Chapter 140 Shi Yu was wall-banged

"How can those women compare to my mother? They are just servants who take care of him and are entertainment on the road to escape.

My mother was the only one he truly loved. He originally wanted to divorce her and marry her as his principal wife in a grand sedan chair."

How could the Queen Mother bear the contempt and ridicule of a servant girl like Wei Qingyan? She retorted, "If my mother were still alive, I would be his legitimate daughter.

He wanted to take me back to the palace, but the Xie family disagreed. They didn't want my mother's affairs to be exposed because of my return to the palace."

Wei Qingyan said nothing, just looked at her quietly, with an even more contemptuous look on his face.

It seemed as if he was mocking the Queen Mother for deceiving herself.

The Queen Mother glanced at her angrily, then raised her face with pride, "He personally cooked for me, and he also carved the hairpin I wore when I came of age.

He even made his legitimate sons and daughters kneel in front of me and call me sister. He said that no matter what my status was, I was his most beloved daughter.

He gave me the respect and love that I didn't get in the Xie family. He lived in exile these years and had a very hard time, but he never thought of coming to see me because he was worried about implicating me.

"Yes, he has many daughters to serve him, and he really doesn't need you."

Wei Qingyan sneered, "It was only after Su Fu's defeat that he remembered that he still had a daughter in the palace of the Great Wei who could be used."

The Queen Mother clenched her fist and said, "Shut up, it's not what you said at all. Except for Su Fu, all his children who escaped with him died on the day the country was destroyed.

Aside from me, he never considered Princess Yu and the others as his children. Their mothers' identities meant they were destined to be his slaves."

"Then what exactly did you tell me, Queen Mother?"

The emperor said calmly, "Where did he place all of Su Mao's daughters? Queen Mother, please explain this to me today."

Wei Qingyan squeezed Shi Yu's palm, and the two of them took a few steps back tacitly.

They found out that Princess Yu had replaced the young lady of the Zhan family who was recuperating at the farm and entered the Zhan Mansion.

Afterwards, she deliberately approached Prince Yu, won his favor, and successfully married into Prince Yu's mansion. Only with the status of princess was she able to help Su Mao with his work.

There was no woman in the capital who looked like Princess Yu, but the scene in the resentful picture was the Liu Mansion.

Wei Qingyan thought that maybe the woman was usually out of town and came to Liu's house just to see Su Mao.

When we think about it again, Su Fu, a remnant of the previous dynasty, could actually gain the trust of King Beiling and be entrusted with the power of 150,000 troops. Could it be that someone was manipulating this?

One of the best ways to make King Beiling obedient is to persuade him.

That's why Wei Qingyan said those seemingly unreasonable but testing words just now.

She said that Su Mao had many daughters placed in various places, and the Queen Mother did not deny it.

She said that the Beiling royal family had Su Mao's daughter, and the Queen Mother still did not deny it.

Then, the emperor only needs to ask the empress dowager about the whereabouts of Su Mao's daughters, and he can follow the clues to eradicate Su Mao's roots in the Wei Dynasty.

The Queen Mother then realized that she had fallen into Wei Qingyan's trap.

But now that she had said this, she could no longer claim that she didn't know.

If she had not revealed anything at the beginning and pretended to be ignorant, the emperor, as a son, would not have arrested her as a mother and interrogated her to extract a confession.

But now, if she didn't speak out, she would be standing openly against the emperor. The emperor could choose not to try her, but he could let her die of illness or old age.

Without her, it might be more difficult for the emperor to capture Su Mao, but she is not indispensable.

The second daughter-in-law of an official in the capital, an inconspicuous concubine in the harem, and the mistress of a local official's family.

Including the Princess Yu who had just been executed, these were the only four people she knew about in the Wei territory. She did not dare to hide anything and told the emperor everything.

The emperor clenched his fists behind his back, and finally said in a cold voice, "The Queen Mother cares about the people. I heard that the national treasury is poor and the people are having a hard time. I am willing to donate all the money in my private treasury to the poor people in the world."

