"That Mrs. Shi is really not an honest person!"
Hearing Zheng's inquiry, Sheng Xiangxun quickly reminded: "Ling Niang, you really need to stay away from her in the future. If it weren't for my aunt's reminder, who would have thought that the Shi family in Dingyuan is related to the Han family! Look, The Shi family is in trouble!"
"Han family? What Han family? What happened to the Han family?"
The more Zheng listened, the more confused she became. She pulled Sheng Xiangxun's arm in confusion and asked, "Why don't I remember any of the Han family who did something wrong?"
"Of course you don't know, I don't even know! When the Han family committed the crime, we were not even born yet!"
Sheng Xiangxun felt tired of standing, so he led Mrs. Zheng into the inner room and got on the couch. The two of them leaned on the big pillow and chatted.
Sheng Xiangxun was never willing to treat him badly. When the couple put their legs under the couch table, he felt that the position was quite comfortable, so he pulled the couch table in front of the two of them, and shouted to the maid to bring in various kinds of dried fruits, He brought the fruit boxes of candied fruits, sticky candies and snacks, and ordered two more plates of braised meat and preserved meat.
"Bring a pot of hot plum wine! And prepare a large pot of black tea."
While Sheng Xiangxun ordered the drinks, he also told the maids: "Put the warm and moist handkerchief in front of us to wipe our hands; and bring us the small fruit basket made of bamboo and rattan to put the peels on."
After he told these instructions with great interest, he asked the maids to stay away and not to disturb the couple's conversation.
As for Nanny Yang, she was sitting on the kang in the outside room as usual, tying herself up and keeping an eye on the little maids as they stayed away.
"..." Mrs. Zheng looked at the table full of snacks in front of her and wanted to touch her forehead.
Is this a conversation or a tea party?
Fortunately, Sheng Xiangxun did not continue to show off, and this allowed Ms. Zheng to resist the urge to pinch his ears.
"Ling Niang, you should know how Da Chu came here, right?"
Sheng Xiangxun asked in Zheng's ear.
"Um."
Mrs. Zheng nodded slowly.
Immediately, she blinked and remembered!
When Emperor Chen Mo was assassinated at a royal banquet, his uncle Han Cheng wanted to usurp the throne. Fortunately, he was rescued by members of the Jiuxun team and was able to breathe.
In the meantime, although Queen Jiang Peixi blocked several arrows for Emperor Chen Mo, there was still a rebel who stabbed him with a dagger.
Because the emperor's grandfather attempted to usurp his brother's throne, and his father's claim to the throne was fought over many times, so when Emperor Chen came to see him, he was the only one left in the royal family.
When he was assassinated, he only had a princess who was born to Queen Jiang.
The princess was only three years old at the time and had nothing to do with her life.
Emperor Chen Mo knew clearly that if the Han family, which had been in power for a long time, came to power, the princess would be in a difficult situation and her life would be precarious.
In order to protect the safety of his only bloodline, Emperor Chen Mo desperately passed the throne to his wife's brother, the current Emperor Chengyuan Jiang Peiwen.
Emperor Chengyuan was the Taifu and Minister of Household Affairs during the Chen Dynasty. If he had not put more checks and balances on Han Cheng, the powerful minister would have rejected the last emperor and ascended the throne himself.
"When I was a child, I heard from my elders that before His Majesty ascended the throne, the nine clans of the Han family were forced to obey the law, and none of them were even exiled. How come there are still fish that slipped through the net?"
Although Mrs. Zheng felt that Emperor Chengyuan's methods were a bit ruthless, she was understandable when she thought of him avenging his sister and Emperor Chen Mo.
"It's not just for them, but more importantly for Queen Yuan!"
"Why does this have anything to do with Empress Yuan? Didn't Empress Yuan die after giving birth to the prince?"
When Sheng Xiangxun heard what Zheng said, he suddenly felt like everyone was drunk and he was alone. Alas, knowing too much is also a burden!
Taking a deep breath, he leaned into Zheng's ear and whispered: "The Empress of Yuan Dynasty was Mrs. Anguo who was canonized by Emperor Chen Mo. When Emperor Chen Mo was assassinated, there were also rebels who wanted to kill His Majesty. Mrs. Anguo She happened to be seven months pregnant, but she risked her life to stand in front of her and save His Majesty."
"Ah this..." Mrs. Zheng was shocked and said to herself, no wonder the emperor has always been unable to forget her!
"His Majesty has been known for his generosity since he was young, but he can never let go of the Queen Yuan issue. If not for this, the most his Majesty would have executed were the adult males of the Han family."
