Three days later, under the auspices of the Heaven Dou Royal Family, Xue Qinghe handled Xue Ye's funeral as his eldest son.
After the royal clan introduced Xue Ye's life in the Imperial Mausoleum, they announced the burial. News of Emperor Xue Ye's death also spread rapidly throughout Heaven Dou City, and even Ning Fengzhi rushed to the mausoleum to witness the emperor's funeral.
"Qinghe, aren't you being a little too hasty?"
After arriving at the Crown Prince Residence with Ning Bei, Ning Fengzhi spoke with a hint of reproach to Qian Renxue, who was disguised as Xue Qinghe.
Hearing this, Qian Renxue raised her brows slightly and gave Ning Bei an inquiring look.
After thinking it over, Ning Bei nodded to Qian Renxue.
Qian Renxue then beckoned the father and son toward the Secret Chamber. Ning Fengzhi glanced at his son, and seeing that he had no intention of explaining further, followed the two of them.
Once they reached the Secret Chamber, Little Angel turned back and gave Ning Fengzhi a strange smile. Then she directly removed the disguise from her face, revealing an exquisite face before him, her long golden hair drifting freely.
"Teacher, I have hidden this from you for a long time. Please do not blame Qinghe. No—please do not blame Snow'er for deceiving you."
"You..."
Ning Fengzhi's pupils trembled slightly. He then turned to look at his son, and seeing that Ning Bei showed no surprise, he knew the boy had already known about this long ago.
He then remembered that during several of their previous conversations, his son had seemed to be deliberately hiding something. It seemed this was one of those things.
Having figured this out, Ning Fengzhi put away the tension in his heart and instead turned his gaze to the golden-haired