"what?"

Before Gu Mingheng and Mingjin could say anything, Wu Jixian let out a cry of surprise.

After saying this, Wu Ji realized that something was wrong with him. He immediately shut his mouth and dared not say another word.

She didn't even dare look towards Gu Mingheng.

Ming Jin immediately looked towards Gu Mingheng.

Seeing the rare look of surprise on his face, Ming Jin said nothing. She gently held Gu Mingheng's hand under the table.

But I was also a little shocked.

Emperor Yuanwei and Empress Xiaoxian were a famous couple.

Their stories are still being told by many people today.

Childhood sweethearts, young couples, Emperor Yuanwei even abandoned the rules of his ancestors, never held a beauty contest, left the harem empty, and only married Empress Xiaoxian in his life.

The harem during the previous emperor's time was just like an ordinary family.

It is precisely for this reason that Gu Mingheng and Emperor Zhenguang, the biological brothers, are so close and harmonious.

But now that Eunuch An has brought out such news, how can people not be surprised?

Not shocked?

Mingjin could feel the hand he was holding moving.

She was a little worried about her husband, afraid that he wouldn't be able to accept it for a while.

But Mingjin had thought too much about this. Although Gu Mingheng was surprised, it was not to the point where he could not bear it.

Not long after he was born, his father and mother passed away one after another. His childhood memories have become blurred with the passage of time.

I only vaguely remember two blurry figures.

He looks very gentle.

But compared to their royal brother who was raised by them since childhood, Gu Mingheng's admiration for them was not that deep.

Naturally, I won’t be shocked by this news.

But this is not a good thing after all. If what Eunuch An said is true, then this Song He...

Gu Mingheng looked unhappy.

The hand held by Mingjin unconsciously tightened a little.

After realizing it, he quickly let go, fearing that he would hurt Mingjin.

He wasn't affected by the emotion for long.

After letting Eunuch An sit down, he was asked to explain in detail.

As this matter concerned the secrets of the late emperor, Wu Ji wanted to leave, but seeing that his master had not spoken, he did not know if there was anything else he needed to do, so he could only bite the bullet and continue to stand aside like a quail.

"Ugh."

After Eunuch An sat down, he let out a long sigh.

He put the portrait aside and was silent for a while before saying to Gu Mingheng, "When the late emperor was still the crown prince, he went to Penglai to handle an official business."

"The current emperor had already been born at that time, and the Crown Princess was not with him because she was not feeling well."

"The late emperor did not reveal his identity in order to investigate the officials in Penglai. The people there only thought he was a new official from the capital and did not take him seriously."

"They initially tried to drag the late emperor down by offering him gold, silver and women. Seeing that the late emperor was unmoved, they simply drugged him..."

"That woman was pushed here at that time."

"That woman was already somewhat famous in Penglai at that time. After the late emperor woke up, she was already..."

Eunuch An sighed again: "Everything happened."

"The late emperor was furious and revealed his identity. He purged all the officials from Penglai. As for this woman... the people around the late emperor wanted to get rid of her directly."

"But the late emperor was kindhearted and could not bear to implicate innocent people, so he only gave the woman some money and told her to leave Penglai and never show up again."

"After that, the late emperor returned to the capital and confessed the matter to Empress Xiaoxian. That was when I learned about it."

While Eunuch An was speaking, Ming Jin and the other two did not say a word.

After Eunuch An finished speaking, Gu Mingheng thought of what Wu Ji had just said, and then he asked, "What was the fire at the Shihua Pavilion like? And how did Eunuch know what this woman looked like?"

That's another matter.

Eunuch An looked at Gu Mingheng and did not hide anything anymore. He just sighed and said, "When Empress Xiaoxian heard about it, she felt very upset. She asked the people around the late emperor to draw a portrait of the woman, wanting to see what she looked like."

"As for the fire..."

Eunuch An paused for a moment before asking Gu Mingheng, "Does Your Majesty know why your uncle's family got into trouble?"

Gu Mingheng naturally didn’t know.

He has never seen his uncle's family since he was born.

I only heard that his uncle had committed a crime and was severely punished by his mother. Anyway, the Fu family had left the capital before he was born.

"My uncle and Empress Xiaoxian were born of the same mother, and they had a very good relationship. At that time, Empress Xiaoxian was depressed because of the Penglai incident, and she also had a grudge against the late emperor. My uncle came to the palace to see her and saw that Empress Xiaoxian was not in a good condition. He learned about this matter from the Empress's maid."

"After that, my uncle sent people to Penglai to investigate the woman..."

