At noon on the first day of February, Zhang Yanling entered the palace. The moment she entered Kunning Palace and saw her sister, Empress Zhang, Zhang Yanling felt heartbroken. Empress Zhang, who was sitting blankly by the window, was completely unaware of her arrival. She was just lost in thought.
She stared at the swaying green willows outside the window in a daze. When she turned her head, what Zhang Yanling saw was a pair of empty, terrifying, lifeless eyes. Deep and terrifying.
The moment they saw Zhang Yanling, those eyes instantly glowed with life and became full of expectation and joy.
"Trillium? Are you here?" Queen Zhang shouted in surprise.
Zhang Yanling quickly stepped forward and saluted: "Second sister, Yanling is polite."
Empress Zhang stopped her quickly and said, "My family, why are you so polite? Sit down quickly. I will order someone to make tea for you."
Empress Zhang walked quickly to the door, but she stumbled and almost fell down. Fortunately, Zhang Yanling held her in her arms.
"What's wrong with the second sister? Are you feeling unwell?" Zhang Yanling asked hurriedly.
Empress Zhang sat down with her forehead on her forehead and said softly: "It's okay, I'm just a little dizzy lately, maybe because I couldn't sleep well at night."
Zhang Yanling nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "Second sister has suffered."
Empress Zhang breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Zhang Yanling and whispered: "Brother, is there any progress?"
Zhang Yanling nodded slightly, Queen Zhang's eyes showed ecstasy, and she was about to ask. Zhang Yanling waved her hand, walked outside the curtain and looked outside. There was no one outside, and several palace maids and eunuchs were standing in the courtyard chatting in the sunshine.
Zhang Yanling then turned back and sat opposite Queen Zhang.
"Second sister, things have taken shape. I came here today to tell you that I have found out some key things, so that second sister can feel relieved." Zhang Yanling said in a low voice.
"Tell me quickly, what did you find?" Queen Zhang asked hurriedly.
Zhang Yanling said solemnly: "In the past half month, I have sent reliable personnel to secretly investigate the Zhou family. I have searched all the relatives of the Zhou family, in addition to those in the capital, as well as all the relatives of distant relatives in the Zhou family's hometown.
A detailed investigation was carried out..."
Empress Zhang frowned and said, "Why are you checking these?"
Zhang Yanling smiled bitterly and said: "Second sister, check that woman's origin. Do you really believe that there are such coincidences in the world? There happens to be a woman in the Zhou family who looks exactly like you? What we need to find out is where this woman came from.
"
Queen Zhang suddenly said: "Oh, you are right. But did you find anything?"
Zhang Yanling lowered his voice and said: "There is no woman named Wan'er in the Zhou family. There are no distant relatives. My people searched the Zhou family thoroughly, and there was no such woman."
Empress Zhang stood up and said in a deep voice: "That means that the origin of this woman is unknown, and the Zhou family is trying to deceive the emperor and hide the truth? Now, she is finished."
Zhang Yanling said hurriedly: "Second sister, please be patient and listen to what I have to say."
Queen Zhang breathed a sigh of relief and sat down slowly.
"Second sister, my people have found out the origin of this woman. You must not be able to guess who this woman is." Zhang Yanling whispered.
"Who?" Queen Zhang asked.
"That's a brothel girl from Baoding Prefecture." Zhang Yanling said in a deep voice.
Empress Zhang was shocked, and then she suddenly burst out laughing uncontrollably. She laughed so hard that she burst into tears. Her laughter also attracted the maids and eunuchs outside, who looked around.
to see what's going on.
"Get out, get away. Get out. Hahaha." Empress Zhang waved her hands and scolded the eunuchs and maids, while laughing uncontrollably.
"Second sister, second sister, calm down! Calm down!" Zhang Yanling said hurriedly.
Empress Zhang covered her mouth and finally stopped laughing. She looked at Zhang Yanling and said, "Brother, you are not mistaken. Are you really a brothel girl? This is too funny. It is unbelievable."
