"Hanyu? Is there something wrong with her?" Nanny Yan's eyes widened in surprise, and then she shook her head repeatedly, "No, it's impossible for her to be like this. How could she be like this?"
"I'm not saying there's something wrong with her, I just think she's a very important person around the Queen Dowager. If there's any suspicion, she is one of them." Qu Moying smiled and explained softly.
Seeing her act this way, Nanny Yan relaxed, nodded, and told her about Hanyu.
Han Yu did not follow Concubine Qu at first. She belonged to another palace concubine. Once, she made a small mistake and was almost beaten to death by that palace concubine. Concubine Qu passed by and saved her. After that, she always followed Concubine Qu and was loyal to her. In addition, she was smart and clever, so she gradually became Concubine Qu's close aunt.
Before, a large number of palace maids had reached age and were to be released from the palace, but Hanyu chose not to leave, saying that there was no one left at home, so she just wanted to follow Concubine Qu. When Concubine Qu heard her say that, she really couldn't bear to let her go, so she kept her. Therefore, the relationship between Hanyu and Concubine Qu was special.
In this palace, Concubine Qu is a low-key person. She usually doesn't go out to interact with other people. She only talks to a few close friends in the palace occasionally and they joke with each other. Naturally, the relationship between them is much stronger than the master-servant relationship in other palaces.
"So, Hanyu would never harm the Queen Dowager?" After listening to what Nanny Yan said, Qu Moying pondered for a moment and asked thoughtfully.
"It is indeed wrong. She has no other relatives, and it is impossible for her to harm the Queen Dowager for others. The Queen Dowager is her only master. If the Queen Dowager is not well, she will not be well either." Nanny Yan sighed. She was also a useful person around the Queen Dowager and had a special relationship with her.
However, even the Dowager Concubine was so low-key, so of course the people who served her were even more low-key. Moreover, she used to serve the Empress Dowager. Although she later followed the Dowager Concubine, she was in a semi-hidden state and rarely left the Dowager Concubine's palace. Many people even thought that she had left the harem.
"Was Nanny Yan also asked for by the Concubine Dowager?" Qu Moying suddenly asked with a curious smile.
"No, I was sent there by the Emperor. The Empress Dowager is no longer with us, so I was sent there by the Emperor. Some of us went to the Empress, and some, like Eunuch Defu, went directly to keep vigil for the Empress Dowager. Of course, some were sent there, and some found their own way to other palaces."
Nanny Yan said.
The Empress Dowager is not in good health. She is sick from time to time and sometimes even in danger. The people in the palace have long had their own ideas and have been looking for a suitable master. When the Empress Dowager was seriously ill, they already had a way. As soon as the Empress Dowager returns, they can immediately change the family. By then, who will care about the whereabouts of a few palace maids!
Only a few loyal people had no idea at all.
"I heard that the Empress Dowager had a very good relationship with the Concubine Dowager when she was alive?" Qu Moying raised her watery eyes slightly, and her long eyelashes fluttered a few times like butterfly wings, revealing some girlish curiosity.
"That's what she said, but actually...the two of them have different personalities, so their relationship is not that good after all. The relationship between the Queen Mother and Concubine Qu is not as good as that of the other concubines. But in the end, those concubines left the palace to follow their children, and those without children went to Xinning Temple, leaving only Concubine Qu. If the Queen Mother wants to talk to this old woman, she can only go to Concubine Qu."
Nanny Yan sighed.
That means the relationship between Concubine Qu and the Empress Dowager is not as good as rumored, so it is impossible that the Empress Dowager helped Concubine Qu to stay by pleading for her.
An old concubine, without children, was able to stay in the palace, and she was also the only
The matter of part.
"I heard that Concubine Qu stayed in the palace because of... Empress Yuan?" Now that the words came to this, they came out very naturally.
The Empress Yuan is a taboo in the palace, and no one can mention her casually, but this is Qu Moying's Qianyue Residence, so some things can still be said.
"Empress Yuan..." Nanny Yan's face changed drastically, and she looked panic-stricken.
"Madam Yan, doesn't the Queen Mother allow you to tell me?" Qu Moying raised her little face, her jade-like face full of surprise. She was just a little girl who had just returned from the farm. Even if she knew some taboos, there were not that many after all. Her raised face looked a little more childish.
“Miss, in the future in the palace, remember not to mention Empress Yuan casually… The emperor hates people mentioning Empress Yuan the most.” Nanny Yan said with a serious face. After thinking for a while, she specially reminded Qu Moying, “When the Empress Dowager was still there, there was one time when the Empress Dowager mentioned Empress Yuan, and the emperor got angry, smashed things and left. The Empress Dowager was so angry that she cried for a whole day, but after that, the emperor didn’t come for several days.”
Even the Empress Dowager couldn't say anything, how much must he care about a woman? Qu Moying was very surprised. She had thought that the Emperor cared about Empress Yuan, but she didn't expect that he cared about her to this extent
“If the Emperor really cared so much about Empress Yuan, then why do people say that Empress Yuan… died in the cold palace, and the charges against her were not cleared even when she died?” There were no outsiders around at this time, so Qu Moying asked with a pair of innocent eyes.
Seeing her like this, Nanny Yan sighed. Although the young lady was smart, she didn't know the wind in the palace after all. It was too naive to ask this question.
