Zhu Youxiao took Liu Ziguang to the Chunhe Palace. The place was in a mess. A corner of the palace had been burned down. The mythical beasts on the eaves were scorched black. There were water stains on the ground. The battle here was not fierce. The Queen Mother's elite soldiers were all
He died outside, and only a dozen old palace maids were left to guard the Queen Mother. When the imperial guards came, they surrendered without much resistance.
A group of guards surrounded the Chunhe Palace. Zhu Youxiao angrily walked to the palace gate, but Liu Ziguang suddenly stopped and said: "Your Majesty, I will not go in."
Zhu Youxiao was stunned for a moment, then nodded approvingly and said: "Ai Qing is indeed a sweetheart. The Queen Mother treats you kindly. It's really sad to see her die hanging three feet in vain. In this case, the Qing family is right at the palace gate."
Just wait, I will go and ask this old bitch personally. She killed my mother-in-law and my imperial sister, and used me as a puppet for ten years. What else does she want? I originally wanted her to spend her remaining years in the cold palace.
Yes, now I am exempted from it and will be directly sentenced to death!"
After saying that, he led the guards into Chunhe Palace.
Liu Ziguang was embarrassed to see the Queen Mother again. After all, his role in Infernal Affairs was not that glorious. He stood at the door and waited for a while, only to see Zhu Youxiao hurriedly walked out with a complex expression. He didn't say anything when he saw him and went straight to the Qing Palace.
, Liu Ziguang hurriedly followed behind. Could it be that something big happened after the emperor and the queen mother met? The little emperor's expression was so complicated.
Returning to the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youxiao waved the guards away, leaving only Liu Ziguang and Wei Zhongxian behind, and said, "I have a big thing for you to do."
"Ask your Majesty, I will go through fire and water, even to death." Liu Ziguang and Wei Zhongxian felt the Emperor's serious tone and immediately responded passionately.
Zhu Youxiao said: "Just now in the Chunhe Palace, I wanted to kill the Queen Mother, but a maid next to the Queen Mother rushed over and begged me, saying that as long as the Queen Mother was spared a life, she would tell me a shocking secret.
How could I accept their threats and ordered the guards to drag her away? The palace maid immediately shouted: Concubine Nan is still alive!"
"Concubine Nan is still alive?" Liu Ziguang and Wei Zhongxian looked at each other in surprise. This was indeed a shocking secret.
"Yes, not only my mother and concubine are still alive, but my elder sister, the eldest princess, is also alive. The fire sent by the Queen Mother ten years ago did not burn them to death. Some people saw them being taken away, but they didn't know they were killed.
Who saved him, and where are he going?"
"Could this be the Queen Mother's delaying strategy?" Wei Zhongxian asked.
Damn it, Liu Ziguang thought to himself, even if it is fake, it must be treated as real. It is better to believe that it exists than to believe that it does not exist.
"I think this matter should be handled with caution. We should gather together the palace maids and eunuchs from ten years ago and inquire carefully. Maybe we can find some clues." Liu Ziguang looked solemn. Zhu Youxiao had never received father's love since he was a child.
It is unimaginable to ordinary people that the death of his truly loving mother and sister in the fire brought such deep pain to the childhood prince. Now he suddenly knew that his relatives were still alive, even if the news was unbelievable, it gave him a glimmer of hope.
"I'll leave this matter to you two. No matter what, you must give me a clear answer.
"In compliance with the decree," the two of them agreed together. Both the South Factory and the East Factory now have investigative capabilities. The emperor asked these two agencies to jointly handle this matter, which is clearly to let them compete with each other.
"Don't make a big show of it until you have a clue. I can't afford to lose that person." Zhu Youxiao went on to say that when the emperor issued an imperial list to look for his mother-in-law among the people, it was easy to say that he found it, but he couldn't find it or made a lot of fake ones. That has become a joke for the ages.
"Xiao Weizi is familiar with matters in the palace. Go and do it now!" Zhu Youxiao said, and Wei Zhongxian hurriedly took the order. If this matter is done well, it will be a great achievement and cannot be left to him. Not positive.
Only Zhu Youxiao and Liu Ziguang were left in the Qianqing Palace. The moonlight outside was bright and clear. People all over the world must be immersed in the happiness of family reunion at this moment. The two fatherless and motherless men in the palace were silent to each other, each thinking. Worrying about something...
"Brother Liu, where is your mother?" Zhu Youxiao was silent for a while, then changed his title and asked Liu Ziguang.
"My mother..." Yes, where is my mother? Maybe she is suffering from the pain of losing her son (disappearance can be considered dead for two years) and continues to run a small business in the night market in the wind and rain. Maybe you work as a domestic servant in the home of a civil servant or a wealthy businessman, and all your family savings are lost in stock trading. If the old house is demolished, where will your old and sick parents look for shelter from the wind and rain with the meager demolition money? Where is it.
Thinking of this, Liu Ziguang suddenly felt his nose sore, "My parents are in another world. If I can have sex at their knees, I am willing to pay any price." Looking at Zhu Youxiao again, the little emperor's eyes were as bright as the water of Xuanwu Lake. The waves sparkled.
"So, no matter if there are any clues or not, I will find them." He seemed to be talking to Liu Ziguang, but it was more like swearing to himself.
"Back then, my mother and son were living in the cold palace. Two meals a day were just scraps, and the portions were not enough. My mother and concubine hardly ate much at every meal. She saved the money for my sister and me, but we still couldn't eat it. I'm full, I always cry and make noises to grab my sister's food..." Zhu Youxiao's voice was choked with sobs, and the clothes on his chest were wet. Liu Ziguang couldn't help crying when he heard the sadness.
