If it weren't true, this kind of story that sounded a little incredible, how could Empress Dowager Zhou make it up to coax her relatives?

She didn't have to.

Zhen Guogong is the brother of her mother's compatriots, as long as she sends a message to ask the Zhou family to take care of Concubine Xu Xian's nephew, what reason does Zhen Guogong have to refuse?

As for whether Jin Jiashu's biological mother experienced the fire in Kunning Palace, it will not affect Zhen Guogong's judgment at all, and it is the same whether he says it or not. If it is to explain the reason why the Sun family wants to kill the Jin family, then just one "Sun Guifei is jealous of Concubine Xu Xian" is enough to explain.

So, this thing should be true. On the day of the fire in Kunning Palace, there was indeed a young woman who had just been sent to the palace by the Wu family and had not yet officially become the nurse of the imperial heir, who fled to Cining Palace in the chaos and asked the Empress Dowager Zhou for help, and it is very likely that she also told the Empress Dowager Zhou the truth about the fire in Kunning Palace.

However, was this young woman safely sent out of the palace by the Empress Dowager Zhou, reunited with her family, and died of a sudden illness a few days later?

That's not for sure.

The reef's eyes lit up slightly. There were some things he couldn't figure out in his previous life, but now he can finally figure it out.

Concubine Xu Xian is a palace person next to the Empress Dowager Zhou, but no one knows when she entered the palace, and why did she enter the palace as a married woman to serve the Queen Mother? If it is said that she is a candidate for a nurse sent to the palace by the Wu family, after Empress Wu and the third prince died in the fire of Kunning Palace, she fled to Cining Palace for help, so as to stay as a palace person, then it can be explained.

In those years, although Sun Guifei had not yet entered the Kunning Palace, she was already the de facto hostess of the harem, and even the Empress Dowager Zhou could only seal the palace and not go out, temporarily avoiding its edge, a nurse who did not even have a palace registration, and also knew the secret of Sun Guifei, in addition to sheltering in the Empress Dowager's palace, where could she find a way to live?

Empress Dowager Zhou kept her by her side as a palace person, which can be regarded as a kind of protection in disguise, right? Protect a witness who witnessed the tragic death of Empress Wu and the three princes from being victimized by the Sun family......

However, Empress Dowager Zhou should have sent a letter to the Jin family, otherwise Jin Juren would not have fled the capital in a hurry with his family. As for his claim that his wife is dead, he probably just wants to hide the truth that his wife has never returned home since she entered the palace, and by the way, he can also clear himself. Once the Sun family found out that his wife was chosen by the Wu family to be a nursing mother, he could deduce that his wife had a sudden illness and had never entered the palace, and later died, so that he could avoid being implicated.

Since Jin Juren's original wife has "died", it is logical for him to remarry after returning to his hometown. It's just that since then, he didn't dare to go to Beijing to take the exam again, and it was likely that he put the blame on the original partner, and then angered Jin Jiashu, the eldest son of the original partner, ignoring the latter's bullying by his stepfamily......

Haitang heard that Haijiao's thinking was a little divergent, and hurriedly pulled him back: "According to my brother's statement, when Concubine Xu Xian served by the side of the Empress Dowager Zhou, she had not yet reconciled with her husband and had to keep her identity secret, so why did she dare to be a concubine for the emperor?" Does the emperor know where she came from? ”

Hai Jiao paused, and his thoughts turned back: "Even if you don't know it at first, you will definitely know it later." However, Emperor Deguang still loves Concubine Xu Xian, and he doesn't care about her marrying someone at all...... Of course, it may also be because she gave birth to the Eighth Prince and gave birth to a meritorious child. ”

As for why Concubine Xu Xian dared to be the emperor's concubine...... Isn't that obvious?

With her status, with the presence of Empress Dowager Zhou, she can still be sheltered. But Empress Dowager Zhou is old and will die sooner or later, once she dies, what can the palace people around her do? If you are lucky, you may be dismissed from the palace normally, or you may guard the tomb for the Queen Mother; If he was unlucky, he might be angered by Sun Guifei and ordered to be executed.

