Yunyan followed Qin Youzhi all the way into Shoukang Palace. Before entering the palace gate, Bishui was left outside. Looking at the battle, she looked slightly nervous, wondering what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of Empress Dowager Gao.
"If you feel bored, just walk around and remember, don't cause trouble!" Yun Yan warned Bishui.
Hearing this, Bishui nodded and said, "Don't worry, Miss, I'll be back as soon as I go."
Nodding slightly, Yun Yan naturally knew what she meant. This girl was clearly worried about Princess Zhaoyang. Previously, she was just a tough talker.
As soon as she walked into Shoukang Palace, Yun Yan became even more confused. Logically speaking, this was the Queen Mother's palace, and there should be many maids and eunuchs serving here. However, when she walked into the main hall, she only saw two people. One.
She was an old woman sitting on the soft couch at the top. She was leaning on the couch with her right hand supporting her head. The other one was an old nun who was waiting beside her.
Walking to the center of the hall, Yun Yan knelt down on the ground, saluted and said: "My maiden pays homage to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother is a thousand years old."
Listening to the voice below, Queen Mother Gao raised her eyes and glanced at the kneeling woman below. With the help of Granny Yulian next to her, she sat upright, and a low and hoarse voice came, "Miss Third, please don't.
Ritual, if you come, please give me a seat!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Aunt Yulian came over to serve tea. Yunyan stood up and said respectfully, "Thank you, Queen Mother." Then she followed the direction directed by Aunt Yulian and sat down on her seat.
Aunt Yulian served the refreshments and then stood next to Empress Dowager Gao.
The huge palace suddenly became quiet, and only the sound of people's breathing could be heard. Yunyan glanced out of the corner of her eyes, and she glanced at the Queen Mother Gao sitting above her. She still had a graceful posture, but the passage of time
It's a reminder of old age. At this moment, she is already haggard and her expression is full of despair. I'm afraid the end is not far away.
"I heard from the nun who returned to the palace that the third lady learned palace etiquette very quickly, was extremely intelligent, and could understand everything." Empress Dowager Gao picked up the tea cup on the table, took a sip, and said casually.
Yun Yan nodded slightly and said with a smile: "This is a ridiculous compliment from the nuns. Yun Yan has only learned the surface of these etiquette."
"This temperament is really similar to hers, just as humble and respectful!" She shook her head slightly, a smile appeared on Queen Mother Gao's withered face, and she put down the tea cup in her hand.
She? Who is she referring to? Yunyan looked tense and looked at the old woman on the table. This was the second time she came to see her. Last time, she only said a few words. At that time, she probably just wanted to meet Liang Du Chou.
She's just a woman, but this time it doesn't seem that simple. This Empress Dowager Gao gives people an inscrutable and profound feeling, especially those cloudy eyes, which seem to be able to understand everything.
Empress Dowager Gao glanced at the person sitting below, and continued: "Looking at the appearance of the third lady, she is much rosier than when she first came to Shoukang Palace. But the Ai family forgot that the third lady came back from the countryside.
of."
After hearing this, Yun Yan came back to her senses and replied: "The Queen Mother was joking."
"I think Miss Third probably prefers life in Liangdu? Speaking of which, the Ai family is curious as to why Yun Fang placed you in the countryside in the first place. After all, you are also the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister. With this status,
It's not something ordinary people can compare to." Empress Dowager Gao sighed.
Yun Yan frowned and looked at the people on the table. What did she mean? She was abandoned by Yun Mocheng in the countryside. Although it was said that she was left in the countryside to recuperate, no one could guess the reason behind it.
The reason is that Yun Mocheng doesn't like her ugly daughter. It's impossible for Empress Dowager Gao not to know, so is she testing her?
"The Queen Mother is serious. My daughter has been in poor health since she was a child, so she has been recuperating in the countryside." Yun Yan replied accordingly. Since he didn't know what she wanted to do, let's just follow her words.
Shaking her head slightly, Empress Dowager Gao sighed again and said: "It seems that Third Miss is unwilling to tell the truth to the Ai family. Although this matter should not be dealt with by the Ai family, who made you Suyu's daughter and the future of the Ai family?
Where is your grandson-in-law? The Ai family just wants to care about you."
Mother? Yunyan looked at Empress Dowager Gao in surprise. Does she have anything to do with mother? But she still had a smile on her face, and she couldn't tell why.
Yun Yan calmed down and said calmly: "The Queen Mother is worrying too much. Naturally, my daughter's father treats her very well. The rumors in the world are just rumors spread by the common people."
"Really? Yun Xiang treats you well? Who kicked you out of the house back then? Who couldn't even tolerate Suyu's spiritual tablet? I'm afraid there is no spiritual tablet of your mother in the Prime Minister's Mansion now.
." Empress Dowager Gao said directly, the corners of her dry mouth opened and closed, but involuntarily raised a slight arc.
After hearing this, Yun Yan's face darkened, and she looked at Queen Mother Gao, who was also looking at her with a smile on her face, but she was clearly smiling, but it made people feel chilly for no reason. She said in a low voice: "The Queen Mother's words
I don’t understand." How did she know this, and how could Yun Mocheng let others know these disgraceful things.
