"Liu Yunzhou, I'm speaking on your behalf, why are you blushing?"

Xie Lingqin couldn't help but rub her forehead.

Since the scandal at the Liu family residence, Liu Yunzhou has indeed become more composed and magnanimous. However, his stubbornness is something that has been ingrained for years and cannot be changed overnight.

Liu Yunzhou has always been Xie Lingqin's nemesis; nothing good ever comes of meeting him.

Therefore, Xie Lingqin really didn't have time to chat. After promising to help Lanxiang find a place, she waved goodbye and left without taking anything with her.

The taste of the world is the same.

Xie Lingqin hadn't come for several days, but when she arrived, she ate a large bowl of food. Then, led by Minglan, she met the old woman.

No wonder she was kept by her mother's side to serve her before she died.

With a calm and composed demeanor, he quickly rose and bowed upon seeing Xie Lingqin approaching.

As the sun set, the sky was filled with colorful clouds, and the old woman seemed to have a full head of silver hair.

"I have already prepared travel expenses and will send you out of the city tonight. You can go back to your hometown or find a place to settle down anywhere."

Xie Lingqin dislikes being verbose; she is direct, concise, and speaks clearly.

The old nanny wasn't surprised at all; instead, a relieved smile appeared on her face. She stepped forward and patted Xie Lingqin's shoulder, saying, "Miss, after all these years, to see you like this day is a joy, a great joy, a truly wonderful occasion."

The old woman was truly overjoyed, her eyes immediately welling up with tears. "If your mother knew this in the afterlife, she would be smiling in her grave."

"Then, old woman, do you know what happened back then?"

"Your mother... she didn't die of illness."

The old nanny shook her head. "She was killed by your father, by the current emperor..." The old nanny seemed to recall the bloody shadow of Daoguang back then, her brows furrowed, and her hands unconsciously clenched into fists.

“They forced them into the tunnel by their combined efforts, and they starved to death. Moreover…” The old woman trembled, her expression pained, “and before that, they had all been poisoned.”

Xie Lingqin's eyebrows were as white as frost.

Sure enough, the Emperor had tampered with this.

However, she never expected that it was indeed the Emperor and her good father who conspired to kill her mother, first poisoning her and then forcing her into the tunnel...

only……

Something unknown must have happened during this time.

Otherwise, why didn't her mother and the other five hundred people, who could have escaped from the other side of the stone chamber, run away? Even if they were poisoned, they shouldn't have just sat there and waited to die.

"besides……"

The old woman looked at Xie Lingqin with an unprecedented seriousness. "Your mother never loved your current father, and as for you..."

The old nanny's hand, supporting Xie Lingqin's shoulder, trembled. "I know, you already know, Miss never loved the General. She loved Prince Yong. The young master is her child with Prince Yong. Although I don't know why Miss was so determined to marry General Xie back then, even though she loved him so deeply, Miss, you... are not actually the General's daughter."

After saying this, the old woman suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

"What’s wrong with you?"

Xie Lingqin was extremely anxious, but the old nanny had already passed away.

"Miss, the old woman has been given a silencing spell."

Zihe Road on the side.

The Silence Gu is a curse that kills anyone who reveals a secret.

Although Zihe was extremely shocked at this moment, it turned out that Miss was not General Xie's daughter after all.

Well, Miss...

Xie Lingqin touched her forehead, but suddenly smiled.

The smile had a light and bright quality that left Zihe feeling completely at a loss.

Miss, this is...

Wouldn't most people be devastated by this? Why is this young lady smiling instead? She seems genuinely happy.

"That's wonderful, I'm really not General Xie's daughter, that's great."

Xie Lingqin glanced at the old woman's body again, and after a moment, sighed heavily, "Give her a proper burial."

"yes."

Minglan stepped forward and carried the old woman's body out.

Inside the room, the smell of blood lingered.

In this world, some people are loyal their whole lives, just for their last words.

Why shouldn't Xie Lingqin mourn for her for a moment?

Fifteen minutes later.

The back kitchen of Tianxia Yiwei.

Xie Lingqin composed herself and pushed open the door to enter.

"The matter has been resolved."

Bai Yu asked casually, her eyes still fixed on the rows of silver coins on the table.

Xie Lingqin picked up the tea on the table, poured herself a cup, took a sip, and said, "Hmm, you're so rich."

"Don't be envious, most of it is yours."

"oh."

"By the way, as you wished, now, half of the brothels in the entire capital belong to us."

Xie Lingqin paused slightly as she drank her water. "I think I said that the three largest and best-performing businesses in the capital would be fine."

Bai Yu waved her finger, "You still think there's too much silver?"

Xie Lingqin waved her hand, "No, that's not true. It's just that you people are so heartless, it's really..."

"Alright, you're not dark-skinned, the only thing missing is that your face isn't dark."

"Did you go see Nie Zuier?"

Xie Lingqin abruptly changed the subject, and Bai Yu instantly fell silent, scratching the back of his head, pursing his lips, and turning red at the roots of his ears.

this……

Xie Lingqin rubbed her brows and sighed. What kind of weather is this today?

I saw two men who usually didn't blush turn red.

"Could it be that Nie Zuier has accepted you?"

Xie Lingqin didn't quite believe it, she really didn't believe it, she absolutely didn't believe it.

"No, but..."

Bai Yu suddenly covered her mouth, glanced around, and then smiled shyly, "After you left Fuyue Casino today, she... forcibly kissed me."

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