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Chapter 172: May the Queen Mother be blessed with good health 5

Aunt Yu is dead.

When Mei Xiangxue heard the news, she was lifting iron in the courtyard of Qingning Palace.

After all, the body is the capital of revolution. If you want to live a healthy life, exercise is essential.

What's more, the neighboring Yuan State has always been eyeing the Liang State. She feels that even if there is no Aunt Yu incident, the war between Liang and Yuan will not end. The only difference is time.

The first time Shang Lu saw Mei Xiangxue lift a millstone-sized stone, he was stunned for thirty seconds. After coming to his senses, he calmly took the towel from Chunyu's hand, and after Mei Xiangxue put down the stone, he went up to her and wipe her sweat.

Wow, this is true love without a doubt.

It was the little emperor Mingang who was startled.

But children are easy to fool.

Mei Xiangxue told him that she was born with supernatural powers, but the old emperor liked delicate women, so she concealed this fact to please him. After all, the original body's uncle and aunt were already dead, and no one could prove that the original body was actually a weak chicken with no shoulders or hands.

After hearing this, Mingang said with tears in his eyes that he was deeply moved by how much his mother had sacrificed for him.

Mei Xiangxue: Okay!

Seeing that her son was so understanding, Mei Xiangxue simply asked for personal martial arts guidance and made the matter of learning martial arts clear.

Mingang naturally responded to everything.

When the outer ministers learned of this, they refrained from impeaching Mei Xiangxue. While it might seem unseemly for the Empress Dowager to learn martial arts, it was still better than interfering in government.

Mei Xiangxue put down the stone lock, wiped her hands, and walked aside: "Did she mention the Duke of Jingguo?"

Shang Lu followed behind and shook his head: "As far as I know, no."

Aunt Yu stayed in the torture chamber in the palace for a while and was then taken away by Prince An.

However, Aunt Yu kept her mouth shut and her bones hard, and she couldn't utter much under the torture. Finally, she bit her tongue and committed suicide when the jailer was not paying attention.

However, others did say something.

"Is there any movement from Duke Jingguo?" Mei Xiangxue asked.

After all, Duke Jingguo Mingluo was a member of the imperial family, and now held the position of Imperial Clan Leader, so he couldn't be easily moved. Furthermore, Duke Jingguo was the late emperor's uncle, and as a junior, Prince An couldn't openly investigate him, so he could only gather evidence in secret.

In the original plot, Duke Jingguo immediately persuaded the young emperor to surrender after the Yuan Kingdom attacked, and he also contributed to the ambush and killing of Prince An.

Thinking of this, Mei Xiangxue suddenly realized something.

The reason why the original body wanted to kill Prince An was not only because Aunt Yu whispered in her ear, but also because there was another person who often spoke ill of Prince An intentionally or unintentionally.

Autumn frost.

The spy sent by the old emperor's Concubine Wen to the original body, the senior palace maid who had been sent back to her original master by Mei Xiangxue.

Mei Xiangxue is sure that Qiu Shuang has nothing to do with Yuan State, but why would she do the same thing as Aunt Yu?

"Shanglu," Mei Xiangxue turned and looked at Shanglu, "Go check on Concubine Wen and see if she has any relationship with Duke Jingguo."

Hearing this, Shang Lu was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and replied, "Yes, I'll do it right away!"

The late emperor’s grandfather was unrestrained in his pursuit of beauty and had more than twenty children, and Duke Jingguo was his youngest son.

Later, the father of the late emperor, Ming'ang's grandfather, ascended the throne. The other princes died or were imprisoned, and finally only the young Duke Jingguo was left.

In order to show his brotherly love, he treated his younger brother, Duke Jingguo, who was forty years younger than him, very well.

After the late emperor ascended the throne, he appointed his uncle, who was older in generation but fifteen years younger than him, as the Imperial Clan Director, responsible for managing royal affairs.

In the eyes of the world, Duke Jingguo was a carefree and unrestrained man who indulged himself in the beauty of nature and did not value power. Who could have imagined that he would actually collude with the Yuan Dynasty and attempt to usurp the throne?

Shang Lu kept an eye on Concubine Wen for a few days, but found nothing.

So he thought of a way. First, he deliberately withheld Concubine Wen's food and clothing, which made the always arrogant Concubine Wen very angry. Then he relaxed the guard of Hechang Garden.

Sure enough, a few days later, Concubine Wen came to apply, saying that her chief maid had something to do at home and had to go back.

After leaving Hechang Garden, the maid returned home, and soon after, she went out to the streets with a basket to buy things. Shanglu's men followed her for a long time, and when they thought they would find nothing, the maid entered a teahouse and came out after a cup of tea.

Shang Lu sent people to check the teahouse and found out that the owner behind the teahouse was none other than Duke Jingguo.

It turned out that Concubine Wen had known Duke Jingguo before entering the palace, and the two had already secretly agreed to marry each other. However, the late emperor, out of kindness, took Concubine Wen, the daughter of an important official, into the palace.

Having lost the handsome Duke Jingguo, and instead having to serve the late emperor who was twenty years older than her, Concubine Wen became withdrawn.

So, when Duke Jingguo asked Concubine Wen to help him under the pretext of "reclaiming his beloved", the love-struck Concubine Wen agreed. She was more daring than her original self and had even been pregnant with Duke Jingguo's child.

Unfortunately, the child was aborted by another woman during the palace fight and was not born safely.

Mei Xiangxue shook her head: "Tsk tsk, the old emperor is too cuckolded. One by one, he's been cuckolded. It's true that love is a light that makes the cuckold panic!"

The affair between Concubine Wen and Duke Jingguo cannot be known to too many people. Mei Xiangxue thought about it and took people to Taihe Palace.

In Taihe Palace, Prince An was teaching Mingang how to read memorials.

Seeing Mei Xiangxue come in, Prince An was pleasantly surprised and hurriedly greeted: "Greetings, Queen Mother!"

Mingang ran to Mei Xiangxue, took her hand affectionately and asked, "Mother, are you here to see me?"

Mei Xiangxue patted Mingang's little head and said, "Well, I brought you some food. You can have some first. I have something to talk to you and Prince An about later."

Prince An looked at the snacks on the table beside him and felt touched: These are all my favorite foods. Xue'er really has me in her heart. I love her so much.

After the two of them finished eating, Mei Xiangxue carefully told them about the matter between Concubine Wen and Duke Jingguo.

"What a shame, Concubine Wen! She actually defiled the harem. How can she be worthy of her brother the Emperor?!" Prince An stood up and paced around the room in anger. "And Duke Jingguo, who is treated well by my brother the Emperor, actually dares to covet the concubines. This is outrageous!"

Mei Xiangxue looked at Prince An with an indescribable look and said nothing.

Not to mention the second brother, didn’t Prince An also keep thinking about his original body and ended up losing his life?

It was indeed like a crow standing on a pile of coal, it only saw the blackness of others but not its own blackness.

However, Mei Xiangxue naturally wouldn't say anything to dampen the mood. She simply shared her own speculation: "We've always thought that Duke Jingguo was a sincere and respectful man. Who would have thought he would do such a thing? You can't judge a person by his appearance, but by his heart. Could he be doing something else behind the scenes?"

For example, treason and treason.