Chu Yunning's eyelids twitched so much that she went straight to Boss Han after getting on the carriage.
When she saw Boss Han standing in front of her intact, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"What are you worried about? I've been traveling for so many years and I'm being tricked so accidentally?"
Boss Han smiled heartily: "Don't worry, Jing Niang didn't realize that I was the one causing the trouble. What kind of trouble could she make?"
"You can't say this. Be careful in everything you do."
Boss Han patted Chu Yunning on the shoulder:
"Don't worry, I'm fine."
After the two briefly reminisced about old times, Chu Yunning left.
I met Mo Shizi again on the way.
"I haven't seen you for a while. How are you doing, Miss Chu?" Mo Shizi smiled warmly and looked good.
Chu Yunning smiled slightly: "It's still the same."
"Don't hide it from me. Why did you make such a big fuss when I was out of the capital for a few days?" Mo Shizi raised his thumb, looking doting and helpless.
"Young Master Mo is worrying too much." Chu Yunning shook his head.
"Are you still interested in me?" Mo Shizi put a hand on his back: "Maybe I can help you with something."
Chu Yunning was still worried about the mysterious man in Nanshan, and was almost mad to death when he couldn't find help.
"Don't bother me, Master Mo. I don't need help at the moment."
"My mother knows something about the late emperor and Jing Niang," Mo Shizi said.
Chu Yunning suddenly paused and gritted his teeth: "I also ask the prince to help introduce me to the princess."
an hour later
When Chu Yunning saw Princess Changyang, she stood up and saluted: "Princess."
In terms of status, she is still Princess Xiao, so she does not have to bow to the princess at all, but she can temporarily bow her head when someone asks her for help.
Princess Changyang waved her hand: "Sit down first, we have fought many times and there is no need to see each other outside."
Chu Yunning smiled awkwardly and sat down below Princess Changyang.
"I know you want to deal with Jing Niang, but there is nothing you can do against her."
Princess Changyang's tone was filled with pride, her fingertips tapped on the table, the corners of her mouth raised, and she stopped speaking.
Chu Yunning took a deep breath. She had fought with Princess Changyang several times, and she knew exactly what the other party was like.
There is no such thing as a free lunch!
"But for Mo'er's sake, I can consider helping you." Princess Changyang held the tea casually and said leisurely: "No one in this world knows how many people the late emperor sent to protect Jingniang except me.
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Chu Yunning held her breath and asked, "Princess Princess, can you tell me something?"
"I can help you, but I also have a request." Princess Changyang paused, waiting for the other party to answer.
But after waiting for a long time, Chu Yunning didn't say anything, so Princess Changyang couldn't help it anymore: "
I want you to find a way to restore my identity, and I will tell you everything you know."
Chu Yunning frowned, how could the status of the eldest princess be restored so easily.
"Okay! I promise you!" Chu Yunning agreed.
"I want you to swear an oath!"
Chu Yunning pursed her lips tightly and raised three fingers: "If everything the princess said is true, I will definitely do everything in my power to help the princess regain her position as the eldest princess."
"Okay. I will trust you for once!" Princess Changyang laughed, and then started talking about Jing Niang's story.
"Jingniang is the legitimate daughter of a branch of the Li family. She is quite favored in the family. She originally had a good marriage. A few days before the wedding, Jingniang went up the mountain to pray for blessings and saved the late emperor's life. However, someone saw her for some reason. Jingniang
My mother-in-law's marriage was annulled by her husband's family because of her inappropriate behavior. Not to mention, in the middle of the night, the groom's family felt that they had lost face, and in a fit of anger, they colluded with the bandits and killed eighty members of the family of Lady Jing."
"Jing Niang was also seriously injured and was rescued by the madam from Yihong Tower in a mass grave."
Princess Changyang paused when she said this, and Chu Yunning probably guessed that Jingniang's treatment at Yihong Mansion during that time must have been miserable.
How could Jing Niang be so beautiful and escape the clutches of the madam?
"Jing Niang stayed in Yihong Mansion for two full years and became the head court lady of Yihong Mansion. People came to her in droves. No one knew that Jing Niang was the legitimate daughter of the Li family back then. They just regarded them as two very similar people.
No one doubts it."
"Later, Jing Niang met the late Emperor?"
Princess Changyang nodded: "Yes, the late emperor mistakenly thought that Jing Niang was dead. It wasn't until one day that the guards discovered that the oiran in Yihong Mansion was exactly the same as the one in the painting in the late emperor's study. Then the late emperor discovered that Jing Niang was still alive, and conducted a thorough investigation of that year
I am angry and distressed about the incident, and want to bring Jingniang into the palace and canonize her as a concubine, but Jingniang has been in a dusty place for two full years, how can she enter the palace?"
As soon as he entered the palace gate, he was as deep as the sea. The late emperor's pity was only temporary and could not withstand the attack of the civil and military officials.
So Jingniang was very smart and did not agree to enter the palace, but continued to stay in Yihong Mansion.
