After being reborn as a widow, the mistress of the Hou family remarried a powerful official

I don’t know how long it took, but Yan Ming finally calmed down, his eyes darkened.

"When did my mother die?"

"Two years ago, the imperial concubine died of illness."

This time it was not Lu Yue who answered him, but Xia He who had been silent.

"This slave has been serving Concubine Lan since Lu Yue left." Xia He didn't expect that Yan Ming was the concubine's biological son. She couldn't help but be moved at this moment. She talked a lot and her eyes gradually turned red. .

"Sir, how could you never find out? Your Majesty, she is having such a hard time!"

Yan Ming said coldly: "Why do you say she is my mother? I see it is clear that you two teamed up to deceive me!"

"On the left wrist of the Imperial Concubine, there are three scars where she cut her wrists and committed suicide. There is a small red mole on the index finger of her right hand."

If not someone close to you, who would pay attention to this?

At this point, Yan Ming completely collapsed. He kept slapping himself and never stopped until the corner of his mouth was bleeding.

"Mother, my son is late, my son is late..."

"Didn't you only have one scar before? Why are there two more scars?"

At the end of the sentence, he burst into tears. During the most desperate period after Princess Pingyang was raped, she only committed suicide once. After entering the palace, she committed suicide twice. You can imagine how she lived. What kind of day it is.

Seeing him like this, Ke Yiqing felt a little regretful in her heart. Did she do something wrong?Perhaps it would be best not to tell him about this matter.

"Yan Ming, this is not your fault."

"Why isn't it my fault? If I could have discovered it earlier..."

She hugged the person into her arms and explained softly: "You are never the one who did the wrong thing, and there is no reason why anyone has to wait for another person to save him."

Yan Ming stared at her blankly, unfolding his embarrassing life experience. Unexpectedly, her first reaction was not disgust and disgust, which moved him in his heart.

"Yiqing, am I right?"

"Yes, you did nothing wrong. The only thing you did wrong was blaming yourself too much."

The tense body of the person in his arms slowly relaxed and seemed to be much calmer.

He whispered to Xia He: "She is not Concubine Lan, but the former Princess Pingyang. Her name is Xiao Wanting. Don't call her like that in the future."

Xia He opened her mouth and finally agreed. When she learned that the imperial concubine was the princess of the previous dynasty, she was shocked at all.

After emphasizing this, Yan Ming began to cross-examine Lu Yue.

It must be said that as a former minister of the Ministry of Justice, he was really good at interrogating people. Soon, Lu Yue couldn't stand it any longer and confessed all the past.

"The slave was sent to the cold palace because he once reported on the princess leaving the palace."

"Out of the palace?"

"Four or five years after entering the palace, the princess once escaped from the palace. The emperor tortured the slaves to extract confessions. Finally, slaves, slaves..."

"Tell me! What good thing have you done!"

Lu Yue cried loudly: "The slave then reported on the princess."

His eyes were splitting when he heard this, "If it weren't for my mother, you would have died long ago. How dare you betray her?!"

"This slave deserves to die, this slave deserves to die, wuwuwu..."

Lu Yue burst into tears. Obviously, she had not had a hard time these past few years, otherwise she would not have taken the risk of burning paper money to Princess Pingyang at the end of the year.

"Lu Yue, now that you've explained these things, why not talk about Princess Pingyang's neighborly relationship."

"Neighborhood?" Lu Yue looked confused, but now Ke Yiqing was her only hope for survival, so she followed the words. "The Holy One has always sent people to guard the princess, and can only go out occasionally, so the princess has not seen many outsiders, but she does not have a good relationship with the subsequent young master of Chengqian Palace."

Chengqian Palace was Chu Yun's residence, and Yan Ming looked at her suddenly.

"Yiqing, what do you want to tell me?"

She smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Yan, you can listen to Xia He next."

It was Lu Yue who served Princess Pingyang before. Although she was later sent to work in the cold palace, she still paid attention to Princess Pingyang's movements. It was Xia He who completely witnessed Princess Pingyang's last few years.

Ke Yiqing asked Lu Yue to point out that Chu Yun was not on good terms with his mother in order to make him believe this fact.

Xia He stepped forward and continued to talk about the past. During her story, it was Princess Pingyang who took the initiative to find Chu Yun.

"My servant didn't understand why the imperial concubine, no, the princess helped Concubine Li so many times before. Now that I think about it, it should be because Concubine Li was once her daughter-in-law, so she took extra care of her."

The past between Yan Ming and Chu Yun was not a secret in the palace, so it was not surprising that Xia He knew about it.

Chu Yun entered the palace entirely because of the Holy Emperor's demonstration against Yan Ming. Unexpectedly, he forgot about this incident as soon as he summoned the people into the palace.

Therefore, her status in the palace was very embarrassing. In the early days, she was just a small noble. It was only because of Princess Pingyang's support and protection that she could survive in this cannibal harem.

"Because of the princess, the Holy One only noticed Concubine Li, but, but I didn't expect..."

"I didn't expect anything. You should tell me quickly!"

Yan Ming's eyes were red, and his calm mood was about to collapse again.

Xia He couldn't help crying when he recalled the past, "I didn't expect that when Concubine Li was going to bed, she asked the Holy Admiral to take the princess with her. Early the next morning, the princess cut her wrists and committed suicide!"

Several people present were stunned, two women and one man. He was forced to do so, and the other was his former daughter-in-law. Who would have suffered the consequences?
No wonder Princess Pingyang couldn't think of committing suicide. Even if she was rescued later, it would just be a continuation of pain.

Yan Ming was silent for a long time, and then he suddenly laughed so much that tears came out of his eyes.

"This is fake, isn't it? This is fake!"

Xia He kowtowed, "I don't dare to lie, I don't dare to lie. Not only do I know about this matter, but also the eunuchs and maids who serve the Lord know about it, my lord!"

"People close to the emperor? Even if I ask, there is no proof. Why should I believe you?"

As he spoke, he grabbed Xia He's neck and forcibly pulled him up from the ground.

"My slave is not lying, cough, cough..." Xia He kicked his legs helplessly, his face was already turning red and purple. If he continued like this, he might be strangled to death.

After spending so many days together, Ke Yiqing couldn't bear the thought of Xia He being strangled to death by him. She quickly dissuaded her: "Yan Ming, calm down. If she dies, all clues to your mother will be lost."

After listening to Ke Yiqing's words, he calmed down a bit and threw the person to the ground with his backhand.

"Hmph, I'll give you another chance. If you dare to lie again, I won't let you go."

Xia He sobbed and kowtowed, and she said hoarsely: "If you don't believe me, please go to Liyue, Concubine Li's personal maid, and you will definitely learn the truth of that year with your methods."

It turns out that in addition to the previous incident, Princess Pingyang also begged Chu Yun to bring information about her many times, but without exception, Chu Yun reported them to the emperor and the queen mother.

She was imprisoned even more harshly, and Princess Pingyang realized that her daughter-in-law, who was once like a little flower, had long since changed.

"As the princess grew older and lost her beauty, the Holy Emperor no longer loved her as much as before. Concubine Li also repeatedly prevented the princess from receiving medical treatment."

"How dare Chu Yun do this!"

Yan Ming was so angry that he clenched his fist and hit the stone pillar hard, causing cracks to form.

Seeing this, Ke Yiqing already understood that his goal had been achieved.