Reborn in Dunhuang, I am farming and doing business in the desert

Chapter 128 The Queen's Child

Zhang Shanyue thought for a moment and said truthfully, "A Zhao was picked up by a common woman on the road. She seemed to have been born not long ago, and her umbilical cord had not even fallen off."

The princess was not surprised by her answer, but asked again: "Where did you pick it up? Was there any witness at the time?"

"There are witnesses, many people saw it. When we immigrated to the northwest, it seemed to be on March 20th. My husband picked it up on the way. I don't know what the place is called." Because so many people saw it, she didn't dare to deny it.

Her daughter talked to her all night last night, and she thought it would be best to tell the truth, otherwise there would be serious consequences.

"March 20? It's almost the same as Lingyao's birthday." The princess glanced at Mrs. Xue Wang and suddenly asked, "Mrs. Wang, how did you know that Shen Zhao is your uncle's child?"

Mrs. Xue Wang was stunned and stammered, "Yes, my husband said so."

The princess smiled faintly, put down the teacup and said, "I see that this child is about the same age as Lingyao. Could she be Lingyao's twin sister?"

Xue Wang was shocked and murmured, "How is it possible?"

"How is it impossible? Maybe your servant replaced the child?" The eldest princess did not give any face to Mrs. Xue Wang and directly stated her guess.

Xue Wang was so frightened that she immediately prostrated herself on the ground, not daring to say a word.

Seeing that her mother was frightened, Xue Lingyao wanted to defend her, but she didn't know where to start, so she glared at Shen Zhao and her daughter.

Because it was the mother who personally talked to the eldest princess about Shen Zhao's matter, and she even cleverly said that she was the uncle's illegitimate daughter.

Now it’s exposed in an instant.

The princess waved to Shen Zhao again: "Come to me."

Shen Zhao had no choice but to crawl over and kneel in front of the eldest princess.

The princess pulled Xue Lingyao over again and asked her to kneel down with Shen Zhaobing.

Then he looked at them carefully and said with a smile, "Now that I look at them, they really look alike. Their noses, eyes and mouths are exactly the same. If their skin was whiter, they would really be sisters."

Shen Zhao said nothing and waited quietly for the princess's decision.

Then the eldest princess continued, "How about this, since I have summoned you here, you will be adopted by my daughter. Lingyao is about to get married, so you will be my companion from now on."

Shen Zhao knelt down to express his gratitude without saying a word.

Xue Lingyao on the side was stunned. She didn't want Shen Zhao to become the eldest princess's granddaughter.

But the eldest princess had the final say and he dared not refute her at all.

Just as he was getting anxious, he heard his mother, Mrs. Xue Wang, speak: "Your Highness, Shen Zhao has just arrived in the capital and doesn't know many rules. Why don't you let her learn more about etiquette and rules from me, and then serve you after she has learned them?"

The princess could see what Mrs. Xue was thinking, so she said jokingly, "I agree. Let Shen Zhao stay in the Xue family first. And teach her some music and dance skills. A girl should have a skill, so that she can be good at it."

"Yes." Xue Wang bowed to the princess again, with mixed feelings in her mind.

The eldest princess did not explicitly state that Shen Zhao was the daughter of the Xue family, but she wanted to adopt her as her granddaughter, which was a bit bad.

What if Shen Zhao disobeys discipline? How should I control her?

Forget it, there will always be a way when you reach the mountain. I'll wait for my husband to come back.

Next, Wang Shi Xue tried to confirm Shen Zhao's identity as Xue's daughter by asking indirect questions many times, but the eldest princess never responded.

Instead, he asked about Shen Zhao's daily life in the northwest.

Shen Zhao answered one by one and told him about his business in the northwest.

"You opened an inn by yourself?" The princess was very surprised: "You are quite capable."

Shen Zhao said honestly: "It's not just my credit, my parents and brother also helped."

The princess glanced at Zhang Shanyue and praised her, "You have taught your daughter well. She can help the family earn money at such a young age. This is really rare."

"You're too kind." Zhang Shanyue was a little embarrassed: "I didn't teach her much. Ah Zhao has been smart and capable since she was young. She is also very filial. She even bought a title for her father with the money she earned." "Bought a title for her father? That must be a lot of money, right?" The princess was very surprised and looked at Shen Zhao with more affection: "You are great. Come with me to pay respect to the Queen Mother in a few days, and I will explain your life story to her."

"Yes." Shen Zhao replied respectfully.

After talking for a while, the eldest princess stood up and left with Xue Lingyao.

Shen Zhao was also preparing to send his mother Zhang Shanyue back to his eldest brother's home.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she stepped out of the Xue family's gate, she was stopped by two servants: "Girl, please go back. The mistress has told you not to go out casually."

Shen Zhao pushed aside the servant who was blocking his way and said coldly, "Is your Xue family a prison? Once you come in, you are not allowed to leave?"

The servant boy staggered after being pushed and quickly knelt down, not daring to say another word.

Shen Zhao walked on the street holding his mother's hand and visited the surrounding shops.

There are all kinds of things for sale here, but what attracts her most are the various fruits and vegetables.

There are also people selling fruits and vegetables in the Northwest, but the varieties are limited and the quantities are small. It is different here. There are all kinds of fruits, many of which she has never eaten before.

Then she walked and bought as she went, and when she arrived at Shen's house, several vendors carrying fruits on their shoulders were following her.

Shen Zhao asked the vendor to carry the fruit into the yard, and invited his sister-in-law and Song Qiao to come and eat the fruit.

"Ah! Why did you buy so much?" Chen Zhijun picked up the pineapple and took a bite, then said vaguely, "This thing is hard to preserve. It will rot if you don't finish it."

Shen Zhao also took a pineapple and wiped it, then pulled out a knife from his waist to peel it: "It won't rot, at worst I can just boil it into cans."

"What are canned foods?" Song Qiao asked.

Shen Zhao: "It's called canned food when you boil fruit in sugar water and store it in a jar."

"Then why don't we cook some and try it?" Chen Zhijun said.

She loves sweets the most, but A Zhao doesn't allow her to eat too much, saying that it will cause hair loss.

Shen Zhao: "Okay, I'll bring some for the princess to try in a few days."

However, before the canned food was cooked, Mrs. Xue Wang sent someone to pick her up.

Shen Zhao ignored him and stayed alone in the room to deliver the goods to his second brother.

The inn's business became more and more popular, and the goods in the two large warehouses were sold out in less than three to five days.

Shen Zhao added some more money in and put the money in the big box into his account. Then he put the empty box back to its original place.

The altar at the palace was also cleared, and another letter written by a child was received.

In the letter, he prayed to the community god to help him get his fiefdom, and also said that he was very afraid that he would be killed one day.

Shen Zhao carefully identified the signature and found that it was Liu Xin.

Liu Xin? Could he be the prince left behind by the late queen?

Shen Zhao considered for a long time and did not reply to him. Instead, he sent him a transformable robot toy.

What she didn't know was that when the little boy got this strange toy, he was completely stunned, and then he hid under the altar table with a smile on his face.

The gods responded to him again. Did that mean that he could go to his fiefdom alive?

Liu Xin smiled for a while, put the toy in her arms, and slowly crawled out from behind the curtain.

Suddenly, a pair of deerskin boots appeared in front of him and kicked him hard in the face.

(End of this chapter)