Regarding the biological mother, it was not in Yijing's memory, in order not to make her sad, the eldest princess rarely mentioned the deceased eldest daughter-in-law in front of her granddaughter, but in Yijing's childhood dreams, occasionally there would still be a woman, standing far away from her with the sun on her back, her eyebrows blurred. However, the stepmother occasionally mentions that she is nothing more than talented, virtuous and gentle - that's right, for example, Aunt Zhang climbed the master's bed with such dirty methods, and the eldest princess was angry and wanted to send her down.

In her previous life, although Yijing knew that Sanniang had a grudge against the identity of the concubine, so that she had always been cold to Aunt Cui, avoiding the fact that she was "raised by a little woman", she never knew that her biological mother had plans to raise Sanniang in her name, let alone that this was the fundamental reason why Sanniang repeatedly opposed herself.

Yi Jing felt very puzzled about when Sanniang knew about these things, and when did she have such a mustard.

When she lay pitifully on her grandmother's lap, she asked hesitantly: "Grandmother, mother really ...... because of me"

The eldest princess hugged her and slapped her shoulder a few times: "Don't talk nonsense, let alone have such thoughts!" ”

Looking at her granddaughter's sad and puzzled eyes, she still couldn't bear it, and the eldest princess explained the past: "Your mother's body is not healthy, and the first child is pregnant with twins, and it was a little thrilling when she gave birth...... Your mother only thought that she could no longer get pregnant, thinking about the heir, and seeing that Aunt Cui was honest, on the one hand, she had the feeling of beating the little waiter, so she took the lead and carried her...... Aunt Cui has a weak temperament, and after she became pregnant, she was diagnosed as a daughter, and your mother was also worried that the identity of Sanniang's concubine would be oppressed by Aunt Zhang, so she came up with the idea of recording her in her name...... I don't want Aunt Cui to go into labor before she arrives, and your mother has also been diagnosed with a happy pulse. ”

"Although the doctor said that your mother's body is cold and weak, it is very likely that she will not be able to keep the fetus, and also said that there may be danger after giving birth, but your mother still insists on giving birth to you, and she took care of you carefully in October, so she gave birth to you smoothly, I still remember your mother's happy appearance, and I didn't want to let go of you in my arms, but what the doctor said came true, since the birth, your mother's body has become weaker and weaker, and it has been ...... in less than two months."

The eldest princess sighed, and then became serious again: "Wanniang was ecstatic to have you back then, if she couldn't keep you, she would blame herself for it...... As long as you grow up healthy and have a safe and smooth life, Wan Niang can also be comforted in the spirit of the sky, if you have a knot of self-pity and self-abandonment because of Sanniang's bad words, Wan Niang will also be sad in heaven. ”

It turned out that the reason why she was able to come to this world was so difficult, and it was her mother who risked her life to give her a chance to live...... Sanniang said that she killed her biological mother, and it was not all out of nothing...... Thinking that she squandered eighteen years in her previous life, she finally ended up in such a situation, she just died, and she also killed innocent people, and even caused shame on her family members...... When he learned the bad news that he "poisoned her husband" and "committed suicide in fear of crime", I don't know how my grandmother and parents will face the king of Chu......

Yijing buried her face in her grandmother's lap for a long time, only to feel that her cheeks were burning hot, and after a long time, she raised her head: "Grandmother is relieved, so that her granddaughter will not feel sorry for herself, she will be safe and happy, and her life will be smooth, so as to repay her parents for their great kindness." ”

A dull and humiliating life is enough for only once, there are too many things to do in this life, where does she have time to feel sorry for herself, and she doesn't have a sad face.

The eldest princess saw that Yijing understood what she meant, and she was really comforted in her heart, but she heard Yijing's voice change: "Although my granddaughter has no biological mother since she was a child, my stepmother has always treated me as her own, not to mention your grandmother's care. Speaking of which, there are many people in this world who are more pitiful than me, not to mention, Brother Feng also lost his mother since he was a child, and he was also infected with a bad disease, grandmother, Brother Feng is really as rumored, can't he live to the crown? ”

Yijing looked at her grandmother intently with her little face half-tilted.

