Afterward, they lived safely in the Capital City for ten years, and Xiao Yunjing grew to be ten years old.
That year, the old Emperor passed away, and the new Emperor ascended the throne.
During those ten years, Old General Xiao and his wife passed away one after another. Mr. Xiao, who was stationed at the border, seized the opportunity to relinquish his military command and left the Capital City with Xiao Yunjing.
Ostensibly, Xiao Yunjing was Mr. Xiao's youngest son, but he bore little resemblance to the other Xiao Family members. On the contrary, he looked seventy to eighty percent like the late Emperor.
Anxious, Mr. Xiao decided to take his family into hiding here.
If the truth about those past events were to be exposed, the Xiao Family would face a crime punishable by the extermination of their entire clan, down to nine degrees of relations!