Soon, Xu Jingxi was brought in.
The eager gazes of Fang Qingdai and Second Master Xie followed his every move.
"My son..." Fang Qingdai couldn't help but call out as Xu Jingxi walked past her.
However, Xu Jingxi did not spare her a glance. He simply knelt calmly in the hall.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
The Emperor got straight to the point. "Ningning says you are the child of Xie Dizhi and Fang Qingdai. Is this true?"
Before entering the palace, Xu Jingxi already knew his parentage could no longer be hidden.
He nodded lightly. "It is."
At his affirmative answer, tears streamed from Fang Qingdai's eyes.
Her lips trembled. "You're not dead. That's wonderful, you're not dead."
Xu Jingxi recounted the events of that year to the Emperor exactly as they had happened. When Fang Qingdai heard that he had once gone back to look for her, she wept uncontrollably, while Second Master Xie's face was grim with self-reproach.
After hearing everything, the Emperor sighed deeply.
