Chapter 299: Xie Yingmian is open and honest
According to Du Fengting, Princess Mu Ning was jealous of Princess Ling and wanted to whip her to vent her anger, but she didn't hit her and ended up blinding herself.
If this news were to get out, Princess Mu Ning's reputation would be greatly damaged.
People would think that Princess Mu Ning had brought this upon herself, and would even question the arrogance of the Empress Dowager's maternal family. The censors would use this as an excuse to impeach the Empress Dowager's maternal family.
The emperor has long been dissatisfied with the greed of these relatives and may take this opportunity to weaken the empress dowager's mother's family.
Neither the Queen Mother nor her maternal family would allow such a thing to happen.
What the aristocratic families care about is never the life or death of one person, but the glory of the entire family, and how to minimize the impact and maximize the family's interests.
It's a pity that Du Fengting didn't understand and thought she could use this to make Princess Ling suffer. She was so stupid and mean.
The Queen Mother stared deeply at Xie Yingmian for a while.
Xie Yingmian was open and honest, allowing the empress dowager to look at her.
The Queen Mother hid the storm in her eyes.
"Since it's just a misunderstanding, let it go."
"I'm tired, you guys go down first."
Xie Yingmian and Tao Caiyue bowed and left.
After everyone left, the Queen Mother finally couldn't control her anger anymore and smashed everything at hand, finally letting out the anger that was pent up in her heart.
"Her Majesty the Queen Mother," the nanny beside her said, "Then what Du Fengting said must be the truth. Princess Mu Ning was plotted against by Princess Ling."
The Queen Mother lay exhausted on the rattan chair: "I know."
"Mu Ning has always been madly infatuated with Yu Lingye. After learning that Yu Lingye was married, she kept writing letters to me, hoping that I would order Yu Lingye to divorce his wife and marry someone else."
"At first, I thought of sending Mu Ning to Prince Ling's Mansion, letting him cause trouble there and cause more trouble for Fang Yingwan. I also sent a letter to Mu Ning, asking him to stay at Prince Ling's Mansion temporarily after arriving in the capital."
"Later, Yu Lingye took the initiative to find me and threatened me with my mother's family, forcing me to retract the order."
"In her reply to my letter, Mu Ning expressed her eagerness to stay at Prince Ling's mansion, but later on, she ended up living at the Tao family's."
"Given Mu Ning's personality, she must have been holding back. It's in her nature to teach Xie Yingmian a lesson. Xie Yingmian is not one to give in. This time, Mu Ning has hit a wall."
"Xie Yingmian is smart, she knows I won't make a big deal out of this, so she's fearless!"
Thinking of Xie Yingmian's attitude, the empress dowager's anger, which had just subsided, rose again.
No wonder Fang Yingwan couldn’t cure Xie Yingmian.
Xie Yingmian is really difficult to deal with.
The nanny sighed, "What a pity for Princess Mu Ning."
"It is truly heartbreaking that such a tragic tragedy has ruined her life at such a young age, and her murderer is still at large."
The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes.
On the surface, she had no evidence to touch Xie Yingmian.
But there are many more means that can be used secretly.
"I will make her pay the price."
"Come here." The Queen Mother whispered a few words into the nanny's ear, and the nanny agreed and stepped back.
…
After Xie Yingmian came out of the Queen Mother's room.
Yu Lingye was waiting not far away.
Xie Yingmian took a few quick steps and helped Yu Lingye push the wheelchair: "I'm feeling a bit greasy after eating too much snacks. Want to go out and enjoy the flowers to help digest the food?"
"good."
Come to a deserted place.
Xie Yingmian then said, "The Queen Mother finally maintained her sanity and did not betray her dignity and bend the law for personal gain."
"She knew Du Fengting's testimony was true, but she chose to believe Tao Caiyue."
"It seems that she cares more about the family's interests and reputation than Mu Ning's injury."
Yu Lingye: "She has never been an emotional person."
Xie Yingmian said, "That's right."
"At least, she won't openly admit that Princess Mu Ning wanted to beat me up and bully me but ended up suffering the consequences. Naturally, she won't attack me openly."
Things that cannot be done openly can be done in secret.
Yu Lingye was in deep thought.
They are in the light, while the Queen Mother is in the dark.
"Don't stay too far away from Qing Huang." Yu Lingye said, "The Queen Mother is very good at using underhanded tactics."
Xie Yingmian nodded.
Yu Lingye hesitated for a while, but still told Xie Yingmian about the Lu family's secret room and the living dead in the secret room.
Xie Yingmian was slightly stunned.
She was a little dazed: "You mean, Xie Jingyun might not be dead, he has become a living dead, and was locked up in the secret room of the Lu family by the emperor?"
Yu Lingye: "It's not necessarily because he was imprisoned by the emperor."
"Or maybe Lu Nanxing rescued Xie Jingyun and kept him in the secret room."
"The Emperor discovered this, and the Lu family suffered a disaster. The Lu family's property was confiscated, and the Lu family mansion became the property of the Emperor."
Xie Yingmian looked solemn.
This is really great news!
"When I find the right time, I'm going to go to the Lu family's secret room," she said.
Think about it.
She decided to tell Yu Lingye her guess.
"Generally speaking, if both parents have double eyelids, their children may also have double eyelids, or one may have double eyelids and the other may have single eyelids. However, if both parents have single eyelids and small eyes, the possibility of having a child with double eyelids and big eyes is almost zero."
"In addition to the eyelids, there are also certain patterns in the nose, mouth, earlobes, fingers, body shape, etc."
Yu Lingye was wondering why Xie Yingmian suddenly mentioned this.
Then Xie Yingmian said, "I have roughly guessed what Old Man Fang looks like based on Fang Zhengtian, Fang Zhenghong, Fang Zhengqi, and Fang Yilin."
"From a genetic point of view, it is almost impossible for Old Man Fang and Fang Zhang to give birth to a woman as stunningly beautiful as the Concubine Dowager."
"For example, the concubine's eyes are deep and slightly blue, while everyone in the Fang family has ordinary brown eyes. This is not normal."
Yu Lingye understood: "You mean, my mother is not the daughter of the Fang family?"
Xie Yingmian: "Just a guess."
"Perhaps you could focus on investigating whether the Fang and Ling families had any interactions many years ago."
Yu Lingye's expression turned serious.
When the old lady of the Ling family saw him for the first time, she said he was her grandson.
He looks about 70% similar to Ling San.
Not only Ling San, but also Ling Da, Ling Er, as well as the Ling family's Patriarch, Ling's Second Uncle, and Third Uncle...
In the past, he just thought that it was normal for people with similar appearances to exist in the world.
In addition, the Ling family is from Donglin Country, and the two countries are far apart. The Ling family has never mentioned losing their daughter or anything like that, so he didn't think about it in this way.
Xie Yingmian continued: "I've read a storybook before."
"That storybook is just a clichéd story about the true and false daughter."
"The wife of a wealthy family was pregnant. While traveling, she accidentally encountered a rainstorm. The carriage slipped and she started early. The place was far from the county town, and the rain was very heavy. The wife's water had broken, so she couldn't delay any longer."
"They stayed at a farmer's house, and it happened that someone in that family was giving birth, so they both gave birth to their children almost at the same time."
"My wife has always lived a life of luxury and is weak. Moreover, because she gave birth prematurely, she suffered heavy bleeding and is now in a coma."
"The farmer took advantage of everyone's inattention and switched the two children. Later, the lady recovered and left with the switched child. The farmer's girl became a rich lady, and the real rich lady became a farmer's girl. Their fates were reversed."
"What happened next?" Yu Lingye asked.
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