The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

Xuan Nianci and He Qiu lost contact after they started their own new lives.

This is understandable. After all, everyone has his own life. There will always be passers-by in every journey of life. No one can guarantee that someone will always be by his or her side.

Xuan Nianci rose from an ordinary concubine to a favorite concubine, rising step by step in the harem. He Qiu took care of her husband and children in the border and had her own family life. In addition, the border was far away from the capital, so it was normal for her and Xuan Nianci to gradually lose contact.

However, Yun Mujiu suddenly felt strange when he heard this. He put the bundle of medicine aside and pondered.

My grandmother and the Empress Dowager had such a close relationship, it was impossible that they completely lost contact in just a few years, as if they were strangers.

To truly drift apart, shouldn’t it be when the time intervals between contacting each other become longer and longer, with such a... buffer precursor, and then finally the real break.

Assuming that the Queen Mother severed ties with my grandmother because she had a falling out, then she should not want to have any contact with anyone on my grandmother's side.

But why did the Queen Mother always look like she was concerned about her grandmother, and even showed her kindness to her on the grounds that she was the granddaughter of an old friend?

As Yun Mujiu was thinking, he spoke out his thoughts.

The guys pondered over it but couldn't come up with an answer for a while.

Yun Mujiu was just talking to herself, and she didn't intend to let everyone give her feedback. After thinking for a while, she said, "Perhaps, the Queen Mother changed her attitude towards the Meng family because of something."

The Queen Mother first cut off contact with her grandmother, and then had no contact with the Meng family. During this period, she never asked about her, the granddaughter of the Meng family. Finally, the Queen Mother showed goodwill to her and took the initiative to talk to people from the Mengguo Mansion.

The change in attitude between the two should not happen suddenly.

"Something?" Fu Qian stood aside, murmured for a moment, and tentatively replied: "It is possible that when people reach a certain age, they will think more open-mindedly, and some of their mentalities and psychology when they were young will also change accordingly."

"Just like my grandfather had a conflict with a friend in Xuewo County, his hometown. When they were young, they made a promise that they would never have anything to do with each other again. But a few months ago, my grandfather went back to his hometown, and when he met that good friend, the two of them didn't say much and reconciled on the spot."

Yun Mujiu smiled slightly, agreeing with Fu Qian's words. Even if the Queen Mother and my grandmother really severed their relationship and their friendship was once gone, how could she not feel some emotion when my grandmother passed away many years ago and the Queen Mother was nearly 70 years old?

The grudges that we once cared about so much when we were young are nothing but clouds in the face of birth, aging, sickness and death. In fact, nothing is important, and the best thing is to cherish the people in front of you at the moment...

Yun Mu asked Fu Qian in a positive tone: "Did Doctor Fu reconcile with his good friend during the time he went back to Xuewo County to visit?"

"Yes, princess."

Yun Mujiu nodded again. She and Ye Xiaohan had sent people to Xuewo County to track down the whereabouts of the man in black robe. However, this matter was just like the mystery of her flower seal. No results had been reported back yet. It was really a bit tricky.

Yun Mujiu collected her thoughts and focused on the important things she had to do at the moment. The Queen Mother took the initiative to contact her and the Meng family. Maybe it was just like Doctor Fu. When people get old, they will naturally think more open-mindedly.

but…

Perhaps the Queen Mother's transformation was not due to internal factors such as a change in mentality due to aging, but rather other external factors.

Suixi had been standing on guard inside the clinic door. After thinking for a moment, he walked over.

He suggested, "Princess, can't we ask Duke Meng about the situation in person?"

"It's not that I haven't thought about asking my grandfather, but it's not appropriate to ask him. When he told me about my grandmother's condition at her deathbed, he was just speaking casually. Although he had doubts in his heart, he didn't take the initiative to ask me to find out the mystery."

In other words, Duke Meng had no intention of bothering Yun Mujiu to look up more information. Now that he was looking into the past in detail, it was only Yun Mujiu's own idea. Why would he bother Duke Meng alone?

Yun Mujiu then mentioned the second reason why he didn't want to trouble Duke Meng: "Secondly, my grandfather is not feeling well, and he rarely talks to me about the past, so it's even harder for me to ask him, lest I upset him."

Suixi understood that it would be difficult for them to get more information from Duke Meng, and they could only find out everything by themselves.

Yun Mujiu smiled faintly, without any panic on his face, and added the last point to Suixi - "Third, more importantly, grandpa doesn't seem to know anything, so we can't ask too much."

"That day, I was chatting with my grandfather, Meng Ninglang, at the Meng Mansion. I also observed my grandfather. I found that when he talked about the appearance of my grandmother in front of the sickbed, he was just wondering why my grandmother mentioned the Queen Mother, and he didn't think much about it like we did..."

"As bystanders, we could sense that something was wrong when the Queen Mother suddenly lost contact with my grandmother, but my grandfather, the person involved, didn't think of this and the information he knew was probably very limited."

In short, it would be better for them not to disturb grandpa, and let him rest in peace in Duke Meng's mansion.

After Yun Mujiu finished his analysis, he looked at the guys who were reporting and asked if they had any other rumors to report.

The men thought about it and shook their heads. The things their master was asking about were from decades ago and were related to Empress Dowager Zhongyue, so there was really little they could find out.

Yun Mujiu did not blame them. He first praised them for doing a good job, and then told them to continue to inquire and report any new information in a timely manner.

Yun Mujiu gave some silver coins as rewards to his fellows, saying that this was a bonus for them and there would be more in the future.

The guys thanked excitedly and then went back to their work.

Yun Mujiu's eyes curved slightly. No matter what, at least they now had a direction to investigate, and it could be considered a major breakthrough in investigating the secret between the Queen Mother and his grandparents.

Now, they just need to follow the timeline and check carefully -

In the years after my grandparents got married and went to the southern border, unusual things happened to my grandmother and the Queen Mother...

Yun Mujiu asked someone to invite Qingxiu over, and asked Qingxiu to personally deliver the memory medicine to Jiang Chi, and at the same time pay more attention to Jiang Chi's recent condition.

It was a bit embarrassing to say that although she had initially formed a group of her own forces and had her own secret guards, it was a newly established team after all, and there were many shortcomings. At present, in investigating some things, the secret guards of the Night Palace played a key role.

Look, in Ye Xiaohan’s latest reply…

Ye Xiaohan's Hanying Guards had just discovered Jiang Chi's identity as a businessman in Jiangnan, and soon found out Jiang Chi's specific hometown in Jiangnan, as well as other important related information.

Jiang Chi is indeed a businessman in Jiangnan, and a genuine businessman who has been doing business in Zhongyue for several years.

What Ye Xiaohan and Yun Mujiu wanted to find out was what other mysterious identity Jiang Chi had under his identity as a Zhongyue Jiangnan merchant...