Chapter 121 You are the daughter of a criminal
Song Anlan quickly said, "We have no intention of guessing the Queen's intentions, but..."
"Enough of the small talk." The eunuch who came to deliver the imperial edict interrupted Song Anlan directly, "Song Chunzhi, follow me into the palace immediately."
Chunzhi turned around and said to Song Anlan and Song Wan'er, "Thank you, brother and Wan'er, for helping me look after Xiaoxing."
Song Anlan said: "I will ask someone to take good care of Xiaoxing when he returns, so you can rest assured."
Song Wan'er also nodded repeatedly.
The eunuch who came to deliver the imperial edict did not give Chunzhi and the Song brothers and sisters any chance to talk more, and kept urging Chunzhi to follow him into the palace.
Chunzhi had no choice but to follow the eunuch out of the Song residence and get on the carriage.
Song Anlan and Song Wan'er saw Chunzhi and the others to the door.
After the carriage left, Song Anlan immediately ordered his attendants, "Go to the Chang'an Palace and tell the prince that Chunzhi has been summoned to the palace by the Empress."
"Yes, I'll go right away."
The follower responded and left.
Song Anlan stood in front of the door and watched the carriage go away. The last time Queen Wang summoned Chunzhi into the palace, she wanted her to accept Wang Yiyue as a concubine. Now Wang Yiyue is going to be Lu Jingyun's co-wife, and Queen Wang summoned her into the palace again. What exactly does she want to do?
He always felt that Queen Wang's visit to Chunzhi this time was not a good thing.
Song Wan'er looked at the departing carriage, her face filled with worry. "The eunuch who came to deliver the imperial edict this time was so ruthless that he even refused to accept the banknotes. Could it be that the Empress is trying to embarrass me because of Wang Liuniang..."
Song Anlan whispered, "I hope not."
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The carriage stopped at the palace gate, and several eunuchs took Chunzhi into the palace. The eunuchs were silent. The sky was gloomy, and a strong wind blew, as if it was going to rain heavily.
Chunzhi followed the eunuchs through the palace road and passed through many palace gates. The surroundings were unusually quiet and the atmosphere was very depressing.
It took a long time before we arrived at Qiwu Palace.
This is Chunzhi's second visit to Qiwu Palace.
When Queen Wang summoned her for the first time, she still had a virtuous and dignified smile, and was accompanied by Concubine De, Concubine Li, and a group of female officials and palace maids.
Today, however, there were no outsiders present. Queen Wang was still sitting upright. When she saw Chunzhi, she only said, "You are here."
Chunzhi stepped forward and saluted, "I, Chunzhi, pay my respects to the Empress."
Queen Wang didn't let her stand up this time. She just looked at her and asked calmly, "I heard that it was you who made Liu Niang Lu Jingyun's concubine?"
Chunzhi maintained her greeting posture and said, "I didn't drink the cup of tea given to the Sixth Miss of the Wang family. Madam Lu did."
Queen Wang stared at her and said, "I underestimated you."
Chunzhi lowered her head and said nothing.
Queen Wang did not expect that Wang Yiyue would be so useless and lose completely to a merchant's daughter.
Although she was disappointed, she was also a little clear-headed. Fortunately, she did not let such a stupid person become the Princess of Chang'an.
Otherwise, Qilang will definitely be dragged down.
Queen Wang looked at Chunzhi carefully. When she first met Chunzhi, she only thought that this girl was pretty, neither humble nor arrogant in front of others, and a little stubborn.
Even when she, the queen, asked her to drink the tea offered by Wang Yiyue, she refused.
Now the Wang family sent a letter saying that Chunzhi is the daughter of the criminal Mu Qingshan, and they have evidence and a portrait.
And the birthmark on Chunzhi's body is exactly the same as that on Mu Qingshan's daughter Mu Zhilan.
Even Queen Wang felt that Chunzhi looked more and more like Mu Qingshan.
Qillang didn't get married until he was 25 years old, but the marriage was really bumpy. It was troublesome enough that he fell in love with a merchant's daughter.
