Chapter 344: Explanation

Once a crack appears in the dam, there will be more and more cracks, and eventually the cracks will be filled up and water will flow out from everywhere.

If a river embankment thousands of miles long is like this, let alone the wall in people's hearts.

Yun Qin was not surprised at all by Kong's behavior, as she had not yet exerted her full strength.

"Since you are so interested, I will explain it to you in detail." Yun Qin leaned on the dusty stool.

She actually also disliked it, but this was a strategy she had to use. The more relaxed she acted, the more pressure she put on Kong.

From the very beginning, she wanted to give Kong the impression that she had everything under control.

"I just found this matter strange, so I asked someone to find out who this old lady was. Guess what happened?"

When Yunqin asked, Kong couldn't control her nervousness.

"My people asked throughout the palace, but no one had ever seen this old lady." When Yun Qin said this, she obviously saw Kong Cainv let out the breath she had raised.

She pressed down the corner of her lip and continued, "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes in broad daylight, I would have suspected that I had encountered something unclean. But fortunately, the senior palace maid beside me actually encountered that old lady again."

After saying that, Yun Qin did not continue talking. She just curled her lips and looked at Kong, as if giving her time to express her thoughts.

Of course, Kong didn't want to say a word, but in her heart she was as curious as a cat scratching its head.

I was curious about what had happened, and I also wanted to know whether she had done anything to the old lady, what clues she had, and why she looked like she knew everything.

What's more, if she knew, then the emperor might know it too.

Too many questions, curiosity and worries made her throat tremble constantly. Finally, she couldn't resist these thoughts and asked: "Then what?"

This time her voice became extremely dry.

Yun Qin put her hand to her lips and chuckled softly, "It seems like you've been locked up for too long. You really want to hear my stories."

After she finished speaking, she told the whole story of Rong Xin's encounter with the old lady.

"How can an old lady be so nimble? She must be very familiar with the palace." Yun Qin pointed at the tabletop and said, "The palace has a well-developed water system. There might be some unknown secret passages. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to hide there for so many years, right?"

"No wonder she is so hunched over, hiding in the dark and damp underground, those days without seeing the sun, I'm sure you, Kong, have experienced it all."

The wall of Kong's heart had long been leaking like a sieve, and even if she wanted to fight back now, she felt powerless.

She also understood that she had said too much in recent days and it was irreversible.

"What exactly do you want?" Kong closed her eyes, and her tense shoulders collapsed in an instant.

Yun Qin watched her become weak, but she did not give up and continued to attack her heart. This weakness would disappear in an instant when the real secret was touched, and she still would not say anything in the end.

She still needs another straw to break the camel's back completely.

Yun Qin smiled again, "You asked that question. The emperor and I couldn't find her in the palace. What can we do to her? But you should ask Concubine De..."

She stared at Kong's drooping hair and said in a slightly cold voice, "De Fei has already sent people to the palace a few days ago. All the nails she laid in the palace have been activated to search for this old lady."

"Based on the experience that Concubine De has accumulated in the palace and the imperial palace over the years, do you think those people in her imperial palace can find this old nanny?"

These words made Kong raise her head suddenly, and her gray eyes actually showed some light because of shock.

Yun Qin did not stop because of her reaction, and continued: "It's really confusing. The emperor and I were just looking for someone, why did Concubine De get involved? Why did she look for that old nanny?"

She knew why, but she certainly didn't know it as well as Kong. She struggled violently and even dragged the stool under her.

"She promised me, she promised me!"

Yun Qin pretended not to understand what she said and just smiled and said, "Why are you so excited? Do you know why Concubine De is looking for that old nanny?"

She tilted her head slightly, "But I think it would be better for the Emperor to find her first, right? At least the Emperor is the father of the eldest prince. He values ​​the eldest prince so much, he won't harm him, right?"

There was a hint of struggle on Kong's hollow face, but in the end he calmed down.

"What are you still hesitating about?" Yun Qin stopped laughing and said in a low voice, "If you want to die, then that's fine, but do you really want to drag her down with you? If that were the case, you should have killed her ruthlessly back then. Why did you hide her and let her suffer so much in vain!"

"Stop talking, stop talking!" Kong's emotions were irritated by her words, and she yelled at her twice!

"Why are you yelling at me? I didn't want to kill anyone, and I didn't let you end up like this!" Yun Qin sneered back in a cold voice.

Looking at Kong who was staring at her like a fierce ghost, Yun Qin stared into her eyes without fear, "I only ask you, where is that old lady hiding? You don't allow me to have mercy on you, but you should at least allow me to have mercy on her and don't let others kill her so easily!"

Compared to asking Kong to confess all the truth, asking just this one question would obviously make it easier for him to accept it.

Her pupils kept trembling, and she was obviously in a state of turmoil and struggle.

Finally, she spoke up, "She is no longer in her right mind. Even if we ask her, we won't get anything out of her."

"This is something your Majesty should consider." Yun Qin said coldly.

Kong bit her lower lip hard and finally said, "The entrance is where your maid met her, in the dry well next to the lotus pond."

Finally getting the answer she wanted, Yun Qin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Although she seemed strong, her back was actually tense and she was sweating profusely.

After getting the answer, Yunqin didn't want to say anything more to Kong and just wanted to tell the emperor about it as soon as possible.

There is no guarantee that Concubine De's people don't know what is going on in the palace. Every second late, the old nanny will be in danger.

Yunqin stood up and was about to go out when Kong suddenly called her from behind.

"Why are you doing this?"

Yun Qin stopped walking, without turning back completely, she just glanced at her from the side and said coldly: "The eldest prince is a good child."

After she finished speaking, she opened the door and walked out without caring about Kong's reaction.

Outside the door, Rong Xin was waiting anxiously. When he saw her come out, he immediately went up to her and held Yun Qin's arm.

Yun Qin shook her head at her, indicating that she would talk later.

The two of them had just taken two steps outside when they heard a suppressed, sad sound suddenly coming from the room behind them.

Yun Qin paused again, she could hear the regret in Kong's voice.

What's the use of regretting? From the moment she handed the eldest prince over to someone else to raise, she had already lost this child forever!