It rained, and the next day, the capital became cooler. Zhao Yanping and Meng Zhao and his son rode a horse together and headed towards the imperial city.

The imperial city is an important place in the capital. People must not stay here for no reason. If there is any grievance, they can come and beat the drum, and then face the saints and complain about their grievances after being beaten by twenty boards. Even if they successfully meet the saints, if the so-called grievances are just trivial matters, the people who complain about the grievances will still have to bear more severe punishment.

Therefore, the people would not come over without any trouble, and the guards guarding outside the imperial city were not vegetarians.

Today, a hundred steps away from the main gate of the imperial city, there was a woman in her forties, and a young couple. All three of them were wearing silk clothes, but they looked a little old.

Any official passing by here will take a look at him.

The three of them lowered their heads uneasily and looked up again when the officials passed by.

Zhao Yanping, Meng Zhao and his son approached by horses, and there were some officials behind them, either riding horses, riding cars, or walking.

Seeing Meng Zhao, the woman's eyes lit up, and she winked at her daughter and son-in-law. She suddenly rushed to Meng Zhao's horse and knelt down and said, "Brother Zhao, I'm sorry for you. I know you are in the Zhao family for so many years but I have never come to recognize you. But my mother has no choice. Our family is not well-off. You can enjoy wealth and prosperity with Lord Zhao. If you recognize you, you have to go home and endure hardships with us. Instead of that, I would rather you stay in the Zhao family and be your Tanhualang carefree, wuwu..."

While crying, the woman wiped her eyes with a veil. Her two circles were red and tears as big as beans kept falling.

Meng Zhao sat on the horse, his expression remained unchanged, but his hands clenched the reins.

When the officials in front and behind heard the woman's words, they gradually stopped and looked at the woman curiously.

Zhao Yanping jumped off the horse first, and Meng Zhao saw it, and then he got off the horse.

"Please come up, please let me say something if you have something to do." Zhao Yanping said to the woman expressionlessly.

The woman stood up with the help of her daughter and son-in-law, and first looked at Zhao Yanping Fuli with tears in her eyes: "Report to the adult, the surname of the woman is Zou, and the wife of the Dong family Wang Yu'an, Yuqian, is the eldest son of our Wang family. She was wandering outside because of my negligence. I was ashamed of my mother and didn't want to cause trouble for Zhao Ge'er, but the family's business was not good in the past two years. Zhao Ge'er's father owed a lot of debts and was taken away by the creditor. The creditor said that if we could not pay a thousand taels of silver before dark today, we would let us collect the body. I really had no choice but to come and ask Zhao Ge'er."

After saying that, Zou wiped his eyes with a veil.

Zhao Yanping looked at Meng Zhao and said to Zou: "If your wife doesn't want to cry, you don't have to smoke your eyes with chili water. If you are not careful, it can lead to blindness."

Zou's face changed drastically. While retracting the veil back into his sleeve, he said panic: "No, sir, you misunderstood. I, I... Brother Zhao, you can save your father. Mom really has no other way to come to you!" Knowing that the veil could not be hidden from Zhao Yanping, Zou knelt in front of Meng Zhao again and burst into tears.

Meng Zhao's face turned pale.

If Zou only said that he was the Wang family's child, he would not believe it immediately, but Zou said that he was the eldest son of the concubine, so specific...

"What evidence do you have to prove that Zhao Ge'er is the descendant of the Wang family?" Zhao Yanping interrupted Zou's crying and asked directly.

Of course, Zou had evidence. He looked at Meng Zhao and said, "There is a date-shaped birthmark on the back of Zhao Ge'er near the left shoulder blade. Zhao Ge'er was sent to Lingshan Temple shortly after he was born. His biological mother saw him being taken away by a pair of old farmers before returning. Later, I went to find the old farmers and found out that Zhao Ge'er was taken away by Mrs. Zhao, the female boss of Jiangnan Shuixiu. These are not counted. When you meet my husband, you will know that they are real fathers and sons, with their eyebrows, eyes and faces exactly the same!"

