The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

"Don't worry, Brother Yao. They have taken our money, and our family is still in our hands. Even if it's just for the women and children at home, they won't tell us to leave." Huang Ming looked very indifferent, and asked again curiously, "Is the woman surnamed Lin really a woman?"

Yao San only felt a burst of tightness in his chest: "...you...we, when we were settling the families of those people...we didn't avoid...the He Mansion!!!"

Although General He said harsh words like breaking off relations with He Sangrou after the quarrel, he softened his attitude towards his son-in-law after Yao San persisted in coming to apologize. At first, Yao San thought that General He still loved his daughter, so he would continue to love him and his family, and use him to ease the relationship with He Sangrou.

But later... He Sangrou burned his entire family to death and also died herself.

When Yao San thought of this, he couldn't help but shiver.

Although he always told his family how capable he was and how much General He admired him, and that he was kind enough to tolerate He Sangrou's temper and marry this pampered young lady...but in fact, he knew very well that the reason he was able to marry He Sangrou, a truly pampered young lady from a powerful family in the capital, and to sit on the position of general in just a few years, was all because of his father-in-law's favoritism towards his wife, a daughter who came late in life.

It was because He Sangrou insisted on getting married that he was lucky enough to marry her; it was also because he made He Sangrou happy that he was able to get his official position.

But now, He Sangrou, who made him successful, died in such a tragic way.

That.

How will General He, his former supporter and the man who lost his beloved daughter, treat him?

The more Yao San thought about it, the more frightened he became. Occasionally, he was filled with anger for the death of his relatives and an uneasy feeling about the failure of his plan. All these emotions came at once. His eyes kept turning black and he fainted again in an instant.

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in the palace.

"General He's youngest daughter is dead. The official document from Jingzhao Prefecture records that she committed suicide out of fear of punishment. Yesterday, General He not only submitted a letter of apology, but also stated that he had been seriously ill for a long time and it was really difficult for him to continue to perform his duties in the court. He wanted to beg Your Majesty for his remains." Xie Yuzhen asked Jun Yuexin to come to the palace today to talk about the He family.

Jun Yuexin still had a somewhat unruly smile on her face. She raised her eyebrows when she heard this: "As expected of a veteran on the battlefield, he finally found a good opportunity to get out of this situation. But I really didn't expect that his daughter usually looks quite... quite confused, but at this critical moment, she could be so decisive."

He Sangrou burned so many people to death, and although she could not escape the death penalty, she was able to change the impression that others had of her in the past. She did not go home crying and ask her father to support her and help her out, but died so cleanly... In addition, these two had made a big fuss about severing the father-daughter relationship before the incident. Even if someone wanted to implicate He Sangrou's actions to the He family, it would be difficult to do so now.

Moreover... Jun Yuexin's original plan was to use the couple's malicious plot against Lin Qiao to start with He Sangrou, drag General He into it, and make him be suppressed and leave in embarrassment. But now it is impossible.

"Ever since you came back from the southwest, I've wanted to ask you, have you... discovered anything?" Xie Yuzhen tilted his head to look at his friend's face and asked lightly.

Jun Yuexin shrugged, "Indeed, I have made some discoveries. You know, about my father, he was injured at that time, but the medicine he used was wrong, so... my father has personal guards around him, and the decoctions and external medicines he takes are difficult for outsiders to interfere with. General He, what do you think?"

They walked under the corridor of Shouning Palace, one in front and one behind, less than half a step apart. Jun Yuexin stopped and touched her chin, and Xie Yuzhen turned around and looked at her: "General He's horse was frightened when he went into the mountains to hunt, and he was bitten by a poisonous snake... He was lucky to meet your father and was saved."

"But my father was indeed just an illiterate peasant at first, without even parents or relatives. It was General He who took him in as his apprentice and recommended him to join the army. Once a teacher, always a father." Jun Yuexin narrowed her eyes slightly. "When that battle took place, General He was still the commander most trusted by the late emperor."

"But...your father married your mother."

Jun Yuexin's mother, Madam Ye, was born to a royal family and was granted the title of Lady of the Country by the Empress Dowager.

His mother, Princess Kangle, was once taken care of in the Empress Dowager's palace.

"In fact, as to why my father lost his life after that battle, my family has guessed, but we've never been able to confirm it." When she talked about her father's death, her face still showed little concern.

Xie Yuzhen took her hand and placed it in his palm, gently patted the back of her hand and said: "In the later years of the late emperor... he and the Empress Dowager were already at loggerheads."

"My parents didn't actually have that many calculations when they were together. They just liked each other. He never... thought he would suffer such a sinister trick."

Poisoning a victorious general who had just won a battle, and most likely through the hands of his teacher... Xie Yu really couldn't understand. With the military system of Da Sheng, as long as the emperor was so licentious and immoral that the whole world could not tolerate him, it would be impossible for a general who had just risen to power and had extremely weak power to threaten the man sitting on the dragon throne.

Even if he really surrendered to Empress Dowager Hu, there was no possibility for him to lead troops to force the emperor to abdicate.

Even the previous emperor’s own son had to wait until his father died before he could quickly mobilize the Imperial Guards in the name of crown prince to “uphold the orthodoxy” and quickly ascend the throne.

"So...that's why I need you." Xie Yuzhen sighed and looked at Jun Yuexin. The two of them tacitly skipped this topic.

Let’s continue talking about the He Mansion.

"After He Sangrou's death, she had such a deep hatred with the Yao family. Later, Yao San was questioned, and it had little to do with the He family. He could say that his daughter had discovered her husband's improper behavior, tried to persuade him to no avail, and lost her mind because of the long-term abuse and oppression of her husband's family, so she took the crazy step of burning the whole family."

"Not only can I clear myself of the crime, but I can also clear his daughter's reputation."

"And he took the initiative to ask for forgiveness and beg for his life right after he lost his daughter... He really minimized the loss. What a fox!"