sbdcsierra Chapter 396 The Emperor has a round face like the eldest daughter of the Jiang family
Chapter 396 The Emperor has a round face like the eldest daughter of the Jiang family
Empress Dowager Dong glanced at Madam Wu who was serving beside her and said, "Madam, tell Miss Wanwan everything you have found out recently."
Nanny Wu bent her knees and looked at Qin Wan.
"Miss Wanwan, didn't you ask the Empress Dowager to pay more attention to the situation of the Empress Dowager Cixi some time ago?"
Qin Wan nodded, that was true.
Then Nanny Wu continued, "In fact, ever since the incident with Concubine Yuan and the Seventh Prince, the Empress Dowager has never relaxed her suspicion of the Empress Dowager Cixi.
The people in Shou'an Palace had been secretly watching the Empress Dowager Cixi, but they had not discovered anything special.
So I thought of starting from the Empress Dowager Cixi’s family.
I really found out something."
As Nanny Wu spoke, she took out a piece of rice paper from her sleeve, on which was a portrait of a young woman.
With a round face and big almond eyes, she is a lovely young girl.
"This portrait was drawn based on the description of a farmhand who worked for the Jiang family. It's a portrait of Jiang Xinrou when she was young."
Jiang Xinrou was the maiden name of the Empress Dowager Cixi.
But the current Empress Dowager Cixi had standard peach blossom eyes and an oval face, and looked nothing like the young girl in the portrait.
“When I went to investigate the Empress Dowager Cixi’s family, I discovered that all members of the Jiang family had died in the smallpox epidemic more than ten years ago.
The only one who survived from the entire Jiang family was the legitimate daughter Jiang Xinrou, who later entered the palace and became a concubine, now the Empress Dowager Cixi.
In fact, many people know about this matter without any investigation.
At first glance, there seems to be nothing wrong with the Empress Dowager Cixi's background, but I am wary of this.
After much searching, I found someone who had worked for the Jiang family in the past.
That person had seen Miss Jiang before. His impression of Miss Jiang was the same as in the portrait, not the current appearance of the Empress Dowager Cixi.
Therefore, I suspect that the current Empress Dowager Cixi is not Jiang Xinrou, the daughter of the Jiang family, but a fake pretending to be someone else. "
After saying this, Nanny Wu stepped aside.
"Your Highness, do you want to inform the Emperor about this?"
Qin Wan looked at the Queen Mother Dong.
The Queen Mother shook her head:
“Even if the current Empress Dowager Cixi is not the legitimate daughter of the Jiang family, it is a fact that she is the biological mother of the emperor.
If the emperor knew about it, he would only cover up for his biological mother and would not think of punishing her. It was useless to tell the emperor.
I asked Nanny Wu to tell you this because I have limited influence outside the palace.
So I want to use the power of your Dingwang Mansion to investigate.
Find out with whose help the Empress Dowager Cixi replaced Jiang Xinrou and entered the palace as a concubine.
If we can find out that the forces helping her are related to the Changsheng Cult, it will not be too late for us to tell the emperor.
At that time, even if the emperor wanted to favor his own mother, he would not be able to do so.
Girl, I'll leave this matter to you."
"Don't worry, Queen Mother. I will tell Grandfather about this when I return and ask him to send someone to investigate Jiang Xinrou's ancestral land."
Qin Wan readily agreed, and then sighed as if unintentionally:
"Alas, the emperor is so pitiful, having such a mother.
Speaking of appearance, the emperor has a round face like the real eldest daughter of the Jiang family, unlike his biological mother who has an oval face.
Queen Mother, I will go back to the mansion and inform Grandfather of this matter. I am leaving now."
The Queen stood up hurriedly and said, "Wanwan, I'll see you off."
The two men said goodbye to the Empress Dowager Dong, who sat in the hall in a daze.
Qin Wan's unintentional sigh before she left kept echoing in my mind.
Seeing this, Nanny Wu asked:
"What happened to the Queen Mother?"
