Haitang read the letter and saw this, and couldn't help but be confused.

What do you mean by Madame's words?

"Wait for the new monarch to succeed to the throne in the future"......

Isn't Xinjun the Eighth Prince? How could Concubine Xu Xian, who gave birth to the Eighth Prince, be just a concubine? Even if Xinjun would not decree that she be crowned the queen mother for various reasons, it would be impossible for her to be reduced to the point where she had to curry favor with the Wu family.

The Wu family used to be prosperous in the past, but it has been in decline for many years. Even if the new monarch graces the Wu family and decrees the return of the mansion and family property, the Wu family can return to the capital to live a rich life, but it is just a former national abbot's mansion, at most there is a knighthood, but there will be no real power.

Concubine Xu Xian almost became the nurse of the son of Empress Wu, but she didn't have time to really go to work, and she didn't have any friendship with the Wu family, at most she could only be regarded as a neighbor. Judging by Mrs. Gui's reaction, she didn't seem to recognize this neighbor. Therefore, Concubine Xu Xian's mother and son have no reason to give the Wu family special preferential treatment, where did Mrs. Gui, as the daughter-in-law of the down-and-out Wu family, come from, thinking that Concubine Xu Xian needs to slap her?

Could it be that Mrs. Gui thinks that the new monarch will not be the eighth prince? Who would that be? King Ji's son?

The prince of Keji has his own biological mother. Lu Zhaorong is now attached to Sun Guifei, how friendly can he be to the Wu family? Even if she and Prince Ji just used the Sun family to take the throne, once they gained power, they would eradicate the Sun family, and that would be for the future. Moreover, even if the prince of King Ji will turn against the Sun family, it does not mean that he will treat the Wu family well. How can Mrs. Gui say that after the new monarch ascends the throne, the Wu family will have incomparable wealth and power?

Xinjun is not the grandson of the Wu family, why is he holding the Wu family?

The third prince, the grandson of the Wu family, died in the fire of Kunning Palace with his biological mother Empress Wu more than ten years ago!

Mrs. Gui shouldn't be really confused, right?

Begonia retracted her thoughts and continued to read the letter.

Wu Qiong was probably also shocked by her mother's remarks. Although she subconsciously retold what her mother said to Mrs. Gui in the letter, and did not hide it at all, she still felt in her heart that her mother's words were not true.

Soon after she was born, she lived in Cining Palace. When I moved out of the palace, I was still young. She doesn't have a deep memory of life in the palace, she only vaguely remembers seeing the Queen Mother and the old palace people when she was a child, and the old palace people are indeed very strict; remembered that Xu Gongren had played with her and brought her delicious snacks; Pomegranate also quietly avoided people and hugged her and cried, it is said that she was born with a relationship like her aunt Empress Wu.

She still remembers that when she was a child, her cousin Wu Ke originally lived with their mother and daughter, and she only had one playmate at that time, and the brother and sister had a good relationship. But when she was older, my cousin moved away, and only came to see her and her mother once every Friday or 10 o'clock. His mother once asked him where he had moved, but he only said that he was still in Cining Palace, but in the other direction, there were chamberlains, palace people to take care of him, food and clothing, and someone to teach him to read. But when his mother asked his cousin to lead them to his house, he refused, saying that he could not be the master.

The mother felt that her cousin was disobedient, so she turned her arm outward, and called the queen mother to envelop her, and her attitude towards her cousin became worse day by day, not only complaining in private, but also scolding more and more ugly in front of her cousin. The Queen Mother once sent people from the old palace to accuse her, and she only restrained herself slightly, but after moving into the Chengenhou Mansion, the Queen Mother was not in front of her, so she insulted her cousin from time to time.

Wu Qiong recalled the experience when she was a child, and always felt vague and couldn't remember clearly. She was more familiar with life in the Chengenhou Mansion, after all, she had already remembered when she moved over. But even so, she can deduce that many of the things her mother said are unreasonable and inexplicable, such as after the new monarch ascended the throne, Concubine Xu Xian became a concubine, but she still had to tie up the Wu family, which is incomprehensible.

