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

After saying good morning, Ke Yiqing was about to leave when he saw a Qingli Concubine waiting at the door. Isn't it Concubine De, or who is it?

"I've seen Empress Defei."

"There is no need for so much etiquette. I am really annoyed to death by looking at you."

Concubine De smiled and supported her. She actually seemed a bit close to her in her words. She didn't dare to blame her. After all, Concubine De was the legitimate daughter of Marquis Xuanping. She had often had confrontations with Marquis Xuanping outside the palace before. superior.

Who knew that her thoughts seemed to be seen through by others.

"Good sister, this place is very close to my Jingren Palace. Why don't you come and sit there?"

Go to her place?It seemed that Concubine De had something to say to her.

There were people coming and going here, and many people saw Concubine De talking to her, and they didn't dare to do anything to her.

"That's fine. It's hard to refuse the kindness of the empress. I just have to obey my orders."

When they arrived at Jingren Palace, Concubine De's maid sent all the outsiders away and went straight to the point.

"Concubine De, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly."

Concubine De smiled and said: "Madam, please don't be offended. The Queen Mother pays such close attention to you. I'm afraid that over time I will arouse suspicion."

"What are you talking about? You can't even tell the Queen Mother?"

Ke Yiqing was unsure of the other party's attitude, so he had to pretend to obey the Queen Mother's words.

"Madam wants to investigate Concubine Lan, right?"

She was shocked. Only she and Xia He knew about this matter. Concubine De would ask, is Xia He hers?

"You don't have to think too much. I saw you following a maid during the annual banquet. After greeting the queen this time, I saw you looking there again, so I made this guess."

"So, that palace maid that day was related to Concubine Lan?"

Concubine De nodded, "It was related in the past. If you want to know more, I can give you a clear path."

"Why did your mother help me?"

No wonder she was suspicious, the two were neither relatives nor friends, and she had offended Marquis Xuanping outside the palace. Even if Concubine De was open-minded if she didn't embarrass her, how could she help her in turn?
Concubine De was also aware of these doubts. She sighed: "Madam, don't worry, I am doing this to protect my mother's family."

Although she and the second wife of the Hou family are both legitimate daughters, the second wife is the daughter of a stepmother. There has been no friendship between the two since they were children, and it is impossible for her and Ke Yiqing to fall out.

"how do I say this?"

"My father was framed by a traitor, and now the other party has a lot of evidence. I'm afraid it's easy to get on board but not easy to get off."

"My wife is just a little royal wife. Although she has some wealth, she couldn't talk about it in the previous dynasty, so I can't think of much help."

Ke Yiqing was confused after hearing these words, and still didn't understand what the other party could do with her.

"Madam, don't worry, you will understand by then." Concubine De smiled mysteriously, but her eyes were very confident.

Looking at the beautiful beauty in front of her, she felt inexplicably very trustworthy. Finally, she thought about it and gritted her teeth and decided to believe it.

"Mother, please speak."

Concubine De smiled with satisfaction: "Madam, I would like to know about Concubine Lan's past. I entered the palace early and know more about it. I can tell you in detail."

"What do you need me to do?"

"Madam's dedication is the greatest help to me."

It was another roundabout way, but fortunately the other party was not vague at all when talking about Concubine Lan. In Concubine De's explanation, Concubine Lan was around twenty-three when she entered the palace. She had indeed been married, but her husband's family seemed to be dead.

"Don't you even know my husband's family background?"

Concubine De shook her head, "Concubine Lan's identity is kept secret in the palace. The Holy Emperor specifically allowed her not to pay greetings to the queen, so the number of times I have seen her is actually not many."

How could you hide it so tightly?Even the concubines in the palace knew little about it. No wonder she had never heard of Concubine Lan in her previous life.Concubine De continued to tell, saying that she had met him once in the imperial garden. At that time, Concubine Lan was with the Holy Master, and her face seemed to be very bad.

"My wife has heard that the Holy Emperor is very fond of Concubine Lan, how can she listen to it..."

"Yes, Concubine Lan did not enter the palace voluntarily. She seems to have a lot of resentment towards the Holy One. When passing by her palace gate, you can often hear her cursing and swearing."

"Where is the residence of the imperial concubine?"

"Weiyang Palace."

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When she came out of Jingren Palace, she had already heard a lot of stories and was about to go to Weiyang Palace to look for the palace maid. Unexpectedly, the further she walked, the more familiar she felt.

Although the location of Weiyang Palace was quiet, it was not the place where she saw the palace maid burning paper money that day. There were other mistresses living here.

"Why did you come here?"

Cao Guiji saw her as soon as she went out, and her face suddenly became long. After all, her sister Chu Yun was banned from self-examination because of her.

Ke Yiqing wanted to laugh when he saw her. In a place like the harem that eats people without spitting out their bones, this Cao Guiji has all her thoughts written on her face. She is also a strange person.

"Why can't the fateful woman be here?"

"Weiyang Palace is my residence, and I don't welcome you. Why can you come?"

It is actually the residence of Cao Guiji, but how can a little noble lady be the lord of a palace?
"Oh? If not, who else is living in Weiyang Palace?"

"Concubine Li has a deep love for my sisters. This Weiyang Palace is the closest to her Chengqian Palace, so she specially requested it for me. Now I am the only one living in this huge Weiyang Palace. Why do you have any objections? "

Cao Guiji was very proud. In her opinion, it was rare to have a good sister like Concubine Li when she first entered the palace.

Next to it is Chu Yun's Chengqian Palace?She looked at the palace gate not far away, secretly wondering in her heart, what kind of trick did this Chu Yun do?
"It's actually like this. My wife heard that there was a noble concubine living in front of Weiyang Palace. She was very noble. It seems that I made a mistake in getting the information."

"Bah, bah, bah!" Cao Guiji looked unhappy, "The imperial concubine has been dead for two years, why do you mention her?"

Ke Yiqing smiled and said nothing, said a few words and then left.

When she returned to the other courtyard, she carefully informed Xia He of the news she learned today.

Xia He sighed: "It's true that I've been dead for two years."

"When did Concubine Li enter the palace?"

"Concubine Li?" Xia He pondered for a while and said, "About five years ago, she lived close to the concubine. The two had talked, but they didn't seem happy."

"I see."

"How come?"

Ke Yiqing came back to her senses, "Nothing happened, I just didn't expect it. By the way, did Concubine Lan have other maids waiting for her before?"

"When the slave went to serve her, most of the previous palace maids and eunuchs were killed by her because she went crazy and accidentally killed them. As for the rest..."

Xia He thought for a while and finally came up with such a number one person.

The palace maid's name was Sang Yue. She had been serving Concubine Lan when she first entered the palace. Later, she somehow made the concubine disgusted and was sent to work in the cold palace.

"I heard from the senior nun that Sang Yue seemed to have followed the empress into the palace from outside the palace. The relationship between master and servant is deep. I don't know what she committed, but she was sent to the cold palace."

"Do you know the location of Leng Palace?"

"nature."

"You can come with me to pay my respects to the Queen tomorrow."

She wanted to see what secrets this Sang Yue had hidden.