On the third day, the guests began to come to the door to mourn, and Shui Qingqing knelt in the mourning hall all day, without a drop of water.

And every guest who came could not help but take a good look at her, the daughter of the Bai family who suddenly appeared, making her more physically and mentally exhausted.

It wasn't until late afternoon that the guests dispersed.

Xiaoxi was about to help Shui Qingqing go back to rest, but there was a commotion at the door.

After a while, Bai Haoqing personally led the two in, but they were a pair of middle-aged men and women.

The man is tall and majestic, but his face is handsome, and the wind of a king is revealed!

And the woman is beautiful and dignified, her demeanor is even more elegant, and she has a different style, which makes people's eyes shine, and she doesn't dare to look directly at the blasphemy!

Under the respectful leadership of Bai Haoqing, the two went to the spirit to offer incense.

The woman's tears have not stopped since she entered the mourning hall, and she is described as heartbroken.

And the man's expression was solemn, his face was also silent, and it was difficult to hide his grief between his eyebrows.

Bai Haoqing also shed tears in front of Princess Wuning's spirit for the first time.

Seeing him crying, Shui Qingqing's heart was full of ridicule, and she was even more deeply disgusted.

She would rather see him look cold and unforgiving all the time than see him feign affection in front of his mother's spirit.

Shui Qingqing will always remember that until his mother died, he never came to his mother's bedside to ask for a word of care......

After the incense, the footsteps of the two came to Shui Qingqing at the same time.

Shui Qingqing knelt down to answer the salute with her eyes closed, the middle-aged beautiful woman personally stepped forward to help her, a pair of beautiful apricot eyes fell on Shui Qingqing's face, her expression was slightly stunned, but the next moment she was happy and sad: "Poor child, I didn't expect you to be alive and well, all these years, my aunt and your mother didn't know...... Your mother has been sad for so many years, and your aunt has shed countless tears with her, but fortunately, the old man has mercy and has made your mother look forward to you......"

Shui Qingqing looked stunned, and probably guessed who she was.

Without waiting for her to speak, Bai Haoqing said in a panic: "Guan Qing, I've seen the emperor and the queen soon!" ”

Shui Qingqing knelt down respectfully again and said softly: "The people's daughter knocks to see the emperor and the queen!" ”

Empress Chen pulled her up again, turned sideways to Emperor Jin Ming and said happily: "Your Majesty, Guan Qing looks exactly the same as Wu Ning!" ”

From the moment he came to Shui Qingqing, Jin Ming's eyes have been falling on Shui Qingqing's body as if nothing, and when he saw the delicate face printed by her and Princess Wuning, his heart was shocked, as if he saw the delicate girl under the spring rain of apricot blossoms that year. The feelings that have been suppressed in the bottom of my heart for more than ten years are churning again at a moment, and my heart, which has been silent like a well, suddenly gave birth to a long-lost throbbing......

On his face, Emperor Jin Ming lightly bowed, looked at Shui Qingqing and sighed: "Back then, when you were born, I still hugged you, but I didn't expect that when I saw you in a blink of an eye, I was already a big girl." ”

Empress Chen didn't dare to let go of a trace of waves in Emperor Jin Ming's expression, and when she saw him talking to Shui Qingqing, the love in her words could not be hidden, her heart ached, and she was even more angry-after more than ten years, Wu Ning is dead, can't he forget it?

Bai Haoqing also saw the emperor's love for Shui Qingqing, and he was overjoyed, and stepped forward and said respectfully: "It's getting late, why don't the emperor and his mother go back to the palace after dinner in the cold house?" ”

Empress Chen's heart tightened, and she was about to refuse, but she didn't expect Emperor Jin Ming to open her mouth and say slowly: "It's okay, it just so happens that I have something to say to Bai Xiang." ”

It is a great honor for the emperor and queen to stay in the mansion for dinner, Bai Haoqing was so excited that his hands trembled slightly under his sleeves, but his face was calm and asked the Yang family to take people to prepare immediately.

Empress Chen didn't expect that Emperor Jin Ming would leave the palace today and come to Baifu to mourn Princess Wuning in person, and she didn't expect that he would agree to stay for dinner, and the bad premonition in her heart became stronger.

But on her face, she made a happy look, took Shui Qingqing's hand and said with a smile: "This is very good, this palace has a lot to say to Qing'er." ”

In this way, Bai Haoqing led Emperor Jin Ming to the flower hall, but Empress Chen followed Shui Qingqing to the main courtyard left by her mother.

