Ge Mao hesitated for a long time before deciding to tell Su Muxi about it.
However, after hearing Ge Mao's words, Su Muxi was only stunned for a moment before saying seriously, "Elder Ge, I have also read what you said in medical books. However, nothing is absolute. We cannot conclude that I am not my father's biological daughter just because my eyelids are single or double!"
"Besides, what the author said may not be correct, after all, it is just the author's experience."
"As for the fact that I look like General Lin's wife, as you just said, there are many wonders in the world, and it is normal for two people to look alike."
Ge Mao could tell that Su Muxi was unwilling to talk about this matter anymore, so he sighed inwardly and could only keep quiet about it.
But he knew that Su Muxi was not as indifferent as she appeared on the surface.
About an hour later, McQueen delivered Ye Ziyu's letter.
Su Muxi unfolded it and looked at it, her expression becoming solemn.
I never imagined Qiao Xiuyuan would be so terrifying...
Everyone was part of his scheme...
After reading the letter, Su Muxi burned it before looking at Ge Mao.
"Mr. Ge, we don't need to study this orchid anymore."
Qiao Xiuyuan's letter clearly states that this orchid is non-toxic if ingested or inhaled on its own; only when it is burned with musk can its toxicity be activated.
The concubines in the palace would go to pay their respects to the Empress every day, and the Empress would then burn a mixture of incense in the palace for the concubines to inhale.
If these spices are inhaled for a long time, toxins will accumulate in the body.
The concubines, unable to conceive, would also transmit the toxins to Ye Jingchun.
Once the toxins reach a certain level, Ye Jingchun will die from poisoning.
No one would have guessed that the poison wasn't in the food, but in the spices.
And since the Empress also inhaled this incense, naturally no one would suspect anything.
Ge Mao was astonished when he heard about the use of orchids.
"Tsk tsk! I never expected the poison to be used so cleverly! These royals really are cunning!"
"No matter how cunning someone is, they can't be as cunning as that bastard Qiao Xiuyuan!"
Ge Mao made no attempt to hide his dislike for Qiao Xiuyuan.
Su Muxi hesitated for a moment before asking, "Elder Ge, why do you dislike Qiao Xiuyuan so much? Is it because Qiao Xiuyuan produced the letter of treason against Uncle Yu back then, causing Uncle Yu to die unjustly?"
Upon hearing this, Ge Mao did not immediately answer Su Muxi's question, but instead asked curiously, "Su girl, from what you're saying, you also believe that His Highness Prince Yu was wronged back then?"
But then Su Muxi said, "Although I have never met Uncle Yu, I trust Ye Zeyu. Ye Zeyu said that Uncle Yu is a loyal and righteous man who is devoted to the country and would never do such a thing as colluding with the enemy and betraying the country."
Therefore, I believe that nineteen years ago, Prince Yu's uncle was definitely wronged!
"Excellent! Excellent! Ye Ziyu has indeed found a good wife! If His Highness Prince Yu were alive, he would surely be pleased!"
After Ge Mao finished speaking, he felt a lump in his throat, but considering that Su Muxi was very likely Lin Zhisheng's daughter, he felt it was necessary to tell Su Muxi about the past.
"Su girl, before you met the prince, what did you think of Qiao Xiuyuan?"
Ge Mao rarely looked serious, and this was one of the few times he addressed Ye Zeyu as "Your Highness" in private.
Su Muxi recalled her past interactions with Qiao Xiuyuan and honestly said, "I think Qiao Xiuyuan is easy-going, gentle and refined, and he is especially good to me, like a biological daughter."
Ge Mao scoffed, "Pshaw! Gentle and refined? Countless people have died by his hand!"
"Back then, General Lin was a close confidant of Prince Yu. The two were like brothers and shared the same ideals. As far as I know, the two only quarreled once, and that was because of Qiao Xiuyuan."
"Qiao Xiuyuan is ruthless not only to his enemies but also to his own people, and he is especially skilled at torture to extract confessions."
"Prince Yu felt that Qiao Xiuyuan was ruthless and scheming, and advised General Lin to stay away from him. However, General Lin did not heed Prince Yu's advice and insisted on regarding Qiao Xiuyuan as a confidant."
"Until the incident nineteen years ago, when General Lin was personally killed by Qiao Xiuyuan, and Prince Yu was unjustly imprisoned and beheaded!"
"Although I didn't return to the capital with His Highness Prince Yu when I was in the Xuanwu Army, after hearing about this matter, I couldn't help but find something strange about it!"
"Back then, Qiao Xiuyuan was just a captain in the army and had no right to enter the palace with Prince Yu and General Lin. Yet he not only handed over the so-called letter of treason to the emperor, but also performed meritorious service in protecting the emperor in the Golden Palace and killed General Lin."
"Su girl, why do you think this is?"
Su Muxi listened attentively, and for some reason, a surge of hatred towards Qiao Xiuyuan welled up from the bottom of her heart.
If Prince Yu had no intention of colluding with the enemy and rebelling, then Qiao Xiuyuan must have defected to the Bai family.
Because after Prince Yu's death, the Bai family was the biggest beneficiary!
When the emperor had just ascended the throne, he had no capable men at his disposal. The Bai family seized this opportunity to grow powerful and became the most influential family in the Qi Kingdom.
This is the fundamental reason why the Bai family has the confidence to maintain a private army.
Just when I thought Ge Mao had finished speaking, he unexpectedly mentioned General Lin's wife, Lady Yun, again.
"General Lin's wife, Lady Yun, was a woman whom General Lin saved by chance. To repay his kindness, Lady Yun married General Lin."
I still remember the way General Lin looked whenever he talked about his wife—like a silly boy, his mouth practically stretched to his ears! Haha!
Thinking back to those days, Ge Mao couldn't help but laugh out loud, but then his nose started to sting again.
He took a deep breath before continuing, "Yun Shi rarely goes out, and I have never met her in person. However, I know that not only General Lin is deeply in love with Yun Shi, but even His Highness Prince Yu has secretly developed feelings for her."
"I saw the portrait of Lady Yun by chance in Prince Yu's tent."
"However, His Highness Prince Yu is an upright man and would never do something like stealing another man's wife. So when he saw that I had discovered the painting, he burned it in front of me."
"However, Prince Yu is not the only one who likes Lady Yun; there is also that scoundrel Qiao Xiuyuan!"
“Once, when he was drunk, that scoundrel muttered Yun Shi’s maiden name, which I heard clearly! I only regret that I didn’t tell General Lin about it directly. If General Lin had distanced himself from Qiao Xiuyuan because of this, perhaps Prince Yu would not have been wrongly imprisoned and ended up with his head separated from his body!”
"Su girl, if I were to say who I hate the most is Qiao Xiuyuan, then the second person I hate the most is General Lin! If General Lin hadn't ignored His Highness Prince Yu's advice, he wouldn't have let a wolf into the house!"
"So, Su girl, I don't want you to be General Lin's daughter!"
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The palace coup occurred when Lady Yun was about to give birth. All these coincidences suggest that Su Muxi is very likely the daughter of General Lin and Lady Yun.
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