As she spoke, she stopped talking again, and found that she didn't know how to address the woman she had never seen before.
Duhuo saw her embarrassment at a glance and said with a smile: "It's right to call her like that. If the empress knows about it, she will definitely be happy."
She thought for a while and then said: "Of course, if you can call her 'mother', I think the empress will be happier. After all, she was only posthumously named a concubine after her death. Before that, she was just a concubine."
She is just the ancestral emperor’s precious concubine.”
Duhuo was the person in front of Concubine Zhen, but from Duhuo's words, it seemed to her that there were not many maids showing the kind of respect they deserved for their master, especially... when Concubine Zhen had already passed away.
Down.
As if he had read through Gu Jinyuan's thoughts, Duhuo said with a smile: "That's the kind of person I am. She is not some noble daughter of yours. It was a coincidence that I followed her in the past. I am not a servant of my mother's family.
Originally, my wife and I were sisters, but then she decided to enter the palace and it was impossible for me to follow her, so I went with her as a palace maid."
So that’s the case, no wonder…
Then Xie Songhua felt a little confused. If this was the case, why did Xiao Yu feel that Duhuo didn't have much respect for Duhuo? Logically speaking, Duhuo and Concubine Zhen were sisters.
At least in front of Xiao Yu, Du Huo should be regarded as an elder like an aunt.
She asked naturally, "Then... did the prince always know?"
"I know, I don't know," Duhuo's answer became a little mysterious again, "The prince knows that I have been following the queen, and he also knows that I was sent to him by the queen, but he doesn't know what happened before that.
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There must be another story here. Xie Songhua was full of curiosity about Concubine Zhen at this time, so he didn't think too much.
I only picked the important ones and asked, "Then my aunt told me right now..."
Knowing the identity of the other party, Xie Songhua naturally changed his attitude.
After learning about the situation from Xiaoqing and the fact that Duhuo left all her things to her without reservation, Xie Songhua trusted her very much in his heart.
Duhuo was obviously a little surprised that she changed her attitude so quickly. After being stunned for a moment, she smiled and said, "If I knew you had such a temperament, I would probably be very happy."
Probably because he mentioned the past events, Du Huo's face became more melancholy, and then he said: "Actually, I am nearly forty years old now."
This answer really surprised Xie Songhua.
Xiao Qing on the side was obviously mentally prepared, but when he heard this, his eyes widened.
The two of them looked up and down at Du Huo's face several times before shaking their heads together, obviously seeing disbelief in each other's eyes.
Xie Songhua immediately thought of Lan Tian, "Then you and Lan Tian..."
"It's different!" Duhuo smiled and waved his hand, "Although it looks miraculous, it is actually quite miraculous, but my method is not something that cannot be copied. If you are lucky enough, or God really intends it, you can do it again.
Just give it a try, as for the boy named Lan..."
Mentioning Lantian, Duhuo's face showed a bit of disdain, "It's okay if you don't learn the dirty tricks!"
Xie Songhua suddenly thought of something, and she blurted out, "So, aunt, you are originally from southern Xinjiang?!"
Duhuo just smiled and did not deny it.
Xie Songhua immediately thought of more, "Could it be that... Concubine Zhen... is she too?"
Duhuo nodded lightly, "So, you know why, only I can go to Southern Xinjiang, and others can't see anything."
Xie Songhua's breathing became a little rapid, as if some picture scroll was slowly unfolding in front of her.
Dushuo did not hide more, "Southern Xinjiang is a very magical place, where there is no spring, summer, autumn and winter, and everything grows vigorously, whether it is plants, animals, or those colorful fungi, they can be found all year round.
The magic of that place is that it is a natural hiding place, because the woods there are filled with thick miasma, and there are many poisonous insects and strange beasts growing in the miasma that have never been seen elsewhere, let alone outside.
There are many people in southern Xinjiang whom I don’t know.
Therefore, the living environment in southern Xinjiang is both very good and very bad. The good thing is that it seems to be a place blessed by God. It is like spring all year round and does not have to suffer from severe cold and heat.
The disadvantage is that people in southern Xinjiang need to live very carefully so as not to suddenly die from some kind of poison.
It is precisely for this reason that people in southern Xinjiang seem to be born with some talent for using poisons. Everyone is poisoned and uses poisons, and even develops faster and faster, becomes more and more powerful, and then evolves into poisonous poison."
Xie Songhua has never been to southern Xinjiang, but she has been studying poisonous poison in the past two years, so it is completely understandable what Duhuo said.
"I heard that Emperor Taizu had campaigned against Southern Xinjiang back then, and sent troops several times before finally taking the autonomy of Southern Xinjiang into his hands."
"It's just the beautification of Daqi."
Duhuo seemed quite dismissive of this, she said with a smile: "In that place in southern Xinjiang, it is difficult for people inside to get out, and it is also difficult for people outside to get in.
Emperor Taizu is indeed a hero of his generation, and he is also very brave when it comes to fighting, but when it comes to conquering southern Xinjiang, to be honest... he is still a little short of the mark."
Xiaoqing looked at Duhuo with bright eyes, and Xie Songhua did not dare to interrupt at will. It was rare for him to hear about the past.
Duhuo obviously wanted to tell her everything about the past, so he didn't keep it secret.
"However, there is a saying that wherever there are people, there will be disputes, and it is the same in Southern Xinjiang. The royal power in Southern Xinjiang has always been fought for, but on the surface it is still the same as your Daqi, establishing direct descendants, or following the edicts
,The difference is that in southern Xinjiang, a saint can also succeed to the throne."
"Saintess?!" Xie Songhua suddenly heard this seemingly familiar title and asked involuntarily.
Duhuo nodded and said: "That's what you call a princess here, but over there we call her a saint, and what we call a direct descendant is basically just a saying.
None of the previous monarchs really followed the rule of establishing heirs and elders when selecting their successors."
"In what way?"
"God's instructions."
"Ah?" He suddenly heard such a mysterious method, which was really beyond Xie Songhua's expectation, "This...could it be the spiritual sect?"
Unexpectedly, Du Huo showed an expression that showed how smart she was.
Xie Songhua looked at her in disbelief, "It's true!"
After all, from her point of view, this spiritual sect is almost like a cult.
If we put aside the pretentious imperial master, she wouldn't be so disgusted. After all, there will be Buddhism and Taoism in later generations.
It is just a symbol of the hope that ordinary people place on it.
But after living in this era for a long time, she felt more and more that the spiritual sect was very problematic, and she always felt that many things seemed to be related to them.
The most terrible thing is that the national advisor can actually influence the political situation of a country, and even decide the life and death of the monarch.
Looking at her look, Duhuo couldn't help but smile and said, "Otherwise, when did you think the spiritual religion was introduced into Daqi?"
"You mean..." Xie Songhua looked at her in disbelief, "The Spiritual Cult was... introduced by Concubine Zhen, so... then she happened to be the saint of southern Xinjiang at that time, right?
"
The admiration on Duhuo's face became more and more obvious, "He is really a smart kid."