Regarding the death of Concubine Xian, the Jiang family has long guessed, and Jiang Xi himself has thought about it, but it is the first time that Old Lady Jiang has said it so clearly today.

"After I got the medicine box, I was thinking, your father died, I'm afraid it wasn't just for Concubine Xian." Women's childbirth is already dangerous, and it is not uncommon for concubines in the palace to die of dystocia, but not every imperial doctor who serves them will be executed together. What's more, although Concubine Xian died at that time, the four princes she gave birth to were still alive, and according to the rules, it was not to the point of being executed.

"So my father did it on his behalf?" Jiang Xi clenched his fists and let go again. Even if the original speculation came true, what could it do? Even the first emperor couldn't help the queen mother, what could the Jiang family do?

Old lady Jiang looked down at the medicine box and nodded slightly. He looked calm, but a few green tendons bulged out like earthworms on the back of his somewhat withered hands. Yes, it was the generation, not only the Queen Mother, but also - his wife.

Jiang Xi stood stunned for a while, smiled bitterly, and held the strap of the medicine box in his hand: "Uncle, this-"

"Take it." Old Lady Jiang let go of her hand, "This thing should have been given to you a long time ago, but I was afraid that you would be sad to see it, so I stayed with me all the time." ”

Jiang Xi picked up the old medicine box and slowly walked back to the East Side Courtyard. The dark night of winter came early, and at this time, the lights were already in charge of each room, and Jiang Xi had just entered the courtyard, and a lantern hurriedly greeted him: "The master is back?" Mrs. is waiting for you. ”

Jiang Xi knew that this was Poria when he heard the voice, but he was not in the mood to see the Cao family now, so he only waved his hand and went straight to the Taohua House. Leaving Poria was in a hurry, but he didn't have the courage to go to Taohua's room with him, so he had to turn back and surrender to Cao's family.

Jiang Xi didn't know that the Cao family was in a hurry for the Liu family's relatives, so he carried the medicine box into the Taohua House. Tao Hua was listening to Jiang Bohua's endorsement a little absentmindedly, and when she saw Jiang Xi coming in with a sad face, she also carried an old medicine box on her body, and she didn't feel a little strange: "Dad, this is-"

Jiang Bohua was at the age when he didn't know how to worry, and when he saw his father, he ran over to show him off his new book today. Jiang Xi touched his head, barely listened to a paragraph, and then sent him to the side room to write, opened the medicine box himself, and poured out all the words that the old lady Jiang had just said to Taohua.

After all, it is a person who has crossed over, Taohua has no impression of this grandfather, so it is naturally difficult to have any feelings, but he is much calmer than Jiang Xi, and after listening to Jiang Xi's words, he feels that something is not quite right: "Uncle and grandfather said, this medicine box was turned over, who turned it over?" If it is said that the grandfather has received it on behalf of others, then the Queen Mother has no reason to deal with us, why would the uncle and grandfather say that even if there is no today's incident, the Queen Mother will not let go of the Jiang family? ”

Generally speaking, if Jiang Fanghui only carried the black pot in the death of Concubine Xian, then everyone is dead, and the Queen Mother has no enmity with the Jiang family, so what reason does she have not to let go of the Jiang family? What's more, Old Lady Jiang is so hostile to the Queen Mother, but it is obvious that Yu's attitude is completely different.

Taohua couldn't help but think that Jiang Meihua took her into the palace to treat Lu Ying, but later this matter was exposed by Wu Cairen, and when the Queen Mother announced that she had entered the palace, Yu Shi uncharacteristically wanted to follow. At that time, she felt weird, and now it is even more strange and unreasonable to compare it with Mrs. Jiang's words.

Jiang Xi was excited to see his father's old things just now, and he didn't think of this problem at all, but when he heard his daughter say this, he felt that something was wrong: "You mean ......?"

