Mo Chengying was of course happy, but a little uncomfortable.

It's very simple, physiological discomfort.

Poshan silently moved to Qingshuang's side, tugged at her sleeve with his fingers, and signaled her to speak less.

"Your Majesty, Princess, we will set off tomorrow. There are still some things that are not ready. I will go and prepare them now."

After getting permission, Poshan took Qingshuang, who was in a state of panic, away.

Shen Yangui was immersed in the joy of the mother-daughter reunion, and had no time for anything else. She just smiled and said, "Mother, you came at the right time! We finished our work yesterday, and we just went out for a walk."

She held her daughter in her arms and rocked her, unable to get close enough to her. "It's only been a few days since I last saw you, and my daughter has grown so much. She really looks like a snowball."

Mo Chengying sighed inwardly, he could have had a snowball too.

The little princess was so happy to see her parents that she couldn't utter a word. She was not very good at speaking to begin with.

Seeing that daddy ignored her, her humming and moaning turned into mumbling, as if it was an accusation.

"Children grow up with the wind, and they change every day."

Jiang Peirong looked at the child, then glanced at Shen Yangui from time to time, obviously having something to say.

Shen Yangui was so focused on entertaining his daughter that he didn't notice. However, Mo Chengying was very careful. He clapped his hands together and said, "Yu'er, come to Daddy."

The little guy immediately reached out to Mo Chengying, and his calves also expressed his joy.

"This little rascal is worthy of being raised by Daddy. He is closer to Daddy, isn't he?"

Shen Yangui held his daughter's little hand and rocked it gently.

"Nonsense, my Yu'er is just as good as my father and mother, just as good, little darling, right?"

The little girl giggled, and Mo Chengying touched Shen Yangui with his finger, motioning her to look at Jiang Peirong.

"My dear Yu'er, you must be tired after such a long journey. Come on, let Daddy carry you to sleep."

Mo Chengying tactfully carried the child away.

"This garden in Lingzhou was originally built by Yu Guming in the name of the Regent. I didn't expect that the Regent would really live here now. If you are not tired, mother, I would accompany you for a walk?" Shen Yangui suggested.

Jiang Peirong knew that her daughter was trying to help her avoid being seen, but she took two steps and then stopped, saying bluntly:

"Yan'er, this is about...your uncle."

The Regent knew everything about the Jiang family, and Jiang Peirong had no intention of hiding it, but she had to see what her daughter thought about when and how much to tell the Regent about Jiang Congrong.

Shen Yangui immediately understood the meaning of his mother's hesitation. This matter could not be concealed.

She asked Meng Dong and Wan Dong to go to the room to take care of the princess and invite the prince to come.

In the waterside pavilion, Jiang Peirong explained the situation to the two men.

On the night when Qifeng Village was attacked, several people in the village escaped.

As Sangniu expected, they were not innocent civilians. Qi Rong and his followers deliberately disguised themselves as civilians, killed the brothers in the village to confuse the public, and then fled down the mountain.

The female soldiers of the Red Armor Camp were ordered to give chase, and they captured the man in a hunter's house at dusk the next day. At that time, they controlled the men in the hunter's house and forced the women and children to prepare food and drink for them.

"Aniang is saying that my uncle is not dead, and that hunter is my uncle?"

Jiang Peirong nodded. "The scars on his ears and neck are exactly the same as your uncle's. There is no such a coincidence in the world."

There is no coincidence in the world, who knows?

Shen Yangui paced the lakeside, thought for a moment, and turned back to ask: "What did the hunter's woman and child say? Were they questioned separately? Do the two sides' statements match?"

"When the Red Armor Camp found them, the bandits had eaten and drunk their fill, killed the women and children, and were preparing to flee. The fire in the west room was lit, and they were about to kill him, but Deputy General Zuo shot an arrow through the air, saving his life."

Upon hearing this brilliant idea, Shen Yangui and Mo Chengying looked at each other in tacit understanding.

"What a coincidence?" Shen Yangui said.

Jiang Peirong shook her head. "It wasn't a coincidence. The arrow only caused the bandit's knife to deviate by three inches, leaving him with a breath. The people from the Red Armor Camp returned to the barracks half a step later, and even I couldn't save him."

It was to take care of Jiang Congrong that Jiang Peirong stayed in the army for two days before setting off again.

Shen Yangui believed in A Niang's medical skills, and the injury could definitely not be faked.

"It's not just an old injury, either."

Jiang Peirong took out the gold needle and jade pendant.

"Isn't this the golden needle I dropped? How did it get on him?"

Shen Yangui picked up the needle bag and looked at the burnt cowhide. He actually suspected that he was a bandit.

It was the same bandit leader who blocked the road that night.

"It's not on him. I found it on a bandit. General Sang gave it to me. I used it to treat him. He recognized it the moment he saw it."

These words accurately hit the nail on the head in Yan Gui's heart.

Shen Yangui couldn't find any loopholes for a moment, so he picked up the jade pendant again, "What about this one? Is it his too?"

"When we separated as siblings, we each held a token of our love. I held a gold needle, and he held a jade pendant—it was this jade pendant. I won't make a mistake."

Shen Yangui glanced at Mo Chengying and said, "They all match up?"

"No." Jiang Peirong denied again, "He said he had a jade pendant, but he didn't give it to me. Your father helped me find it. I haven't told him that the jade pendant is in my hands."

"So, mother hasn't recognized him yet?"

If it was Jiang Peirong twenty years ago, a golden needle would be enough to recognize her, but now she has experienced too many deceptions, not to mention that her daughter is in such a high position.

My younger brother is important, but after more than 20 years of vicissitudes, many things are difficult to guarantee.

She had to be careful.

"After all, it's been so many years, and it's such a big thing..."

"What does Auntie mean?"

"This jade pendant was found by your father in a shop in Lingzhou City. He said that his jade pendant was kept in the pawnshop."

Shen Yangui understood that the reason why A Niang did not go through Xianfa City as originally planned was that she wanted to come to Lingzhou to verify it.

"Then we will leave a day later. Tomorrow, mother will go with him to take a look."

"We don't have to wait a day. It's still early now. We can go there later. But..." Jiang Peirong was already 80% sure. She had other difficulties in her mind, which she had to make clear today. "What if the shop he went to was the shop where your father found the item?"

"My mother asked this question. If it is correct, then he is my uncle."

"He has lost his wife and son, his house has been burned down, and he has been seriously injured. I..."

Mo Chengying understood, and he made the decision for Shen Yangui, "Don't worry, mother. If it's really your uncle, it's a great joy to have a family reunion. Let's go back together."

Jiang Peirong didn't dare to have such extravagant wishes. "If, if it's inconvenient to take him back, it would be the same if I help him to find a new home in Lingzhou City."

"What are you talking about, mother? A family should be together. Hasn't the Yongjia Princess Mansion been renovated? My uncle can't disturb us if he lives in the Princess Mansion. If there are not enough people in the mansion, we can just send people over from the palace." Mo Chengying said.

Jiang Peirong's eyes were filled with tears. She knelt on her knees and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Princess."

The couple sent Jiang Peirong back to the yard and went to see the hunter who was most likely her uncle. Shen Yangui personally took his pulse and checked his injuries.

Since coming out of that courtyard, Shen Yangui's brows have been furrowed.

"What's wrong?" Mo Chengying stroked her brow with his thumb, "Did you find any problem?"

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