The old woman trembled, her whole body curling up.
The young man sighed, "Mother, I've made up my mind. We'll move in a few days."
Hearing this, the old woman looked up at the young man and asked, "Why… why are we moving? Isn't this the third time this year?"
"Mother, what do you think?" The young man was very helpless.
The old woman said pitifully, "Then… then I won't do it anymore, okay? Don't move."
"You said that?" the young man asked for confirmation again.
The old woman nodded, "No more, no more."
The young man breathed a sigh of relief, "Mother, your younger brother has gone to enjoy blessings too."
The old woman's face suddenly streamed with tears, "You don't need to persuade me. Enjoying blessings would be in a prisoner's cart? She clearly said she was taking my son to enjoy blessings."
Xue Zining, who was about to leave, stopped. She walked to the door and knocked. The young man opened the door.
At that time, she hadn't seen the young man's face clearly, but now she saw that his face bore some resemblance to Xue Zixuan. This made her even more certain of her thoughts.
"Who are you?" the young man asked, looking at her warily.
"I am a maid by the side of the King of Beijiang. The King of Beijiang is currently wronged, and only I can exonerate him. I just saw your mother..."
"You saw wrong..." the young man said, about to close the door.
Xue Zining had already placed her hand on the door, preventing the young man from closing it, "Don't you want the King of Beijiang to be exonerated?"
"I don't know the King of Beijiang at all. You should leave quickly, or I'll report you to the authorities. You are someone connected to the King of Beijiang, and they will be happy to capture you," the young man said coldly.
Xue Zining looked at the young man and said indifferently, "He is your own brother. How can you be so cold-hearted?"
The young man's gaze flickered, and he turned his face away, "I don't know him at all. Please leave quickly, or I will really report you to the authorities."
Seeing the young man's insistence, Xue Zining looked at the old woman curled up in the corner and said, "Are you also going to watch your child be beheaded?"
The old woman trembled and looked up. The young man became anxious, "Miss, what exactly is going on? If you continue like this, I will report you to the authorities right now."
"Report to the authorities? Good! I'd like to ask, is your '狸猫换太子' (Li Mao Huan Tai Zi - a story of replacing the crown prince) more serious, or am I, a mere maid of Beijiang?"
As Xue Zining finished speaking, the young man took a step back in fear. She pushed the door open and walked in.
"You… what do you want?" the young man asked uneasily.
"I want to know what this is all about. Is the King of Beijiang not of true royal blood?" Xue Zining felt a shock as she spoke these words.
If Xue Zixuan was not Xue Wenjie's child, then who was Xue Wenjie's real child?
Was Xue Zixuan truly the brother of the young man in front of her? The old woman's child.
She couldn't help but be frightened by her own thought.
The young man trembled and looked at the old woman. Xue Zining continued, "Please tell me the truth. Perhaps it can save the King of Beijiang's life."
Upon hearing that it could save the King of Beijiang, the old woman suddenly fell before Xue Zining, tears streaming down her face, "I'll tell you everything, I'll tell you everything. Please save that child."
"Mother, you can't say it. That distinguished person said that if anyone finds out, it's a capital crime."
"Who is that distinguished person?" Xue Zining turned to ask the young man.
The young man was stunned and retorted, "What distinguished person? I don't know."
"You said that if that distinguished person finds out, it will bring about a deadly disaster."
"I've already said I don't know," the young man seemed unwilling to reveal it.
Xue Zining squatted down and took the old woman's hand, asking, "Auntie, who is that distinguished person?"
"It's a distinguished person from the palace," the old woman said.
"Do you remember her appearance?" Xue Zining continued to ask.
The old woman shook her head, "I don't remember. I only remember she wore very fine clothes, but..."
"But what?" Xue Zining pressed.
The old woman thought for a moment and said, "I remember the people she brought called her Auntie."
"Auntie, think carefully, what Auntie?"
"Aunt Yuan," the young man standing beside them suddenly said.
Xue Zining trembled and looked up at the young man, "Are you sure she was called Aunt Yuan?"
The young man nodded, "Certain."
"What did she do?" Xue Zining asked.
The young man sighed, "She took gold ingots and exchanged them for my newborn brother."
Xue Zining took a few steps back, "Do you remember how many years ago that was?"
The young man nodded.
As Xue Zining walked out of the young man's house, he chased after her and asked, "Can you really save my brother?"
Xue Zining looked at the young man and said slowly, "If it's possible, I will definitely save him."
"Thank you," the young man said.
She took some silver from her waist and handed it to the young man, "Go to Xue Country. If people with intentions find out you are here, it might not be safe."
The young man nodded, "That's what I was thinking."
Xue Zining walked aimlessly on the road. Aunt Yuan was one of the people she trusted the most in the past.
After she ascended the throne, Aunt Yuan felt she was too old to serve her in the palace and requested to return home.
She tried hard to keep her, but couldn't. Now she thought it was probably to prevent things from being exposed!
Suddenly, there was a swift movement behind her. Xue Zining quickened her pace and went to a relatively secluded spot. She turned to face the uninvited guest behind her and said coldly, "Who is it? Come out..."
Soon, four assassins dressed in black appeared before her.
"Did Xue Chang'an send you?" Xue Zining asked coldly.
The men in black did not answer or say anything. They immediately attacked her.
Xue Zining dodged, and this was a good opportunity to test the heart method of the Poison King Valley.
After a few exchanges, Xue Zining was not at a disadvantage.
The four black-clothed assailants were also somewhat surprised. Was the information false?
Didn't it say this fake Empress had no martial arts skills? She was clearly very formidable.
They needed to report to the Empress. The four exchanged glances and quickly withdrew.
Xue Zining walked towards home. The amount of information she received today was too much.
She needed time to digest it.
The door was ajar. Sometimes she clearly remembered closing it, which could only mean someone was inside.
She walked in and said coldly, "Who is it? Come out..."
No one answered. She sat on a stone chair in the courtyard and said, "Don't hide. I know who you are."
She drank a cup of tea and said indifferently, "Wen Yuxi, if you don't come out, believe it or not, you're dead on the night of the full moon."
A figure appeared before her.
She said lightly, "How did you find me?"
Wen Yuxi looked at her, staring intently. After a long time, he said, "It's so good."
She blinked and lowered her eyes, "What's good or not good?"
"It's good that you're alive," Wen Yuxi said with a smile.