First Lady of the Crown Prince

Chapter 891 Recognition (first update)

 Half an hour ago.

 A carriage covered with snow on the canopy stopped at the city gate.

Shangguan Qing opened the curtain and stuck his head out.

He looked at the towering towers and asked in surprise: "Is that the capital ahead of you?"

"Yeah." Xiao Heng nodded, opened the curtain a little, looked at the endless flow of people, and said, "There are many people going in and out of the capital in the twelfth lunar month, and it's not so crowded on weekdays."

 “It’s not bad either.” Shangguan Qing said.

Zhao State is a lower state. Although it is not as wealthy as Yan State, its government is stable, its people live and work in peace and contentment, and they praise the court and the emperor a lot.

You must know that the king of Yan is a tyrant, and most of the public opinions about him are negative.

It’s just that his methods are so good that no one dares to resist under tyranny.

Xiao Heng smiled. Zhao State is not strong enough now, but he believes that one day, Zhao State will definitely be able to become a superior country.

That will require the efforts of many, many people, perhaps even several generations, but as long as you don’t give up, there will be hope.

 “Want to take a break?” Xiao Heng asked Shangguan Qing.

When Xiao Heng and Gu Jiao went from Zhao State to Yan State, they both took the land route, which had many checkpoints and detours. Moreover, because they did not have the privileges of the royal family, many official roads were inaccessible, which greatly delayed the process and took nearly two months. It took a long time to arrive in Shengdu.

 When they came back this time, they used their identity as the emperor's eldest grandson to take the grain and grass official road dedicated to the imperial court, and changed the water route in the second half.

 They were lucky, the water didn’t start to freeze until they got ashore.

 From the beginning of November to the beginning of the twelfth twelfth lunar month, I walked for a whole month.

 “No, I’m not tired.” Shangguan Qing said.

 It’s a lie that he’s not tired. Xiao Heng is already tired, not to mention that he’s sick?

But the brothers knew very well that Shangguan Qing's time was running out, and it was a miracle that he could survive until now. Every step he took was on the roof of the Palace of Hell, and he was about to fall off at some point.

 The carriage entered the city.

Although Shangguan Qing was exhausted, he still did not miss the opportunity to appreciate the capital carefully.

 “There are so many candied haws sellers.” He marveled.

　　There are very few in Yan State.

It’s rare to see a candied haws hawker on a street, but there are quite a few shops that specialize in selling candied haws.

Xiao Heng asked the driver to stop the carriage in front of a candied haws shop and bought a bunch of each flavor.

"Give."

 He handed a large handful of candied haws to Shangguan Qing.

“Tanghulu were introduced from Zhao State.” Shangguan Qing picked out a bunch of big and red ones. “They were not available in Yan State before.”

 So you love eating candied haws on a stick because you miss your hometown?

Xiao Heng watched him eat silently.

Shangguan Qing actually didn’t have much appetite, so he played with it a few times.

"How about..." He paused and said, "Let's go later?"

 “What’s wrong?” Xiao Heng asked.

Shangguan Qing looked at the candied haws in his hand and hesitated: "I... what..."

Xiao Heng asked funnyly: "Are you nervous?"

 “No!” Shangguan Qing denied it.

Xiao Heng smiled and said, "Don't worry, my mother will be very happy to see you."

Shangguan Qing whispered: "I'm not um, I can't um."

The last two words of each of his words were unclear. Xiao Heng could only hear the tone, but Xiao Heng relied on the telepathy between him and his brother to taste the four words.

—I’m not the top scholar, I can’t read.

Such a proud and arrogant brother can be so unconfident at times. It really fulfills the saying that when you care too much about someone's opinion, you will become worried about gains and losses.

Xiao Heng smiled slightly and said, "Mom will like you."

Shangguan Qing curled his lips and said, "Looking at your appearance, I can tell what kind of son she likes."

Xiao Heng raised his eyebrows: "Is this why you memorize poems secretly?"

Shangguan Qing's body trembled, and his hair exploded: "How can I recite poems?"

 Xiao Heng laughed so hard.

They are really brothers. One carries his wife on his back to exercise and strengthen his physical strength, and the other secretly recites poems and famous lines.

 A stupid son always wants to see his mother. As the evening approached, the carriage arrived at Zhuque Street.

Shangguan Qing hesitated and refused to get out of the car.

 Finally got off the car and stood in the alley against the wall, refusing to go through.

 Xiao Heng couldn’t laugh or cry.