She clearly saw the sorrow in her grandmother's eyes, and her heart sank.

"Feng'er is really pitiful." The eldest princess slowly stroked her granddaughter's soft and heavy long hair, and there seemed to be some hesitation in her tone: "Princess Chu left early...... His body is like that again, don't say crown year, he almost ...... when he was five years old Thanks to the fact that the people in the Tai Hospital still have some skills, they rescued the child from the ghost gate, and recuperated for several years, and he saw that his body was getting better...... Although Feng'er has been frail since childhood, she is really a good child with ambitions, otherwise she would not be in better health, so she insisted on going to Yizhou to study...... Over the years, the king of Chu has also searched for famous doctors for him, and he only hopes that his hard work will pay off. ”

In this way, Banniang's words turned out to be true, Yi Jing pondered her grandmother's words carefully, and felt that there seemed to be a hidden secret, and when she wanted to ask carefully, she didn't know where to start for a while, and she was silent for a while, and she barely found a breakthrough: "Grandmother, Princess Chu has passed away for so many years, and Brother Feng is ...... Why didn't Uncle Chu think about marrying again? ”

Mo said that the king of Chu is a royal family, even if it is an ordinary family, the yuan partner died early, and the only son is not long-lived, for the sake of bloodline heirs, the head of the family will marry a virtuous woman again and give birth to other sons to inherit the family business, just like Yijing's biological mother passed away, and his father already had two sons and two daughters under his knees, and they were all healthy and disease-free, and he still married his stepmother, which is in line with the world's conditions, in contrast, the situation in the Chu Wangfu is too strange.

The eldest princess didn't suspect anything else at first, but after hearing this, she couldn't help but feel a little surprised, and asked Yijing with a smile: "Feng'er has been in Yizhou all these years, you have never seen it, how can you care about these things?" ”

Yi Jing had already prepared, and smiled lightly: "I saw the sixth sister reading the "Mingshan Anthology" today, but it happened to be the version copied by Brother Feng...... was sad for a long time, and unconsciously remembered Brother Feng. ”

The eldest princess was a little hesitant, but she saw her granddaughter's curious look, and thought that the two families were relatives after all, and they were good friends who often came and went, and the children were getting older, and it was also good to know some things, of course, those unknown private matters should be hidden for the time being.

After weighing it, the eldest princess thought about the past.

It turns out that it has to be traced back to the old King of Chu.

At that time, Xie Jinben, the prince of Zhenguo, was also a general in the former Ming Tanzhou of the East Dynasty, and Gaozu Yu Xingbang was a righteous brother, and then Gaozu raised troops in Chuzhou, and the first person to unite was Xie Jin, the two were like-minded, Xie Jin also raised an anti-flag in Tanzhou without saying a word, and supported Gaozu to raise troops.

When Emperor Wai heard the change, he was furious, so he destroyed the Xie family for the crime of rebellion, and Xie Jin made arrangements in advance to let his parents, wife and children escape from Jinyangjing and go to Chuzhou to settle down.

I didn't want to have an accident halfway, my wife and eldest daughter were accidentally separated from their families, and there was no news.

Xie Jin has a noble concubine Qi family, who has both children under her knees, and has been in Chuzhou since she went to Chuzhou, where she is filial to her in-laws, teaches her children, and often serves in the military camp, sewing armor, cutting arrow clusters, and taking care of wounded soldiers.

The Qi family has two sons and a daughter, and her daughter Yunqing was originally the second in the line, but because the eldest sister also had no news, she naturally became the eldest daughter of the Xie family.

