"Therefore, the concubine Niangniang kept this matter a secret, because this person died violently, and there was no proof of his death, even if there was a confession, it was difficult to convince the public."

"Yes, Liu Qingqing, this woman, acts ruthlessly and viciously, but she is almost leaky, and the palace has caught such a little mistake for so many years, but unfortunately, the sky does not help the palace, and now there is no proof of death, and it is impossible to convict this poisonous woman, and the secret decree of the palace to summon you into the palace is not to startle the snake, you don't let down your guard because of her kind appearance, and take the road of Wanwan."

mentioned her childhood friend again, Concubine An's voice was full of sadness, for so many years, she tried her best to avenge her friend, but she was in vain, she could only protect her only daughter for her, and finally found the clues of the events of the year, and in the end it was empty joy, she was indignant, but there was nothing she could do.

"Guifei Niangniang, please forgive the courtiers for saying bluntly, what the concubine Niangniang said is completely different from what the courtiers have heard and seen in the past thirteen years, if the courtiers listen to the words of the concubine Niangniang's family and conclude that Liu Qingqing is guilty, then, there is no difference between the courtiers and the people who have spread rumors in the past thirteen years, the evidence that the concubine Niangniang can come up with, is just that a confession, as you said, there is no evidence for death now, and the courtiers have no way to judge the truth or falsehood, so they can't believe it all, but please rest assured that the concubine Niangniang will take great pains to keep it secret, and the courtiers will be cautious, Investigate the mother's dystocia back then, treat Liu Qingqing, and the courtiers will also be careful. ”

Meng Jiao grew up in gossip since she was a child, and what she knows best is that people are terrible, and she will not easily believe anything without conclusive evidence, and in the same way, she will not listen to anyone and believe anyone.

However, she can also hear that Concubine An's words are definitely not groundless, her mother's dystocia and blood collapse back then was another hidden matter, basically eight or nine are not far from ten, and whether it is Liu Qingqing or not, this matter will not be related to her.

"You can be so cautious, this palace is more assured, this matter can be verified by this palace, only now get the testimony in your hand, you take it back and study it carefully, naturally you can more accurately distinguish right from wrong, as for the things that are riddled with rumors now, this palace will press it down for you, you only need to find out the truth, and the rest, you don't need to pay attention."

"In that case, courtier, thank you for your help."

At this point, everything that should be said has been said, Meng Jiao got up to say goodbye, Concubine An Guifei stood in the hall and watched her back go away, and sighed, this scene reminded her of breaking with Wanwan for no reason, she was also such a resolute and resolute back, stepping into the Meng family that she had never come out of in her life.

The palace people who were waiting outside the main hall quietly entered, and the grandmother who had been following Concubine An took a cloak of blue water and gently draped it on her.

"Niangniang, in fact, it is reasonable that Madame does not trust you so much, after all, she is still a child, and few people know about your friendship with Miss Xue."

"Bengong knows that she doesn't trust Bengong so easily, in fact, Bengong is really happy in her heart, so many years of hard life, in fact, there is a benefit, that is, it gives her a defensive heart that Wanwan has never had, the reason why Wanwan died with hatred is because she is too gullible to others, fortunately, Gillian is not like this, for anyone, she has room to take a step out, which is very good."

But having said that, seeing that the daughter of her former best friend didn't fully trust her, Concubine An Guifei still felt a little bitter in her heart, but it didn't matter, as long as Meng Jiao lived well, Wanwan's spirit in the sky would be comforted.

But it was said that Meng Jiao walked out of Ruizhangtai, and the whole person was in a trance, in fact, whether An Guifei's words were true or not, she already had considerations and answers in her heart, a concubine, there was no reason to frame a small official concubine, she just didn't expect that Erniang, who seemed so close and kind, would be so hearty like a snake and scorpion behind her back.

Meng Jiao was silent all the way, and when she arrived at the door of Meng's mansion, she saw Liu Qingqing and Meng Yuan standing in front of the mansion from a distance, waiting, Meng Jiao put down the sedan curtain, took a deep breath, and desperately told herself that she couldn't have a seizure now, and she couldn't startle the snake, and then silently repeated several times that she couldn't bear to make a big move, and only then did she regain a faint smile on her face, and she stepped down from the soft sedan chair, looking like a girl who had gone out of the mansion to see, and there was no change.

"It's just to enter the palace to meet the concubine, and Lao Erniang is waiting here."

Advancing and retreating decoratively, and there was no change in speaking, Liu Qingqing glanced at Meng Jiao a few times, and said in her heart that this little girl should not have heard anything when she entered the palace, and the smile on her face was even more kind, and she still took Meng Jiao's hand so enthusiastically, but this time, she remembered what Mama Lin said, there is a difference between respect and inferiority, and she didn't dare to put her hand on the top of Meng Jiao's hands.

Meng Jiao instinctively wanted to dodge the moment she stretched out her hand, obviously Liu Qingqing hated her mother so much, and hated herself like that, how could she make such a disgusting look, she didn't know, and she couldn't figure it out, but she knew that she couldn't let Liu Qingqing notice anything now, otherwise, after beating the grass and startling the snake, she might never find any clues.

However, it is not advisable to be silent, and it is the best policy to test a little within the scope of scaring snakes.

"Erniang, I entered the palace today, and I saw the way the concubine Niangniang cut the fabric for the prince, and she really licked the calf deeply, I felt a little sour in my heart, so I wanted to ask Erniang, what was my mother like back then?"

This question really caught Liu Qingqing off guard, the name Xue Wan, after thirteen years, still made her hate the tip of her heart, at first hearing Meng Jiao mention it, she almost didn't hide the hatred in her eyes, but fortunately, she reacted quickly enough to turn that momentary surprise into a deep sadness.

"It's Erniang who isn't careful enough, and it's... I didn't expect you to miss your deceased mother, your mother's affairs, Erniang should have told you a long time ago. ”

"Erniang doesn't have to be sad, it's also that I haven't asked for so long, Erniang works hard every day, takes care of housework, and some inconsiderate places are also taken for granted."

Liu Qingqing hurriedly handed over the word that it was still her own, and Meng Jiao didn't bother talking to her about this, so she grabbed Meng Yuan, who had been by her side since just now, and followed Liu Qingqing to her yard.

Along the way, Liu Qingqing said a lot of things about Xue Wan, both true and false, Meng Jiao just listened and rarely talked.

"I entered the door late, but I heard that my sister was also a famous beauty in the capital back then, born and noble, and there were more young sons who loved her in the capital, at that time, the lord was still a scholar who entered Beijing to take the exam, and at the Yutang meeting, the lord saw the sister who was seated for the first time, and for a while, he was shocked."