Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Defang knelt down, "Don't be afraid, Yaoer, tell the lonely king who is arresting you, and the lonely king will send troops to catch him!"

"My lord... the maid wants to find my father..." Yao'er cried and said, "The maid has not seen my father for a long time."

"Yaoer, don't cry, just come back. The lonely king will call your parents." Defang patted Yaoer, turned around and said, "Go and call Yaoer's parents, Jing Yan and her husband, and Jingwu, Jingwu, etc. Call back home."

"My lord, the maidservant's mother is dead, and the maidservant only has her father" Yao'er cried

"What? Your mother is dead?" Defang was puzzled. He hadn't heard the news of Jing Yan's death, so he couldn't help but feel something was wrong, so he asked, "Isn't your mother Shang Jingyan?"

Yao'er shook her head, Defang thought: The lonely king asked Jingwu clearly, did Jingwu have something to hide?So he asked, "Yao'er, who are your parents?"

"My lord, if the maidservant tells you the names of your parents, can you not drive the maidservant out of the house?"

"Why did the lonely king drive you out of the mansion?"

"My father said that if the lord knows who father is, he will drive the maidservant out of the house, and father will be punished, so the maidservant will be homeless."

"No." Defang looked at Yao'er, "the lonely king promises you, as long as you tell who your parents are, the lonely king will never drive you out of the house."

"My lord, please don't punish my father, okay?"

"Then tell the lonely king, why does your father want you to say that he is someone else's child?"

"Father said, mother is dead, uncle lives in poverty, father is on duty and can't take care of the maidservant, so he brought the maidservant to the palace to work so that he can take care of the maidservant, and said that if the prince knows who he is, he will drive father and maidservant away Leaving the mansion, so the little maid did not dare to speak, but since the little maid came, I have not seen my father." Yao'er cried, "My lord, do you want me to stop the little maid?"

"Yao'er don't cry, since your father is working in the palace, the lonely king will definitely find him."

Yaoer looked at Defang, her eyes were full of tears, Defang saw that Yaoer's clothes were wrinkled, her face was covered with ashes, and her tears were left in streaks, she couldn't bear it, so she took out a towel to help her dry "Yao'er, the lonely king will definitely help you find your father, he will not want you, and the lonely king will keep you, and you will always be in the palace."

"Thank you, my lord." Yao'er rubbed her eyes and said, "The maidservant's mother is Liu Lan, who just passed away a month ago."

"What about your father? What's your father's name?"

"The little maid's father is Zhao Weixian."

Defang couldn't believe it when she heard the name, "What... what? Zhao... Weixian?"

"Yeah" Yao'er nodded

Defang asked again, "Yao'er, are you sure your father's name is...Zhao Weixian?"

"Yes, my lord." Yao'er nodded positively, and then took out a small jade pendant from her neck, "This is from my father to my maidservant."

Defang looked at the jade pendant and recognized that it was a tribute gift from the first emperor. There were ten pieces in a box, each with a different color. At that time, they thought it was beautiful, and asked several children to choose and decorate it Belt or sword.Although Defang didn't know which child chose which one, but it was definitely sent out by her own child, so Yao'er's words are very credible, if Yao'er's words are true, then. . .Isn't this the child in front of him. . .Defang thought of Weixian's abnormal behavior after Yao'er disappeared. Every time Yao'er was around, Weixian would make excuses and couldn't come back. He asked about Yao'er when he returned home, and ran out again when he knew he hadn't come back. Defang suddenly understood.