What?

This concubine who was loved by the wife of Marquis Pingjin like the apple of her eye, was not hers, but the concubine of Marquis Pingjin? ? ?

A sensation of gossip suddenly came over Yan Shu, and she immediately asked, [What is going on? Where is Madam Huo's concubine? Does she know that the concubine she raised is not her own? ]

But she heard the system say, [Of course he doesn't know. If he knew, would Marquis Pingjin still be alive today? ]

[This Madam Huo was born into a family of military generals. She has a very straightforward personality and is very capable. Since she married Marquis Pingjin, she has been responsible for everything in the family. Marquis Pingjin is different. He has all the bad habits of a child from a noble family. He likes to eat and do nothing, and he is self-righteous. He also likes to recite poems and compose couplets. 】

【If it wasn't for saving his family that was about to fall, Pingjin Hou didn't want to marry a young lady from a military family. Although they got married, he didn't like Mrs. Huo in his heart, so he secretly arranged a concubine who suited his taste. But Mrs. Huo was devoted to her husband. Since they got married, she gave birth to five sons for him. However, Mrs. Huo found that her husband was not very concerned about his other sons except for the eldest son. After thinking about it, she thought that her husband liked girls, so she tried her best to give Pingjin Hou a daughter at an old age. 】

【How could it be so coincidental? Just a few days before Mrs. Huo's pregnancy, the concubine also gave birth to a daughter. This concubine definitely didn't want her concubine to be in the dark, so she had a bold idea and begged Pingjin Hou to replace her child with Madam Huo's concubine. 】

Hearing this, Yan Shu was already full of questions, [??? Pingjin Hou actually agreed? Is there something wrong with his brain? The one who was replaced was not his own flesh and blood? How could he do such a thing? 】

System, [There is a saying that a scumbag does not like his own flesh and blood, but likes the children born by the woman he likes. Pingjin Hou is just such a scumbag. Because he doesn't like his wife and likes the concubine, he is also partial to the child, so he did this. 】

Yan Shu was speechless, angry for a while, and then asked, [But replacing a child is not that simple, Madam Huo herself didn't realize that it was not her own child? 】

The system made a sound, [Mrs. Huo was an elderly woman giving birth at that time, and her condition was very critical. She fainted right after giving birth, and the doctors saved her for three days before waking her up. During this period, the servants in the room were taking care of her, and Pingjin Hou took the newborn baby to his mother to take care of it. 】

【His mother was also old and her eyesight was dim, and she never thought that her son could do such a beastly thing, so she didn't know that her granddaughter was switched. In addition, Mrs. Huo's cousin took after her and was born with a larger body, and the concubine's cousin was raised for two more days, so the two babies looked really similar, so the servants in the mansion didn't notice it. In this way, when Madam Huo recovered, she would not know that the girl brought back by Marquis Pingjin was no longer her own daughter. 】

...Okay.

Yan Shu sighed again at the ruthlessness of Marquis Pingjin, and asked, "What about Madam Huo's own flesh and blood now? Is she okay?"

The system hummed, "The little girl was initially transferred to the concubine's place. The concubine would definitely not treat her well. Once she was starved to death. It happened that Marquis Pingjin found out. The father couldn't bear it for a while, so he sent her to a wealthy farmer's family outside to raise her. The farmer's family was kind-hearted and loved her very much. They never let her suffer from childhood to adulthood. Now she is doing well. 】

Yan Shu breathed a sigh of relief, "Compared to staying with that sly concubine, the girl is indeed doing well now. What about the concubine? Was he punished? 】

But the system said, 【Not only was he not punished, but now she is over 30 years old, and she still maintains herself like a young woman in her 20s. The Marquis of Pingjin can still go to her two or three times a month. 】

Yan Shu, 【??? No, how could he forgive someone who abused his daughter? And he went there two or three times a month? 】

System, 【It's the same sentence again. He likes that woman more than his own flesh and blood. 】

Yan Shu, 【……】

Okay, the degree of this scum is really amazing!

This Marquis of Pingjin can be ranked in the top three scumbags of the year.

……

She finished eating the melon in silence, and on the side, Mrs. Huo and her daughter had already talked to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother

asked, "Why did you come here so suddenly? When did you arrive in the capital?"

Madam Huo replied, "I set out before dawn today and just arrived in the capital. I went to the General's Mansion to change clothes and came here quickly. Is your Majesty okay?" The Queen Mother

sighed, "It's just your old illness that has recurred. It's worth your trip."