"Who the hell went through my grandfather's medicine chest?" "I heard that my grandfather was not convicted in the end, but only that he committed suicide in prison. Now there are two possibilities: one is that the first emperor instructed the medicine chest to be searched for evidence that his grandfather had murdered Concubine Xian - obviously, without this evidence, his grandfather would have been convicted. ”

Jiang Xi nodded. He was only a teenager at the time, but he also clearly remembered that his father was imprisoned in the palace for "negligence causing the death of Concubine Xian", rather than being sent to a prison or something. At that time, Mrs. Jiang still wanted to find someone to intercede, but who knew that in a blink of an eye, the news came that someone committed suicide in prison, and then the first emperor died down, and he did not even sit on the Jiang family, and even the errand in the palace of Mrs. Jiang was resigned by himself. If this is the first emperor looking for evidence, then if someone is found, he should be punished, and if he can't find it, he should be released, which should not be the final result.

"What if the first emperor didn't find evidence, but just got angry?" Jiang Xi asked with a deep groan. The royal family wields the power of life and death, and sometimes they don't need evidence to do things.

"Of course, it's also possible." Taohua thought for a while, "Did any of the palace people who served Concubine Xian be executed by the first emperor?" "If you anger the imperial doctor, most of the palace people and internal eunuchs who serve you personally will not be able to escape.

Jiang Xi shook his head a little confused: "I haven't heard that I have killed many people, but it was too early at that time, and my father didn't know much......" He is only a teenager, and the death of his parents one after another is enough to turn his life upside down, where will he pay attention to the life and death of the people in the palace, but after the death of Concubine Xian, he did not hear that the first emperor killed a large number of palace people, and he didn't think about making a big fuss.

Taohua nodded, put this possibility aside for the time being, and continued: "If it weren't for the first emperor to check the medicine box, but someone else, then there would be a problem with this matter." In the palace, apart from the first emperor, who else can reach into the forbidden division? ”

"Queen Mother!" Jiang Xi blurted out.

"But why did the Queen Mother do this? What is she looking for? ”

Jiang Xi thought for a while, and his face gradually changed: "She wants to destroy the evidence that killed Concubine Xian?" ”

"That's for sure. The question is, why did the destruction of evidence go to the grandfather's medicine box, is this evidence in the grandfather's medicine box? ”

Jiang Xi's face turned even paler: "If your grandfather has evidence in your hands that the Queen Mother murdered Concubine Xian, then-" Then it's no wonder that he "committed suicide" in the forbidden division.

"Could it be the Queen Mother—" Jiang Xi stood up with a sigh.

Taohua hurriedly grabbed him: "Father, calm down!" ”

"How can I be calm!" Jiang Xi clenched his fists, "If the Queen Mother asks someone to kill your grandfather, and then pretends to commit suicide......"

"In fact, no matter how my grandfather died, as long as Concubine Xian did die at the hands of the Queen Mother, my grandfather would be killed by the Queen Mother." Momoka calmly pointed out this fact, "Didn't my father already know about this? "The Jiang family understands in their hearts that Jiang Fanghui has received it on behalf of others.

"But this is different...... "The generation has suffered, if the first emperor raises his hand, Jiang Fanghui may not be able to die." And if it was the Queen Mother who sent someone to kill Jiang Fanghui......

"The result is the same, father." Taohua sighed softly, raised her hand and pressed Jiang Xi's shoulder, and asked him to sit down again, "It's all the same for our family." "Whether it is the first emperor or the queen mother, the Jiang family cannot take revenge.

Jiang Xi lowered his shoulders dejectedly, and his back was a little arched: "It's my father who is useless......"

Taohua gently patted him on the back and motioned for Mint to put the medicine box in the inner room: "Father, leave this medicine box to me." "If you can't do anything, don't remind Jiang Xi often, in this world, there has never been absolute justice.

