"It doesn't matter, you just have to say what you know." Qin Shuang said quickly.

Xuan Zihao nodded and began to tell what he knew.

It all started more than five years ago.

When did the specific thing happen, because it was too long, Xuan Zihao couldn't say, only knew that there was a group of assassins in the palace in the capital to assassinate the emperor and the crown princes, it is said that those assassins were very skilled, and many guards died in the palace that night, and even the palace maids and eunuchs around the emperor and queen were also killed and injured.

But fortunately, the strength of the palace guards is not weak, and in the end, the assassins were taken down and killed, but the assassins who were taken down committed suicide without waiting for interrogation, and it was impossible to find out their identities, but at that time, there were rumors that the appearance of those people was somewhat different from the people of the Xuantian Kingdom, and it was very likely that they were assassins sent by other countries to assassinate the royal family.

During that time, there were many conflicts between the Xuantian Kingdom and the neighboring Red Blood Kingdom, and everyone speculated that it might be that the Red Blood Kingdom boldly entered the palace to assassinate in order to weaken the strength of the Xuantian Kingdom, if any one of the royal family was killed, it would have a certain impact on the Xuantian Kingdom, and if the assassination or assassination was still a heavyweight such as the emperor, queen or crown prince, it was more likely to directly make the Xuantian Kingdom fall into a panic.

At that time, the news from the palace was that the assassins did not succeed, except for the death of some guards and palace maids and eunuchs in the palace, no one in the royal family was injured, let alone killed, so except for a period of time when the curfew in the capital was very strict and people were panicked, but at most ten days and half a month passed the momentum. The emperor was also furious because of the assassin's incident, and sent General Situ to fight against the Red Blood, swallowing the two cities of the Red Blood Country, until the Red Blood Country took the initiative to sue for peace, and also gave many compensations to barely calm the anger.

But after that, the Xuantian Kingdom and the Red Blood Country were also completely opposed, and there was no more conflict on the surface, but the secret temptations of each other became more and more frequent.

Continuing with the Assassins' follow-up developments.

Initially, after the Red Blood Kingdom sued for peace, there were indeed a few days of calm in the capital, but later, about a month later, there were rumors in the palace that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had contracted a strange disease!

At first, no one believed it, after all, no one found out how nervously the hospital was studying how to treat the disease, and the atmosphere in the palace did not become too tense, but as the prince gradually stopped showing up in front of people, some people found that all the people in the prince's dormitory had been replaced, and people were not allowed to enter and exit at will in the palace, and almost entered a state of blockade, only to realize that something was wrong, and finally determined that the prince was indeed infected with a strange disease, which was not harmful to his life, but it could be infectious, and it was inconvenient to see people after getting a strange disease, and he could not see the wind casually, Therefore, they can only recuperate in the dormitory.

And this recuperation is five years!

In the past five years, except for a small number of people in the palace, no one else has seen the prince, and no one has doubted whether the prince has an accident, such as being seriously ill and has gone? But the emperor was afraid that the Red Blood Country might be ready to move again, or that there would be some turmoil in their own country, so he hid the news? But later, someone inadvertently saw the prince leaving the dormitory and walking nearby, but he was wearing thick clothes, coughing badly, and his expression was also very pale, obviously he was indeed ill for a long time, so he was relieved.

Although he is still sick, but at least he is not dead, and seeing that the emperor is not too worried, the ministers also think that this disease should be curable, but the treatment is relatively slow, in order to make the prince's illness can be cured as much as possible, many ministers have also donated many precious medicinal materials to the emperor, because they do not know what the prince is suffering from, and they can't look for medicinal materials in a targeted manner, so they can only come with what is precious, and the emperor did not stop their actions, but every time there are ministers who offer medicinal materials, They will also send gold and silver equal to or higher than the price of medicinal herbs as a reward, so as not to make the ministers bankrupt or have some greedy thoughts for ink.

The emperor himself often sent people to various places to find some precious medicinal materials, and among the lists of these dispatched personnel, there was Xuan Zixiao, who used to be the prince's companion. Although this kind of thing is generally sent to the palace guards, and the emperor's personal guards are more appropriate to do it, Xuan Zixiao is the second son of Prince Duan's mansion, and it doesn't seem appropriate to let him do this kind of errand, but thinking that he is the prince's companion and has a deep relationship with the prince, it is not difficult to understand that Xuan Zixiao wants to do something for the prince.

Therefore, the courtiers have long been accustomed to Xuan Zixiao leaving Beijing to go to various places from time to time, and they will not find anything strange at all.

Here, it is all the things that Xuan Zihao knows, including what he heard from some people in the capital, and what his father, Prince Duan, told him, originally he never suspected anything, thinking that the prince was indeed recuperating in the palace, and even he had found a lot of medicinal materials to send to the capital in recent years, and asked his younger brother Xuan Zixiao to send them to the palace on his behalf.

