After being reborn as a widow, the mistress of the Hou family remarried a powerful official

On this day, Aunt Zhao came to the other courtyard as usual to say hello. Ke Yiqing found an excuse to send Xia He out, leaving only the two of them in the house.

Aunt Zhao also knew that she had something to ask her, so she smiled and said: "If you have something to do, madam, you might as well tell me directly. I will tell you everything I know."

"What I want is these words from grandma."

Since the other party asked directly, she simply said directly that she was asking about Concubine Lan in the palace.

"Concubine Lan?" Aunt Zhao's face changed slightly, "Where did Madam hear the news about Concubine Lan?"

"Xia He has been by my side for a long time. I overheard her talking about her old master, who treated her very well."

Aunt Zhao snorted coldly, "Concubine Lan went crazy as soon as she entered the palace, beating and scolding the servants at every turn. It's hard for Xia He to still miss such an old master."

Beating and scolding frequently?Ke Yiqing's heart moved. If Concubine Lan is really like this, then why does Xia He still defend her like this?

Is there something fishy about this?
Before she could think about it, Aunt Zhao said with some displeasure: "Madam, you still have to cherish yourself. Concubine Lan is unlucky and her death is unlucky. It would be better for you to ask less."

"What mama said is absolutely true."

She pretended to be shocked, but fortunately, Aunt Zhao didn't know her well, and her delicate and delicate appearance was too deceptive, so Aunt Zhao believed her on the spot.

"Madam, please have a good rest. I will come see you in a few days."

"Yes."

After grandma left, Xia He sighed quietly: "Madam, if you have any questions, just ask me directly. Why bother asking others in a roundabout way?"

"It's not that I haven't asked you, but you refused to say anything."

"What do you want to know, madam?"

"The identity of Concubine Lan."

Xia He paused, and there was anger in his eyes. It was obvious that this anger was definitely not directed at Concubine Lan.

"I heard from Aunt Zhao that Concubine Lan went crazy as soon as she entered the palace. Is this true?"

"good."

In her narration, Ke Yiqing gradually learned about Concubine Lan's past.

"When I was assigned to the Imperial Concubine, she had already accidentally killed many palace maids and eunuchs, so no one was willing to serve her. However, the Imperial Concubine was so favored by the Holy One that the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not dare to be careless, so they sent me past."

"You must have been unwilling at the time, right?"

Xia He smiled bitterly, "My father was an official in the previous dynasty and was demoted to a minor official. I was also sent to the palace to be a maid, so I have been marginalized."

Because of this, she was sent to Concubine Lan, who was avoided by everyone.

She continued: "The imperial concubine is indeed crazy. It is true that she often beats and scolds her servants, but she treats me very kindly. I don't know why."

"I see. I don't blame you for being loyal to her. Then why did she enter the palace? Who is her mother's family?"

Xia He frowned and recalled, then shook his head and said: "I have been serving the imperial concubine for seven or eight years, and I have never heard of the imperial concubine's natal family."

I haven't heard her mention it, and I haven't seen anyone visiting the palace.

"Have you never wondered?"

She shook her head, and Ke Yiqing understood. This matter is not difficult to understand. After all, a crazy woman will avoid her mother's family even if she has one. After all, no one knows what a madman will do. .

Xia He suddenly remembered something and said uncertainly: "When the imperial concubine is foolish, she will occasionally call her husband, husband to save me."

Husband?It doesn't sound like a title to the Holy One...

"what do you mean?"

"At that time, there were rumors in the palace that Concubine Lan was kidnapped into the palace by the Holy Emperor. She had been married before."

Ke Yiqing's eyes widened in shock, never expecting that there was such a story in it.Married, her mother's family is unknown, she is crazy and foolish, and she takes special care of Xia He, a former member of the dynasty...

A bold guess was born in her mind.

"Xia He, then why did you say before that you should pay special attention to Master Yan because of Concubine Lan?"

