Su Rong suddenly realized that it was not surprising that her mother later fell in love with her biological father.
Probably because he said the most unspeakable words in his heart, Xie Yuan felt much smoother and started to talk about the past to Su Rong, "Back then, your mother agreed to the marriage of the Nanchu Crown Prince for Daliang. Later, Da Wei asked your mother to marry him." The late emperor said before his death that he should continue the fight, and your majesty is also willing to fight now. But your mother secretly went to ask the prince of Nanchu. The prince of Nanchu was very angry. Your mother stayed in Nanchu for three months. The prince of Nanchu later agreed. She returned to Daliang and went to Dawei to get married. After arriving in Dawei, she found out that she was pregnant and had to fake her death to escape, otherwise she would not be able to protect you."
Su Rong had heard what Nanny Zhao said about this and nodded, "The prince of Nanchu back then is the king of Nanchu now?"
"Um."
Su Rong wondered, "Isn't the King of Nanchu incapable of giving birth? I heard that he still has no children. Didn't Nanchu have been in trouble for several years so that the King of Nanchu could adopt an heir from the clan?"
Xie Yuan shook his head, "I don't know what happened, but you are indeed the flesh and blood of the King of Nan Chu, and your mother's innocence was only given to the King of Nan Chu."
Su Rong was a little confused, "Uncle Xie, are you sure?"
Xie Yuan glared, "How can your mother's words be false? Whoever your mother lies to will never lie to me."
"Okay, okay, I understand. My mother trusts you the most." Su Rong surrendered, "That's really strange. Did the King of Nanchu suffer any injuries later that hurt his roots? Otherwise, there are so many people in the Nanchu Palace. Woman, why doesn’t anyone give him another son and a half daughters?”
Aunt Zhao recalled the speculation that the Queen Mother had mentioned to her when she was still alive, "Perhaps it was because of the death of the princess that the King of Nanchu was too heartbroken and no longer had a woman close to him? I heard that the harem of Nanchu has always been vacant, but what is it? Whether it’s true or just a rumor, there’s no way to verify it.”
Su Rong was speechless, "Is this possible?"
Aunt Zhao is well-informed, "It's not impossible. The prince of Nanchu liked the princess very much back then. If he hadn't really impressed the princess, the princess wouldn't have..."
The meaning behind her is self-evident. After all, Princess Zhenmin was in love with Xie Yuan before she asked the Prince of Nanchu to save Daliang from the danger of national destruction.
Su Rong understood what Aunt Zhao meant, glanced at Xie Yuan, and guessed along with what Aunt Zhao said, "If this is true, he left countless women in the harem vacant for my mother. As the master of the harem, the queen empress , it’s not surprising that the grievances would be so great, that they would travel thousands of miles, last for several years, and send people to kill me with perseverance. Since I am the only heir of King Nan Chu, how can the Queen of Nan Chu hate him and my mother? Son? That's why you vent your anger on me like this, and you won't give up until you kill me."
She was puzzled, "The King of Nanchu believed that my mother was dead? Didn't he even investigate her?"
"After receiving the news that your mother was killed in the Wei Dynasty, the King of Southern Chu was so distraught that he couldn't afford to fall ill. He was ill for three months, and Southern Chu retired for three months." Xie Yuan had a complicated mood, "He deserves it. Your mother fell in love with him and later fought to the death to give birth to you."
Su Rong pouted, "Then he is stupid enough. Even his queen knows the news that my mother is not dead, but he never knew."
"It is said that the person involved is confused but the bystander is clear. This is probably the truth. Once a person is extremely sad, he will lose his judgment and lose his mind." Xie Yuan understood the King of Southern Chu, "What's more, your mother deliberately made him feel that he was dead and faked his death. Before I escaped, I gave him a final letter."
Su Rong didn't understand even more, "My mother faked her death and escaped? Why can't she go to the King of Nanchu anonymously?"
Xie Yuan shook his head, "Your mother's fake death allowed Daliang to gain more, while Dawei Liang suffered a lot and benefited a lot. If your mother really went to the King of Nanchu, if the news leaked, she would have harmed Nanchu. After all, There is also a Nangong family in Nanchu. Two generations of queens are from the Nangong family. Their relatives are very powerful. For the Nangong family, sending a daughter to the palace and controlling half of the imperial power of Nanchu cannot be hidden from the Nangong family no matter what. Yes, your mother can’t go.”
