Qian Zhu took out a pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Yun Shang took the pen and dipped it in ink. After pondering for a moment, he wrote a letter on the paper. Then he took a seal from the purse at his waist and dipped it in ink pad.
Covered on the letter.
Yun Shang put the seal in place, then picked up the letter paper, dried it carefully, and handed it to Uncle Liu.
Uncle Liu took it, looked at it once, then quickly folded it up and stuffed it into his clothes. After pondering for a long time, he bit his lip and finally said: "My first wife is a stable woman.
She is also quite well-known in Jincheng, and many dignitaries come to her to deliver babies. Twenty-three years ago, the palace sent people to take her into the palace and let her deliver the baby to the beloved Concubine Liu."
As Uncle Liu spoke, he subconsciously took out a pipe from his waist, but after taking it out, he seemed to hear "Where Are You Born Now?" He was stunned for a moment, then stuffed it back silently.
"My mother-in-law was so happy at the time. Although there were many high-ranking officials and nobles among the people who delivered the baby, this time it was Concubine Liu who was favored by the palace after all. She was so excited that she couldn't sleep for several days. It was the 21st day of the twelfth lunar month.
I remember very clearly that the weather was very cold, and the palace sent someone to pick up my mother-in-law early in the morning." Uncle Liu sighed and frowned.
"It wasn't until almost midnight that my mother-in-law came back from the palace. As soon as she came back, she asked us to pack our things in a hurry, indicating that we were leaving the city early in the morning. I looked at her as if she was a little panicked.
So I grabbed her and asked, she must have been told something, she was trembling all over, but she still didn't want to say a word."
Uncle Liu knocked on his pipe, with a complicated look in his eyes: "I thought she had offended the nobles in the palace when delivering the baby, and I was panicking. While packing my things, I asked her what happened. After asking her all night,
It was almost dawn when she told me, but she didn't explain it very clearly. I only remember that she repeatedly said that Concubine Liu had given birth to a daughter, but it was stillborn. She said that the nobles in the palace had ordered them to
Don't let any rumors leak, otherwise you will die."
When Yun Shang heard this, she clenched her hands in her sleeves. Daughter? Stillborn? She remembered that Concubine Liu had aborted two children, and the Seventh Prince was the only one who was born full term. But what happened to this stillborn child? Could it be Na Wen?
My mother-in-law delivered a child before the Seventh Prince? But that’s not right. She remembered that Xia Houjing’s birthday was on the 21st of the twelfth lunar month. What was going on? Yun Shang’s eyes were full of doubts.
"Actually, I don't understand. It's not unusual to have a child with difficulty in labor and stillbirth. But I think it may be because the nobles in the palace are more expensive. She is a woman who has never seen the market. I'm afraid
When someone threatened me, I panicked. But I didn't expect that early the next morning, not far after we left Jincheng, we encountered bandits. The whole family was killed, and I was injured.
I just pretended to be dead and saved my life."
Uncle Liu took a deep breath and was silent for a long time before continuing: "At first, I thought it was a bandit, but then not long after I was rescued, I heard that Concubine Liu gave birth to a son.
He is the current Seventh Prince. But I remember very clearly that my mother-in-law said that Concubine Liu gave birth to a daughter or a stillborn child."
"I felt something was wrong at that time. Thinking that my mother-in-law and the three stable women who went to the palace to deliver the baby were all well-known in Jincheng, and my mother-in-law also had some contacts with them, I quietly returned to Jinchen.
I walked into the city several times and found out that something had happened to the three stable women, and not a single person in the family was left alive. I then realized that I am afraid that the person who wanted them dead was not a bandit at all, but a palace official.
The noble one among them."
Yun Shang slowly recovered from her surprise, "Are you saying that the Seventh Prince is not Concubine Liu's child at all?"
Uncle Liu nodded repeatedly: "Definitely not."
"Could it be that they were twins, but the girl died?" Yun Shang asked with a frown.
Uncle Liu shook his head, thought for a while and then said: "If it was a twin and a twin, my mother-in-law would not tell it and she wouldn't be so panicked. Moreover, if one of the twins died, why should we hide it?"
Uncle Liu paused for a long time, seemed to remember something, and then spoke again: "By the way, my mother-in-law also mentioned something. There were four Wen Pos who entered the palace, but only two of them delivered Concubine Liu.
.Also, when the female fetus was born, Concubine Liu fainted from the pain. After discovering that it was a stillborn fetus, a nanny took her away. Later, when Concubine Liu woke up and asked about the child, the nanny gave Concubine Liu
He said that she gave birth to a boy and that the mother and child are safe."
"My mother-in-law wanted to speak, but she was taken away. The nanny said she was just trying to comfort Concubine Liu and asked them not to tell anyone."
Yun Shang was shocked by such an explosive secret. The order of Uncle Liu's words was a bit confusing, but Yun Shang understood clearly. When Concubine Liu gave birth, she gave birth to a daughter, who was stillborn.