 Aren’t you quite thick-skinned? Why are you more shy than me about meeting your own mother?

The two brothers stood in the alley diagonally opposite for a long time. Xiao Heng saw Xiao Jingkong leaving, and Shangguan Qing followed Xiao Heng slowly.

 That’s how the snowflakes on their shoulders came from.

Princess Xinyang didn’t realize at first who the brother was calling her, but when Shangguan Qing, wearing a crescent white cloak, crossed the threshold holding a bunch of candied haws, Princess Xinyang froze in her tracks!

 The wind all around seemed to have suddenly stopped, snowflakes fell in large swaths, and the whole yard became extremely quiet.

Her eyes fell on the handsome face that was somewhat similar to Xiao Heng's. Her breathing was stagnant and her heartbeat skipped a beat!

 The name "brother" doesn't prove anything.

It’s not like Xiao Heng doesn’t have an older brother.

but.

 Her heart suddenly ached.

 It hurts, it hurts!

 Why does her heart hurt so much when she looks at this person?

 His eye sockets felt uncontrollably hot, and his throat felt swollen and painful.

 “Mom, brother is back.” Xiao Heng said.

 Then the next second, he also stopped.

His eyes slid from Princess Xinyang’s beautiful face to her swollen belly.

etc.

 He has only been gone for nine months. What is going on?

Shangguan Qing was already so nervous that he was stunned. His mind was buzzing and he couldn't think at all.

Xiao Heng guessed right. Shangguan Qing was definitely more nervous than Xiao Heng about meeting his mother.

 All the shame he had lost over the years was now used on Princess Xinyang.

 Well, what should I do if I’m so shy?

Shangguan Qing realized belatedly that he was still holding a candied haws in his hand.

I blame myself for being so nervous that I even forgot to put such a childish thing back on the carriage.

 What can we do about this?

 His mature and aloof image!

Yu Jin was also extremely excited. Who is this "brother" brought back by the young marquis? Judging from the age, he is almost the same as the young Marquis. Could it be—

 No way, right?

Isn’t Young Master Xiao Qing dead?

"Princess, princess..." She looked at Princess Xinyang in the corridor in disbelief.

Princess Xinyang was already out of breath at the moment. Pregnancy had caused changes in her body. Under the influence of hormones, tears came at every turn. She was not at all like the aloof and aloof she once was.

Xiao Heng pulled his stunned brother to Princess Xinyang and said softly to Princess Xinyang: "Mom, let's go into the house to talk."

 …

 The mother and son entered the house.

Yu Jin is also waiting on the side.

 Xiao Heng sat in the middle, while Princess Xinyang and Shangguan Qing faced each other.

 Princess Xinyang looked at the child and couldn't stop her hot tears.

Shangguan Qing was not sad at first, but when he saw her crying, he suddenly felt distressed.

 The mood swings between the two of them were too great, and Xiao Heng could only tell what happened.

  Xiao Heng starts with Shangguan Yan’s identity.

The female slave of the Yan Kingdom at that time was actually the crown princess of the Yan Kingdom. She was framed and sold into an underground military field, and was rescued by Xuan Pinghou.

 Princess Xinyang knew everything that happened next.

What Princess Xinyang didn’t know was that the princess of Yan State did not kill Shangguan Qing, she just hid him, and when she left, she secretly took Shangguan Qing away with her.

 Shangguan Qing was poisoned.

 Chen Guo’s medical skills were superb.

She first went to the State of Chen to seek medicine. The doctors of the State of Chen were able to save Shangguan Qing's life, but unfortunately the effect was very little. In order to keep Shangguan Qing alive, she had to take Shangguan Qing back to Longtan Tiger's Den in Shengdu.

 After that, there was a series of drastic changes in the Xuanyuan family.

Shangguan Yan was deposed from the position of princess, but the monarch loved Guan Qing very much, so he still allowed him to retain the honor of the emperor's eldest grandson, and asked the Guoshi Palace to continue to provide him with treatment.

However, as Shangguan Qing grew up and his facial features gradually broadened, he became less and less like Shangguan Yan.

Many people began to criticize Shangguan Yan, making a fuss about Shangguan Qing's identity, and Shang Zhezi impeached her for confusing the royal bloodline.

With desperation, Shangguan Yan had to send someone to Zhaoguo secretly, secretly drew a portrait of Xiao Heng, and asked Shangguan Qing to disguise himself as Xiao Heng.

 It was this move that exposed Xiao Heng's existence to the prince's party.