Madam Huo then asked, "Didn't your Majesty get sick because of the cold in winter in previous years? How come it suddenly recurred when the weather is so hot today? If my Lord Marquis hadn't heard the news when he was communicating with Doctor Zhang, I wouldn't have known that you were suffering."

After the words fell, before the Queen Mother could say anything, Yan Shu was stunned.

——Marquis Pingjin communicated with Zhang Shengkang?

When did these two people get involved?

The system immediately answered her question, [Pingjin Hou is a person who pays great attention to health preservation, and Zhang Shengkang wants to make friends with the rich and powerful. The two have been in contact for many years. From time to time, they send letters to each other to say hello. It can be regarded as mutual benefit. ]

Yan Shu silently snorted, it is true that

birds of a feather flock together! Besides, Pingjin Hou, that scumbag, usually doesn't worry about anything. Everything at home is left to his wife to worry about. Even so, he still has a mistress, despises his wife, and even abandons his wife's children...

Such a thing is a waste of food! What's the point of maintaining a hammer!

She silently cursed the scumbag, but heard the Queen Mother say to Mrs. Huo, "It's probably because the weather is too hot. I asked them to fan them to cool down, but they will be fine in a few days. Why bother you two to put down your family affairs and come here?"

Mrs. Huo said hurriedly, "I'm not far away, isn't it right for me to come visit the Queen? Besides, it was the Marquis who specially asked me to come today."

Hearing this, Yan Shu secretly raised her eyebrows again.

——Last winter, when the Queen Mother fell ill, no one came to the palace to visit her. Now that the Queen Mother's birthday banquet has just passed, the Marquis of Pingjin heard the news and specially asked his wife and daughter to come over. Is he planning something? After all,

although the capital is not far from Jinmen, it takes at least half a day to get there.

But the system said, [That's right, Pingjin Hou got Zhang Shengkang's advice and planned to send his concubine to the harem. ]

Yan Shu raised her eyebrows. It was indeed Zhang Shengkang who was playing tricks.

She knew that the emperor promoted Jiang Yuyi to the fourth-rank internal physician that day, and it seemed that he was only one step away from this Zhang. Zhang Shengkang must be nervous.

In addition, the emperor's attitude that day was also very clear. He would never use him in the future. Shouldn't he hurry up to cultivate his own power?

Oh, a royal doctor, with such great ability!

Of course, Pingjin Hou is really bold, he dared to put his concubine's daughter into the palace.

The system snorted, [If his own wife didn't find out, who would have thought of it if he didn't tell her? ]

Yan Shu, "..."

Yes, who would have thought of it?

After eating melons for so long, she has long discovered that these people have bigger imaginations than each other, and they dare to think and do, which is really admirable.

However, Mrs. Huo also brought her daughter today. Could it be that she also wants to send her daughter into the palace?

But the system said, [Mrs. Huo came this time just to trouble her husband. In fact, she plans to play dumb. 】

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard the Queen Mother say to her cousin, "It's late. It's not easy for you two to come here. It's a pity that I'm still sick. I'll ask Concubine Yi to entertain you later."

Being called unexpectedly, Yan Shu could only hurriedly respond.

Madam Huo said politely, "How dare I disturb you? I'm already satisfied to be able to visit the Queen this time. I'll take my leave

later while it's still early." The Queen Mother said, "Since you've come here, how can I not ask you to have dinner before leaving?" She

didn't even mean to keep her.

Seeing that the Queen Mother looked tired, Yan Shu had to quickly persuade Madam Huo, "This is how much the Queen Mother values ​​you. Madam, don't be polite."

Madam Huo responded, led her daughter to pay her respects to the Queen Mother, and then followed Yan Shu out of the palace.

Ci'an Palace was temporarily quiet. Madam Zhuang said to the Queen Mother, "Mrs. Huo is concerned about the Queen Mother, so it's not easy for her to come here." The Queen Mother

sighed, "Isn't it? I don't know who asked Zhang Shengkang to be so nosy."

Madam Zhuang didn't dare to answer.

After a pause, she tried to say, "I see that Miss Huo is getting more and more beautiful, and she is also very obedient and well-behaved. If she can come to the palace..."

Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by the Queen Mother, "I'm too lazy to worry about it now, so you don't have to say anything." After saying that,

she closed her eyes with an impatient look.

Humph, from now on, you're too lazy to worry about the people of the Yuwen family!

Whatever you want!

Madam Zhuang was startled, and finally dared not say anything.

