Chapter 821 Jiang Fenghua Learns Zhang Yumo's Secret

On the other side, Jiang Fenghua led the two to the small garden. Lu Xuefei said, "Your Majesty and Sister Yumo, please chat for a while. I'll go pick a flower."

She said she went into the garden.

Jiang Fenghua said to Zhang Yumo, "Sister-in-law, you're quite close to the Zhang family, aren't you?"

Zhang Yumo remained calm. Did the Empress mean that since she was now Jiang Jinyan's wife, she couldn't get close to the Zhang family?

She explained, "I know what the Fourth Princess Consort did was dishonorable, but now there are rumors about her everywhere. I just feel bad that the Fourth Princess Consort is my cousin and I hear so many people slandering and defaming her. A woman's reputation is more important than her life."

"Do you really think this is slander against her?" Jiang Fenghua asked in a deep voice.

Zhang Yumo almost vouched for the Fourth Princess Consort, saying, "I dare not say anything about other things, but the matter of her having an affair with the Emperor is indeed false. Princess Yi could not be the Emperor's child, and they have never been together. Your Highness, please do not take it to heart."

How could Jiang Fenghua care if the Emperor had any illegitimate daughters? Let alone Xie Ruoyi, even if he had several more illegitimate children, her heart would remain as calm as still water.

Zhang Yumo continued, "Actually, I've known for a long time that my cousin likes the Emperor. She's liked him since she was very young. Your Majesty must have noticed too! But there's really nothing between them. The reason my cousin said those things was because the Fourth Prince told her to say them. Now my cousin's reputation is ruined, and her life is ruined too."

“She asked for it.” Jiang Fenghua said without holding back. “She deserves to die just because she dared to scheme against my elder brother.”

Zhang Yumo was startled. She saw a murderous glint in the Empress's eyes. This was the first time she had ever felt afraid of the Empress. She didn't even dare to argue or say another word for her cousin.

Jiang Fenghua was giving her a hint: she was Jiang Jinyan's wife, and therefore Jiang Fenghua's family. If her heart strayed from the Jiang family, she wouldn't care about their past relationship.

She was the one who insisted on marrying Jiang Jinyan, and she was willing to let her have her way. But she was more inclined to support some so-called unimportant relatives. Zhang Yumo was just too ungrateful.

"Do you still love my older brother?" Jiang Fenghua asked directly.

Zhang Yumo was stunned. "Why would Your Majesty ask such a question?"

“You’ve lost your memory, and you’ve forgotten your feelings for Jiang Jinyan.” Jiang Fenghua continued, “Do you still like him now?”

Zhang Yumo was a little nervous, unsure of what to do with her hands and feet. She nodded guiltily, "Mm."

“You’re lying.” Jiang Fenghua didn’t mince words with her and said directly, “I’ve seen how you love Jiang Jinyan. Your eyes are shining. You’re completely devoted to Jiang Jinyan. So I’ll grant your wish and make up for some regrets.”

Zhang Yumo thought to herself, "What does Her Majesty the Empress mean? What regret do you have?"

Jiang Fenghua added, "Jiang Jinyan has never liked anyone else. He's not good with words and doesn't know how to make girls happy. These are his shortcomings, so you might feel neglected by him. That's indeed his fault."

But you knew he was that kind of person back then, yet you still liked him and wanted to marry him. Now you have amnesia, so you've forgotten the time you spent together. I don't blame you.

"I know that feelings are a personal matter, and no one else can control them. However, I still hope you can find your love again and not push Jiang Jinyan away. I can assure you that you will live a good life in the Jiang family."

After hearing what the Empress said, Zhang Yumo felt that the Empress didn't understand Jiang Jinyan. He wasn't a fool; his sweet talk to women...

Zhang Yumo blushed suddenly when she thought of Jiang Jinyan.

Zhang Yumo didn't want to discuss her relationship with Jiang Jinyan anymore.

She changed the subject: "Does Your Majesty like the Emperor? I feel that the Empress doesn't like the Emperor that much either."

Jiang Fenghua paused, a hint of inquiry flashing in her eyes. Zhang Yumo was different.

When she said "also" just now, did she mean that she didn't like Jiang Jinyan that much? The woman who dared to commit suicide to marry him is now unsure of her own feelings. Even if she has amnesia, she has been in love with Jiang Jinyan since she was a child!

Therefore, there is something fishy about Zhang Yumo.

A faint smile appeared on her lips. "The Emperor and I are deeply in love and affectionate; this is something that everyone in the capital knows."

Zhang Yumo thought of the Heng King and Heng Queen in another life, where the Heng King had no feelings for the Queen at all.

She said, "If the Empress and the Emperor's relationship were really that good, then Consort Su wouldn't have had anything to do with it."

A cold glint flashed in Jiang Fenghua's eyes as she said sharply, "Insolence!"

Zhang Yumo was startled again and quickly said, "I have overstepped my bounds, Your Majesty, please forgive me."

“I am family with you, so why would I care about my sister-in-law’s frankness? It’s just that Consort Su has been missing for a long time. As my sister-in-law, it is inappropriate for you to mention her in front of me.”

Jiang Fenghua's first reaction was that Zhang Yumo had a problem.

Jiang Jinyan is her husband, but she seems to care about him at all. How could she suddenly stop loving the man she clearly loves to the core? Is it really because of amnesia?

Jiang Fenghua tentatively asked, "Does sister-in-law still remember what happened that year?"

Zhang Yumo asked doubtfully, "Which year? I only remember some things before I got married, and I can't remember them completely." She was still holding back her words, afraid that the Empress would see through her.

She felt that the current empress was somewhat different from the empress of a while ago.

“We were drinking together at Xiangya Restaurant, and you even got drunk,” Jiang Fenghua said deliberately, even though Zhang Yumo wasn’t drunk at all.

Zhang Yumo was stunned. "Did I drink with Her Majesty?"

She said, "I don't remember that!"

In her previous life, she had no connection with Jiang Fenghua whatsoever, so why would she drink with her? Besides, both Jiang Fenghua and she were young ladies from the inner quarters, so how could they possibly drink in a restaurant? Such a public display would never happen.

Jiang Fenghua smiled and said, "It's been many years, and my sister-in-law has lost her memory, so it's normal that she doesn't remember it."

"Do you remember that you were engaged to Li Cheng before you married your elder brother? Li Cheng is Shu Xue's husband."

Zhang Yumo said, "I remember my grandmother arranged this marriage for me." But she didn't agree. So she committed suicide and ended up here.

Jiang Fenghua felt like he was talking to a brick wall. He remembered Li Cheng, but couldn't recall his feelings for Jiang Jinyan.

She committed suicide by jumping into the lake because of her marriage to Li Cheng.

Zhang Yumo is lying and deliberately hiding her secret.

Jiang Fenghua is a reborn person, so she believes that anything impossible can happen.

Zhang Yumo is like a different person now. She doesn't have amnesia, but she doesn't remember anything that happened, or rather, she doesn't remember anything that happened in this life, because her memory is stuck in the previous life.

In their previous life, they had no connection. She only knew that the Zhang family went to the Jiang family to propose marriage, but her eldest brother disagreed, and later the news of Zhang Yumo jumping into the lake and committing suicide spread.

After giving birth to Xiao Chu, Zhang Yumo fell into a coma. Doctor Mei said that her heart meridian was damaged and she was ready to die at any time. However, she waited for two years and then suddenly recovered.

Jiang Fenghua couldn't help but suspect that Zhang Yumo had also been reborn like her.

She is no longer the same person who only had Jiang Jinyan in her eyes.