"I'm scared of you." In the end, regardless of the reason for his compromise, he compromised anyway.

"The story of Yide's death begins with your mother, Consort Yi."

Zhao Shu listened intently and poured Huo Baichuan another cup of tea.

"Your maternal grandmother was the only direct descendant of the Fei family from the previous dynasty. Her family fell into decline and she came to the capital, where she was married by your maternal grandfather. You know all this."

Zhao Shu once suspected that her maternal grandmother was a descendant of the Fei family of the previous dynasty, but the woman had been dead for many years, so she did not investigate. Even if she had found out, it would have been of no use. No matter how scholarly her family was, it had already fallen on hard times. Others only saw that her maternal grandfather was of noble birth. In the eyes of scholarly families, nobles were also considered bumpkins.

“Your maternal grandmother was a talented woman. The daughters she raised were beautiful and intelligent, and proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Therefore, your mother was clever and quick-witted, and no one of her peers could compare with her. Of course, your father was not among them.”

When a mother is praised, it has the same effect as when her children are praised: it brings a sense of honor and pride. Zhao Shu was very proud at that moment.

"The ancestors of the Hermit of Jiecao and your maternal grandmother were old friends. Unfortunately, the brothers in the Hermit of Jiecao's family were also harmed by the Taizu's strategy of keeping them ignorant. She was actually a tool of the revenge party. Seeing that your mother was smart and clever, and that she met your father by chance, she took your mother as her student, hoping to use your mother to destroy your father. She actually succeeded."

She was a success! Her mother passed away, and her father was devastated. She was too successful!

"Your father once saved a woman. As I just mentioned, that woman had designs on your father and wanted to become a phoenix on a branch. Through scheming and the machinations of Jie Cao, she became a lowly maid in your mother's courtyard. Coincidentally, Jiang Yue also had designs on your father. Both of them had their own ulterior motives, and with the help of a scheming person, they reached an agreement."

"What does this have to do with Yide?" He wanted to keep everyone in suspense.

Zhao Shu was furious and wanted to throw a teapot at him, but seeing that he had amused Zhao Shu, he couldn't stop smiling. "Yi De is also a student of Jie Cao. Because Jie Cao knew that the Emperor was deeply in love with her, he met Yi De early on. I don't know if Yi De is a member of the revenge party yet, but after becoming Jie Cao's student, she is pretty much one, especially after the Emperor could not make her Empress."

"The brotherly relationship between your father and the emperor is excellent in the eyes of outsiders, and even in your father's eyes. Or rather, the emperor himself feels that he loves your father very much in ordinary times. But when trouble comes, it is not like that. The revenge party wants your father to kill Yide with his own hands, so that the brothers will turn against each other."