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Chapter 138 It's All Xianglan Accompanying Me

Night, Jinxiu Pavilion of Marquis of Wu'an Mansion.

After a while, Mrs. Xiao picked up the secret letter again, and asked in confusion, "But, since Xianglan has already found that son, why hasn't he mentioned it?"

"Also, why does that person want Xianglan to help him? If he is Xianglan's long-lost son, because of Xianglan's guilt towards this child, he will definitely help him."

Xiao Jinxi also nodded when she heard the words, and said: "Yes, grandma, Xi'er thinks the same way. Zhao Mama has been looking for his son for so many years, and finally found it. What's the matter? What made her so embarrassed."

Xiao Jinxi got up again and took the portrait from the side, saying, "Grandmother, take a look at this portrait, it was drawn by Yunshang based on Xiaohe's description."

Mrs. Xiao took the portrait, looked at it for a moment, but shook her head: "The child was only five years old when he disappeared, and it is really hard to recognize if it is him now."

Xiao Jinxi also nodded in doubt, and said, "Yeah, she was still so young when I didn't see you."

Zhu asked again: "Grandmother, does that child have any birthmarks? Even after so many years, Mother Zhao can be sure that this person is her son."

Mrs. Xiao continued to say: "No, when we were looking for the child, we listed all the characteristics of the child and asked everyone to look for it. We didn't hear Xianglan mention the birthmark."

"Xianglan took care of that child from birth, even your father was taken care of by Xianglan when he was born, so Xianglan must know the child's birthmark best. If so, he would have said it back then."

"However, the child has a jade pendant on his body. Grandma got a good piece of jade back then, so she divided it into two pieces and carved a no-things plaque for each of the two children."

"Peace and joy are engraved on it, as well as their respective names. Your father's piece is engraved with the word Peng, and the child's name is Ji Yunxiao, so the word Xiao is engraved on it."

"Back then we followed this clue to search, but found nothing. The child was still so young at that time, so we don't know if the jade plaque is still there?"

"Jade token!" Xiao Jinxi asked again: "Grandma, where is father's jade token?"

"Your father's jade tablet was accidentally broken when he was practicing martial arts when he was growing up, but the broken jade is with grandma, who keeps it all the time." Mrs. Xiao replied.

Xiao Jinxi was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said, "Grandmother, then I'll let An Xue pick it up tomorrow, okay?"

Mrs. Xiao nodded: "Okay, grandma, go find it, and then you can ask An Xue to come and get it."

Zhu asked again: "Xi'er, are you suspicious of something?"

Xiao Jinxi shook her head and replied, "Grandmother, I don't know either, it's just that the matter just happened to come out of Xiao He's mouth, so Xi'er has to figure it out."

"Grandmother, please give me some time and tell you when I figure it out, okay? But, grandma, we can't let Mother Zhao know about this right now."

Mrs. Xiao nodded when she heard the words: "Okay, grandma knows, I won't ask Xianglan for the time being."

"But, Xi'er, you have to know that Xianglan has been with her grandmother since she was ten years old, from being a girl to marrying a woman, and now we are all grandmothers."

"The men of the Xiao family guard the northern border all year round, but your grandfather spends very little time with your grandmother."

"Grandmother has always been with me in Xianglan's life. Grandmother never believes that she will harm me."

"If the person in the portrait is really Xianglan's son, there must be a reason for her not to say so."

Xiao Jinxi nodded when she heard the words, and replied: "Grandmother, Xi'er understands. When I figure it out, no matter what the final result is, Xi'er will tell you as soon as possible, okay?"

Mrs. Xiao smiled reassuringly at this moment: "Okay, that's good."

"Xi'er, you are also tired today, go to rest early, and grandma will go back to Fu'an Hall first."

Xiao Jinxi smiled slightly after hearing the words: "Okay, grandma, Xi'er will take you back to Fu'an Hall."

Mrs. Xiao shook her head, and replied: "No, there's no need, just let An Xue take me back. You are too tired today."

Xiao Jinxi smiled mischievously for a moment, and said, "Grandmother, how tired is it to send you back to Fu'an Hall? You, take it easy, Xi'er is fine."

Zhu got up and helped Mrs. Xiao up, and said again: "Let's go, grandma."

Mrs. Xiao smiled instantly: "You child, fine, let's go."

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Night, a small building.

At this moment, in the study, only Jiang Mu said: "My lord, this is today's account book, please take a look."

Prince Gong took the account book, flipped through it, and said, "Okay, I will read it later."

Zhu continued: "Today Xiao Jinxi finally returned to the imperial capital."

"Jiang Mu, when Fourth Brother and Eleven return to the imperial capital, it's time for me to meet them. You make arrangements then, and I will entertain them in a small building."

Hearing this, Jiang Mu bowed and replied, "Yes, my lord, my subordinates understand."

I saw Jiang Mu hesitated for a moment, and said again: "But, my lord, is this really the right time?"

"The matter of Yunzhou has just ended, and this time Prince Yu and the Eleventh Prince are quite popular. Will the prince meeting with them at this time arouse Emperor Mingxi's suspicion?"

Prince Gong smiled when he heard the words: "It's okay, this time the fourth brother represented the three of us and went to Yunzhou for disaster relief. In the eyes of Emperor Mingxi, it is impossible for me and the fourth brother to separate."

"Besides, when the fourth brother finally donated the disaster relief money, he still carried my king's name."

"When this matter comes to Emperor Mingxi, it is even more impossible for us two brothers to separate."

Jiang Mu also nodded when he heard the words, and replied: "The prince is right."

Zhu said again: "My lord, in fact, according to the allocation of the imperial court, two taels of silver per household is enough."

"But why would Prince Yu and the Eleventh Prince add another tael of silver? This tael of silver may not seem like much, but with so many victims, the sum is not small!"

"And this time, everyone has already provided a lot of food, and now we have added disaster relief money. Will the emperor fear it?"

When Prince Gong heard this, he smiled slightly, and said again: "In fact, Fourth Brother knows more about our Ming Xi Emperor's disposition than this Prince."

"But he still chose to do this. There must be his reasons. It's okay. I'll ask the king when I come back."

"The disaster relief money this time was given out in the name of our three brothers. Now in our generation, there are only three of us brothers left. This king understands the heart of the fourth brother. Even if we get closer to them No problem."

"Yes, my lord." Jiang Mu nodded and replied.

At this moment, I saw Murong An take out the letterhead from the side, and began to write... After a while, Fang said again: "Jiang Mu, you pass this letter to Yuyuan tomorrow, I have to ask Yue'er for her opinion." .”

Jiang Mu took the letter with doubts in his heart... The lord knows the empress dowager best. For so many years, the empress dowager has never had any other opinions. Everything is according to the arrangement of the lord, but now this what's going on?

For a moment, Jiang Mu was startled suddenly, and quickly asked, "My lord, do you want to investigate the events of the past again?"

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(End of this chapter)