The fog completely dissipated, and everything was exposed under the light. Everyone stared at her. The old lady sneered, "Are the people from that year still alive now?" Even if they were alive, she didn't know where they were. She might not be able to find them. How did they find them?
Just as I was thinking about it, two figures walked in.
The old man examined them carefully but could not recognize them at all. He could not help but sneer: "Where did you find these two old women? What crime do you want to accuse me of? Come on, I'm not afraid. Anyway, you guys don't like me. I'm old and useless. I know whether I have become a burden to you..."
She first complained against the bad guys.
An Zhongtao sighed. This was Madam Lan’s maid. She heard the crying of Madam Lan’s child that day. It was obviously different from what you said, that the child was dead at birth.
"So what? He'll die after crying twice?"
"This is Granny Huang, who delivered Madam Lan that day. She still remembers that Madam Lan's child had a birthmark... Do you want me to continue?" An Zhongtao stared straight into the old lady's eyes.
There was scrutiny and questioning in his eyes, so bright that it was frightening.
The two mothers-in-law told the story again, and Granny Huang also repeated what another midwife had said, saying that the mistress's child was born lifeless.
"Your child is the one who is dead... my poor child." Old Mrs. An was reminded of the sad past by them. She didn't want to admit it, but when she thought of the poor child, she really couldn't bear it. Tonight made her relive the nightmare. Despair appeared in her eyes. Who would want to raise someone else's child? The general liked that little vixen back then. He spoiled her in every way and even wanted to make her a co-wife without considering whether her status was worthy of it. She was just the daughter of a small family. Making her the general's concubine was already a compliment to her. What else did she want?
The general would go to her room for more than twenty days a month, and sometimes he would stay in the study on the remaining days. She looked like a bullied person. Although she was the mistress, the maids laughed at her behind her back. Fortunately, her belly was strong. Although the general did not stay in her room for a few days, she still got pregnant. But the concubine also got pregnant. Looking at the general's attitude, she thought that whoever gave birth to a son would belong to the general's mansion. Therefore, she was very anxious. When she was pregnant, she saw that the general took good care of her, but only asked her symbolically. How could she not be angry? So she calmed down after the child was born.
Who can be blamed for this?
It's all the general's fault!
"You people are pretending to be mysterious, don't you just want to know what happened back then? Well, I tell you, it was the old general who doted on his concubine and brought shame upon me. I did this for revenge. I don't say I had no choice, but I have also been punished over the years, raising someone else's child every day, An Zhongtao, do you know? When I see you, my heart feels like it's bitten by bugs, and my conscience is reminding me of the wrong things I have done, but what can I do? If I had a choice, I wouldn't want to do this. Why should I support you and give everything to you, when you are just the child of a concubine..." The old lady jumped up and down and pointed at An Zhongtao.
Since they have already broken up, she doesn't care anymore and might as well make things clear.
An Qingran heaved a sigh of relief when she saw her admit it, but she did not feel any sense of victory in her heart, because her father must have suffered a lot of grievances since he was a child, and he even accepted a thief as his mother.
"Did you poison my mother to death?" An Zhongtao finally asked through gritted teeth.
Although he knew that she would deny it after he asked this question, he still asked it reluctantly.
When Lan died, her nails and lips just turned black. That was what the maid said, and no one knew the details.
Old Mrs. An looked at him and smiled coldly: "It's really stupid for you to ask this question. Even if I did it, I won't admit it, right?"
An Zhongtao nodded: "I knew it."
"Since you are plotting against me, let's be frank. You are not the legitimate son of the General's Mansion, and the real legitimate son is Zhongyuan. So, can you give up the General's Mansion now?" She smiled viciously, "You have occupied the General's Mansion for so many years, and you have paid enough. Do you still have the nerve to stay here?"
An Qingran turned to the crowd and said, "Everyone has been busy all night, come back to Qiwuyuan with me, Rendong has prepared a lot of midnight snacks."
A lot of people were indeed mobilized tonight, including the prince's men. If he hadn't sent people over, how could she have made the lanterns fly all over the sky, and there was also that mist. But she made a lot of ice. The general's mansion didn't have enough ice. I don't know if Dongfang Jin got it from the palace, but there was a lot of it anyway, and there was also fragrant mist. In short, all this surprised An Qingran, and at the same time, she also felt that he did have a way.
For example, Granny Huang had lived there for so long, and he had found her, but he didn't know how to ask for help.
