Chapter 384 Shocking Secret
An Qingran took a deep breath again: "There is such a good place in the capital, why didn't I know before?"
Dongfang Jin looked at her intoxicated look and didn't say anything. She just gave her love to her lips. She took a sip and then took a sip of her beautiful eyes. She didn't know if it was because the tea was intoxicating or the person in front of her was even more intoxicating.
Finally An Qingran came to her senses and looked at Dongfang Jin: "You brought me here mysteriously, aren't you going to treat me to tea?"
"Well, try the tea first, and check it out. After a while, when you see the person coming, you may not have the intention to drink tea again."
His words aroused An Qingran's great interest.
Sure enough, as soon as she finished a cup of tea, an old woman was brought in. Her hair was gray, but she was very clean and neat, and she could still feel her grace and cultivation when she was young.
"I have seen the prince and princess." The old woman gave a gift, which turned out to be an authentic and standard palace gift.
An Qingran looked at her and then looked at Dongfang Jin: "You finally found it?"
Dongfang Jin nodded: "This is Grandma Hua. Forty-five years ago, she was on duty in the palace. Forty-four years ago, she was released from the palace wall and returned to Lingcheng. I finally found Grandma Hua's... Grandma Hua please sit down."
"I don't dare."
"Grandma Hua, you sit down and serve your grandmother. You can take on this seat."
Grandma Hua's eyes flashed with tears, and she sat down respectfully: "Crown Prince, I really didn't expect that she could still see Concubine Xie's descendants..."
"Concubine Xie?" An Qingran heard the signs in her words.
After hearing this, Grandma Hua nodded slightly. Next, An Qingran heard a legendary story, but she was not unfamiliar with this story. She did not expect that everything that happened in the palace would be like everything that happened in the An family, and it was simply an upgraded copy.
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Forty-five years ago.
The old emperor was in his time.
Empress Murong was still Empress Murong at that time.
There was only Empress Murong in the harem. The emperor and Empress Murong were extremely loving. Therefore, although the ministers had always considered the royal family's descendants and demanded to enrich the harem, the emperor did not plan to give a speech. Empress Murong loved the emperor very much. She was always gentle and could not help but make the emperor not know how to cherish it, so he did not plan to choose a concubine so soon.
The story of the two people's affection in the palace once spread to the people, which made the people envious, and even sighed that the emperor was so dedicated, what should the queen do if she had never had any children?
Indeed, the queen was not pregnant for two years after entering the palace. The imperial physicians also diagnosed and had no conclusions. The emperor still insisted on pampering the queen, and everyone's suggestions were not adopted. For a moment, the emperor was under a lot of pressure in the previous dynasty. Although Empress Murong kept relieving her gentleness, the emperor was still a little depressed and drown her sorrow from time to time.
One day, the emperor was drunk, and the queen was Yuexin, and she had no way to serve the emperor, for fear of affecting the emperor's mood, so she asked her close maid Xie Wan'er to help the emperor to sober up. Xie Wan'er followed the queen for some days and was somewhat similar to the queen. The emperor was drunk and didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional. In short, she had a husband and wife with Xie Wan'er. The next morning, when the queen learned about this, she was not angry and even congratulated the emperor. Then she asked the emperor to accept Xie Wan'er as her concubine. The emperor also did it according to her wishes. She felt sorry for the queen and had not stepped into Xie Wan'er's room for more than a month.
Grandma Hua was arranged to serve in the yard of Concubine Wan when Xie Wan'er was named a concubine. So she knew everything that happened. Concubine Wan was very sad at that time because the queen scolded her twice. Of course, there were reasons, saying that she got up late and did not follow the rules. But only she knew that Concubine Wan was extremely weak at that time, unable to fall asleep every night, and always vomited when eating. She did not dare to find an imperial physician, for fear that the queen would think she was too spoiled. She was also a slave brought by the queen's family, and was afraid of the queen. Later she realized that she was pregnant at that time.
I found out that I was pregnant two months later.
Grandma Su still remembered that the emperor had first stepped into Concubine Wan's yard after hearing this news. She was very happy and gave her a lot of things. She also directly named Concubine Wan as the concubine, second only to the queen. Not to mention, since Concubine Wan became pregnant, everything in the court went well. The emperor believed that Concubine Wan and the children in her belly brought blessings. Therefore, she went to her yard more and more times. Of course, she was just caring and did not stay overnight.
After learning that Concubine Wan was pregnant, the queen always gave gifts. Grandma Hua remembered that at that time, Concubine Wan put all the gifts that the queen gave in the warehouse and was not allowed to be used. Moreover, the food that the rewarded was never eaten. When she went to pay her respects to the queen, she also did not eat or drink anything in the queen's palace. Grandma Hua was very strange at the time, but later she also figured it out. Obviously, Concubine Wan was afraid that the queen would attack her and harm the child.