Su Rong understood. If she hadn't thought about it all this morning when sending Zhou Gu off, she would probably have curled her lips at Xie Yuan's words, but now she understood it easily, "For the good of a person, just stay away from him." ."
She felt melancholy in her heart, "My mother and I are indeed mother and daughter."
When Xie Yuan heard her words, there was an overtone. After thinking about it for a moment, he vaguely understood Su Rong's thoughts and asked her: "You left the city to see Zhou Gu off today. What did he say before he left? Who are you?" Intend?"
Su Rong shook his head, "I didn't say anything. He just asked me if I wanted to get married as soon as possible? I said there was no rush, so he said he knew and left."
Zhou Gu saw that she spoke simply, and her pale little face showed no emotion and was very calm, but often the simpler, the more illustrative the problem would be on the contrary.
He sighed, "Actually, I don't agree with your mother's arrangement of your marriage with the Duke Protector's Palace back then. The Duke's Palace has a high lintel. It would be nice to be able to protect you if anything happens, but Just because your family is so prestigious, it will also attract attention, and you cannot live an ordinary life. But your mother said that it is impossible to hide your life experience from others for a lifetime. Only the Duke Protector's Palace can she trust, and she can Keep you safe, but now, although the Protectorate is still valued by His Majesty on the surface, it is actually feared by His Majesty. Your mother did not expect that His Majesty would be so suspicious of power in his later years. The Protectorate is indeed no longer A good choice.”
Su Rong was silent. She was thinking more about Zhou Gu. Although the emperor was very suspicious of the Protector's Mansion, as long as the Protector's Mansion kept a low profile, the emperor would not find a chance to destroy the Protector's Mansion. Mansion.
Xie Yuan added: "Your Majesty, unlike Taizong and the previous emperor, has a deeper affection for Princess Zhenmin, not to mention your true life experience and the blood of the King of Southern Chu. Although Zhou Gu is good, if you really marry him , and you can’t hide your background and it is made public, I don’t know what will happen. Therefore, I also think that you are still young and are not in a hurry to get married. Once your identity is widely known, you will not be involved in more. Carrying more burdens can also make you advance and retreat."
Su Rong nodded, "That's what you said."
Although it deviates from what she expected, it leads to the same goal. She has enough troubles on her own, and it is better not to involve the Duke Protector's Palace. Loyal ministers and good generals are rare, and the lintel is difficult to guard and cannot be destroyed.
Xie Yuan saw that Su Rong basically had the same idea as him. He felt relieved, changed the subject, and asked doubtfully: "How did you know that the person who wanted to kill you was the Queen of Nanchu?"
Even if it was Aunt Zhao, he checked that she had been serving the Queen Mother. After the Queen Mother passed away, she returned to Jiangning to take care of her old age. Before Su Xingze came to find her, she had never met Su Rong and had no contact with anyone from the Nanchu Palace. What a deal.
Su Rong didn't hide anything and briefly told the story of how she saved the prince.
Xie Yuan suddenly realized, picked up the dagger on the table and asked Su Rong, "Is this the one?"
"Yes." Su Rong was well hidden at first, but today he was assassinated, so this dagger can be considered as a great contribution. Now that he has changed his clothes, it is not surprising that he can no longer hide the dagger.
Xie Yuan lit a candle, and under the light of the fire, the word "Echo" appeared on the dagger. The current prince meant "Echo". He said: "In terms of blood relationship, the prince and you are cousins."
He put down the dagger and said, "Your mother faked her death in the Wei Dynasty and escaped. It is no longer suitable for your identity to be disclosed. You can only be the daughter of Su Taishou of Jiangning County. But I didn't expect that the news of your mother's life was leaked somehow, and she was found by Nan Chu The queen knew about it, and while she was hiding it from the King of Nanchu, she sent people to kill you. In the past few years, I have been thinking that your life experience will be hidden sooner or later, and there is no way you can do what your mother wants. Live a smooth life.”
Su Rong frowned, "Who knew the news about my mother's life back then? The Queen of Nanchu knew it, but the King of Nanchu didn't. For my mother's death in the Wei Dynasty, the Queen of Nanchu cared more about it than the King of Nanchu did? Didn’t even the King of Southern Chu investigate?”
