Chapter 257 The Imperial Concubine Pretending to be a Saint
"The imperial concubine's original name was Liao Jinci. She was born into an official family in Qi State. Her father used to be a councilor of the General Affairs Department in the capital. The imperial concubine was promoted after being favored. When she was thirteen, the imperial concubine participated in the palace draft. She was favored by the current emperor and was promoted to the rank of concubine Zhen.
Now because of her status as a saint, she has become an imperial concubine."
Mu Hecen calmly described the information in the document to Lan Yunyi. His voice was like a clear spring in summer, but Lan Yunyi's heart slowly sank.
"Since the imperial concubine was born in Qiguo, has she never left the country?"
"Yes." Mu Hecen replied.
"After the Liao family gave birth to a daughter, Liao Jinci never left Qi State. This is why she entered the palace proudly and was favored by the emperor. Not only is she beautiful in appearance, but more importantly, she has a clean family background."
Lan Yunyi clenched her hands into fists as she listened to Mu Hecen's explanation.
Since the imperial concubine has never left Qiguo, and Mrs. Lan did not live in Qiguo in the first half of her life, how did Mrs. Lan see the saint and be so afraid of the saint?
After being scared to the point of going crazy, I don’t know my grandchildren, but I can still hold a grudge against the saint and I can’t forget her.
Unless... the imperial concubine is not a saint at all.
Then why did she pretend to be a saint?
Is it because after Bai Zhen'er's incident, she was disappointed with the emperor's favor and wanted to use the name of a saint to win favor for herself?
So Lan Yunyi spoke again: "There is one more thing I want to ask Mr. Mu."
"But it doesn't matter."
"Does the saint who has always been talked about by everyone really have a magnolia flower in full bloom on her chest?"
When Mu and Cen heard Lan Yunyi's question, they were caught off guard and froze.
Lan Yunyi saw Mu Hecen's dull expressions and thought it was because she asked the question at an inappropriate time.
After all, it's really weird to ask a man if a girl has flowers on her chest.
She cleared her throat and was about to explain, but heard Mu and Cen speak first.
"Yes, you are right, there is a magnolia flower on the saint's chest."
Hearing the affirmative answer, Lan Yunyi took a deep breath, but the questions in her head became even heavier.
She squeezed the purse around her waist, gritted her teeth, and planned to ask Mu and Cen one last question. Except for Mrs. Lan, who couldn't ask anything else, her father and mother were the real purpose of her coming to Tingfeng Tower.
Her parents have never met.
The matter of Lan's father and Lan's mother has always been a taboo in Lan Mansion.
Before Lan Yunyi's death in her previous life, she had no doubt that Lan's mother died in childbirth due to dystocia.
It is because of this lie that I have tolerated the harm done to me by everyone in the Lan Mansion for the rest of my life.
At that time, she believed that she had killed her mother, and that her seven brothers and sisters had lost their mother, so she deserved it. No matter how wronged she was and how much she missed her mother, she did not dare to ask about Lan Mu.
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"I want to know about Blue's father and Blue's mother. They died when I was born. Everyone told me that she died due to dystocia, so is that really the case?"
When Lan Yunyi talked about this, her tone was a little more heavy and sad than before.
Mu and Cen had known that Lan Yunyi would ask about Lan's father and Lan's mother, so when he was getting Mrs. Lan's documents, he took their documents.
"Everyone thinks that Lan's mother died in childbirth when giving birth to the second daughter of Lan Mansion. Lan's father was too sad after Lan's mother died, but Ban Yue also died."
Listening to Mu Hecen's gentle voice, Lan Yunyi clenched her sleeves with some embarrassment. Not only was this heard by the world, this was also the message she had received since she was a child.
Whenever someone in the Lan Mansion asks about his parents, Lan Qianjing will look at Lan Yunyi with a hateful look, saying that their father and mother were killed by Lan Yunyi, the bumbling star.
She was sad about this, hated herself for it, and felt that this was the original sin of her birth, so she tolerated everyone's evil deeds, but never thought that these might be lies.
This was an eternal pain in her heart, so when she was doing business and making money in her previous life, she never thought of coming to Tingfeng Tower to find out the real reason for the death of Lan's father and Lan's mother.
"Actually, not really. Lan's father and Lan's mother did die at the same time, but Lan's mother did not die due to dystocia."
"The reason reported to the emperor was because the couple died unexpectedly in a flash flood when they left the capital and went up the mountain to burn incense. Lan's father was just a seventh-rank official in the capital, so the emperor just let it go without going into too much detail.
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A flash flood?
Lan Yunyi's breath was suffocated, and then she clenched her fist tightly, and her short nails were embedded in her flesh, but she couldn't feel the pain.
Died in a flash flood?
These few light words secretly concealed all the misfortunes and inner demons of her two lives.
Why? Why did Lan Qianjing say that Lan’s mother died in childbirth? Why should she bear this hatred and burden that did not belong to her?
Why?
Lan Yunyi thought, her breathing rose and fell violently, and her eyes gradually turned scarlet, but she still noticed the meaning in Mu Hecen's words.
The reason for reporting to the emperor?
"You mean, other than the reason reported to the emperor, it was not the real reason for their death?" Lan Yunyi looked at Mu and Cen motionlessly and continued to ask.
Her voice did not reveal anger or heartache, but calmness. Such calmness made Mu and Cen look at her in surprise.
"It's indeed not the case. According to the information, they were hunted down and killed..."
"Master! Master!"
Before Mu and Cen finished speaking, an urgent roar came from outside the house.
That's Zhuqing's voice?!
If there was no accident, Zhuqing would never call her that.
Lan Yunyi's heart suddenly tightened. She looked eagerly towards the edge of the window and saw Zhu Qing chasing a carriage with all her strength.
The next second, a man in black appeared behind her.
There was a buzzing sound in Lan Yunyi's head. She rushed downstairs without hesitation before she even thought about what happened.
"Zhu Qing! What happened?" Lan Yunyi said while looking at Zhu Qing's retreating figure.
And in the next second, Lan Yunyi felt a pain on the back of her head, and her eyes suddenly went dark.
Lan Yunyi fainted just like that.
When Lan Yunyi woke up again, there was still a sudden pain in the back of her head.
She struggled with some difficulty, but found that her wrists were tightly bound and clamped behind her back.
Her body was jolting, as if she was in a carriage or a boat. Before she could open her eyes, she smelled a strong fragrance.