Looking at her shocked and surprised eyes, Zheng Xu told an incident that happened a long time ago.
Because of Mrs. Zheng's special status, she went to guard the border.
Mrs. Zheng has a very young sister-in-law who is not welcomed in the Zheng family because she is a concubine.
It is easy for two people who are both disliked to get along easily.
When Mrs. Zheng left Beijing, she quietly took this girl from the Zheng family with her.
When we arrived at the border, Miss Zheng was also very up to date. Although she didn't know any martial arts, she was good at both the hall and the kitchen. In the west, where the folk customs are fierce, she was very comfortable.
But at that time, the Huns often invaded, sometimes not just at one pass.
Once, the Xiongnu took advantage of Mrs. Zheng's patrol and quietly attacked, massacred a group of people and captured many Daqi women.
Among them is Miss Zheng.
By some strange combination of circumstances, she was attracted by the old Hun King, and they had a romantic night. The old Hun never lacked women, and he treated Miss Zheng as a female slave, so he didn't take her to heart at all.
Not long after, Mrs. Zheng went deep into the enemy camp and rescued her, but she was soon discovered to be pregnant.
Life as a slave in the Xiongnu was very difficult. Her body was already very weak and she was not suitable for giving birth.
Mrs. Zheng blamed herself and decided to admit all her mistakes.
But Miss Zheng knew the old lady's difficult situation, and the best solution was for her to die, so that everything would be over.
Mrs. Zheng doesn't care about honors, but Daqi people do!
In order to save Mrs. Zheng, Miss Zheng left secretly and announced that she died in the Huns' war.
A few years later, Concubine Zhou died. Empress Zheng won the heart of Emperor Shunde, and the Zheng family was finally affirmed.
Mrs. Zheng, as the queen's biological mother, was naturally forgiven.
The emperor ordered her to return to Beijing, but the news about Miss Zheng was finally discovered.
Mrs. Zheng felt guilty, refused to obey the order, and insisted on looking for Miss Zheng.
But he didn't want to just see her body. According to inquiries in the village, he found out that Miss Zheng was married to a widower.
A son was born in less than a month, and a daughter was born to the widower two or three years later.
As the boy grew up, people familiar with the Huns discovered something strange about the boy.
In order to protect her husband and children, Miss Zheng asked someone to send a letter to Mrs. Zheng asking for help.
But her husband discovered that the boy was actually the descendant of the King of the Huns. He had an idea in his mind and took the child out of the village overnight and went to the Huns.
But he didn't want to be shot to death by random arrows before he came out of seclusion, thinking that he was a spy.
The boy watched his adoptive father become ungrateful and die unexpectedly.
After finally escaping, he found that his sister had been guarding her mother's body all day and night.
His appearance caused tension among the villagers. In order to save his life, he took his young sister and started wandering.
Seeking life among the Central Plains and the Huns.
When they were in Daqi, my sister took her masked brother to seek help.
When he was in the Xiongnu, his brother took his masked sister to seek a living.
When the boy reached the age of thirteen and looked more and more like a Central Plains man, he returned to Daqi.
But the war continued, and the boy's situation became more and more difficult.
Finally, when she was fourteen, she met the old lady who was leading the army, and she recognized the boy at first glance.
She looks so much like Miss Zheng back then.
The boy was confused when he was suddenly informed of his identity, but for the sake of his sister, he chose to follow Mrs. Zheng.
But the news spread like wildfire and reached the capital.
In order to save his life, Mrs. Zheng had to order him to become a eunuch and sent him to live in the palace, where he would never be able to leave.
"He is only a few years younger than me, but his fate was much more difficult than mine." Zheng Xu looked at the motionless sack with a heavy tone.
Wen Qingzhu didn't reply, still thinking about the fact that Eunuch Zheng was the son of the old Hun King.
To put it this way, the Zheng family treated him very well, but not well either.
If Mrs. Zheng had not taken Eunuch Zheng's mother to the Huns, she might not have been captured by the Huns.
If he was not captured, it would not cause Mrs. Zheng to resist the order and be disrespectful, so she would continue to be left at the border.
The Zheng family did regard Eunuch Zheng as one of their own, but in order to reassure the emperor, they had to make him an eunuch and be trapped in the palace forever.
Wen Qingzhu couldn't figure out what was right or wrong here.
"Miss Wen?" Zheng Xu raised his voice, finally pulling her back from her thoughts.
Wen Qingzhu smiled apologetically: "It was a little hard to accept for a moment. Eunuch Zheng turned out to be—"
Zheng Xu sighed: "It is precisely because my mother feels guilty about my aunt that she takes care of him like this. However, his identity is really embarrassing. Who reported the news back then has not yet been found out."
"Your aunt went to the border. Few people know about it." Wen Qingzhu thought of his identity and finally gave up the idea of killing him directly.
Zheng Xu nodded: "Well, our Zheng family had been investigating back then, but we couldn't find anything. We even suspected the Lu family, but we still had no clue."
"Doubt the Lu family?" Wen Qingzhu's voice condensed.
Seeing that she was a little serious, Zheng Xu quickly waved his hand: "We just have suspicions and no evidence. After all, this matter is my mother's heartache."
Wen Qingzhu slowly shook his head: "No! Maybe your guess is right."
"Ah?" Zheng Xu was puzzled.
Suddenly knowing the past of the Zheng family, Wen Qingzhu suddenly felt that she could change her plan.
The identity of Eunuch Zheng may be a good lead.
Wen Qingzhu turned to ask about Eunuch Zheng's sister: "Eunuch Zheng's sister is also the daughter of the Zheng family. How do you treat her..."
Speaking of this person, Zheng Xu's face looked very ugly, and he just stiffened his neck and said: "She is from our Zheng family!"
