399 Yufei

The Protector has been outside for the past few months. Not only is he outside, but several masters and young masters in the house have all put on armor. The father-in-law of the People's Republic of China was sitting in the side hall of the main courtyard, stroking the old carved wooden chairs under her hands. Listening to her granddaughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law talking and laughing, she was also smiling on her face, but there was no smile in her heart.

The younger generation can see that she is not in a high mood these days, so she is trying to do filial piety in front of her, but how can she be happy when the situation is so chaotic?

The Huo family has been favored by the royal family for more than 200 years since the founding of the country, which is one of the few since ancient times. However, in recent years, the emperor's attitude has changed so much that it is very disturbing. She is not in a hurry to clean up the chaos of the party. Mr. Seven is in a fight against beasts. He can't really subvert the court, and what she is worried about is whether the emperor will leave any edicts to the throne.

If the throne falls into the hands of Yin Yao, isn't everything they have done in vain?

"Old lady, King Anmu and the princess are here."

The old housekeeper outside the door hurried in, and then it was Yin Yu and Xie Wan who came in together.

A group of people in the hall got up one after another to salute the two of them. Xie Wan returned the salute, and then rushed to the Duke's wife and called out "Old Lady".

Mrs. Huo stood up and said, "Why are you here? What's the matter?"

Yin Yu said, "Grandma, my grandson has a few words to ask you. Can we talk alone?"

When everyone heard this, they knew that there was something important, so they quickly left and closed the door of the hall.

Mrs. Huo said solemnly, "What do you want to ask?"

Yin Yu said, "How much does my grandmother know about Prince Hui'an more than 40 years ago?"

Hearing the four words of Prince Hui'an, Mrs. Huo's face suddenly changed, and her eyes immediately showed some vigilance.

"Why do you ask this?"

Xie Wan captured all her strangeness in his heart and said, "If the old lady knows, please tell us everything in detail, because we suddenly found a few doubts, which seems to have a lot to do with Prince Hui'an, which is also related to the future of King Anmu and the Duke of Protector. We need to know all the ins and outs of the death of Prince Hui'an.

Mrs. Huo looked at her, stepped back for a moment and sat down. She didn't drink the cup in her hand and said, "Didn't Prince Hui'an die of smallpox? Since you know this person, you must also know this layer, and you still come to ask me what to do?

The more she did this, the more Xie Wan felt that there was a problem. "We know that he had to die of smallpox, and we also knew that he had been to the Protector's Mansion on the night of the smallpox.

"Old lady, the Huo family is not only the favorite minister of the court for generations, but also a heavy minister with heavy troops. The emperor has had many injustices to the Huo family in recent years, and there is no affection for our prince. In those years, the crown princess cried day and night in the palace. They were the daughters and grandchildren of the Huo family Is it normal to go to the palace to ask for justice?

"This is not normal. From our point of view, it's still very cowardly! The Huo family, with heavy troops, can't even protect their own daughters and grandchildren. Knowing that our prince was wronged and exiled, they would only send people to look for it without putting pressure on the palace. This is not what a foreign relative should do. So there must be something else in the middle. And does this secret have anything to do with the matter of Prince Hui'an in those years?

Mrs. Huo's cheeks were tight, and her eyes were shining.

"Are you blaming the Huo family for not being good enough for King Anmu?"

"Why enough depends on the nature of this matter." Xie Wan said, "If the Huo family is forced to do so, that's another matter."

Mrs. Huo squeezed her lips and looked at Yin Yu, "Do you think so too?"

Yin Yu bowed his head and said, "My grandson does feel that this matter is doubtful. If the inside story behind the chaos is not investigated, then we have caught Mr. Qi, and maybe there will still be remnants hidden in the court. If you want to get them all together, you can only find them out from the bottom.

"Why are you so sure that the party's rebellion has something to do with this matter?"

Mrs. Huo stood up and said, "The death of Prince Hui'an is an accident. It is a disease. It was collectively confirmed by the imperial hospital in those years. Is there any conspiracy in this period?"

Her attitude was slightly excited, and there was also a bit of questioning at the end.

Xie Wan and Yin Yu looked at each other and said, "We are not sure if it's a conspiracy. Similarly, we are not sure whether Mr. Qi has anything to do with this matter. However, according to the clues of that year, we found that there was also a child who died of illness with Prince Hui'an. This child is most likely the heir of the senior official of the court at that time, and now the background of Mr. Seven is also related to the senior official of the court. Is this a coincidence?

"Do you still have a child?"

Mrs. Huo's face changed slightly, "Why don't I know?"

