Chapter 898 Has the Empress regained her memories?

Ao Xue blocked Bai Yuhan's path, startling Bai Yuhan. She smiled calmly, "What are you doing here, Miss Ao Xue?"

"Then we'll have to ask why Yuhan is here too." Jiang Fenghua appeared.

Bai Yuhan was stunned. She had just seen the Empress, but she hadn't dared to show herself.

She pretended to know nothing, then suddenly became very friendly, took Jiang Fenghua's arm, and smiled sweetly: "Young Master Ruan, it's been a long time."

Jiang Fenghua stared at her hand, and Bai Yuhan wisely put it down and respectfully bowed: "This commoner greets Your Majesty the Empress."

Jiang Fenghua said calmly, "Tell me, what's the deal with that gift box?"

"Your Majesty knows." Bai Yuhan was stunned.

"If you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place. Tell me, what exactly happened?" She guessed that it was related to Helan Yanran, but she couldn't guess that it had anything to do with Bai Yuhan, which is why she asked Aoxue to stop Bai Yuhan.

Bai Yuhan looked around and saw that the Empress's men were guarding the place. Then she leaned close to Jiang Fenghua's ear and whispered, "Just now, I saw Consort Lan's mother carrying a box and trying to enter the Shang residence. There was blood on the box, so I secretly followed her. However, I found that she was a bit stupid and was almost stopped and discovered by the Shang family's servants. I thought that she had just lost her daughter and was not in a good state. I couldn't bear to see her being captured, so I took the initiative to help her. At first, I was just curious. I never thought that the box contained that thing."

Jiang Fenghua only realized it was Madam Helan after hearing Bai Yuhan's words: "You're so kind."

If Lady Helan is caught delivering the stillborn infant, there will be more excitement to see in Shengjing City.

She added, "How did the gift box end up in Young Master Shang's hands, and then he even delivered it to the bride?"

Bai Yuhan smiled mischievously, "Then you'll have to ask the child's wet nurse. Although I don't know why Consort Lan's mother sent such a gift to the Shang family, I do know that Young Master Shang's wet nurse disapproved of the Shang family taking a new wife. She even cursed Shang Hong, which was overheard by me and Madam Helan. It seemed to imply that Young Master Shang was a heartless man."

Bai Yuhan couldn't continue. It was as if she was saying that Shang Hong was the wet nurse's lover, but he only had sex with her and then Shang Hong didn't take any responsibility.

She said, "The businesses are so chaotic. I never imagined that even a wealthy and powerful family like this could be so disorganized."

Jiang Fenghua teased her, "Also..."

Bai Yuhan gave a forced smile, feeling only awkwardness. In fact, the Bai family was quite chaotic. There were many dirty things in aristocratic families, but everyone presented a glamorous image on the surface.

Bai Yuhan originally wanted Madam Helan to mix the gift box into the gifts, but the shopkeeper had to register and record every gift, and even open them one by one to look at them, so they had no chance. That's why they thought of having the wet nurse take it in. Unexpectedly, the wet nurse was also cunning and directly had a little boy carry it in and give it to the bride. The little boy also listened to the wet nurse.

Shang Hong's first wife died young, and his child was still young, so he was raised by a wet nurse. The child regarded the wet nurse as his mother, and naturally listened to her because of their affection.

Jiang Fenghua thought about the wet nurse's appearance earlier. She was quite pretty, around twenty-five or twenty-six years old. A woman who could become a wet nurse in a wealthy family must have given birth and had a husband.

A cold smile curled at the corner of her lips. It was unclear whether Shang Hong was lustful or if the wet nurse was also intentionally seducing her.

Seeing her frowning, Jiang Fenghua said, "Are you still afraid of that thing?"

"Who wouldn't be afraid? This is the first time I've ever seen such a small stillborn baby. I've never seen such a small child before. It's terrifying. I thought Lady Helan was going to use it to take revenge on the Empress. She was so shrewish in the Li family back then. Just thinking about it gives me a headache. What does her daughter's death have to do with the Empress? If anyone is to blame, it's her daughter's fate to suffer such a calamity and die young."

Jiang Fenghua felt a warmth in her heart. "So you thought she wanted to harm me, and you stopped her to help me. You were also there when the Li family held their funeral?"

Bai Yuhan said, "I didn't dare to show myself, thinking it was better to avoid trouble."

Jiang Fenghua knew that her past as a concubine in the palace was indeed quite dramatic. The incident at the palace gate almost caused a huge uproar. If she appeared in such a setting again, she would probably cause trouble again.

She said, "Back then in the palace, it was the Emperor's lack of foresight that caused you trouble."

Bai Yuhan asked in confusion, "Has Her Majesty regained her memories?"

Jiang Fenghua quickly replied, "No, His Majesty told me these things personally."

Bai Yuhan had been wanting to talk things out with Jiang Fenghua, so she lowered her voice and said, "Actually, there's something I've always wanted to tell Your Majesty, but I've never had the chance."

Jiang Fenghua asked knowingly, "What is it?"

Bai Yuhan recalled what Xiao Yu had told her, but the Empress seemed unaware of it. She said, "Didn't Her Majesty send Lord Xiao to find Yuhan and ask me to help find the hiding place of the men in black?"

Jiang Fenghua frowned slightly and shook her head: "It wasn't me. I didn't send Xiao Yu to find you." At this point, she already knew who had sent Xiao Yu to use her name to approach Bai Yuhan.

Bai Yuhan was also dumbfounded, "If it's not the Empress, then who could it be?"

She was quite clear-headed and quick-witted. The only person who could get Minister Xiao to do things was the Emperor. But why was the Emperor using the Empress's name? Was it because she knew the Empress?

Jiang Fenghua remained expressionless. Upon hearing the news, she felt no particular emotion. She had come to Bai Yuhan for help, and the Empress's status was indeed a better one.

But he could tell her directly that he sent Xiao Yu to find Bai Yuhan. He probably wasn't trying to avoid the "Consort Han" label.

"How is Your Majesty's relationship with the Emperor after returning to the palace?" Bai Yuhan asked tentatively.

Jiang Fenghua smiled calmly, "When he chased me to the Southern Kingdom, you saw his attitude. After returning to the palace, it was naturally the same. The Emperor treats me very well."

Bai Yuhan knew the truth behind Jiang Fenghua's departure from the palace: their relationship wasn't good, which was why Lin Yu...

Jiang Fenghua then asked, "Has the Bai family now sided with the Northern Xiao Kingdom?"

Bai Yuhan said, "I am also troubled by this matter. But what hurts me even more is that my mother is now completely coaxed by Qin Yunyan. They are like mother and daughter. She brings an outsider to this occasion but doesn't bring me, her own daughter. Qin Yunyan is now the only one who can do what she says in the Bai family. Even my father listens to her."

"Your Majesty and Lin Yu know the Bai family, right? They've always been honest and upright businessmen. How could they have become like this? The Bai family isn't short of money. Father really had no need to get involved with the Northern Xiao Kingdom and do something like treasonous."

Jiang Fenghua listened quietly as she spoke, "So, you're against the Bai family colluding with the Northern Xiao Kingdom."

"The Bai family is living a peaceful life now, so why would they want to get involved in the mess of the Northern Xiao Kingdom? Yu Han is also very puzzled. It seems that her father is stubborn and unwilling to listen to anyone's opinions." Bai Yu Han was actually very worried.