"At the beginning, your mother's secret guards took the lead, and your father and I acted as internal assistants. It can be said that the work was flawless. If it hadn't been for your mother's letter to the late emperor, even the late emperor and the queen mother would not have known that your mother was still alive. . Later, your mother felt that time was running out, so she sent someone to write a letter to the old Protector. If the news leaked, it was simply from the late emperor and the Queen Mother or the old Protector. I would prefer to get it from the palace. News leaked out. Because when your mother was still alive, someone came to Jiangning County to kill your mother and you. It was precisely because of this that your mother realized that her time was running out and was afraid that your identity would be hidden sooner or later, so she ordered it for you. It’s a matter of marriage at the Protector’s Palace.”
Su Rong nodded.
"Although the princess told the emperor and the queen mother in her letter that they did not need to look for him, the emperor and the queen mother secretly sent someone to look for the princess after they had an affair with Wei. Later, when the princess noticed it, they sent someone to tell him. She was very good, so that the late emperor and the queen mother did not need to look for her, but probably because of this, the news was leaked, and the Queen of Nanchu learned that the princess was not dead, and she spent a lot of effort to find Jiangning County." Xie Yuan guessed, "Probably For my own sake, if I hadn't stayed in Jiangning County because I was worried about you and your daughter, I later collaborated with Lao Su to govern Jiangning County, which changed the appearance of Jiangning County. The Queen of Nanchu followed the clues and found the Prefect's Mansion. . I guess it won’t affect the princess or you.”
"I can't blame you for this. I can only blame myself. When I was a child, I couldn't bear to see beggars freezing to death on the roadside." Su Rong took over, "Isn't it because of my words that you later formulated the rules for governing Jiangning County?" Has the reform plan been implemented?”
Speaking of this, Xie Yuan laughed and said, "Yes, I originally wanted to remain anonymous and be a guest in the prefect's mansion, but when you were a child, you raised your face and said to me, you can see me every time you go out on the street. There are beggars freezing to death on the roadside. It's so pitiful. You don't want to see it anymore. When you asked me if I could think of a solution, I felt that I had nothing to learn and only thought about living in vain. I was not as good as you. A child. Later, your mother also persuaded me, saying that I am not afraid. As long as we manage Jiangning County to be impregnable, we can solve it even if we provoke people with intentions. She and I can hide for a lifetime, but you can't."
"Who would have thought that Nanchu State was so far away that people from the Queen of Nanchu would actually come here." Su Rong didn't care very much, "Maybe one day, I will have to thank her. If she hadn't sent people to kill me, I wouldn't have There is no way to save one's life and fight back today."
Su Rong has known since she was a child that no matter how long she learns martial arts, she can protect herself and fight with others without fear.
Xie Yuan smiled and agreed, "That's right."
But he quickly stopped laughing, "Queen Nanchu used to send people here, and she was very scrupulous. Every time there were not many people, just one or two, or three or five. She was probably afraid that if she made too big a move, she would be attacked by Nanchu. The King of Chu noticed and learned of your existence. But judging from this time, she actually dared to send so many people to kill you in broad daylight. Could it be that the King of Southern Chu has learned of your existence? Or has she lost her patience? Anyway, it’s not a good thing, so we still need to find a way to deal with it.”
Su Rong nodded. He saw the right opportunity to kill her today. If he didn't succeed, there would definitely be a second time. There would only be more and more powerful people than this time.
Xie Yuan thought for a moment, then looked at the dagger on the table, and said to Su Rong: "Promise to the prince!"
Su Rong was stunned, "What did you promise the prince?"
"Cooperate with the prince."
Su Rong looked at him, not understanding, "The prince said that he could send people to protect me, but cooperation? How can I help the prince?"
"You are the daughter of the King of Southern Chu. This is an established fact and cannot be changed." Xie Yuan looked at her, "The prince has a reputation for benevolence and righteousness, and you have helped him save his life. Since he has the heart to protect you, you might as well agree. Him. As for your identity, although it is difficult at present, it may not be his help in the future. After all, the King of Southern Chu only has one daughter, you, and no heirs. "
Su Rong's heart moved, "You want me to go to Southern Chu to fight for the throne?"
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