As soon as her words fell, Zhang Qingfeng had already walked to the door, and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you in twenty years, how is your majesty?"
The queen swayed slightly, and many emotions flashed across her face, such as astonishment, shock, ecstasy, etc. She subconsciously covered her mouth, and tears fell from her eyes, "Second...Second Brother..."
At this moment, she completely forgot the dignity and majesty that a queen should have. She staggered towards Zhang Qingfeng almost like a girl, grabbed his shoulders, and cried, "You are finally back, how do you know you are back!"
Zhang Qingfeng hurriedly supported her, and said with a wry smile, "Stop crying, let others see what she looks like."
Only then did the queen remember her identity, she coughed lightly, barely stood up straight, and said in a trembling voice, "Where did the second brother go all these years, but he went back to the Duke's mansion to see his father, he..."
The smile on Zhang Qingfeng's face stagnated, and he said lightly, "Madam Lao is concerned, I am doing well."
However, he never mentioned Duke Ding's mansion and Duke Guo.
The queen knew that he still had resentment in his heart, and she was afraid that he hadn't gone back after returning, so she couldn't help feeling sour, and choked up, "It's been twenty years, can second brother still not forgive father?"
"Don't talk about spoilers."
The corners of Zhang Qingfeng's mouth curled down, already showing displeasure.
The queen sighed softly, knowing that her good second brother would run away again, so she could only say helplessly, "Okay, I don't say anything."
Only then did a smile appear on Zhang Qingfeng's face, he said with a smile, "I have been doing business in Beize for many years, and I have found a few rare items, and I will send them to my empress."
"It will be good if the second brother comes back." The queen was happy, and brought him all the way into the inner hall, and sent someone to bring tea and cakes, "Will the second brother live in the imperial capital permanently in the future?"
Zhang Qingfeng shook his head, "I came back this time to accompany the fifteenth prince to celebrate the birthday of the Supreme Emperor, and I still have to go later."
The queen sighed softly, with complaints in her eyes, "If it wasn't for the emperor's 70th birthday, would the second brother have made up his mind to enter the imperial city forever?"
Zhang Qingfeng's complexion changed slightly, apparently the Queen had hit the mark.
The queen glanced at his face, there was no reason why she didn't understand, her eyes were sore and she was about to shed tears.
Although Zhang Qingfeng is a concubine, he has always had a good relationship with this sister-in-law, and he really loves the queen. Seeing her crying sadly, he couldn't help but feel a little helpless, so he tried to divert her attention, "Okay, don't cry, I am entering the palace this time because I have something urgent to ask my empress."
Seeing that the Queen's tears were still streaming down, silently poking at his heart, he had no choice but to take the handkerchief from Fu Rong and wipe her tears away, and asked, "Do you know if Si Nian had a close confidante before he was alive? He has always had the best relationship with you, and he will never hide anything from you. After thinking about it carefully, is there any candidate?"
The queen was stunned for a moment, then hesitated, "Si Nian? A confidante?"
She was stunned for a moment, and suddenly her eyes turned red, and she started crying again, "What kind of confidante is there, but she's still an unenlightened chicken, not even a little blood left."
The expression on Zhang Qingfeng's face was a little dazed and disappointed, "No..."
"Why did the second brother suddenly ask this?"
The queen felt that he was not a random person, something must have happened.
Zhang Qingfeng frowned, and told the details of his encounter with Gu Yan one by one, "It's so similar, if you say that girl has nothing to do with Si Nian, I wouldn't believe it..."
The queen was also a little excited when she heard the words, she subconsciously sat up straight, and said in a trembling voice, "Could it really be..."
She wrung her hands nervously and excitedly, she kept crying while laughing, "If it's true, then it's really God's blessing."
"I think so too." Zhang Qingfeng patted her hand with a smile, and said softly, "I just came back, and there is no one in my hand, so I have to order someone to look for it."
As it was about Zhang Sinian's heir, the queen naturally took it to heart, and immediately sent an order to search the imperial city to find him.
Not far from Yongfu Hall, Ozuki carefully put the things she found on the table, and said in a low voice, "The empress, concubine Shu and the nobleman from Fuqu Palace gave birth at the same time. The nanny who delivered the babies for the empress and Fuqu Palace has passed away, and only Nanny Qin who is next to Concubine Shu is still alive."
But Nanny Qin... obviously won't tell the truth.
Gu Yan stretched out his hand to take the information and read it carefully, the more he looked at it, the more he frowned, "Why was there no record of anyone having twins back then?"
Obscure Moon shook her head, "The three empresses only gave birth to one."
She said and looked at Gu Yan with doubts, "Why did the eldest princess ask about the twins?"
Gu Yan didn't speak, but stared at the profile of the nobleman in Fuqu Palace, stunned, "It turned out to be like this, no wonder the queen hates her so much."
Obscure Moon was also a little bit indignant, "This nobleman is really a wolf-hearted person. The Empress risked her life to save her and kept her by her side, but she took advantage of the Empress's funeral affairs for her younger brother, and deliberately seduced the Emperor to get a dragon fetus. If the servant is the Empress, she will definitely not tolerate her bastard."
The reality is that although the Queen hates Queen Mother and Concubine Ding, she has never harmed King Ding. She just speaks coldly, ignores him as an invisible person, and occasionally makes King Ding more difficult.
"Be careful!"
Gu Yan glanced at her coldly, only feeling that this little girl had a good temper and became more and more open-minded.
Ozuki sticks out her tongue innocently, not daring to speak.
Gu Yan nervously put away those materials and lit them on a candle. The weather was very stuffy at this time, it had been stuffy for several days, and he didn't know if it was going to rain, which made people restless.
"Continue to investigate, the mother who delivered the baby is dead, and there will always be offspring."
"yes."
After three o'clock at night, the sky suddenly thundered, "rumbling", and the people who were bombed couldn't sleep.
Gu Yan clutched the piece of cloth in his hand, staring blankly at the thunder and lightning outside, his heart was beating non-stop. After a few breaths, there was a sudden crash, it was finally heavy rain.
Obscure Moon came in from outside with a panicked expression, her small face turned pale with fright, "My God, my God, the eldest princess..."
She was covered in water, and her clothes were wet from the rain, showing the exquisite curves of a young girl. She fell down and sat down, "The thunder struck and smashed the old pagoda tree in the Palace of Fuqu...under the pagoda tree..."
"Under the locust tree..."
"There is the corpse of a baby!"