Regarding Concubine Lan, Cheng Jinzhi's understanding of this person can be said to be very small, and he has never even seen face-to-face. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although she grew up in the Cheng Mansion since she was a child, it was not until today that she learned from Concubine Hui that a major event had actually happened in the Cheng family and the palace back then.

It all dates back to eighteen years ago, when Cheng Jinzhi was still a child.

At that time, Cheng Yan was already the Duke of Yasukuni who dominated one side in the imperial court, and her own sister, that is, Cheng Rujun, the concubine of Emperor Zhou, was favored by Cheng Rujun, and that time was the most beautiful time for Cheng Yan and even the entire Cheng Mansion.

Of course, although it is said that one person has ascended to heaven, but for Cheng Jinzhi, even if Cheng Yan has a dragon robe and sits in the world, she can only be a bullied and lowly girl in the backyard of Cheng Mansion at that time, and she will not get any benefits.

Just two years after Concubine Lan Cheng entered the palace, she finally lived up to expectations and gave birth to a prince successfully.

Emperor Zhou was overjoyed and named him Gao Yu. And did not hesitate to break the rules of the prince's adult talent, and named him King An when Gao Yu was full moon, which also caused criticism from the ministers.

Although Empress Zhao at that time had already given birth to the emperor's eldest son, Gao Chen, when Gao Chen was older, he would be named the crown prince.

However, at that time, it was rumored that Concubine Lan had collected thousands of favors, and she had already given birth to a dragon heir, and her mother was expensive by her son, and with the power of Yasukuni Gong Cheng Yan behind her as a support, there was a great momentum to approach the back position.

And the young King An is also likely to replace Gao Chen and win the throne of the prince because of his mother.

In such a situation, the entire Cheng family became the most powerful force among the princes and nobles at that time, and even the distant relatives of the Cheng family who did not usually come and go were also wiped out one by one.

But just when everyone thought that the golden age of the entire Cheng family would last for a long time, it was not good.

I don't know if it's because the tree is big or jealous, or maybe it's because things are bound to be reversed, just when King An was less than one year old, a terrible accident suddenly happened that shocked the government and the opposition.

It was a late autumn morning, and the weather was getting colder.

There were several thin layers of clouds floating in the gloomy sky, which were impermeable to the glow of the sun, and they were all gray and white as far as the eye could see, adding to the bleak chill.

The palace lady in Concubine Lan's palace went to the inner hall to call for morning as usual, but at the moment she stepped into the dormitory, she found that Concubine Lan was dressed in a nightgown and hanged in the dormitory with bare feet.

His hair was scattered, his eyes were wide open, and his death was extremely terrifying.

Frightened, the whole Gong'e sat down on the ground, and crawled out of the dormitory with a scream, and it is said that half of the harem heard her terrible screams at that time.

And not only Concubine Lan, but even King An, who was lying in the bed, was no longer breathing. Later, it was ascertained by the imperial physician that he was suffocated by someone covering his mouth and nose.

This accident was sudden, too bizarre, and happened without any warning, which really caught people off guard.

Everyone couldn't figure out why Concubine Lan, who was so young and pampered, committed suicide?

Some people even speculated that King An was actually killed by Concubine Lan herself.

However, Emperor Zhou and Cheng Yan resolutely did not believe that Concubine Lan simply hanged herself.

As for Concubine Lan's biggest enemy in the harem, the first thing that everyone thought of was Empress Zhao.

Coincidentally, Emperor Zhou happened to be in the palace of Empress Zhao that night, and there was no evidence to prove that the matter was related to her, so her suspicion was ruled out.

At the same time, what makes people think carefully is that there is no one to visit the Zichen Palace where Concubine Lan lives that night, and the palace has always been heavily guarded, and any wind and grass cannot escape the eyes of these royal guards in the palace, and it is impossible for anyone to sneak into the Zichen Palace with Gong'e vigil unknowingly to commit murder.

There are even rumors outside the palace that Concubine Lan was actually cast with witchcraft and placed a spell, so she chose to commit suicide by mistake, and even her own son was not spared.

For this reason, Emperor Zhou killed all the palace people in Zichen Palace, and used all manpower and material resources to thoroughly investigate the matter.

But to this day, this matter is still wrapped in fog, and it is still a huge mystery that everyone in the deep palace talks about, and it has also become a thorn in the heart of Emperor Zhou.

He never mentioned it himself, and he did not allow anyone to mention it.

After Concubine Lan passed away, the Cheng family was somewhat impacted. It is precisely because of this accident that the relationship between Cheng Yan and Empress Zhao has been deadlocked until now.

Everyone is speculating that in Cheng Yan's mind, in fact, he has always thought that Empress Zhao was related to Concubine Lan's mysterious death.

Therefore, after learning that Cheng Yan had been secretly helping the prince, not to mention that Concubine Hui still didn't believe it, even Gao Heng and Cheng Jinzhiye were puzzled.

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"Jin Zhi, are you alright?"

Concubine Hui saw that Cheng Jinzhi listened to the story she said, her eyebrows were frowning and she was silent, the expression on her face was very complicated, as if she had something on her mind, and asked with concern.

"Oh, I'm fine. Cheng Jinzhi came back to his senses and smiled forcefully at Concubine Hui, "It's just that this is the first time I've heard about this, and I've never heard my mother talk about it before, so I can't react for a while." ”

She raised her hand and brushed the bun on her head, her eyebrows moved slightly, although she said this, the waves floating in her heart could not be calmed for a long time.

In fact, this accident is very far away from her, and she has never been in contact with Concubine Lan and King An, no matter how unbelievable this incident is, at most she can just listen to it like a story, and she doesn't have to worry about it at all.

But when she thought of Cheng Yan, she couldn't persuade herself to calm down.

Since Cheng Yan has always suspected that his sister's death is related to Empress Zhao, but he is still willing to assist the prince in secret all these years, then if you think about it, there are only two possibilities.

Either Cheng Yan had some handle in the hands of Empress Zhao and the crown prince, and he was forced to help out of desperation.

Or, the deaths of Concubine Lan and King An were actually related to him at all.

Thinking of this, Cheng Jinzhi only felt that the pores on her body stood up one by one, and a piercing coldness hit her heart, which made her subconsciously shrink and shudder.

Because she also believes that the death of Concubine Lan back then was definitely not a simple suicide.

Even if it is a suicide, there must be a huge and untold conspiracy behind it.

It's just that no matter how much Cheng Jinzhi hates Cheng Yan in her heart, she still prefers to believe that what Cheng Yan is doing today is a hardship.

"Jin Zhi, I told you this, not to annoy you or confuse you, the concubine just thinks that you also have the right to know about it. ”

Looking at Cheng Jinzhi's solemn and entangled expression, Concubine Hui gently put her hand on her shoulder, and her crystal eyes permeated with a kind of depth and wisdom that saw through the world.

"You must know that there are too many people and things in this world who cannot get answers, and we don't have to deliberately pursue and explore something. In fact, many times, without answers, it is often the best. ”