Xu Zhao was copying scriptures under the twilight light, and when Emperor Cheng Ji came in, he happened to see the woman's side face in the faint light, soft and demure.

Hearing the voice, Xu Zhao seemed to be a little dazed and raised his head to look over, and was stunned when he saw that the person who came was actually Emperor Chengji, and after a pause, he hurriedly got up and saluted, and seemed to be very afraid: "Min, the people's daughter Xu Shi greets Your Majesty." ”

Emperor Chengji allowed Xu Zhao to get up, and then asked softly: "Are you afraid of me?" ”

"The majesty of the Son of Heaven is relied on by all the people, and he does not dare to be disrespectful." Xu Zhao said cautiously.

"It doesn't matter. I see that you are very kind, just like my own daughter. Emperor Chengji smiled kindly, but Xu Zhao showed a panicked look: "The people dare not be loved by Your Majesty." ”

Emperor Cheng Ji looked at Xu Zhao carefully, since he knew that this girl might be his biological daughter, Emperor Cheng Ji looked at Xu Zhao more and more pleasing to the eye: "You grew up in Xilin since you were a child?" I heard Wen Yuan say that you are not surnamed Xu, but the adopted daughter of the Xu family, so do you know who your biological parents are? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the folk girl did grow up in Xilin. The folk girl heard from her adoptive parents that more than 20 years ago in the war in the Central Plains, a seriously ill woman took the folk girl to Xilin to meet the adoptive parents, and entrusted the folk girl to the Xu family before dying; The adoptive father said that the woman had only said that the girl was her master's child, but the girl did not know who her biological parents were. Xu Zhao is still clear about this.

That's right, it is! Emperor Cheng Ji nodded silently in his heart.

Emperor Cheng Ji calmed down a little in his heart, and said with a pleasant face: "To tell you the truth, since I first saw you, I felt very kind, just like my own daughter. I thought that when this incident was over, I would accept you as a righteous daughter, just like my own daughter; I will find you a good family and let you marry in style. ”

I didn't expect Emperor Cheng Ji to suddenly say this, Xu Zhao looked very surprised, so he lowered his head with a pale face and didn't dare to speak.

"I'll make you a princess, what do you think?" Emperor Chengji said again.

Xu Zhao hurriedly kowtowed: "Your Majesty loves you, and the people don't dare to be a girl." The folk women only want to chant and pray in the temple for the rest of their lives. ”

Emperor Cheng Ji understood Xu Zhao's meaning too well, in short, he had no affection for Xie Jun, if he recognized him as a righteous daughter, it would be equivalent to becoming Xie Jun's righteous sister, what is this; As soon as he thought of Xie Jun and Xu Zhao's matter, Emperor Cheng Ji felt that he had done evil, this was simply God's punishment for him, but it was retribution on his children.

"Wen Yuan, he has married Liang Guogong's niece, the Ji family girl, as the princess, and they are very good husband and wife." Emperor Cheng Ji thought about it in his heart, and said to Xu Zhao like this; It is a cruel thing to tell a woman how affectionate her beloved and new wife are, but he must cut off all of Xu Zhao's friendship with Xie Jun, so that it is good for everyone.

Xu Zhao showed an unbelievable look, and after being stunned for a long time, he tried to squeeze out a smile: "Your Royal Highness and the princess are in love, it's fine." The folk girl knows that her status is low, and she is not worthy of His Royal Highness the King of Qi; It is said that the princess is noble, gentle and virtuous, and will be a good wife and mother of His Royal Highness in the future. ”

Listening to Xu Zhao's words, Emperor Cheng Ji felt very uncomfortable in his heart; His daughter should be a noble princess, not a lowly folk girl.

If it weren't for this encounter with Xie Jun, then Xu Zhao would never have come to the royal capital for the rest of his life, and he would never have known that his daughter was still alive and had grown so big.

Xu Zhao was not willing to leave Hongfu Temple again, she said that she would rather let Xie Jun think that she was dead forever, and only hoped that His Royal Highness and the princess would be married forever, and she would get her wish.

"Are you still so young, just for Xie Jun, do you want to be a green lamp ancient Buddha for the rest of your life?" Emperor Chengji finally couldn't help it.

"Your Majesty?" She didn't understand why the emperor was so angry, but she was surprised.

"You have a crescent moon birthmark on your neck, right?" Emperor Cheng Ji sighed, and finally spoke.

Maybe Xu Zhao won't be able to stand it after knowing the truth, but in his opinion, it's better than now.

Xu Zhao was stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously reached out and touched his neck, very surprised: "Your Majesty knows so much? ”

Emperor Cheng Ji pulled Xu Zhao's hands, with the kind expression of an old father looking at his daughter: "I have a daughter who also has a crescent birthmark on her neck; She was born twenty-three years ago on a snowy night, the same age as you. She was born at the time of the rebellion in the royal capital, and she also disappeared in the chaos. Do you know? You look a lot like your mother. ”

"My mother?" Xu Zhao pointed at himself in disbelief, and then reacted to something even more terrifying, "Your Majesty is saying, Your Majesty is saying, I am your daughter?" ”

Emperor Cheng Ji nodded painfully.

Xu Zhao shuddered and spoke: "What about His Royal Highness King Qi?" ”

This is the most terrifying, Emperor Chengji pursed his lips before saying, "Wen Yuan is my son." ”

What the? Xu Zhao rolled his eyes and fainted directly.

When Xu Zhao woke up at the right time, she saw Emperor Cheng Ji still sitting on the edge of the bed looking at her with great concern, and then she pretended to remember what Emperor Cheng Ji told her before she fainted, and showed an embarrassed look: "Your Majesty." ”

"Don't overthink it, just get some rest." Emperor Cheng Ji sighed, revealing a somewhat fatherly smile, "No matter what happens, you are the best daughter in my heart." After all, this is all my father I'm sorry for you, whatever you want, I will give it to you, except for Wen Yuan······"

"Your Majesty, Xu Zhao understands." Xu Zhao lowered his head.

It's not that she has a problem with her brain, she can't think about it in her heart, according to the emperor, Xie Jun, the king of Qi, is still her own brother······ It's horrible!

Emperor Cheng Ji looked at Xu Zhao for a long time and told her his decision: "I have already arranged it, and in the future, your identity will be the widow of General Shang, and the Tongjiang Shang family has also arranged it." In a few days, I will make a decree to accept you as a righteous daughter and make you a princess; I know that the identity of a righteous daughter has indeed wronged you, but there is no way for me to do more. Wait, when the time comes, I will tell you who you really are. ”

Xu Zhao lowered his head and listened quietly to Emperor Cheng Ji's words, before he asked carefully: "Your Majesty, you said that Xu Zhao is your daughter, then who is my mother?" ”

"Your Mother ······" Emperor Chengji's expression froze, as if he had fallen into a dusty memory, and he whispered for a long time, "She is the person I love the most, and she is the only wife who has bowed to my ancestors at the Xie ancestral hall." ”