However, the nun beside her told her that the baby was a boy, and that the mother and child were safe. Later, it was announced that Concubine Liu had given birth to a boy, and that boy was now Xia Houjing.
Yun Shang bit her lip, her eyes filled with disbelief. No matter what, she never thought that the secret would be like this.
With his mind filled with all kinds of thoughts, Yun Shang sat down, forced himself to calm down, and sorted out the information he had just received one by one.
Then I had a few questions.
One is that according to what Uncle Liu just said, Concubine Liu did not know about this. She fainted during the birth and did not know that she had given birth to a stillborn fetus. But, who is that nanny? What is the matter?
Whose arrangement was it? Xia Huanyu? Or Liu Jin?
Secondly, he said that there were four stable women in the palace, but only two of them delivered the babies to Concubine Liu. So who did the remaining two deliver babies to? Are they the real Xia Houjing?
Mother? Who is Xia Houjing’s biological mother?
The last one, Xia Huanyu wrote to Liu Yinfeng before, saying that he hoped that the secret of the year would be buried forever and not let Xia Houjing know about it. Could the secret in his mouth be about this matter?
Yun Shang thought about it one by one. Yun Shang had seen Xia Huanyu's love for Xia Houjing, and he always favored him. If Xia Huanyu knew that Xia Houjing was not his biological child, he would not have such tolerance for a person.
Being so partial to someone who is not your own child.
In this way, the person who arranged this matter was most likely Liu Jin. If it was Liu Jin, Yun Shang could understand it. Concubine Liu had been in the palace for several years and was very favored, but she was pregnant twice.
They all had miscarriages. Liu Jin naturally hoped that his daughter would give birth to a prince to be his favorite, so that their status in the Liu family could be stable.
But at that time, both the court and the harem were controlled by the Su family. The Liu family had not yet reached the point of covering the sky with one hand, so how could they arrange this matter so seamlessly? Even almost everyone who dealt with this matter at that time had already
It was dealt with cleanly. If it was arranged by Liu Jin, wouldn't the Su Mansion and Xia Huanyu notice anything wrong at all?
And if Xia Huanyu didn't know about this, then the secret in the letter must not be this. If it wasn't this, then what was it?
Yun Shang only felt that there were more doubts in her mind, which disturbed her mind.
After a long while, Yun Shang slowly stood up and said softly: "I will go back to the palace after lunch. I will ask my maid to help you find some clothes. Then you will enter the palace with my team."
Well. It’s just that I have to make it clear to you first. Firstly, you have to give up some things to enter the palace. Secondly, if you choose to enter the palace, I can’t protect your family. Thirdly, this palace may not be as good as
As comfortable as you imagine, it may be very dangerous. I hope you can take care of yourself, otherwise don't blame me for being rude. You still have a chance to regret it..."
After Yun Shang finished speaking, she glanced at Uncle Liu again, smiled coldly, turned around and left the small room.
The secret she just heard was too frightening. Yun Shang left the house without returning to the main hall directly. She stood in the yard for a while before turning to look at Qian Zui and said, "Are Qian Qian and Qian Yin here?"
Qian Zui responded in a low voice, "Here we are, waiting for the master to summon us in the front yard."
Yun Shang nodded slightly, "Call them over."
Qian Zui agreed in a low voice, bowed and left the yard. Not long after, he brought Ning Qian and Qian Yin in. When Ning Qian and Qian Yin saw Yun Shang, they laughed: "I haven't congratulated the master on boarding yet."
As for the queen, the master is wearing this phoenix robe, he is truly magnificent."
Yun Shang smiled, turned around and looked at the two of them, and then said softly: "I'm not having a good time in the palace during this period. The person I'm watching next to me is a martial arts master, so I don't dare to summon you two.
How are you doing outside the palace during this period?"
Ning Qian's belly had not yet swelled, and her figure was still slender. She responded with a smile: "Everything is fine, my subordinates have lived up to my master's expectations. Now Mingfeng Pavilion has become somewhat famous in Jincheng, and many dignitaries have
Everyone will come here because of his reputation. His subordinates have set up penthouses next to all the rooms that neither the guests nor the girls know about, and have ordered people to listen in the corners. Once they hear any useful information, they will collect it all, put it together, and sort it out one by one.
It won't take long, as Mingfeng Pavilion's reputation becomes more and more famous, and there are more and more customers, it will soon become an excellent place for collecting information."
Yun Shang laughed when he heard this: "Only you can do this thing from the corner." After saying that, he looked at Qianyin again and said, "How is your situation?"
Qianyin responded with a low smile, "Everything is fine, Xiao Ji has more and more customers."
Yun Shang nodded, remained silent for a moment, and then asked: "What's going on with Liu Cang? Have you found out?"
Ning Qian thought for a while and then responded softly: "I have some clues..." (To be continued)
