Longevity by Picking up Attributes in the Battlefield

Chapter 366: Chapter 164: Ying Zheng: She Looks Like Dong’er! This Can’t Be Just a Coincidence! (Part 3)

This is too much of a coincidence. Could there really be someone so similar in this world?

”Your sister doesn’t much resemble you, does she?” Ying Zheng withdrew his gaze, looking at Zhao Feng with a teasing tone.

”I take after my father, and my sister takes after our mother,” Zhao Feng replied with a smile.

”Zhao Ying, right?” Ying Zheng spoke slowly.

”I am,” Zhao Ying responded politely.

”Is this your first time in Xianyang?” Ying Zheng asked gently.

”Yes,” Zhao Ying nodded.

”I’ve heard that your family consists of just you, your brother, and your mother, all relying on each other.”

”Now that you’re here in Xianyang, doesn’t that leave your mother all alone in the countryside?” Ying Zheng said with a slight smile.

”We tried to persuade our mother to come with us, but she refused. She said she’s not used to the hustle and bustle of the capital and prefers the tranquility of the countryside,” Zhao Ying explained truthfully.

”What a pity,” Ying Zheng said with a hint of disappointment. ”I had hoped to see the woman who could raise a twenty-year-old Shangjiangjun for Qin.”

Zhao Feng laughed. ”Please do not worry, Your Majesty. If you visit Shaqiu, I will certainly bring my mother for an audience.”

”You said it,” Ying Zheng laughed heartily. ”When I go there one day, you better not hide her from me.”

”How could Your Majesty say such a thing?” Zhao Feng retorted, somewhat exasperated.

”You’ve just returned today, so I won’t hold you up any longer,” Ying Zheng said, waving his hand at Zhao Feng. ”You may return to your residence for now. We will discuss the establishment of the great camp after the court session tomorrow.”

”As Your Majesty commands,” Zhao Feng agreed with a nod, not hesitating.

Afterward, Zhao Feng left with Wang Yan and the others.

Ying Zheng, however, remained, his gaze fixed thoughtfully on Zhao Ying’s departing figure.

So similar, far too similar. Her silhouette, her face... they share a sixty-percent resemblance. Could this really be a mere coincidence? At this moment, Ying Zheng’s expression grew solemn, his features etched with deep thought.

Even the most difficult petitions had never affected Ying Zheng so.

”Dunruo,” Ying Zheng called out loudly.

In a moment, Dunruo promptly emerged from the inner hall to stand before Ying Zheng.

”At your command, Your Majesty,” Dunruo said respectfully.

”Bring me Zhao Feng’s household register again,” Ying Zheng commanded in a grave tone.

”As you command.” Without asking why, Dunruo turned and entered the rear hall, returning shortly with a register in his hands.

It was the same one Ying Zheng had examined before.

Ignoring Dunruo, Ying Zheng immediately opened the register and began to scrutinize it.

After a good while, he still had not found anything out of the ordinary.

”Did you personally verify this register?” Ying Zheng looked up and asked Dunruo.

”I personally investigated every detail,” Dunruo immediately replied. ”From the Government Office’s household records to sending men to secretly investigate his village, I can confirm the register is completely accurate.”

”Zhao Feng’s father died in battle at Handan City.”

”Zhao Feng’s mother is registered in Qiulin Village.”

”The mother is well-versed in medicine, and Zhao Feng has also dabbled in it.”

”What do you think? Could it be such a coincidence?”

”Is it possible,” Ying Zheng asked, his gaze burning with anticipation, ”that the person I had you search for is Zhao Feng’s mother?”

”Your Majesty,” Dunruo began, ”I have met Dong’er before and even sketched a portrait of her. Zhao Feng’s mother is not her.”

”The housekeeper Your Majesty sent to the Zhao Mansion is a Heibingtai Anshi, and he is familiar with Dong’er’s portrait. No, all Heibingtai Anshi are familiar with her portrait. If Zhao Feng’s mother were the one, it would have been reported long ago,” Dunruo explained further.

Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng’s expression fell in disappointment.

”Never mind,” he sighed. ”Perhaps I am overthinking things.” Then he asked, ”The Heibingtai Anshi haven’t left Doctor Xia’s side, have they?”

”Please rest assured, Your Majesty,” Dunruo replied at once. ”Wherever Doctor Xia goes, there will always be Dark Guards protecting him.”

”That’s good,” Ying Zheng nodded.

”If there is nothing else, your subject will take his leave,” Dunruo said with a bow, preparing to depart.

As Dunruo’s figure departed, a sliver of hope lingered in Ying Zheng’s heart. ”Wait.”