What ? The whole family has dirty deeds
Tsk tsk tsk, what kind of family is this!
Yan Shu immediately said with great interest, [Then tell me quickly, what's going on? ]
Anyway, it's still early, and there's still plenty of time today.
But she heard the system asked her, [Then who should start first? ]
Yan Shu, [.....]
Well, there are too many melons, and it's difficult to start eating from which one.
She thought for a while and said, [Then let's start from the oldest to the youngest, starting with the Duke of Qi. ] But she
heard the system respond with a "OK", and immediately started
to make things happen—— [The melons of the Duke of Qi must start from the sons of Emperor Gaozu, that is, the brothers of the late emperor. As everyone knows, the late emperor had a total of five brothers, among which only he and the youngest Prince of Beiliang were the legitimate sons of Emperor Gaozu, that is, the nephews of the Duke of Qi. Although both of them are nephews of Duke Qi, Duke Qi actually prefers King Beiliang. Why? Because King Beiliang married the daughter of his elder brother-in-law, Marquis Anding.
Yan Shu was afraid that she was confused, so she quickly sorted out the clues, [In other words, the niece of the wife of Duke Qi married King Beiliang and became the princess? They are relatives, so Duke Qi is more inclined to his nephew King Beiliang.]
The system said that it was right, [Anyway, Duke Qi, Marquis Anding and King Beiliang formed a profit group, and in order to succeed the throne, King Beiliang secretly competed with the late emperor. But no matter what, the late emperor was his elder brother after all, and he finally ascended the throne legitimately. But the King of Beiliang actually had a plan long ago, intending to rebel in the name of the late emperor's false edict. 】
Hearing this, Yan Shu raised her eyebrows again, [Then as a major member of the interest group, the Duke of Qi should know about this, right? 】
The system said, [Of course he knows, and he has also contributed a lot to the case of the King of Beiliang. However, the late emperor and the queen mother are not vegetarians either, and they have already made preparations. By chance, the Duke of Qi got the news in advance, and after secretly comparing it, he found that the King of Beiliang had no chance of winning, so he immediately sold the King of Beiliang in front of the late emperor, and secretly dealt with all the confidants around him who knew about this matter, and took the credit as a firm supporter of the late emperor. 】
Yan Shu. […Then the King of Beiliang died before
he could accomplish his mission?] System, [Then he died. How could the late emperor tolerate such a serious matter as treason?]
Yan Shu, […What about the other member of the interest group, the brother-in-law of the Duke of Qi, Andinghou?]
System, [The Duke of Qi sold him out. The brother-in-law and his father-in-law's entire family were buried with the King of Beiliang.]
Yan Shu, […What a ruthless man! Doesn't the wife of the Duke of Qi hate her husband to death?]
Tsk, after all, the Duke of Qi was the first to discover the problem. If he could persuade his brother-in-law to brake, the death of the father-in-law's entire family could have been avoided, right? But
the system said, [You're overthinking it. The Duke of Qi would never persuade his brother-in-law to brake. After all, the late emperor knew that he had a closer relationship with the King of Beiliang. After he ascended the throne, he would certainly be wary of him. What would the title of a biological uncle mean? So he had to sell out his eldest brother-in-law to show enough loyalty and sincerity to make the late emperor believe him. So even if his wife hated him to death, he had to do this. 】
Yan Shu, [......]
Okay, the story is over, and the ending is obvious-the Duke of Qi finally retained his glory and wealth by selling out his teammates and in-laws, and now he can rely on his status as the emperor's uncle to take care of the emperor's affairs.
System, [That's not an idle matter. His own granddaughter just came of age this year. Isn't it just the right time for her to get married? Nowadays, there are not many families in the capital that can compare with him. 】
Yan Shu, [Hehe. 】
Is this old man trying to get the throne of the empress to keep his wealth and glory? If you have the ability to protect it, then protect it. But you have to dig a hole for others first. Isn't it a bit too immoral?
Oh, yes, this old man doesn't have morality.
But then again, the melon of Duke Qi selling his teammates is really not easy to deal with. First, it is a serious matter, and second, it happened a long time ago. After all, Duke Qi himself is already in his seventies or eighties, and it is estimated that few people who knew the inside story at that time are still alive.
