She knew that Concubine Xie was nervous because of the secret. If she hadn't guessed, it would have been the so-called fact that Xiao Xian was not Prince Yan's son.
But Shen Mingzhu feels that the question of whether Xiao Xian is Concubine Xie's son needs to be verified.
If Xiao Xian is the son of Concubine Xie, but not Prince Yan, then it only means that this child belongs to a very powerful person, otherwise Prince Yan will never swallow his anger.
She didn't know why, Shen Mingzhu thought of Fukangan, but she felt that the situation in front of her was different.
Xiao Xian was not Fukangan, and Concubine Xie had no ambiguity with the emperor, so she ruled out the idea.
In addition, it is possible that Xiao Xian was adopted by Concubine Xie.
Xiao Xian may be someone's son who cannot see the light of day, and Concubine Xie may have a good relationship with them, and then quietly adopted the child as her own.
And that so-called secret is probably why it cannot be seen in the light.
Shen Mingzhu wondered, maybe Xiao Xian's biological parents were violated by the imperial court, but his father was quite prestigious. Although he was sentenced to death, it was probably an unjust case?
Thinking of this, Shen Mingzhu felt that she had some clues, and she could trace the clues as long as she sorted them out carefully.
She comforted Mrs. Xie not to be nervous, let alone worry. Either the truth will be revealed or the matter will be left unsolved, and the palace will never be involved. As long as the matter is explained clearly, there is nothing that cannot be said to others.
Concubine Xie was hesitant, because she did have a secret that she could not tell others. The IOU and her request for help for Xiao Yu were all because of the threat from Prince Yan.
Otherwise, she wouldn't let him in.
Seeing the worry on her face, Shen Mingzhu asked: "Does the concubine have something to hide?"
Concubine Xie knew that Shen Mingzhu was extremely intelligent, and she would definitely be able to tell what was wrong with her.
She hesitated for a moment and said: "Mingzhu, there is something..."
But she still didn't know what to say, she was afraid of hurting Xian'er.
Shen Mingzhu looked at her, without urging her, just waiting quietly.
Concubine Xie gritted her teeth and said, "Mingzhu, there is something I can't say. Don't ask me, let alone tell Xian'er. Don't think about it as if it is something that cannot be said. The prince is indeed here to threaten me, saying
He wanted to go out and ask me to do something for him and he would write it off. But I didn’t trust him, so I asked him to bring an IOU. If he dared to mention it again in the future, I would ask him to pay back the money. He also agreed.
Who knows, he, he is dead. Is there anything wrong with that IOU?"
Shen Mingzhu secretly laughed, it turns out that Prince Yan learned the trick of asking for money IOU from the concubine.
She smiled and comforted Concubine Xie, "I promise, there will be no problem. Concubine Xie just kept the secret in her belly and pretended that no one had mentioned it. Now that the prince is dead, no one knows about it. So you don't need anything.
I’m afraid, now it’s all about what you say. You just need to remember one thing. No matter what you say, just stick to the same statement and don’t make any changes midway.”
Blood is thicker than water. Prince Yan and Xiao Xian are father and son after all. No matter how much they hated each other at the time, time has passed and it is unbearable to see them in decline.
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Happy New Year, dear friends. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the shopkeeper still has to write, please comfort and encourage me!