Jiang Xi was silent for a long time, stood up and walked out a little shaky. Taohua chased after him and helped him, and only when he walked out of the house, he saw Poria cocos wandering around outside like an ant on a hot pot, and when he saw Jiang Xi coming out like a treasure, he hurriedly came up to help: "Master, Mrs. is waiting for you!" ”

Jiang Xi didn't want to say a word at this time, Taohua saw this, so she could only sigh and follow to the main room: "What's the matter with my wife?" Father is not very comfortable today, if he is not in a hurry, will he talk about it tomorrow? ”

If it was something else, Taohua would rather talk about it tomorrow when she came over, but when it came to Jiang Yanhua, she couldn't care about anything: "Master, the matter of the Liu family - how did you inquire about it?" ”

It's only been a few days, not to mention that Liu Zhijing is not from the capital, even if he has lived in the capital since he was a child, he didn't get rid of his wife so quickly to ask why. Jiang Xi was irritable and reluctantly said, "I'm inquiring." ”

Cao Shi glanced at Taohua cautiously: "Master, the Liu family wants to send a matchmaker to the door a year ago, you see——"

This time it was Taohua's turn to frown: "The Liu family is so anxious, doesn't my wife think something is wrong?" ”

Cao Shi rarely understood the meaning of Taohua's words, and suddenly his face was slightly red: "Sister Tao, Sister Yan is far inferior to you, but-this is a rare good family matter, even for the sake of Sister Yan calling you sister for a few years, you will fulfill her." ”

Jiang Xi's face sank: "What are these words, Sister Tao is not for Sister Yan'er's good?" If it is entrusted to a non-person, it will be too late to regret it! ”

Cao Shi was so anxious that he stood up straight, and he already wanted to kneel down at Taohua: "Sister Tao, is the jade carving narcissus mine or not, I was confused for a while, you can blame me no matter what, but Sister Yan, she really doesn't know!" ”

Taohua simply lost her temper with her: "Mrs. Co-author is suspicious that I am deliberately ruining Sister Yan'er's future?" If that's the case, let's talk ahead, Liu Zhijing's divorce of his wife is not clear, it's not that I don't inquire, it's that my wife doesn't need me to go, if Sister Yan marries the Liu family in the future and has an unsatisfactory life, my wife will have to blame herself at that time, but not me and my father! ”

This was heavy enough, Cao didn't dare to answer, so he could only hide his face and cry. Jiang Xi's face turned pale: "What are you crying about!" Sister Tao is so laborious, why did she come to you and become a deliberate revenge? In this case, Sister Yan'er's family affairs are your own decision, originally she was the Chen family, and it was not my turn to speak! "With that, get up and go.

Taohua also stood up and saw Cao's crying, although it was so confused that people gritted their teeth, but she was willing to admit that she even secretly changed the jade carving narcissus for Jiang Yanhua, which made people feel a little pitiful, and after thinking about it, she added: "I advise my wife, it's better to wait a few more days for the sake of prudence." But if my wife insists on not listening, I won't stop her. ”

Jiang Yanhua kept hiding in the inner room and listening, and only came out when it was quiet outside, and handed the handkerchief to Cao: "Mother, don't cry." ”

"What should I do?" Cao Shi took his daughter's hand and cried even more sadly, "The master said that you are the Chen family, what does this mean, does he refuse to recognize you as his daughter?" "Will there be no dowry?

Jiang Yanhua was silent for a moment, and said lightly: "I was originally surnamed Chen, and my father was not wrong." "Even if she changes her surname and enters the Jiang family's household registration, she will always be an outsider.

"What can I do about this?"

"Since my father also said that my mother is in charge, what else can't be done." Jiang Yanhua's face was a little pale, but his eyes were as bright as if they were on fire, "Let's settle this matter." ”

Cao Shi saw that her eyes were so bright, that she could think of the ghost fire in the cemetery for no reason, and somehow became a little timid: "However, look at what Sister Tao said - if not, wait?" She is not a person who can make her own ideas in her life, even if she wants to settle the Liu family's family affairs, but when she heard Taohua say it so strongly, her heart was a little empty, "What if she ......" If her daughter has a bad life in the future, what should I do?

"Don't wait!" Jiang Yanhua knows Cao's temperament too well, and if she continues like this, she will still waver, and she will never be able to come up with an idea, "I will definitely live a good life!" If it's really bad, that's my life! Mother will go to tell the eldest aunt tomorrow and let the Liu family invite a matchmaker to come to the door. ”

Taohua sent Jiang Xi back to the room, watched Bai Guo wait for him to sleep, and then went back to his room. Now that the words have been spoken, no matter what decisions the Cao family and Jiang Yanhua make, she will not interfere anymore, and now she cares most about Jiang Fanghui's affairs.