But it doesn't matter, aren't there other melons?
She then asked the system, [Tell me about others and see what other melons their family has? 】
Then the system said, 【Then let's talk about the prince of Duke Qi. He is about the same age as Duke Cheng'en, and is also a dandy boy, and he is as lustful as Duke Cheng'en. Not to mention that he has so many concubines and maids at home that they can't be counted on two hands, a few years ago, he went to Luzhou hunting grounds, and fell in love with the eldest daughter of Lin Chengxian, a centurion of Luzhou Right Guard, and forced her to marry him as a concubine. 】
Hearing this, Yan Shu couldn't help but slam the table and called him a hooligan, 【I'm a good official's daughter, and I want to be a concubine of such an old hooligan? Duke Cheng'en didn't even force himself on her! 】
System, 【Who said it wasn't? But it wasn’t over yet. Within two years, the second daughter of Captain Lin had grown up. The old scoundrel wanted to harm her again. Captain Lin naturally didn’t want to, so he quickly found a husband for her. But he didn’t know that the scoundrel was holding a grudge against Captain Lin and put him in Luzhou Prison on the charge of stealing grain and grass. Captain Lin was released two days ago, but the old scoundrel was upset and was planning to find another crime to frame him.
What? ? ?
Yan Shu was so angry that she almost stood up. [This old scoundrel just bullied the whole family! And he was so hateful that he couldn’t harm the second daughter, but he put her in prison? There are more people here than in Duke Cheng'en!】
System,【Yes, after all, Duke Cheng'en's family is not as high-ranking as his family. As the saying goes, the higher the family, the more frivolous the playboys are.】
Yan Shu,【...Pfft, it's true. Come to think of it, is there anything else in his family?】
System,【Of course there is, the wife of the prince of Duke Qi is also a tough one!】
Yan Shu raised an eyebrow,【Tell me how tough you are. 】
The system said,【This Crown Prince's wife Wei was originally the daughter of the second house of Yongping Marquis's Mansion. When the Duke of Qi and the Duke of Yongping were discussing marriage, they originally chose the daughter of the first house, that is, Wei's cousin. However, in order to marry into the Duke of Qi's Mansion, Wei replaced poplar flowers and put them in her cousin's meal, causing her cousin, who was allergic to this thing, to have a rash all over her body and couldn't see anyone. Then she spread a rumor that her cousin had pockmarks on her face. So the Duke of Qi chose her as their daughter-in-law.】
Yan Shu,【... Isn't this fucking cheating people, and the one cheating is her own family.】
As a person with the same allergic constitution, she naturally sympathized with that cousin.
But then again, this Wei went to so much trouble to marry an old pervert, and all she has to do is look at the two concubines in the house, who are so numerous that she can't even count them with one hand. I wonder if she regrets it?
But the system said, [It’s not that Wei regrets it, after all, this is her dream, the future duchess! But there is no concubine in the Manchu mansion who doesn’t regret it, because there is not a single one who has not been drugged by her.] Drug
?
Yan Shu was stunned, [What drug?]
System, [It must be a sterilization drug! With Wei’s personality, she will definitely not let the concubines in the mansion give birth to illegitimate children to be looked down upon, so none of her husband’s concubines can give birth to children, but if there are any pregnant, once they are discovered, they will be drugged with abortion drugs. So although the prince of Qi has many concubines, he does not have a single illegitimate son or daughter.]
Yan Shu couldn’t help but sigh, [Girls like the eldest daughter of Captain Lin, what sins have they committed to be treated like this by this couple! 】
But then the system said, 【This Wei not only did this herself, but also taught her daughter by example. 】
Yan Shu was stunned, and couldn't help but hissed, and subconsciously touched her belly.
What the hell, if this daughter really became the queen...
No way! She would never allow anyone to hurt her baby. Humph!
While she was righteously angry, she heard the system say again, 【Of course, not all concubines are at the mercy of others and don't resist. There is a new concubine in their house who is a hot-tempered one. After being drugged by the prince's wife, she resents her and seduces her son for revenge. 】
Yan Shu, 【??? 】
What the hell... It seems that the grandson of the Duke of Qi is not a reliable person either.