"For some unknown reason, the woman had already left Penglai, but returned a few years later. She was found by the people sent by my uncle, and my uncle..." Eunuch An was a little embarrassed to speak, but under the gaze of Gu Mingheng and Mingjin, he gritted his teeth and finished the story, "so he had someone set a fire and burned all the people in the Shihua Pavilion to death."

"After Empress Xiaoxian learned about this, she was furious and anxious, and her health became worse. She then petitioned His Majesty to punish the Fu family, and the Fu family was stripped of their titles and driven out of the capital."

That was all that happened back then.

But Eunuch An didn't understand why the prince would suddenly find out about this woman who had been dead for decades.

What does this woman have to do with what the prince is investigating?

He asked Gu Mingheng with a puzzled look on his face: "Why did the prince find this woman?" He thought of what Wu Ji had said just now, "All the Guanyin statues in Penglai are of this woman? How could it be? This woman was an otaku when she was alive, and she has been dead for so many years. Who built the Guanyin Temple?"

Before answering, Gu Mingheng asked, "Eunuch An, do you still remember which year your father went to Penglai?"

Of course I remember.

Eunuch An told Gu Mingheng a year without thinking.

Gu Mingheng pursed his lips.

Under the suspicious gaze of Eunuch An, he lowered his voice and said to the others: "...Song He should be the child of that woman."

"what?!"

Now it was Eunuch An's turn to be shocked.

He even stood up uncontrollably.

"Song He, Song He..." He murmured the name, and suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Yes, yes! This old slave remembers the good family name of that girl, it's Song!"

Think of a possibility.

Eunuch An's pupils suddenly constricted as he looked at Gu Mingheng, and even his lips began to tremble unconsciously.

"When was Song He born?"

He only remembered that he was a few years younger than Chungnyeong and had been serving the emperor since he was a child, but he didn't know his exact age.

But Mingjin and the other two obviously already knew this.

They even thought of this possibility earlier than Eunuch An.

In the end, Wu Ji told Eunuch An a year, and when Eunuch An heard the year, his face turned completely pale.

He staggered a few times and almost fell.

"Be careful, father-in-law!"

Fortunately, Wu Ji was quick to help and finally stabilized the man.

After Eunuch An and the others stood firm, they immediately said to Gu Mingheng: "Your Highness, this Song He..." He said to Gu Mingheng in a trembling voice, "If he knew my identity from the beginning and deliberately entered the palace, he must have some ulterior motive!"

Thinking of the case of murdering the prince that the prince had been investigating before, he became even more worried.

His face had long lost its color and was extremely pale.

"If this is true, it is too dangerous for Your Majesty to stay in the palace!"

Gu Mingheng obviously knew this too. He stood up with a serious face and said, "I will go to the palace now and talk to my brother about this."

Mingjin stood up with him.

She didn't stop him, she just looked at Gu Mingheng and said, "Be careful, I'll wait for you at home."

"it is good."

Gu Mingheng looked at her and nodded heavily, then without further delay, he left immediately.

"Princess, I'm with the prince."

After Wu Ji finished speaking, he hurriedly followed him out.

Only a panicked eunuch An and Ming Jin who was watching Gu Mingheng leave were left.

Mingjin didn't look away until he could no longer see Gu Mingheng.

Seeing that Eunuch An was still in a state of panic, she called in people and asked them to help Eunuch An to rest. She then personally comforted Eunuch An: "Don't worry, Eunuch. Now that the prince knows about this, no matter what evil plan Song He has, it will never succeed."

"Go down and have a good rest first."

Eunuch An also knew that it was useless for him to stay here, so he could only say goodbye to Mingjin first.

Ming Jin saw him out the door and then waited for Gu Mingheng inside the house.

She didn't know when Yixian would come back. Maybe he wouldn't come back tonight, but she really couldn't sleep now.

She sat on the bed with her hands on her belly.

She hadn't told him yet that she was pregnant, and in this troubled time, she really didn't want him to worry about her anymore.

Brother Ying came in and saw her action, frowned slightly and asked: "Are you still not going to tell me?"

Mingjin discovered that she was pregnant on her way back to Beijing from Jiayuguan.

Apart from her, only Brother Ying and Aunt Pei know about this.

Hearing Ying Ge's question, Ming Jin looked up and smiled at her: "Wait a little longer, wait until things are settled, then tell him, otherwise I'm afraid he will be distracted."

……

In the palace.

A eunuch hurried towards where Song He was.

Song He originally wanted to go to bed, but after listening to what the visitor said, he sat in the chair in silence for a long time.

He didn't expect that Gu Mingheng would actually investigate in Penglai.

