"You wish to see me?"
Jiang Yu sat in front of the bronze mirror wearing only her undergarments, while Granny Ling stood behind her and combed her hair.
Xie Zhiqing knelt on the ground, the scars on her face looking somewhat ferocious.
“This servant has evidence,” Xie Zhiqing said, holding back her anger. “My mother buried some things in the courtyard back then.”
Jiang Yu's eyes narrowed. The midwife from back then had actually left behind evidence?
"Please send someone with me to fetch it, Your Highness."
During her time in Zhaoning Palace, she came to believe that the Empress was a good person.
Back then... was it her mother who harmed the Empress?
Xie Zhiqing dared not think too deeply about it.
“Have you considered that if this evidence falls into my hands, your mother’s guilt will be confirmed?” Jiang Yu turned around and said, “You will be the descendant of a disgraced official, and you will never be able to get rid of this identity for the rest of your life.”
"This servant only wants the truth."
Xie Zhiqing's eyes were bright. "My father was a schoolteacher who taught me manners from a young age. If my mother really did something wrong, I am willing to accept the consequences."
She's persisted for so many years, all for the sake of the truth.
"Wanji, you go with her."
The courtyard was searched by several groups of people back then, and it was a mess with overgrown weeds.
Xie Zhiqing turned several corners and arrived at the fence where chickens and ducks were kept. It seemed as if she had silently rehearsed this route countless times in her mind.
She thought countless times about obtaining evidence and getting justice for her mother.
After digging a full foot, a box was finally exposed to the air.
Wanji quickly opened the box, and the contents inside made both Wanji and Xie Zhiqing's eyes widen in surprise.
The midwife had buried a lot of gold and silver jewelry in the box, and at the bottom of the box, she had also buried two letters.
"My mother... my mother is illiterate..."
Xie Zhiqing opened the letter with trembling hands, "This is my father's handwriting..."
Why does Dad know about what happened back then?
Xie Zhiqing looked at Wanji as if struck by lightning, "Eunuch Wan, it's not like that..."
How could her parents possibly keep it from her?
Wanji sighed softly, "Let's go back to the palace and give the letter to Her Majesty first."
......
There were two letters in total. One letter contained the truth of what happened back then, and even had his fingerprint on it. The other letter... Jiang Yu glanced at it a few times and then handed it to Xie Zhiqing.
"This letter is for you."
After saying that, Jiang Yu walked into the inner room, her hand holding the letter trembling slightly. So... this was the truth about everything that happened back then.
Xie Zhiqing held another letter, hesitant to open it.
But the pain on her face reminded her that the letter contained the truth.
She needs the truth.
The contents of the letter came into view, and Xie Zhiqing's eyes instantly welled up with tears.
"Qing'er, your father and mother are sorry."
Buried in such a hidden place, no one but Xie Zhiqing could possibly find this box.
The things in the box were all left for Xie Zhiqing.
"Mother never expected that the Empress in the palace would ask her to deliver a baby. She thought it was an immense honor, but when she entered the palace, she realized that she was probably going to die."
"Her Majesty the Empress's belly is alarmingly large. The imperial physician said it was multiple pregnancies, but Mother knows some medical skills. When she took Her Majesty's pulse, she could see clearly that Her Majesty was only carrying one child."
Xie Zhiqing's tears streamed down her face; she couldn't bear to imagine how helpless her mother must have felt at that moment.
"Mother has also discovered that not only the Empress is pregnant, but also Qing'er, Mother has fallen into a shocking conspiracy."
"In a few days, your mother will move into the palace to wait for the Empress to give birth. This time, the Emperor has given your mother a lot of gold and silver, which will all be left to you. From now on, just pretend that you don't have a mother like me, and live your own life with your father."
After reading it, Xie Zhiqing was sobbing uncontrollably.
After my mother died, my father soon followed her in death.
She was left to struggle alone until now.
Ling Mama watched Xie Zhiqing's weeping figure, then looked up at the azure sky.
The weather in Daqing is about to change...
......
"Mother?"
Gu Qingyan took the letter, and after reading it, he was so angry that his teeth chattered.
He couldn't imagine how dangerous it must have been when his mother gave birth to him.
"With this piece of paper, the matter from back then can be considered settled." Jiang Yu's voice was extremely soft, as if a gust of wind could blow it away. "If it weren't for your father's snow lotus, you and I would both have died ten years ago."
"This is outrageous!"
Gu Qingyan's face flushed red with anger. "Mother, we absolutely cannot let them off so easily!"
“Ayan, if Gu Heng wants to use you to get Gu Qingling back, he must raise your status and importance. This is the perfect opportunity to pull Gu Qingling down from the position of Crown Prince.”
Jiang Yu pressed the letter under her pillow, intending to make these people pay for her past life when the truth was revealed to the world.
With the midwife's letter and Consort Rong feigning madness...
Everything is ready except for the east wind.
On the other side.
After Chang Qing took command of the troops, he attacked Heng County several times but failed. The morale of Daqing's soldiers collapsed, and they were in complete disarray.
"General, we don't even know if His Highness the Crown Prince is still in Heng County. Continuing to fight like this is not a solution at all." A soldier spoke anxiously. It was clear that Da Ning had sent all its troops to Heng County. If they continued to fight like this, they would all be doomed.
Chang Qing's eyes flickered slightly. He had received instructions from the Marquis to keep fighting, but on a small scale.
To minimize casualties as much as possible.
"Then what do you suggest we do?" Chang Qing kicked the soldier who had spoken up. "Anyone who dares to say we're not fighting now, believe me, will have their head chopped off tomorrow!"
"His Majesty said that His Highness the Crown Prince must be rescued."
The soldiers all harbored grievances upon hearing this, but dared not voice them.
When Gu Qingling was being tortured to the point of near collapse, Gu Lin finally told Gu Qingyan that the time was almost right.
"Father, how is Gu Qingling now?"
Gu Qingyan couldn't help but ask, he was really curious about what would happen to Gu Qingling, who had fallen into his father's hands.
Gu Lin looked innocent and pondered for a moment before speaking: "Well, I only received news that Gu Qingling is skin and bones and her personality has changed drastically."
Gu Qingyan twitched his lips, and absurdly thought of lighting a candle for Gu Qingling.
"Father, is that Chancellor Zhuo really as rumored?" Gu Qingyan couldn't help but shudder.
"That old man is very strange, but if you can catch his eye, he can make sure you sit on the throne more securely than anyone else."
Gu Lin said casually, "Moreover, he can add a few more strings of beads to the crown you wear in the future."
Gu Qingyan's brows were furrowed so deeply they could have knotted together. The more he listened, the more uncertain he felt.
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