Nangong Xue never expected that Emperor Qing Zhao Hongyin would mention his father.
She immediately said: "My body, hair and skin are all influenced by my parents. I don't dare to be angry with my parents."
"But when I see you like this, I don't really forgive you." Zhao Hongyin persuaded: "It was me who asked your father to go on a mission, so your mother was hurt by the demon sect. If you want to hate it, then hate me. , your father has been living in pain for so many years, so you should let him go."
Hearing this, Nangong Xue was obviously a little surprised.
Of course she didn't know that it was Emperor Qing who sent her father out.
If Emperor Qing had not issued this order, maybe their family could still be reunited.
Thinking of this, Nangong Xue couldn't help but look serious.
Feng Xi seemed to see the change in Nangong Xue's expression. He quickly reminded him: "Master Nangong, let's go."
Nangong Xue finally left.
But before leaving, he glanced at Emperor Qing.
Zhao Hongyin naturally understood that Nangong Xue would hate him after he said these words.
But he didn't care, he just felt that Nangong Qi had enough regrets over the years.
In this world, only Nangong Wei and his daughter are his closest relatives.
Nangong Wei is now a noble concubine and cannot leave the palace.
Therefore, only Nangong Xue can contact him.
"Nangong Qi, I have done something for you, which can be regarded as making up for it." Zhao Hongyin said with emotion.
I saw Nangong Xue leaving quickly at this time. She was going to Penglai Hall to ask her aunt.
At this time, Xue Mu was waiting on the road.
He heard familiar footsteps and asked, "Sister Xue'er, can we go to Leng Palace?"
"Okay, but before that I have to do something." After saying that, Nangong Xue continued to move forward without looking back.
Xue Mu quickly followed.
Of course he didn't know what happened to Nangong Xue.
I thought I found a new clue.
Then he asked: "What happened? Did you find any new clues?"
Nangong Xue was taciturn and did not speak.
Xue Mu didn't know what was happening and could only follow silently.
Not long after, they arrived at Penglai Hall.
Yun'er saw Nangong Xue coming and was about to step forward.
But Nangong Xue simply ignored her and walked into the palace.
Nangong Wei was looking at the bronze mirror at this time when she heard the sound of the palace door opening.
Then he looked back.
"Xue'er?"
Nangong Wei was a little surprised and was about to ask how the case was going today.
As a result, she found that something was wrong with Nangong Xue's expression.
"Xue'er, what's wrong?" Nangong Wei asked concerned.
At this time, Xue Mu also walked in.
Nangong Wei also looked at Xue Mu, but she didn't know what happened.
I saw Nangong Xue asking: "Auntie, when dad went out, was it because of the instructions given by your majesty? That's why people from the Demon Cult took the opportunity to take my mother's life."
Hearing this, Nangong Wei was very surprised, and she quickly asked: "Who did you listen to?"
Nangong Xue did not answer, but continued to ask: "You just need to tell me, yes or no?"
Nangong Wei was also a little hesitant. After struggling for a long time, she had no choice but to say: "Yes, it was indeed the order given by His Majesty back then."
"Why didn't you tell me about this?" Nangong Xue continued to ask.
Nangong Wei hesitated for a while.
"Actually, I wanted to tell you at first, but your father wouldn't let me. You have always been patriotic and wanted to serve the court and become a general. He was afraid that this would ruin your dream." Nangong Wei Finally explained.
After hearing these words, Nangong Xue turned around and left.
Nangong Wei hurriedly stepped forward to stop her: "Xue'er, listen to my explanation. Your father really didn't abandon your mother back then."
"I know, I don't hate my dad now." Nangong Xue stopped and said this.
Then she looked at Xue Mu and said, "Xue Mu, let's go."
Xue Mu glanced at Nangong Wei. At this time, he had recovered his eyesight.
Nangong Wei's expression was full of worry, as if she was worried that Nangong Xue would do something outrageous.
So he and Nangong Wei cupped their hands and left immediately.
Seeing this action, Nangong Wei finally felt relieved.
Xue Mu's actions meant that he would help look after Nangong Xue.
Nangong Wei looked at Nangong Xue's leaving figure and regretted a little, "I knew I wouldn't have said anything just now."
On the way.
Nangong Xue has always been full of energy.
Xue Mu finally followed.
He and Nangong Xue said, "Sister Xue'er, how about we stop here today."
"Go to Leng Palace." Nangong Xue said calmly.
"Okay." Xue Mu didn't say much.
Nangong Xue saw that he did not continue to ask, and did not want to say more.
