Chapter 374
Empress Dowager Ci Ning was sold as a slave when she was very young, and she entered the Donghai Palace at that time.
She thought that the clues were interrupted and it was impossible to find her family again, so she never tried.
Someone was thinking about this for the emperor's biological mother.
Mrs. Ping'en Hou was awakened by the King of the East Sea. After leaving Jincheng, she did not return to Beijing directly, but took a detour to the East China Sea. With the help of the Cui family and her husband's family, she received a very good reception. , can still call the wind and call the rain, but it needs to pass the local officials and wives on their behalf.
The East Sea Kingdom had just recovered from the rebellion, and it was in a hurry to please the court. The arrival of Mrs. Pingenhou was regarded as a hint by local officials, thinking that it was the meaning of the emperor and his biological mother.
Mrs. Ping'en Hou naturally would not point it out, but she made two requirements: one is to keep it confidential and not to mention it to anyone, and the other is that all clues must be sent to her first, and only after her confirmation can they be reported level by level.
The officials tacitly understood that the emperor's biological mother's background was unknown, and it would be embarrassing if they found a lowly family in the end, so Mrs. Pingenhou was not happy to be responsible.
At the beginning, the progress was not particularly smooth. It was like looking for a needle in a haystack. There was no way to start, and no notices could be posted publicly. Only competent policemen could be sent to inquire carefully.
When the emperor went south from the north, he stopped in the East China Sea for a day, which caused a sensation. After that, the situation changed. Almost every day, people went to the yamen to tell themselves, claiming to be the emperor's uncle. The story is quite complete. , but could not stand up to scrutiny, and there were many loopholes in the investigation, and it was inevitable to suffer a board.
Mrs. Ping'en Hou couldn't stay in the East China Sea all the time, so she followed the emperor's team back to Beijing. She thought that this matter could not be urgent, and it might take a few years to get the result, but she did something after all, and she had a lot of respect for Lao Jun. an account.
She had a premonition that Laojun would be angry, but she still underestimated the anger of the old lady.
The old master of the Cui family had just recovered from a serious illness. She sent a granddaughter to seduce the emperor, fully thinking that it would give the Cui family another layer of security, but she never thought that the granddaughter was actually given to the Huns by the emperor!
Laojun hates the emperor, but the times change, and he is no longer a tired marquis that she can scold at will, but the emperor of Chu, even her son Cui Hong did not dare to reveal a small word, but instead wrote a letter to thank the emperor for giving his daughter" The title of "Princess" is proud.
Laojun's hatred can only be transferred to Mrs. Ping'en Hou.
"Tie it up! Tie it up!" Lao Jun was furious, stood up, pushed away the maids on both sides, and wanted to do it himself.
Mrs. Ping'en Hou immediately knelt on the ground, and the servants around didn't dare to disobey Laojun's order, and twisted Mrs. Ping'en's hands behind her back, but they did not really bind them with ropes, and wrapped a long scarf around her wrists twice. mean it.
Mrs. Ping'en Hou didn't dare to struggle, she kept the posture of being bound, and she didn't forget to explain, "Lao Jun, listen to me, it's really not my fault, the third sister made up her own mind, and she would never see me again after that. …”
Lao Jun rushed up and wanted to slap his eldest granddaughter a few times, but was stopped by a group of women, and they all advised her to be careful.
Lao Jun was sick with anger, "Fuck! Cui Zhao is at least the life of a noble concubine, why did you want to marry into the Xiongnu voluntarily? It must be your slut who is secretly doing it..."
Mrs. Ping'en Hou endured the abuse, and when Lao Jun was tired, she defended with a bitter face: "The second brother was also there at the time, and you can testify for me that the marriage of the third sister really has nothing to do with me."
Speaking of Cui Teng, Lao Jun was even more angry. In fact, she already knew that Cui Zhao was voluntarily marrying the Huns, but she couldn't understand it, and she couldn't understand why Cui Teng refused to fight according to reason, but she had become a habit to spoil her grandson and consciously served him for him. Excuse me and put all the responsibility on the eldest granddaughter.
"Cui Zhao was brought to Jincheng by you, who is not responsible for you? Cui Teng was on duty beside the emperor, and he was always cautious, how dare he say a word? Cui Teng still remembers my grandmother, and knows how to write to me to explain the situation. , you're better, don't even give a fart when you get into trouble, hide away at ease, and say, which wild man did you go to?"
Mrs. Ping'en Hou's face was red. For the past few months, she had been in the East China Sea country, and she did not dare to reply to the Cui family because of the delay in the matter.
Lao Jun's anger is like the tide, one wave after another, retreats and rises again, and when there is no end, in front of many outsiders, Mrs. Ping Enhou did not dare to explain it too clearly, and could only endure it.
After two full hours, Lao Jun was so tired that Mrs. Ping'en Hou was relieved. She wanted to find an opportunity to explain to Lao Jun in private, but since that day, she couldn't even enter the gate of Cui Mansion.
Laojun covered the sky with only one hand in the mansion, and no one dared to inform Mrs. Pingenhou.
Mrs. Ping'en Hou was helpless, so she had to continue to wait, thinking that when her father came back, she could always explain clearly that Lao Jun would not live forever, Mrs. Cui was cowardly by nature, and the Cui family still needed someone like herself to preside over the housekeeping.