Empress Dowager Dong pointed at Jiang Xinrou's portrait on the table and ran her fingertips across her round face.
"Mammy, you say..." After a long pause, just when Mammy Wu thought that the Queen Mother would not say anything else, she heard the Queen Mother Dong say faintly:
"Do you think the Emperor might not be the Empress Dowager's biological son?"
Nanny Wu stood there in a daze, and gasped when she thought of a possibility:
"Empress Dowager, the Emperor..."
Empress Dowager Dong turned around and saw Nanny Wu looking nervous. She smiled and patted her hands:
"Why are you so nervous? It's just my temporary guess."
"So, should we check it out?"
"Of course we have to check it. Be careful and don't let anyone find out."
"Yes."
On the other side, the Queen and Qin Wan left Shou'an Palace together.
Along the way, Qin Wan felt very uncomfortable being stared at by the Queen.
"Empress, if you have something to say, just ask directly. Don't keep staring at me like that."
The Queen slightly curled the corners of her lips when she saw Qin Wan feeling uncomfortable.
"Wanwan, you said this, so should I ask directly?"
Qin Wan looked helplessly at the empress who was looking playful, and nodded: "Ask."
The queen looked around, then suddenly leaned close to Qin Wan's ear and whispered:
"What do you mean by the Emperor's round face, unlike the Empress Dowager's oval face? Do you know something?"
Qin Wan tilted her head slightly and saw the flame of gossip flashing in the queen's bright eyes.
At this moment, where is the dignity and seriousness of a mother of a country?
Qin Wan blinked in confusion.
"Know what? Why does the Queen ask this?
Am I wrong? The Emperor does have a round face, and the Empress Dowager does have an oval face."
Seeing that the other party didn't seem to be lying at all, the queen frowned, "Am I overthinking?"
"What is the Queen thinking?"
Qin Wan asked curiously.
I was wondering whether the emperor was the Empress Dowager Cixi’s biological son.
The Queen dare not say anything without evidence.
Just wave your hands:
"I didn't think about anything."
Although he denied it verbally, he kept it in mind in his heart.
Qin Wan returned to the palace and first told his family what the Empress Dowager Dong had found out.
"Leave this matter to Grandfather. Grandfather will arrange for someone to go to the Empress Dowager Cixi's ancestral land to investigate."
Prince Ding agreed to this matter.
Qin Min'an curled his lips:
"In my opinion, we should have investigated the Empress Dowager Cixi a long time ago. I have always felt that there is something wrong with her."
Chen Yunzhi rolled her eyes at her man:
"Okay, stop talking after the fact. What were you doing earlier?"
After saying this, he looked at his daughter who looked a little strange:
"Nannan, do you have anything else to tell us?"
"Ahem, it's true that no one knows a daughter better than her mother," Qin Wan cleared her throat.
"Grandfather, Dad, Mom, Big Brother, what I'm about to tell you is a bit explosive, so be prepared."
"Let me hear how explosive it is."
Qin Jingnian instantly perked up and sat up straight.
Everyone looked at Qin Wan with sharp eyes.
"Didn't Shangguan Hong hand the Yuan family over to me? I asked the Yuan family for some information, and then my elder brother and I..."
Qin Wan recounted what happened today.
To sum up, there are three things.
The young master of the Yuan family, Yuan Yi, was the lover of the Empress Dowager Cixi. They had been in love before the Empress Dowager Cixi entered the palace.
The deceased previous king of Beixiang, Mingao, was the son of the Empress Dowager Cixi.
It is possible that the emperor is not the Empress Dowager Cixi's biological son.
Then there were bursts of hissing sounds in the room.
And from time to time, "I go, I throw, I wipe..."
It ended with King Ding slamming the table.
King Ding was so angry that he cursed loudly:
"What a bastard! What a bastard! Where do those bastards of the Changsheng Cult put the dignity of our Dayue Imperial Family!!!"