The person who came from the Prince of England's Palace was to invite the Prince of Yuguo to visit his home.
The King of England is currently at a hot spring resort outside the city. Although it is far from Duke Yu’s residence, everyone is outside the city, so it is convenient for him to come over.
Duke Yu originally wanted to go with them as he was worried about Mo Yixuan, but was rejected by Mo Yixuan. Seeing that Mo Yixuan's face was pale but his eyes looked much clearer, he knew that the boy had made up his mind. He sighed and did not force him to go with them.
The child has grown up and eventually has his own ideas. He has trained this child since he was young. He is good at military skills and martial arts, and he is also very opinionated. This time, he just heard about this and his mind was temporarily lost. Now that he has recovered, he will definitely have his own ideas.
Because of his wife, Duke Yuguo never thought that he would have a son, so he devoted all his energy to raising this son.
Now, the son whom he had carefully nurtured was about to return to the Qu Mansion. Duke Yu was extremely reluctant to let him go. He patted Mo Yixuan on the shoulder but could not utter a word.
His son, the son he was so proud of, how could he bear to give him up!
"Father, no matter when, I am your son." Sensing the myriad emotions in Duke Yu's heart, Mo Yixuan calmed down at this time.
"Okay... okay." Duke Yu didn't know what to say, so he could only pat his son's shoulder harder.
Mo Yixuan bowed to Duke Yu and left with the steward of the Prince of England's Palace.
He rode to the farm of the King of England's palace, dismounted, threw the reins to the servants, and followed the eunuch who led the way and strode inside.
Pei Yuanjun met him in a hall, and Qu Moying also came with Pei Yuanjun.
After the greetings, Pei Yuanjun took Qu Moying to sit at the top, and Mo Yixuan sat next to Qu Moying.
After Pei Yuanjun sat down, he leaned lazily against the back of the rattan chair, squinted his eyes but did not speak, and it seemed that he did not intend to say anything.
"Prince... do you know?" It was Qu Mojing who asked this.
Although he felt strange, Mo Yixuan still collected all his thoughts and said, "I already... know."
"What do you think, Your Highness?" Qu Moying asked, looking at Mo Yixuan tenderly. She had never met Xiao Yue, but she had met Qu Mingcheng, who was somewhat like Qu Zhizhen.
Mo Yixuan is the same, but it is not obvious. At first glance, he just feels somewhat familiar. When you look closely, you can see some traces of Qu Zhizhen. He is also somewhat similar to Qu Mingcheng, but the similarity is not obvious. He is somewhat similar to Yue Wenhan, but it is also not so obvious.
It is indeed the child of my mother and Qu Zhizhen, that’s for sure!
Mo Yixuan smiled bitterly and said, "Since I am a descendant of the Qu family, I should acknowledge my ancestors and return to my roots."
No matter how much he missed his parents, he couldn't let his biological mother be childless. In the future, no one would worship her during sacrifices, leaving her alone in the afterlife.
He despises his biological father, but he approves of his biological mother.
“Mom is very good… If it weren’t for mom… I would have died long ago. If it weren’t for mom… accepting me, I wouldn’t be here now… either.” Qu Moying’s nose felt sore and her eyes turned slightly red. Even if Xiao Yue didn’t live in her memory, she lived in her heart.
Even if she had no memory of Xiao Yue, she knew that Xiao Yue must have been a good mother, a kind and gentle woman. It was a pity that such a woman died early in the calculations of others.
"Was it Yu who killed him?" Mo Yixuan didn't know what happened here, but he had heard some things about it. That was all he heard at the time. After all, this kind of thing was not something he cared about.
"The Yu family... there may be other people, and there is another thing... that is, my mother's background... there is also a problem." Qu Moying called Mo Yixuan over today just to talk about this matter. Mo Yixuan was willing to recognize his ancestry and return to his roots, so this matter would eventually come to him.
Rather than letting him be plotted against without knowing anything, it is better to let him adapt to the various involvements brought about by this new identity as soon as possible.
"Mother's background?" Mo Yixuan was stunned for a moment, blinking his eyes, not understanding what Qu Moying meant. "Isn't mother the second daughter of the Jiangnan Qu family? Is there some hidden story behind this?"
I have just accepted my own life experience. Is this... Is there something wrong with my mother's life experience too
"Mother is the second daughter of the Qu family, but she is not the biological daughter of the Qu family. She is just an adopted daughter, an adopted daughter who was sent away when she was young. Or you can say that mother was abandoned." Qu Moying said with a serious face.
"Abandoned?" Mo Yixuan could hardly believe his ears. What did he hear? If that was the case, then his mother's life experience would be even more pitiful than his.
At least he was snatched away from his mother, and his mother loved him. Later, his father and mother also loved him in the same way. Over the years, he has never been wronged. Although his mother is in poor health, she has given him all the tenderness she should have. Although his father is a strict father, it is because of his strictness with him that he has become better and better.
