Shen Qing was in a good mood and curled up her lips. She suddenly remembered something and asked,
"Who in the Su family knows my identity?"
"Don't worry, Madam, only I and Zhuo Jing know about it, and they will not leak it to others."
Shen Qing nodded. Naturally, the fewer people who knew her identity, the better.
There is a story behind Shen Qing's ability to take over Su Ningxin's identity so smoothly.
Su Ningxin was the first girl of the great-grandchildren of the Marquis of Xuanning, and she was highly valued by the older generation as soon as she was born.
Unfortunately, when Su Ningxin was three years old, she fell ill and died within a few days.
At that time, the ancestor of the Su family happened to be sick. He was afraid that the news would be disconfirmed when she got older, so he lied to the Su family that Su Ning was possessed by an evil spirit and had to be raised in a nunnery to grow up safely.
In order to prevent the ancestors from really sending someone to visit Su Ningxin in the nunnery, Master Su San and his wife said that they had invited a master to come and see Su Ningxin, and that Su Ningxin must be sent to the largest nunnery, Yingmei An.
Yingmei Temple is located in Fenzhou, closer to the border than Xingyuan Mansion, and even further away from the capital.
Therefore, Master Su and Mrs. Su sent people to visit them every year to show off, and no one suspected them after so many years.
Seeing that the day was coming when Su Ning's heart and hairpin would grow old, she couldn't hide it if she didn't take her back.
Mr. Su San was ready to confess. After so many years, he thought that although the elders would inevitably be sad, they would not be hurt by it.
But he didn't want the emperor to dismiss the harem secretly, so he directly gave Concubine Chen as his daughter.
The third master didn't know whether he should cry or laugh. It was a good thing that he didn't need to tell the old lady and the ancestors about Su Ningxin's death. Anyway, Shen Qing was just a daughter's family, and in the end it was just a dowry.
But how to treat Shen Qing is a big problem. After all, she is also the concubine Chen in the palace, so she cannot be wronged by him.
Mr. Su San also knew a little bit about why the emperor dismissed the harem. He was just in love with the queen and his wife and didn't want the concubines in the harem to displease the queen.
He didn't think this was a big deal. The emperor was still young, so it was okay to do such things for love. Over time, the harem would naturally be filled.
Moreover, the emperor was not taken seriously before he ascended the throne, and the concubines pointed out to him by the queen mother did not have outstanding family backgrounds. It would have no impact if they were dismissed, and the positions could be vacated for those real noble ladies of aristocratic families.
Although Shen Qing was dismissed, Mr. Su San did not dare to look down upon him. The movements in the palace were no secret. There were many concubines who were sentenced to death or sent to the cold palace.
Shen Qing was able to leave the palace safely, and the emperor went to great lengths to arrange such an identity for her. It didn't look like he didn't care about her.
Everything has pros and cons. Although Shen Qing's identity is a bit tricky, with her in the Su family and her inextricable connections with the palace, she might be a help in the future.
Moreover, Mr. Su San also had a bold guess. What if the emperor just wanted Concubine Chen to leave the palace to avoid the limelight, and wait until some time later to enter the palace as the legitimate daughter of the Hou family, just to find a backer for Shen Qing
By then, Concubine Chen's status would be much higher than before, and with the Xuanning Marquis behind her who was forcibly tied up, the status of the princes born in the future would be even higher.
If this is true, then Shen Qing's future will be limitless.
These Mr. Su San only dared to think and daydream by themselves, and did not dare to tell anyone.
If Su Ningxin knew what he was thinking, she would just laugh, but you, a bad old man, dare to think about it.
(End of chapter)