Chapter 328 Hiding the Truth

Lin Qianning was drugged at a palace banquet and lost her innocence in the palace.

While she was drowsy, she remembered that Prince Xiao Pei, who was also drugged and Xiao Zhian's uncle, had also arrived in that room.

When she woke up, her clothes were torn and her body was covered with traces of pleasure, but Xiao Pei was nowhere to be seen.

Since it concerned the woman's innocence, Lin Qianning didn't dare tell anyone. She went back and secretly drank the contraceptive pills. Seeing that Xiao Pei had no intention of looking for her, she decided to bury the matter completely in her heart.

Her menstruation was already irregular, and she had taken contraceptive pills, so she hadn't had her period for several months. She simply thought that the contraceptive pills had made her already irregular menstruation even more irregular.

Moreover, she was a concubine's daughter in the family. Her aunt had passed away long ago, and her mistress did not like her. She lived a cautious life and did not dare to see a doctor casually.

By the time she found out she was pregnant, abortion was already a dangerous thing. Looking at her slightly bulging belly, Lin Qianning was reluctant to abort the baby.

She looked for an opportunity to contact Xiao Pei, wanting to give the child a legitimate identity, but Xiao Pei at that time was only thinking about the queen, and his attitude towards Lin Qianning went from being cold at first to disgusting later.

Rumors spread in the capital that Lin Qianning was obsessed with Xiao Pei and wanted to become the prince's princess, and the queen also tried to arrange a marriage between the two.

But Xiao Pei loved the queen, but the queen wanted to arrange a marriage between him and Lin Qianning. In grief, Xiao Pei took his anger out on Lin Qianning and said many unpleasant things in public.

Seeing that he had no intention of taking responsibility, Lin Qianning did not dare to mention what happened that night. However, as the month was getting further and further along, and the queen was also pregnant at that time, she moved into the family temple in the name of praying for the queen.

She planned to give birth to the child secretly, never marry, and raise the child by her side as an adopted son.

But when Lin Qianning was nine months pregnant, Qingwu accidentally discovered this.

Qingwu had a good relationship with the Queen at that time and had a very bad impression of the scheming sister that the Queen mentioned. When she learned that she was pregnant without being married, Qingwu was disgusted and wanted to report the matter.

Lin Qianning was so frightened that she knelt down in front of her on the spot and told Qingwu everything about the humiliation she had suffered from Chinese medicine.

"In my impression of Lin Qianning, she was always aloof and somewhat aloof, but that day, she kowtowed to me desperately."

Qing Wu's eyes fell on the void, recalling the past, "It led to a miscarriage and abdominal pain. I believed her words.

The second prince is obsessed with the queen to the point of madness, so it is possible that he defiled Lin Qianning and is unwilling to admit it.

If this is true, Lin Qianning is the victim, and the child in her belly is also my nephew. I can't bear to see her get hurt, so I secretly took your father to treat her..."

She paused, remaining silent for a long time before continuing, "But when my royal brother was seriously ill, he suddenly told me that it was him who took possession of Lin Qianning that night.

The emperor's brother has been an upright and decent gentleman all his life. Even if he felt guilty about offending the queen, he would have taken Lin Qianning into the harem. But he didn't, because he didn't know that person was Lin Qianning before.

You can only give me half of the national seal before you die, to check and balance the Queen. Rongyu, do you know what this means?"

Without waiting for Rong Yu to speak, she continued, "Perhaps this is all the Queen's plan. She wanted to exchange Qian Ning's child from the very beginning.

She was so deliberate in exchanging a healthy child for the throne so that this healthy child could become the crown prince.

After that, she was in power for many years. I don’t dare to think about how many dirty things she did during this period.

If I rashly tell Shi Yu about his background, and he loses his temper and the Queen finds out, it will only bring him disaster.”

"Well, then we won't tell him. I will accompany you in whatever you want to do." Rong Yu stood behind her and held her gently.

A strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake.

The Queen has controlled the government for many years and her power is deeply entrenched. Shi Yu has just arrived in Fengzhao, and even with the support of the Crown Princess of Wei, he may not be a match for the Queen.

Besides, we don’t know whether they are strong dragons, so let’s just wait and see.

Qing Wu laughed at herself, "In the past, my wish was to marry a good man, take care of him and raise children.

Later, he betrayed his vows and married someone else. My goal is to keep all the handsome men in the world, live a carefree and prosperous life. I have never been a smart person... I am really afraid that I will fail my brother's trust and will not be able to face him in the future."

Rong Yuxing walked in front of her and looked down at her, "No, if the late emperor is still alive, he will be pleased that you, Awu, stopped the queen from falling into her hands."

This is a fact. If she didn't still have half of the national seal in her hand, the queen might have ascended the throne as empress long ago. Qingwu was a very easy person to please. She did not deny her own achievements, and she felt a little better.

But she thought of something and pushed Rong Yu away, "I am your elder, so don't call me like that from now on."

