Jin Tingjiao

Chapter 479 His Identity
After Shen Xi finished speaking in one breath, his chest was still heaving.

She did not witness the scene when the young man was branded back then, she is the majestic Miss Jiao of the Zhang family, so naturally people in the palace would not do such things in front of her.

There are endless methods of punishing servants in various mansions, she is used to it and never takes it to heart.

So much so that when she saw the young man in the palace for the last time a few months later, the scar on his hand did not impress her deeply.

"The boy back then, isn't he similar to Bi Shangyun?" Xiao Huai asked.

"When you are in your teens and in your 60s, your appearance will still change a lot.

"Besides, I've only met him three times in total, and he didn't show anything special. Even though it's only been seven years, I really didn't immediately remember that it was him.

"However, looking back now, there is no doubt that he is the 'distant relative' of the palace, because not only the position of the scar on his hand is the same, but also the gap in the painting I saw just now is still there. Repaired."

She didn't know what Bi Shangyun's intention for keeping this painting was, but with so much evidence and this painting, she was sure that he was the child burned by Princess Cheng!

The room suddenly fell into silence, Xiao Huai was meditating with his chin resting, and Huo Jiu was also meditating.

Shen Xi sat down next to a jindun, only then did he realize that the secret room was not underground, but a small side room separated from it.

There are no windows and no roof, or rather, there are stone slabs on the top. Based on the pattern we came over just now, it is likely that this is a secret place hidden in the rockery.

There are two bookshelves against the wall, and there are many books, and there is a desk and a table for the rest.

"In this way, even if he is not the illegitimate son of Prince Cheng, he must be related to Prince Cheng." Xiao Huai finally said.

"This is absolutely." Shen Xi said firmly.

In order to keep their bloodlines authentic, the nobles of Helian couldn't bear children even if they could take concubines. Bi Shangyun's bloodlines were not straight, so naturally he couldn't be raised in the palace.

And the aunt who brought him into the palace and then died for no apparent reason was very likely to be his biological mother.

The concubine's family is very lenient to the concubine's children, because the concubine's natal family with pure blood is often very powerful.

What's more, the side concubines did not marry back out of the love of the princes, some out of interest, some out of political considerations, and the concubines have grown up and have made achievements, so naturally the wives and concubines are still harmonious.

But it would be different if Prince Cheng brought people from outside, not to mention he also raised an illegitimate child.

Cheng Wangfei may be able to tolerate it, but the side concubines can't bear it anymore.

These titles and titles have already been decided, and the bastards will never be able to compete for the first son, but there are other interests to compete for, and the key to competing for these is the husband's love.

This kind of balance is suddenly broken by a foreign woman, so some people will not be willing.

So that woman shouldn't have entered the mansion back then, no matter whether she was the child's biological mother or not, as long as the child was a prince, then she would be a thorn in the side of others.

And the death of the woman also proved the unusual relationship between the child and Prince Cheng.

If his background in the palace was not hindered by his wives and concubines, then how could Princess Cheng make such a fuss with a painting she painted?

"It seems that his extreme reaction was formed during the time he lived in Prince Cheng's Mansion." Xiao Huai said, "Anyone who is in his position and suffers some abuse will have some hatred, which is normal.

"It's just that he was only 51 or [-] years old [-] years ago. Seeing his sophistication, it seems that he planned it early.

"How could he think of destroying the country at such a young age? And where did he learn all about it?"

Shen Xi was also silent.

She had guessed before that he played such a big game of chess in order to avenge Prince Cheng's mansion. Of course, this line of thinking may still be correct, but it seems a bit too ideal.

As Xiao Huai said, even if Bi Shangyun's life experience and experiences in his youth are in line with his motives, there is still no basis for a teenage boy to make up his mind to smash into the Prince's Mansion with all his strength.

"I haven't seen him since that time, maybe I did, but I don't remember it. I don't know what happened to him afterwards," she said.

"Then let's search again to see if we find anything else." Xiao Huai said again.

"Don't forget that we are here to find his old background. Since he is sure that he has enmity with Prince Cheng, then he must have built a lot of power behind his deliberation for so many years."

Shen Xi nodded, and immediately looked around again.

But in fact, this is just a study room, except for books and a few cabinets that look like they can hide things, there are not many other things.

After looking for Shen Xi, he stopped.

"What's the matter?" Huo Jiu just walked up to her and asked, picking up a large two-foot-high enamel bottle.

Shen Xi turned his head and looked at him: "He has no children, so it stands to reason that from the day the Great Qin was destroyed, or from the day he sat on the high position of Grand Tutor of the Great Zhou, he would be considered to have fulfilled his long-cherished wish and become famous.

"Why has he kept so many dead men under his command for so many years? What is he still plotting?"

Xiao Huai and Huo Jiu looked over at the same time.

It is only recently that she and Xu Jing have appeared one after another, and it is absolutely impossible for Bi Shangyun to raise so many dead men just to guard against them.

Naturally, he had other purposes for raising these people, but it was only because of Shen Xi and Xu Jing's sudden appearance here that he had to send killers to kill them.

And judging from the people who appeared these few times, the number of people under him is not small. Could it be that he raised these people just to strengthen his courage?

"...Young Master?" Xiao Huai suddenly thought of this, "Could it be that what he's plotting is related to that Young Master?"

The last quarter moon hangs faintly in the sky, near the end of the month, the moonlight is already very dim.

The guards under the back wall of Bi Mansion lurk in the night like cats, and the evening wind blows gently, as gentle as a lover's hand.

Su Yan changed from his usual white clothes today, and hid in the shade of a tree in black with folded arms.

There is a corridor between the back garden and the outer wall of Bi Mansion, and the towering ancient trees inside the garden wall make it easy to recognize that this house also has a history.

"It's been half an hour since I went in. I don't know what's going on in the palace?" He whispered in a breathy voice.

He Lanzhun put his hand on the hilt of his sword, looked at the evening stars in the sky, and said: "If there is no news in another quarter of an hour, two people will be sent to watch outside the palace gate.

"Then tell the people under the mansion to stay vigilant at all times, and send a message immediately if they find anything unusual."

Su Yan nodded, and quietly jumped to another tree.

He Lanzhun breathed a sigh of relief, and stretched his bent body for a long time.

And just as he was leaning back, a cold star suddenly flew towards him from mid-air, the chill was like icicles, and it was particularly biting in this midsummer night...

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In fact, the truth is not so bloody...

(End of this chapter)