He Xiangshan's forehead jumped suddenly, and then he calmed down and said: "Let Jiang be familiar with history books, and he should know that in all dynasties, although the king with a different surname who holds the military power is valued by the emperor, he also bears the emperor's suspicion and defense. ”

"With a heavy army like the Zhenbei clan, our He Mansion naturally shouldn't get too close to it. The He family is a big family, and it is already prominent enough, if it is married to it, it will be like cooking oil on fire, and the slightest carelessness will outweigh the losses. ”

He Lingjiang tapped the chess pieces with his fingertips, and nodded when he heard the words: "What Grandpa said is reasonable." ”

He Xiangshan breathed a sigh of relief, and just wanted to raise his hand to continue to fall, he heard her continue: "Only how do I think that the reason why Grandpa kept me away from the Zhenbei clan is not as simple as you said? ”

He Xiangshan's breath couldn't help but stagnate, and he smiled and said, "What other reason does Jiang think?" ”

He Lingjiang put down the sunspot in his hand, sat up straight, looked at He Xiangshan and said, "Grandpa's reason is naturally convincing." However, your attitude towards the Zhenbei clan is not just that you don't get married. ”

"Look, daughter, if it weren't for the sage's order to let me and Pei Shizi investigate the affairs of the Beidi Divine Palace, you would like to let your daughter and the entire He family stay away from Pei Shizi and have nothing to do with the Zhenbei clan."

Although the Zhenbei clan has heavy troops, they have the capital to provoke the emperor's defense. But since the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, for decades now, the Zhenbei clan has been guarding the north, fulfilling their duties and loyalty, and has never had any changes in their minds, which has aroused the emperor's suspicion.

"Until now...... she lowered her voice and continued, "Although this person above does not trust the Zhenbei clan as completely as the previous emperor, he is not a short-sighted and narrow-minded person. As long as the Zhenbei clan is content in the north and does not have different intentions, he will not take action on his own. ”

"Pei Shizi came to Yingdu, whether it was for the affairs of the Divine Palace, or because the prince of Zhenbei happened to stay under his nose, the saint was happy to see it. The powerful people of the clan next to him, not to mention deliberately befriending him, also have some thoughts on building a good relationship in the end. ”

"Why are you, Grandpa, avoiding the Pei family like a snake and scorpion?"

He Xiangshan's avoidance of the Pei family and the Zhenbei clan is by no means as simple as he said.

As early as when he was in Sichuan, He Lingjiang knew that there was an old incident in the He family, which aroused the emperor's suspicion, so in order to seek stability, he lived in the countryside for so many years.

Now, since the emperor has summoned the He family back, he should ignore the past suspicions. Even if he makes use of the He family, as long as the He family obeys the emperor's orders and guards himself from now on, he should be safe.

But He Xiangshan was cautious everywhere, afraid that the He family would be hidden by the birds, afraid that her light would be too bright, and afraid that she would get too close to Pei You.

From this point of view, the factor that aroused the emperor's suspicion has never faded away, and it is very likely to be detonated inadvertently, and even bring disaster to the He family.

And He Xiangshan avoided Pei Yu so much......

He Lingjiang's eyes narrowed slightly, and there was only one possibility, that is, once the He family got too close to the Zhenbei clan and was too deeply involved, it would definitely arouse the emperor's vigilance, and even ask him to make a move against the He family.

Listening to the speculation in her heart, He Xiangshan couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Ling Jiang, you are so smart, I don't know if it's good or bad......"

He Ling Jiang Qing smiled lightly: "Good or not, just look at what angle Grandpa looks at." Now that my daughter has guessed this, Grandpa, you might as well tell me the truth......"

"You should know that if your daughter had the intention of exploring, she would not return empty-handed."

Only these days, He Xiangshan is reluctant to say anything about this matter, and deliberately hides it from her and the people of He Mansion.

She had no intention of snooping on the He family's secret old affairs, and she was busy with the affairs of the Divine Palace, so she put it aside for the time being.

But now, He's is getting more and more attention in Yingdu.

It is better to figure out such old things that are very likely to bring disaster to the He family at any time.

"Ling Jiang ......" He Xiangshan opened his mouth, the words swirled a few times in his mouth, and he was about to speak, but he felt that the carriage stopped after a slight pause.

"Lord Lang, Seventh Lady, I'm home." The driver reminded him through the door.

He Xiangshan's heart was relieved, and he swallowed the words that he wanted to speak.

He Xiangshan stood up, leaned over slightly and brushed his sleeves: "I'm home, let's get out of the car first." ”

He Ling Jiang smiled leisurely, put the chess pieces in his hand into the chess basket, and then stood up as well: "I'll go to the study with Grandpa." ”

He Xiangshan, who was bowing down and getting out of the car, sighed when he heard this, this kid, if he can't get an answer today, I'm afraid he won't give up.

As she said, if she made up her mind to investigate, with her current mental means, she would still not be able to hide this matter after all.

"Then let's come......" He Xiangshan sighed helplessly, smoothed his clothes and walked towards the house.

He Lingjiang followed.

After waving off the guards and servants, only He Xiangshan and He Lingjiang's father and daughter remained in the study, and the two were speechless for a while, and the quiet breath flowed silently in the room.

He Lingjiang raised his eyebrows and looked at He Xiangshan, who was silent and didn't know what he was thinking: "Grandpa called his daughter here, didn't he ask me to accompany you to meditate silently?" ”

"You......" He Xiangshan sighed faintly, and then, as if he had made up his mind, he took out a palm-sized wooden box from the hidden compartment under the bookcase, got up and handed it to He Lingjiang.

"Open it up and see ......"

He Lingjiang lowered his eyes and looked at the wooden box in the palm of his hand, which was a small jade pendant, warm and clear, and a phoenix with wings spread and flying high was carved on it.

The jade pendant is strung with vermilion silk threads, which may have passed over the years, and the silk threads have lived up to their brightness.

She looked at the jade pendant carefully, her fingertips seemed to be strange, she flipped it over, and saw a small word "姈" engraved on the back of the phoenix.

With his eyebrows frowning slightly, He Lingjiang looked at He Xiangshan inexplicably.

He Xiangshan looked at the winged phoenix, his heart sank slightly, and he said slowly: "Ling Jiang, this is your jade pendant, which was handed over to me by your aunt before leaving." ”

As soon as He Ling Jiang was about to speak, he heard He Xiangshan continue: "As for this jade pendant...... It was carved by your grandfather. ”

He Lingjiang's hand couldn't help but pause, your grandfather?

So, He Qi Niangzi was not born to He Xiangshan?

She looked down at the vividly carved phoenix on the jade pendant, and the phoenix was not used by the non-royal family. Thinking of Prince Yiwen and his wife who died in the palace chaos fifteen years ago, He Ling Jiang was relieved.

Sure enough, I heard He Xiangshan solemnly condensed and said: "Your original surname is Xiao, and before you were born, your grandfather and aunt planned to do it, if it was a daughter, she would be named Ji, and the small character Ling Jiang."

"Prince Yiwen is your biological father, and my daughter of the He family and the concubine of Prince Yiwen is your biological mother."

"Ling Jiang, you are from the orthodox royal family of the Great Zhou."

(End of chapter)