Zhao Mo seemed to be stunned, and after Qin Hanzhen added half a cup of herbal tea for him to cool off, he realized this, so he gently pushed him: "What's wrong with you?"

Zhao Mo came back to his senses, frowned and asked, "Cousin Qin, according to what you say, this Chu Yu Niang...... Something is wrong!"

Qin Hanzhen blinked: "Do you mean that she didn't have a good reputation before, and she was too low-key?" I think you'd better find someone else to inquire about before making a judgment." Because I myself am not very keen on socializing, there are not many people who have contacts in the capital, and even more so in the situation of our family, the circle of people who come and go on weekdays may not coincide with the Chu family, and there may be others who recognize her, but they just haven't met me. ”

Zhao Mo said lightly: "But the other girls of the Chu family, cousins have all seen it. Even if this Chu Yuniang returned to Beijing not long ago, it has been a year or two. A girl of her age, even if it is to say that she is close to each other, there is no reason to hide at home and not be allowed to see people. If Chu Zhengfang had already planned to send her to the East Palace as a concubine, it would be even more impossible not to let her go out to meet people, but would take her in and out of the royal family as soon as possible to make a name for her. In this way, when the Queen Mother picked Chen Liangyuan before, she would not have missed her. This time, the reason why the Queen Mother and the emperor felt that the crown princess picked someone too suddenly was because the Chu Yu Niang she picked was not famous. The old habit of the Queen Mother has always been very cold to the ladies who don't know the details. ”

Qin Hanzhen also felt very strange when he heard him say this: "That's right...... Could it be that in the past two years, she was sick, or was there some reason for inconvenience in meeting people? Or did she decide on her relatives early, so she didn't need to go out to socialize, and now that her relatives have stopped, she wants to enter the palace? No, if it is a girl who has withdrawn from her family, the palace will probably not choose her. If it is sick, it is difficult to say whether it is healthy now, and the crown princess should not make such a mistake. Is there really a secret in this Chu Yu Niang?"

She asked Zhao Mo, "Are you going to inquire?"

Zhao Mo said: "I'll inquire myself, I may be a little taboo." Ming'er, I'll go to Cining Palace and ask the Queen Mother to be well. If the Queen Mother has orders, I will share the worries of her old family, which is my filial piety. ”

Qin Hanzhen glanced at him, understanding that he was trying to find a legitimate name for himself, pouted and smiled, and didn't say anything.

Zhao Mo successfully took over this errand from the Queen Mother the next day, and did it very naturally, it looked like the Queen Mother happened to see him when she wanted to find someone to do something, and she just pointed her finger down. At the same time as him, Princess Xiuning's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law inquired about Chu Yuniang's situation from the outside world and the circle of female dependents.

Chu Yuniang has been in the palace for two or three days, and the Queen Mother has looked at it coldly for two or three days, and she can't find anything wrong with this girl for a while. In addition to being from the Chu family and the person selected by the crown princess on her own initiative, this girl is also good. In the eyes of many people, if she and Chen Liangyuan don't mention their family background, they are almost evenly matched in terms of their own quality, Chen Liangyuan's suitable male appearance is more obvious, but her appearance is more outstanding. If she appears in front of the Queen Mother during the normal draft, the Queen Mother is likely to pick her. After all, there are a concubine and a good woman in the East Palace, and they are all a little old and decrepit, and the Queen Mother will also love her grandson and want to add a beautiful interpretation flower to him.

However, since Chu Yuniang came from the Chu family, the queen mother is now hating the Chu family, and she doesn't like the princess to act, so she is naturally a little angry with Chu Yuniang. She didn't believe that the Chu family would really produce good bamboo shoots from the bamboo, so she thought that she must find out Chu Yuniang's fault, if the latter itself is fine, then pick it from the family. If she finds a mistake, the crown princess will be able to explain the past, and it will save the princess from being suspicious of her old grandmother all day long, suspecting that she is deliberately planting relatives in Princess Lin'an's family next to the prince, so as to pave the way for her daughter-in-law and son-in-law.

Zhao Mo received the errand, so he reported to the emperor first, and then let go to inquire. Princess Xiuning's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law began to visit everywhere after returning home from the palace. It stands to reason that it is enough to inquire about the affairs of the female dependents. Who has a daughter of the age of marriage, who is raised like a flower like jade, and will not be able to find out? Chu Yuniang herself kept a low profile and did not go out, her mother, her sisters, relatives and friends of her maternal grandfather's family, and other daughters of her uncle's family...... Someone always knows about her.

But the strange place is here.

Princess Xiuning saw Chu Yuniang's mother, but when the lady of the bookkeeper talked about her daughter, she was in tears, and she seemed to be very sad and sad. Princess Xiuning guessed that she was reluctant to let her daughter enter the palace, so it would be difficult for the mother and daughter to meet, so she casually comforted her and reassured her that if Chu Yuniang could get the blue eyes of nobles, it would not be difficult for a mother to enter the palace to see her daughter. Chen Liangdi's mother, sister-in-law, and sisters can see her once a month.

Princess Xiuning was really kind, but when the wife of the Chu master heard her words, she kept shedding tears more and more. The other daughters of the Chu family present defended her, saying that she loved this daughter the most, and she was like a jewel since she was a child, and as soon as she was separated suddenly, she felt very sad in her heart, and it would be good to get used to it, Yunyun. Princess Xiuning didn't fail to understand a mother's mood, but she still felt that Mrs. Chu was too exaggerated. Now it is still unknown whether Chu Yuniang can enter the East Palace! The Queen Mother and the Emperor clearly do not like her, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not very enthusiastic, only the Crown Princess supports her. If Chu Yuniang had made a mistake and failed to enter the palace, her mother would have been able to reunite with her daughter for a long time, and she would be too anxious to shed tears so early.

