"Mother, Chen Han is doing this for the Marquis' Mansion, so don't blame him too harshly."
Zhao Mingya hurriedly helped to plead for mercy.
Han Yuehua's expression softened as she said, "Good boy, you are thoughtful."
Zhao Chenhan himself didn't believe such an obvious whitewashing statement, but Zhao Mingya and Han Yuehua actually believed it, which made Zhao Chenhan stunned for a moment. He quickly said, "It's all my fault. I caused such a mess. Master Fu and Master Li reported it to His Majesty, making His Majesty furious. What should I do now?"
Han Yuehua snorted coldly: "What are you afraid of? As long as your father is still leading the Zhenbei Army, no one dares to do anything to you, not even His Majesty."
Zhao Chenhan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "But now His Majesty has asked me to go..."
Han Yuehua said, "Just go. Remember to bite the bullet and tell them it wasn't you who did it. Someone else pretended to be you and did it."
Zhao Chenhan hesitated and said, "Your Majesty won't believe it, will you?"
Han Yuehua said: "Then say that Zhao Lin sent someone to harm you on purpose."
"This... isn't good, right?" Zhao Chenhan hesitated.
He didn't expect Han Yuehua to say such a thing.
Zhao Mingya snorted coldly, "What's wrong with that? If that loser hadn't complained, you wouldn't have been sent to Qingzhou to suffer and lose an ear."
Zhao Mingya's eyes were red: "Let His Majesty see what you have endured in order to do things for him."
"Yes, show your ears to your majesty."
Han Yuehua said angrily, "Your father is stationed at the frontier and doesn't come back once a year. You were away on business and almost died. We, the Zhenbei Marquis family, have risked our lives for His Majesty, so what if we made a small mistake?"
"Mom is right."
Zhao Mingya echoed, "You did all that to better collect the flower and stone tax for His Majesty to build a garden. This is all out of loyalty to the emperor and the country. So what if a few untouchables died in the process?"
Zhao Chenhan's anxiety was gone, and he said, "In that case, my child will enter the palace."
Han Yuehua nodded and said, "Go ahead. As long as you insist that none of this has anything to do with you, no matter what evidence they have, it will be useless. I'll write to your father and ask him to create some trouble. The border is peaceful, and everyone has forgotten the contributions of my Zhenbei Marquis Mansion."
Zhao Chenhan was completely relieved and followed the visitor into the palace.
Han Yuehua wrote a letter to Zhao Jingzhou and asked someone to deliver it. When she was about to go to the Buddhist temple to burn incense, she heard someone whispering behind the flowers.
"Madam is so kind to Master Han."
"That's right, even if they are not my biological children, they are still as good as my biological children."
"Poor Madam, you still don't know Master Han's true identity. If you knew, I'm afraid she would be furious, right?"
"Hush, you dare to say such things, do you want to die?"
Han Yuehua's face darkened and she shouted, "Who is talking there?"
The two maids came out in a panic and knelt down in front of Han Yuehua.
"My servant has been too talkative, please forgive me, Madam."
Han Yuehua said calmly, "You're saying I don't know Young Master Han's true identity?"
The two maids said in unison: "This servant is talking nonsense, please forgive me, Madam."
"explain!"
Han Yuehua shouted, "Let's talk about it after the family rules."
A maid collapsed to the ground in fear: "Madam, please spare my life, I...this servant will speak."
"Are you going to die?"
another maid screamed.
Han Yuehua pointed at the maid and said, "Drag her away and beat her to death with sticks."
"Madam, please spare me, Madam, please spare me..."
Seeing the maid being dragged away screaming, the remaining maid quickly said, "This servant said. Someone said that Young Master Han is the master's illegitimate child, and he deliberately pretended not to know him and brought him back for the mistress to raise. Otherwise, she would not be so attentive to Young Master Han."
Han Yuehua said disdainfully: "I thought he was just some other person. Young Master Han's background is clear and obvious. He is not the master's illegitimate son."
"But……"
The maid knocked her head to the ground and said, "They said, they said..."
"say what?"
Han Yuehua became curious.
In the past, many people have speculated that Zhao Chenhan is Zhao Jingzhou’s illegitimate son, otherwise Zhao Jingzhou would not have been so good to him.
However, Han Yuehua naturally knew Zhao Chenhan's true identity, so she didn't believe those words at all.
The maid swallowed her saliva and said, "They said that Master Han is indeed the master's illegitimate son, but the mistress is jealous, so the master didn't dare to bring him back. So they found him, found him..."
"What did you find?" Han Yuehua asked.
"Find the scholar Madam knows, have him pretend to be seriously ill and dying, and entrust Young Master Han to Madam as his own son..."
boom!
Han Yuehua's mind exploded.
This is her biggest secret!
Apart from her, only a few people around her knew about it.
She had also thought about silencing them, but those people were all maids who had served her since childhood, and their indentures were in her hands, so there was no way they would betray her.
And if we kill just one person, everyone else will know about it and will definitely tell others about it.
So Han Yuehua had no choice but to let them go.
But I didn't expect that the secret I kept actually had a story that my other half didn't know at all.
Originally, Han Yuehua was complacent about Zhao Jingzhou's doting on Zhao Chenhan, but now, when she heard this, she was immediately furious.
"Zhao—Jing—Zhou!"
Han Yuehua spoke each word with gritted teeth.
If it's true, isn't she the biggest joke in the world?
"Mom, what's wrong?"
Zhao Mingya saw Han Yuehua so angry and asked quickly.
Han Yuehua took a deep breath and said, "Come here, she actually talked about the master behind his back. Lock this slave up."
"Madam, please spare me, Madam, please spare me..."
Two servants came forward and dragged the maid away.
Zhao Mingya asked curiously, "What did she say?"
"nothing."
Han Yuehua calmed down and said, "When did your father say he would be back last time?"
Zhao Mingya said, "Every New Year, the Northern Di army would take the opportunity to invade the border, so Daddy would have to wait until after the New Year to find time to come back."
Han Yuehua nodded and said, "It's okay, you can go."
"Okay! Call me if you need anything."
As soon as Zhao Mingyu left, Han Yuehua immediately said, "Rong Xin!"
A maid came over and said, "Madam."
This is the maid who has served Han Yuehua since she was a child. She is like a sister to Han Yuehua and also knows Zhao Chenhan's identity and background.
"Tell me, is what they said true?" Han Yuehua asked.
Rong Xin said, "I don't know. Putting aside the matter related to the master, how did our matter get leaked?"
"Yes, Han'er's identity is hidden so deeply, and only you and I know it. How did it leak out?" Han Yuehua said lightly.
Rong Xin fell to her knees and said, "Madam, please understand. This servant of mine definitely did not tell anyone."
Han Yuehua said, "Of course I know it wasn't you. But since it's known, someone will tell others. Go and ask who told it and who heard it. What was their purpose in making such an arrangement?"
"Yes, ma'am!"
Rong Xin got up and was about to do it, but Han Yuehua said, "Find a way to get rid of everyone who knows about it. Don't let the master know, and don't let Han'er know."
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