"If you don't understand, Aijia will let you understand. Aren't you curious about the real reason why your mother died?" Empress Dowager Gao said calmly.
The real reason for my mother's death? Yun Yan was stunned and looked at Empress Dowager Gao in surprise. Didn't her mother die of depression? At that time, all my grandfather's family died. My mother felt guilty that she could not save them, and she was even more ruthless towards Yun Mocheng.
She was so heartbroken that she shed tears all day long, and eventually died of a serious illness. As for the rumors in the house that her mother died in a dry well, it was just a rumor. On the day her mother died, she was in front of the bed. Empress Dowager Gao brought up old things again.
What do you mean? From what she said, she seems to be very familiar with her mother?
"What does the Queen Mother want to say?" Yun Yan raised her eyebrows, looked at Queen Mother Gao coldly, and said.
Sensing the change in Yun Yan's expression, Queen Mother Gao's heart sank, and a strange look appeared in her eyes. Has she finally revealed her true face? Sure enough, Suyu is her weakness. Just like, she is also Suyu's weakness.
!
"Actually, the Ai family watched Su Yu grow up. At one time, the Ai family also hoped that Su Yu could become the daughter-in-law of the Ai family, and the emperor himself also liked Su Yu. But later, when the emperor wanted to establish
When she was a concubine, she refused. There is no woman in this world who doesn't want to marry into the Heavenly Family. If she doesn't want to, then it can only be said that she is doing it for another man." Empress Dowager Gao looked at the door of the hall and said quietly.
Yun Yan's eyebrows moved slightly, she glanced at Empress Dowager Gao, and said calmly: "What the Empress Dowager means is that my mother refused to marry the emperor because of Yun Mocheng? But what does this mean?" These things are related to what Aunt Gui had previously said.
There isn't much difference between what she said.
"What does it mean? The Ai family won't hide it from you until now. Although the Ai family was very angry at Su Yu's refusal to marry, they have never been able to understand Yun Mocheng. Since she likes Yun Mocheng
, then the Ai family will help her, so that it will be easier for her to understand Yun Mocheng's every move!" Empress Dowager Gao said calmly.
Is my mother a pawn placed by the Queen Mother next to Yun Mocheng? Yun Yan's eyes suddenly widened, how could it be? Why did she never know these things? But, more importantly, the Queen Mother was actually afraid of Yun Mo twenty years ago
OK, what did Yun Mocheng do?
Empress Dowager Gao ignored Yun Yan and continued: "But the Ai family was wrong. The Ai family underestimated Suyu's love for Yun Mocheng. When Suyu first married Yun Mocheng, she would also tell the Ai family about Yun Mocheng.
Mo Cheng's every move, but as time went by, she was completely immersed in the tenderness given by Yun Mocheng, and gradually became alienated from the Ai family. Although the Ai family was angry in their hearts, the Ai family had always treated her as their daughter, so they could only
She could go with her. However, until one day, she came to the Ai family to admit her mistake and beg the Ai family to help her win back Yun Mocheng's heart. Because at that time, Yun Mocheng fell in love with the daughter of the Liu family, and even more
After making her their concubine, the Aijia could never forget Suyu's desperate expression at that time. Later, for some unknown reason, Suyu endured it, probably because she found out that she had you. The Aijia originally thought that they had to live this life.
After all, since she has you, she will naturally not think about committing suicide. But who would have thought that Suyu would die like that twelve years later. Outsiders only thought that she died of depression because of the aunt in power in the house. In fact, the Ai family
I know it was Yun Mocheng who killed Suyu. Ahem..." After talking about it, maybe because of her excitement, she started coughing.
"Queen Mother, please don't be too sad. You are not in good health to begin with." Seeing Queen Dowager Gao's excitement, Aunt Yulian said quickly to comfort her.
Yunyan closed her eyes slightly. She knew all this. From the time she could remember, all she saw was her mother's pain. The one who followed her father in front of people was always the well-dressed Aunt Liu. Her mother and her would always be together.
They always stayed in the darkest corner of the house. She could never forget Yun Mocheng's look of disgust when he looked at them. At that time, she often thought, why, why didn't her father love her mother? If he didn't love his mother, then why did she have her?
existence? To this day, she still can't understand.
"Why is the Queen Mother so sure that Yun Mocheng killed my mother?" Yun Mocheng opened his eyes and looked at Queen Mother Gao coldly and said, his clear eyes full of cold light.
Looking at this awe-inspiring look, Empress Dowager Gao was stunned, she frowned, and then said: "Yun Mocheng only married your mother because of the power of the Li family, just like he married the daughter of the Liu family. One is a general.
His daughter, one is the daughter of a minister, which is enough for him to stand firm in Liangdu. However, after the Li family fell, your mother naturally had no use value to him. What's more, he has always suspected that your mother is a member of the Ai family.
The chess pieces placed next to him will naturally not let your mother go."
"If that's true, didn't it mean that the Queen Mother indirectly killed my mother?" Yun Yan twitched the corner of her mouth and said coldly.
After hearing this, Queen Mother Gao's expression remained unchanged. Her eyes fell on Yun Yan's left cheek and she said calmly: "But the birthmark on your face seems to be more indicative of who directly harmed you and your mother?"