Zhang Yanling said in a deep voice: "Baoding Wanchunlou, the flower name is Xiao Jasmine. Baoding's famous red card. My people can't be mistaken. To be honest, when I heard such news, I thought it was a joke. How could the Zhou family be so stupid?
, actually dared to use a brothel girl to pretend to be a Zhou family member and send her to the palace. Isn’t this crazy? "
Empress Zhang kept laughing and said: "They must be crazy. Isn't what they did crazy enough?"
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "Indeed, they are crazy enough. They can do anything. But I think they must have their own ideas. There is no need to worry about it. In short, that woman is the little girl from Wanchunlou, Baoding.
Jasmine, this is the truth. Second sister, you must believe me."
Empress Zhang couldn't help but laugh again, nodded and said: "I believe it, how could you lie about this matter? I just think it's so funny. The emperor was so fascinated by a prostitute that he took her as a treasure. He also took sea dog pills. I don't know him.
How I would feel after knowing this. It’s so funny, but I really want to cry.”
Zhang Yanling said in a deep voice: "Second sister, listen to me carefully. Don't worry about whether it is funny or not. I got the portrait of little Jasmine. Second sister, let's see if it is this woman."
Zhang Yanling reached into her arms and took out a folded piece of drawing paper, unfolded it and spread it on the table. It was a meticulous painting. The woman in the painting had charming eyebrows and affectionate eyes, and was very beautiful.
"My people obtained this from the home of a man in Baoding. This man is an admirer of Little Jasmine and is good at painting. This painting is a portrait he painted of Little Jasmine. My people took it from his home."
Zhang Yanling said.
Empress Zhang looked at the painting with squinted eyes, a look of doubt on her face, and shook her head: "But, this doesn't seem to be her. The eyebrows and eyebrows are somewhat similar, but not very similar. My brother, do you think this portrait looks similar to me?"
You should also have memories of what my sister looked like when she was young."
Zhang Yanling said: "I don't think it's very similar either. But the face, hair, eyebrows, eyes and facial features are 20 to 30% similar. That can only mean that they did something to the woman. This is actually not difficult, there is a method
It's called disguise makeup, and it can completely change a person's appearance. As long as the face shape, head shape, eyes, mouth and nose have similar outlines, it can change from a two-thirds look to a seventy-eighth look. It's a deliberate temptation, and these methods
I know how to make it perfect.”
Empress Zhang nodded and said, "That must be the case. The Zhou family must have put in a lot of effort."
Zhang Yanling said: "That's natural. After the heavy snowfall last year, the Zhou family ransomed the woman and took her to the Zhou family, where she hid her until the New Year. During this period of more than a month, she must have modified her makeup as well as her words and actions.
Train your demeanor. This kind of thing only needs to be specious. As long as it is seventy or eighty similar, it can attract the emperor to recognize it. I even suspect that the old lady Zhou has a lot of ideas from it. After all, she knows the relationship between you and the emperor.
The details of getting along. Just restore some details and you will get twice the result with half the effort."
Empress Zhang nodded slightly and said: "You are right. The old bitch has watched the emperor and I have been in love until now. How could she not know? If you want to train your speech, behavior, and behavior, the old bitch will help, otherwise how could his Zhou family do it?"
Be familiar with my words and deeds."
Zhang Yanling said in a deep voice: "Second sister, the matter is basically clear now. My people will sort out all the verification evidence and collect it soon. If necessary, relevant witnesses will also be arrested.
Take a confession."
Empress Zhang said solemnly: "Then what are you waiting for? If you get perfect evidence, I will bring this matter to light. No one involved will be spared. I will finally feel proud."
Zhang Yanling frowned and pondered, and Queen Zhang asked: "What? I seem to have something to say."
Zhang Yanling said in a deep voice: "Second sister, do you plan to make this matter completely public and make it known to everyone?"