But today, when he saw Ah Chen, he understood that the prince had not been in the palace for more than five years, and he couldn't see people because of a strange illness, and it was the emperor who was playing tricks and confusing the public! Most of the people who have seen the prince in the palace are also pretended by the emperor, just so that no one else will doubt that the prince is indeed living well in the palace, and more importantly, to ensure that no one will once again reach the prince who has long been missing, and his life and death are uncertain!

Speaking of which, there is no longer any doubt about the mystery of Ah Chen's identity, that's right, Ah Chen has not appeared in front of everyone since he started to be ill more than five years ago, the prince of Xuantian Kingdom, Xuantian Ao! And the word Xuan Tianao is Shaochen, Chen, and the emperor!

After Ah Chen lost his memory, he only remembered one of his words, Chen, but even this memory was a little vague, so he thought this Chen was Chen, and used this name for more than five years!

And then Xuan Zihao made a speculation about what happened more than five years ago.

"Back then, those assassins were probably still succeeding, they will

Afraid that they would succeed, they kidnapped His Royal Highness the Crown Prince out of the palace, and then somehow they were transferred here. Xuan Zihao said with a calm face.

Qin Shuang corrected: "Ah Chen didn't appear in Liangyi County at first, when he just lost his memory, his mind was also groggy, he was picked up by some kind beggars, and then he traveled to several places before coming to Liangyi County, although he didn't remember the previous things at that time, but his mind was clear, so he settled here, and then met me later." ”

Xuan Zihao remembered that the Song Governor's Mansion had told him that Ah Chen, the owner of Ruyi Village, had been a beggar in the past, and he was so cruel to those assassins back then! He was the most noble prince of the Xuantian Kingdom, and he was actually reduced to a beggar by those assassins! How much he had to suffer at that time!

This account must be calculated by the people of the Red Blood Country!

Xuan Zihao took a deep breath and reluctantly suppressed the raging anger in his heart first, and continued: "We have no way of judging what happened at that time, but it is certain that the assassins who took His Royal Highness the Crown Prince away must have encountered some accident on the way, so that they failed to poison His Royal Highness the Prince, or bring him back to the Red Blood Country, but let His Highness break his head and lose his memory and go to the people, since these assassins have not been able to find His Highness for many years, I think those assassins either died in an accident at that time, or His Highness tried to escape, avoided the pursuit of those people, and in the territory of the Xuantian Kingdom, the people of the Red Blood Country did not dare to drive too arrogantly, and in the end they had no choice but to stop it, and there was no way to arrest His Highness on a large scale. ”

Qin Shuang and Ah Chen both felt that this speculation was very reasonable, and they were more inclined to those assassins who were mostly fierce and unlucky, and they had already died in an accident, otherwise even if Ah Chen hadn't been caught at that time, they wouldn't have been able to find any clues for so many years, right? Or perhaps, those people are not dead, but they think the prince is dead? But this doesn't make sense, the prince has been 'seriously ill' for more than five years, and it is impossible for the Red Blood Country not to know any news......

That's right!

"The news that the prince has a strange illness is more than a month after the incident with the Red Blood Country." Qin Shuang thought for a moment, and boldly guessed: "Maybe the emperor did this to make the people of the Red Blood Kingdom think that the prince had been recovered, but there was some accident on the way, and he got sick or was seriously injured, so that the people of the Red Blood Country naturally no longer thought about going to the people of the Xuantian Kingdom to find the real prince, they would only think that their wishful thinking had failed in the end, if they still wanted to calculate the Xuantian Kingdom again, they could only think of another idea, the prince was robbed once, and the security in the palace would definitely be very strict. There is absolutely no way to have a second time, so they should have given up on starting with the crown prince for so many years. ”

Xuan Zihao also believes that this guess is not far from ten, and it should be infinitely close to the truth.

Since the crown prince is not really sick, then in the past five years or so, the emperor has sent people to look for medicine in various parts of Xuantian Kingdom, and Xuan Zixiao has been walking around in the past few years, the real purpose is naturally not really to find medicine, but to find people! Find the prince who has been missing!

Perhaps at first, after the crown prince, that is, Ah Chen, was kidnapped by the assassins, the emperor was not sure whether those assassins had poisoned him, but later, when he saw the opportunity to announce the news of the prince's illness, the Red Blood Country has not taken any action, so he is completely sure that the people of the Red Blood Country probably do not know whether the prince is alive or dead, at least it can be guaranteed that the assassins they sent did not take people away or kill people as they wished.

As long as there is hope, one day they will be able to get the living prince back!

Facts have also proved that the emperor's spirit of not giving up has been rewarded, although Ah Chen has lost his memory, he is indeed safe, he is not missing an arm or leg, and there are no injuries on his body, except for his memory, it can be said that he is intact, even if he was a beggar before, he was also bitter after meeting Qin Shuang, not only did he have a daughter-in-law, but even a child! Can it be regarded as a blessing in disguise?

