Ye Yunshuang's smile was a little helpless and a little happiness, and she said, "Miss, I think it's a cage, but I'm willing."

I couldn't speak for a moment.

The Yangzhou incident has really been too long, so long that I almost forgot that part of it. It was not until she mentioned it that I remembered the faces that were eager to survive in the snow all over the sky, the tragic situation of starving people from thousands of miles away, the harshness of the cold wind banquet, and the passionate statements of Pei Yuanhao.

I was silent for a while, and smiled and said, "I understand."

Ye Yunshuang said, "I know, even if people in the world don't understand me, the eldest lady will definitely understand me."

“…”

I didn't say anything, but I could vaguely remember my feelings when I was experiencing everything in Yangzhou. I just wanted to recall the feeling of being moved, but I couldn't. But she obviously has lived in that feeling for so many years.

I felt that I didn't need to talk to her about this topic anymore, so I said, "By the way, I have another thing I want to ask you, you entered the palace--"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Pei Yuanhao slowly walked out on the other side.

The talk is over?

Not so fast, right?

I looked at the expression on his face, and my eyebrows were still locked. Qingchen on the other side also looked solemn, as if he was still thinking about something. It seemed that the talk was not over, but it was getting late, and both of them were about to rest.

Seeing him walking towards him, Ye Yunshuang had already seen him, tears flashed in her eyes, and she could not care about me or what I asked. Soon, Pei Yuanhao also saw her, and a look of shock appeared on his face. I couldn't stay to disturb him, so he turned around and left.

I still sighed a little along the way.

Unexpectedly, Master Ye sent Ye Yunshuang back.

Thinking of a person who was so stubborn that he almost killed Pei Yuanhao when he first met him. But now, although he has not shown up, he can feel that his attitude has softened a lot. It is also the credit of Ye Yunshuang and Princess Ling.

Pei Yuanhao's road in Xichuan was even better.

When I thought about this, I couldn't help but sigh. His path is easy, but what about us?

There is no definite news about Qinghan's whereabouts yet, and there is a thorn in my heart. What is the matter with Liu Shizhou's death? What is the unsolved mystery? If it is really my father's order, can I still go along with Qinghan's path?

I returned to my room worriedly. As soon as I entered the door, I saw a medicine box on the table, which was very mature.

When I got closer, I saw that it was Yao Lao’s medicine box.

He is here?

I hurriedly called Su Su and asked what was going on. She said, "The medicine is old and said it was for Mr. Liu."

"What about others?"

"I've gone out, it seems like I'm going to see someone."

"Who is looking at?"

"I don't know either, but it seems that he went to the west wing."

I hurried to the west wing, and after a while I arrived at the door of a small yard, which was a very quiet room. The door was opened, and Yao Lao's voice came from it-

"I've found our daughter."

“…”

"I didn't expect that you kept it from me for so many years just to take revenge on me, right?"

“…”

"You probably didn't expect it to be like this."

“…”

"Daughter, she is as stubborn as you, and she will not come back."

“…”

"I wonder if our family can have that day of reunion. You said, can there be that day?"

The voice he spoke seemed particularly old and tired. He was always muttering to himself, with only a very small voice whispering unconsciously. When I heard it, I could hear that the voice that was both strange and familiar was from Queen Yin.

I'm about to forget this woman.

It turned out that Yao always came to see her.

I hesitated immediately. After all, the two of them had not met for a long time. Even if Empress Yin had been stupid for so many years, she would still have a lot to say when she met again. It seemed that it was not good for me to go in again, so she was about to turn around and leave. However, Lao Yao had heard my footsteps and immediately asked, "Who is outside?"

I hesitated for a moment and stopped: "It's me."

He immediately walked to the door: "Miss Yan."

I said, "I heard that your old man is here, so I will come and take a look. She--"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Empress Yin standing behind him and poking her head out to look at me.

She has not changed much from before. Everyone else should have grown old, but she is still as she did a few years ago, with her eyes dark and no light. Perhaps it is because of this that she has no worries, so she can have no change.

Lao Yao said, "Since you are here, come in and sit down. Anyway, she doesn't understand anything. It's good to have more people talking to her."

I know that Empress Yin stayed in the Yan family, no matter whether Pei Yuanfeng was in or not in Chengdu, no one would treat her badly, but the wealth in life and the gap in her heart are two different things. At her age, her children are not around, which is indeed pitiful.

