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

"He and I are not as good as outsiders say, and the few contacts we had were not pleasant."

This time it was Ke Yiqing's turn to be surprised. If so, why did he still conspire with the prime minister?
Yan Ming thought for a while and roughly explained the matter.

Back then, it was not Chu Yun who came to him first, but the prime minister who first found Chu Yun who had just given birth to a prince. At that time, Chu Yun was lacking someone to rely on in the court, so the appearance of the prime minister relieved her urgent need.

"The Prime Minister is a very dignified person. You can never guess what he wants to do. It was also his idea to recognize me as his adopted son."

"Why does he insist on recognizing you as his adopted son?"

"I don't know, maybe it was a whim."

Ke Yiqing choked, okay, what she wants to do now is to imply that Prime Minister Yan Ming is related to the deposed prince, but how should she say it without appearing abrupt?
She pondered for a moment and then said with a hint: "I heard that the prime minister is from a grassroots background?"

"It is indeed true. He seemed to have been a servant of Marquis Xuan Ping before."

"No matter how deep the city is, people will have their own past that they want to escape from."

"what do you mean?"

"Wang Hening, the master of calligraphy, has been asked by the prime minister to call him many times, but to no avail."

Yan Ming was silent for a moment, "I didn't know that the Prime Minister actually loves calligraphy and painting."

"Of course he doesn't like these, and it was never Mr. Wang's calligraphy skills that he liked."

Speaking of this, he finally understood the deep meaning in his words. The prime minister was born early and has been in a high position for a long time. Naturally, he kept secret about his humble past. He worked so hard for calligraphy and painting, but what he wanted was to be arty.

Although Da Qi advocates force, the aristocratic families are still ashamed to associate with vulgarity. It is understandable for the prime minister to do this. Under the surface of pursuing the masterpieces of famous people, it is just an inferiority complex for his own origin.

"Before I came out of the cabinet, my father once ridiculed the prime minister, saying that he had a strong sense of business and was a reckless man who did not belong to the world."

"The prime minister is taciturn, but he does not speak Mandarin well."

During the turmoil in the previous dynasty, the prime minister fled to the capital from the countryside and was once a slave. By the time he could read and write, he had already passed his thirties. It would be difficult to change the old accent. Although Ke's father's words were unpleasant. , which is not false at all.

"I'm very curious, so how did the prime minister enter the official career?"

The imperial examination system still follows the old system of the previous dynasty. With his years of experience, it is estimated that even a scholar would have a hard time. If he were to take the military examination, he would have been over forty by then, so how could he compete with the young men?
Yan Ming said: "I heard that he was recommended by a noble person."

"I don't know which nobleman it is?"

"This……"

He really didn't know about this matter. Firstly, he was still young at that time. Secondly, when he was investigating the prime minister, he never worked on these old things. He just knew that such a thing existed.

"Although the prime minister said that the city is deep, for a down-and-out and ambitious man to get such a good opportunity, he must be grateful to that noble man."

A cold light flashed in Yan Ming's eyes, "Are you guessing that he is actually colluding with others behind the scenes in the fight for the throne?"

Ke Yiqing smiled, the general direction is right, as long as you follow these and check further, you will definitely find something.

"Know yourself and know the enemy, and you won't be in danger in a hundred battles."

"Okay, I'll go back and start investigating."

"I'm not in a hurry about this. I just have something that I don't understand. I wonder if you can explain it to me."

"But it doesn't matter."

She detailed the matter of Concubine De's help, the disguised protection at the annual banquet, the information about Concubine Lan's past, and the request was just to let her do what she wanted?

"Concubine De?"

Yan Ming told her that although the family power represented by Concubine De had nothing to do, the emperor always respected her so much that even the queen did not dare to offend her easily.

"She seems to be indifferent to fame and fortune. She is neither jealous nor jealous, nor does she treat the concubines harshly. Why do you want to help you alone?" "I don't know either, but she said it was to protect her mother's family and that her father was framed by an adulterer. , the other party still has many handles and so on."

Yan Ming wondered: "Could the traitor she mentioned be the prime minister?"

"how do I say this?"

"She knows that you are not on good terms with Chu Yun, and she also knows that the Prime Minister supports the Eleventh Prince, so helping you is a disguised attack on Chu Yun. She, a person who is usually neutral, suddenly gets involved, and she must have an agenda."

Ke Yiqing was confused. Judging from the previous life, the Prime Minister and Marquis Xuanping were members of the same party. The two were tit for tat on the surface, but secretly they advanced and retreated together according to the contract. If the Prime Minister is really the traitor that Concubine De said, then what is the truth? ?
Yan Ming said: "If what Concubine De said is true, she must know something."

"Yes, I will go find out tomorrow."

After learning so much information, both of them were filled with worries. Finally, he said with some reluctance: "It's getting late, so I won't disturb your rest."

"Okay, you go back first, I need you to keep an eye on the shop."

"nature."

"Then there is Lord Lao Yan."

Yan Ming smiled bitterly, "I heard from Xia He that you have taken a holy medicine. I see that your complexion has indeed improved a lot recently. I will figure out a solution for the rest."

"It all depends on people. I just hope that the child will not be born into the royal family."

"I hope you're safe."

Speaking of this, he still hasn't left. Ke Yiqing knows his intentions, but doesn't want to respond. Although the two of them can still talk happily now, it's just that she catered to Chu Yun in order to trip her up.

Whether it was for herself, her children, or what happened in her previous life, Chu Yun was determined to kill her.

Even so, after they left, she found it difficult to fall asleep on the couch.

"lady?"

The curtain was lifted, and it was Xia He who came?
"What's the matter?"

"Liyue was killed in Huanyifang."

She was shocked, and quickly got up and put on her outer clothes, and was about to go out, "How did you die?"

Xia He quickly stopped her, "Of course it's a matter of murder and silence. It's bad luck if someone dies. Madam, it's better not to go there again."

After hearing this, she understood that it must be Chu Yun who did the trick. Xia He knew too many secrets about her. If it weren't for the blatant action before, Li Yue might not live long enough for Yan Ming to ask her.

Unfortunately, Chu Yun was still a step too late.

"What's going on in the harem now?"

"There are two factions in the harem. One faction says that the death of a palace maid is really unnecessary, and there is really no need to make a fuss. The other faction says that the palace maid died in a strange way. A thorough investigation must be carried out, otherwise people will be panicked."

The ones who want to calm things down are naturally Chu Yun's group. Although she has only been in the palace for a short period of time, she has a son who is young and beautiful and is favored. She also had the support of the prime minister in the previous dynasty, so naturally many people turned to her.

Is Cao Guiji loyal to her without looking at her?

"That's all, let's not get involved in this muddy water."

She thought for a while and then ordered, "I heard that Concubine De was infected with cold the day before yesterday. Go to my warehouse to pick up some good supplements and send them to her."

The gift of supplements is fake, but it reminds Empress Dowager De that she is the real one.

You have to ask yourself what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd opposite.