After Sheng Xiangxun said this, he carefully warned Mrs. Zheng: "My aunt said that Empress Yuan and Prince Huai'en are His Majesty's enemies. You must not get involved with them, otherwise it will be disastrous."
Mrs. Zheng was shocked when she heard this, and her face suddenly changed: "If this is the case, how can the Shi family be good? What about Sister Yu?"
Immediately, she reluctantly cheered up and said as if to comfort herself: "It's not too much, right? It has been more than forty years since the founding of Dachu. I think no matter how great the hatred... should be lighter?"
"Impossible!" Sheng Xiangxun shook his head firmly when he heard this.
Then, he continued to whisper to her: "Did you know that His Majesty started building the imperial mausoleum after he ascended the throne?"
Zheng nodded.
Who doesn’t know this?
Sheng Xiangxun blinked and looked around. Although there was no one else around, he was allowed to whisper:
"His Majesty planned from the beginning to divide the imperial mausoleum into two parts: the imperial mausoleum and the Hou mausoleum.
It is said that the imperial mausoleum was built entirely according to the layout of Taifu's Mansion, and the mausoleum was designed according to the courtyard of His Majesty and the Empress of the Yuan Dynasty in Taifu's Mansion.
There are only two positions inside: Your Majesty and Queen Yuan.
It was not until Prince Huai En died in infancy that Your Majesty added the position of the young prince.
The aunt said that His Majesty had already left an imperial decree, saying that after he left, the imperial mausoleum would be sealed off and no one else would be allowed to approach it. He also said that a separate mausoleum for the successor emperor would be built, and construction was not allowed within fifty miles.
When Empress Dowager Rongan passed away more than ten years ago, she also entered the Empress Mausoleum, which is dozens of miles away from the imperial mausoleum. "
When Mrs. Zheng heard what he said, she couldn't help but feel worried for the Shi family.
But despite being nervous, she was also a little curious: "So, the relationship between the Empress Yuan and His Majesty is really as deep as the rumors say?"
But if this is true, what happened to Queen Qin? She remembered that Sanlang said that Queen Qin was promoted from the side chamber to the successor.
Speaking of this, Sheng Xiangxun knew even more.
"I remember I told you before that the Qin family is so ignorant that they actually robbed my aunt of her marriage?"
Zheng nodded, she remembered.
Sheng Xiangxun sighed: "How could things be so simple back then? Those people were vicious and planned more than just a marriage. They wanted to kill my aunt!
Fortunately, her aunt was alert and was able to escape, but even like this, she almost entered the family temple.
My mother didn't want her only sister to suffer. After thinking hard, she remembered to hand over the handkerchief.
When she was still in the boudoir, she had a quarrelsome relationship with Empress Yuan. When Empress Yuan broke off her engagement with the Han family, she was always at her side.
Although His Majesty promised to be good-natured when he married Empress Yuan, his mother, the later Empress Dowager Rongan, was not happy with her. In addition, Empress Yuan had been childless since their marriage, so the couple had been facing pressure.
Later, Empress Dowager Rong'an even issued an ultimatum, threatening His Majesty to make a choice: either Your Majesty will take a concubine, or the Jiang family will divorce her.
Thinking of this, her mother went to the Yuan Dynasty to discuss the matter. She only said that in name she was marrying her aunt into the Jiang Mansion as a concubine, but in fact she was asking her aunt to recognize them as brother and sister.
In this way, he can not only save his aunt's life and escape from the Qin family's control and calculations; secondly, it can also relieve the couple and temporarily relieve their stress.
Your Majesty and Empress Yuan were kind-hearted and generous. When they heard about what happened to their aunt, they sympathized with her and met her. After talking to each other, they married her and became a concubine in the mansion. "
Zheng didn't expect that there were such inside stories. After being amazed, she looked at Sheng Xiangxun curiously: "Sanlang, how do you know such details about these things that are supposed to be secrets?"
"Hehe! I know a lot about such secrets!"
Sheng Xiangxun looked at Zheng proudly and said with a smile: "When I was three or five years old, adults liked to wait for me to fall asleep and whisper.
I heard the conversations between my mother and my aunt, the whispers between my mother and my nanny, the whispers between my aunt and my nanny, and the chats between the nuns and palace people below, all while I was pretending to sleep! "
Seeing how proud he was, Madam Zheng suddenly understood and clapped her hands: "The case has been solved! Let me tell you where Sister Yuan likes to eavesdrop! It's up to you!"