As soon as he arrived at the flower hall, Emperor Jin Ming's face sank, and he said coldly: "I heard that the fire in the other garden was not accidental, and there was fire oil around the burning house. and the carriage that Wu Ning was riding in also suddenly lost control. Didn't you suspect anything? ”

Hearing this, Bai Haoqing's hand handed over the tea paused slightly.

He didn't expect that as soon as Emperor Jin Ming opened his mouth, it was the truth about the cause of Princess Wuning's death.

But the purpose of his stay with Emperor Jin Ming was to find out what Emperor Jin Ming meant about the marriage contract between Shui Qingqing and the third prince......

If Emperor Jin Ming also recognized the marriage contract of the year, then he would be able to act according to the plan without any worries......

Handing the tea to Emperor Jin Ming, Bai Haoqing said with a sad face: "This matter, Weichen has long been suspicious. It's just that now I'm busy with the princess's funeral, Guan Qing just returned home and lost her mother, her mood is unstable, and Weichen can't take care of it for a while, but she hasn't forgotten it in her heart......"

Hearing his words, Emperor Jin Ming's expression was slightly dark, and he said slowly: "In this way, this matter will be handed over to you - be sure to find out the cause of Wu Ning's death, I don't want her to die in vain!" ”

Bai Haoqing wiped his tears. Emperor Jin Ming frowned again and asked, "Why is the county lord of Guanqing hesitant?" ”

Bai Haoqing carefully considered the words and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, Weichen said boldly and bluntly that when the princess passed away, she mentioned the marriage contract between the third prince and the little girl. Although His Royal Highness was affectionate and righteous, he promised on the spot that he would abide by the marriage contract between the elders of the previous generation and marry the younger daughter, but ......"

Speaking of this, Bai Haoqing's tone paused, and he hesitated and did not continue.

When Emperor Jin Ming saw him pause suddenly, he couldn't help but think of himself back then, and wondered: "Could it be that Guan Qing is unwilling to marry You'er?" ”

When Bai Haoqing heard Emperor Jin Ming's answer, his heart trembled with joy-

He tested the emperor like this, but the emperor did not object, but in his tone, he was worried that his daughter would not agree to the marriage, which was enough to see that the emperor agreed to this marriage.

In this way, he had no last worries, and there was nothing to stop his Bai family's daughter from flying up the branches and becoming a phoenix......

Holding back the ecstasy in his heart, Bai Haoqing said with a panicked expression: "Your Majesty clearly sees that the Third Highness is still a dragon and a phoenix among people, and his appearance is only able to cover the ancient and modern, and the little girl is too late to rejoice, how can she disagree......"

Emperor Jin Ming's expression was relieved, and he smiled slowly: "Both of them are willing, so what do you have to worry about?" ”

Bai Haoqing said with pity and guilt: "It's just that before the little girl was found, she was exiled to the people and suffered hardships, she felt guilty in her heart, and she was afraid that she was not worthy of the three highnesses of the wise and martial arts, and she couldn't help but hesitate in her heart......"

The more he said this, Emperor Jin Ming thought of the grief of Princess Wuning's previous loss of her daughter, and the more he felt pity for Shui Qingqing, who was living among the people, and couldn't help but feel relieved: "There is no need to worry about this. Fang Caizhen has also seen her with her own eyes, her appearance is outstanding, her manners are also decent, and she is not inferior to the beauty of the family. ”

"You'er recognizes her, and I also think that she and You'er are very compatible together. After Wu Ning was buried, I personally issued an edict to grant marriage, so that Qin Tianjian could choose a good day within 100 days, so that the two children could get married as soon as possible! ”

At this point, Bai Haoqing's heart was as stable as a chime stone, and he was firmly put into his heart, and immediately knelt down, and thanked him!

On the other hand, Empress Chen didn't know that Emperor Jin Ming had made it clear that he wanted to marry Shui Qingqing and Li You, and she was still testing Shui Qingqing.

In the main courtyard, Shui Qingqing personally served tea to Queen Chen.

Empress Chen's eyes kept falling on her face, which was exactly the same as Princess Wuning's, with a smile on her face, but her heart was very uncomfortable......

I remember when I was very young, she was the same age as Princess Wuning, and she was always compared with Princess Wuning by her elders and people around her.

She has been outstanding in appearance since she was a child, although she is known as the Shuangshu of the capital with Princess Wuning, she has always believed that she is better than Princess Wuning in all aspects, and she is the most eye-catching one in the circle of nobles in the capital.

But whether it is the elders in the family or the friends around them, everyone prefers the simple-minded Princess Wuning.

In addition, later, after the first emperor crowned Princess Wuning, she became even more eye-catching, and the limelight completely overshadowed her.

