Yuwen Tiantong knew that his father had put a lot of thought into this matter, so he didn't want to give up like this anyway.
Moreover, if he fails to win in the family competition next month, other princes will definitely take the opportunity to request a new crown prince, because among the royal families of the Northern Star Territory, the concept of respecting the strong is still deeply rooted.
However, in Yu Wenhai's view, the only candidate for the crown prince of the Beitian Star Territory is Yuwen Tiantong. This is not only because he owes the crown prince, but also because he does not want to see all the princes fighting against the Ye family in order to compete for the crown prince's position. Fight.
Once the situation gets out of control, it will be difficult for Yu Wenhai to guarantee that the Ye family will not secretly murder other young masters. The last thing he wants to see is his children killing each other.
Therefore, Yu Wenhai finally had to have the prince who had fainted be sent back to the palace, and he came to Yu Wenyan to see if there was any way to alleviate the pain that the prince suffered when he took the soul-nourishing pill.
However, Yu Wenyan was not in the guest room at this time, nor did he go to the medicine refining attic. Instead, he and Xuan Meng came to the ruins of an abandoned palace garden in the palace.
What caught their eyes was a withered and dilapidated scene. Yu Wenyan clearly remembered that although the palace was not luxurious and beautiful back then, it was at least neat and clean.
Nowadays, things and people have changed, this place is no longer what he remembered, and even the creek flowing in the courtyard has dried up.
Yu Wenyan stood in the palace garden for a long time, and his soul perception had fully covered the entire palace, because he wanted to feel a trace of his mother's breath from this dilapidated palace.
However, in the end he failed to get what he wanted.
Because too much time has passed, my mother has indeed perished completely in nothingness as the master said...
Yu Wenyan gradually regained his soul perception. He was really helpless and even a little desperate.
At some point, his tears quietly fell, and then Yu Wenyan slowly bent his knees and knelt in front of the palace door.
This is what he should do and the only thing he can do now.
Xuan Meng immediately came to Yu Wenyan's side and knelt on the ground quietly like him.
"Mom, Brother Yan and I are back."
Just as Xuan Meng finished speaking, he heard someone approaching.
Yu Wenyan could clearly sense that this person was walking vigorously and in a hurry. However, as her footsteps approached, Xuan Meng finally discovered that a middle-aged woman carrying a small package appeared outside the palace gate.
When she slowly walked into the palace, she suddenly realized that there were still people coming here. Moreover, after the middle-aged woman carefully looked at Yu Wenyan and Xuan Meng, she asked with a puzzled look on her face. .
"Who are you? Why are you here?"
Upon seeing this, Xuan Meng reached out to help Yu Wenyan and walked with him to the middle-aged woman and spoke to her respectfully.
"We were just passing by and stopped in to take a look."
When the middle-aged woman heard this, she shook her head and said.
"It's impossible. This place has been abandoned for more than ten years. Even in the palace, few people still remember this place. Besides, I'm not old-sighted yet. You two were clearly kneeling in front of the hall just now. I want to know who you are. who?"
However, just when Xuan Meng was about to answer, Yu Wenyan sighed and said.
"I just came to worship my mother."
The middle-aged woman was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and then she thought of something again, so she asked tentatively.
"Are you Mrs. Qianying's young master?"
After Yu Wenyan heard these words from the middle-aged woman, he still had no memory of her. He could be sure that this middle-aged woman was not his mother's maid or servant.
Because, even more than ten years ago, Yu Wenyan, the only person in this palace, still had an impression.
Therefore, although he was a little hesitant at the moment, he finally nodded and answered.
"Yes, I used to live here when I was a child."
Only then did the middle-aged woman finally confirm that the young man in front of her was Mrs. Qianying's biological son.
So, just listen to her excited words.
"So, young master, you are not dead. This is great. I knew that a good person like Mrs. Qianying would be rewarded."
When Yu Wenyan heard what this middle-aged woman said, he guessed that she must have known her mother, otherwise, she would not be so emotional when mentioning her mother after so many years.
Therefore, Yu Wenyan asked her again.
"Excuse me, do you know my mother?"
The middle-aged woman noticed that Yu Wenyan's eyes were still a little red, so she nodded happily and answered.
"Yes, I have indeed been greatly favored by Mrs. Qianying, but that was more than ten years ago.
Back then, because I offended the queen, I was demoted to do menial work in the miscellaneous office. However, the queen still refused to let me go, and even sent someone to kill me.
I accidentally broke in here when I was running for my life in a panic. In the end, Mrs. Qianying helped me escape. However, because the queen did not receive the news of my death, Mrs. Qianying had to let me hide in the apse garden to manage those things. Flowers and vegetation. "
Hearing this, Xuan Meng asked curiously.
