The old lady was referring to the incident that led Xu Rao, Chen Zhaoci, and Xu Di's family of three to this world. The family of three was traveling by carriage to Chengguang Temple outside the city to burn incense and fulfill their vows when the carriage overturned into a ditch. Chen Zhaoci and Xu Rao had heard Xu Di mention that the original owner of this body and her husband had actually lost their lives in this man-made accident. The mastermind behind this was probably Aunt Zhu, who colluded with outsiders to murder Xu Rao's family, and the motive was likely Chen Zhaoci's dowry.
Back then, the Chen family was a well-known medicinal herb merchant in the capital, and they also had ships going out to sea. As the only daughter in the family, her dowry was not much on the surface, but when she married into the family, Aunt Zhu, as Xu Rao's biological mother, could still send a servant to investigate.
Chen Zhaoci nodded and said, "Grandmother, my husband, Xu Di, and I have analyzed this before. Aunt Zhu and these people must have always been in contact. Grandmother, we are so grateful that we were able to escape death back then. If we hadn't escaped, our Marquis's Mansion might have really been filled by those people."
The old lady sighed and said, "Who could have imagined that just because of the late emperor's momentary willfulness, such a huge hidden danger would be left for future generations? The late crown prince was a gentleman. He was not the late emperor's eldest son, but his legitimate son. The late empress's eldest and second sons were not raised to adulthood. After the late crown prince was born, the late emperor made him the crown prince. The late crown prince also had several older brothers who had already come of age. They were eyeing the throne covetously, and the late crown prince had a very difficult life."
The old lady was never in a good mood whenever she talked about the late Crown Prince. She had watched him grow up, and no one could have imagined that he would be suspected by his own father, the Emperor, and imprisoned. The late Crown Prince eventually died in the palace where he was imprisoned. Some say that the late Crown Prince committed suicide, while others say that he was murdered. The late Emperor remained tight-lipped about the late Crown Prince until his death, and no one knew the truth of the matter.
Looking at Chen Zhaoci listening attentively, the old lady said, "When the Marquis brought Consort Zhu from outside, I only agreed because Consort Zhu had been engaged to the late Crown Prince. Who knew it would bring such a disaster to our family?"
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