"Qing Niang is in Chuzhou, and she grew up with a few of us, and she has been a childhood sweetheart with her second brother since childhood." When the eldest princess talked about this old story, she was also embarrassed: "Later, when Dalong founded the country, his father wanted to crown Xie Jin as the king with a different surname, but he was politely rejected several times, so he had to take a step back and make him the prince of Zhenguo. ”

Despite this, the new nobles and the remnants of the previous dynasty all knew that Xie Jin had made great contributions, and the Xie family was also a famous family in the Eastern Ming Dynasty of the former dynasty, and his eldest daughter became a famous lady who was surging with the family for a while. At the same time, several princes are unmarried, especially the second prince, who is the oldest and raised by Empress Yan, and is the choice of "noble son-in-law" in the eyes of the nobles in the capital, and they all want their daughters to become the second princesses.

"The queen mother knows that the second brother and Qing Niang are in love with each other, and intends to match the two of them to achieve marriage, of course the prince of Zhenguo will not refuse, but at that time, the country was initially decided, and the people of Beiyuan were still entrenched in Shuoyang City, and the war was not over, the second brother fought with the army, and the marriage was delayed for a while, but the queen mother still leaked the words that the second princess would be the eldest daughter of the Zhenguo Mansion to the nobles."

But at this time, the Zhenguo Gong Dynasty with the Liang family suddenly appeared, and pointed out that it was the Qi family's design that led to the separation from the family, and the Liang family took the eldest daughter incognito, and went through hardships in the market, and finally survived.

Zhen Guogong didn't believe it at first, but after some secret investigation, he found that the Qi family had really done such an evil thing back then!

The Qi family was divorced, and the identity of Yun Qing's eldest daughter was of course deprived and she became a concubine.

But the news of the marriage between the Duke of Zhenguo and the royal family has spread in the aristocratic circle, and neither the Xie family nor the royal family wants the marriage to be abandoned.

"The queen mother is already a concubine, so naturally she will not agree to a concubine to become the princess's concubine, although the second brother is unwilling, he can only marry the eldest sister of Qing Niang." The eldest princess said: "But the second brother has always been obsessed with Qingniang, and it is even more difficult to let go of her when he learns that she is in a difficult situation at home. ”

Hearing this, Yi Jing already understood that the old King of Chu had no choice but to marry the old princess now, but his heart had always been on Xie Yunqing's body, so he later begged Gaozu and Yan Hou, and accepted Xie Yunqing as a side concubine, the two daughters of the Xie family married into the Chu Palace, the old princess gave birth to the King of Chu, and Xie Yunqing also gave birth to the general of Zhenguo.

If the Liang family did not appear and the Qi family's conspiracy was not exposed, Xie Yunqing would definitely marry the old King of Chu as the main family, then General Zhenguo, as his son-in-law, would naturally be able to inherit the throne of the King of Chu.

Yu Zhou gritted his teeth and was unwilling at the beginning, saying that the position of the prince should belong to him, which must be based on this reason.

I heard my grandmother continue: "The second sister-in-law is kind-hearted, weak-tempered, and sorry for Qing Niang, since Qing Niang entered the Chu Palace, she treats Qing Niang very closely, and between this pair of wives and concubines, they get along very well, so although the second brother loves Qing Niang, he has always respected the second sister-in-law. ”

Yijing secretly thought that the old princess was tolerant and generous, but the side concubine may not be willing, otherwise her descendants would not have such a deep grudge, and they would not be angry that the throne was inherited by their brother.

"The second brother is a person who values love and righteousness, after Qing Niang died of illness, he was depressed, and he followed him not long after......" The eldest princess and the old King Chu have a deep love for their brothers and sisters, and when they mention the death of their brother, their eyes can't help but be a little moist: "Your uncle of Chu Wang is similar to his father, and he is also a person who values love and righteousness, when Princess Chu passed away, he was also grief-stricken, and Feng'er's body was already weak...... I am also worried that if there is a case, if it is not virtuous to marry a wife, it will harm Feng'er. ”

When the eldest princess finished talking about this old story, it was already the time of the twilight.