"The mother-in-law's surname is Nangong, the emperor's sister's single name is an orange, and another important clue is that there is a scar on the emperor's left shoulder where a palace maid accidentally knocked over an oil lamp and burned it. That's all for now. Brother Liu must help me find it. They. I only have these two relatives in this world."
"I originally thought they were no longer in the world, and I always shed tears every time I think about them. Now I have a glimmer of hope. I will search all over the world to find them. When I was a child, I couldn't protect my mother and sister, and I couldn't keep them fed and clothed. Now that I have grown up, I want to bring them into the palace to enjoy all the glory and wealth! Poor mother and sister, I don’t know where to suffer now." Zhu Youxiao also heard a little about the suffering among the people, a weak woman with a young child , even if he managed to survive, he would have endured endless suffering.
"Your Majesty's filial piety is so touching that I am in tears." Liu Ziguang wiped the corners of his eyes and said firmly: "The Crown Princess and Her Royal Highness Princess have their own destiny. Since they were able to escape disaster back then, they can also survive it now. Good luck to you in case of death. I will do my best to find the whereabouts of these two nobles. I also ask your Majesty to give me a token so that we can recognize each other when the time comes."
Zhu Youxiao thought for a moment and took out the old rag doll from his chest: "This is the doll that my mother made for me in the cold palace. My sister and I have one each. She will be recognized by the old man at a glance. You can take good care of it." But it’s my lifeblood.”
Liu Ziguang hurriedly took it respectfully and hid it carefully on his body. Zhu Youxiao hesitated and said: "If the mother-in-law is taken in... I mean... maybe she remarries or something, how should Aiqing deal with it?"
This is related to the royal family's face. The concubine has been living outside for so many years, and the possibility of remarrying is very high. It would be very embarrassing if she really gave the emperor a stepfather.
"The concubine is the emperor's biological mother, and she will never remarry!" Liu Ziguang said firmly.
"I mean what if..."
"If there is no such thing, I will use my name to guarantee that nothing embarrassing will happen to His Majesty." Liu Ziguang vowed.
The conversation ended here, and both of them understood what they meant. It would be best if they did not remarry. If they did, a massacre would inevitably occur.
Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction. At this moment, the palace maid timidly reported outside: "The Queen, please go to Kunning Palace to have a rest."
Zhu Youxiao patted his head and laughed at himself: "I even forgot that there is a queen." Then he stood up and walked out. Suddenly he turned to Liu Ziguang and said: "Brother Liu, it's time to hurry up, you are much older than me."
Now that he is 3 years old and has been awarded a title, it is time to think about getting married.
When you get married, I will definitely be there in person to ask for a few glasses of wedding wine."
Liu Ziguang returned to the house and carefully considered the matter. Now Dongchang and Nanchang are advancing side by side, and there is no distinction between strong and weak. Although the new Dongchang under the leadership of Wei Zhongxian has inherited part of the mantle of the old Dongchang, it is not very powerful.
They are as powerful as Nachang, but if one of them finds the Crown Princess first, they will be able to defeat their opponents technically and gain the emperor's appreciation and sufficient internal funds. Therefore, they must get ahead of Dongchang in this matter.
Done.
As the general manager, Wei Zhongxian has the convenience of collecting old people and various information from ten years ago. This is something Liu Ziguang cannot match. Thinking of this, Liu Ziguang frowned. Old people... By the way,
Isn't the wife of former Dongchang Admiral Yang Bo an old member of the palace? Last time she hesitated to speak as if she had some secret buried in her heart. Yes, let's start with her.
Mrs. Yang was rewarded to Liu Ziguang as a family member who rebelled against the party. The young concubines of Huang Huangrong could be given to soldiers. Naturally, no one would want Mrs. Yang who was old and yellow. If she were put outside, she would not be able to live a life of fine clothes and fine food.
She couldn't adapt, so Liu Ziguang had a kind heart and arranged a small courtyard for her to live in the house, and provided her with food and clothing.
Although it was very late, Mrs. Yang was still called to Liu Ziguang's study. She had always been grateful for Liu Ziguang's life-saving grace. When she saw her benefactor, she bowed gracefully.
"Mrs. Yang, do you still remember the burning of Concubine Nan and the eldest princess ten years ago?" Liu Ziguang asked straight to the point.
"Remember, I was a female official in the palace back then." Mrs. Yang seemed to realize what Liu Ziguang was going to ask, and she raised her head calmly to face him.
"Someone said today that Concubine Nan and her daughter did not die in the fire, but were rescued. Do you know this?"
Liu Ziguang was afraid that Mrs. Yang would be afraid of the Queen Mother, so he added: "The Queen Mother started a rebellion today and was suppressed by the imperial guards. She may be sentenced to death by the three-foot white silk in the next two days, so don't be afraid. Just say anything."
"I'm not afraid, I'm just afraid. It's just that Concubine Nan once said when she fled Ouchi: I never want to step into the palace, a ruthless and cruel place again. Alas... the most ruthless emperor's house."
Mrs. Yang sighed and continued: "It was indeed my concubine who rescued their mother and daughter from the palace. At that time, the Queen Mother had not yet fully controlled the harem. She had some small power relying on Yang Bo's power. Seeing that their mother and daughter were really pitiful, she
Feeling compassion, I let them go privately and found two corpses to make up for the loss, and then I got away. I didn't expect that there were such kind-hearted people around the Queen Mother, who kept this secret for so many years..."
Liu Ziguang was overjoyed and quickly asked: "Where did the concubine and the princess escape to?"
Since it is a mother and daughter, of course it cannot be Liu Xiaomao. The correct answer is the mother and daughter of the fisherman family. I selected these two characters at the beginning of Volume 2. The older one has a great temperament and the younger one is beautiful.