But the next day, the madam of Yihonglou died. Jingniang had many properties in her name and was surrounded by many secret guards.
Not to mention, the groom's family were all unlucky and were charged with treason, including all three clans.
The Li family was demoted three times in succession. If Jing Niang hadn't interceded, the Li family would have ceased to exist.
Chu Yunning raised her eyebrows. Jing Niang did not keep the Li family because she was kind-hearted, but she was used to slowly tormenting the Li family and venting her anger from time to time.
Some deep grudges are not relieved when the person dies.
Sometimes seeking death is the only solution.
"The late emperor felt sorry for Jing Niang, so he would go to Yihong Tower every three to five hours and listen to music to relieve his boredom. Jing Niang was so talented that the late emperor once praised her for her ability as a general!"
"Later, the queen came and sent people to attack Yihong Tower. She even stabbed Jingniang and almost died. When the late emperor found out, he deposed the queen and even the queen's son was sent to a bitter cold place. It was now his turn.
The current emperor ascends the throne!"
"The late emperor had been in poor health since he was a child. When he was dying, he was worried that someone would do harm to Jingniang, so he made the emperor swear that he would never save Jingniang's life."
Chu Yunning probably understood, and asked again: "Does the princess know how many secret guards there are around Jingniang?"
"Nine hundred people, all of them are good at fighting one against a hundred."
Princess Changyang is the late emperor's biological sister, and she experienced the whole incident back then, so she is extremely clear about it.
Nine hundred people are not too many, but they are hidden deep and difficult to find. People in the dark are the most difficult to guard against.
"If you want to deal with Jing Niang, you must find these 900 people. Otherwise, if Jing Niang dies in an accident, these 900 people will hunt her down at all costs and will not stop until death!"
Princess Changyang said: "This is why Jing Niang is rampant in the capital and no one dares to touch her hair."
It's not that Jing Niang can't be killed, it's that those nine hundred people are difficult to deal with.
Chu Yunning fell into deep thought.
"If General Chu is here, maybe he can help you."
"My father?" Chu Yunning was surprised.
Princess Changyang said: "These nine hundred people also have a relationship with your father. They were recruited by your father himself."
Chu Yunning was shocked, as if he had heard a big joke.
After going around and around, the biggest boss turned out to be my father.
It's simply incredible.
"The late emperor died early, and he was worried that she would be wronged. If he had known better, he would definitely not do this again."
Jing Niang's greatest luck was that the late emperor died early.
He died when he owed her the most.
"Thank you very much, Princess, for letting me know. I will definitely not forget the promise you made to Princess." Chu Yunning said goodbye with her hands in hand.
Princess Changyang said calmly: "It's useless even if you find General Chu. You will only hurt a few people at most. Some people are deliberately trying to protect you. No matter how hard you try, it will be in vain."
Chu Yunning was puzzled.
"Seventy percent of Yihonglou's annual income will be sent to the palace, and half of Jingniang's property will be handed over. Do you think she can die?"
Princess Changyang stretched out her fingertips and plucked the tea leaf cover: "This throne is not his, but he picked it up by good luck. There are several princes below him who are eyeing it. The treasury is already abundant, and some people turn in a large amount of money every year.
How could I be willing to kill such a person before it was too late to protect him?"
Although he didn't say who it was, Chu Yunning had already guessed it.
The crime of treason can be acquitted. There is a mountain of ironclad evidence in front of you, but there is insufficient evidence.
Apart from the emperor who wants to protect and indulge, who else in the world has the ability to do this?
She found it strange that King Tan died in the palace for no apparent reason.
I get it now.
It is true that the heart of an emperor is unfathomable.
"Because you and Mo'er are good friends, I would like to remind you that you have touched some people's bottom line. Even brothers cannot escape the suspicion of treason."
Chu Yunning was shocked.
"You should go back and interrogate Ye Yan'er. Chu'er's death was not an accident."
Princess Changyang talked more and more, and Chu Yunning's heart almost jumped out of her throat when she heard: "
Does the princess mean that the Ye family was bewitched by the emperor and set up a trap to kill Chu'er?"
"The emperor has no children, but you gave birth to a legitimate son. Do you think the emperor can tolerate this child?"
Chu Yunning didn't doubt Princess Changyang's words at all.
Chu'er's death was so unexpected that year, and Beibei also suffered accidental injuries one after another. He was targeted as soon as he entered the palace. The food at the Queen Mother's banquet was poisoned, he was kidnapped, he was almost purified and made a eunuch, and he was assassinated again.
, all these are involved in an unclear network.
Before that, she had always wondered why Jingniang and Beibei had no grievances, so why did they go to great lengths to abduct Beibei? In addition, the two people in the palace were pregnant. Chu Yunning did not dare to think deeply. Pregnancy does not necessarily mean that
A true heir to the throne.
The arrival of these two children was such a coincidence.
"That's all I have to say, you should go back and think about it." Princess Changyang winked at Mo Shizi: "Send Miss Chu out."