But when she got to the back, she mentioned something: "I never thought that the person who harmed my mother was not my father, but the court that I have been working for."
Listening to what Nangong Xue said, Xue Mu seemed to feel her sadness.
Xue Mu could only comfort him: "This person has passed away, so don't worry about the past anymore."
"I know." Nangong Xue said nothing more.
Not long after, they arrived at Leng Palace.
The Custodes guard guarding the door stopped them.
Feng Xi, who was behind him, took out his token and said, "Your Majesty is strong, let these two adults go in to investigate the case."
The Imperial Guards immediately took two steps back after hearing this.
Xue Mu and Nangong Xue walked in.
They looked at Leng Gong in the palace for the first time.
Although it is a cold palace, it is just a dilapidated small house.
There seem to be several wing rooms here.
The yin energy in every room is so heavy that no one here dares to push forward easily.
Nangong Xue asked the guard behind her: "Which wing room belongs to Concubine Yu?"
The guard pointed to the southwest and said, "Sir, that's the room."
Nangong Xue took Xue Mu to the southwest wing.
First he knocked on the door.
"Dong dong dong."
The old wooden door made a banging sound.
I saw a lifeless words coming from inside: "Leave the food at the door."
Xue Mu reminded at this time: "Concubine Yu, we are from the Divine Catcher Division and want to ask you something."
"No need to ask, what else do you have to ask?" Concubine Yu in the back room didn't seem interested.
Perhaps it was this attitude that made Nangong Xue, who was already angry, unable to hold back.
She opened the door directly and walked in.
I saw Concubine Yu inside, completely naked.
After seeing Nangong Xue come in, he was not surprised. Instead, he sat on the edge of the bed and looked at the mirror calmly.
Nangong Xue immediately turned around, wanting to wait for Xue Mu to come in.
But Xue Mu still took a step forward.
Xue Mu didn't expect that Concubine Yu would be completely naked.
Even though I spent five years in this dark wing.
But through her haggard face, it can still be seen that she must have been an outstandingly beautiful woman back then.
Even now I still have some background.
For example, there is no ambiguity about the size of the place.
Nangong Xue immediately stood in front of Xue Mu and reminded: "Turn around."
"Sister Xue'er, what's wrong?" Xue Mu asked, pretending not to see.
Only then did Nangong Xue realize that Xue Mu could not see him.
There is no need to worry about peeking at Concubine Yu's body.
But after all, this is the empress she once was.
If word got out, it would probably be bad for her reputation.
So Nangong Xue turned around and looked at Concubine Yu and said, "My queen, please put on your clothes."
Concubine Yu looked at Nangong Xue, perhaps because of the way she looked at her, remembering when she first entered the palace, she couldn't help but stand up.
Walked towards Nangong Xue.
This actually surprised Nangong Xue.
Concubine Yu looked at Nangong Xue and asked, "Are you also from the Divine Catcher Division?"
"Exactly." Nangong Xue replied.
"Then what are you doing here?" Concubine Yu was confused.
"I would like to ask your Majesty, what happened when the eldest prince fell into the water?"
As soon as these words came out, Concubine Yu felt as if she had been electrocuted.
She stepped back repeatedly, sat on the bed and wrapped herself in a quilt and said, "I really didn't push him into the water, I really didn't."
Nangong Xue seemed to know that this incident had a great psychological impact on her, and quickly stepped forward to comfort her: "Empress, we found out that this incident may have nothing to do with you. You must tell what happened back then."
"I really didn't push him into the water." Concubine Yu said firmly again.
Xue Mu took the opportunity to ask, "Can Concubine Yu tell me more about what happened back then?"
After a period of emotional recovery, Concubine Yu finally recalled the past events that she didn't want to remember.
"At that time, less than half a year after I entered the palace, I was appreciated by His Majesty and had the honor to go to the lake to play. The eldest prince and the second prince were both there at the time."
"I wanted to have a chat with the eldest prince and enhance our relationship with each other, but I didn't expect that the eldest prince took one look at me and immediately jumped into the lake and started flopping."
"Everyone was frightened at that time. They all went to save the eldest prince and finally rescued him. The eldest prince pointed at me."
Speaking of this, Concubine Yu couldn't help but shed tears: "He slandered me, saying that I pushed him down."
Xue Mu asked curiously: "Why did the eldest prince do this?"
"I don't know." Concubine Yu cried and shook her head: "I have no enmity with him. He treated me like this when we first met."
"Later, when His Majesty found out about this, he stopped listening to my explanation and directly threw me into the cold palace. This period will last for five years."
