Li Yaozhi is Xiao Mingzhu's confidant, and Xiao Guifei, as her younger sister, is of course very familiar with her.

If Li Yaozhi and Xiao Mingde have been in love for a long time in their long-term relationship, Xiao Guifei will of course believe it. But if Li Yaozhi would have a relationship with King Yan when he was young, and give birth to a son as big as Xiao Rui during that time period, Xiao Guifei would not be able to believe it no matter what.

The reason is very simple, King Yan was not in the capital at all in those two years, Li Yaozhi has great ability, and he can't give birth to his children!

When Concubine Xiao Guifei heard her sister-in-law Lu say this, her first reaction was not that King Yan might have secretly returned to the capital, but that she felt that there was a ghost in this matter! I'm afraid that Xiao Rui is not the son of King Yan and Li Yaozhi at all, but the flesh and blood of Xiao Mingzhu and the emperor, right? It's just that after Xiao Mingzhu's death, in order to avoid the prying eyes of the Cao family, he pretended to be born to Li Yaozhi!

But the answer Lu got from Xiao Mingde was not like this, and she didn't know her sister-in-law's brain circuit, so she replied with some surprise: "Of course Li Yaozhi gave birth to it, not her, who else could it be?" ”

Concubine Xiao pursed her lips: "King Yan went to the northern border to fight early in the morning, and returned to Beijing after the death of the eldest sister, when Xiao Rui was about to be born, where was the time?!" ”

Lu Shi suddenly realized, coughed lightly, and replied with some embarrassment: "Actually...... His Royal Highness King Yan ...... halfway Quietly go back to the capital. So Xiao Mingzhu had a personal affair with the emperor, and King Yan secretly returned to Beijing to interrogate when he heard the news, and was greatly hit after receiving a positive answer.

She knew that when her sister-in-law was still in the boudoir, she had some kind of delusion about King Yan, and the eldest sister-in-law hooked up with the emperor, so when she talked about the past, she was still a little hesitant: "King Yan returned to Beijing without permission, so naturally he can't let outsiders know." When the first emperor was still there, what was the chaos in Beijing, the concubine Niangniang must still remember. Therefore, Li Yaozhi was later diagnosed as pregnant, and she didn't dare to make a noise, so she only accompanied her aunt and grandmother to the other hospital to recuperate. Unexpectedly, Empress Cao found out the whereabouts of her aunt and grandmother, and knew that she was pregnant with the emperor's flesh and blood, so she sent someone to attack...... "Then there is the story of Xiao Mingzhu's corpse and two lives, and Li Yaozhi was frightened and gave birth prematurely."

The version of the past that Lu Shi knew was told to her by Xiao Mingde, although there were some differences in the details, but it was almost the same as the version that Xiao Rui knew. This version can make Xiao Rui believe, and naturally he can't hear any flaws. At least now that the Lu family tells Xiao Guifei, Xiao Guifei can't find anything wrong.

Lu also told her that Li Yaozhi hated the Cao family in his heart because of the tragic death of Xiao Mingzhu's mother and son, and in order to take revenge, he once gave birth to the idea of pretending to be his son as the heir born to Xiao Mingzhu, taking away the crown prince first, and urging the emperor to take revenge for Xiao Mingzhu. Not only did she think so, but she also took action, seeing King Yan one step ahead of Xiao Mingde, and lied to King Yan that her child had a miscarriage, and it was Xiao Mingzhu's son who was born to the emperor who survived, so she refused to go with King Yan.

By the time Xiao Mingde knew all this, there was no way to stop it. But no matter how angry Xiao Mingde was, he didn't dare to tell King Yan the truth. Because if Li Yaozhi returns to King Yan with the child, judging from the friendly relationship between the newly released Princess Yan and her, several of them will join forces to persuade King Yan to go against the Cao family and avenge Xiao Mingzhu. At that time, the emperor's foothold was not stable, but King Yan had military power in his hands, and he had just made military exploits that attracted the attention of the country, and there was a faint tendency to overwhelm the prestige of the Cao family Chengen Gong in the military. If there is really a conflict between the two sides, there will really be no peace in the country. For the sake of the overall situation, Xiao Mingde put Li Yaozhi under house arrest, claiming that she was his concubine and that the child was also his own flesh and blood, and concealed the whole thing.