"My servant doesn't know much. It's just that when the imperial concubine is awake, she often tells me that she is sorry for Master Yan."

Although Yan Ming had been raised by the Queen Mother when he was a child, Concubine Lan had been locked up because she was crazy. The two of them had never interacted with each other, so how could they be sorry?
Therefore, Concubine Lan must have had a relationship with Yan Ming before entering the palace.

As for what is the relationship...

She pretended to be casual and said: "I heard that Concubine Lan is so favored even when she is crazy. She must be a young and beautiful beauty?"

"I have never seen anyone more beautiful than Concubine Lan, but if you say she is young, she really can't be counted."

"Oh? How do you say this?"

Unfortunately, because Concubine Lan was well cared for, Xia He could not tell her exact age very accurately.

"She is a very beautiful woman, but when the servant served her, she must have been over thirty."

"Didn't you say you weren't sure before?"

Xia He struggled for a while and finally decided to tell her.

It turned out that Concubine Lan was seriously ill in the last few years, and the imperial doctor accidentally let it slip when treating her, saying that Concubine Lan had given birth to three children in her early years and had not made up for the losses in her body.

Have three sons?She only knew Yan Ming. Where were the other two children?
She buried these questions deeply, waiting for Yan Ming to come over one day to ask for peace, and it would not be too late for her to ask again.

Xu Shi learned another secret about the palace, and her attention was diverted as she pretended to be troubled. Yu Changsheng wrote to her, saying that he was discussing this matter with the eldest princess. The eldest princess heard that it was Deji who was helping. The hostess was also very moved and would give her an answer soon.

With such good news, and the fact that she might not die because she had taken the holy medicine before, her spirits were getting better and better these days, and Grandma Zhao was amazed when she saw her.

"See what Madam means, she wants to understand."

Ke Yiqing smiled brightly and said: "Yes, mama, my wife was too persistent and failed to live up to the queen mother's good intentions."

Seeing that she was so sensible and sensible, the Queen Mother's control over her was not so strict. At least she was allowed to walk around in the harem, but the scope was limited to the harem.

On this day, she specially went out to visit the queen, saying she wanted to thank her for taking care of her for so many days. The queen was not sure of her purpose, and she could not be arrogant about her identity, but she was frustrated.

Fortunately, the Empress also had a mouthpiece, You Guiyuan, who actually had a good impression of Ke Yiqing because of what happened at the annual banquet. However, the Empress didn't like her that much, so You Guiyuan had to make sarcastic remarks.

"Hey, isn't this Mrs. Ke? Didn't I remember that you left the palace early in the morning? If you stay in the harem shamelessly like this, are you trying to charm the emperor?"

Are you still charming and charming, Your Majesty?In terms of seniority, the Holy Emperor considered her half a father-in-law at best. As for why it was half, after all, she had broken up with Yan Ming, right?In addition, I have no plans to let my child enter the royal family tree, so I can only count half of it.

In this way, these ladies in front of me really fit the title of "empress".

When she thinks of this, she will laugh, and she will laugh again, and she will fight back when she should.

"You Guiyuan means to blame the Queen Mother?"

"I'm obviously talking about you. When did you start trying to get hold of the Queen Mother?"

"The Queen Mother is the one who left the surviving woman in the palace. Aren't you just targeting her?"

"You, you!" You Guiyuan, who had always been sharp-tongued, did not dare to say any more.

Ridiculing Ke Yiqing and offending the Queen Mother are two different things.

The queen ended up unhappy, but she wasn't afraid that the queen would hold her grudge and do something to her. Now that Chu Yun's party was suppressed, even though the palace was the dominant one at this time, it also attracted all the attention.

Not to mention that the Queen Mother had specifically asked her to give her a baby, but if something happened to her, everyone would definitely think of the Queen first. The Queen was not stupid, and she would not dare to act rashly if she shot the first bird.