Over the years, in order to prevent others from discovering his identity, he never went to Penglai in person, nor did he worship the woman. He just left people there to guard it.

Song He didn't know how Gu Mingheng found out about Penglai, but he knew that some things could no longer be concealed.

If this matter cannot be concealed, his life will be over.

Among his godsons, Fuan has spent the longest time with him and is the only one who knows about their past.

Someone has to do the work in Penglai.

It was inconvenient for him to go in person, so he could only ask someone else to do it.

Fuan is that person.

However, Fuan only knew that the woman was his biological mother.

As for the other bloodline in him, no one knows.

He didn't want anyone else to know.

After hearing what the visitor said, Fu'an was the first to panic.

"Godfather, what should I do?" He looked anxious. He was usually calm, but now he was a little at a loss.

On the contrary, Song He, the person involved, remained silent and showed no signs of panic.

When Fuan asked, he just said calmly: "What are you afraid of? Even if you have to die, it's not your turn."

That being said.

But Song He also knew that he would not be able to be safe today.

He has always been afraid of confronting Gu Mingheng.

People who are selfless to a certain level are always scary.

Unexpectedly, he finally fell into his hands.

The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit, there is nothing to say about it.

"After I leave, go find the Queen and tell her that I was the one who killed the Prince." He told Fu'an.

Fuan knew what he meant, but he still widened his eyes and shouted in disbelief: "Godfather!"

"Or do you want your fifth brother to get there first?" Song He glanced at him.

Fuan thought about Shengxing's character and suddenly fell silent.

If Shengxing knew that his godfather was in trouble, he would definitely report his godfather first and clear all ties with him.

If his report is successful, he will probably be the head of the Imperial Household Department.

Seeing his silence, Song He knew that he had already thought about what to do.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Human nature is what it is.

When disaster strikes, everyone flees for their own safety. This is true for husband and wife, father and son, not to mention that they are not biological father and son.

He held the teacup and drank slowly. After two sips, he said, "We are a group of people who have come together. We all have our own sufferings. I have heard you call me godfather for so many years, and I have let you enjoy the good things. Now that I am in trouble, it is impossible for you to not be implicated at all."

"When disaster strikes, everyone should clean up the mess in front of them. While I am still useful, I should leave myself a way out."

"Godfather..."

Fuan's voice was choked.

Song He ignored him and continued to speak: "Old Five is a disobedient man. If you take office in the future, you should deal with him as soon as possible."

"As for the others, you can decide for yourself."

Didn't say a few words.

Someone came from outside and told him that His Majesty wanted him to come over.

Song He paused while drinking tea.

After a while, he sneered, "You came really quickly. You are worthy of being the King of Chang'an."

He didn't move immediately. He slowly finished the cup of tea and then stood up leisurely.

"Godfather..."

Fuan followed closely behind him.

Song He didn't even turn his head. When he reached the door, he just said, "You keep an eye on the guy in the East Palace."

Fuan knew who he was talking about and nodded while crying.

Hearing Song He say that he didn't need to go, Fu An hesitated and stopped, and did not follow him out. He watched Song He leave the yard. He stopped again and hurried to Weiyang Palace.

The night was dark.

Song He followed the palace maid all the way forward.

The palace passage is narrow and the candlelight is dim.

As far as he could remember, he had been separated from his mother. His mother went to Penglai and left him in Qingzhou.

But his mother sends him money every month.

He has known his origins since he was a child.

He knew that his biological father was the one in the palace.

His mother wanted to make a lot of money and wanted to train him to be a nobleman. She thought that when he grew up and became a well-educated nobleman, the person in the palace would recognize him.

But she was wrong.

That person only regarded that incident as his shame.

How could he possibly recognize him?

He didn't even know he existed.

Song He still remembered that before he entered the palace, he had heard that the man would go to the temple to worship Buddha every month.

He went there on purpose and fell down in front of him on purpose.

Just like his mother said, he is indeed a very gentle man, but unfortunately his gentleness is only directed at specific people.

He did not recognize him.

Seeing him fall, he just asked someone to help him up. He turned around and saw a boy about his age, who was holding him up with a smile.

He fell to the ground and watched the father and son walk further and further away...

That was the first time he hated that man so much.

Later, he found out that the fire in Shihua Pavilion was related to the Fu family. He went to great lengths to enter the palace, even at the cost of transforming himself into an inhuman appearance...

When he was almost at Xingzhang Palace, Song He suddenly stopped and took a look over there.

But it was just a glance, and he sneered and looked away. If he died, she would probably be able to rest in peace.

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