In order to save Xinyang’s flesh and blood, Shangguan Yan exposed his own flesh and blood.

 Shangguan Yan's behavior of stealing the antidote belonging to Shangguan Qing was hateful.

 But her determination to spend the rest of her life trying to make amends is not fake.

Over the years, she has treated Shangguan Qing as her own, not entirely out of compensation. The mother-son relationship between them truly exists.

Of course, Xiao Heng did not add his own opinions when recounting the incident, but simply stated all the facts objectively.

 No one can forgive Shangguan Yan for Princess Xinyang, and no one can bear the "pain of losing her son" for her over the years.

 Whether it is hatred, forgiveness, or something else, Princess Xinyang should have her own opinion.

Shangguan Qing looked at Princess Xinyang nervously, as if waiting for her sentence.

After hearing this, Princess Xinyang calmed down.

She looked at Shangguan Qing and said bitterly: "Actually, even if she didn't 'steal' the antidote, you wouldn't have survived. The late emperor was guarding your father, and my marriage to him was just a political bargaining chip. My dragon The Shadow Guard is waiting to kill him at any time, and in order to prevent me from becoming soft-hearted after having an heir, the Dragon Shadow Guard...will kill me and his children. If they fail the first time, they will come a second time, until...I lose you completely."

"I have also deeply hurt Ah Heng. Both of you are innocent. I really want to blame. The first one is my father, the second one is that I was born into the royal family, and the last one is that I am the mother... I didn’t protect you well.”

 It’s not you, it’s you.

 She felt deeply guilty for both of her sons.

 After she learned the false truth that "Shangguan Yan was her enemy who killed her son", didn't she also vent her anger on the innocent Xiao Heng?

What qualifications does she have to blame Shangguan Yan?

Xiao Heng gently held her hand.

 The matter of Mr. Xiao Hou’s death in the fire on New Year’s Eve has passed.

 His heart was opened.

 He is not a child abandoned by his mother.

 At the last moment, his mother protected him with her life.

Princess Xinyang choked with tears and smiled: "I am very grateful to her for raising you. If it weren't for her, I might have lost you."

Shangguan Qing felt a lot more relaxed. He smiled and said, "My mother also said that I am very grateful to you for raising your younger brother, because if the real eldest grandson of the emperor returned to the Yan Kingdom, it would be difficult for him to grow up safely. "

 Fate is a very magical thing, but when you do good deeds, don’t worry about your future.

 “Your Majesty, Mother?” Princess Xinyang was slightly startled.

Shangguan Qing touched his nose and said, "That is my mother."

Princess Xinyang tasted this title and could feel that the mother-son relationship between Shangguan Yan and Qing'er was very harmonious and natural.

Xiao Heng said: "In this case, let's not even mention the past."

 Princess Xinyang nodded.

Shangguan Qing had no objection.

Princess Xinyang looked at her lost son and couldn't believe it was true: "Ah Heng, pinch me."

Xiao Heng said funnyly: "Why don't you pinch me."

How can I bear to cause you pain?

 Then Princess Xinyang really went to pinch her.

  Xiao Heng made an emoticon out of pain.

Mom, you have changed. You were never so ruthless before.

 I have indeed fallen out of favor...

Princess Xinyang rubbed her son's leg which was red from being pinched.

 It was incredible that Qing'er came back. She was immersed in great joy and was really at a loss.

Shangguan Qing stared at her dumbfoundedly, feeling that Princess Xinyang was not that difficult to get close to (it was all because of the smelly younger brother, who always said that his mother was as aloof as a fairy and did not like the fireworks of the world.).

 He is worried that he will be disliked.

 It’s because I think too much.

This girl is also quite down-to-earth.

"But mother, what's going on with you?" Xiao Heng looked at her belly, which was about to hit the table, "My father's?"

 Princess Xinyang became angry when she mentioned this.

　　Mingming drank the soup!

 Why are you still pregnant?

What’s too bad is that it took her three months to react!



I don’t know if he felt his mother’s disapproval. The little guy in his belly turned over in aggrieved manner and kicked a few times, leaving his own little footprints on his mother’s belly.

 Princess Xinyang held her stomach and gasped.

 This child is so noisy.

 Qing'er is now at peace in her belly.

Xiao Heng nodded solemnly: "It seems to be my father's."

 Except for my father, I can’t think of any other man who could make you grit your teeth like this.

The baby held out his little jiojio: Come on, give me a prize (palm)~

 (End of this chapter)