The old medicine box was placed on the table, some places had been polished smooth and shiny, probably the rude movements of the person who searched it, and the bottom layer could no longer be tightly sealed, revealing an obvious gap.

Looking at this old medicine box, Taohua fell into deep thought again. She didn't say anything in front of Jiang Xi just now - why did Old Lady Jiang and Yu have such different attitudes towards the Queen Mother?

Of course, the Yu family and the Queen Mother are of the same clan, but she is married after all, according to the current customs, she can not be regarded as the Yu family, not to mention that her mother's family is far away from Yu Ge Lao and the Queen Mother, where does she have the confidence? Do you think that the death of Concubine Xian is a meritorious contribution of the Jiang family? Besides, even if the Yu family is amorous, does the Queen Mother think so?

Momoka's mind diverged a little in a trance. If the Queen Mother really thinks that the Jiang family has made meritorious contributions, then it would be strange for Mrs. Jiang to say that the Queen Mother would not let go of the Jiang family. In addition, someone rummaged through the medicine box - could it be that the queen mother did not find this evidence? So although she killed Jiang Fanghui, she was still worried that there were still others in the Jiang family who knew this secret?

That's not right either! Momoka shook her head. If Old Lady Jiang was referring to this, then why didn't he mention anything about the evidence? Is it because he is afraid that if it spreads, he will immediately invite death?

The more Taohua thought about it, the more she felt that there were too many contradictions here, and she couldn't find a satisfactory explanation anyway. I don't know if she is too careful, she always feels that Mrs. Jiang may still have something to say. But Mrs. Jiang has always loved Jiang Xi, and if this matter is very important, Mrs. Jiang will not fail to say it.

The head was stirred into a mess, and Taohua rummaged through the contents of the medicine box casually.

This medicine box is similar to the one used by my grandfather in my previous life, in addition to the silver needles and the like on the pulse pillow, there is also a small flat cushion, only the size of a walnut, which looks like a little cotton is stuffed between two pieces of cloth. Taohua pinched it, and she didn't know what it was, but there were some stains on it, as if she had stepped on the ground a few times and picked it up.

What does it mean to have this in your medicine cabinet? Obviously, it can't be used to replace the pulse pillow. Taohua thought back to her grandfather's medicine box, but didn't find anything similar, so she had to put it aside for a while and look at the mezzanine again.

This interlayer is very finely made, covered with a circle of gourd patterns that surround the bottom of the medicine box, if it weren't for the fact that someone pulled it vigorously and knocked the interface crookedly, Taohua probably wouldn't have noticed that there was a layer here. What has been put aside here? Is that the evidence that the man is looking for here?

"Girl—" Mint's voice interrupted Momoka's musings, "there's a letter over there." ”

Over there, it's Shen Shu. Taohua's eyes suddenly lit up: "Take it quickly!" "This time she entered the palace and encountered such a big thing, not only did Shen Shu not appear, but even the letter was delayed until now, could it be that something happened to the county king's mansion?

The letter was written very simply, just a note: "Today is known, planned, do not worry, do not fear." A little further away from this line, he added two more words, "Believe me." ”

"W-what does this mean?" At other times, Mint would never go up to see Taohua's letters by herself, but today's fact is too scary, she really can't help but take a look, but this letter is short, and she read it at a glance, but she doesn't understand it, but she doesn't understand it, "How did the prince plan it?" ”

"I don't understand it in one sentence or two." Taohua read the note again, put it in the hand stove and burned it, "Since he said that he believed him, I will believe it." ”

Mint couldn't stop worrying: "But that's the queen mother, what is the prince going to do?" Alas, it would have been nice if the family affairs had been settled earlier, it would have been delayed for another year, and who knows what moths will come out of the palace......"

