Qin Nan stood beside Qin Zhidao, so he didn't see the change in his expression, but Su Shi keenly noticed the change in his expression.

Su Shi's heart moved, and he remembered many things in an instant.

Zhong Lingyao was already determined to die, but it was Qin Zhidao who begged the crown princess to save her life. After that, he was released as the governor of Jiang'an Mansion, and Zhong Lingyao also happened to settle in Jiang'an's Lianhong Courtyard, which I am afraid he did on purpose.

When Qin Zhidao returned to Beijing, he arranged for Zhong Lingyao to settle in the Flower Pavilion in the capital. All kinds of circumstances show that Qin Zhidao definitely has the intention of loving and maintaining Zhong Lingyao.

Did he defend Zhong Lingyao just because he wanted to find out the cause of the prince's death?

Although Su Shi's thoughts fluctuated in his mind, his expression did not change at all, he looked at Qin Nan and muttered: "If you search one village and one household, it will not only require a large number of people, but also be very time-consuming, I have thought of a way to shorten the time as much as possible." ”

Qin Nan said without thinking: "Reward for the list? ”

"Not bad." Su Shi nodded: "There must be a brave man under the heavy reward, which is much more efficient than our family search." ”

Qin Nan said with a smile: "There will definitely be people under the heavy reward. ”

"Fine." Su Shi waved his hand, "We only say that the person looking for relatives has a plum blossom-shaped birthmark on their body, not to mention the shape, size and growth part, and these are only known to the closest relatives." And if it is verified, it must be heavily fined. ”

Qin Nan nodded lightly: "Although this move still can't avoid the reckless actions of those who want to be consumed by profit, it will also discourage those who want to be impostors." It saves a lot of trouble. ”

Su Shi thought for a while, and then said: "I will be very busy in the next time, you can see this matter......"

Qin Nan hurriedly said, "Leave this matter to me." I am also very happy to be able to help Sister Zhong find her relatives. Tomorrow, I will send people to post bounty notices all over the capital. ”

At this time, Qin Zhidao's face finally changed, he stood up and hurriedly shouted, "Don't!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Qin Nan looked at his father suspiciously, but Su Shi's heart relaxed. Qin Zhidao had been sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai just now, which made Su Shi doubt his guess for a while.

"Father, why not?" Qin Nan finally couldn't help but ask.

Qin Zhidao's face became extremely hesitant, and he couldn't say half a word. Seeing his father's expression at this time, Qin Nan was so smart that he immediately knew that there was something else going on in this matter.

She looked at her father in amazement, and was speechless for a while.

Qin Zhidao's heart seemed to be getting more and more flustered, he paced back and forth in the room, and after a long time, he sighed in Qin Nan's suspicious gaze: "You don't want to track down Zhong Lingyao's background. ”

"Could it be that my uncle already knows Miss Zhong's background?"

Qin Zhidao immediately closed his mouth.

Su Shi smiled deliberately: "Miss Zhong's life experience won't be related to her uncle, right?" ”

As soon as he heard Su Shi's words, Qin Nan's face changed drastically, and he looked at Qin Zhidao in disbelief.

Qin Zhidao immediately said angrily: "Nonsense, I have been innocent all my life, how could such a thing come." ”

"Then why didn't my father tell Sister Zhong about her life experience?"

Qin Zhidao sat down dejectedly and sighed: "Miss Zhong's life experience, you still don't know. ”

However, Qin Nan and Su Shi didn't listen to him at all, their eyes were still glued to him.

Qin Zhidao also knew that they were all people who would not give up until they achieved their goals, and they were all extremely smart people. Even if they don't tell them now, they will try their best to track down Zhong Lingyao's background.

If they don't know the inside story and inadvertently stab out Zhong Lingyao's life experience, they will definitely cause a great disaster.

Thinking of this, Qin Zhidao finally sighed softly: "Zhong Lingyao was not originally surnamed Zhong, her surname was Zhou, and her real name was Zhou Yao. ”

Qin Nan and Su Shi couldn't help but glance at each other, and then they both found that each other's eyes were full of shock and horror, because about Zhong Lingyao's life experience, they thought of a possibility at the same time.

After a long time, Su Shi cautiously asked, "Is Zhou Yao's life experience related to the royal family?" ”

"She is the young daughter of Zhou Lin, the king of Chu. The king of Chu only got this girl in his thirties, and he liked it abnormally. When he forced the palace to fail and was imprisoned, Zhou Yao was still in infancy. ”

Su Shi and Qin Nan's mouths opened slightly, their eyes bulged out, as if they had even stopped breathing, and the whole person fell into extreme shock. Although they guessed that Zhong Lingyao's life experience was not so simple, they never imagined that she was actually the youngest daughter of Zhou Lin, the king of Chu.

However, although the mystery of Zhong Lingyao's life experience has been solved, more mysteries have followed.

Su Shi first asked, "Why is my uncle so sure that Zhong Lingyao is Zhou Yao?" ”

"When Zhou Yao was full moon, the king of Chu had a big banquet. I have seen Zhou Yao in swaddling clothes, and I especially remember the plum blossom-shaped birthmark on her left shoulder. Although the birthmark on Ling Yao's left shoulder was of different sizes, it was exactly the same as Zhou Yao's in terms of position and shape. ”

Qin Nan asked: "The King of Chu forced the palace to fail, and the whole door was beheaded, why was Sister Zhong able to escape the catastrophe?" ”

"I don't know." Qin Zhidao shook his head, "When I recognized her, she had already been adopted by Zhong Lichuan. And ......"

"And what?"

"It wasn't me who first recognized Ling Yao as Zhou Yao, but Zhong Lichuan."

"Zhong Lichuan?" Su Shi was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "How did he recognize Zhong Lingyao as Zhou Yao?" ”

"It's also through the plum blossom birthmark on her shoulder." Qin Zhidao recalled: "When Ling Yao was about to be sold into the Qinglou by traffickers, although Ling Yao was young at that time, she also knew that the Qinglou was a bad place, so she desperately refused. As she was pulling, her clothes were torn by traffickers, revealing plum blossom birthmarks. ”

"What's even more coincidental is that Zhong Lichuan happened to pass by at that time, saw the birthmark on Ling Yao's left shoulder, and immediately recognized Ling Yao as the young daughter of Zhou Lin, the king of Chu."

Qin Nan said suddenly: "It was precisely because Zhong Lichuan recognized Ling Yao as Zhou Yao that he rescued her." ”

Qin Zhidao nodded lightly: "Although Zhou Yao is the daughter of a sinner, she is a royal bloodline after all, so naturally she can't be allowed to live in the land of fireworks." ”

Qin Nan was puzzled: "Since Zhong Lichuan adopted Sister Zhong, didn't he track down why Zhou Yao was able to escape the catastrophe?" And why are they abducted? ”

"I also asked Zhong Lichuan." Qin Zhidao groaned, "But Zhong Lichuan said that he didn't dare to investigate. He was cautious and cautious, fearing that his pursuit would attract the attention of the secret guards and secret guards, thus revealing Ling Yao's true identity. ”

Su Shi suddenly asked in a deep voice, "When did Zhong Lichuan tell his uncle about Zhong Lingyao's life experience?" ”

"Ten years ago, the twenty-second of the winter moon." Qin Zhidao recalled, "That night, Zhong Lichuan suddenly invited me to his mansion, and it was also that night that I learned about Zhong Lingyao's background. ”

Qin Nan sighed lightly: "Now I finally know why my father pleaded with the crown princess for Sister Zhong after Zhong Lichuan's death, and took good care of Sister Zhong. ”