"She only said that she was weak after giving birth and had no idea how her legitimate daughter was lost.
The relationship between the Duke's family and my uncle's family is not good, and I am not sure who is right in this statement.
Now, more than 20 years have passed. My subordinates have found out that the Duke's family is still sending people to search for their daughter across the country, but they have not found any clues.
The only thing we know now is that if the Duke's daughter were still alive, she would be 25 years old this year and would have already been a wife and a mother."
"Twenty-five? The concubine Jiang Yingying of Prince Gong whom I asked you to investigate earlier is twenty-five years old this year?"
Ye Peizhu suddenly thought of this.
The secret guard nodded, "Yes, exactly twenty-five years old."
Ye Peizhu narrowed her eyes slightly. Jiang Yingying is an orphan, and she is 25 years old this year. In Jiuer's mind, in his previous life, Prince Gong also gained benefits by discovering the background of a concubine, which was more conducive to his struggle for power.
It just so happened that the Duke's Mansion had lost a legitimate daughter, and everything seemed to fit in.
Could it be that Jiang Yingying is really the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion? !
"I understand. You can leave first."
After Ye Peizhu asked the secret guard to leave, she looked at the joy on King Kang's face and reluctantly took the evidence from his hand.
"Your Highness, please calm down first. Don't show your joy on this matter. It would be bad if Prince Gong and the Minister of Rites noticed."
Prince Kang coughed against his lips and restrained his expression, "Madam is right."
"Did Your Highness hear what the secret guard said just now? I think Jiang Yingying is most likely the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion.
Then we can arrange our plan. The Duke's wife will also attend the New Year's Eve banquet. I will mention this to her and see how she reacts."
Ye Peizhu said in a low voice.
King Kang nodded and said, "Okay, we'll see how things go then. I hope everything goes well."
The next day.
Princess Gong came to Prince Kang's mansion.
"I wonder what the Third Princess asked me to come to your house for?"
Princess Gong Tian Shanyue was still a little reserved.
Ye Peizhu smiled and took Tian Shanyue's hand. "Can't I let you come over if you have nothing to do? Didn't we agree before that you would come over to see Jiuer when you have nothing to do?"
Tian Shanyue smiled sheepishly, "I'm afraid of disturbing the Third Emperor's wife."
"No, but I asked you to come here today because of something."
Ye Peizhu paused after she finished speaking, and looked at Tian Shanyue hesitantly, "I don't know whether I should let you know about this. From a woman's perspective, I hope you know.
But from Prince Gong's perspective, he definitely doesn't want you to know."
Tian Shanyue's heart skipped a beat, and she almost thought that the Third Emperor's wife knew that Prince Gong asked her to tamper with the gifts for the Third Emperor's wife and her little niece.
"Third Sister-in-law, is it... something very important?"
Ye Peizhu nodded seriously, "Very important!"
Tian Shanyue pursed her lips and said, "Then, then I want to know."
"Okay, then I'll let you meet someone and see if you remember him."
After Ye Peizhu finished speaking, she clapped her hands, and a middle-aged man in coarse linen clothes came in from outside.
When Tian Shanyue saw the person coming, she exclaimed, "Fugui?! Aren't you dead?!"
Fugui fell to his knees and said, "Princess, I am not dead! I am lucky and have survived the mass grave!"
"Fugui, you, I remember that year the prince accused you of stealing something and ordered people to beat you to death. You are in Prince Kang's mansion now? What about you these past few years..."
Tian Shanyue was a little confused.
"Princess, in fact, I didn't steal the prince's things back then, but I learned a secret that the prince had deliberately hidden.
When the prince learned that I knew his secret, he charged me with theft, beat me to death with sticks, and threw me into a mass grave outside the capital.
Later, the slave woke up in the mass grave and returned to the capital to make a living by begging.
Before this year's snowstorm, I was almost frozen to death. It was Prince Kang and Princess Kang who were kind-hearted and helped the beggars on the street, saving my life.
I happened to know that King Kang was recruiting servants, so I came here boldly.
"I know that Consort Gong and Consort Kang have a good relationship, so I asked Consort Kang to invite you here so I can tell you a secret."
Fugui explained and told the story that he had discussed with Prince Kang and his wife in advance.
Tian Shanyue murmured, "So that's how it is. Then, then what is the secret you mentioned?"
Before Fugui could speak, Ye Peizhu stood up and said, "Princess Gong, since Fugui is going to talk about Prince Gong's secret, I'd better leave first."
Tian Shanyue hesitated for a moment and then grabbed Ye Peizhu's sleeve.
"Third sister-in-law, you don't have to go out, it's okay."
"Okay, then I'll stay."
Ye Peizhu sat down.
Fugui also began to talk about Prince Gong's secret.
The key point he talked about was the secret that Prince Gong plotted against Princess Gong and made it impossible for her to have children.
Princess Gong Tian Shanyue froze when she heard what Fugui said.
She bit her lips tightly, her face was pale, her eyes were red, and she was trying hard to hold back her tears.
Even though she tried to remain calm, Ye Peizhu could still see that her whole body was trembling slightly.
Ye Peizhu felt a little reluctant.
No one would be able to accept the fact that their beloved husband is the culprit for their inability to get pregnant.
"......Princess, this is what happened. It is precisely because I knew this secret that Prince Gong wanted me dead.
I have been unable to sleep or eat in the past few years and have wanted to tell you the truth, but I have never had the chance.
Now that I finally have the chance, I just want to tell you everything. I don't want you to be kept in the dark!"
Fugui's words made Tian Shanyue finally unable to hold back her tears.
"But why, His Majesty, why does the prince treat me like this?! The children I gave birth to are also legitimate sons and daughters!
Why would the prince rather make me infertile than allow the illegitimate son born by a concubine to become a legitimate son?!
Why is the prince so fond of those concubines, but not me! Why...?
Ye Peizhu couldn't help but pat Tian Shanyue gently to comfort her.
"It's not too late to know now. Cry. You won't feel sad after you cry."
Tian Shanyue hugged Ye Peizhu and burst into tears.
After eavesdropping for a while, Song Jiujiu sighed softly.
[Poor thing, that’s why they say people with a love brain are not good.]
In her previous life, Princess Gong died on the spot after blocking a sword for Prince Gong. Even when she died, she was still deeply in love with Prince Gong and had no idea what Prince Gong had done to her.
In this life, Princess Gong finally knew the truth, it was indeed not too late.
Whether it is a divorce or cooperating with our Prince Kang's Mansion to expose Prince Gong's true face, those are all options.
As for why Prince Gong would rather have his concubine give birth to a bastard son to pass as his legitimate son than allow his wife to get pregnant, I know the answer to that question!
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