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After not seeing her for a few months, the little girl seemed to have lost some weight, and her eyes looked bigger and her face smaller.

Xiao Zhen had disguised himself and was accompanying Zhen Wuduo again. When he saw Zhao Shiqing, his first thought was to pretend not to know him. But the next moment, he found that Zhao Shiqing's eyes fell on Dazhuang. Xiao Zhen sighed and thought it was his negligence.

Da Zhuang grew up in the mountains since he was a child. No one knew him in the capital, and the same was true in Wu. But who would have thought that he would meet Zhao Shiqing in Wu? Zhao Shiqing had seen Da Zhuang and knew that Da Zhuang was his man.

While Xiao Zhen was still hesitating, Zhao Shiqing had already waved at him: "This young master, you look very familiar. I'm sure we have met before."

Xiao Zhen nodded: "Miss Zhao, how are you?"

Zhao Shiqing bowed to him and said, "Master Zhen is even more elegant than before."

It is definitely better than staying in the capital. If I could come to Wu from the capital, but I still look half-dead, I would probably die before leaving the capital.

Zhen Wuduo looked at Zhao Shiqing, then at Xiao Zhen, and smiled with narrowed eyes. He lowered his voice and said, "Son, who is this girl? What is your relationship with her? How did you two know each other?"

萧真
"She is the daughter of the former King of Liang and the sister of the current King of Liang. We are just nodding acquaintances."

Although there was a human skin mask between them, Zhen Wuduo could still feel Haodaer's gloomy expression. He quickly swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth and muttered quietly: "It's more than just an acquaintance. She even bowed to you."

Xiao Zhen glared at him and Zhen Wuduo decisively shut up.

Although he stopped talking, Zhen Wuduo still caught Zhao Shiqing's attention: "Master Zhen, whose old man is this? He looks really wealthy."

Zhen Wuduo smiled and said, "Young girl, you have good taste. Not bad, not bad. My last name is also Zhen, and I am his father."

Zhen Wuduo had already introduced himself, so Xiao Zhen had no choice but to introduce him: "This is my father."

Zhao Shiqing's eyes widened like bells. Did she hear it right? This fat old man was Xiao Zhen's father? As expected, being fat ruins everything, even the handsome uncle Xiao's wife couldn't escape.

No, this definitely can't be Prince Consort Xiao. Prince Consort Xiao is about the same height as Xiao Zhen, but this fat old man is a whole head shorter than Xiao Zhen.

So, in order to pretend to be Master Zhen, Xiao Zhen found himself a cheap father?

Interesting, really interesting. Xiao Zhen did what she didn’t do.

Thinking of this, Zhao Shiqing subconsciously turned to look at Zhao Xingzhou, only to see that Zhao Xingzhou had come over at some point, and together with Xiao Yao, he was looking around curiously.

Xiao Zhen happened to look over and saw Zhao Xingzhou. Xiao Zhen was slightly startled. This old man looked familiar.

Is he from Prince Liang’s Mansion?

Did you go to Beijing with Zhao Shiqing?

However, before Xiao Zhen had time to think deeply, his thoughts were interrupted by Zhao Shiqing: "Master Zhen, are you preparing to enter the city, or are you just leaving the city?"

Xiao Zhen: "We were going to the city, but I missed it despite rushing so hard. Fortunately, we can stay here. How about you guys?"

"We too!" Zhao Shiqing thought of Shen Guanyue and said with a smile, "What a coincidence! My friend's brother is also in Luzhou right now. Let's go into the city together tomorrow, and I'll introduce you to each other then."

A hint of joy flashed in Xiao Zhen's eyes. It turned out that Xiao Yue was also in Luzhou.

At this time, the landlord's son cleaned up the east wing and invited them in. Only then did Zhao Shiqing realize that there were not just three of them, but more than a dozen people.

She closed the window and continued eating.

Zhao Xingzhou's voice came from my ears: "Those two people just now, it's obvious that they are not father and son."

"Can you tell?" Zhao Shiqing asked.

Zhao Xingzhou shook his head and said, "They don't look like father and son at all."

Zhao Shiqing curled her lips: "That's it? I thought you were really good at fortune-telling. The fortune-tellers on the street are much better than you."

Zhao Xingzhou: "I cultivate Taoism only for immortality. How can a street charlatan be compared with me?"

After dinner, Xiao Zhen was inevitably questioned by Zhen Wuduo again: "Let me tell you, it's best not to look for a woman from the royal family. She's dull and boring. Even if she's beautiful, it's useless. She's just a wooden beauty. It's boring."

Xiao Zhen glanced at him and said, "As for the Miss Zhao you just saw, is she dull and boring? Is she a wooden beauty?"

Zhen Wuduo recalled it, although they had only met briefly, the little girl had bright eyes, white teeth, and a lively and cheerful look, and it was obvious at first glance that she was a lively and cheerful person.

"She's still young. In two or three years, when she's old enough to get married, she'll definitely be what I call a wooden beauty, always following the rules and etiquette, never speaking loudly, never showing her teeth when smiling, and extremely boring."

