The Duke's wife looked at Yun Shang for a moment, with a bit of surprise in her eyes: "Why do you know about her?"
When Yun Shang heard what the Duke's wife said, she knew that she must recognize the woman, so she quickly took the Duke's wife's hand and said: "Grandma, tell me who that woman is? Her identity is to me, to Qing Yan.
, very important.”
The Duke's wife didn't know why Yun Shang said this, but she suddenly fell silent. She took a piece of pastry from the plate and took a bite. After a long while, she sighed softly and said: "If I guessed correctly, the person you are talking about is
, should be one of the Cao sisters."
"Cao family?" Yun Shang was a little surprised. Yuqin said that the unfavored talented person was named Cao. Could that woman have any relationship with the talented person Cao? But there should be a relationship, otherwise, so what?
He deliberately placed the woman in Cao Cairen's palace.
The Duke's wife nodded: "Cao family, in a dynasty, there are always some families that were once very prosperous, but then failed very quickly. The Cao family is one of them. The Cao family was a hero when the ancestors founded the country, and they have always been there.
The Xia Dynasty had a very important position, especially when Emperor Wenzong was alive, and Emperor Wenzong's queen was a member of the Cao family."
Yun Shang was stunned for a moment, and for a moment she didn't remember who the Emperor Wenzong was in the Guogong's mouth.
The Duke's wife looked at her expression and understood her doubts. She smiled and explained: "Emperor Wenzong is the father of the Supreme Emperor."
Yun Shang suddenly realized it, but since Yun Shang came to Xia Kingdom, she had never heard of the Cao family. It seemed like what the Duke and Mrs. Guo said, it declined rapidly after its peak.
The Duke's wife then spoke: "At that time, the queen was from the Cao family, and the prince married the queen's niece, who was also the daughter of the Cao family. The daughters of the Cao family were all extremely beautiful, and each of them was as beautiful as a charming girl.
At that time, all the ladies in Jincheng were proud to befriend the daughters of the Cao family. Moreover, the daughters of the Cao family all had a unique skill, which was to play the pipa. They also had one thing in common, every daughter had a tear mole under her eyes."
"If you say that twenty or thirty years ago, the people who were good at bouncing the pipa were definitely the daughters of the Cao family. Among the daughters of the Cao family of that generation, in addition to Cao Wenxi, who was married to the then crown prince, she also had two
Two sisters, one is named Cao Yarou and the other is Cao Qianming. I just don’t know which one you are talking about?"
Yun Shang was in trouble when the Duke's wife asked her this question. She had never seen the portrait, so she couldn't tell the Duke's wife the specific features of the woman.
Seeing that Yun Shang didn't speak, the Duke's wife smiled again and continued: "People with tear moles have bad luck. None of the three daughters of the Cao family have escaped such a curse. Although the eldest daughter Cao Wenxi married
The crown prince at that time, but because of this, the Cao family sided with the crown prince. After the emperor seized the throne, he uprooted the Cao family, but not a single one was left. A good century-old family,
It just disappeared."
Yun Shang was startled, and then suddenly remembered that although Xia Huanyu finally ascended the throne, he was not the prince. His empire was gained by killing his father and brother.
But according to what the Duke's wife said, that woman should be the daughter of the Cao family. But if she is the daughter of the Cao family, she will definitely not stay with Xia Huanyu's temperament. She has seen Xia Huanyu's ruthlessness with her own eyes.
. Could it be that the story is really as legendary as the one sung in the opera? One of the three daughters of the Cao family escaped and met Xia Huanyu, and the two fell in love with each other and even secretly became pregnant. But because of her, Xia Huanyu
It was because of the daughter of the Cao family that she was not brought into the palace.
Yun Shang felt a little confused in her mind. Didn't Xia Huanyu like Hua Ling from the beginning to the end?
Yun Shang was a little confused by these inexplicable speculations, so she didn't want to think about it. She just thought in her heart that although she still didn't know which daughter of the Cao family it was, she knew the general identity, and she could be considered to have it.
It's worth it. As long as you follow this clue and investigate, you will find the truth quickly.
Yun Shang thought in her mind, then smiled at the Duke's wife and said, "Thank you, grandma."
Thinking of Hua Ling, Yun Shang remembered that the Duke's wife was Hua Ling's mother. After finally entering the palace, the Duke's wife should take her to meet Hua Ling. Thinking like this, Yun Shang smiled.
He turned around and said softly: "My mother should be reading a book now. Grandma might as well go to the Taihe Palace with me to sit for a while."
The Duke's wife didn't hesitate, she stood up with a smile and walked to the Taihe Palace with Yun Shang.
After the Duke's wife left the palace, Yun Shang left Taihe Palace and walked to Weiyang Palace. She sorted out the current clues in her mind. It was almost certain that the beauty in the picture was Xia Houjing's biological mother.
Yes, and the woman who stayed in the harem during her pregnancy lived in Cao Cai’s Luoxue Pavilion. The woman was the daughter of the Cao family, and Cao Cao’s surname was also Cao. And Yuqin said that Cao Cai’s appearance
She is also very beautiful, but the reason why she is not favored is because of her family background, which is probably related to the Cao family.
