you make the eldest princess happy, maybe the queen can make us happy."
"...Why does this sound so unpleasant to me?"
A jade fan was knocked on Bai Yu's head, and the man's voice sounded like schadenfreude, "A small impatience will ruin a big plan, just bear with it."
Bai Yu turned his head and said, "Godfather, if I really admit it, the eldest princess will be my godmother. Do you think it's appropriate?"
Bai Xiaofeng's face turned dark immediately.
Du Bugui hugged his belly and kicked his legs, "Jie Jie Jie!"
The other little ones were not so bold and could only suppress their blushes one or two.
After a while, Bai Xiaofeng and Du Buguo started fighting again.
The eldest princess, who had never seen such a battle before, was so surprised that she held the young man Shao's arm tightly, "Xiaobao, your two friends are so good at kung fu! Tell your mother, have you learned any skills outside? ?”
Bai Yu lowered his head, looked at the two hands that held his own, "..."
He doesn't really want to talk right now.