Yijing returned to Luqing Garden, and tossed and turned for another night, thinking about what his grandmother said, and gradually figuring out the possible hidden feelings, Yu Zhou's unwillingness must be based on this period of the past, but when Xie Yunqing died of illness, he was not yet born, and the grievances of his ancestors would not have such a heavy impact on him, and the reason why he was resentful and unwilling was because of the indoctrination of General Zhenguo.

The mother of the general of Zhenguo has been the eldest daughter for more than ten years, and she is in love with the old King of Chu, she should have become a princess, but the Qi family's treacherous plan was revealed, and her identity is also different. Even if the old princess is tolerant and treats her kindly, but a wife is a wife, and a concubine is a concubine, the most direct difference is that the concubine she gave birth to cannot inherit the throne no matter what.

The side concubine must have a grudge, so she instilled that kind of concept in the general of Zhenguo - everything in the Chu Palace's mansion should belong to you!

General Zhenguo has been unwilling since he was a child, but he was powerless at that time, and it was not until he married a wife and had children that the desire in his heart swelled so much that he could not restrain himself.

Yi Jing remembered that when her grandmother mentioned that Princess Chu died of illness and almost died when her son was five years old, her expression was clearly a little angry...... There must be something hidden in it!

Could it be that as I guessed, the death of Princess Chu and the illness of the prince were man-made!

Thinking about it further, if the prince was just sick and weak, it would not have made the king of Chu vigilant to such a point, in the previous life, Guan Suiyuan should have a medicinal diet and diet, and it could only be handled by Rib and the housekeeper, and even the wife of the general of Zhenguo could not step into Guan Suiyuan! What the king of Chu is worried about is nothing more than that someone will harm the prince.

Why did the king of Chu have this concern? is nothing more than because someone once harmed the son, and even the death of Princess Chu was also because of a conspiracy.

The king of Chu is affectionate, but after all, his identity is there, even the old prince back then, didn't he marry his sweetheart's eldest sister as his wife in desperation? If Princess Chu really died of illness, even if the King of Chu was unwilling to remarry, the old princess and even the Queen Mother would not be able to ignore it, but the two of them acquiesced to the actions of the King of Chu, does this also indirectly show that Princess Chu's death is strange?

Just imagine, if the death of the princess of Chu was due to poisoning, and the illness of the prince was also due to poisoning, the king of Chu could refuse to marry the concubine again on the grounds of defending the prince.

But the current situation ...... General Zhenguo still lives in the palace of the king of Chu, and the general's wife even holds the palace feed, not like a person who is under suspicion, if the princess of Chu really died of poisoning, who is the murderer who was pushed up by the general of Zhenguo?

All this is only based on the assumption that Princess Chu was poisoned, so it is difficult to find a clear clue for a while, but Yijing believes that as long as this idea can be proven, then the culprit who killed himself and his son in his previous life can be locked, and it must be General Zhenguo's family! As long as you lock down the culprit and find a way to secretly investigate, you will definitely be able to find the murderer's handle.

After a long conversation with her grandmother today, Yijing felt that her grandmother must know the hidden secrets, but because she was still young and involved in the secret affairs of the royal family, her grandmother was worried, and she was afraid that she would not tell herself about the private things she knew, so how could she prove that her idea was correct?

Tossing and turning until late at night.

There are so many things in my mind that my dreams are messy and colorful, and I wake up in the morning, but I don't remember who has fallen asleep.

Although he slept unsteadily, the face reflected in the bronze mirror was not half haggard, his skin was still like a newly blooming magnolia flower, his cheeks faintly revealed the crimson of light cherry blossoms, and the morning breeze blew on his face, slowly dissolving the fatigue in his mind.

On a new day, Lvqing Garden ushered in several groups of visitors in turn——

The first to come was the second lady Li, she wore a half-new red peony jacket, two pairs of flat gold hairpins on the gorgeous and towering Fu bun, wearing a new gold title phoenix hairpin, red jade jade, the sideburns are a gorgeous begonia silk flower, and the neck is also hung with an agate pendant collar, which looks rich and powerful, pearlescent and gorgeous.