"Yes, she was abandoned, abandoned by the Duke of Qi's Mansion. In order to adopt the current Madam Liu, the Duke of Qi abandoned my mother." Qu Moying was silent for a moment, tightly clenching the handkerchief in her hand. Since she was not the mother, she could also feel the deep sorrow.
She had to give up her position to others when she was born, and was later plotted against by that fake person. Even at this time, the Duke of Qi's Mansion simply ignored Madam Liu and had no intention of avenging their own daughter. She did not believe the clues she provided to the Duke of Qi's Mansion at the beginning, and until now, the Duke of Qi's Mansion has gained nothing.
Mo Yixuan didn’t remember the Madam Liu that Qu Moying mentioned for a moment. After thinking about it carefully, his expression was shocked. “The wife of Minister Liu, the biological mother of the Crown Princess?”
"Yes... the Crown Princess' biological mother." Qu Moying's eyes caught the expression on Mo Yixuan's face. She felt relieved when she saw a hint of disdain on his face after the shock.
"Why did he do this? He...why did he do this?" Mo Yixuan was furious. He had met Duke Cai and knew some things about Duke Qi's Mansion. When Duke Yu lost power, Duke Qi's Mansion was one of the few noble families that still had dealings with Duke Yu.
It's a pretty good relationship.
Knowing that he was asking about the old Duke, Qu Moying sighed, "You've heard about the previous rebellion by the Duke of Qi's Mansion, right?"
The old Duke's brother plotted a rebellion, but it was the old Duke himself who worked hard and made contributions, which prevented the Duke of Qi's Mansion from being exterminated. He also inherited his brother's title and continued the bloodline of the Duke of Qi's Mansion.
Duke Yu had told Mo Yixuan about this more than once. When he heard Qu Moying talking about it, Mo Yixuan nodded. He was very familiar with this part: "The old Duke's brother married Princess Xian'an, the daughter of the King of Qin during the Three Kings Rebellion. After that, all of his brother's family died."
"There is one who is not dead, the daughter born to Princess Xian'an is not dead." Qu Moying stared at Mo Yixuan and spoke word by word.
Mo Yixuan was silent for a moment, then suddenly stood up from the corner of the table, gritted his teeth and asked, "Mrs. Liu...?"
Qu Moying nodded heavily and gave an affirmative answer: "Yes, Madam Liu!"
Only this can explain why the old Duke would give up his own daughter, abandon her, and give his position to another child.
"If that were all, Madam Liu would have known about this a long time ago and has been targeting mother ever since. She started by snatching mother's marriage and then wanted to send mother to serve the Queen Mother and pray for her blessing by keeping her single for life. After mother married and moved to the capital, she repeatedly plotted against mother in secret... mother's death must have something to do with her."
After investigating till now, Qu Moying is basically certain of some things.
Xiaoyue's death was not caused by Yu alone. Yu was just pushed to the front. Behind the scenes was Madam Liu and possibly others...
At this point, Qu Moying bit her lower lip hard, tears welling up in her eyes: "She was afraid that mother would survive, afraid that mother would know the truth one day, know all of this, so... she wanted to strangle mother early, even though it was mother who risked her life to give birth to me at that time."
"Does the Duke of Qi know all this?" Mo Yixuan tried hard to calm the rage in his heart. He clenched his hands tightly on both sides, and the blue veins on them could be seen bulging.
If it weren't for his strong self-control, he would have exploded by now.
"I didn't know before, but later... I told you." Qu Moying said, "But it seems that the Duke of Qi still thinks that Madam Liu and the Crown Princess are more important, and the others are nothing..."
Speaking of this, Qu Moying was extremely disappointed. The Duke of Qi and the Liu family ignored her, but that was just a cold shoulder. They did nothing else. After Liu Jingyu became the Crown Princess, she would send gifts to the Duke of Qi's Mansion from time to time. It was said that the lady of the Duke of Qi's Mansion was still very satisfied.
“So… because the Crown Princess is here, so… no one will care about my mother’s affairs.” Mo Yixuan understood and clenched his teeth.
"So, even if they are our own flesh and blood, in the face of such interests, everything is fake and we can ignore everything. We cannot rely on others to resolve our mother's grievances, we can only rely on ourselves." Qu Moying raised her head slightly, trying not to let her tears fall.
A handkerchief was passed to him from the side, Pei Yuanjun's handkerchief. Qu Moying took it subconsciously, turned his head to cover it and wiped the traces from the corners of his eyes. Then he remembered that he was holding another handkerchief in his hand.
"Does Minister Qu know?" Mo Yixuan controlled his actions with the utmost self-control. Only his tightly pursed lips and red eyes revealed that he was not calm.
"He... I'm afraid he's not clean in this matter either." Qu Moying sneered.
She had never had any expectations for this former adoptive father, not even when she mistakenly thought she was his biological daughter, and even less so now.
"I told you this because I'm afraid you'll be misled by some people. These are all what I found out. If you want to know, you can also check it secretly, but don't alert the enemy. Madam Liu is not a simple person. If there is no one behind her, there is no way she would have pushed mother to this point and even lost you in the end."
After trying hard to calm himself down, Qu Moying spoke earnestly.