Cui Hong came back, but he never saw his eldest daughter. Unlike Lao Jun, Cui Hong didn't resent Madam Ping'en Hou, but he was too busy to take care of the family's business.
In this way, Mrs. Pingenhou thought she had made a great contribution, but she never had the chance to reveal it to the Cui family. Suddenly, news came from Donghai Kingdom that the family of the Empress Dowager Cining had been found.
Mrs. Ping Enhou was more surprised than everyone, because she didn't know anything about it, and no one told her in advance.
She also underestimated the cunning of the officials of the East China Sea.
When things were at a loss, Donghaiguo was willing to cooperate with Mrs. Pingenhou and try not to take responsibility, but when the clues suddenly became clear, the officials changed their minds and immediately reported to the court, only mentioning Pingenhou a little. The role of Mrs.
The clues appeared unexpectedly. After the chaos, Donghaiguo arrested a lot of people. One of the prisoners heard from somewhere that they were looking for the Queen Mother's family, so he revealed to the police that he had resold a little girl before. Possibly the emperor's biological mother.
Like many clues, the offender's words were not taken seriously. Only after other clues were confirmed to be false, did the officials think of the person, arraigned with the mentality of giving it a try, recorded the statement, and then sent police officers to verify them one by one. Surprised to find witnesses and evidence at every step.
The Ren Yazi who sold the girl to the palace and the resellers who were higher up were all found out. All of them are alive and well. They have returned to the village and have not been in their old business for many years, but they still keep the receipt of the original purchase and sale. , can be matched.
The government followed the vines and found that the Queen Mother was resold more than once when she was a child, and the clues were also interrupted, but after knowing the name of the reseller, they could always continue to track down, and finally found the Queen Mother's family in a nearby county.
What reassured the officials of the East China Sea was that this was an ordinary family with land and a house. It was not rich, but it was by no means poor. Moreover, the real surname was Wang. 's uncle.
This uncle was still alive. He heard that the niece who was secretly sold by him might be the biological mother of the current emperor. He was so frightened that he hanged himself that night.
In addition, the entire Wang family was very satisfied with the officials of the East China Sea, but the family was not a member of the East China Sea. They were worried that Linxian would rob the county. The Prime Minister of the East China Sea immediately issued an urgent official document, requesting the court to give instructions on the next step.
The news spread quickly. When Mrs. Ping Enhou heard about it, it was already the second day. She was so angry that she didn't think about tea and rice. After a great achievement, she was snatched away. She blamed Laojun, if Laojun could calm down a little One point, let the eldest granddaughter finish the sentence, with the power of the Cui family, Donghai Kingdom will never dare to bully people like this.
Therefore, when his father Cui Hong sent someone to invite him, Mrs. Ping'en Hou was full of resentment. Even if she couldn't say it directly, she would sue her grandmother.
Cui Hong met his daughter in his study room, sat behind the desk and read a book on military affairs.
The servant withdrew, and Mrs. Ping Enhou stood in front of her father, suddenly feeling uneasy. She hadn't talked to her father alone for many years. His father was always strict and rarely communicated with his children. She could hardly remember what his father looked like when he smiled.
Cui Hong put down the book, looked up at his eldest daughter, and asked coldly, "You went to Donghai Kingdom to help the Queen Mother find her family?"
"Yes, father, the officials of the East China Sea are really..."
Cui Hong waved his hand to stop his daughter from continuing, and continued: "Who gave you an idea?"
Mrs. Ping'en Hou was taken aback for a moment, but she didn't expect her father to guess that this was not her idea, and reluctantly said, "The King of the East Sea mentioned it, but..."
Cui Hong stood up, walked around the desk, stood in front of his daughter, and asked calmly, "After so many things happened, do you think the King of the East Sea will still think about the Cui family?"
"This...he was...the Cui family was kind to him after all...Did I do something wrong? Father." Madam Pingenhou became more and more uneasy.
Cui Hong remained calm, and then asked, "Why do you think Empress Dowager Cining would thank you and the Cui family for this?"
"Ah?" Mrs. Ping'en Hou never thought about this. "The queen mother... family... this is also... human nature, right?"
Cui Hong must be calm. Only in this way can the stupid eldest daughter understand what he means, "The Queen Mother Ci Ning wants to find her family, can't she give the order? Does it have to be through you?"
"Empress Dowager Cining... Maybe I didn't expect..." Mrs. Ping'en Hou lowered her head and did not dare to say any more.
Cui Hong was silent for a while. The incident had already happened. It was useless to be anxious and angry. Fortunately, he had another smart daughter who was a queen and knew how to truly protect the Cui family.
"In that case, go to the palace to see the Empress Dowager Cining and ask for credit."
Mrs. Pinnhou looked up at her father in surprise, not sure if it was a mockery or a real order.
"You must try to win the favor of the Empress Dowager Cining and ask her to send you to Donghai Kingdom to check the real situation of the family. If you do, you are still my daughter. If you can't do it, don't say that you are the Cui family. Enter the palace. I have arranged the matter for you, go ahead."
Cui Hong turned around and went back to his seat to continue reading. Mrs. Ping Enhou retired in despair, still unaware of what she had done wrong.