~~

The Queen Mother was ill, so the banquet for Mrs. Huo could not be held in Ci'an Palace, and it was not appropriate to hold it in Ganlu Palace either. Yan Shu simply arranged it in the Qingliang Pavilion in the Yu Garden.

Qingliang Pavilion was built next to the water, and it was the time when flowers and trees were flourishing, so the scenery was superb.

In addition to various exotic flowers and trees, there were also a few white swans that were not common in the folk floating on the water not far away, with beautiful postures and contented.

This was the first time that Yan Shu entertained guests for the Queen Mother, so she suppressed her appetite and tried her best to entertain the mother and daughter of the Huo family with a smile.

"Madam, you don't have to be polite or too formal. Just eat whatever you want."

Mrs. Huo also said politely, "It's a sin to delay your Majesty's work today."

Yan Shu smiled and said, "What are you talking about?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the white swans in the water suddenly sang loudly.

But the girl from the Huo family immediately brightened up and said to Mrs. Huo, "Mother, mother, look, this is how the white swans sing. It's really like what my cousin said, they sound like big white geese!"

What, big white geese?

The palace maids who served the banquet were all stunned.

But Yan Shu almost couldn't help laughing.

- The white swan is actually a white swan, and it really sounds like a big goose when it sings.

This girl is really straightforward.

Mrs. Huo said with embarrassment, "My Majesty, please forgive me." Then

she turned around and scolded the lady, "Why are you so unruly in front of the Majesty?" Yan Shu hurriedly said politely, "It's okay. It's rare that Miss Huo is so innocent and romantic. In fact, I think so too." But Huo Yingxia pouted and said aggrievedly, "That's it, and... you look like a big goose..." Seeing that Mrs. Huo was about to scold her again, Yan Shu He smiled again, "I think so too. The white swan probably just has a longer neck. At first glance, it really looks like a goose." Huo Yingxia nodded vigorously, and then said to Yan Shu, "My cousin said the same thing. I didn't believe it at first! After all, the white swan is a rare bird, how can it look like a goose? Today I saw it and I know it's true." As he spoke, his eyes sparkled, and his tone seemed to regard Yan Shu as a confidant. Yan Shu nodded in cooperation, and did not forget to greet her, "Don't delay eating." Huo Yingxia nodded and started eating again. Yan Shu quietly asked the system, [This girl seems to care about her cousin? What's going on? 】 System,【She is talking about the son of General Dingyuan, that is, Mrs. Huo's nephew from her mother's side, named Yu Hongyuan, who is two years older than this fake daughter. The two grew up together and are very good childhood sweethearts.】 Yan Shu raised her eyebrows. So this girl has a lover? However, the fact that she can mention her lover so innocently shows that Mrs. Huo really loves her daughter like the apple of her eye. It's a pity that her biological father intends to send her to the palace, completely ignoring her character, which shows that he doesn't really love her. System,【Seeing that the Pingjin Marquis Mansion is getting further and further away from the royal family, this scumbag Huo must be anxious, and after Zhang Shengkang's instigation, he has made up his mind. Do you think that a man who sends his own daughter away can still have fatherly love? But it's all for their own glory and wealth. Yan Shu deeply agreed. Not long after, the meal was over. Madam Huo stood up and said, "I am very grateful to Concubine Yi for her personal hospitality. I will go to bid farewell to the Queen Mother and return to Tianjin." Yan Shu nodded, "Madam, you are too polite." But she was thinking in her heart, this mother and daughter haven't even seen the emperor, so they are planning to go home now? It can be seen that Madam Huo is really playing dumb with her husband, and this trip is just for show. At this moment, the girl from the Huo family pouted and said, "I just arrived in the morning and I have to leave in the afternoon. Mother, please let me stay at my uncle's house for one night. I am so tired from traveling back and forth..."

As she spoke, she lifted her mother's sleeves, looking anxious.

Yan Shu thought, this girl probably didn't feel tired, but wanted to see her cousin Hongyuan again.

Perhaps because she couldn't stand seeing a lady acting like a spoiled child, Mrs. Huo nodded

and said, "Okay, then we'll go and bother your uncle and aunt for another night." Then she said helplessly, "I've really spoiled you, and made Concubine Yi laugh."

Yan Shu could only smile and say, "You two are so affectionate, it's touching."

But she sighed in her heart after she finished speaking.

——If Mrs. Huo knew the truth one day, I wonder what she would do to this lady who loved the wrong person?

So, will she take care of this matter or not?

~~

After saying goodbye to Mrs. Huo and her daughter, the Queen Mother also went to take a nap, and Yan Shu had time to return to Ganlu Palace.

