Wen Zirui glanced at Ling Buyi who had ill intentions and rolled his eyes at him calmly.

Don't think he didn't see that Ling Buyi had been looking at the weak little girl with sympathy since he saw her follow Zimu into the house, especially after he heard the word "Gucheng", he stared at her even more.

Wen Zirui now understood what Zimu wanted to do and spoke directly: "Father, mother, queen, mother, the uncles of the Xiao family are so unkind that they used the money that Cheng Shi and his wife risked their lives to rebuild the Xiao family but did not care about the life and death of their niece."

"Bailu Mountain is even more strict in accepting disciples. They only accept children from aristocratic families. The Xiao family used the relationship with the third wife of the Cheng family to send the children of the Xiao family to study in Bailu Mountain, but no one went to see the girl who was at home. The parents were so afraid that the children of the Xiao family would be the same."

Emperor Wen now understood that if such a person entered the court, I'm afraid...

"Cao Cheng asked someone to issue an edict: The Xiao family was unjust and unkind to their parents. They used the Cheng family's wealth to rebuild their family and sent the son of the Xiao family to Bailu Mountain without taking care of his niece. The daughter of the Cheng family suffered greatly and almost died. The son of the Xiao family was ordered to go home and persuade his parents to be kind and then read the teachings of the saints."

"Cao Cheng, have someone go to Bailu Mountain to pass on the imperial edict."

As soon as Emperor Wen finished speaking, Zimu heard Rongtuan happily reminding her that the reward for completing the task had been stored in the system space.

"Let's go and tell Cheng Shi to go home and take care of his family first before going to war..."

"Your Majesty..." Shao Shang just woke up and heard Emperor Wen wanted to recall Cheng Shi from the battlefield, so he whispered to stop him.

"Your humble servant He Shaoshang greets Your Majesty, the Queen, and Concubine Yue." Shaoshang got off the bed and knelt in the middle with perfect etiquette. She didn't know the princes and princesses around her so she didn't greet them.

"Madam He, do you have any doubts?"

Yue Heng and Queen Xuan nodded slightly with satisfaction when they heard Shao Shang call himself He Shao Shang. At least Zi Mu did not save this little girl in vain and run to the palace to cry for her at this time.

Sure enough, Zimu's little thoughts did not escape the discerning eyes of her two aunts who watched her and taught her as she grew up. Zimu felt a little embarrassed being stared at, and she looked at Queen Xuan and Concubine Yue in a flattering way with her red and swollen eyes from crying.

The two of them almost laughed out loud at Zimu's expression. When Zimu came to his senses, he received a cold stare from his two aunts.

Zimu is sad, Zimu feels wronged, Zimu... forget it, I can’t go on.

"Your Majesty, please do not recall General Cheng."

Emperor Wen looked at the little girl who was only two months younger than Zimu but much thinner. He put aside his previous momentum and asked Shao Shang softly: "Can I know why you don't want Cheng Shi to come back?"

"Your Majesty, it is true that Madam Cheng has planned to keep me here at the Cheng family, but as far as I can remember, the money and rewards that General Cheng and Madam Cheng have sent to the Cheng family over the past few years were earned by them fighting for their lives on the battlefield. It can be seen that they are all useful people."

"Madam Cheng gave up this minister for her own sake and I do not blame her. I have never used the money and treasures so I will not regret it in the future."

"They never raised me, and I never fulfilled my filial duty. Although I have lived a lonely life these years, I also met my elder sister. My elder sister gave me a real home. Now my father, mother, brothers and sisters-in-law take good care of me, just like my elder sister."

Shao Shang glanced at Zi Mu, whose eyes were swollen from crying, and continued, "It is normal for me to be abandoned because of my bad luck, but I don't want General Cheng and Madam Cheng to abandon me and my fighting on the battlefield to be in vain. That would make me feel that I am a joke and was born to be abandoned."

After saying this, Shao Shang bowed his head and begged in a low voice, "Please grant me your permission, Your Majesty."

Shao Shang's words left everyone in Yongle Palace speechless, and Ling Buyi felt even more distressed for the little figure kneeling on the ground.

"I promise you." Emperor Wen was silent for a long time and then said, "Cao Cheng went to the Cheng family to summon them: The second wife of Cheng, Ge, is not good at talking and is very harsh. She is not a virtuous woman and is jealous and has no mercy on children. She is confined to the side room of the Cheng family and is not allowed to go out. The old lady Dong should stay at home and eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures. Let the second son of the Cheng family stay at home and persuade his mother and teach his wife. Otherwise, it will be useless no matter how much he reads."

Emperor Wen's words undoubtedly blocked the way for the second branch of the Cheng family. Even the first branch had a grudge in Emperor Wen's heart. As long as Shao Shang was still alive and with Zimu, he would never forget what happened today.

Fortunately, Cheng Zhi, the third son of the Cheng family, was studying in Bailu Mountain because Dong Shi did not like his new wife. Apart from a few letters home during the holidays, Cheng Zhi was also concerned about Sang Shi and would not implicate her.

"You, little girl, have endured a lot of hardships and finally achieved happiness. The He family is well-known for caring for their daughters. My good child, your future will be smooth sailing." Queen Xuan helped Shao Shang up and comforted him.

"Thank you, Queen."

After Shao Shang finished speaking, he threw himself into Zimu's arms, just like when Zimu hugged Concubine Yue and cried just now. Everyone else laughed out loud.

"Auntie, are you okay?"

Hearing Shao Shang's warm and gentle voice, Zimu felt much better: "Sister is fine."

"Zi Mu, you finally got what you wanted. Are you happy now?"

Emperor Wen looked at Zimu with a smile. Don't think he didn't know that this little girl just wanted him to be the bad guy so that Cheng Shi and his wife would have no way to suffer in silence after returning to the capital.

"Already the Emperor knows everything? I thought I acted very convincingly. I cried so much that my head and eyes hurt."

"Doctor, please check her out. She hasn't cried in all these years, but this time she's cried enough." After giving the instructions, Emperor Wen rolled his eyes at her in annoyance.

When they heard that Medical Officer Zimu had a headache and eye pain because he was too focused on his work, everyone who had been worried finally felt relieved.

When the medical officer left, the Yongle Palace was filled with laughter. Zimu embarrassedly pulled Shaoshang to introduce them, "Sister Zijin, let me introduce you to this. The most handsome and heroic one is Uncle Emperor. The gentle and kind one is Aunt Xuan. The one who is both beautiful and heroic is Aunt Yue."

The emperor, empress and concubines were made happy by Zimu's coaxing, and they didn't bother to care about her little thoughts. When they saw Shaoshang timidly following her in the salute, they nodded in satisfaction.

"These two are the third and fifth sisters. You can see that they have the same personalities as Aunt Yue and Aunt Xuan."

The third princess and the fifth princess liked it most when others praised them for being like their mother. Wen Zirui shook his head silently as he watched his two sisters falling step by step.

"And this one is the adopted son of the emperor's uncle, the orphan of the Huo family. You can just call him Brother Zisheng. The Liangqiu brothers around him are particularly interesting. You will see Zijin in the future. They are also called No-Brain and Unhappy. You can also call them Hengha Erjiang."

"..." Ling Busu was wondering if I should thank you on behalf of Brother Liang Qiu.

Emperor Wen had seen the Liang and Qiu brothers following his adopted son many times, so he felt that Zimu's introduction was very reasonable.

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