People only remembered Empress Chen to be gentle and dignified, but little did people know that the Emperor loved the mother of the Seventh Prince Sima Qiu, Imperial Concubine Shu, the most. The Emperor loved her so much that he wanted to name Imperial Concubine Shu the Empress as Empress Chen wasn’t able to get pregnant. However, the case of poisonous magic had touched the Emperor’s nerves. Not only did he either kill or exile every eunuchs and palace servant girls in Imperial Concubine Shu’s palace, but he also sent Sima Qiu, who was only six years old by then, to the remote Royal cemetery. He claimed that he wanted to let Sima Qiu guard the cemetery for him, but it was just another form of exile.
It was an eventful autumn ten years ago. Right after Imperial Concubine Shu was put into jail because of the case of poisonous magic, she committed suicide in jail. It was also then when the Weiyang Palace was on fire. After that, Empress Chen became the crucial assistant of
Prince Ning? To Elder Princess?Qin Yunuan frowned. She had never thought that the lifetime lover of Prince Ning, who was very fond of Princess Ning, was Elder Princess.Sima Qiu continued, "It was said that when the Elder Princess's procession of imperial matrimony for peace arrived at Niutouling, the border of West Xia and Qi, they got robbed by bandits, and suffered heavy causalities. And even Elder Princess was missing. Prince Ning searched within fifty miles around for several months, and the emperor also dispatched troops to join the searching, and even the arrogant West Xia increased more people to search her. However, they all could not find her."And then Sima Qiu smiled, "There was a strange point. Niutouling was located in the area which contained only a few mountains, but people from three parties could not find anything.""Somebody hid Elder Princess on purpose?" Qin Yunuan posted a bold guess, though it was said that
"Pregnant?" Qin Yunuan asked with a sweet smile, "Are you sure?"Holding her head high proudly, Qin Yuwan started to flaunt, "Of course. The doctor had confirmed. Well, I did not mean to tell you now. You were.... But you know, you had a miscarriage, and I don't want you to be uncomfortable."Clearly, these words were intended to make her uncomfortable. Qin Yunuan sneered in her heart, but she did not show the emotion on her face. "No, not at all. You are my sister. I'm very happy for you.""Okay," Qin Yuwan pretended to be generous, "Then I will not blame you for sending me the jewelry used by Consort Cao on purpose."What a silly woman! Qin Yuwan actually mentioned Consort Cao before Princess Ning.Not surprisingly, Princess Ning pretended to cough a few times to conceal her unhappiness. Qin Yunuan leaned forward slightly and then replied, "You must be joking."At this time, Tang came here together with
Qin Yuwan clutched the jade pendant, which glowed evilly in her hand. Qin Yunuan squinted and smiled, "Sister, you must be joking. I had my own pendant. That one was not mine."Not mine, not mine....How could Qin Yuwan believe it? She heard the pusher calling her "second sister," how could she not be Qin Yunuan?"I don't believe you unless you show me now." Qin Yuwan held her belly. Fearing that Qin Yunuan might cheat on her, she held her servant girl Mujin by the hand hurriedly, "Go and tell Princess. No, she favored Qin Yunuan and would help her. Please call Old Madam over and redress the scales for me."Would Qin Yunuan be afraid of Old Madam?Qin Yunuan snorted with disdain. She was waiting for this moment.It was late at night. The lights in the Lotus Garden were dimming. Old Madam was almost at rest, but the maid by the door awakened her. After listening to the crying of Mujin, she immediately got u
When Qin Yuwan finished her words, she said to Qin Yunuan with sharp eyes, "Do you dare to pull up your sleeve to let us see your arm?"Qin Yunuan sneered and stretched out her wrist. Her left arm was as snow-white as a baby's skin. When Qin Yuwan saw this, her face became blue and white."I want to see Qingzhu's left hand," Qin Yunuan said suddenly. Her eyes were focused on Qingzhu, who was trying to hide her left hand so obviously that even Old Madam noticed it.Old Madam didn't speak but quickly winked at the chief servant girl by her side. All the servant girls of Old Madam were skillful. The servant girl stepped forward and caught Qingzhu by her left hand. With the sleeve pulled up, people saw a large burn scar extending on the whole arm of Qingzhu. Seeing the little jade-like white skin beside it, people would wonder how perfect and delicate the arm used to be before getting a burn.However, it was doubtful that the wound was