"Why does the queen insist on killing a servant of yours?"
The middle-aged woman sighed after hearing this.
"That's because one night, when I went to help the queen change the oil lamp, I accidentally caught her and a stranger plotting to kill another young master.
But I knew clearly at that time that if I risked my life to tell the Territory Lord about this matter, I am afraid that the Territory Lord would not only not believe what I said, but might actually execute me! "
Xuan Meng asked confusedly after hearing what she said.
"why is that?"
The middle-aged woman answered after a moment of silence.
"Because the Territory Lord didn't care about the young master's life or death at all at that time, not to mention that he was just an ordinary person who couldn't practice. It's not even sure whether the Territory Lord knew that he had such a child."
"What happened next?"
At this time, Yu Wenyan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked in a deep voice.
Just listen to what the middle-aged woman said.
"Later, in desperation, I immediately hid in the side room where our servants lived together. I clearly remember that that night, the queen ordered all of us not to go anywhere.
However, in the middle of the night, the side house where we were staying suddenly and inexplicably caught fire..."
When the middle-aged woman said this, a trace of frightened uneasiness suddenly appeared on her face. Even though it had been so many years, she still had this unconscious expression when she recalled the scene at that time. This can only mean that the incident The incident was unforgettable for her!
Then, the middle-aged woman continued.
"Later I learned that the queen originally planned to burn us all in that side room because she was not sure who the person who stumbled upon their conspiracy was."
"So, this queen is really vicious, but in order to cover up her conspiracy, she had no choice but to do this without catching you on the spot."
Yu Wenyan followed the middle-aged woman's words at this time, but Xuan Meng on the side asked doubtfully.
"Since the queen is so well prepared, how did you escape?"
After hearing these words, the middle-aged woman turned her eyes to Xuan Meng again, with a slightly surprised look in her eyes.
However, she then continued.
“Perhaps it was because God had dropped the curtain on us poor people, that night when the raging fire was about to engulf us, the sky suddenly started raining heavily, and we managed to save our lives.
However, what all of us probably didn’t realize at that time was that the real nightmare had just begun. "
"Is that why you were demoted to the miscellaneous department?"
Xuan Meng interjected casually, but her smart eyes never left the middle-aged woman, because she wanted to ensure that everything the middle-aged woman said would not be a lie.
This is also what makes the middle-aged woman surprised by Xuan Meng. However, she is not worried that Xuan Meng will find any problems with her, because what she said is true.
Then, the middle-aged woman turned her gaze to Yu Wenyan and continued.
"The Queen is very smart, and she is also very favored by the Territory Lord, so the Territory Lord completely believes the set of lies she told.
In the end, due to our carelessness, we caused a fire in the side room and almost injured the queen, so we were ordered by the domain master to be relegated to do menial work in the miscellaneous office. "
"It's just that the queen won't let it go because she's worried that you will feel resentful and expose her conspiracy with that stranger."
At this time, only Yu Wenyan said calmly.
The middle-aged woman nodded silently and replied after hearing Yu Wenyan's words.
"Yes, because since then, all the servants who were demoted from the Queen's Palace to the Miscellaneous Department have died inexplicably one after another, and this kind of thing will never be reported to the Territory Lord again."
When the middle-aged woman said this, she calmed down, turned her gaze to the dilapidated hall behind Yu Wenyan, and said with reverence.
"Although I was not lucky enough to serve Mrs. Qianying back then, the kindness she showed me is something I will never be able to repay in my lifetime."
At this point, Yu Wenyan understood everything and just listened to his calm words.
"So it seems that the queen had an ulterior motive in wanting to put me to death!"
Hearing Yu Wenyan's words, Xuan Meng asked in surprise.
"Brother Yan, are you saying that the person the Queen really wanted to deal with back then was her mother?!"
"I think that's it, because she knows very well that I, far away in the Medicine King's Palace in the North Pole, is my mother's only wish for survival.
Therefore, my death was the final plan she used to kill her mother, and she successfully completed her plan, but her poor mother didn't know that she had completely fallen into someone else's plan until she died. "
After hearing what Yu Wenyan said, the middle-aged woman looked at Yu Wenyan again with a look of disbelief.
Because she couldn't believe that a young man who was only seventeen or eighteen years old could have such a deep and thoughtful mind, so she knew that she should not lie to him again.
So, I just heard the middle-aged woman sigh and say.
"Yes, the reason why I escaped here was because I knew that in this huge royal city, only Mrs. Qianying could save my life.
Therefore, young master, if you want to resent me for bringing disaster here, I have nothing to say. "
However, long after the middle-aged woman finished speaking, she heard Yu Wenyan's deep and cold voice speaking.
"you're not wrong!"
