Qingxi knew that Chen's words must be true, she was not the Ling family's biological flesh and blood, but before it was time to be sentimental, she stabilized her mind, temporarily suppressed all the emotions that surged from her heart, and asked calmly: "So, Ah Gong, are the so-called descendants all the same identity as me?" ”

The composure between Chen Ji's eyes and eyebrows seemed to have that kind of power, which made everyone who looked at him gradually calm down.

He asked in a deep voice, "Jiang Lian and Ding Ming should know something, right?" ”

The two nodded, they were born as the principals of the East and West, and it would be unreasonable to say that they knew nothing.

"However, what you know should be limited to the fact that I have received great favors from Li Yuan since I was the official eunuch of the previous dynasty. Although the dynasties have changed, they can still help each other like family, and they all need to obey the orders with the mark of the dragon and phoenix. In the past few decades, everyone has lived in peace, and they have never received any orders, right? ”

Jiang Lian and Ding Ming nodded again.

Chen Ji continued: "Therefore, over time, the original meaning of existence will also die. And that's what I, and your father, want to see, so some secrets won't be passed down any further. All will be fully integrated into the new day when the dynasty will continue to move forward, and everything in the past will disappear into the vastness of eternity. He paused, sighed slightly, and his voice was covered with a layer of vicissitudes: "But it backfired, all of this was changed because of an unexpected love at first sight." ”

Qingxi suddenly mentioned his throat again, and blurted out: "Ah Gong is talking about the father and the queen mother?" ”

As soon as she said it, she wondered if it was a bit inappropriate to call it that.

"Yes." Chen's answer was categorical.

He raised his eyes and said in a low voice, "What I want to say next is a bigger secret. His eyes moved to Li Han: "Han girl, you are also inextricably linked with us, if you don't want to hear it, you can leave, but if you want to listen, I will never hide it." But if you think about it, this secret may cause you *** annoyance. ”

Li Han nodded almost without hesitation: "Listen, of course listen." ”

Chen Ji said well, then took a deep breath and said slowly: "Going back, not only General Li Yuan's people are also close ministers of the former crown prince. Back then, Emperor Sejong and the crown prince had a secret conversation for a long time, and no one knew what they talked about. But after the secret talk, Emperor Sejong released everyone around the prince, and then the prince fell off a cliff with his wife and children and died. But at that time, there was also a baby who escaped this fate, and that was the prince's young daughter. The crown prince handed over the dragon and phoenix pendant to Li Yuan. And Li Yuan ostensibly submitted to Emperor Sejong, but in fact, he wanted to send the prince's only bloodline to safety. Only Emperor Sejong's care could make others dare not touch him and the people around him. And when those who had followed the prince returned to the east, in case the court rebelled, they were dismantled into pieces and scattered, or hidden in the mountains and forests, or hidden in the market, forming the so-called. And Li Yuan, under very difficult circumstances, sent the prince's young daughter to Sujiang Chen's house. ”t.

"So ......?" Qingxi's pupils were extremely constricted. She already knew the answer.

"Yes, Xiaoliu's mother, Su Hua, is an orphan of the royal family of the previous dynasty."

The room was silent for a moment, and the air seemed to have stopped.

Orphans of the royal family of the former dynasty!

So that is to say: Xiao Yizheng is also among them.

Chen Ji swallowed his throat and continued: "My brother was also an important minister of the former dynasty back then, but he died in the war of the change of dynasty. And I have no intention of political affairs, and I have been studying in Sujiang. Li Yuan and my mother's family are also relatives. When he followed Emperor Sejong to Luojing, he knew that if he entered Shangdu, it would be more difficult for him to get out of Shangdu. At that time, Xiao Suhua had already been placed in the Luojing security office. So, he left Emperor Sejong immediately, and when the rumor passed a little, he took Suhua and sent her to Chen's mansion, along with his brother's letter and the dragon pendant. ”

"Wait, it's only Long Pei?" Qingxi quickly caught the crux of the words.

Chen Ji nodded: "Not bad." This was the prince's arrangement, and he left Feng Pei to Li Lin. This is his trust and commitment to Li Yuan. With the support of Feng Pei, Li Yuan's youngest son Li Lin and Su Hua's marriage have been one since then. When the dragon and phoenix meet, they can command the power left by the previous dynasty, and the most important thing is that the dragon and phoenix pendant are also related to a batch of treasures of the royal family of the previous dynasty. ”

Hearing this, everyone's eyes showed a sense of astonishment.

Jiang Lian and Ding Ming really didn't know about this treasure.

"At that time, Li Yuan followed the orders of the crown prince, left the dragon pendant to Su Hua, took the phoenix pendant away, and created three other jade pendants with similar shapes and carved vermilion bird patterns and distributed them to the principals of the other three departments." As he spoke, he looked at the two Vermilion Bird Pattern Pendants on the desk, which belonged to Jiang Lian and Ding Ming.