Xiao Zhen: "At your age, you are still gossiping about a young girl behind her back. That's disrespectful of the elderly."

Zhen Wuduo: "It is because I am so old that I can say this. If it were you, you would be a pervert."

Xiao Zhen was too lazy to pay attention to him, so he stood up and was about to leave. Zhen Wuduo stopped him and asked, "Where are you going?"

"Go sleep next door."

Zhen Wuduo: "This room is so spacious, can't you sleep with your old father?"

Xiao Zhen: "Let Da Zhuang accompany you. I'm not used to sleeping on the same bed with others."

Zhen Wuduo: "I wonder if you will dare to say that after you get married!"

Xiao Zhen returned to the next room and was about to go to bed when he suddenly heard a puffing sound coming from outside the window. He pressed the hilt of the sword vigilantly, but the next moment, he knew what it was.

Big bird wings.

Zhao Shiqing’s eagle?
Xiao Zhen came to the window and opened it. The eagle flapped its wings and flew up, hovering in the air.

Xiao Zhen jumped out of the window. When the eagle saw him coming out, it flew forward, as if it was leading him.

Xiao Zhen followed the eagle and jumped out of the wall of the aunt's house.

When he moved in at night, he observed the terrain here. Outside the wall of the aunt's house were two vegetable plots separated by a fence. At the other end of the vegetable plot was another family's. One of the two vegetable plots belonged to the aunt, and the other belonged to that family.

At this time, there was a man squatting beside the aunt's vegetable garden, and the eagle landed on the man's shoulder.

The man's face couldn't be seen clearly in the dark, but Xiao Zhen could guess who it was.

Zhao Shiqing.

"Miss Zhao Er, let the eagle lead me here, is there something wrong?" Xiao Zhen said in a cold voice.

Zhao Shiqing smiled and said, "It's okay. I'm just curious about why Master Zhen is here. If I don't get an answer, I won't be able to sleep at night, so I asked Master Zhen to find out the truth." Xiao really wanted to say, do I have to tell you if you ask me? Who do you think you are?

But when the words came to his lips, they turned into: "I came to Wudi with my adoptive father. He wanted to find his lost daughter."

Looking for a lost daughter?
Zhao Shiqing's eyes lit up all of a sudden: "He lost his daughter? When did she lose her? Was it ten years ago? Where did she lose her? Wu or Liang?"

Xiao Zhen was stunned. Why was Miss Zhao so excited?

"It wasn't ten years ago, it was thirty-four years ago. At that time, there was a flood in Wu, and my adoptive father and mother were separated. My adoptive mother was pregnant. Later, my adoptive father found out that my adoptive mother gave birth to a daughter on the way to escape. Later, my adoptive mother unfortunately passed away, and their daughter was taken away by a passing couple."

After Xiao Zhen finished speaking, he heard a muffled "Oh", which actually revealed a hint of disappointment.

"Miss Zhao, do you know someone who is looking for her parents?" Xiao Zhen asked.

Zhao Shiqing sighed in a way that didn't match her age: "Yes, I know someone. She is now looking for her biological parents, but they are definitely not the ones you are looking for. Thirty-four years ago, she was not even born yet."

A light bulb suddenly lit up in Xiao Zhen's mind, and he remembered that Zhao Shiqing was not the biological daughter of the former King Liang, but an adopted daughter. Could it be that the person she was looking for her biological parents was herself?

"May I ask why Miss Zhao came to Wu? Are you here to look for your relatives?"

Zhao Shiqing nodded: "Yes, I am here to look for my relatives as well. When Master Zhen was looking for your father's relatives, he also asked if there was any family that lost their daughter ten years ago."

Xiao Zhen looked at Zhao Shiqing, feeling strange. It was no secret that Zhao Shiqing was not her biological daughter. So why didn't she look for her parents before, but suddenly wanted to do so now?
Moreover, she should still be in mourning period now, and the Prince Liang's Mansion is in a turbulent time. Shouldn't she stay in the palace?
Also, after they settled in tonight, Jiang Ping asked the landlord and found out that Zhao Shiqing was a group of four people. In addition to her, there was only a maid, a servant, and an old man.

Prince Liang’s Mansion didn’t even send guards to follow her?
Unless the old man and the servant are both top masters.

"Did your family know that you came out of the palace?" Xiao Zhen couldn't help but suspect that Zhao Shiqing had sneaked out.

We are all children, and we have all experienced things like running away.

"Of course not. I was kicked out of the house by Concubine Liang. She no longer acknowledged me as her daughter, and I also didn't acknowledge her. My father also knew about this." Zhao Shiqing would not hide the secret for Nie. She wanted everyone to know that she was kicked out of the house by her vicious adoptive mother.

Xiao Zhen was stunned. Zhao Tinghan was able to return to Liang smoothly and inherit the throne, and Zhao Shiqing should be credited with the greatest contribution. Could it be that the Liang Palace was going to destroy the bridge after crossing it?

"Didn't Prince Liang and the eldest princess stop it?" Xiao Zhen asked.

Zhao Shiqing: "It was Concubine Liang who severed ties with me, not my brother and sister. They all knew that I came to Wudi and they all supported me."