An Qingran was grateful to him in her heart.
There were more than twenty people mobilized that night. After hearing what she said, they all came out from the dark. The prince's men said that there was no need for midnight snack and they went back to report. An Qingran wanted to give them reward money, but they didn't want it. They just disappeared in a flash, and the others followed her and walked out slowly.
When she was explaining things, the old lady looked at her viciously. Was she the reincarnation of Lan? She was against her in every way, just like that little bitch when she was alive, always outshining her. In order to please the general, she prepared a party and opera to celebrate the general's birthday, but she suggested that the general should use the birthday money to open the granaries and release grain, citing the fact that there were great disasters in the world and many refugees were displaced. As a result, the general praised her for her kindness and said that she was accumulating virtue for future generations. Did she commit a sin?
There were also several times when she clearly prepared ginseng soup for the general's health, but she said that the general had a hot body and couldn't drink ginseng soup, but she cooked the heat-reducing soup, so the general believed her, and her soup disappeared in the end. Did she think she didn't know what she was doing? She didn't know how to please the general and slander herself behind his back. Otherwise, at the beginning, the general treated her with love, at least better than ordinary couples. Since she entered the mansion, everything has changed. She also coaxed the general to arrange positions for her family members. She once advised the general on this matter, saying that her father and brother were incompetent and insisted on arranging positions, which made people dissatisfied.
But the general actually said that he was jealous and couldn't stand others doing better than him.
Lan may have had a problem with her because of this advice. From then on, she opposed everything she wanted to do, but the general stood on her side. One year, she wanted to go back to her parents' home. In order to prepare gifts for her parents' home, she just used her monthly allowance first. She could save money next month to make up for it. As a result, the general found out and scolded her, saying that she could tell him before using money and could not use it privately.
This incident almost caused the general to deprive her of her rights as head of the family. However, when Lan came to visit her parents, not only did the general use her own share of the allowance, he also gave her a lot of subsidies. When she raised objections, the general simply said that her family was poor and it was normal to give her more subsidies.
Her family is rich but you still don’t care?
There were too many things like this. If she didn't have her child, she would definitely lose her position as the legal wife. If she had no other options, how could she have thought of this? She remembered that it was her personal nanny who suggested it, and she didn't object. As for whether the poison killed her or not, she felt that she was doing a good deed. She cried all day long, and the general's mansion was full of resentment. The general's mansion was ruined by her. The general was always frowning, and even thought about her when he went to court. So twice, he was caught by the emperor and criticized.
If she didn't poison her to death, who knows what kind of trouble she would cause in this family.
But the general really made her heartbroken. He waited for her for a whole year before coming to her room. Fortunately, he was too sad at the time, otherwise he would have become suspicious.
Now that An Zhongtao actually asked such a question, she would not answer it.
"Qingran, please stay." An Zhongtao saw his daughter was about to leave and suddenly spoke up to try to keep her.
An Qingran was a little surprised.
There was trust and gratitude in An Zhongtao's eyes.
An Qingran felt warm in her heart. She didn't want everyone to see the confrontation between her father and Madam An, so she asked everyone to leave. No matter how you look at it, this is a scandal in the General's Mansion. If it gets out, it will be extremely disadvantageous. So, she was thinking about how to deal with the aftermath. Now that her father asked her to stay, it was a recognition of her and he treated her as an adult.
"Stay and listen." An Zhongtao said to her.
Madam An sneered: "What? Are you criticizing me? Do you want to sue me? Let me tell you, I'm not afraid of you now. I can die at most..."
"Mother, I still call you mother. As long as you have a little remorse and tell me what happened back then, I will be grateful." An Zhongtao said in a deep voice.
He just wanted to know whether Lan was killed by her.
The old lady shook her head and sneered, "Which mansion doesn't have a few innocent people who died in vain? I won't admit your accusations against me, and you don't want to know what happened back then. But I tell you, the fight between concubines and wives didn't start with me, and it won't end with me. If you had handled it well, Lian Jinrong wouldn't have died. So, don't blame us women who are wives and concubines. Your father is also responsible..."
An Qingran believed this statement. Since ancient times, the war between the women in the harem and the women in the big and powerful families has never stopped, and the only reason is to compete for favor, for that man. Unless one day monogamy is implemented, this war will continue.
An Zhongtao snorted coldly when he heard this: "Does that mean you admit it?"
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