If Ah Chen hadn't been kidnapped by the assassins, maybe Qin Shuang would still have come here, but these two people may not have a relationship in this life, or one day Qin Shuang's ability will be discovered by the capital, and she will also develop her career to the capital, but at that time, the two will no longer be a loving husband and wife, maybe Qin Shuang has someone else around him, and Ah Chen may have married a noble girl from the capital who matches his identity as the crown princess.

Thinking of this, Qin Shuang and Ah Chen were very emotional, Ah Chen was even more afraid and subconsciously hugged Qin Shuang tighter, he couldn't imagine what the days would be like if he hadn't met Qin Shuang and failed to marry her, and there was a reunion, if he couldn't marry Qin Shuang, these two little babies naturally couldn't become his sons, and he felt a chill down his back if he only imagined that kind of life!

At this moment, he was a little glad that he had been robbed by the assassins! However, those sinister guys had better be dead, and those who want to harm him, don't expect him to be grateful, the damned ones still have to die!

Qin Shuang could also guess Ah Chen's thoughts, she was actually very glad to know Ah Chen, she also couldn't imagine what kind of man she would marry if there was no Ah Chen, even if it was impossible to really marry Ah Chen according to the Qin family's ideas, but to say that she could marry a man who was as good as Ah Chen, and who was dedicated to her and had excellent conditions in all aspects, I am afraid it is unlikely.

Therefore, feeling that Ah Chen's strength around him was getting heavier and heavier, Qin Shuang not only did not struggle, but also grabbed his arm with one hand very hard, and the other hand was tightly linked with his ten fingers, and the two of them were surrounded by an atmosphere of intimacy and happiness that no one could intervene in.

Xuan Zihao has not yet fully recovered his senses, and he has not noticed their interaction, so he only continued: "There should be very few people who know about the fact that the prince is not in the palace, except for the emperor and the queen and a few cronies around the emperor, as well as Zixiao, maybe my father also knows, no more, I'm afraid it will be gone." "When I don't know about this, I don't think much about it, I understand that the prince's serious illness is just a means to hide from outsiders, and then recall some of his father's actions over the years, you can guess that he does know.

With the brotherhood between the father and the emperor, the father is not in the capital, and his actions are freer than the emperor, and he is not so restricted.

It is not surprising that the emperor will tell his father about the crown prince.

And since his father didn't even tell him, then let alone others, maybe the entire Duan Prince's Mansion, except for the secret guards around his father, even his mother may not know, after all, there is her maiden family behind her mother, if one accidentally leaks the news, the prince's situation will be even more difficult to say.

At this time, Xuan Zihao was also very happy, fortunately he came this time! Otherwise, he doesn't know when they will be able to find the crown prince, and he may continue to be kept in the dark, although he can understand what his father and younger brother are doing, but thinking that he has not been able to help a little for so many years, Ah Chen, who was the crown prince when he lived a life of brocade clothes and jade food in Prince Duan's mansion, suffered a lot outside, and even lost his memory of the past, and he only felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart, and his nose was sour.

Although the relationship between him and the prince is not as profound as that of Xuan Zixiao, the prince's companion, after all, they are cousins, dear! The blood relationship cannot be separated, and the royal family of the Xuantian Kingdom in these generations pays more attention to family affection, at least the relationship between the prince and their Duan Prince's Mansion has always been very close, even if they don't meet often, they won't feel strange when they see each other occasionally, and they get along very well.

The prince's cousin has suffered a lot outside, how can he, a cousin, bear it in his heart! Thinking that he hadn't been able to recognize Ah Chen for the first time just now, he felt even more guilty.

Although it had been almost seven years since their last time, he was only thirteen years old at the time, and Ah Chen was only ten years old, and there were some changes in his current appearance, but this still made Xuan Zihao feel ashamed.

"Prince ......"

"You still call me Ah Chen, don't call me the prince here." Ah Chen corrected Xuan Zihao's title.

Although he didn't doubt the authenticity of this matter, he didn't have any memory of when he was the prince, and he didn't have any special feelings about the identity of the prince.

"Okay, then." Xuan Zihao also understands that this title is not good to call out casually, in case it is heard by someone with a heart, isn't it possible to encounter danger before Ah Chen returns to the palace?

"Ah Chen." Xuan Zihao looked at Ah Chen with burning eyes and said: "Now that you know your identity, when the harvest is done, we will go back to Beijing together, for so many years, the emperor and queen must be very worried about you, they must be very happy to see that you are safe and sound, and Zixiao, he has been looking for you outside for at least three or four months every year in the past few years, knowing that you are fine, that kid will definitely be very excited." ”