With the help of Song Jinse, Bei Mingchen and the others placed many spies in the harem.
Bei Mingyu has not yet married a wife, so the harem is naturally extremely empty. Recently, the Queen Mother seems to only care about herself. When Gu Yinmeng was the Queen, she often took care of the affairs of the harem. Now that she is the Queen Mother, she is free.
A lot.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, it is not a problem for Bei Mingchen and the others to deploy some people. And the maids sometimes feel bored, and they will talk about some gossip when chatting.
The topic that the ladies talked about was very simple, nothing more than the matter between the third prince and the Queen Mother. Bei Mingchen deliberately spread some reasons that were easy to believe, and he also spoke a little too harshly.
Why does your Majesty look nothing like today's Queen Mother? Why is Your Majesty actually not born to the Queen Mother? Why does Your Majesty pretend to be a thief and become a mother...
Gu Yinmeng had used these rumors to frame Shuojin and Huanqing Pavilion, so this time Shuojin would treat him the same way as he did.
During this period, Song Jinse also made several attacks to fan the flames in Bei Mingyu's ears. She just grasped Bei Mingyu's tepid character.
Song Jinse said that Bei Mingyu was always very kind when doing things, and was not at all cruel and ruthless like the Queen Mother. Therefore, Song Jinse would always say that she did not believe what Bei Mingyu said, saying that Bei Mingyu would definitely do the same thing as the Queen Mother in the future.
What a vicious thing.
As time passed, Bei Mingyu himself began to have some doubts.
Why? Why is his mother so ruthless in doing things? She is such an ambitious woman. But he is so soft-hearted and doesn't even have the means that an emperor should have.
Bei Mingyu's rationality told him that he couldn't just listen to the rumors about this matter. He still had to ask his mother, and he couldn't let villains alienate their mother-son friendship.
On this day, Bei Mingyu went directly to the Queen Mother's palace without saying hello. He specifically asked the ladies serving around the Queen Mother to keep quiet.
At that time, Gu Yinmeng was sitting quietly at the dressing table, lowering her head, arranging her things. Through the mirror, Bei Mingyu could vaguely see her face.
Since the death of the late emperor, the Queen Mother has gone through a lot of changes. She, who has always been obsessed with beauty, no longer pays attention to dressing up as she once did, and wrinkles have begun to appear on her face.
After Gu Yinmeng packed her things, she looked up suddenly and found that there was another person in the mirror. She turned back hurriedly.
"Yu'er." Gu Yinmeng shouted happily, and then complained a few words. "Why are you here? These people really didn't even inform you."
"Mother, my sons and ministers did not allow them to inform me."
"That's all, how long have you been waiting here?"
"It didn't take long, we just arrived." As he said that, Bei Mingyu walked closer and looked at Gu Yinmeng's face carefully. After a long time, Bei Mingyu sighed again: "Mother, you are old.
."
"Oh, I'm getting old now." Gu Yinmeng couldn't help but sigh.
"Mother, are these gifts given to you by your father?"
Bei Mingyu looked at the things on the table for a long time. In fact, they were all worthless things. There were so many valuable things in the harem, and the sum of those things was not as valuable as the Queen Mother's current bracelet.
It must have been kept because it has some special meaning.
"Yes, this person is old, but he is easily nostalgic and always thinks of things from the past."
Gu Yinmeng couldn't help but sigh, since she was ostracized by the Blood Wolf Sect, she missed the time she spent with Bei Mingshuo when she was young even more.
"Mother, why do you still keep such a thing?"
Suddenly, Bei Mingyu saw a very strange thing. It was the comb that his father used to comb his hair. It stands to reason that things that his father often used should be buried with his father, and Bei Mingyu was sure that the comb was used at that time.
It's written on the gift list.
But, how come it appears here?
"Oh, Yu'er, don't tell anyone. The queen just wanted to keep her in mind." Gu Yinmeng hurriedly hid the comb and explained.
"Mother, it is disrespectful to hide the sacrifices privately!"
Bei Mingyu couldn't help shouting, and even he was surprised. The queen usually thinks twice about everything she does, and takes the royal family's face into consideration in everything. Why can't she stop this personal affair this time?
"Yu'er, I'm sorry, my mother was wrong. Please help her keep this secret."
Gu Yinmeng grabbed Bei Mingyu's hand tightly, her eyes looked very helpless. Maybe Gu Yinmeng almost knelt on the ground and begged Bei Mingyu.
"Mother, please don't let this kind of thing appear again in the future." Bei Mingyu finally relented.
"It won't happen anymore, it won't happen anymore, don't worry."
The Queen Mother kept replying that she did not know that Bei Mingyu would come today. If she had known, she would have put all these things away.
"Mother, are you hiding something from me?" Bei Mingyu sighed softly and suddenly changed the subject.
