Xin You's eyelashes trembled slightly and she nodded: "Yes, Aunt Xin gave birth to a son, and we grew up together."
Seeing the surprise in He Qingxiao's eyes, she twitched her lips: "Master He, you don't think I call Aunt Xin the Queen, do you? Although my mother is Aunt Xin's maid, Aunt Xin never has a condescending attitude. I also grew up. Know Aunt Xin’s true identity.”
"That prince——"
Xin You interrupted He Qingxiao: "Master He, just call him Mr. Xin. Aunt Xin has long abandoned her identity as the empress, and Mr. Xin doesn't care about being a prince after knowing his life experience."
He Qingxiao followed the good example and changed his title: "Were Mr. Xin in the valley when the accident happened?"
"No, Mr. Xin happened to be out."
"and you--"
He Qingxiao wanted to ask, Mr. Xin escaped because he went out, how did you survive. But looking at the girl's cold eyes, he swallowed the words that came to his lips.
Originally, what he wanted to know was the identity of the victim in the valley and the situation of the prince. As for the rest, it's just a curiosity that everyone has.
You don't need to think about it to know that it must be her deepest pain, why should he expose others' scars.
"Have you seen Mr. Xin after the accident?"
"I've never seen him again, and I don't want to see him again. I just hope that Mr. Xin will be well and nothing will happen to him."
Speaking of this, Xin You looked deeply at the man in front of her: "Master He, are you looking for Mr. Xin?"
He Qingxiao did not hide anything: "I gave the order to find survivors."
Based on the behavior of those in Guchangbo Mansion, he speculated that the young man might have survived, but it was not confirmed until now.
"After finding Mr. Xin, what are Master He going to do?"
He Qingxiao frowned unconsciously: "Mr. Xin is the son of the Queen, so he should be the only legitimate prince in Daxia——"
"So Master He will report it to the emperor, right?"
"In his position, he will seek his own government."
"Then why hasn't Mr. He reported what he found to the emperor?"
"There is no evidence to confirm the identity of the victim in the valley, and there is no evidence to point out that Guchangbo Mansion is the perpetrator. It is inappropriate to report the matter to the Queen, Concubine Shu, and Prince Qing rashly." He Qingxiao said frankly.
Apart from anything else, if he sent people to keep an eye on King Qing's ancestral home without any basis, he might be severely counterattacked by Concubine Shu's side.
Although he is the Jinlin Guard who serves as the emperor's eyes and ears, Prince Qing is the heir to the emperor's tendencies. Coupled with his embarrassing background, one mistake can cause him to get into trouble.
"Moreover, I want to talk to Miss Kou first and hear what you mean."
This last sentence made Xinyou's tense expression relax slightly.
"Master He just mentioned that there is no evidence that the Gu Changbo Mansion is the perpetrator. Does this mean that Master He is actually suspicious of them?" Xin You asked tentatively.
She didn't know how honest Mr. He would be to her.
"The people from Guchangbo Mansion went to Wanyang and have been moving around the valley."
"Are they looking for Mr. Xin?" Xin You blurted out.
Those who traveled south with Chang Liang have not returned yet, and they are indeed looking for her.
Fortunately, she always wears men's clothing when walking outside. People outside the mountain who know about my mother's existence will only think that she is my mother's son.
The people sent by Gu Changbo probably learned of her existence some time after the attack, so they stayed to look for her and sent Chang Liang back to Beijing to report the news.
The reason why Xinyou made this judgment was because no one was ambushing her when she returned to the valley, so she successfully buried her mother and the others.
If those people had known that there was another Mr. Xin before taking action, they would not have made such a mistake.
"Master He has talked with me, what are you going to do next?"
"What are your plans, Miss Kou?"
With him speaking frankly first, Xin You was also ready to show some sincerity.
It should be said that at this point, she needed his cooperation.
"Master He also said that it is not appropriate to report rashly. After all, those people have an extraordinary weight in the emperor's heart. So if
What if it's the other way around? "
"in turn?"
Xin You quietly rubbed her cold fingers, suppressed the pain in her stomach, and said calmly: "If the emperor takes the initiative to check Wanyang's side and orders Lord He to investigate, wouldn't it be logical?"
He Qingxiao's eyes were filled with surprise.
What Miss Kou means, is there a way to make the emperor take the initiative to notice it?
"If that's the case, it's natural."
Even if there is still no conclusive evidence by then, what he has found now can be used as information from the new investigation and reported to the emperor.
Sometimes, evidence is not what matters. What the emperor will do depends on whether the queen or Prince Qing is more important in his heart.
"I have a way, but it will take some time."
Despite this guess, He Qingxiao still raised his eyebrows when Xin You said it with certainty.
Xin You looked at him, with pleading in her clear eyes: "Can Master He wait for a while?"
"How long?"
"Years ago."
He Qingxiao couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.
She seems to like to resolve things years ago.
And now, it was November, so of course he could wait.
"good."
Hearing his promise, Xin You looked more relaxed: "Master He, do you have anything else to ask?"
He Qingxiao hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly: "There's more."
Xin You waited for him to continue, already having a guess in her mind.
What Master He wants to ask is the real Miss Kou, right?
Sure enough, I heard him ask: "How did you become Kou Qingqing? Where is the real Kou girl... buried?"
Xin You had expected the first question, but was surprised by the second one.
It's not surprising that Master He speculated that Kou Qingqing was no longer alive, but why did he think she knew where Kou Qingqing was buried?
Suppressing her doubts, Xin You answered the first question: "It's not that I want to be Kou Qingqing, but people from the Shaoqing Mansion came to me and thought I was Kou Qingqing."
His eyes fell softly on her face.
Xin You raised her hand to brush her cheek and smiled: "Isn't it an unbelievable coincidence? This is indeed my face, not deliberately disguised as Kou Qingqing."
She and Kou Qingqing were at least eighty similar.
Now that I think about it, how neglected Kou Qingqing must have been by the people in Shaoqing's Mansion. This eight-point statue can be used as a ten-cent statue.
He Qingxiao nodded unconsciously.
What a coincidence indeed.
He thought she was disguised as Kou Qingqing so that she could gain a foothold in this identity.
Xin You also thought of this and asked, "Master He asked me about the burial place of Kou Qingqing. Do you think I saw the dead Kou Qingqing and then disguised herself as her?"
"That's the guess."
Xin You pursed her lips and asked, "Master He, wouldn't you suspect that I killed someone to replace Kou Qingqing?"
He Qingxiao quickly realized: she was angry.
He paused and said frankly: "I didn't doubt it. When I first met Miss Kou, I smelled the smell of corpses when I got closer. This means that the deceased who Miss Kou approached has been dead for some time."
Xin You: "..." What a wonderful first encounter.