The exalted Fourth Miss in the Prince Ning's Mansion should wear a mask made of human skin every day. Seeing Qin Yunuan got shocked, Leng Suxin put on a self-mocking look. She kept taking off the thin yellowish mask, and several brown concave scars gradually showed up.Leng Suxin merely tore off a bit of the mask, but the scar was so terrifying that Qin Yunuan had already been shocked. A girl, about 15 or 16, should go through such a terrible disaster.Qin Yunuan looked at Leng Suxin without saying anything. The latter just smiled lightly and said, "You want to ask me how and when I got these scars, don't you?"Qin Yunuan still kept silent. Leng Suxin walked forward and quietly sighed when looking at the moon, "In this world, there are only two people knowing this, me and Leng Changxi, my brother. Do you remember the huge fire that happened in the Weiyang Palace ten years ago? That day, I was there."So, were the scars on her face
Leng Suxin paused, and her eyes flickered with confusion. Is it that there was actually someone else?Qin Yunuan knew what Leng Suxin was thinking. To soothe her, she just said, “I was just guessing. After all, the third prince was just ten years old by then. No matter how vicious and careful he was, he couldn’t figure out the secrets of the Weiyang Palace without any help, let alone sending people to cover Weiyang Palace in kerosene.”“I’ve doubted it as well.” Leng Suxin had thought about it. But she was too young at that time, all she knew was that she was afraid.“It’s not the perfect time for this.” Qin Yunuan looked at the mess on the ground and the broken arrows on the pillars. What was most important now was to cover everything up. She couldn’t let the opponent know that there had been casualties on her side. She wanted to show that she had known the tricks of the opponents. The steadier she looked, the more nervous the opponents would
Having seen Leng Suxin suddenly showed up, Princess Ning even felt so surprised.At the center of the feast, Leng Suxin, who used to look so offish, now gave a decent salute to Emperor Zhaoxuan and Imperial Concubine Yun, "It's my great honor to be here, Your Majesty and Your Highness." And then she nodded towards Murong Feng, "Nice to meet you, young master Murong."Murong Feng felt a little bit surprised by his wider eyes. He just nodded and praised, "I have heard that there is a Forth Miss in Prince Ning's Mansion, but to my surprise, you are so versatile."Leng Suxin always stayed in the mansion and had never gone out, but Murong Feng should investigate the information about Leng Suxin so clearly. Qin Yunuan praised in her heart that Murong Feng mastered a powerful intelligence system.When people here all praised the charming dance and melodious song of Leng Suxin, Imperial Concubine Yun suddenly sneered, "Though the Fourth Mi
Everybody had seen how skilled Leng Shuang was. After all, she reacted so fast. But this time, Infanta Zhaojing was criticizing Infanta Ping who was at the fifth grade of rank and also General Leng's beloved wife. Everyone kept silent, looking at Infanta Zhaojing who stood out to do silly things."So you mean, my maid, Leng Shuang, wears a human-skin mask and disguises as Empress Chen every night to scare Infanta Shuhua? A human-skin mask is extremely precious and rare. You think I can get such a mask merely a month after Empress Chen passed away. Ah, I'm really flattered." Qin Yunuan turned her head a bit and looked at Infanta Zhaojing with a smile.Qin Yunuan's calmness undoubtedly provoked Infanta Zhaojing again. She said loudly, "You can do everything, and this is why you dare to bully Shuhua."Princess Jing couldn't just stand by anymore and scolded in the distance, "Jing, you haven't recovered from the cold yet. Come here and stop saying