The princess only wants to get rich and support her family

The voice was hoarse, as if a heart was missing, and slightly choked with sobs.

Hu Luanfei was stunned when she suddenly mentioned these things about Concubine Hu. The version told by the prince was different from the one she heard from Concubine De.

Hu Luanfei flicked the lid of the teacup in his hand and said, "I heard that Concubine Hu drowned while she was pregnant, but I never heard that she had a son."

Xuanyuan Yuchuan said, "You are wrong to think so. Nanny said that Concubine Hu was pregnant with a dragon seed before entering the palace. In order to avoid being unable to raise her own child due to her low rank, the emperor simply gave her the position of Wanyi."

He lowered his head and stroked the jade pendant in the rosewood box, and said slowly: "It's a pity that Concubine Hu's child was not blessed and died at birth."

Hu Luanfei dared not say anything, for fear of disturbing the Crown Prince who was in deep sorrow. She only wondered in secret why he told her such a thing.

Xuanyuan Yuchuan was silent for a long while before he said, "Half an hour later, the Empress was overjoyed that the Queen had given birth to a legitimate son. The father, who was supposed to be in Concubine Hu's palace to comfort her, was overjoyed and went to the Empress's palace instead. He named the newborn son 'Chuan', implying his extraordinary ambitions."

Why was he not happy at all when he was clearly talking about himself? Did he think it was unlucky to be born on the same day as his half-brother who died young?

Hu Luanfei didn't dare to ask, but just listened silently.

Xuanyuan Yuchuan continued, "Mammy said that I was born not long ago and my mother had not yet produced any milk. Concubine Hu was in a trance all day because of the loss of her son, so my father decided to let Concubine Hu be my wet nurse. My father doted on Concubine Hu very much, and she became pregnant again soon. But when it was almost the month of delivery, she and my mother suddenly fell into the carp pond..."

Hu Luanfei was surprised: "The road was wide and flat. She was so old and had so many palace servants serving her, how could she fall into the pond? Even if she fell, there were so many people, she should have been rescued in time, how could there be two dead?"

Surprisingly, Xuanyuan Yuchuan's eyes were as still as a deep well, "Mammy said that on that day when the first snow melted, Concubine Hu was sitting on the side feeding the fish, and my mother handed me to the wet nurse to feed me on the other side. During the handover, she slipped and accidentally knocked Concubine Hu into the pool. My mother was afraid that Concubine Hu's dragon fetus would be damaged, so she jumped in to save her, forgetting that she couldn't swim at all."

After saying this, he sighed slightly, "If other palace maids were present, I'm afraid Concubine Hu would have escaped this disaster. Unfortunately, the wet nurse couldn't run too fast while holding me, so the best time to save her was delayed."

Hu Luanfei recalled what Concubine De had said, that there were the same pinch marks on Hu Jieyu's neck as the ones she had when she drowned that day.

Could it be that Jieyu Hu was also deliberately murdered in the water?

Hu Luanfei hesitated and asked, "Has an autopsy been performed?"

Xuanyuan Yuchuan looked at her doubtfully: "You also think things are not simple, right?"

Hu Luanfei hesitated for a moment, then pulled down her collar, revealing her white neck, but there were several shocking purple marks on her neck: "Did you hear from Madam that Concubine Hu has similar marks on her neck?"

Xuanyuan Yuchuan was shocked by her white and purple skin, and his face turned pale layer by layer: "What happened to you on the day you fell into the water?"

Hu Luanfei straightened his clothes and told everything that happened in the water: "Princess Nanqi wanted to kill me."

"How could it be?" Xuanyuan Yuchuan thought about it carefully, shook his head and said, "Princess Nanqi is bright and virtuous, and this is your first meeting with you. We have no grudges against each other, so why would she want to take your life?"

There was an unfathomable light in Hu Luanfei's eyes, and an inexplicable chill was faintly rising from them. "I touched the interests of her country, so she naturally regarded me as a thorn in her side. She has been trying to kill me for more than a day or two."

"Maybe there's some misunderstanding."

Hu Luanfei reached out and put the teacup on the table, sneering: "Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, what does it matter?"

Xuanyuan Yuchuan concentrated for a moment and said, "It was just my fantasy. It's just that there are too many frame-ups in this palace, and I'm just afraid that you will wrongly accuse a good person and cause other troubles."

"Your suspicion of the case is less than Xuanyuan Yuqing's."

"He is him, I am me, how can he be compared with me?"

Hu Luanfei secretly said "Pooh" to him, "I know you like Princess Nanqi, but you don't have to go out of your way to disgust me."

"This prince speaks the truth, regardless of whether you like it or not."

"Then let me ask you." Hu Luanfei stared into his eyes and asked seriously, "This is my first meeting with her. What reason do I have to frame her? If she's not good, what good will it do me? If she's good, what harm will it do me?"

Xuanyuan Yuchuan suddenly fell silent.

Almost instantly, he cast his gaze on her, "You mean, Concubine Hu was actually killed by my mother."

In the warm afternoon, a little light came in from outside the shabby house. His eyes, which were somewhat similar to hers, looked at her coldly with a bit of scrutiny and inquiry.

The look in his eyes was filled with emotions that Hu Luanfei could not resist, without even a hint of kindness.

If she spoke out and suspected that the queen was the murderer, then there was a possibility that he would not die at the hands of Princess Nanqi, but would die at the sword of Xuanyuan Yuchuan.

She had no choice but to change the subject. "Princess Nanqi and I have no grudges. As long as she doesn't attack the people in my Daqian territory, I will never touch a hair on her head. If she does, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"Just you?" It's not that Xuanyuan Yuchuan looked down on Hu Luanfei, but the Nanqi Kingdom was too protective of its own people. If they were not careful, Hu Luanfei would definitely be killed.

Hu Luanfei said disdainfully, "I am the wife of the Great Qian War King. I will kill anyone who dares to harm the Great Qian. I dare to say this even in front of Your Majesty. Do you believe it, Your Highness?"

Hu Luanfei changed her weak and gentle appearance, her tone was still light, but her eyes that contained endless stars revealed endless arrogance, so arrogant that even she felt she was extremely majestic.

Surprisingly, Xuanyuan Yuchuan calmed down, and his deep dark eyes suddenly filled with endless smiles and interest: "Princess Zhan, you are indeed different. No matter what your identity is, you really make this prince look at you with new eyes."

Hu Luanfei chuckled, "Your Highness, you are too kind."

She looked out at the sky and said casually, "You should go back to the palace. I am really a simple person and not worthy of entertaining the distinguished Crown Prince."

Xuanyuan Yuchuan seemed to smile, "This prince just wants to try some simple food. If you are satisfied, this prince will personally help you advertise Zuihualou."

When Hu Luanfei heard the advantages, his fox ears immediately stood up, and he nodded and bowed: "Please wait for half an hour, I will go to the kitchen to prepare it."

What's funny is that Xuanyuan Yuchuan, who is used to seeing many people's thoughts and faces, is still quite interested in this kind of person who changes her mind so easily. He waits and thinks wisely, as if he dares to conclude that he may be able to know the truth about certain things by being with her.