Zhao Yanping clenched his fists secretly.

There is indeed a birthmark behind Meng Zhao. Meng Zhao was taken care of by Chunzhu since she was a child. For so many years, the ones who can serve Meng Zhao are all old people and loyal servants. They will never mention their master's secrets to the outside world. Zou can tell them. Even if she inquired with the two old farmers under Lingshan Temple in advance, there are also the appearance of Meng Zhao and Wang Yu'an...

Noting that there were more and more spectators around, Zhao Yanping said to Zou Su: "It's no point to say anything. Go back first. After this official checks, you and my family will discuss this matter."

Zou cried, "Sir, this is true. You are a court official and a royal relative. How dare the civilian women deceive you? The civilian women know that it is not easy for you and Mrs. Zhao to pull Zhao Ge'er with great effort, but blood is thicker than water, breaking the bones and connecting the muscles. You don't want to pay off the debt for Zhao Ge'er, but you can't stop Zhao Ge'er from saving his father, right? If you want to investigate, let Zhao Ge'er go with his wife first, and persuade the creditor to make peace for a few more days. Otherwise, if Zhao Ge'er's father died today, the father and son would never have a chance to meet again!"

She cried and attracted a lot of attention, and among them, she was happy to watch the Zhao family jokes.

Meng Zhao suddenly said, "Father goes to Dali Temple first, and his son follows her."

Zhao Yanping scolded him and said, "You are the head of the family and I am the head of the family? It's not your turn to interfere in this matter, so go into the palace."

Meng Zhao hesitated.

Zhao Yanping looked at him with sharp eyes.

My father was as powerful as a mountain. Meng Zhao lowered his eyes, turned his horse and headed forward.

Zou still wanted to cry, but Zhao Yanping said coldly: "If you make trouble again, even if Brother Zhao is the descendant of the Wang family, I will not pay off your debts for you."

The main purpose of Zou's blocking the road was to get money. When he heard this, he immediately did not dare to say anything.

Zhao Yanping followed Zou to meet the creditor first.

The creditor was a domineering capital city. He had signed a death contract when he lent money to Wang Yu'an. Even the Wang family reported to the officials could not take care of the private affairs of the two families. However, the creditor gave Zhao Yanping the face and sent someone to take Wang Yu'an out. Then he said to Wang Yu'an. "For the sake of Lord Zhao, I will give you another five days. If you can't get the money out in five days, don't blame me for doing things according to the contract."

Zou's face showed joy, Wang Yu'an disheveled his hair, and looked at Zhao Yanping in a daze.

Zhao Yanping was also looking at him.

This Wang Yu'an, in his forties, was in his forties. Although he was dressed in a miserable manner, he could see that he was good-looking and was still considered a handsome man after being neatly cleaned up.

The most important thing is that Meng Zhao is indeed very similar to him.

"Why are you helping me?" Seeing that Zhao Yanping was staring at him, Wang Yu'an finally spoke.

Zhao Yanping looked at Zou.

Zou clasped his fingers uneasily. Under the pressure brought by Zhao Yanping, she pulled her husband aside and whispered: "Twenty years ago, there was a maid named Ping'er in our mansion. Do you still remember?"

Wang Yu'an didn't remember that the maids at home were often changed, and it was hard for Zou to tolerate any more he looked at.

Zou said quickly: "You got drunk and forced Ping'er. Ping'er was so desperate. I gave her five taels of silver to send her home before suppressing this matter. Unexpectedly, she had a secret baby and gave birth to the child."

Wang Yu'an looked at his wife suddenly. Zou grabbed his arm in time, and still carried Zhao Yanping on his back, saying, "It's a son, I don't want to have a eldest son at home, so I sent a nanny to throw him away. The child was picked up by a pair of old farmers. By chance, he was adopted by Mrs. Zhao, the wife of Zhao, the minister of Dali Temple, and the one from Tanhua in April high school."

Wang Yu'an's eyes became brighter and brighter. Not only did he have a son, but he was not as good as the queen, but his son was even defeated by Tanhua?