In this way, Cao Cairen and Xia Houjing's biological mother should be related. Cao Cairen may be the most critical clue to break through.
Yun Shang thought in her mind, and suddenly stopped: "Qinyi, do you know where the books recording the family background information of the concubines in the harem are kept?"
Qin Yi thought for a while and then responded softly: "I think it is most likely that I am in the library."
Hearing this, Yun Shang turned her head and looked at Qin Yi and said, "Where is the library?"
Qin Yi quickly pointed to a three-story building opposite the lake and said to Yun Shang, "That's it."
Yun Shang raised her eyes and looked over, then turned around and said, "Let's go over and take a look."
When they arrived at the library, Yun Shang saw guards guarding the door. Qinyi stepped forward and showed Yun Shang's Queen's Order to the two guards, and the two guards quickly opened the lock on the library door:
"The Queen can freely check the books and materials on the first and second floors, but even her subordinates don't have keys to the third floor."
Yun Shang responded and walked in. As soon as he entered the door, Yun Shang was a little dumbfounded. The library was filled with rows of bookshelves, and there were probably hundreds of thousands of books.
Yun Shang walked over one by one. Fortunately, there were already labels on the bookshelf. It was much better than searching through each book one by one. Yun Shang and Qin Yi searched for the labels on the bookshelf one by one, but there was no one on the first floor.
Nothing was discovered.
The two of them walked up the wooden stairs to the second floor. There were more books on the second floor than on the first floor, but they were also more messy. It took them more than two hours to find them among the bookshelves one after another.
There is a bookshelf that records the information about the concubines in the palace, but there are also thousands of books on the bookshelf.
Yun Shang frowned, but she had no choice but to read each book one by one. She saw that it was already dark, but she still couldn't find Cao Cairen's book.
Yun Shang and Qin Yi were taking photos together, but they heard the sound of the wooden stairs. Yun Shang and Qin Yi looked at each other, then quickly put the booklet in their hands back into the distance and walked to the other side.
He stood still, took out a book and flipped through it at will.
"What are you looking at? Are you looking so fascinated?" Luo Qingyan's voice came, and Yun Shang's hanging heart was relieved.
"Why is Your Majesty here?" Yun Shang looked at the book in his hand. It turned out to be a playbook. He quickly put the book back on the bookshelf and stuck out his tongue.
But Luo Qingyan saw it very clearly, smiled, took out the book, raised his eyebrows and said: "I always thought that you only like to read military and medical history books, but you don't want to read drama books as well.
I was so fascinated that I even saw that it was getting dark before I returned to Weiyang Palace."
Luo Qingyan's words were filled with sadness at the end, and Yun Shang suddenly realized that this library was probably built to preserve good books, because there were no windows, and palace lanterns were lit on the walls, making it difficult for people to know what was going on outside.
What time was it? I was afraid that Luo Qingyan would not see her when she returned to Weiyang Palace, so I came out to look for her.
Yun Shang stuck out her tongue, looked towards the stairs, and then said, "Didn't Mr. Liu come with you?"
Luo Qingyan shook his head: "What's wrong?"
Yun Shang thought for a while and then honestly confessed: "I am looking for information about the concubines in the Supreme Queen's Palace."
"Concubine information?" Luo Qingyan frowned, "What are you looking for?"
Yun Shang thought for a while, then pulled Luo Qingyan, asked him to bend down, and told him what he had discovered in the past two days. After listening to Yun Shang's words, Luo Qingyan did not come out for a long time.
After a long while, he said: "When did you say she entered the palace?"
Yunshang thought about it carefully, and Yuqin said that Cao Cairen entered the palace through the draft in the fourth or fifth year after Concubine Liu entered the palace. The draft is held every three years, and the new emperor should be in the first year after he ascends the throne.
There was going to be a ceremony, but Xia Huanyu married Hua Ling after he came to the throne. She was the only one in the harem at that time. Two years after Xia Huanyu came to the throne, and the year after Hua Ling's death, the harem gradually became rich, so it should be
With the first draft. If Yun Shang guessed correctly, Cao Guiren should have entered the palace in the third year after Concubine Liu entered the palace. The third year after Concubine Liu entered the palace, Xia Huanyu ascended the throne.
The sixth year after.
"The sixth year after the Emperor ascended the throne should be that year." Yun Shang responded softly.
"Where is the bookshelf?" Luo Qingyan asked softly.
Yun Shang quickly took Luo Qingyan to the bookshelf. Luo Qingyan smiled and said, "You have been looking for so long and you still haven't found any patterns? On the bookshelf, there is an emperor. Xia Huanyu
He is the fourth generation monarch of the Xia Kingdom, so he should be in the fourth row, the fourth row..." Luo Qingyan slid his hand down and landed on the fourth row, and then continued: "The information is also based on time.
Arranged from right to left, the sixth year should be counted as the second draft, and should be farther to the right."
Luo Qingyan's hand slowly passed through the row of books, and he took out a book at random. He only looked at the names written on it and then put it back. He took it four or five times in a row. Luo Qingyan
Then he raised his head and said: "But your name is Cao Shanxiu?" (To be continued)