System, [Like father, like son, as the saying goes.]
Yan Shu, […I have to say this is another truth.]
Tsk, the Duke of Qi’s mansion can be said to be full of “talents”.
After finishing the melon for the time being, she thought about it. Based on what she had heard so far, the best thing to do would be to frame the Duke of Qi’s son against Captain Lin…
However, what she was more curious about right now was how the emperor would react after receiving the Duke of Qi’s memorial.
But the system said, [How else can he react? The Duke of Qi is his uncle. This time he personally led five or six ministers into the palace to hand him the memorial. Naturally, he had to accept it and even be polite to the old man.]
Yan Shu was a little dissatisfied and couldn’t help pouting, [What does he think? Does he also want to choose a beautiful woman as his queen? 】
System,【I don't know about this. I can't find out the emperor's inner thoughts.】
Yan Shu,【……】
Okay, if the system can't find out, then it can't find out. Anyway, she has the ability to read minds now, so she will test it when the man comes.
But just as she was thinking this, she heard a report from outside, "Your Majesty has arrived..."
Yan Shu was stunned.
——It's only morning, why is this person here now?
But since the person has already come, she also got up and went to the door to greet him, and saluted, "Your Majesty."
In a blink of an eye, the man had come close, stretched out his hand to help her up, and said, "Get up."
Then he lowered his eyes and looked at her expression carefully, and said, "How is today?"
Yan Shu raised her eyebrows secretly.
——How is today?
This person asked him this, is it because of the matter of Duke Qi delivering the memorial?
Want to see how she reacts?
Yuwen Lan, "……"
He really thought so.
Knowing that she had that ability, nothing could be hidden from her, so I wanted to hurry over to see if she had any crazy thoughts.
But then, she snorted in her heart, "What else can I do? The Duke of Qi's Mansion set a trap for me, waiting for me to jump in! I will never let them go!"
Yuwen Lan, "???"
The Duke of Qi's Mansion set a trap for her?
What's going on?
Fortunately, she said, "I'm fine, but I just heard something and was thinking of reporting it to Your Majesty."
Yuwen Lan said, "What's the matter?" Then he took her and sat down on the warm couch.
Then I heard her say, "The case of embezzlement of grain and grass in the Luzhou camp two years ago was actually an unjust case. In fact, when the prince of Qi went to Luzhou to hunt a few years ago, he fell in love with the eldest daughter of Lin Chengxian, the captain of Luzhou's right guard. He first forced her to be his concubine, and then wanted to marry his second daughter. Captain Lin was a clean family, so naturally they were unwilling to give two good daughters to that fifty-year-old man. What's more, the wife of the Duke of Qi was a vicious person, and she gave all the concubines in the mansion infertile drugs."
"In order to prevent his daughter from falling into the clutches of the enemy again, Captain Lin quickly found a husband for his second daughter. Unexpectedly, the prince of the Duke of Qi became angry and framed Captain Lin for stealing grain and grass and put him in prison. I heard that Captain Lin was released two days ago, and this man is planning to frame him again!"
"What?"
As soon as these words came out, Yuwen Lan frowned and said, "Is it really like this?"
Yan Shu nodded vigorously, "Absolutely, it's true. In fact, this matter is not difficult to investigate. As long as Your Majesty sends someone to Luzhou and asks more people, you can find out the truth."
Yuwen Lan knew that if she could say this, the matter must be true.
So he exhaled, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll ask someone to investigate now." As he
said this, he was about to get up.
But she stopped him again and said, "I have something else to report."
He paused, "What else?"
Yan Shu coughed, "I have a storybook and would like to ask Your Majesty for advice."
- In fact, it was about the family of Concubine Hui.
She thought about it and felt that she had to tell the emperor about it.
After all, if the family of Concubine Hui did not give up and had other ideas and spread rumors, and the emperor eventually heard it, it would inevitably affect his relationship with the empress dowager, so it would be better for her to tell him the truth at this time.
Yuwen Lan, who had listened to her thoughts silently, naturally knew that she wanted to talk about her biological mother. He became even more curious, so he patiently said, "Tell me about it."