And what really made Queen Chen jealous and hateful was that in the year when the two of them and Lu, the Wujing Mansion held an annual apricot blossom banquet in the other garden, but I didn't expect that this time Emperor Jin Ming, who was still the crown prince, also came to the other garden to enjoy the apricot blossoms.

At that time, he came with Emperor Jin Ming, as well as Yu Guifei, the biological mother of Emperor Jin Ming, who was the most favored at that time.

It turned out that Emperor Ming of Jin at that time had reached the age of marriage, and Concubine Yu intended to let him choose the woman he liked as the crown princess.

Yu Guifei heard that the annual apricot blossom banquet gathered in the capital of famous ladies, so she joked with the first emperor and wanted to bring the prince to the apricot blossom banquet to choose the princess, but she didn't expect the first emperor to agree, and allowed Yu Guifei to take the prince out of the palace to the apricot blossom banquet.

Emperor Jin Ming was good at Danqing, and Yu Guifei wanted to test his mind, so she asked him to choose one of the women present and let Emperor Jin Ming paint for her.

At that time, as soon as these words came out, everyone understood what Yu Guifei meant, and suddenly, all the women who had not yet come out of the pavilion became excited, hoping to be selected by the prince to be his apricot blossom fairy.

From the first time she saw Emperor Jin Ming, Empress Chen had a strong desire in her heart, she felt that this most noble man in the world was the most suitable person for her, and the husband she would marry in the future.

Therefore, Empress Chen wholeheartedly hoped that the prince would choose herself, but unexpectedly, the prince finally chose her cousin, Princess Wuning.

At that moment, those envious eyes that fell on Princess Wuning all became a deep mockery of her!

Especially when she saw Princess Wuning sitting delicately on the swing frame under the apricot tree, and asked the prince to paint for her, it made Queen Chen even more jealous to madness!

Perhaps, from that moment on, her sisterhood with Princess Wuning was gone......

It was also from that moment that she even had a terrible and crazy thought in her heart-

She didn't want to see Princess Wuning's delicate face again, every time she saw it, she was sad, she was going to destroy it......

Later, she really ruined Princess Wuning's flowery appearance, just before the first emperor was ready to marry Princess Wuning and the crown prince......

A woman who has ruined her appearance naturally can't marry into the royal family again, and she is the only one left in the capital, so she naturally became the best choice for the crown princess......

The past is reappearing in front of her eyes one by one, Queen Chen originally thought that with the death of Princess Wuning, this old grudge will be completely forgotten by her in the abyss of memory, she no longer has to look at the ugly face under the veil of Princess Wuning, feel guilty and uneasy, and no longer have to worry about the events of the year to reappear one day.

But now, looking at Shui Qingqing, who looks exactly like Princess Wuning, Empress Chen's heart is like boiling water, painful and uncomfortable, which reminds her of the evil things she did back then, and she has a bad premonition from the bottom of her heart......

On the face, Empress Chen pulled Shui Qingqing's hands and said with a loving smile: "I really didn't expect you and Wu Ning to look like this." No wonder You'er recognized you just by a portrait, and if she saw you in the palace, she would also think that you were Wu Ning's daughter. ”

Thinking of the pain and fear of her mother being trapped in the fire that day, Shui Qingqing has always had a question in her heart, why did her noble mother suffer from the fire back then?

It's a pity that she didn't have the opportunity to ask her mother in person, but now that she sees Queen Chen, she thinks that she is her mother's closest cousin, and she can't help but ask sadly: "Niangniang, what happened to my mother when she was hit by the fire?" ”

Hearing this, Empress Chen's face changed slightly, and even the red sleeves standing behind her were shocked, and her eyes looked at Shui Qingqing vigilantly.

Empress Chen lowered her head to take the tea, covered the sharpness in her eyes, and smiled slowly: "Why did you suddenly remember to ask this?" ”

After that, without waiting for Shui Qingqing to speak, she stared at Shui Qingqing with bright eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Are you suspicious of the fire in the other garden?" In fact, Hongu also suspected that the fire started suddenly. It's not like it's accidental, it's more like someone did it on purpose. ”

Shui Qingqing's eyes were fierce, and she gritted her teeth and said hatefully: "It's not a suspicion, it's simply that someone deliberately wanted to set fire to me and my mother." After we escaped by luck, we did something in the carriage that my mother was riding, causing my poor aunt to fall off a cliff and die. Then, on the way back to Beijing with my mother for help, I deliberately incited the people to block my way, delaying my mother's time to save her life, and finally letting my mother die......"

Recalling the events of that day, Shui Qingqing's heart ached, and she hated it even more, and her teeth almost bled out.