Besides, it wasn't the royal family who forced her to send her daughter to the palace, the Chu family wanted to ask for wealth and nobility, and she pretended to look like this, who is disgusting? !

Princess Xiuning was not very happy, and turned her head to inquire about the other ladies of the Chu family, from Mrs. Chu Zhengfang to the younger daughters-in-law of the side branches, she only had words of praise for Chu Yuniang, as if this girl was shining with golden light from head to toe, perfect. But who is Princess Xiuning? Can you easily believe it? I just feel that these words have been said in advance, and the Chu family is determined to send Chu Yuniang to the East Palace.

Princess Xiuning also sent several daughters-in-law to inquire about Chu Yuniang's news from the side, such as what her temperament was since she was a child, what preferences she had, what diseases she had, which girl she was good friends with, and so on. Princess Xiuning has been in the world for a long time, and Zhao Mo can find out about the problems, so she naturally found them. Chu Yuniang's reputation in the capital is no longer obvious, such a beauty is at the age when she should say goodbye, there is no reason to stay at home all day without going out, and other girls in the Chu family don't mention her in front of people, what is the secret?

But Princess Xiuning's daughters-in-law couldn't find any useful news. The Chu family really hid Chu Yuniang very tightly, relatives and friends knew that there was such a person at most, but very few had seen her. Even her relatives and friends at her grandfather's house had only seen her a few times when she was a child, and she had never met since she went to work with her parents. She doesn't have any girlfriends or friends. And her brothers and sisters, except for the two older brothers who are at home in the capital, the rest happen to be relatives in other places and are not in the capital.

In this regard, Mrs. Chu Zhengfang also gave an explanation, saying that Chu Yuniang has a quiet temperament since she was a child, does not like to socialize, and prefers to stay at home and quietly read books and do needlework, so she rarely goes out. As for her never said that she was married, it was because her mother loved her daughter too much and was reluctant to marry her daughter too early.

Sounds like it makes sense. Princess Xiuning has also met Chu Yuniang and knows that she deserves the words "sex and quietness". She doesn't have any prejudice against this girl, and she likes it a little, but she doesn't have a good impression of the Chu family. When she replied to the Queen Mother in private, she also said: "Look, the concubine, this Yu Niang's mother is afraid that she is unwilling to let her daughter enter the palace, but Chu Zhengfang and his wife strongly advocated it, and the rest of the Chu family also instigated, and her family was unwilling and helpless." This Yu Niang didn't dare to tell the truth in front of her mother, but she was actually a poor person. ”

The Queen Mother was noncommittal to Princess Xiuning's words, and only said: "There is no news from Guanglu yet." He used to do errands and was very good, why is it procrastinating now?"

Princess Xiuning said with a smile: "The concubine is to find the daughters of the Chu family and relatives and friends to inquire, and it doesn't take much trouble. Guanglu is afraid that there will be more places to inquire, how can it be that there will be results in two or three days of hard work? The Queen Mother can rest assured that Guanglu has always been safer in handling affairs. ”

In fact, His Royal Highness the King of Suning County, who is no more secure, is now eating the cold noodles made by his fiancée in the Yongjiahou Mansion, which does not seem to be very busy. While eating, he said to Qin Hanzhen: "The Chu family must have prepared in advance! The people of his family, as well as their relatives and friends who are familiar with each other, either don't know about Chu Yuniang, or they are all talking about it, as if they are treating people as fools, thinking that saying this will make everyone believe it." ”

Qin Hanzhen asked him while adding herbal tea to cool off: "Based on this alone, can you win the trust of the Queen Mother and the Emperor, haven't you found some practical and useful evidence?"

Zhao Mo thought for a while: "It's not for nothing. My subordinates inquired that Chu Yuniang's maternal grandfather had mentioned that she was born very much like her mother when she was a child, as if she came out of a mold, but now she was born completely different from her mother. In addition, there was an old lady from the side branch, I don't know if she was old and confused, and asked her eldest daughter didn't die when she was a child? How could she be so old that she could still get married? But everyone else said that she remembered by mistake and remembered that she was a girl from another family. Also, my people inquired about the woman who had entered Chu Yu's mother's house, and they all said that there was no Chu Yuniang's yard in that house. She has sisters, even if two or three people share a courtyard, but there is no place for Chu Yuniang. Some people also said that this girl has actually been living with Chu Zhengfang and his wife, and has not lived with her family, and she has to learn the rules from the grandmother invited by Mrs. Chu Zhengfang on weekdays. ”

Qin Hanzhen raised his eyebrows: "It sounds like Chu Zhengfang and his wife had premeditated, but ...... Why do I sound wrong?"

Zhao Mo smiled: "There is indeed something wrong, this girl...... It didn't seem to be the daughter of her parents. Of course, this is just our speculation, and it may not be true. Merely...... The Chu family once had an in-law in the early years, and it happened to be the Gu Changshi of the Shu Palace. Chu Zhengfang's own uncle married Gu Changshi's daughter and went to Shu to be an official for a few years, but unfortunately on the way to Beijing to report on his work, he drowned in a boat, and his wife followed suit. I heard that they have a daughter, but their whereabouts are unknown at the moment, and they have sent someone to Tongzhou to find Gu Changshi to inquire. If it turns out to be as I thought......"

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