After hearing these words, Nangong Xue, as a woman, naturally sympathized with Concubine Yu.
She comforted: "My queen, don't worry. If you are wronged, my subordinates will definitely find evidence to clear your name and let you walk out of this cold palace."
Concubine Yu was pleased, and she immediately shook her head: "Actually, the Cold Palace is quite good. There are no intrigues or other disputes here. I can just live here for the rest of my life. But, I didn't push anyone, I just didn't push anyone." Man, I hope I can be treated fairly."
Nangong Xue nodded, and she immediately replied: "Don't worry, empress, I will definitely return your innocence."
Xue Mu took the opportunity to ask: "By the way, Madam, did you have any eunuchs or slaves who impressed you deeply?"
"What's wrong?" Concubine Yu asked.
"Nothing, I just wanted to ask." Xue Mu replied.
Concubine Yu thought for a while and said casually: "There were many servants who were willing to follow me back then, so I was sincere to them, like Dong'er, Ju'er, Xiaohai, and Xiaoguizi. They were all very loyal to me. Yes, when I was relegated to the cold palace, they would still visit me every now and then."
After hearing this, Xue Mu nodded: "Okay, then I won't disturb Concubine Yu."
Concubine Yu seemed to see something wrong with Xue Mu's eyes, so she asked, "Can't you see?"
Nangong Xue answered for Xue Mu: "He has an eye disease, so he can't see."
Concubine Yu nodded.
But she was a little confused.
Because the moment Xue Mu came in, there was obviously some reaction.
When a naked woman appears in front of him, a normal man should react.
It's just that Concubine Yu doesn't care about this.
Anyway, no one in this world cares about her anymore.
For five years, she had already figured out too much in this cold palace.
She can live in this cold palace until she grows old.
But she will never allow herself to pass away with a reputation.
If you have done it, you have done it; if you have not done it, you have not done it.
She didn't push the eldest prince into the water back then, so that's not the case.
That is to say, a hundred times, a thousand times, she didn't.
"Let's investigate other matters first. If the truth comes out, we will definitely tell you." Nangong Xue said.
Concubine Yu nodded: "Okay, I'll wait for you."
After Nangong Xue walked out of the wing, she found that the doors of other wing rooms were open.
All the ladies or nobles inside left and came out to watch them.
Xue Mu naturally noticed these scenes.
I saw that the ladies in each wing looked haggard and in a trance.
It seems that I can't eat well or sleep well here.
One can imagine how depressing the living environment here is.
After leaving Leng Palace, Nangong Xue asked Xue Mu: "Do you believe that Concubine Yu was wronged?"
"I believe it." Xue Mu replied calmly.
Nangong Xue asked curiously: "Why?"
Xue Mu explained: "Because I can hear the tone of his voice that he was wronged."
"Can you hear it?" Nangong Xue was a little surprised.
Xue Mu nodded: "Yes."
After hearing this affirmation, Nangong Xue thought of something.
She then asked: "Then Zuo Yuheng also said that he was wronged, could you hear it?"
Xue Mu naturally did not expect that Nangong Xue would suddenly ask this question, so he shook his head and said: "Zuo Yuheng's acting skills are too superb, I may not be able to see through it."
Hearing this, Nangong Xue didn't say much.
She glanced at Xue Mu and continued thinking.
Then Xue Mu asked Nangong Xue: "Sister Xue'er, where should we go next?"
Nangong Xue thought for a while and asked: "If it were you now, you go back and get it."
"Go to the eldest prince Zhao Ji and ask about the situation back then." Xue Mu explained.
"What if he doesn't tell you the truth?"
"He'll tell."
Xue Mu was very confident.
Nangong Xue agreed: "Then let's go to Zhao Jina now."
As soon as they walked out of the palace, they walked in the direction of the eldest prince's palace.
As soon as she passed by the street, Nangong Xue heard some sounds.
I saw a crying girl shouting: "Daddy, I want to eat candied haws."
The middle-aged man looked at his daughter with caring eyes, then wiped his tears and said, "Okay, daddy will buy it for you right now."
The woman on the side pretended to complain: "Nanny, you girl knows how to eat candied haws with your father every day."
"Mom, I just like eating candied haws."
Seeing this scene, Nangong Xue remembered her previous life.
Combined with the news just learned.
This moment became the last straw that broke her spirit.
Nangong Xue cried.
Two lines of tears couldn't stop flowing down.
Xue Mu naturally saw those two lines of tears.
He walked forward and held her in his arms.
Nangong Xue was stunned at first.
In the end, I cried bitterly in his arms without restraint.
(End of chapter)
