After seeing the hidden spirit card, Zhou Shu went to look through the genealogy and genealogy of the Zhou family.

The life record of the old concubine is very general, only saying that she is the daughter of a fisherman's family by the Yellow River, and her parents died early, and nothing else is known.

When the old lady passed away, it was Su Xiulian's father and the doctor surnamed Song who did the final examination.

Mr. Su once mentioned that during the inspection, he found that the old lady was wearing a high-necked dress, and through the neckline, he could vaguely see a circle of white cloth wrapped around her neck.

The old lady's death also did not match the symptoms of illness and death, and was more like a horizontal death.

"Suicide?" Jian Ying's eyes widened, "He killed?" ”

Zhou Shu couldn't assert what that meant, at that time, his mind was full of Qin's affairs, and he listened to Mr. Su babbling about the events of the old lady's death, but he didn't take it to heart when the memory of the dying person was confused and talking nonsense.

Thinking about it now, it must be unusual for a person to remember things that he has remembered for more than ten years and not forget to say when he is dying.

"I see." Jian Ying clapped her hands and sat up from him, "Your grandmother must have a leg with the first emperor......"

"Don't talk nonsense, lady." Zhou Shu reprimanded her lightly, and reached out to press the quilt she had brought up.

Jian Ying didn't care, and said to herself, "When the emperor is all wind~ lustful, and he has the problem of liking other people's wives.

The first emperor was the same, on the way to worship the sky, he saw that the old lady was beautiful, charming and delicate, and a young widow ~ a woman, and the dragon's heart was moved. So he recognized your father as his godson, and stretched out his sinful black hand to his godson and his mother.

The old lady's boudoir was cold, and when she received the autumn wave from the eldest rich and handsome man in the world, she naturally had no reason not to take the bait.

Two people**, hit it off. After hooking up and committing adultery, just like the Cowherd and Weaver Girl, every three years, take the opportunity to sacrifice to the sky to reunite.

Now I understand why the old lady fainted when she heard that the first emperor had died, this is true love.

I can't figure out that the old lady committed suicide because she couldn't bear the pain of the death of the first emperor.

Your filial father was moved by the true feelings of the old concubine and the first emperor, and decided to fulfill this pair of hard-working mandarin ducks, so he took all kinds of risks under all kinds of pressure and secretly made a tablet of 'queen'......"

Speaking of this, I thought of the completely different surnames on the two spirit cards of light and dark, and felt that something was wrong, "Is the old lady's surname Ai Liu?" ”

"The surname Grandmother is very special." Zhou Shu replied to the question, "Mugwort, wormwood, also known as Xiao Artemisia, Ai is Xiao." ”

If the surname is true, it is a coincidence. But if it's fake, it's a little intriguing.

According to the chronicles, the old concubine should have lost her parents at a very young age.

So after the death of her parents, what did she live on as an orphan girl, and did she take refuge with someone?

Obviously born with a beautiful face and moon appearance, why didn't he promise to marry someone for a long time?

Why did the good man fall into the water, and how could it be so coincidental that he ran into the old prince who was passing by and was rescued by the old prince?

He thought about it carefully, when the old lady was alive, she had never had dealings with commoners or people with relatively poor family backgrounds. The people around her are also the henchmen who have been cultivated after marrying into the Zhou family, as if they have been cut in two as before.

Of course, he was young at the time and knew only a limited amount of things. Moreover, there were twenty or thirty years before he was born, and it is not known what happened in those years.

However, in his impression, the old lady's speech and demeanor have always been very elegant, and she is also dignified and polite in dealing with people, and her all-round style does not look like a daughter from a fishing family.

The kind of grace and elegance that comes out of the bones is by no means something that can be cultivated by halfway cultivation.

All kinds of signs show that before the old lady married into the Zhou family, it was very likely that she had some involvement with the heavenly family.

"You didn't inquire with Prince Yong, is there a queen surnamed Liu in the harem of the first emperor who ran out?" Jian Ying asked as she lay down and pillowed his arm.

Zhou Shu shook his head sternly, "How can I ask him about this kind of thing?" He is my friend, but he is also a child of the heavenly family, and he accidentally reached the ears of the emperor, but it was a big disaster to destroy the family. ”

After a pause, he said, "The first emperor only had one queen, surnamed Yao, who died of illness in his early years. The first emperor never set up a queen again, and the throne has been vacant.

Today's queen mother, surnamed Qiu, is the emperor's biological mother, and the first emperor was only at the end of the four concubines. After the current emperor ascended the throne, he was crowned queen and promoted to queen mother.

As far as I know, there is no favored concubine in the harem of the first emperor who is surnamed Liu.

Even if there is, it should have died early before Jin Shi and I were born, and it would be in vain to ask him. ”

Jian Ying squinted her eyes and thought for a long time, "One thing can be determined now, that is, the death of the old concubine is related to the death of the first emperor."

After the old lady passed away, the mother concubine also died of illness, there must be some connection between the two......"

A flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he suddenly remembered something, "By the way, didn't your father say that your eldest brother and the princess did something in the old lady's mourning hall and were bumped into by the concubine?"

Do you think it was at that time that the concubine saw the spirit card engraved with the word 'queen'? ”

Zhou Shu had already thought of this, and when he heard her say it, he still couldn't help but change his face.

Pursing the corners of his lips, he said with some difficulty, "You haven't seen your mother, I think you've heard about it, a person with a temperament like her, she looks at things that she doesn't look at, and she definitely won't talk nonsense, how can she lose your life because of this?" ”

Jian Ying understood what he meant, husband and wife are one, share honor and disgrace, the Qin family is a virtuous and knowledgeable person, King Ji'an wants to maintain the reputation of his mother, just a few words are enough, there is really no need to kill his wife.

There must be something else here that made the king of Ji'an want to kill his wife, and disposed of the two doctors and many subordinates, and tried his best to cover it up.

No wonder when she first got married, in order to deal with Meng Xinniang, the Manwang Mansion inquired about the death of the Qin family, Zhou Shu would be nervous like that, the pool of water in the Ji'an Mansion is indeed very deep!

The two of them talked for a long time, sorting out the affairs of the first emperor, the old concubine and the Qin family into a general outline. However, after all, it is only speculation, and there is not much factual basis, so it is not accurate.

Zhou Shu has been investigating for many years and there has been no progress, and there must be little hope for further investigation. Now I can only rely on Jian Ying, just to see if she can hear some useful news from Concubine Wen.

Jian Ying knew that this matter was not in a hurry, so she put this stubble aside for the time being.

I got up early the next morning, packed up my belongings, and went to Jingguo Temple.

The second day of the Lunar New Year is the day when the married daughter returns to her parents' house to pay New Year's greetings, and before going out, she should listen to her mother-in-law's instructions as usual.

Seeing Jian Ying's expression, Fang's expression was still faint, and the first sentence asked, "Can you recover from your illness?" ”

- (To be continued.) )