Who knew that this merchant's daughter was actually the descendant of a criminal.
Queen Wang looked at Chunzhi and couldn't help sighing. After a long while, she finally said, "Get up."
"Thank you, Queen."
Chunzhi maintained the saluting posture for a long time, and she felt a little numb from standing. Finally, she was able to stand up straight and answer.
Queen Wang said, "I've had someone investigate. The Song family in Dongzhou originally only had one daughter. You only arrived in Dongzhou last year."
"Yes." Chunzhi knew that she couldn't hide these things from Queen Wang, so she simply admitted it directly, "My last name is not Song, and I'm not Song Anlan's biological sister. He rescued me on the Lishui River and recognized me as his adopted sister."
Queen Wang saw that she was speaking honestly and asked, "Then do you know who your biological parents are?"
Chunzhi said, "I don't know."
Queen Wang had some resentment towards Chunzhi, as she had killed her niece for no reason. But when she saw Chunzhi's life experience, she felt a little pity for her.
This girl was once the apple of the Mu family's eye. When she was nine years old, the Mu family's house was ransacked and she was forced to wander in a foreign land, suffering for more than ten years. She finally met a lover and was about to get married, but her true identity was revealed again.
Queen Wang would never let Huo Zheng marry the daughter of a criminal, especially since this criminal had his property confiscated and exiled for offending the emperor.
If Qilang married such a princess, his future would be ruined.
Queen Wang hardened her heart, raised her hand, and signaled the palace servant to take out a portrait for Chunzhi to see.
"This is……"
The first time Chunzhi saw the portrait, she felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
It feels like I've seen it somewhere before.
Chunzhi looked at it for a long time and suddenly felt a headache. She turned around and asked Queen Wang, "What is your purpose in showing me this portrait, Queen?"
Queen Wang asked, "When you see this portrait, do you really not recognize that he is your father?"
"You said he is my father?" Chunzhi opened her eyes wide and looked at the person in the portrait carefully again.
There was a line of small words written on the portrait: Mu Qingshan, the top scholar in the third year of Cheng'an.
The high fever she suffered when she was nine years old made Chunzhi forget her childhood, her identity, and what her parents looked like.
The portrait in front of her gave her a very familiar feeling.
Queen Wang said that the person in the portrait was her father, and Chunzhi did not feel disgusted at all.
It is said that a girl resembles her father.
Chunzhi's eyebrows and eyes look very similar to the person in this portrait.
There is also an indescribable feeling.
She was just a little confused as to why there was only a portrait and not the real person.
Chunzhi calmed herself down and asked, "The Queen summoned me to the palace today just to tell me that the person in this painting is my father?"
"Of course there's more to it than that." Seeing Chunzhi didn't immediately question the Mu family, Queen Wang could only say a little stiffly, "The person in this portrait is Mu Qingshan, the top scholar in the imperial examination in the third year of Cheng'an. He was also the youngest Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel in this dynasty, and enjoyed great success. Unfortunately, in the sixteenth year of Cheng'an, he offended the emperor and became a criminal. His property was confiscated and he was exiled. Chunzhi..."
Queen Wang paused for a moment. "Perhaps I should call you Mu Zhilan. You are the daughter of the criminal Mu Qingshan, and we should have been exiled together. You disappeared on the way to exile and have been stranded in Linshui Town for over ten years. If you had been an ordinary citizen your whole life, perhaps no one would have discovered your origins. But you chose to be the Princess of Chang'an!"
Both the Ji family and the Wang family have discovered Chunzhi's identity. Queen Wang thinks that even if she does not take action, the two families will not let Chunzhi go.
Haruzhi had imagined countless scenes of finding her family, but she never expected it to be like this.
Queen Wang said to Chunzhi, "I now give you two choices: one, leave Qilang and the capital, and change your name and surname and become an ordinary citizen. Two, restore the status of Mu Zhilan, the daughter of a guilty minister. Not only will the marriage be annulled, but you will also be exiled a thousand miles away. You choose."
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