After a pause, Chen Ji raised his head again and said, "As for the whereabouts of those treasures, Li Yuan knows. However, the crown prince entrusted him with only the life of his young daughter, and even specifically instructed him that Emperor Shizong had the ability to restore the stability of the world and let the people work happily, and they did not need to rush to restore the country. Li Yuan also faithfully fulfilled the prince's will, and never had the idea of that batch of treasures, let alone revealed the whereabouts of the treasures to anyone. The old dream is gone, and there is no way to go back. He only hopes that everyone in Suhua is safe. He also felt guilty about Emperor Sejong, but he was trapped by the idea of loyalty and not serving the two masters, and he couldn't do both. He left Li Lin a word, just in case. This sentence is: the dragon and the phoenix meet, the number, open the mountain and enter the capital, and respond to every call. He asked Li Lin to take Feng Pei to marry Su Hua in the future. ”

When Chen Ji said this, he sighed: "However, Li Lin hasn't come yet, but Su Hua has fallen in love with Xiao Zhe." ”

Qingxi felt a pang in his heart, and instantly understood why those legends about Empress Xiaoyi were so unreasonable, and why Empress Xiaoyi was not sealed in front of her and could not enter the palace to live alone in the Heart Garden.

With such a relationship in the past, she may be able to accept that she is in love with Xiao Zhe, but she can't accept that she is in love with him as the emperor.

At the moment when she decided to follow Xiao Zhe to the north, what kind of entanglement and pain should she have? In those years of life in the garden, were there times when I couldn't cope with myself because of my innate identity?

"Hey, Su Hua in this life, I don't know if it's wishful or unsatisfactory......" Yang on the side sighed.

"So the Emperor also knows all this?" Qingxi asked in a low voice.

As soon as she spoke, she knew that she shouldn't have asked this question.

If Xiao Zhe didn't know, how could there be today.

"He probably knows more than Su Hua." Chen Ji replied in a deep voice.

Qingxi was stunned.

Chen Ji looked directly at her and said, "Su Hua may not know your background, but he must know." ”

Chen Ji said before that if Queen Xiaoyi wanted to promote her marriage with Xiao Yizheng, perhaps completely filial piety and guilt, then Xiao Zhe must have more far-reaching considerations.

And this consideration may not only leave Xiao Yi with the power but also the treasure.

"He knows that you are Li Lin's daughter, and he knows that only you are qualified to take charge of this phoenix pendant. Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent Xiaoliu to Su Jiang. The moment I learned that He had given you a marriage, I knew that there was such a day. This is what he should have in mind as an emperor. Chen's tone was calm, neither positive nor derogatory.

Yang Shi answered softly: "Since he knows these secrets, he has never thought about those treasures, and no one has done anything, even if he has not failed Su Hua." ”

Chen Ji nodded slightly: "Whether it is out of the emperor's confidence in the authority in his hands, he is sure that the treasure and manpower cannot shake the foundation of the dynasty; Or because of a man's commitment to his lover, he can't covet this power; He didn't do anything, which I still appreciate. Now, he has put this power in the hands of Xiao Liu, not only to protect his safety, but also to protect the world. ”

The first half of his sentence is understandable; Then there is a sentence, all of which are incomprehensible, except for Qingxi.

She bit her lip lightly, quickly rolled her eyes, and said tentatively: "Ah Gong means that my father believes that even if the coup d'état in the DPRK and China, even if it is aimed at Cheng Zhan, he will not use this power to endanger the world and will not cause chaos in the world?" ”

Chen Ji nodded slightly: "Not bad." After all, the new emperor was trained by him, and no one should know his temperament and habits better than him. Maybe he calculated correctly, if one day, their brothers came to the point of saber rattling, it would inevitably be the result of others fueling the trouble, so he hoped that Xiao Liu would protect himself and rely on his real strength to influence the situation. ”

He narrowed his eyes and summed up in a deep voice: "That's why I said that the people on the top of the peak have far-reaching thoughts and sophisticated skills, which are very accessible. ”

Everyone in the room listened to this for a long time, and they all felt that their hearts could not bear even the slightest beating force.

Indeed, they are afraid that what they heard is the biggest secret of the royal family, implicating the treasures of the previous dynasty and the lives of countless people.

In fact, the former crown prince's vision was just as broad, and he put down his status

, let go of the obsession with power, believe that the new dynasty can create a different situation, and use his life to achieve the early end of the war, but also to complete the early arrival of the peaceful world. Emperor Sejong did not disappoint him! Chen Ji got up slowly, looked around, and paused for a while before saying, "Tonight, you may not be able to sleep." But when you walk out of this house, all the words are like the wind and the water is silent. Xu had been talking for too long, and his voice was already a little hoarse.

Then, he solemnly handed the dragon and phoenix pendant that he had been holding in his hand to Qingxi's eyes: "Heng'er, now, you know all the secrets. Today, I will hand over this dragon and phoenix pendant to you. Maybe there is a providence in the dark, Li Linwei and Su Hua became husband and wife back then, but now their children, you and Xiaoliu are husband and wife. This dragon and phoenix pendant has finally returned to its original owner. ”

Qingxi stared at the jade pendant in his hand, his eyes were deep, and his heart was only heavy.

Chen Ji patted her on the shoulder and said in a kind voice: "Child, there are some responsibilities that you are born with, and you must face them."