However, she had no time to rest, but hurried to the table to pick up the pen and began to write the story.

- No matter what, such a bloody story of the Huo family is really rare. While she is passionate about it, she must write it down first!

As for whether to publish it or not, we will see the situation at any time.

Yan Shu did not care to stop writing for the whole afternoon, and she wrote until nightfall.

A message came from Ci'an Palace, saying that the Queen Mother would rest after dinner, and told her not to go there again.

Yan Shu breathed a sigh of relief, got up to stretch her muscles, and started to have dinner.

- Ever since the Sanqing Pill was found, Qianming Palace was finally no longer in danger, and a certain workaholic emperor could work overtime with more confidence.

In addition, the government affairs have been a bit busy recently. In the past few nights, he would come over after Yan Shu fell asleep.

Sometimes it was so late that he would rest in Qianming Palace by himself.

So after dinner, Yan Shu did not see the emperor, so she thought he would not come tonight, so she went to take a bath.

The weather was hot, and Jin Dong deliberately dripped a few drops of cooling dew into the bathtub to make people feel refreshed.

Yan Shu was enjoying the water with her eyes closed, but she heard a ding in her ear suddenly——

[New melon, General Dingyuan just had an accident. ]

Yan Shu was stunned, [General Dingyuan? Isn’t that the wife of Pingjin Hou’s brother? What happened to him? ]

System, [General Dingyuan rode home from the barracks after overtime tonight. When he was running fast, a man suddenly rushed out from the side of the road. In order to avoid people, General Dingyuan accidentally fell off the horse and broke his leg. 】

"..."

Yan Shu was puzzled, [Isn't this General Dingyuan a famous military commander of this dynasty? How could he be so careless while riding a horse?]

The system hurriedly explained for him, [It's not his fault. He was riding on a road he was used to, and there were not many people at night, so he would inevitably ride faster. Wouldn't it be fatal if someone suddenly rushed out from the side of the road? Besides, this was deliberately arranged by his brother-in-law, Marquis Pingjin.]

What?

Yan Shu was stunned again, [Marquis Pingjin deliberately arranged for someone to hit his brother-in-law's horse? What's his purpose! Is there any benefit for him if his brother-in-law breaks his leg?]

System, [Guess?]

Yan Shu, [……]

This stinky general always asks her to guess at critical moments.

But thinking of her as a little genius in reasoning, it's not difficult to guess.

She then began to think -

General Dingyuan suddenly broke his leg, the general's mansion must be in chaos, so wouldn't Mrs. Huo, who was planning to go home tomorrow morning, be unable to leave?

And she might not be able to go home for a while.

- After all, her brother was injured, and her sister-in-law had to take care of her husband, the children, and the household. She couldn't handle it alone, so she, as the eldest sister-in-law, had to worry about it.

The scolded general suddenly spoke again, "That's right, Pingjin Hou wanted to send his daughter-in-law to the palace, and finally caught the opportunity when the queen mother was not feeling well, and tricked his daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law to come to the capital. But Mrs. Huo and her husband didn't even see the emperor, and they were anxious to go home. Do you think he would give up easily?" 】

Yan Shu nodded, 【That's right, and General Dingyuan is also the Queen Mother's cousin. He was suddenly injured, and the Queen Mother must be worried. In this case, she will have to summon people to the palace to inquire about the situation. There is no one idle in General Dingyuan's mansion, so Madam Huo can only go to the palace to report the news. In this way, won't she have the possibility of seeing the emperor again? 】

This damn...

Pingjin Hou is such a scumbag! He

can even think of such a method!

Isn't he afraid that his brother-in-law will be seriously injured?

After all, he fell off a horse, and it might be fatal!

System, 【Isn't that better for him? In this way, his cousin, who his daughter misses so much, will have to mourn for three years. Won't the two of them have even less hope? His wife will definitely stay in the capital longer! After all, he is a scumbag. He doesn’t even care about his own flesh and blood, so how could he care about the life and death of his brother-in-law?

This is too bad!!!

Yan Shu was so angry that she got out of the bathtub, dried herself hurriedly, changed into pajamas and walked into the palace.

No, she couldn’t stand Pingjin Hou, this damn scumbag!

—— She must publish the storybook and expose him! Otherwise, who knows how many innocent people will be harmed by keeping this damn scumbag!!!

She was filled with righteous indignation and anger all the way, but before she reached the desk, a message suddenly rang outside.

"Your Majesty is here..."

Then, the emperor stepped into the palace.

