Chapter 292: What happened back then, of course I have to ask the old people in the palace

Lin Xingyao's face showed undisguised disgust and contempt.

Just as several Wei family guards who were secretly protecting Wei Qiming were about to step forward, they were quickly pinned to the ground by the accompanying guards from Prince Yong's Mansion, making them unable to move.

Wei Qiming raised his head, his cloudy eyes filled with bloodshot, staring at Lin Xingyao intently.

Lin Xingyao smiled, a smile that was cruel and complacent.

"Wei Qiming, look at yourself now. Do you look like a lost dog?"

Her voice was sharp and held undisguised malice.

"Oh, no, you're worse than a dog."

"After all, you're no longer qualified to be a man."

Wei Qiming's body began to tremble violently, not because of fear, but because of extreme anger.

He wanted to pounce on the vicious woman and tear her to pieces, but the heavy shackles bound him, preventing him from moving.

Lin Xingyao admired his miserable appearance and felt even more pleased.

"What? Not convinced?"

"Let me tell you some 'good news'."

She deliberately drew out her tone, moved closer, and spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"I'm afraid your precious nephew, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, will no longer be able to hold on to that position."

Wei Qiming's pupils suddenly contracted.

"It's being rumored outside that he's not the Emperor's biological son at all."

"Tell me, once this matter is confirmed, what will become of your good sister, the Queen, and your Wei family?"

Lin Xingyao looked at Wei Qiming's face, which turned pale in an instant, and laughed even more happily.

"By then, the crown prince will be deposed and the Wei family will fall."

"You, Wei Qiming," she stretched out her finger and tapped Wei Qiming's dirty chest, "just rot away in this dark mine!"

"lifetime!"

Every word was like a poisoned needle, piercing Wei Qiming's heart.

He looked at Lin Xingyao's face, which was distorted with pride, and there was only crazy hatred in his eyes.

Lin Xingyao seemed very satisfied with his reaction. She snorted and turned away.

The gorgeous skirt was lifted up, like a peacock spreading its tail, proud and indifferent.

The guards of Prince Yong's mansion released the Wei family's guards and followed closely behind, leaving.

Only Wei Qiming was left, standing there staring at the direction they left.

The wind from the mine blew, picking up the dust from the ground and hitting his face, causing pain.

But this little bit of pain was not even one ten-thousandth of what he felt in his heart.

The prince is not his biological son...

The Wei family is about to fall...

He's going to rot here...

Lin Xingyao's words kept echoing in his mind like a spell.

No!

no way!

He can't just let it go like this!

He can't let the Wei family be finished!

"ah--!"

Wei Qiming suddenly let out a shrill roar, as if he was crazy.

He struggled hard, and the shackles hit the stone, making a harsh sound.

"I want to go back to the capital!"

"I must return to the capital!"

His eyes were filled with madness and bloodshot, as if he wanted to bite someone.

"Lin Xingyao! Just wait!"

"I won't let you go!"

"I want to go back! I have to go back!"

The roar echoed in the empty mine...

That night, Wei Qiming and his men fled the mine...

The palace walls are towering and the glazed tiles sparkle in the sun.

Chu Ruohan entered the palace.

Now is a time of great turmoil.

The Empress Dowager's coffin is still placed in the main hall of the Cining Palace, and the funeral has not yet been announced.

Chu Ruohan stepped into the hall, and the rich scent of sandalwood hit her face.

The light in the hall was dim, with only the eternal lamp and the flickering candlelight in front of the coffin illuminating the heavy coffin in the center.

Chu Ruohan walked to the front of the coffin, took the three incense sticks handed to her by the palace servant, lit them respectfully, and bowed deeply three times to the spirit tablet.

The curl of green smoke rose up, blurring her eyebrows and eyes.

She raised her eyes and looked at the old nanny who was standing quietly by the side, keeping vigil for the empress dowager.

The nanny's hair was gray and her face was haggard, but her eyes were still clear, revealing the fatigue of having been keeping vigil for a long time.

"The Queen Mother always hoped that I would be pregnant."

Chu Ruohan's voice was soft, with a hint of melancholy.

"Now, Junze and I have a child, but he will never see it again."

There was just the right amount of sadness, not a hint of falsehood.

A trace of emotion flashed across the nanny's cloudy eyes, and she sighed, "The Crown Prince's wife is pregnant. If the Queen Mother were still alive, she would definitely be very happy."

Chu Ruohan shook her head slightly, her tone calm.

"Marquis Anyang is dead, and Junze is no longer the crown prince."

"Madam, please don't call me the Crown Prince's wife anymore. Just call me Ruohan."

The nanny bowed slightly, but her attitude remained respectful.

"I dare not."

Chu Ruohan took a step forward and held the nanny's arm, her movements natural and intimate.

"Mammy is an elder in the palace. She has always taken good care of the Queen Mother. I believe she knows everything that happens in the palace."

Her eyes fell on Mammy's face, searchingly.

The old nanny had been in the palace for many years and had already mastered the ability to read people's expressions. She could easily hear the deep meaning in Chu Ruohan's words.

She lowered her eyes slightly, hiding the emotions in her eyes.

"Madam, please ask whatever you want to ask."

Chu Ruohan stopped beating around the bush and lowered her voice a few degrees, with a barely perceptible hint of nervousness.

"Mammy, when the Empress gave birth to the Crown Prince, was there anything... unusual in the palace?"

She asked directly, but left room for maneuver.

A look of reminiscence appeared on Mammy's face, and she slowly shook her head.

"When the Queen gave birth, everything seemed normal."

"only……"

She paused, as if trying to remember.

"But at that time, I was accompanying the Empress Dowager in Mount Wutai to pray for the country and was not in the palace."

This answer made Chu Ruohan feel a little depressed.

"By the time I returned to the palace with the Queen Mother, the Crown Prince had already been born for over a month."

After the nanny finished speaking, she seemed to remember some minor details and frowned slightly.

"However... not even two months after the Crown Prince was born, the Empress's attendants suddenly changed."

"I remember that the Empress once trusted a maid named Biyu the most. She was smart and steady."

"later……"

Mammy's voice lowered, with a hint of uncertainty.

"Later I heard that the girl seemed to have... left the palace and married."

Leave the palace and get married?

When the queen needed someone she trusted the most, she released her most trusted maid from the palace?

Chu Ruohan's heart suddenly moved.

This Jasper must know something!

She remained expressionless, chatted with the nanny for a few more words, and then stood up to say goodbye.

"Mammy, please take care of yourself too."

The nanny nodded and looked at Chu Ruohan's back, a hint of complexity flashed in her turbid eyes.

"Madam, you are in poor health. Please be careful with everything you do. It is best not to get too involved in the palace disputes."

This advice is very meaningful.

Chu Ruohan paused slightly, nodded slightly, turned around and left the Cining Palace without saying anything more.