Gu Yinmeng was stunned for a moment. She didn't know what Bei Mingyu was referring to, so she could only guess and answer.
"Hey, these things are commonly used by your father. Previously, when I served your father, I often used these things, so I didn't want to let them be buried with him."
Gu Yinmeng plucked the scattered gadgets on the table and explained.
As soon as these words came out, Bei Mingyu was a little confused. He didn't understand why his mother cared so much about these things. If his mother hadn't said it, Bei Mingyu wouldn't have thought of this.
At first, Bei Mingyu only thought that these things were used by his mother to pass the boring time. He never thought that these things, like the comb, could only be used by his father!
However, Bei Mingyu's mind was not here at the moment, so he didn't pursue it further.
"Mother, I am not referring to those things." At this point, Bei Mingyu pursed his lips subconsciously. "Mother, you can hear rumors in the palace these two days."
"Are there many gossips in this palace? These are just rumors, don't take them seriously." Gu Yinmeng said disdainfully. "Who dares to talk nonsense? The Ai family went and pulled out his tongue."
"But this matter is of great importance. I think the queen mother should listen to it!"
Having said this, Bei Mingyu walked to the Queen Mother, sat at the table, gently held her hand with both hands, and looked at her intently, with a very serious expression.
"Tell me, what are the rumors?"
"I want to hear the truth about my father's life experience and mother."
Mentioning the third prince's life experience, Gu Yinmeng's heart trembled.
This matter has been suppressed by Gu Yinmeng for more than twenty years.
In the past 20 years, no one has ever mentioned this matter. Why was it brought up again today? Gu Yinmeng's instinct was to escape, but it was too late. Her hand was already tightly grasped by Bei Mingyu.
.
"Tell me what you heard." Gu Yinmeng had no choice but to deal with it.
So Bei Mingyu told the Queen Mother verbatim the rumors he had heard, and Gu Yinmeng's face gradually dimmed and returned to a deathly calm.
What happened back then was also a sore spot for her, a deep scar.
Those words were said to be rumors, but every point was so reasonable that Gu Yinmeng was unable to refute them.
"Yu'er, you are indeed not my biological child, and your biological mother has indeed passed away." Gu Yinmeng said without hesitation. "But, ask yourself, how have I treated you over the years?"
"Thank you, my mother, for being so candid with me today. I know that my mother has been very kind to me over the years. I will never forget your kindness in raising me."
Bei Mingyu did not expect that the Queen Mother would directly admit what happened back then. This would be a bit unfilial for him as a son. However, Bei Mingyu still could not hide the doubts in his heart.
"It's just that I want to know who my biological mother is? What she looks like? What's her name? Where is she from? What are her hobbies? How did she die..."
Perhaps because Bei Mingyu asked too many questions in a series this time, Gu Yinmeng appeared very impatient. She sighed softly and pondered for a long time before giving a few simple answers.
"The queen mother knows very little about your mother. She is just an ordinary concubine in the palace, with no name or surname. At that time, my mother saw that you were young and had no one to take care of you, and she was destined to you, so she raised you in her own house.
It’s at my knees. Besides, it’s been more than 20 years, and no one remembers what happened back then.”
What Gu Yinmeng said today was the truth she deliberately left to future generations.
The unvarnished truth would rot in Gu Yinmeng's stomach forever. After speaking, she bit her lips tightly.
Bei Mingyu lowered his head sadly. His biological mother was nameless and no one cared about her. How could he, a son, not feel sad.
"Mom, the child is unfilial, the child is unfilial."
Bei Mingyu said reproachfully, he is now a noble person, doesn't he have the ability to add a title to his biological mother?
"Child, don't be sad anymore. Everything has passed and no one can change it."
"Mother, do you think I am weak and incompetent?" Bei Mingyu continued to blame herself.
"How could it be? You have always been my good son." Gu Yinmeng hurriedly comforted her. Suddenly she realized something was wrong and added. "Yu'er, these recent rumors may be someone deliberately trying to sow discord.
.No matter when, you should not doubt the friendship between our mother and son."
Relying on gossip and alienating feelings is a common tactic used by women in the harem. Gu Yinmeng cannot let others take advantage of her.
"My son understands, please rest assured, mother."
"We must send some people as soon as possible to find out where these rumors come from." The Queen Mother added.
"Mother, I am a little tired and want to leave first." After saying that, Bei Mingyu left. He understood the reason, but he just felt uncomfortable in his heart!
"Okay, it's understandable that you can't accept it for a while. Go back and have a good rest. Later, the Queen Mother will send you some lotus seed soup, so you can calm down." Gu Yinmeng said with concern.
"Thank you very much, Queen Mother. I will take my leave."
After Bei Mingyu left, Gu Yinmeng no longer needed to pretend. She really loved Bei Mingyu, but she was not a loving mother.
The prince's incident was the greatest pain in Gu Yinmeng's life.