Yan Shu said, "It is said that there was a big family with a kind and benevolent mistress. She treated her concubine well and the concubine also treated her sincerely. One day, the concubine gave birth to a child, but unfortunately, she could not support herself and was about to pass away. Before she died, the concubine entrusted the child to the mistress, and the mistress also raised the child with great difficulty and succeeded as the head of the family."
"But when everything was calm, the concubine's family suddenly showed up and lied to the beauty of the young master's wife, trying to alienate the master's family from his adoptive mother and put the beauty in an unjust position. Fortunately, the beauty was smart and wise, and discovered the truth in time. It turned out that the concubine's family had owed the master's biological mother in the past, and had always had a bad relationship with her. Now they made up a lie about the deep sisterly love, trying to use the master's power to gain benefits."
"After learning the truth, the beauty naturally did not let the person with ulterior motives succeed, but now she doesn't know whether she should tell the master the truth?" As she said that,
she looked at him quickly.
Of course, Yuwen Lan had understood. The head of the family in this story was him, the smart and wise beauty was her, his adoptive mother was the Queen Mother, and the concubine who died early was naturally his biological mother.
He was a little surprised. It turned out that his biological mother's family had come to see him?
Since he already knew this, he naturally wanted to ask for clarification.
So he said, "Why don't you tell me in detail? Why did the head of the family's biological mother have a bad relationship with her family?"
Yan Shu thought to herself, it seems that he understood.
Well, since she was going to talk about it, she simply told him the life story of Concubine Hui.
Then he continued, "It all started when this lady was young, her father favored his concubine over his wife, which led to the early death of her mother. After that, her father made his concubine his legal wife and gave birth to younger siblings. Naturally, this lady could not let go of this matter. Later, when she first entered the mansion, she was loved by the old master because of her beauty. Unfortunately, the old master was not a loyal person. After she became pregnant, he was no longer so kind to her. This lady was so upset that she became depressed. After giving birth to a child, she saw that the master still treated her and her child coldly, which made her even more sad. She got metrorrhagia and died soon after."
"Before she died, she still hated her family. After entrusting the child to the mistress, she specifically told her that her family was not ambitious and that she should not let them get close to the child in the future to avoid humiliating the child's reputation."
...
Yuwen Lan understood the rest of the story without her having to tell him. It must be that his biological mother's family members were unwilling to accept this, so they found her and spread rumors
. In fact, although he had no memory of it when he was a child, he later heard the maid in the palace mention that his father had started to practice Taoism since he was born, so even though he was a prince, his father was very cold to him. His biological mother was sensitive by nature, and because of this, she became depressed and fell ill.
So what she said must be true.
Of course, he would not pay attention to the family members who tried to curry favor with him.
But at this moment, his heart was inevitably heavy.
Such a poor woman withered away in this palace.
However, when he was about to sigh, Yan Shu's voice suddenly came to his ears.
[Wuwuwu, baby, your grandmother and father are so pitiful! We are both fine. When you come out, mother will definitely hug you, my dear baby...]
Yuwen Lan, "..."
"Grandmother" is fine, but what about "father"?
Is there a father who is not your biological father?
But at this moment, she heard her say in her heart, [Baby, after all, mother is also a concubine! If mother dies one day, will your father have to find someone else to raise you?]
Yuwen Lan's heart was stunned.
Suddenly, he couldn't help but say to her, "I have already lost my biological mother in this life, and this tragedy will never happen to you again."
Yan Shu was stunned when she heard this.
But then, she saw him put his hand on her belly again. Yan Shu then heard him say in
his heart, [You two are the most important people to me now. ] Yan Shu was stunned again when she heard it. There was an indescribable warmth in her heart, which gradually spread to her whole body, and even made her eyes hot and her nose sore. But wait, is she more important, or is the child more important? Yuwen Lan, "???" Do I still have to choose this? Before he could come to his senses, he saw her pulling his hand and putting it on her belly, saying, "Your Majesty, Bao'er has been moving a lot recently. You might as well touch it and talk to Bao'er more." Hehe, she knew it must be the belly! As long as he touched her belly, she could read his heart! Yuwen Lan, "!!!" What, what's going on? ? ?