At first, she didn't believe that such a gentle and kind queen would do this. Until one time, on the tenth day after the pregnancy was found, the queen sent a bowl of soup to Concubine Wan and let Concubine Wan drink in front of her. Concubine Wan had no choice but to drink a few sips. After the queen went out, Concubine Wan immediately induced to vomit and vomited some. If so, she saw redness in the middle of the night. Fortunately, the imperial physician at that time was properly treated and saved the child. The emperor had never known about this matter, and Concubine Wan didn't let them tell them, but she was careful. Fortunately, five days later, the queen was also found to be pregnant, and the child was only half a month different from Concubine Wan's womb.
Since the queen was pregnant, the emperor was very happy and had only a few times to come to Concubine Wan's palace. Concubine Wan was not disappointed, but instead breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that the queen had a child, and the harm she had to be pushed back.
But the worries are still there. If the queen gave birth to a daughter and she gave birth to a son, the position of the prince would be controversial. If the queen could not give birth to a man, her children would be expected to be imperial power. Such a thing is something that even a fool can understand. How could Concubine Wan not understand?
So, she was very careful.
Fortunately, the queen knew that the child in her womb was a man five months later, so she no longer cared about Concubine Wan. Concubine Wan did not dare to let the imperial physician judge the gender of the child at that time. She was afraid of causing trouble, and the child was also very successful and had not yet disappeared. However, when the queen was pregnant, she was very spoiled and often sick, which made the emperor worried.
The two empresses were pregnant at the same time, so the emperor took this opportunity to choose a concubine again, but somehow, the concubines later had nothing to do, and even if they were pregnant occasionally, they all had miscarriages.
Although the two Empresses had a half month apart, they gave birth on the same day, and they were both boys. Therefore, the prince born by the queen was naturally the future prince. However, because Concubine Wan was difficult to give birth during childbirth, she exhausted her energy and bleeded heavily. She asked Grandma Hua to send her child to the queen, so that the child would meet the queen when she was born, and asked him to treat the queen as her mother...
"At that time, it was her dying and I cried. If I didn't believe that something would happen to her, so I refused to go. She asked me to say that the child must recognize the queen as a mother. She knew that she could not do it... After that, she really left. I carried the child to the queen. The queen fainted at that time. The emperor was waiting outside. After hearing what I said, he asked me to carry the child in. It was also worth it. The small cradles that included the child were exactly the same. At that time, the Wenpo palace maids were busy dealing with the queen's bed. I just thought of it and replaced the child..." When Grandma Hua said this, she was full of tears, "So, I know that you are Concubine Wan's children, because no one discovered that I handed the child over to Rong'er beside the queen,
She held the child and put it on the bed of Qianshaguck in the distance, and asked me to take care of him. After Concubine Wan passed away, the palace maids who served were also released. No one except me knew about this. Concubine Wan was completely unaware of it, but I don’t regret it. Concubine Wan treated me well. I was just afraid that the queen would abuse the child, so I changed it, but I didn’t expect that in this exchange, Concubine Wan’s child became the emperor. For so many years, I have kept this secret. I always wanted to bring it into the coffin until the prince found me and expressed his suspicion of the queen. So, I think, it must be after the emperor ascended the throne, and I don’t know why the queen knew the truth, otherwise, she would not find any reason to let her do this."
Yes, what kind of grandmother would kill her own grandson?
An Qingran reacted for a while and sighed to Concubine Wan. What fault did she have, but she asked her to use her life to bear the drunkenness of the Emperor!
Regarding this Concubine Wan, An Qingran felt that she had traveled through time and space and suddenly attracted her soul. This was a smart and restrained woman. She exhausted her life for her son, and her life was also reflected in this excellent young man in front of her. She was worth it.
In front of a man who doesn't love himself and a woman who sees herself as a thorn in her eyes, she does everything she can do.
Dongfang Jin's eyes also felt wet, and he finally said, "What kind of person is my grandmother?"
As soon as he spoke, he believed that Concubine Wan was his grandmother when he spoke. Although An Qingran was surprised that Dongfang Jin, who had always been rigorous, could do this, he felt relieved when he thought about it. In his heart, he had always hoped that there would be such a grandmother?
Grandma Su's eyes showed memories, and she smiled: "Concubine Wan is very beautiful and kind-hearted, and takes great care of us servants. The most common thing she said is gratitude. She said that she can become a concubine and is grateful to everyone. Concubine Wan is definitely the kindest woman, but it's a pity that her beauty has a weak life..."
Chapter completed!