As Feng Ye Xuan had predicted, Chu Qian Li did not rest after sending him away.
She sent for someone to be brought over.
"Little Li'er, it's this late, and you're not resting. Why did you call me here?"
Chu Wang was clearly woken from his sleep. If the person calling him wasn't Chu Qian Li, he likely wouldn't have bothered.
Dawn was about to break. He had accompanied his Imperial Brother for most of the night, and finally, his Imperial Brother was willing to rest. Chu Wang had just climbed into bed himself and had slept for less than an hour.
Now, it was Little Li'er who needed his company?
This Imperial Uncle, this Imperial Brother, was so tired!
But Chu Wang's face was still full of smiles. How could he not smile when facing the little princess?
No matter how tired he was, he had to smile brilliantly!
"Fourth Imperial Uncle, if you don't want to smile, then don't."
Chu Qian Li waved her hand, dismissing the palace maids, before saying, "Your smile looks worse than crying."
Chu Wang's smile froze on his lips, and he couldn't help but glare at her, "You truly don't know what's good for you."
Wasn't he smiling to please her? She didn't show any gratitude at all.
"This way is much more normal."
Chu Qian Li picked up the teapot and poured him a cup, "Fourth Imperial Uncle, you came to see me with Father Emperor tonight. Was there something you needed?"
Chu Wang opened his mouth, wanting to speak, but the words got stuck in his throat, swallowed back by force.
This matter, it would only be complete if his Imperial Brother were present.
Besides, although he had already concluded that Long Xi Yue was Ming Yue, the person sent to retrieve Long Xi Yue's portrait had not yet returned.
As long as it hadn't been sent back, it meant he couldn't be one hundred percent certain.
This matter should wait until his Imperial Brother arrived.
"Nothing, I just saw that you weren't feeling well and wanted to check on you. There's nothing else..."
"Fourth Imperial Uncle, do you want Father Emperor and me to do the blood-dripping recognition again?"
Chu Wang's heart jolted, and he stared at her blankly, "Little Li'er..."
"You suspect Long Xi Yue is Ming Yue, don't you?"
"You know Ming Yue?" Chu Wang's palm tightened, his breathing suddenly becoming rapid.
His heart was beating so fast, it felt like it would leap out of his throat.
This girl... what else did this girl know?
Could it be... could it be that she had known all along...
"Long Xi Yue is indeed Ming Yue. Father Emperor is from Southern Chu. You don't know my senior sister, but I know who she is. She is the former Consort Yu of the Northern Ming Emperor, Murong Yu, and also the mother of my close friend, Feng Wu Ya."
Chu Wang almost fell off his chair.
"However, Murong Yu doesn't know who Father Emperor is. She only knows that Ming Yue is Long Xi Yue."
"Little Li'er..."
"I am Father Emperor's daughter, his biological daughter."
She turned her wrist and took out a small item from the Qiankun Chain, handing it to Chu Wang.
Half a jade pendant.
"This is something my mother left behind. She wore it with her all these years, cherishing it dearly. I believe this is the token of love Father Emperor gave her back then."
Chu Wang took it and looked at the half jade pendant, his hands slowly beginning to tremble.
It was his Imperial Brother's jade pendant. The other half was on his Imperial Brother.
Long Xi Yue really was Ming Yue! She really was Ming Yue!
And Little Li'er, she was truly his Imperial Brother's daughter, his biological daughter!
He had searched for so many years, never once connecting it to Long Xi Yue.
All those years of effort had been in vain!
It turned out the little princess had appeared before him long ago. The first time they met, he had felt a very familiar sense of connection with Little Li'er.
She didn't look like Sister Ming Yue, but she had Sister Ming Yue's aura!
Why hadn't he thought of this!
He was truly foolish!