Looking at her description, Queen Chen's heart was cold, but her face was full of hatred and anger: "It's so hateful!" Do you know who did it? Tell your aunt, and she won't spare him! ”

Red Sleeves also said on the side: "Yes, does the county lord know who that wicked man is?" Tell Niangniang to help the princess and Aunt Pian get justice. ”

Shui Qingqing almost wanted to tell Empress Chen about her previous suspicions about the Yang family, but when the words came to her mouth, she finally thought that this matter was very important, and she should not talk nonsense until there was evidence, so that Empress Chen had a preconceived idea, and thus missed the real murderer......

Thinking of this, she said softly, "No." However, I will not give up, I must find the murderer of my mother! ”

Hearing this, Empress Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief-

Although it was not her who framed Princess Wuning, it was the Yang family, but she gave the Yang family this motive, because if she hadn't told the Yang family, Princess Wuning was investigating what happened nineteen years ago, it would be impossible for the Yang family to take the initiative to kill Wu Ninggong.

Therefore, she became the indirect murderer who killed Princess Wuning, and she became a grasshopper on a rope with the Yang family, and the Yang family had nothing to do, so she could sit back and relax!

Her eyes fell on Shui Qingqing's face again, Queen Chen sighed faintly, tears fell again, and said sadly: "In your mother's life, her face was ruined but not the most miserable, but the most tragic thing was to marry your ruthless father." ”

"Back then, your grandfather saw that your father was from a poor family and was low-key, thinking that if he married your mother to him, he would treat your mother well, but he didn't expect him to be yang and yin, and he didn't care about you at all, and he took pity on your mother for a lifetime of loneliness in this life......"

Speaking of this, Empress Chen's tone paused, thinking about the rumors about Shui Qingqing and Mei Zijin outside, and said quietly and tentatively: "So, from your mother, this palace thinks that in marriage events, sometimes the life of parents is not necessarily completely correct, and the person you identify as a good person is a person who can be relied on for life-what do you think?" ”

Empress Chen's seemingly unintentional words made Shui Qingqing's heart sink!

She suddenly raised her head and looked at Queen Chen, but saw that the latter was looking at her fixedly, and the strange feeling in her heart was even stronger, thinking of what the mask assassin had said to her before, her mind was in a hurry, she had already thought of something, and the next moment she solemnly knelt down in front of Queen Chen, and pleaded: "Niangniang, Guan Qing has something to ask for!" ”

Seeing that she suddenly became solemn, Empress Chen hurriedly helped her up, and said with pity on her face: "If you have something to say, get up and say it." Also, when no one is around, it is better for you to call my aunt, and there is no need to be so exceptional. ”

Shui Qingqing got up and said to Queen Chen with a serious face: "Niangniang, when my mother was dying, she mentioned the marriage contract between His Royal Highness and me. But over the years, I have lived in the countryside in the market, and I have been a Chongxi lady for the Hou Mansion before, with a bad reputation, and I know that I am not worthy of the three highnesses - so I also ask the mother to take back her life, just treat this marriage as if it had never been, and find a good match for the three highnesses! ”

These words came from Shui Qingqing's sincerity, she really hoped that Empress Chen would take the truth from her and Li You's family affairs, so that after returning Yun'er to the Hou Mansion, she would be able to take him with her with her with peace of mind.

Empress Chen was turning a corner to test Shui Qingqing's thoughts about her son, afraid that after she was kicked out of the Hou Mansion, she would hold on to her son and not let go, so no matter what she thought, she didn't expect that Shui Qingqing would take the initiative to mention the dissolution of this marriage contract.

Therefore, under the excitement and surprise, Queen Chen couldn't speak for a while, and looked at Shui Qingqing hesitantly, wanting to see if she was sincere or fake.

But Shui Qingqing's expression was firm, her eyes were clear without a trace of hesitation, and when Empress Chen saw it, she finally put her mind at ease, and even the big stone that had been pressing on her heart these days was put down in an instant.

Empress Chen did not answer Shui Qingqing immediately, but pondered for a moment with a puzzled expression: "To be honest, you can come back, and you have lost your mother, and now you mention marriage again, it is really unbearable for you to bear it...... But You'er has already responded, and he has already talked to the palace and his father, so this matter, even if your aunt answers you, You'er and the emperor ......"

With these words, Empress Chen tried to test Shui Qing's sincerity, and secondly, she hoped that she would propose to the emperor to dissolve the marriage contract, so that she and her son would not be criticized by the world.