He looked at Shi Yu and said, "Prince Rong, assist the Minister of Revenue, Yu Zhengde, to handle this matter well. Don't let down the Queen Mother's kindness."

He emphasized the word "goodness".

The Queen Mother's private treasury was well-stocked, and he had tried to show his filial respect to her over the years, but who knew how much she had given to that monster Su Mao.

Thinking of the magnificent palace under Liu's mansion, the emperor left the Cining Palace with an angry face.

Wei Qingyan didn't want to look at the empress dowager any more, so he pulled Shi Yu and followed the emperor out of the Cining Palace.

The emperor said to Feng Ruobao, "Keep a close eye on the Cining Palace."

Feng Ruobao took the order and made arrangements.

The emperor found another person and asked him to deal with the concubine in the harem. Although he was unwilling to admit it, Su Mao was indeed his maternal grandfather in terms of blood, and Su Mao's daughter was his aunt.

Thinking of the fact that his aunt had been favored by the emperor, his back teeth almost broke. He felt very uncomfortable and just wanted the concubine to disappear quickly.

After all, the empress dowager is there, so even if something happens to the concubine, it won't be considered as alerting the enemy. In the harem, there are plenty of ways to justify the death of a concubine.

As for the other two, he had no plans to kill them for the time being, but only sent people to keep a close eye on them.

Secretly investigate how the three people got their current identities and whether their families are aware of it.

These series of instructions were given outside the Cining Palace, and the emperor did not shy away from Shi Yu and the other two.

Shi Yu and Wei Qingyan also thought about the relationship between the concubine and the emperor. In order to avoid embarrassing the emperor, they wanted to take their leave, but were kept by the emperor. They had no choice but to stand shoulder to shoulder in front of the emperor with their eyelids drooping, waiting for his orders.

After the emperor finished his work, he coughed lightly and said, "I have checked. The Empress Dowager's marriage to Madam Wei was the intention of the late emperor."

The late emperor?

Wei Qingyan raised his eyes, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Knowing that Madam Wei was married to her father by the Queen Mother, she subconsciously suspected that Madam Wei was the Queen Mother's person, but she did not find any evidence that she had much contact with the Queen Mother.

The emperor nodded and said, "Tell Lan Shu that I will continue to investigate this matter."

Wei Qingyan should be.

The emperor suddenly asked, "How many years have you been with Lan Shu?"

Although he didn't know why he asked this, Wei Qingyan answered truthfully, "Four years."

Her mother took care of her for nearly three years, and she was in her mother's womb for one year.

That's correct.

But the emperor didn't know that she was calculating this way, "I thought you had been together for many years."

Just now, when Chang Qingnian protected Shi Yu and confronted the Queen Mother, it was very similar to the way Lan Shu protected him and argued with the Queen Mother.

He just thought that they had been together for a long time and had similar personalities, so he wanted to ask something.

Shi Yu stood in front of Wei Qingyan without leaving any trace, and said with a cupped hand, "Your Majesty, I have something to ask Shi Mingxi about the Huangshaling incident. I want to go to the East Palace to ask him."

As early as in the Cining Palace, Shi Yu noticed the way the emperor looked at Wei Qingyan, and it was the same now.

He didn't like the emperor looking at Xiao Yan like that.

Speaking of business, the emperor quickly calmed down and asked, "Do you suspect there are other spies around the prince?"

Shi Yu nodded. "Why did the Crown Prince decide to attack Xiao Yan and send him back to the capital with only 20,000 soldiers? Was it his idea, or was it suggested by someone else? I want to know for sure."

The emperor thought for a moment and agreed, "Alright."

Shi Yu was worried that the emperor would ask Wei Qingyan something else and expose her identity, so after finishing her business, she took her people and left the palace.

Prince Rong’s Mansion had a new chef, and Shi Yu wanted Wei Qingyan to try his food, so he took Wei Qingyan directly to Prince Rong’s Mansion.

But he didn't expect that as soon as the two of them entered the room, Wei Qingyan suddenly came over, hooked his legs around, wrapped them around, and with his arms, he pushed Shi Yu against the door and asked in a cold tone, "Is it wrong?"