When Prince Pingnan returned home, because Min had left, he went back to the main hall to see the princess. He only had a brief conversation with her, telling her that he had met Jian Ning and mentioned the matter of Concubine Min, then hurriedly took people to Zhuo's house.
"Dad left in a hurry and didn't explain clearly. Your Aunt Li and I are still confused. Mother seems to be unable to wrap her head around it. What exactly is going on? Please tell me in detail."
The princess pulled Jian Ning towards the couch.
As she walked, she kept glancing at Jian Ning, as if she couldn't get enough of her gaze. "Lian Fu," she turned and called Concubine Li. "Look at me. When I was young, didn't I look similar to Ning'er?"
"Sister is still the same as before. When she and Ning'er stand together, they look like two sisters." Concubine Li said with a smile.
"You're just teasing me. I see you've grown older, and our prince's temples are gray. How can I still look the same as before?"
"Mother!" Jian Ning helped her sit on the couch, then gestured for Doujia to hand over the food box she had taken from her. "I came back today to make some flatbread and brought some for you, Auntie, and Father. Please try my daughter's cooking first, and I'll tell you more about Auntie Min later, okay?"
The princess nodded, "Okay, mother, try it. I didn't expect that after a long sleep, my Ning'er would be able to cook when I wake up."
"Eldest sister's flatbreads are better than those made by the chef at home. If I weren't so full, I would have wanted to eat a few more!" Duan Yu took the plate from the maid and personally picked up a few for his mother, Concubine Li. "Auntie, try it. It's really delicious."
"Mm, it's really good, delicious." Concubine Li ate a dumpling and felt the fragrance lingering on her lips and teeth. "What kind of vegetables are added to this meat filling? How can it taste so fragrant?"
"These are vegetables I grew myself in the countryside. I brought some with me when I came." Jian Ning added Chinese cabbage, which she grew in the medicinal field among the herbs. She had asked Ding Youtian, and he said that Chinese cabbage is called tribute vegetable, also known as emperor's vegetable.
Chinese cabbage can strengthen the stomach and aid digestion, and it can also reduce inflammation and act as a diuretic, and has high medicinal value.
"I've brought over some dried ones. Just soak them in water and they'll be as good as fresh ones. If you like them, I'll pack them up and send more in a few days."
"Okay, mother didn't have much of an appetite to begin with, but now I feel the food is delicious. Ning'er is so capable now that she can even cure my illness. I'm so happy..." The princess' eyes were filled with tears as she spoke. Jian Ning hurriedly said, "Mother, I'm fine now. Don't think about those things. Why should I think about unhappy things when I'm right in front of you?"
The princess nodded repeatedly, ate a few dumplings, and put down her chopsticks. She grabbed Jian Ning's hand and said, "My son, tell me quickly, were they really the ones who kidnapped you? Were your sister An'er and your mother's illnesses really caused by them?"
"Mom, I was young at that time and I don't remember many things. I also don't have any evidence. I just know that I am related to them." Jian Ning didn't find many memories about Wang Min'an in Xiao Xinning's memory. She only vaguely knew that Xiao Xinning called him Uncle An. Perhaps only by retrieving Xiao Xinning's other memory would she know the truth.
"Mom, have you never doubted her? And aunt, haven't you ever doubted her?" Jane Ning has always wondered in her heart, if someone is harboring evil intentions, there will always be some clues as long as you pay more attention to it in your daily life, how could you not notice it at all?
The princess shook her head and looked at Concubine Li. Concubine Li looked at Duan Yu and nodded outside the house. Duan Yu understood and waved his hand, asking the maids and servants in the house to follow him out.
When the three of them were alone in the room, Concubine Li sighed softly, "Who would have thought that someone with her background could have such a vicious mind? I still can't believe it. I entered the palace a year after her, and I once had some doubts about her, because when I was young, my mother said that those who speak sweet words but have sharp tongues often harbor harmful intentions."
Upon hearing this, the princess burst into tears. "It's all my fault. Your aunt once mentioned this to me, and I scolded her. If she really isn't a good person, then I'm the culprit who killed your sister!"
"Mom also harmed you! It's all Mom's fault!"
As she spoke, she pounded her chest. Jian Ning was worried that she was too excited and had another attack, so she quickly hugged her and said, "Mom, no, you must not think like that. When a bad person sets his mind to harm someone, no matter how much defense you take, you can't stop him. But, I'm very curious about her background. Is she a princess from poverty?"
Concubine Li nodded. "Yes, she was a princess of the Qing Kingdom. After the fall of the Qing Kingdom, she and her brother managed to escape and fled all the way to the border. I don't like getting too close to people I don't know well, and I've seen her always saying sweet things, so I once muttered this to her."
Looking at the princess who was silently crying, Concubine Li continued, "My sister was afraid that we would not get along and something bad would happen, so she told me her life story. She said she would never be that kind of person and told me not to be suspicious. After that, I dispelled my suspicions about her."
Jian Ning frowned. "I heard from Daddy that when Mom was pregnant with me and my sister, she ran into her brother and sister in the city. She later found the general's residence and saw Mom making clothes for us, so she took the initiative to show off her skills. If she were a princess from a wealthy family, even if she knew needlework, I'm afraid she wouldn't be proficient in it, right?"
In ancient times, all women, whether they were rich ladies or commoners, would learn needlework, but women from wealthy families only learned it to kill time. They would not become proficient in needlework unless they had a personal interest or were particularly talented. In short, Jian Ning did not believe that Min would be the princess of a fallen country.
It's not her conspiracy theory.
Before the Dayan Kingdom, five other kingdoms dominated the world. As a princess of a kingdom, her upbringing was engraved in her bones since childhood. Even after experiencing the pain of losing her country, her upbringing would not allow her to harm someone who had done her a favor!
"Mother's family background is not low. She has been learning needlework since she was six years old. Many of the patterns she embroidered are things I have never seen before. They are extremely elegant. Furthermore, it has always been said that it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality. Mother felt sorry for her and her brother, who had gone from being princesses and princes of a country to falling to this point. She couldn't bear it, so she kept them here."
"Mom, do you still believe that she is really the Princess of Qing? Does Dad know about their life stories?" Jian Ning asked.
The princess shook her head. "Whether I believe it or not, I can't say for sure right now. Your father knows about this, otherwise he wouldn't have sent her brother to study medicine."
Jian Ning thought for a moment and said, "Wang Min'an is being stubborn and refuses to confess. He must be in jail. I wonder if Dad can get any information out of him. Duan Yu and I will go check it out."
She came out and called Duan Yu, and the two went to the prison first. After arriving, they learned that Prince Pingnan had gone to the Ministry of Justice Prison, so she and Duan Yu rushed to the Ministry of Justice Prison again.
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