Xiao Zhen breathed a sigh of relief. This girl was not stupid and did not break off all her relationships.

"Where are your guards? I didn't see them." Xiao Zhen said.

Zhao Shiqing: "I deliberately didn't take them with me. They were still sleeping when I left."

Xiao Zhen didn't know what to say anymore, so he just asked, "Why don't you take them with you?"

Zhao Shiqing: "I'm here to look for my biological parents. They are from the Liang Palace. Don't you understand?"

Xiao Zhen: I really don’t understand.

Forget it, every family has a few troublesome children. Compared with him and Xiao Yue, Zhao Shiqing is already a good child.

"Are you sure you are from Wu?" Xiao Zhen asked.

Zhao Shiqing shook her head. "Actually, I don't know where I'm from, but I'm not from Liangdi. Back then, my father and I were rescued together with several other children. They, like me, were disabled. My father searched for our relatives in Liangdi. They all found their relatives, but I was the only one who was never found. That's when my father decided to raise me."

"All the other children have found their relatives, but you haven't?" Xiao Zhen became interested. Before this, he only knew that Zhao Shiqing was an adopted daughter and didn't know there were so many things involved.

Zhao Shiqing sighed again: "Although they found their relatives, it's the same as not finding them, because they were sold by their relatives. They have disabilities, and even their relatives regard them as a burden. So the king did not give them to those so-called relatives, but gave them to trusted people to adopt. They are all living well."

Xiao Zhen frowned and asked, "Are you saying that you all have disabilities?"

Zhao Shiqing nodded: "Yes, father saved us from a vicious beggar who specialized in cutting and mutilating people. We are all disabled children."

"You said you are also disabled?" Xiao Zhen couldn't help but look Zhao Shiqing up and down. The pampered little girl didn't look like she had a disability no matter how he looked at it.

"Yes, I used to be blind." Zhao Shiqing said.

"Blind? What about now, are your eyes healed?" Xiao Zhen looked at Zhao Shiqing in disbelief. Even in the dark night, he could see the twinkling stars in those bright eyes.

"I'm cured. After I settled down in the palace, my father asked the palace's imperial physician Han to treat me. In more than 20 days, I was cured."

Xiao Zhen was startled again, thinking: "I didn't expect that there are so many hidden talents in the Liang Palace, and there is even a national medical expert who is good at treating eye diseases."

He thought of Emperor Xiaokang.

Although he was still a child at that time, he knew that Emperor Xiaokang suffered from eye disease. He searched for famous doctors and even mobilized all the staff of the Imperial Hospital, but in the end they were unable to cure Emperor Xiaokang's eyes.

The doctor in the Prince of Liang's mansion was surnamed Han. The Han family played an important role in the Imperial Hospital. Although this doctor Han was far away in the Prince of Liang's mansion, did the Han family in the capital know nothing about his abilities? Or did they deliberately conceal it?
If this is the case, then the Han family needs to investigate carefully.

"Is this Imperial Doctor Han still in Prince Liang's Mansion?" Xiao Zhen asked.

Zhao Shiqing didn't know why he was interested in Doctor Han, so she said hurriedly, "Yes, Doctor Han is always in the palace."

"Since you were rescued by the late King of Liang in Liang, and the other children are also from Liang, why did you think of coming to Wu to look for your relatives?" Xiao Zhen was still puzzled.

Zhao Shiqing felt that there was no need to hide this, so she told the truth: "First of all, I and several other children were all bought by that evil beggar, but there is a difference. The other children were sold to human traffickers by their own relatives, and the human traffickers sold them to that evil beggar, but I was bought by that evil beggar from a kidnapper from another place. That kidnapper specializes in buying and selling disabled children. He is the most hateful. Unfortunately, he has already escaped to an unknown place and has never been caught.

The reason why I came to Wu was that when I was in the capital, I saw the cloth from Wu. Suddenly, I was moved and the sound of weaving on the loom echoed in my mind.

Before that, I had never seen a loom, let alone heard the sound of weaving.

Wu made cloth, so I came to Wu."

Xiao Zhen's brows furrowed tighter and tighter, and suddenly something familiar flashed through his mind, which he could not catch.

He asked, "How old were you when you were rescued by King Xianliang that year?"

Zhao Shiqing said, "That was ten years ago. I was about five or six years old. I don't know my exact age because the little princess was five years old. I was about the same age as her and we looked a bit similar, so I assumed I was five years old too."

"Since you are already five or six years old, don't you know where you come from?" Zhao Shiqing is obviously a very smart girl.

Zhao Shiqing pointed at her head and said, "I was given a lot of drugs. Although I didn't become a fool, I lost my memory. I don't remember anything before I came to Prince Liang's Mansion. Besides being blind, I also had many injuries on my body, including broken ribs. I was so pitiful."

Blind girl, many injuries, ten years ago, Wudi, little girl?
Xiao Zhen suddenly stretched out his hand and pressed Zhao Shiqing's shoulder: "What month was it when you were rescued by the former King Liang?" (End of this chapter)