Rongyu lifted her chin and kissed her gently, "Rongyu will not kiss elders, Rongyu will only kiss the one she loves."

"You..." Qingwu's ears felt hot, "You always mess around like this."

Rong Yu smiled, "Yes, if I hadn't come here and climbed into Awu's bed, how could I have gotten what I wanted and stayed by Awu's side?"

Qingwu had countless lovers, but only two of them were truly favored by her. That man was Qingwu's confidante, and he was a persistent and long-planned man who had been clinging to her.

Thinking that the man might be returning to Beijing soon, Rongyu felt uneasy and hugged Qingwu tighter. Qingwu was his, and he would never let anyone take her away from him.

Qing Wu pushed him away and said, "Rong Yu, if all this was planned by the Queen, then the trouble in your family might be caused by me.

It was me who took your father to see Qian Ning, so by that count, I am your enemy."

Do you still want to stay with me?

Rongyu shook her head. "Rongyu knows very well that it was the Queen who destroyed my family, and you are the one who saved Rongyu and raised her. Ah Wu, don't punish yourself with the mistakes of the wicked, and don't push Rongyu away. Ah Wu is the only one Rongyu has left in this world."

Qingwu was embraced by someone again. Unable to break free, she simply stopped struggling.

She knew how domineering the child she had raised was beneath his gentle exterior, but, "You are the only one left in the Xie family. You should marry and have children to continue the family line. This way, I might feel less guilty."

"Well, after the grudge is settled, Awu will give birth to a child for Rongyu." Rongyu smiled gently, as if she didn't understand Qingwu's words at all.

Qing Wu was slightly startled. "I am thirty-nine this year, and you..."

"Awu knows that Rongyu is ill and cannot be with other women. If Awu does not want to have a child, then she will not have one."

He looked down at her and said nonchalantly, "The Xie family is extinct. It's not like there's any great legacy to inherit. If the incense is cut off, then so be it."

Qingwu raised her eyes and met his dog-like eyes, looking pitiful.

Just like back then, he was covered in blood, and it was with that same look that the sixteen-year-old girl was inexplicably led to bring him back home.

That year, he was seven years old and his family had just been wiped out. He stayed with her for twenty-three years.

Thinking of Rongyu's dedication to her over the past twenty-three years, Qingwu said nothing in the end and lowered her eyes to look at her abdomen.

But he didn't see Rongyu's slowly raised lips, and his eyes fell on her abdomen. His Awu was the most kind-hearted person in the world.

Prince's Mansion.

After listening to the report from the secret guard, Wei Qingyan and Shi Yu went to the study together.

Standing beside the porcelain vase, Wei Qingyan said to the remnant soul, "Your name is Liang Fuzhu, the daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei, but you grew up with your grandparents and were loved by them. They called you Fuzhuzhu.

After you passed away, the old couple was extremely sad. Your grandfather passed the title to your father and moved to a farm outside the city with your grandmother to practice vegetarianism and chant Buddhist scriptures. Your grandfather believed that your death was caused by the heavy sins of killing he had committed in his half-life.

Your grandmother believes that it was her inappropriate teaching that led you astray."

"That sounds very sad." The remnant soul sighed, "Then how did I die?"

Wei Qingyan lowered his eyes to look at her, "They say that your beloved was tragically killed by bandits, and you committed suicide for him, tying stones to your legs and dying of love."

"Suicide for love?" The remnant soul pointed at his nose and asked Wei Qingyan, "Sister, you heard it right, didn't you? I would do such a stupid thing as suicide for love?

Why do I not believe it? I am not a water ghost. Who is this wicked person who made up this rumor?

"Your father."

The remnant soul's expression suddenly froze, and then he became dazed. He murmured with empty eyes, "Father? My father? Who is my father?"

Wei Qingyan had a suspicion in his heart. Noticing her strangeness, he stared at her without blinking, and said word by word, "Back then, the son of the Zhenbei Marquis, Liang Yongan."

"Prince Liang Yongan?"

The mist-like body of the remnant soul began to tremble uncontrollably, and two lines of blood and tears flowed down her dark face. She seemed to be crying unconsciously, "Father, Zhuzhu is in pain, Zhuzhu is in pain, father..."

The shrill voice of the remnant soul pierced the sky, and only Wei Qingyan could hear it. A strong wind suddenly blew in the yard, the leaves fell, and the doors and windows were crackling in the wind.

The whole room became dark, and the wind outside blew into the room, hitting the body like a cold blade. Shi Yu hurriedly held Wei Qingyan in his arms.

Seeing that the remnant soul had lost its mind, had grown several times larger in the air, its body was twisted, and its eyes had become blood holes, Wei Qingyan threw a paper talisman at it, and the blood color faded. The remnant soul's eyes gradually became clear, and she lay back on the porcelain bottle again.

After a long while, he said, "I remember now. Can you do me a favor, sister?"