When Shui Qingqing saw that Empress Chen should respond, her heart was relieved, and she said firmly: "Niangniang, don't worry, when my mother's funeral is over, I will personally explain it to His Royal Highness and the emperor, and ask for the dissolution of the marriage contract." ”

Hearing this, Empress Chen's eyes lit up, she suppressed the joy in her heart, took her hand and pretended to be distressed: "Looking at your current appearance, my aunt just can't wait to rely on you in everything, and she is willing to embarrass you...... After you present it to the emperor, your aunt will help you find the person you like and let you marry the person you really want to marry! ”

After listening to Empress Chen, Shui Qingqing felt a lot more relieved, and just waited for her mother's funeral to pass, so she went to ask Emperor Jin Ming to dissolve the marriage contract.

Seven days later, Princess Wuning was buried.

Just like the last time, early in the morning, the people of the capital blocked both sides of the road, just to see if the concubine of the Bai family recognized by Princess Wuning was really the daughter of the Sheng family who married into the Hou Mansion and was driven out by the Hou Mansion before.

When Shui Qingqing wore linen and filial piety and stepped out of the White Mansion with Princess Wuning's coffin, the uproar on the street actually overshadowed the sound of mourning.

The people in the capital looked at Shui Qingqing in surprise and surprise, and couldn't believe that she was really the daughter of the Sheng family who had coaxed the capital before.

And the Sheng family, as early as the day when the Bai family officially recognized Shui Qingqing, Bai Haoqing personally warned Sheng Fang, and let the Sheng family declare to the outside world that Sheng Yu was the adopted daughter of the Sheng family, and now she has returned to the authentic and found her true identity, so no one suspects that Shui Qingqing was a substitute before she was married.

Even Mrs. Hou didn't suspect it, but after learning about Shui Qingqing's true life experience, like the other three aunts in the Hou Mansion, she was very surprised.

Tang Qianqian was even more worried about whether Shui Qingqing, who is now the county lord, would hate the Hou Mansion for driving her out of the mansion that day, and would come to find trouble in the Hou Mansion in the future.

The old lady listened to her words, remembered what Mei Zijin had found out in the past few days, and her heart rolled with hatred, and she said coldly: "Their Bai Mansion taught such a vicious daughter to harm the heirs of my Hou Mansion, this account Hou Mansion did not find their Bai family, they are embarrassed to come to us to trouble?!" ”

What the old lady said was Bai Lingwei's miscarriage of Tang Wanqing.

It turned out that after a few days of strict interrogation by Mei Zijin, although Bai Lingwei and Xia Chan did not admit that Yun'er was robbing the water Qingqing, they were also found out by Mei Zijin that Tang Wanqing's miscarriage a year ago was indeed Bai Lingwei's hand.

But about Yun'er's life experience, because Bai Lingwei refused to admit it, Mei Zijin temporarily hid it from the old lady and everyone in the Hou Mansion.

The Hou Mansion had already withered in its heirs, and after the old lady learned the news, her anger was uncontrollable, if it weren't for Yun'er's sake, Bai Lingwei would have been swept out of the house and handed over to the government for strict handling.

After listening to the old lady's words, and then thinking of the child she had died in vain, Tang Wanqing, who was sitting silently, shed tears again.

But fortunately, Hou Ye helped her find out the miscarriage and gave her and the child justice, and he had already locked Bai Lingwei in the firewood room in the backyard and listened to Hou Luo.

Tang Qianqian also thought of Bai Lingwei's detention in the firewood room, thinking that since then, she had no place to turn over, and couldn't help but think of Yun'er who had no mother to take care of, and couldn't help but make up her mind.

That is the prince of the Hou Mansion, if you can raise him by your side, it will be the best support in the future

In this way, Tang Qianqian said: "It is said that this Bai family sister has harmed our Hou Mansion really badly, one has ruined the reputation of Hou Ye and Hou Mansion, and the other is the child who killed Sister Tang, and now he deserves to be imprisoned in the firewood room by Hou Ye, but it is just that our little son is suffering, there is no mother to take care of him, Hou Ye is busy with military affairs all day long, and the old lady can't take care of him all the time, it is better to let the concubine take care of it on her behalf!" ”

As soon as Tang's words came out, both the Lan family and the Tang family changed color and were about to speak. The old lady had already coldly refused, and said in a deep voice: "No need. Since Yun'er is the son of Houfu, his mother will definitely be Mrs. Houfu in the future. Therefore, the old body decided to marry a wife for Zijin as soon as possible, so that when Mrs. Xinhou enters the door, he will hand over the son to her to raise! ”

There have been too many things in the back house of the Hou Mansion recently, and finally Mrs. Hou decided to marry a wife for Mei Zijin!