If Concubine Xu Xian doesn't want to die, then she has to find a way out for herself. She may have just wanted to take credit for serving the sick at first, but somehow, she was favored by the emperor. For the sake of the future of the Zhou family, the Empress Dowager Zhou did not want to bear the charge of bullying the monarch, and would definitely admit to the emperor that she was a married woman, but the emperor didn't care, so Concubine Xu Xian had no reason to refuse. became the emperor's concubine and gave birth to the emperor's heir, even if Sun Guifei knew who she was, she would not dare to disadvantage her. Even if the Empress Dowager Zhou dies, she still has a way to live, and maybe she can shelter other palace people in Cining Palace.

Jin Juren will ask his wife to separate from his infant son and enter the palace as a nurse to help him cling to the powerful, so he is not a good husband with deep affection. Concubine Xu Xian's pipa is also human nature. As for the son of Jin Jiashu...... As a mother, you always have to survive before you can talk about anything else.

The more Haijiao thought about it, the more he felt that he had guessed correctly: "As long as Emperor Deguang knows that Concubine Xu Xian is a married woman, he will definitely clear up the troubles. My sister still remembers that the box of gold ingots in the Jin family's luggage was cast by the inner government, and they were usually rewarded by the emperor to his subordinates. I am afraid that Jin Juren got such a box of gold ingots back then, in exchange for the book of reconciliation written by him himself, and Concubine Xu Xian was able to seal the concubine openly. Even if someone later found out that Concubine Xu Xian was married for the second time, Emperor Deguang was not worried that he would be accused of robbing the wife of his ministers......"

Calculating the time, if the emperor really sent someone to find Jin Juren to ask for a divorce, Jin Juren would definitely have remarried and had children at that time. The latter abandoned the original partner first, so naturally there is no reason to accuse the original partner of abandoning her husband and children.

Haitang felt that his brother was a little too excited at this time, and hurriedly poured cold water on him: "Has my brother ever thought that if Concubine Xu Xian really has the handle of Sun Guifei murdering Empress Wu and the three princes in her hands, then why didn't she take it out in her last life?" ”

Haijiao paused, slowly lowered his head, and looked at his sister sitting across from the kang table.

Haitang continued: "In her last life, her son was likely to be killed in Chang'an. She could detect in advance that Concubine Sun Guifei had bad intentions, and begged the Empress Dowager Zhou to write a letter to ask Zhenguo Gong to take care of the Jin family, how could she not guess who the murderer of her ex-husband's son was? Since she knew who the enemy was, why didn't she take out the truth about the fire in Kunning Palace and take revenge on Sun Guifei? She is no longer a small palace person, but the emperor's favored palace concubine, and she also gave birth to the eighth prince. Even if the emperor favors Concubine Sun Guifei again, he will not turn a deaf ear to Concubine Xu Xian's words, right? But she hasn't mentioned it, so what's the reason? Don't say it's because she doesn't have evidence in her hand, she herself is a human witness, isn't it evidence? ”

Hai Jiao frowned: "Empress Dowager Xu actually mentioned this matter...... But that was a long time later, the Sun family had fallen, and no one cared if she said it, and the courtiers thought she was trying to aggravate Sun Guifei's crime. But it does...... This is a bit unconscionable. It stands to reason that before she became a concubine, when she told the emperor that she was a married woman, she should confess her identity, which would lead to the truth about the fire in Kunning Palace that year. Why is there no movement in the palace? ”

In fact, it can't be said that there is no movement at all. After the emperor recovered from his illness, he not only posthumously crowned the former prince, but also pardoned and recalled many former students of the Wu family, which brought a lot of trouble to Sun Gelao. But in the harem, Concubine Sun Guifei is still high.

If this is the emperor's punishment for Sun Guifei and her family......

Haijiao secretly gritted his teeth: "My wife and son died so miserably, but the real murderer who killed them didn't even drop his position, Emperor Deguang is really ruthless...... Then why did he posthumously seal the Wu family, and pardon so many Wu family members? Could it be that he didn't really regret it, but just wanted to use these people to balance Sun Ge Lao?! ”

Thinking like this, Haijiao's heart couldn't help but be a little gray. If the emperor can even let go of the revenge of killing his wife and burning his son, will he really give up the Sun family? Will it really stop the Sun family from persecuting the Zhou family?

Haitang pulled him and said, "Brother, don't think too much." Concubine Xu Xian couldn't threaten Concubine Sun with the truth about the fire in Kunning Palace, but she was not a little sheep to be slaughtered. Knowing that Sun Guifei was going to kill her son, she would definitely have something in return. ”

(End of chapter)