Emperor Hongde thought for a moment, "Zhou Hui once served as a general and was a close friend of the Duke of Anguo."
"yes."
Qin said, "Last year, General Zhou led troops to suppress bandits, but his old wounds relapsed, and he passed away not long after. Before his death, he entrusted Duke Anguo to take care of me."
Emperor Hongde: "..."
I don't know how to evaluate it.
If Zhou Hui were still alive, he would certainly not escape the crime of keeping a mistress, but he died in battle and can be considered a hero, so it is not appropriate to pursue the matter further.
Jiang Zhixu's concealment of the matter is at most a minor offense, nothing serious. It's only natural that he would look after his old friend, who entrusted him with this task.
Emperor Hongde was not so incompetent as to use this as a pretext to impose further accusations.
"Then what about the child in your womb?"
A look of humiliation flashed across Qin's face. "General Zhou is deceased. I am a woman without status or recognition, and my child is not accepted by the Zhou family because of a birth defect. Although the Duke of Anguo received a request from General Zhou, it is still a matter of impropriety and dishonorable. At most, he sends some money every now and then. The neighbors have long been suspicious of me. One night two months ago, a villain scaled the wall and broke into my room..."
Tears streamed down her face, her voice choked with sobs, "As a woman of such low status, I dared not report this to the authorities, who knew it would lead to this disaster..."
Even Emperor Hongde looked on with a sigh.
"The woman originally intended to use a medicine to eliminate this troublesome child, but unexpectedly, the Princess of Qingping County suddenly came looking for her."
Qin's face was filled with grief and sorrow. "I know I deserve to die and have no face to live, but my child is innocent. I only beg Your Majesty to have mercy and spare his life."
Now that the truth has come out, it was all orchestrated by Jiang Sixian, and neither Shen Jiming nor Shen Zhixian were implicated.
Jiang Shuman was not satisfied with the result.
But she knew that this was the only way for now. As for the male lead her sister had mentioned, she would have to wait for the Empress Dowager to return and interrogate Jiang Sixian.
**
By the time we left the palace, it was completely dark.
Jiang Shuman took the old lady back to the princess's residence.
Jiang Shumiao woke up after a nap and finally believed that she had really been resurrected.
I have a father, a mother, and older brothers and sisters in this life.
A perfect life.
She grinned happily, then met a young, innocent face.
It's Jiang Yining.
Why is Third Brother staring at me like that?
Jiang Yining had been watching her little sister for a long time, lying by the cradle. Her sister was fair-skinned and beautiful, with long, curly eyelashes and eyes like glass.
Are there really monsters this cute?
No.
If she's not a monster, then she must be a fairy.
Jiang Yining felt she had found the truth, so she happily placed a cloth tiger next to Jiang Shumiao.
"Miaomiao, I'm your third brother. From now on, all the good food and fun things will be yours."
Don't curse me anymore.
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