readytorunbook Chapter 379 Letters
Chapter 379 Letters
After seeing more than ten or twenty letters, Shen Tang asked, "Are there any more letters?"
The maid said, "I heard from Madam that these letters were written by Concubine Ye to the Princess when she was still in Junzhou. The Princess treasured them very much and kept every one of them. I thought that letters would be easily affected by moisture, so I took them out to dry in the sun."
The princess is a very sentimental person.
Later, Concubine Ye moved into the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion and the princess could often see Concubine Ye. However, the princess was reluctant to throw away these letters, but they were not very precious, so she did not take them to the Prince Jingyang's Mansion.
Shen Tang also had many things left in Pingyuan Marquis Mansion. It would be a pity to lose those things, but there was no need to take them to Jingyang Prince Mansion.
Shen Tang recalled the day when Princess Jinde came into the mansion and talked about Concubine Ye saving the emperor. When Concubine Ye was far away in Junzhou, she wrote a letter to tell the princess about this. Now that the letter was in front of him, Shen Tang felt a little restless.
Want to see.
But it is immoral to read other people's letters.
Shen Tang's eyes fell on the letters. Xie Guimo saw through them and shook his head, laughing, "You can read them if you want."
Shen Tang's ears felt slightly hot, "Isn't this bad?"
Xie Guimo said, "Given the current relationship between Mother and Concubine Ye, do you think Mother would still care about these letters? If they couldn't be shown to others, she would have burned them long ago."
Shen Tang whispered, "Are you sure you can see it?"
Xie Guimo said, "You can even ask Mother to give it to you."
Shen Tang, "..."
What does she want with these letters? She can't eat them.
She was just curious and wanted to know what Concubine Ye's personality was like when she was young and why she treated the princess so badly.
Afraid of hurting the princess's feelings, she didn't dare ask, thinking that perhaps she could get a glimpse of the truth from the letters.
Morality and curiosity were fighting each other. Xie Guimo picked up a letter and opened it.
The letter described some interesting things that happened in Junzhou, and the words used were lively and innocent.
Most of the letters were like this. At the end of the letter, they would either want to visit Kyoto or invite the princess to Junzhou.
Junzhou is more than 600 miles away from Kyoto. The Duke of Zhenguo was busy with military affairs and had no time to accompany the princess to Junzhou. Before the princess got married, she almost never left Kyoto, and after her marriage, she had even less chance to go to Junzhou.
Later, Shen Tang saw the letter that the princess mentioned. In the letter, Concubine Ye said that she went out for fun and saved a person. The person was very good-looking, but had a bad temper and did not like to owe favors to others. She gave the person the jade pendant she carried with her, but Shen Tang refused to accept it. Her father said that one should not ask for things from others casually, and asked her to return the jade pendant to him when she saw him next time. He did not seem to be from Junzhou, and she did not know if she would have the chance to see him again.
Shen Tang continued to read. After a few letters of casual conversation, there was another letter. Shen Tang read this letter several times. The letter was a complaint to the princess. Her cousin had gotten into trouble and falsely accused her. Her parents scolded her several times. She felt wronged. She didn't like her cousin at all.
Shen Tang looked at Xie Guimo, "Concubine Ye has a cousin?"
Xie Guimo said, "I heard from my mother that she was the younger sister of the Marquis of Changping. She drowned while trying to save Concubine Ye. Because of this kindness, Concubine Ye holds the Marquis of Changping in high regard."
Concubine Ye does value Marquis Changping very much, but is Concubine Ye someone who will repay a favor?
That feeling of disconnection came back again.
Shen Tang read all the letters in the box. A letter said that Concubine Ye's father died while saving the Duke of Zhenguo, and there was nothing else after that.
Maybe he was not in the mood, and since Concubine Ye was brought to Beijing, there was no need to write anymore letters.
Among the more than 20 letters, only two mentioned his cousin. In both letters, he complained to the princess because he had suffered grievances and had no one to talk to.
Looking at the two letters of complaint in his hand, the face of Concubine Ye flashed through Shen Tang's mind. He really couldn't imagine what kind of person could have wronged Concubine Ye and had nowhere to vent, so he could only write letters to the princess who was hundreds of miles away.
Given Concubine Ye's temperament and how cruel and ruthless she was, it would be considered good enough if she didn't kill the person after suffering the injustice for the first time.
Shen Tang knew that the palace was a place where people's hearts could be easily changed. People who were too kind-hearted would not live long. Even Empress Xu was not without means, but the change of Concubine Ye before and after was too big, wasn't it?
They are simply two completely different people.
Moreover, a cousin who would let Concubine Ye suffer injustice actually died saving Concubine Ye...
Shen Tang thought of Shen Xian. Would Shen Xian die to save her?
It would be nice not to add insult to injury.
Shen Tang's eyes flickered between the two letters several times, and a thought popped up in her mind, which frightened her greatly. Xie Guimo saw this and asked, "What's wrong?"
Shen Tang looked at Xie Guimo and asked, "Before General Ye died saving the Duke of Zhenguo, did Concubine Ye come to the capital?"
Xie Guimo shook his head, "I've never been to Beijing."
Shen Tang handed the two letters to Xie Guimo to read and whispered, "I don't believe that the cousin that Concubine Ye hated in the letter would die saving someone. Is it possible that the one who died was the one who wrote these letters? Concubine Ye is the biological sister of the Marquis of Changping..."
It's no wonder she thinks so. Concubine Ye doesn't seem like a kind person. The harem is a place where people can easily be influenced, but Concubine Ye has been favored since she entered the palace. If anyone wants to influence others' hearts, it should be Concubine Ye who influences others, not others who influence her, Concubine Ye.
The granddaughter of the old Duke Zhenguo who held a large army, and the niece of the Duke Zhenguo, her status was a hundred times more noble than that of the eldest daughter of the Ye family, who was only a general at the time and was conferred the title of earl after her death. In addition, no one in the Duke Zhenguo's family had ever seen the real Miss Ye, so it was easy for her to get away with it.
Even if they were discovered, the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion could not do anything to the person. At most, they would send him back to the Ye family. This is a business that is sure to make money, so Concubine Ye will definitely take the risk.
Also, Concubine Ye never mentioned saving anyone, and she didn't know that the person she saved was the emperor. Maybe it's not that Concubine Ye didn't say it, but that she didn't know it at all!
Once this thought comes together, I can no longer suppress it.
Xie Guimo looked at Shen Tang. When it came to finding someone, Xie Guimo could trust no one, but he couldn't trust Shen Tang's intuition.
And under this assumption, all the doubts are explained.
Marquis Changping is Concubine Ye's biological brother. Concubine Ye cannot bear to see her brother without an offspring, so even if the Princess of Qi is cheating on the King of Qi, she will fake her death and hand the Princess of Qi over to the Marquis of Changping's Mansion so that she can give birth to the child in her belly.
That's why he knelt down and begged the emperor to show leniency to the prince of Changping.
That's why she is my mother's cousin, but she only schemes against her and has never been sincere to her.