Zhang Bin was stunned for a moment when he heard the words "He Rongzhang". Wasn't this person dead a long time ago? The governor had already found out about it before and said he was of no use.
How now...
Zhang Bin was full of doubts, but his face didn't reveal anything.
However, Di Shuangcheng's expression changed instantly when he heard the name: "Who are you?!"
Xiao Yan raised his eyes: "General Di, don't worry about who I am. I have only one purpose for coming to Fengcheng, which is to congratulate Rongzhang. It's just that my men have been searching in the city for a long time but there is no news about him."
He looked at Di Shuangcheng,
"General Di looks like this. He should know who he is. It will be easy to handle. As long as General Di hands him over to me, I will immediately order someone to send Mrs. Di back to Fengcheng."
When Di Shuangcheng heard this, he looked at the person in front of him, his expression changing constantly.
He Rongzhang was the eldest son of the He family. When the He family was implicated by the violent prince and the whole family was destroyed, He Rongzhang should have died together. However, because He Rongzhang had deviated from the tradition and fell in love with the daughter of the guilty Shao family, his marriage was not allowed by the He family. He invited himself to leave the clan, and later married into the Shao family.
When the He family was questioned, He Rongzhang had not been in contact with the He family for many years. Later, in order to avoid suspicion, he changed his name to that of his wife's family, thus saving his life.
The Shao family had some involvement with Di Shuangcheng's wife's natal family, and Mrs. Shao had some friendship with Mrs. Di before she was convicted. Later, something happened to the He family, and Mrs. Shao and the others moved to the north for fear of being implicated by the He family.
At that time, He Rongzhang was just a concubine, and because of his arrogant behavior, he was rejected by the He family. No one in the capital cared about him. Later, he entered Fengcheng. As time passed, no one knew about He Rongzhang's identity and had long since disappeared with the He family.
Now, a person suddenly appeared and wanted to find He Rongzhang by name...
"Who are you?" Di Shuangcheng's face was serious.
"I said, General Di doesn't care who I am, and I have no hostility towards the general. I'm just looking for He Rongzhang for some old matters."
Xiao Yan looked at Di Shuangcheng and said seriously: "I'm not looking for revenge, I just want to ask some questions. As long as General Di hands over the person to me, I'll leave immediately after asking what I want to know."
Seeing that Di Shuangcheng remained silent, Xiao Yan said, "I originally wanted to find him myself, but none of the people I sent could find his whereabouts. I have something very important that I must see him for."
"Although it was an accident that I met Major General Di on my trip north, it is a fact that I saved their mother and son. I didn't want General Di, a loyal man like General Di, to suffer the pain of bereavement, so I fought to the death to protect him. But General Di, please let me see He Rongzhang for the sake of saving my life."
He paused: "I won't hurt him, I'm just asking something."
Di Shuangcheng could see the sincerity in Xiao Yan's words, and his eyes were eager when he mentioned He Rongzhang. He pursed his lips and said, "He Rongzhang has been dead for many years."
Xiao Yan was stunned: "How many years have you been dead?"
Di Shuangcheng said: "Since you can find this place, you should know what the situation of the Shao family was back then."
"Mrs. Shao was originally a guilty minister. Although she was later rehabilitated, her body and bones had long been disabled after years of hard work. After the He family's accident, Mrs. Shao and the others came to the north for fear of being implicated. A few years later, Mrs. Shao died of illness. , He Rongzhang also followed the year after her death."
After the Shao family was convicted, the female family members worked as prostitutes. Mrs. Shao's torture was not just ordinary methods. Later, after Zhao Xue, her body was already broken.
Because He Rongzhang broke up with the He family because he was obsessed with her, he naturally had deep feelings for Mrs. Shao. The two were in love for several years. After Mrs. Shao's death, he became depressed and left soon after.
"Dead...he is actually dead..."
Xiao Yan seemed to have been hit, his body shook, and his face turned pale.
"Little Lord!"
Qin San quickly supported him.
Di Shuangcheng's expression changed when he heard the word "young master" blurted out by him.
The young man in front of him was named He, and he had come all the way to find He Rongzhang, and his words and deeds did not look like an ordinary person. Then he remembered that the deputy general had told him to repel the guards patrolling the palace, and that he had been secretly looking for someone.
Di Shuangcheng hesitated for a moment: "What is your relationship with the He family?"
Xiao Yan just lowered his head, his face extremely ugly, as if he could not accept that the person he was looking for was dead. He did not answer Di Shuangcheng's words, but his lips turned pale: "Is there anyone left in the Shao family?"
Di Shuangcheng shook his head: "Mrs. Shao had no heirs. After He Rongzhang died, because the Shao family had no bloodline left, my wife came forward to bury them together."
"The tomb of the two of them is just outside the city. If you don't believe it, I can order someone to take you there."
Xiao Yan's face turned even paler, and his whole body was shaky.
"Young Master..." Zhang Bin was worried.
Xiao Yan lowered his eyes: "Forget it, I shouldn't have put my hope in him..."
He pushed away the people next to him and stood up and said to Di Shuangcheng:
"General Di, I have offended a lot in the past. I will ask Mrs. Di to send her back as soon as possible. Since He Rongzhang is dead, I have nothing else to ask for."
"General Di will find my residence in the city easily. After Mrs. Di returns to the city, I will leave immediately with my people and will not disturb the Di family."
Seeing that Xiao Yan seemed to have been hit and turned to leave, Di Shuangcheng whispered: "Are you here because of the He family's affairs back then?"
Xiao Yan pursed his lips: "General Di misunderstood, my search for He Rongzhang is a private matter..."
Di Shuangcheng said: "He Rongzhang had already left the He family before the accident happened to the He family. He doesn't know anything about the He family. If you are doing it for the He family, it will be of no use even if you find him."
Xiao Yan's eyes turned red when he heard this.
Di Shuangcheng looked at his suddenly clenched fists and tried his best to keep his dull expression, and said, "But I do have some friendship with the He family."
Xiao Yan suddenly looked up at him.