"Of course the old lady won't know." Xie Wan said, "Because after the child's death, the family did not spread the news at all for some reason, and it is also common for the child to die of illness. Naturally, no one cares about it. Assuming that Mr. Qi has something to do with the dead child, then some things make sense.

"For example, why is it not enough for them to frame our prince to kill Yin Hao, and they must depose him, and even kill him several times? Why do they never forget the throne, even if they are enemies of the world, they vow to make the court smoky? All of these can be seen from Mr. Qi's hatred for the court and even the Yin family. And his respice over the prince makes people not think enough of the Protectorate--

"After all, the prince is the grandson of the Protectorate, and it is also a strong link between the relationship between the Huo family and the Yin family. They removed the prince, which is a fatal blow to the Protectorate. Old lady, I've said so much, can it be used as a reason for me to ask to know the truth in those years?

Mrs. Huo stared at her, and her delicate face was covered with a thin layer of frost, but the layer of frost gradually shook away after a while, turning into a broken face.

She walked to the window and suddenly pushed the window door open. A cold wind blew in, making her steps shake frequently, making the curtains in the room uneasy.

"Prince Hui'an died at the hands of Empress Xiaoyi."

When spitting out this sentence, Xie Wan and Yin Yu couldn't help shaking, Empress Xiaoyi?! Didn't Concubine De said that she was gentle and generous and very close to Queen Xuanhui? How could she hurt Prince Hui'an? Is it true that, as she guessed, the harem in those years was not as harmonious as it looked?

"Please tell me what's going on?"

Mrs. Huo exhaled at the window, stared at the first blooming red plum outside the window, and said, "The relationship between the Huo family and the palace has always been excellent, so the female relatives are also close to the concubines of the harem.

"Not long after I first entered the Protectorate at that time, although my mother's family was not weak, I was still a little confused about marrying into such a family, and I also had two points of restraint when dealing with people. After entering the harem with my mother-in-law several times, I fell in love with the kindness of Concubine Yu. Concubine Yu also liked my frankness and frankness, so she often passed on me to talk in the palace.

"At that time, there were not many concubines in the palace, and Empress Xuanhui was gone. Only Yufei and Lan, and there were a few low-level concubines. At that time, Concubine Lan was responsible for taking care of Hui'an, and although Concubine Yu could not work hard to recuperate, she also took good care of Hui'an and sewed socks and made clothes for him. Every day, I lift his collar to see if he is warm enough.

"Because of the small number of people, Concubine Lan will often come to Yufei to sit down. At that time, she couldn't see anything at all, but she entered the palace more often, and I always found that there was always a little depressed between Yufei's eyebrows. I thought it was just the early death of the sad fetus. Until one day, when I was playing chess with Concubine Yu, Lan sent someone to borrow her bracelet to make a look and hit one.

"Yufei's eyebrows moved at that time. Although it was not obvious, she was still seen by me on the opposite side. I'm also surprised that there is no beautiful jewelry in the palace. Why does Concubine Lan have to look like Concubine Yu? I have seen the bracelet of Concubine Yu. It was given to her by the emperor himself on the night she entered the palace, which is also a token.

"For such an important thing, Concubine Lan's position is not as high as Concubine Yu's, and she should avoid it. It's better for her to send someone to borrow it. I was a little unconvinced at that time. When Yufei gave the bracelet to the people around her and sent it in person, I felt uncomfortable for her. Yufei said, what are you afraid of? What she owes me will be returned to me one day.

"At that time, because Concubine Lan took Prince Hui'an with her side, the emperor went to her palace a lot. Although she had never been neglectful of Concubine Yu, she absolutely did not pay attention to it. And Concubine Lan always looked silent, which made people feel very honest. How could I have thought that she would do such a thing in private?

"And Concubine Yu has been so quiet from beginning to end. In my opinion, she was too timid at that time. On the contrary, I don't have the backbone to come all the way from the back house. So I didn't pay attention to Yufei's words at that time, because I didn't think she would retaliate.

"Not long after, I saw * bright on that day, so I went to the palace to visit Yufei's body. She has been recuperating for two years and has gradually recovered. Recently, her voice has also become obviously clear. I want to invite her to the Royal Garden. But I didn't expect that when I went to Yufei Palace, she was lying **, and there were pieces of porcelain on the ground in front of the bed!

"I thought she was not in good health again, so I nervously asked about the maid of honor. When Yufei heard it, she asked the maids to go out and leave me alone.

"There are tears on her face, which is rare. I don't know what to say, and I dare not ask her body for fear of mentioning her sadness. Unexpectedly, she took my hand, smiled at me and said, "Good sister, don't worry, my body is fine." R1152