After taking their seats, Ritchie and Yijing had the following conversation.

"Wu Niang, do you know that your second sister was punished and grounded by Mrs. Tai?"

"Second aunt, try it, this is this year's Ming Qian tea, which is the most fresh and delicious."

"Your second sister is clumsy, and she doesn't like Mrs. Tai the most, but they are all the same granddaughters, and the punishment must be convincing."

"Spring twilight, go get a plate of jade bean cake, the second aunt liked it the most in the past."

"It's obviously Sanniang's fault, why was Hua'er punished together?"

"Second aunt, look at my needlework, is it better than before?"

"Wu Niang! Anyway, Hua'er is your sister, and she has always defended you in the past, so you can't go and beg Mrs. Tai to avoid her punishment? Ritchhe's face lengthened.

Yi Jing sighed secretly, and a look of sincere fear appeared on her face: "My niece doesn't know why the second sister was punished...... But if she thinks she really did something wrong, as long as the second sister goes to her grandmother and says her wrong, her grandmother will forgive her...... The grandmother is still annoyed with the second sister at the moment, and the niece really doesn't dare to admit her mistake for the second sister. ”

Ritchie is gone.

The person who followed was Aunt Cui, a salute, a lot of excuses, it was easy for her to sit sideways on the brocade pier, but she held the tea and wanted to speak, the sharp eyebrows twisted into a delicate knot, because of a night of tossing and turning, as if under the eyelids drawn by a thin pen, with a touch of pale blue, although a little haggard, more like a heart Xizi, a natural beauty of sickness and weakness.

"Wu Niang, it's all your third sister's fault that made you feel wronged."

Yijing kept a graceful smile, but didn't speak.

"She is a strong character, and she often provoked you in the past, all because she shouldn't ...... But she really doesn't have bad intentions. Aunt Cui was nervous, her eyes were wet, as if she had been wronged.

The scenery is still beautiful.

"The Duchess punished her for grounding, I begged the lady, I wanted to persuade her, but she didn't want to see me......" The voice was lowered, and Aunt Cui seemed to be about to cry.

The beautiful scenery lowered its eyes, looking at the green tea leaves, stretching in the warm water.

"I'm afraid that she wants to be left more and more, Wu Niang, can you go and beg Madame to let her be spared ......"

"Auntie, the third sister should be strong, I have always known it, there are occasional disputes between sisters, and Mrs. and grandmother have always only persuaded them, even if they reproach a few words, they are only shallow reprimands." Yijing finally couldn't help it, and said lightly: "In the past, the third sister had an argument with me, how could Madame punish her heavily?" But I don't want her to still have such resentment in her heart! ”

"But she ......"

"At the beginning, my mother wanted to record the third sister in her name, which was a piece of compassion, but my mother unfortunately passed away...... Am I willing to do so? The third sister has grievances, but she shouldn't complain about me, does my aunt think that I am really a sinner who killed my mother? Should I really bear the resentment of the third sister? ”

"The concubine will never dare!" Aunt Cui was in a hurry, and tears burst out of her eyes: "If it weren't for Mrs. Tuo's tolerance, where would the concubine be today, and there would be no Sanniang ......"

"The third sister has repeatedly argued with me, I don't know why, I only found out yesterday." Yijing was a little impatient, frowning slightly: "My aunt knew the identity of the third sister, why did she tell her these old things, making her more and more unwilling?" ”

Aunt Cui looked at Yijing in surprise, as if she wanted to distinguish something, but in the end, she just cried silently.

"If my aunt really plans for the third sister, she should untie the mustard in her heart, instead of begging me, I and the third sister are sisters after all, as long as she doesn't complain anymore, I won't care about these past things."

Yijing shook her head and no longer looked at Aunt Cui with pear blossoms and rain.

When an elder cries in front of her, she really doesn't know how to comfort her.

At this time, Qiu Yue opened the curtain, glared at Aunt Cui dissatisfiedly, and reported: "Wu Niang, Grandpa Guo is here." ”