“Sometimes, even the emperor is powerless. No matter how much the emperor cares about Empress Yuan... sometimes he cannot help himself, just like... just like His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he is powerless now! Human power is ultimately limited and there is nothing we can do to change the situation!” Nanny Yan sighed and pulled the Crown Prince out when she couldn’t think of a suitable option.
Qu Moying was stunned at first, but then he found it ridiculous. Isn't Pei Luoan in this situation right now? In front of outsiders, he looked like he was deeply in love with Ji Hanyue, as if Ji Hanyue's death had taken his heart away with her. He was sick, weak, pale and haggard for a while, but what was he really like
It's really ridiculous that this illusion is passed down from generation to generation.
Looking at the actions of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, one can imagine that many years later, if he really ascends the throne, he might respect Ji Hanyue as the Empress Dowager and express his wholehearted devotion to Ji Hanyue. Even if Ji Hanyue is dead, he still has Ji Hanyue in his heart and shows that he cares about her the most.
After all, she is a dead person and is not in danger. Showing that you care about her the most will make people feel that you are deeply in love with her and that you are loyal and long-lasting.
But in fact, Empress Yuan died in the cold palace. If the Emperor could really protect her with all his strength, or if he could really protect her with all his heart, how could she die so early? What's more, there was the favored Concubine He. Concubine He who gave birth to Prince Jing looked more like Ji Youran's situation.
Sure enough, like father, like son, the bloodline is passed down from generation to generation!
Who would have thought that Ji Hanyue died at the hands of Pei Luoan? So, can we also think that the death of Queen Yuan is also related to the Emperor? Even if it is not related, it is because the Emperor did not try hard to protect Queen Yuan, which led to Queen Yuan's early death. On the one hand, the Emperor expressed his concern for Queen Yuan, but on the other hand, he doted on Concubine He.
It seemed as if all the guilt towards Empress Yuan fell on Concubine He, because Concubine He was Empress Yuan's cousin.
But in fact, the true bloodline of the Empress Yuan has long been gone.
Those people in the He Mansion were all brothers of Concubine He. Except for the same surname as Empress Yuan, they had no other relationship with her.
The so-called deep love and friendship seemed more like a joke. A hint of coldness flashed across her watery eyes, mixed with some sadness. She bit her lips hard, and there was a strong taste of blood at the bottom of her lips.
I feel the same way.
"The Empress did not leave any offspring?" Qu Moying took a long time to calm down, and asked in a cold voice.
Although it was secretly rumored that Empress Yuan had no children, Qu Moying still asked one more question. He heard that Empress Yuan had been in the palace for some time, and other concubines had all given birth to children, but she was the only one who never got pregnant until the end
Wang and He, who were not empresses at that time, and even the fourth prince's biological mother, who was just a palace maid, gave birth to children. However, it was said that the empress was already the first empress at that time, but she had no children, which was also a surprising thing.
“This… I’m not sure…” Nanny Yan hesitated for a moment and lowered her voice unconsciously.
"What do you mean?" Qu Moying raised his head in surprise and looked at Nanny Yan.
"I heard that Empress Yuan was pregnant, but... she had a miscarriage, and then she was involved in that kind of thing, and finally she was banished to the cold palace. It seems... it seems..." Nanny Yan couldn't continue, swallowed her saliva, and then lowered her voice, "It seems that Empress Yuan was also pregnant at that time."
"Did the Empress become pregnant in the cold palace?" Qu Moying was stunned for a moment and raised her head in surprise. She had never thought of this possibility.
"I don't know if it's true or not. At that time, the relationship between the Emperor and the Empress Dowager was not good and they often quarreled. One time, when I was serving outside, I heard Empress Yuan mentioned and mentioned pregnancy. I don't know if it was Empress Yuan who was pregnant. I don't know if the Emperor was talking about Empress Yuan. I was too far away to hear clearly and I didn't dare to move closer."
Nanny Yan said.
These are all palace secrets. Nanny Yan originally wanted to keep all these things to herself and did not want to tell anyone, as such things could bring disaster to anyone who heard them. However, thinking about her status as a young lady, she would inevitably have to interact with the nobles in the palace in the future. Even if some things were taboo, it was better to make them clear early on.
This will also prevent him from falling into someone else's trap in the future!
Qu Moying was silent for a moment, and gently pursed her lips. A faint white color appeared on her cherry lips, and her long eyelashes cast uneven shadows under her eyes, making her skin look even more jade-like, almost like transparent jade. Her delicate facial features met this jade-like skin, and her beauty was stunning.
Nanny Yan couldn't help but sigh once again that her young lady's appearance was a world away from the rumors.
She did not dare to interrupt Qu Moying's thoughts. She stood quietly aside, waiting for Qu Moying to speak.
Finally, Qu Moying raised her head, a faint smile appeared on the corner of her lips, and she nodded: "Madam Yan, don't worry, I won't talk about Empress Yuan casually."
The meaning of Nanny Yan's words just now was to warn Qu Moying, and Qu Moying naturally understood it.
After hearing what she said, Nanny Yan felt relieved. Her young lady was smart. Once she had figured it out, she would not bring it up casually anymore. A smile appeared on her face. Compared with those young ladies from aristocratic families, Nanny Yan truly felt that her young lady was the kind who was carefully cultivated by the family.
She understood everything at once and was able to draw inferences about other situations. She had been reminding the young lady of this from time to time in her words just now, but she didn't explain it in detail.
Qu Moying raised her eyes again and suddenly said firmly: "Madam Yan, I want to inquire about the Crown Princess!"