That is, it was not until recent years, when Xiao Rui killed the enemy in the frontier, and Li Yaozhi was frightened every day, that he was given the upper hand by his motherly heart, temporarily put aside the hatred of the past, and took the initiative to inform King Yan of the truth. King Yan happened to be worried about his heir, so he took the initiative to go to Beijing to ask to see the emperor, wanting his son to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors......

Lu Shi said to Concubine Xiao: "When I knew about this, I was dumbfounded. The general has been hiding from me for so many years! Fortunately, I have always treated Xiao Rui's child well, and I have never treated him harshly, otherwise wouldn't I have offended the nobles?! But the mother doesn't have to worry, Xiao Rui's child is nostalgic. He and His Royal Highness grew up together since childhood, and their affection was extraordinary. He will be the master of the Yan Wangfu in the future, wouldn't he be more reliable than the Fourth Highness? ”

Xiao Guifei's attention was not on this matter at all, and she asked the Lu family again to confirm: "Are you sure that Xiao Rui was really born to King Yan and Li Yaozhi?" It really won't be...... The eldest sister and the emperor's child back then? ”

Lu Shi was taken aback, and immediately understood what she meant, and said with a smile: "How is this possible? Niangniang, if Xiao Rui is really the prince, how can our general hide it from the emperor?! That's the eldest son of the emperor! If it is said that it was to protect the child from being harmed by Empress Cao, the Cao family has not been as good as a year in recent years, and Empress Cao is not more powerful than before, the general still does not say it, and still places the child at home and treats him as a concubine, which makes no sense! The general has always been loyal to the emperor, and he will never bully the king! ”

Xiao Guifei pursed her lips: "But King Yan has no heirs for many years, and my brother didn't tell him that he had a son?" ”

Lu Shi laughed when he heard this: "It's nothing. His Royal Highness King Yan is certainly the emperor's brother, but ...... After all, it's not the emperor. The general is the emperor's courtier, so he naturally only thinks about the emperor in his heart. Li Yaozhi had not been able to let go of her hatred in the past, and the general was worried that she would cause trouble to the emperor and King Yan, so he hid the truth. It wasn't until Li Yaozhi gave up her delusions and was willing to think only about the child's future that the general was relieved. ”

She also lowered her voice: "Just because Li Yaozhi was bold and caused His Royal Highness King Yan to be separated from his parents and children for many years, the emperor was furious and punished her heavily!" For the sake of her giving birth to Xiao Rui, for the sake of merit, she never asked for her life, but she was also ordered to become a nun and atone for her past mistakes. The concubine only needs to inquire to know whether this matter is true or false. Otherwise...... What does the emperor have to do with her little woman? And specially ordered her to become a monk? ”

Concubine Xiao frowned, thinking about it. With her brother Xiao Mingde's loyalty to the emperor, if Xiao Rui is really the prince, there is no reason to hide it. She didn't know that her brother was all trying to protect her sister, and she thought her sister-in-law's words were reasonable. She said angrily: "It's nothing for my brother to hide from others, why can't he even hide it from me?" If I had known that Xiao Rui was the heir of Prince Yan, I would have let His Royal Highness get closer to him more, instead of letting him drift away and his feelings fade. In this way, in the future, Xiao Rui became the prince of King Yan, and the Third Highness also had arms in the army, wouldn't it be like a tiger with wings and overshadow the East Palace in one fell swoop? ”

Lu Shi laughed dryly twice, but didn't dare to talk. Xiao Mingde even hid it from her, but he was afraid that he didn't plan to poke things out at all, but he couldn't stop Li Yaozhi. It is also natural that he will hide it from Concubine Xiao and the third prince.

Concubine Xiao Guifei was silent for a moment before she smiled: "Xiao Rui also asked people to send a message to His Royal Highness, so that he didn't have to worry about the succession, but he didn't mention that he was the one who inherited the heir...... That's a bit of a dishonesty. Could it be that he resents me and His Royal Highness for neglecting him in his heart? What a child's temper! I have to think of a way to coax him back for His Royal Highness. How can I say that I am also a brother who grew up together, how can I have a share? ”