Chapter 739: The Former Princess

Because of the male protagonist Helian Tuo, Si Linglong also has a basic understanding of the background of the male protagonist in the original novel.

The current Princess Li is not Prince Li’s original wife, but his successor. Prince Li’s original wife passed away less than a year after giving birth to their only child, Helian Tuo.

In order to take care of the crown prince, King Li remarried a princess, who later gave birth to a son and a daughter. According to the original novel, this princess did have some ideas about Helian Tuo's position as the crown prince.

But over the years, even though there were some rumors about Helian Tuo's affairs, he still sat firmly on the throne of the crown prince. Not only because he had his own abilities and skills, but also because King Li unconditionally favored Helian Tuo, the only child born to his first wife.

Some people say that Prince Li attaches great importance to etiquette and insists on giving priority to the eldest son. Others say that Prince Li has a deep love for the late former Princess Li, and even though he has other children, his favorite is still the child left by the former Princess Li.

Si Linglong didn't care about the twists and turns in Prince Li's Mansion. What she cared about right now was...

[Why are the things of the former princess in my brother's hands? 】

In terms of age, this former princess is of the same generation as the Queen Mother. Anything that the Queen Mother can recognize at a glance must be her favorite. However, her brother gave her such a thing as a life-saving talisman.

My brother must know the origin of this thing. So, what is the connection between the Si family and the former Princess Li?

Si Linglong felt that the doubts she had had for days had finally been resolved when the jade pendant was revealed, and she finally got a glimpse of the truth, but that was not enough.

"Queen Mother, you said this belonged to the former Princess Li? Who was that former Princess Li?"

Si Linglong showed confusion on her face at the right time. The empress dowager saw that she did not seem to be pretending, and the scrutiny on her face narrowed a little. She just looked at the jade cabbage in her palm with a thoughtful expression.

The former Princess Li was an old acquaintance of hers when they were both in the royal family. Later, the two of them entered the palace together for selection, and were respectively canonized as the principal wives of the two princes. Until the late emperor ascended the throne, she became the empress, and there was also a sister-in-law relationship between her and the former Princess Li.

It was also because of this that she once felt sorry for this close friend who had married into the royal family with her.

But at that time, the late emperor was debauched and the inner court she managed was in a mess, so they could only turn a blind eye to the suffering she endured.

In a trance, the Queen Mother looked at Si Linglong in front of her, and seemed to see the pleading look she gave her when she was led out of the palace by Prince Li.

The Buddhist beads in her hand trembled slightly, and the Queen Mother turned her eyes away from Si Linglong, looking somewhat dissatisfied.

"You don't even know whose item it is, how dare you bring it to me and ask for my help?"

Si Linglong saw that the Queen Mother's expression was somewhat touched, so she explained in a low voice,

"This jade carving of a small cabbage was given to me by my brother. He said that if I have any problems in the future, I can take this jade pendant to seek the protection of the Queen Mother... I dare not ask the Queen Mother to take care of my brother, but I ask the Queen Mother to solve my doubts."

The Queen Mother looked at her deeply for a long while, then said, "I don't know how your Si family got this jade pendant, but the former Princess Li died twenty-five years ago."

Twenty-five years ago, Si Jinyu was not yet born.

Since it is not something he can get, then it was given to him by Si Zhongqing?

Si Linglong was in a state of confusion and she wanted to rush to Si Zhongqing immediately to ask him everything.

But she couldn't do that. Even if she saw him, she couldn't ask him directly.

After all, the real Si Linglong should have known the whole story and therefore voluntarily entered the palace, but she didn't know.

I didn't know the whole story, and even if I wanted to help the Si family, I didn't know where to start.

Just as Si Linglong was struggling, the Queen Mother's expression suddenly froze, as if she had thought of something. She looked at Si Linglong's depressed expression, thought for a moment, and finally spoke.

"The death of the former Princess Li was mysterious. I once had my suspicions, but now is not realistic to investigate the cause."

Si Linglong caught the meaning behind the Queen Mother's words and asked subconsciously, "What does it mean that he died in a strange way?"

The Queen Mother shook her head, "The former Princess Li claimed to the outside world that she died of illness, but perhaps she herself did not want to live..."

Si Linglong was stunned. What does this mean?

[If you have no intention of living, is that suicide? ]

But even if the former Princess Li committed suicide, what does it have to do with the Si family?

Si Linglong was puzzled, and then she heard the Queen Mother continue, "The truth is unknown now. After all, the old lady who was in charge of the funeral of the former Princess Li has passed away..."

Si Linglong immediately looked towards the Queen Mother, her almond-shaped eyes fixed on her, and suddenly asked, "Old Madam, is it the old madam from the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion?"

The Queen Mother looked at her and said, "It's her."

Si Linglong's heart suddenly fell.

[That old lady is in my palace. ]