Chapter 172 Qin Yunxian's Background
Chapter 172 Qin Yunxian's Background
Qin Yunxian chuckled, clasped her hand, interlocked their fingers, and pulled her into the carriage back to the inn.
There were no outsiders in the carriage, and the two finally found some time to have a good chat.
The two sat opposite each other. Rong Heqing's eyes fell on his legs and asked with a smile: "My Lord, do you have something to say to me?"
She winked and hinted wildly.
Qin Yunxian picked up the teapot and poured her tea, and said softly: "Doesn't the princess already know?"
Rong Heqing snorted and laughed, "What is your Highness referring to? There are so many things I know and don't know, so please explain it to me, Your Highness."
Hearing her calling him "Your Majesty" all the time, Qin Yunxian shook his head helplessly, "I don't know what the princess is talking about, why don't you ask and I will answer."
"Will you tell the truth if I ask you? You won't make up lies to lie to me again, right?" Rong Heqing took a sip of tea and looked at him meaningfully.
Qin Yunxian suddenly remembered the substitute he left behind when he left Yundu, and couldn't help but choked.
He was silent for a moment, then turned his head and coughed softly, "I will tell you everything I know this time."
When they arrived at the inn, Rong Heqing directly pulled Qin Yunxian into his room and asked Guan Zhen and Chu Suifeng to guard the door and tell them not to knock unless it was important.
Guan Zhen and Chu Suifeng looked at each other. Chu Suifeng sneered, crossed his arms and looked like he was enjoying a good show.
Guan Zhen touched his nose awkwardly and gave Qin Yunxian a look that said "May you be lucky".
Qin Yunxian: "..."
He followed Rong Heqing into the room, and the door was slammed shut by Chu Suifeng.
He didn't feel scared when the situation on Rouge Island was so critical, but now he felt very nervous and anxious.
It is true that love gives rise to fear.
No matter how resolute and brave a person is, he will become anxious and worried in love.
Fortunately, Rong Heqing had no intention of interrogating him. He pulled him to sit down at the table and asked in a normal tone, "Let's start with what happened to your leg."
Rong Heqing looked into his eyes and said with a smile: "I have no way of telling whether what you said is true or false, but I believe you will not lie to me maliciously, so I will believe whatever you say."
Qin Yunxian's heart moved slightly, and he nodded, "Okay."
He was silent for a while before he began to tell the story.
He started with his mother.
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The ninth prince, Qin Yunxian, was born to the former Imperial Concubine Yuan Wenxin.
Speaking of Yuan, she was truly an amazing woman who amazed Yundu back then. Unfortunately, she was too beautiful to be loved by God, and ended up with such a hasty ending.
Yuan Wenxin was the only daughter of Duke Dingguo Yuan Du. She had a younger brother, Yuan Kaixian, who served as the Right Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple. Her wife, Sun Rubing, was the daughter of the Vice Minister of Works.
Just looking at her family background is enough to allow her to walk around in Yundu with ease.
But she was different from ordinary people since she was a child. Not only was she proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, she was also very good at riding and archery. She practiced martial arts since she was young. She was both civil and military, better than her younger brother in every way.
After she came of age, she accompanied her family and showed her prowess on the hunting ground. She was so heroic that even the sunset in the sky was not as bright as her.
The young and energetic emperor personally competed with her. During the horse race, the emperor almost fell off his horse and was saved by Yuan Wenxin. The two of them thus became acquainted.
Yuan Wenxin was also attracted by the emperor's outstanding style at that time. Originally, Yuan Wenxin was going to enter the palace for selection, but in this way she was exempted from the selection process. The emperor directly issued an edict to make her a concubine and bestowed the title of Hui on her.
When she first entered the palace, she was made a concubine even though she had no children. I don't know how many people were jealous of her.
Later, they were favored by the emperor, and all the people in Duke Dingguo's Mansion were rewarded, making them the most prosperous family in the whole Yundu.
Later, when Yuan Wenxin became pregnant, the emperor directly promoted her to Concubine Hui and almost gave her the power to assist in managing the six palaces. However, the ministers could not bear to see this and submitted memorials to persuade the emperor to stop it.
After ten months of pregnancy, she gave birth to the ninth prince of the time, Qin Yunxian.
Qin Yunxian, who was born under such circumstances, was the apple of everyone's eye. She was given a name by the emperor right after she was born and was promoted from Concubine Hui to Concubine Hui Guifei.
At that time, some people speculated that the emperor's next step would be to depose the queen and enthrone Concubine Hui as the queen.
Fortunately, the emperor and Concubine Hui were both rational and did not actually do that.
But too much favor will inevitably arouse jealousy.
As a result, there were many more open and covert attacks in the harem, and no matter how careful Concubine Hui was, she could not avoid being caught.
At the end of the year when Qin Yunxian was eight years old, witchcraft was rampant in the palace. The empress, the crown prince, and even the emperor fell ill one after another. Then a witchcraft doll was found in Concubine Hui's bedroom. Combined with the testimony of Concubine Hui's palace staff, the emperor was furious with evidence.
Witchcraft is a taboo art. No matter who is involved, the emperor will never tolerate it, especially since the witchcraft doll has the handwriting of Concubine Hui, which not only lists the prince and empress, but also his date of birth.
At that time, the emperor was in his prime, and he hated most that his concubines and princes coveted his throne.
In addition, the Yuan family had been acting arrogantly during that period, and the emperor was already dissatisfied. This time, he completely exploded and immediately abolished Concubine Hui's position and demoted her to the cold palace. Qin Yunxian also followed her in.
Concubine Hui was of such a noble character that she could not stand such suspicion and insult. After entering, she found a way to contact her confidants, left the manpower to Qin Yunxian, left a suicide note written in blood, and hanged herself.
Qin Yunxian mentioned his mother, and tears welled up in his eyes. "She said that she could accept the emperor's change of heart, and that her beauty had faded before her love for him, but she couldn't accept him questioning her character, otherwise all the love and support she had given him in the past would become a joke."
"So she would rather die than live in disgrace, but told me to live well. She said that I would get out one day, and I didn't have to avenge her. She could get out, but the moment my father stopped trusting her, her pride was dead. She wanted to save the last bit of face for herself, and she also wanted to use her death to fight for a glimmer of hope for me and the Yuan family."
Rong Heqing was quite shocked after hearing this. Even though she had never seen Concubine Hui, she knew from Qin Yunxian's appearance that she must be extremely beautiful, and she had such a proud character, which was truly admirable.
Dare to love and hate, but unfortunately the person you meet is not the right one.
She held Qin Yunxian's hand and whispered, "It is actually a relief for the imperial concubine to volunteer to die. Living in the cold palace, those who are jealous of her will not let her have an easy life."
Qin Yun nodded, "Yes, someone poisoned the food in the cold palace that night. Fortunately, I didn't eat it, otherwise you wouldn't be able to see me now."
He sighed softly, "That night I sat beside my mother's body all night. It was not until the next day when someone came to deliver food that the news of my mother's death spread."
Concubine Hui hanged herself in the cold palace. Some people said that she committed suicide out of fear of punishment, while others said that she was murdered.
By then, the emperor's anger had subsided a little. Upon hearing the news, he accidentally knocked over the imperial seal and hurried to the cold palace, but only saw Concubine Hui's body.
Qin Yunxian, who was only eight years old, handed the blood letter to him with both hands and begged him to take a look.
Looking at Qin Yunxian's face that looked very similar to Concubine Hui, the emperor suddenly burst into tears.
He just stood in the courtyard and read the blood letter, and ordered on the spot that Qin Yunxian be sent to the prince's palace.
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