So I walked into the house.

The room was very simple and clean. Apart from the necessary tables, chairs, benches and a bed, there was nothing else. It was because she didn't need it. I saw two cups of hot tea poured on the table. When I saw me in, Yao Lao poured me a cup.

I slowly sat down and sat opposite them. I didn't know what to say for a moment, so I held the teacup and took a sip. But at this time, Empress Yin stared at me with dark eyes for a long time, and suddenly seemed to recognize me, and reached out and grabbed my wrist: "Where is my son?!"

I was stunned for a moment, and the tea was poured out of the cup.

Lao Yao hurriedly turned to look at her: "What's wrong with you?"

Queen Yin ignored everything, stared at me, holding my hand: "Where is my son? Where is my son?"

Only then did I remember that she was talking about Qinghan.

After she became stupid, she only recognized Qinghan as her son.

However, he had been away for so long and had hardly come back to see her during this period. She still remembered it.

I hurriedly said, "He, he has gone out to do business and will come back in a few days. I will come back to see you when I come back."

After hearing what I said, Queen Yin immediately showed a satisfied smile on her face and nodded softly: "Oh, okay, okay." Then she let go of my hand.

Seeing her like this, Yao Lao seemed to cry and his eyes turned red. He sniffed and asked, "Where has Liu Qinghan gone? Why did I come to the Yan family? They said he didn't come with you?"

Speaking to him is naturally different from talking to Queen Yin. I hesitated for a moment before saying, "He, he will go and investigate some things."

"What's up?"

"The revenge of his father and brother."

"What?!"

Yao Lao frowned, as if he was a little unbelievable, but at this time I remembered that when I was doing those things in Yangzhou, Mo Tieyi and the others were the ones who were doing, Yao Lao has always been a deacon in Yangzhou by Emperor Changmingzong!

Why did I forget this before?

Thinking of this, my breathing became cramped. I stared at him with wide eyes and said, "Old Yao, do you still remember - do you remember Liu Shizhou?"

He was holding a cup of tea, but his hands trembled suddenly and the tea was poured out of it.

With a loud bang, the sound was obviously not loud, but my heart was beating.

The expression on Lao Yao’s face was obviously a little wrong.

He stared at me: "Who did you say?"

"Liu Shizhou."

“…”

"He used to be an official in Yangzhou and became a prefect. He was a good and honest official, but he was assassinated."

“…”

"His son Liu Yi later went to Yangzhou to become an official and was assassinated at Hongye Temple."

“…”

"do you remember?"

Every time I said a word, Yao Lao's face turned paler, and the cup that had been splashed with most of the tea was just held in his hand and squeezed it hard.

He was silent for a long time and said, "These two people are Liu Qinghan's--"

"It's his father and brother."

At this moment, I felt Lao Yao twitching for a while.

He looked up at me, his eyes became a little broken, and he said, "He, isn't he a fisherman? He didn't follow you——and later he went to Xichuan and followed Fu Badai into Beijing. How could he become Liu Shizhou's son?"

He really knew Liu Shizhou!

My breathing became cramped. I seemed to be approaching this answer, and my heartbeat accelerated a lot. I said, "He is Liu Shizhou's third son. When Liu Shizhou was poor and could not afford to raise so many children, he gave this son to a fisherman couple outside Yangzhou City, leaving behind a token of recognition. When I was in Yangzhou, I was rescued by him. When I saw his token, I realized his identity."

“…”

"He is Liu Shizhou's son and Liu Yi's younger brother."

Lao Yao looked up at me, his face was scaryly pale: "Do he know it himself?"

"Yes, a few days ago, he met his sister at Xishan Academy. Now he is a concubine around the emperor. The two recognize each other based on the token. Qinghan only realized that his father and brother had already died tragically."

When I said the last four words, I couldn't help but tremble.

Lao Yao looked down at the cup in his hand, leaving only a little tea left, barely reflecting his pale face and helpless eyes. I have never seen him panic like this before.

I took a deep breath and said, "What I want to ask you now is - who did Emperor Changmingzong assassinate Lord Liu Shizhou in Yangzhou? What was the order given?"

“…”

"Yes, is it my dad?"

“…”

Yao Lao couldn't even say a word, so he just widened his eyes and stared at the cup in his hand, as if he wanted to pop a hole in the bottom of the cup.
Chapter completed!