To be honest, Taohua thinks so too. Although this fact is a bit sad to say, isn't it because the Queen Mother dares to calculate her so unscrupulously because she is just a medical girl? If she becomes the princess of the county, even if the queen mother wants to cut her with a thousand knives, she must have scruples. Just like she did to Shen Shu, although she was only afraid that he would die immediately, she still had to put on a mother-and-son appearance on the surface.

Watching the note turn into a cloud of ashes in the hand stove, Taohua sighed softly, this world is really not likeable, this feeling of not being able to control your own destiny is really very annoying. She couldn't help but look up at the window, although she knew that the window was not facing the direction of the Anjun Palace-Shen Shu had not yet fully grasped her own destiny, and the two people who could not yet control their destiny joined hands, would they be able to succeed?

The night was dark, but the lights were still on in the Anjun Palace, and a middle-aged eunuch who looked inconspicuous was standing in front of Shen Shu with his waist half-bowed: "Someone has been arranged." The eunuch Chen beside the queen has always wanted to push the eunuch Li down, and he will definitely hand this idea to the queen. It's just - this is a person who has been raised by slaves for ten years...... "Isn't it overkill" to use in this matter?

Shen Shu raised his hand: "You are the person left by your father, you don't have to be like this, sit down." ”

Although the first emperor sent him to the northwest, he also thought that he would have to return to the capital one day, so he left him a few people in the palace. Although more than ten years have passed, these little palace maids and little chamberlains have lost half of them for various reasons, but after all, there are still a few people who have survived. The king in front of him supervises the flower and bird room, and it is inconspicuous to look at, but he also has a few eyeliners under his hands, at least it is not a problem to pass on some news.

The king's inner eunuch hurriedly said: "The prince is filial to the first emperor, but the slave and maid dare not forget their identity. Shen Shu lifted him, but if he really took it, it would be overstepping.

Shen Shu didn't force him: "The little chamberlain who sent a message to Miss Jiang today is also your person?" "It's really dangerous to say, if someone hadn't warned Taohua in advance, and really let the Queen Mother say what she was a matchmaker about, the rest would be difficult.

"It's not." The inner eunuch of the king bent down again with some uneasiness, "The slave and maid are incompetent, and only one palace person is arranged to sweep in the Shouxian Palace, although he knows the news, he is not allowed to come out to report the news." The person who reported the news, the slave maid inquired, and it turned out that one of the people who had malaria in the last palace was his brother, thinking that Miss Jiang had saved people, so he came to repay the favor. ”

The palace maid is no better than the eunuch, and she can't step out of the palace gate when she is idle, but this little chamberlain can still rush to take over the errand work, so she can remind Taohua.

Shen Shu nodded: "You go back and take care of him." ”

The king's inner eunuch hurriedly responded. In fact, when he heard the news, he was already thinking about how to take this little chamberlain for his own use. He is a eunuch, although he is the number one in the flower and bird room, but it is too far behind those big eunuchs who are waiting in close proximity to each palace, even if he is gracious to others, there is no good opportunity, how can it be compared to Miss Jiang raising her hand to save someone, and forming such a good fate?

Thinking of this, Wang Neijian felt that it seemed to be a good deal to waste a few Fengyi Palace's eyeliner to do this.

Shen Shu pondered for a while, and still said, "I know that you also have difficulties, but things like today will not happen again in the future." ”

Wang Neijian lowered his head: "It's the slave and maid who are incompetent, I really didn't expect the queen to be-" would come up with such a bad idea, according to which she has no enmity with Miss Jiang.

"The queen can't live with common sense now." Shen Shu said lightly. To be honest, he didn't expect the queen to target Taohua like this, what a lot of hatred and resentment, thinking that he has no children for ten years, it's already a little crazy, right?

"Yes, yes." The king's inner eunuch could only agree again and again. He has to hurry up and get this done, and when the queen mother and the queen want to do anything, they won't be able to do anything, and he won't have to worry about it like this.

"There you go." Shen Shu got up, watched Wang Neijian half-bend and retreated, and turned his head to look in the northwest direction. He originally wanted to wait for his uncle and aunt to agree to come to the door to propose marriage, but now that the queen is eyeing Taohua like this, he can't wait any longer. After this is done, he will explain it to his uncle and aunt.