Yan Shu was stunned, so she had to step forward and salute, "Your Majesty."

Yuwen Lan was wearing a green gauze robe tonight, which made him look a little lazy. He took her in his hands and helped her up. He looked her up and down with a dangerous look, and whispered with a smile, "Knowing that I'm coming now, you've already taken a bath?"

Yuqi didn't wait for her to answer, he directly hugged her by the waist and went to the couch.

Everyone around him left with red faces.

Yan Shu was anxious, and hurriedly said, "No, no, no, now is not the time, I have something else to do..."

But before he finished speaking, he had already reached the couch.

He smiled and said, "What is more important than this?"

Then he leaned over.

——Well, every time he came over these past few nights, she had already fallen asleep. Especially last night, he was not paying attention and found it was already midnight when he finished his work. He was afraid of disturbing her rest if he came over, so he had to sleep in Qianming Palace by himself.

So... God knows how anxious he is at this moment?

Especially since she even took a bath...

Seeing that the anxious words were about to fall, Yan Shu struggled to stop him before losing her willpower and said, "Your Majesty, please listen to me first..."

But the man said vaguely, "We'll talk later..."

Yan Shu was helpless, and when she was about to be unable to speak, she tried to shout, "Yes, there is a particularly bloody story of swapping girls, and it is related to Your Majesty!!!"

Huh?

But the man finally paused and stopped to look at her, "What do you mean by changing girls? And it has something to do with me?"

Yan Shu took a deep breath and said, "The daughter of the Marquis of Pingjin is actually the daughter of the Marquis of Pingjin's concubine. Madam Huo's daughter has been given to someone else by the Marquis of Pingjin to be raised. Madam Huo has been kept in the dark for more than ten years. The Marquis of Pingjin is now planning to send the girl born by the concubine to the palace. What's more terrible is that it was he who planned General Dingyuan's injury tonight!!!"

Damn, he said so many words in one breath, almost suffocating her to death.

And when the voice fell, Yuwen Lan finally froze, frowning and said, "What???"

In this conversation, he only heard about the Marquis of Pingjin.

This man is so busy, it seems that he has done a lot of things?

Fortunately, Yan Shu told him the story again.

"That is to say, the wife of Marquis Pingjin and his mistress gave birth to daughters at the same time. Marquis Pingjin was so ruthless that he replaced the concubine's daughter with his own legitimate daughter, and the real legitimate daughter was abandoned to a peasant family by him, but Mrs. Huo still doesn't know about it."

"The Queen Mother has been unwell recently, and Marquis Pingjin, instigated by Zhang Shengkang, planned to take this opportunity to send this fake legitimate daughter into the harem. However, Mrs. Huo and Miss Huo didn't have this idea. They came to see the Queen Mother today and planned to go back. In order to let his wife and daughter stay in the capital for a few more days, the Marquis Pingjin actually arranged people to ambush General Dingyuan on his way home tonight, and hit General Dingyuan and broke his leg."

"You can understand the purpose of Marquis Pingjin's doing this, right?"

Yuwen Lan certainly understood.

What a great Marquis of Pingjin, he could actually do so many evil things! He even

dared to set his sights on his harem?

And he even dared to murder the great generals of the court? ! !

He could not take care of the matter at hand for a moment, he immediately got up and walked out the door, calling for someone to come.

……

~~

The next day, Xiaoyao Gongzi's storybook "Whose Fault Is It for the True and False Thousand Gold" suddenly came out. The Queen Mother

learned the news and hurriedly asked someone to buy a copy to bring to the palace.

The task of reading the storybook naturally fell on Yan Shu.

Of course, she was very satisfied with her new work, and read it very vividly and emotionally.

The Queen Mother was also deeply attracted by the twists and turns of the plot, frowning and surprised, with a very rich expression.

Soon, after listening to the bloody story, the Queen Mother said angrily, "Are there really such ruthless people in the world? They don't even care about their own flesh and blood?"

Yan Shu nodded in agreement, "Yes, that's right, the father here is too irritating!"

But the Queen Mother asked her, "By the way, who is this written about?"

Yan Shu, "...uh..."

Just as she was about to say that she didn't know. At this moment, Fu Hai hurriedly rushed in from outside the palace gate and reported to the Queen Mother, "Oh no, my queen, just now a girl suddenly came to the Dingyuan General's Mansion outside the palace, saying that she is the biological child of Mrs. Huo from the Pingjin Marquis' Mansion!"

"What?" The Queen Mother

paused. In an instant

, it seemed that even the headache was gone.