Wu Qiong felt that her mother might really be because her husband's family was almost wiped out, her husband and son died tragically, and she lived an isolated life for a long time, so she had a heart disease, and she always thought that the Wu family still had the prince's grandson here, and she would succeed to the throne in the future, so that the Wu family would become a top relative again!

Wu Qiong didn't find out that her mother had such a problem before. Maybe it's because of the accident in the other courtyard this time, she offended the whole town and the country's mansion, and always felt that everyone looked down on her, so she always imagined that her house was still the abbot's mansion more than ten years ago, and the new monarch would be able to regain power and wealth when he ascended the throne in the future......

Wu Qiong is worried and resentful of her mother's current situation. worried that my mother's condition would worsen and she would really go crazy; resentful mother's cranky thoughts, if you really offend your relatives, you really don't want to live a quiet life!

With this in mind, Wu Qiong expressed her determination to Haitang in the letter: she would hide her mother's illness from others and try to prevent her mother from saying all kinds of ridiculous and stupid things. She wants to be a bridge between her mother and the outside world, and try not to let anyone "misunderstand" her mother.

Haitang expressed her admiration for Wu Qiong's determination. She felt in her heart that although Wu Qiong's guess may not be reliable, it may also be a little true.

Mrs. Gui spoke in front of Wu Qiong, when was she so unscrupulous? Maybe it's really because of the recent setbacks that she needs to brainwash herself and tell herself that she is still the young lady of the high-ranking Guozhang Mansion, and now she is just a moment of downfall, and sooner or later she will make a comeback.

It is also possible that she is aware of her daughter's alienation, so she will use those vague jobs to win over her daughter, trying to convince her daughter that they do not need to grovel to the people around them, and they will also turn over and live a good life......

Haitang didn't intend to comment on the thoughts of the mother and daughter, but the vague words revealed by Mrs. Gui were really concerning.

Wu Qiong simply decided that Mrs. Gui was confused. But Haitang felt that maybe she was just saying the truest thoughts in her heart.

She seemed to really think that the eighth prince born to Concubine Xu Xian would not become the new monarch.

Why did she think that? The third prince has been buried for more than ten years, and it is impossible for him to be alive. If the prince born to other concubines becomes a new monarch, there is no reason to treat Empress Wu's mother's family very well.

Could it be ...... Empress Wu also gave birth to another prince?

Begonia suddenly remembered something.

Xu Xian's concubine Xu Qiuling, as a married woman, was sent to Kunning Palace by the Wu family as a candidate for a nursing mother. Because Empress Wu was pregnant with Liujia at that time and was about to give birth, she needed to choose a nurse for the unborn imperial heir.

And this kid ...... Born?

The outside world said that Empress Wu and the third prince died in the fire of Kunning Palace, so what happened to the child in Empress Wu's womb?

Did he or she die as an unborn fetus with his mother and brother, or was he lucky enough to be born and survive the catastrophe?

But if he was still alive, how did a newborn escape from Kunning Palace? It is said that at that time, all the palace attendants in Kunning Palace died, and only Pomegranate and Xu Qiuling escaped secretly.

Could it be that Pomegranate Hua and Xu Qiuling took the child away and sent it to the Queen Mother? The Queen Mother sealed the palace to avoid the leakage of news...... It seems reasonable, but when a baby grows up in the palace, can he really hide it from everyone? How can a prince who is unknown to the world inherit the throne?

Mrs. Gui is really confused, right?

Haitang picked up Wu Qiong's letter and read it carefully to make sure she didn't miss anything.

Because of the recent changes in her own situation, Mrs. Gui began to reveal some past events to her daughter, instead of just saying to Wu Qiong that "mother knows what she knows", which is a good phenomenon.

As long as Wu Qiong is willing to continue to tell Haitang about the conversation between herself and her mother as she is now, Haitang will have a way to continue to explore Mrs. Gui's inner thoughts.

One day, she will figure out where Mrs. Gui's confidence comes from!

What secrets were hidden in the palace in the previous life?

(End of chapter)

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