Zheng Xu didn't want to say much about other things, so he said goodbye to Wen Qingzhu and left Baiwei Building with Eunuch Zheng.
Wen Qingzhu immediately asked Lu Tao to investigate the matter of Eunuch Zheng's sister.
You wouldn't know if you didn't check, but Wen Qingzhu was shocked when he checked.
It turns out that Eunuch Zheng's sister was originally married to a minor official in the Zheng family's army, but the marriage was very disharmonious.
Later, his sister actually had an affair with a businessman and almost killed her husband.
If Eunuch Zheng hadn't begged for mercy, his sister would have been beaten to death.
Later, the two reconciled, and Eunuch Zheng's sister broke up with the Zheng family.
His sister was not worried at all, and instead married the man she had an affair with, relying on Eunuch Zheng's connections to help.
"By the way, his sister couldn't get pregnant now because she had too many miscarriages, but that boss Wang didn't take any concubines, so he just kept doing business like this."
Lu Tao also clicked his tongue when he talked about these things.
But Wen Qingzhu noticed something was wrong. Normal men want children.
That boss Wang has a lot of assets, so why doesn't he want children
"Where is Boss Wang now?" Wen Qingzhu started to take action.
Lu Tao frowned: "I went to the northwest and haven't come back yet."
Wen Qingzhu felt bad and asked again, "What about his sister?"
"I followed that person to the northwest, not long after he ascended the throne. I also found out that the Zheng family sent people to look for them, but they couldn't be found."
"Can't you find it?" Wen Qingzhu smiled. The bodies of these two people were also very interesting.
It seems that their guide to the northwest this time has an owner.
Early the next morning, Wen Qingzhu returned to the palace and saw Pei Yu waiting for her at the gate of the palace, looking unhappy.
Wen Qingzhu walked over with a smile: "Why is Prime Minister Pei standing here? Why don't you go and wait in the room?"
"Where can someone like me enter the princess's residence?" Pei Yu said sarcastically.
Wen Qingzhu understood immediately and pretended to be serious and scolded the guards at the door: "How could you stop Prime Minister Pei! He is the Prime Minister of Daqi! He is so rude! Each of you went down to get a big board as a punishment!"
A big board? Pei Yu almost couldn't help but curse.
Just thinking of the purpose of today, he could only hold back and not say a word nonsense.
After entering the house, Wen Qingzhu tea was not served, and he asked directly: "What is Prime Minister Pei doing this time?"
"I haven't seen Dongli for a long time. I miss you very much. I hope the princess can allow me to visit Dongli." Pei Yu said very gently.
Wen Qingzhu looked at him quietly. Pei Yu came over at this time. Could it be that there was news from Pei Zhixuan
Considering that Pei Dongli has a relationship with Eunuch Zheng, it is very likely that Prime Minister Pei also knows about the Zheng family.
"Why should Prime Minister Pei be so polite? Pei Bin is the daughter-in-law of the Pei family. As a grandfather, you can just go and see her if you want. Why bother reporting to this palace?"
Wen Qingzhu replied with a smile, which made Pei Yu a little worried.
Did something happen to Pei Dongli
But since she agreed, Pei Yu went immediately.
Watching his leaving figure, Wen Qingzhu asked Jasmine: "Is there any news from He Zhuan and Hei Jiren?"
"Not yet." Jasmine shook her head.
Wen Qingzhu's heart sank slightly, this was not good news.
If they don't take action, they will ask her to force them again.
At noon, someone asked to see him outside the door.
Wen Qingzhu thought for a moment and finally saw the person coming.
"I see you, Princess." The visitor saluted respectfully, which made Wen Qingzhu look more pleased with him.
After beckoning him to sit down, Wen Qingzhu asked casually: "Master Ji, come here, what do you want?"
Ji Chun looked around and asked, "I want to talk to my wife about this matter alone, is that okay?"
"This is Huaqing Palace. Is Lord Ji worried that I am hiring the wrong people?" Wen Qingzhu refused with a smile.
Pei Yu just walked away with his front foot, and Ji Chun followed him with his back foot.
Was this what they had agreed upon, or did Ji Chun have a different intention
Wen Qingzhu didn't know and waited for him to speak.
After a while, Ji Chun felt a little anxious when he saw that she didn't pay much attention to him.
"Princess, Wei Chen already knows what you want He Zhuo to do."
"So what?" Wen Qingzhu glanced sideways.
Ji Chun frowned slightly: "He Zhuan is cautious and will not completely obey the princess, but I, Wei Chen, can!"
"Oh? Are you recommending yourself?" Wen Qingzhu raised the corners of his lips and looked at Ji Chun with increasingly meaningful eyes.
Ji Chun did not hide anything, and said very directly: "When Wei Chen chose Prime Minister Pei, he only valued his power, but now Wei Chen feels that the princess is the most powerful person. Wei Chen is abandoning the dark side and turning to the bright side."
Wen Qingzhu glanced at him indifferently, with a hint of ridicule on his face: "Abandon the darkness and turn to the light?"
She looked up at the door and directly exposed his purpose: "I know exactly what you are thinking in your mind! I just feel that Pei Yu can't give you much help now, and I want to temporarily seek refuge with me in exchange for more practical things." It’s just profit!”
"How could Wei Chen do this?" Ji Chun lowered his eyes, covering up the light in his eyes, and showed more respect.
Wen Qingzhu covered his lips and smiled softly. He turned his head and looked at him up and down. Finally, his eyes gradually became covered with a layer of frost: "I won't show off to you either. You Ji Chun, I, Wen Qingzhu, don't like!"
"You-" Ji Chun had never been so humiliated before, and he was immediately angry, but he couldn't get angry, so he could only say goodbye and leave.