After the death of the previous emperor, the Empress Dowager became arrogant

Chapter 332 "Dark 2" Jiang Shu

Yuan Qing tried to stand on tiptoe and look inside.

I could only see a little bit. The yard was empty, with no one in it.

I guess they all went into hiding.

She knew some things about Princess He Yong from my mother.

Princess He Yong did not marry into the Xie family voluntarily.

Her father was the brother of Emperor Yuanheng. Because he participated in a rebellion, all the people in his family were beheaded, leaving only a little girl who was less than two years old.

This incident caused dissatisfaction among the court officials at that time, who felt that Emperor Yuan Heng was so cruel that he even spared no effort on his own brothers.

As the voices of rebellion grew louder and louder, Emperor Yuan Heng had no choice but to order the Dragon Scale Guards to bring the little girl to the palace, confer the title of Princess on her, and assign her to Empress Yuan to raise her personally, in order to show his kindness and love to the world.

At that time, Empress Yuan was pregnant and feeling unwell, so she had to move to Guiyuan Temple to recuperate.

Before leaving, she sent a nanny to take care of the little princess.

Emperor Yuan Heng had been busy with state affairs and seemed to have forgotten that there was such a little girl in the harem.

More than ten years later, at a banquet, the little princess's increasingly outstanding appearance attracted the attention of Emperor Yuan Heng.

Emperor Yuan Heng did not remember her, but the little princess remembered her uncle.

Every day, her servants told her about Emperor Yuan Heng's forgiveness of her, so she naturally became more intimate with him.

Emperor Yuan Heng regarded this intimacy as the beauty's surrender to him.

Empress Yuan saw something was wrong and said as the two touched each other: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that this is the little girl you held in your arms that year?"

After being reminded by the Queen, Emperor Yuan Heng remembered this matter, put down his hand with a wry smile, and praised it repeatedly.

He felt extremely ashamed and felt that he had lost face in front of everyone.

Instead of reflecting on his own mistakes, he put all the blame on Queen Yuan, who had brought shame upon him.

At that banquet, Princess Heyong had not yet reached the age of marriage.

I only heard that less than half a year later, Princess He Yong got engaged to Xie Zhilang.

No one knows the reason behind this.

Thinking about the timeline here, Yuan Qing felt that things were not that simple.

Just as Princess Heyong got engaged to Xie Zhilang, Xie Zhixiao received the order to go to war.

The old lady of the Xie family had already proposed to the Jiang family before this.

In other words, if nothing had happened to Xie Zhixiao, Princess Heyong and the second brother should have married into the Xie family at the same time. According to the order of seniority, the second brother would have been the head of the family.

Then, Xie Zhixiao defected and disappeared, the second son left home to look for his husband, and the old lady died of a mysterious illness. Xie Zhilang observed mourning according to the rules, and three years later he was granted a title and married Princess Heyong.

These things are connected and there seems to be no problem.

But now, Xie Zhixiao's treason is false, and the old lady's death is also false.

There are so many loopholes in this, didn’t Dad and the others notice it?

Now she finally knew what the problem was.

The cause and effect don't match up.

It is true that Mr. Xie was granted a title and married a wife, but this is as untenable as a castle in the air.

If someone really planned all this for him, then Xie Zhilang's glorious life would be more like a dream, a dream woven together by many people.

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The old lady of the Xie family was welcomed into the mansion, and the young woman who accompanied her retreated outside the door.

She watched the person go in, and when she turned to leave, she glanced up inadvertently.

Yuan Qing said goodbye to Liang Daizhong and hurriedly left with the woman.

The woman had already prepared food in the inn and was sitting there waiting for her.

"You came."

Yuan Qing looked at her with a smile, "Long time no see, second brother."

Jiang Shu turned his head and forced back his tears, then laid out a cushion beside him, "Come and sit down."

Yuan Qing sighed and sat down next to her.

The two of them hadn't seen each other for about two or three years.

Since we last met, the second sister has been acting like a crazy and stupid woman.

"Have you decided?" Yuan Qing asked her.

Jiang Shu smiled slightly, and the dimples on his cheeks were faintly visible.

"Even if it's not for him, I have to come back to the capital."

Yuan Qing knew what she wanted to do.

Hiding alone will not solve the problem. Not only does she have to clear her fiancé's name, but she also has to face the thing she has always been afraid of.

Jiang Shu was originally born into the famous Jiang family. She was the youngest daughter of the old man of the Jiang family, and the aunt of Jiang Qisheng, the current Shaoqing of the Dali Temple.