Zou endured the unhappiness in his heart and continued, "Don't be happy first, listen to me clearly. You owe a lot of debts. If we recognize our son, we can ask the Zhao family to pay it back for us. But we cannot tell the child's true life experience, so that the child will hate you and I will not recognize my ancestors. I have made up all of them, and just say that the child was born by Xingfang, the maid next to me. When Xingfang was pregnant, she was afraid that I would not allow her, so she secretly hid outside and gave it to her. She regretted it after sending it out for more than a year. She told me, and when I went back to find her, the person had been adopted by Mrs. Zhao. We were afraid that you would blame me, so we never told you."

Wang Yu'an was a businessman. He was full of energy, quick-witted and very smart when he was young. Later, because his wife was jealous, he made him restless. When he was in his forties, he had only daughters but no sons. Wang Yu'an gradually became decadent and no longer had a careful calculation in business. In just a few years, he not only lost all his property, but also owed huge debts.

Deep down, Wang Yu'an wanted to take revenge on his wife and let his wife, daughter, and son-in-law who married into his family live in poverty.

But now, he has a son!

The most important thing to settle the accounts with Zou is to recognize his son!

With a goal, Wang Yu'an regained his usual shrewdness and asked Zou first: "Have Xingfang already agreed with her?"

Zou nodded.

Wang Yu'an asked again: "What's wrong with that maid named Ping'er? Will she jump out and expose us?"

Zou Shi said: "She doesn't dare. I've inquired about it. She gave birth to a child secretly. She lives in her hunter brother-in-law's house. After giving birth, her parents brought the child to extort money from me. After taking the money, they married Ping'er as a yellow flower girl to a farmer. Now the old couple is gone. Ping'er and his wife live a stable life, with children and daughters. She has kept her husband for more than ten years. Now they jump out and try to get their husband's dislike for nothing. Why bother?"

Wang Yu'an understood and looked at Zou. He suddenly raised his palm and slapped Zou hard!

Zou fell to the ground like a broken bag, bleeding from the corner of his mouth, staring at his husband as if he was a ghost.

Wang Yu'an was furious and said, "You poisonous woman! You can't give birth to a child yourself, and even the pregnant maid can't tolerate her. She forced her to give birth outside, causing my offspring to be out of the way, forcing me to marry a son-in-law to inherit the family property. If it weren't for you, I, Wang Yu'an, wouldn't be so decadent!"

Zou was stunned for a while before he realized that her husband had already started acting with her.

Although he was extremely aggrieved, Zou still covered his face and started to cry, admitting his mistakes while crying.

Wang Yuan really hated her, so he kicked Zou again, then walked to Zhao Yanping and knelt down, kowtowed three times, saying something to thank Zhao Yanping for raising his eldest son and ashamed of being a father.

Zhao Yanping also wanted to go back to Dali Temple and asked Wang Yu'an's family to go back to his residence first. He would come to check the house at dusk.

Shortly after Zhao Yanping returned to Dali Temple, Emperor Xuanhe sent a small eunuch to Xuan him.

"I heard that Meng Zhao's biological parents have come up?" Emperor Xuanhe looked at Zhao Yanping and asked.

Zhao Yanping said: "There is indeed a matter of this, but I will only confirm whether it is a biological parent or not."

Emperor Xuanhe nodded and winked at Eunuch Liu.

Eunuch Liu walked to Zhao Yanping and presented a silver note with both hands, with a denomination of 1,000 taels.

Zhao Yanping looked at Emperor Xuanhe in surprise.

Emperor Xuanhe said: "If Meng Zhao is really the flesh and blood of the Wang family, you should settle the debts of the Wang family first so that things will not be delayed and ruin your reputation with the imperial concubine."

What is one thousand taels? The reputation of the imperial concubine is important.

Zhao Yanping understood, but knelt down and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but I have some savings in my family..."

"If you ask you to accept it, you will accept it. I don't want to see a memorandum of your fake public service."

“…I obey the order.”
Chapter completed!