The elder sister killed the whole family, and came back to be beaten to death

In the early morning, the bright sunshine shines into the house through the window, making the room bright and sunny.

Shen Tang had a good sleep and opened his eyes lazily, and a handsome face came into view.

Shen Tang's first reaction was, "Why didn't you get up?"

She rarely saw Xie Guimo get up. When she woke up, Xie Guimo had already finished his morning exercises.

Thinking about how Xie Guimo went to bed late last night, it was normal for him to get up late. The next second she realized, "Why did you go to bed?"

Xie Guimo rolled over and pressed Shen Tang under him, "If you don't let me sleep in bed, I will sleep, isn't that good?"

That's because her lochia is almost gone, okay?

It's for his own good, but he still has opinions.

There was a sound of a door opening, and Shen Tang punched Xie Guimo in the chest, "Stop making trouble."

Xie Guimo lay back down. Since he had slept on the bed last night, he could sleep on the bed from now on. His back and waist ached from sleeping on the small couch.

Ginkgo Qiutong brought in the copper basin. Xie Guimo got up, put on his brocade robe and went out. Shen Tang took a while to relax before getting out of bed to wash.

The maid wouldn't let her get out of bed and wanted to wash up in bed, but Shen Tang felt that she was fine and kept lying in bed until she almost got sick.

After washing up, the small kitchen brought the food into the house. Shen Tang and Xie Guimo sat down to eat. Si'er came in and said, "My Lord and Consort, the Prince of Yu sent eight large boxes."

Shen Tang was curious and wanted to go out to take a look. However, just as he stood up, Xie Guimo grabbed his hand and sat back down. "How dare you go out and see the wind?"

Shen Tang, "..."

I have forgotten that I am still in confinement.

Afraid of being scolded, Shen Tang had a look on her face that showed she knew she was wrong, and Xie Guimo was reluctant to scold her. "Prince Yu sent this as a thank-you gift. If you want to see it, I'll have someone bring it in for you after dinner."

Shen Tang nodded repeatedly and continued to eat breakfast.

As for the princess, she has also been getting up late since the old lady and the other families moved out of the palace mansion.

Just as she woke up, Mother Yun came in and said, "Princess, you're finally awake. I don't know what happened in the palace last night. Concubine Ye was banished to the cold palace, and Prince Yu brought the emperor's personal guards to raid the Changping Marquis's mansion overnight..."

The princess was shocked.

Although her relationship with Concubine Ye was no longer the same as before, and she even knew that Concubine Jiang was given to the prince by Concubine Ye, the princess felt somewhat uncomfortable when she heard that Concubine Ye was banished to the cold palace.

The princess got off the bed and the maid helped her comb her hair. Just as she finished, a maid came in quickly and said, "Princess, Concubine Ye is not your cousin!"

The princess didn't understand, and Mother Yun was also confused. "If Concubine Ye isn't the princess's cousin, who else could it be?"

The maid gasped, "Concubine Ye is the biological sister of the Earl of Changping. She killed the princess's real cousin and impersonated her."

Mother Yun's face changed drastically, and she looked at the princess, "How, how is this possible..."

The princess also looked unhappy.

The maidservant said, "It's not just that. Even the princess's father and brother died on the battlefield. They were poisoned by Concubine Ye and the Earl of Changping..."

Hearing this, the princess stood up suddenly. Because she stood up too quickly, she felt dizzy and had to hold on to the dressing table to steady herself.

The princess couldn't believe what she heard, "Say what you just said again!"

The maid reported it again.

Tears welled up in the princess' eyes.

Mother Yun was so angry that she started cursing, "The Duke loved Concubine Ye so much when he was alive. Even if she is an imposter, she can't hurt the Duke like this, right?!"

Mother Yun even wanted to go into the palace with a knife and stab Concubine Ye.

One must be extremely cruel and heartless to do such a heartless thing.

The princess asked, "Who found out about this?"

The maid was a little confused, "They said it was the Crown Prince and Prince Yu who investigated."

The princess didn't have time to eat breakfast and hurried to Chenxiangxuan.

At that time, Shen Tang and Xie Guimo had finished breakfast. Shen Tang wanted to move around in the house, but Xie Guimo asked her to lie down on the bed. Shen Tang had no choice but to listen to her.

"princess……"

As soon as Shen Tang lay down, he heard the maid's voice coming from outside the room.

Shen Tang looked towards the beaded curtain and saw the princess walk in. Her eyes were red, obviously having heard about Concubine Ye being banished to the cold palace. The princess stepped forward and asked Xie Guimo, "There's a rumor going around that your grandfather was killed by Concubine Ye and the brother and sister of the Earl of Changping. Is that true?"

Xie Guimo nodded, "It's true, Concubine Ye confessed last night."

The tears that the princess had been holding back suddenly burst out.

She could never believe that her father and two brothers would die on the battlefield, and die together, but she also never thought that someone would harm her father and brother, especially their most trusted "cousin".

The princess asked, "You knew it a long time ago, why didn't you tell mother?"

Xie Guimo said, "Father forbade me to tell Mother."

Shen Tang, "..."

Shen Tang's eyes twitched when he heard this.

If this guy gets beaten by the prince one day, it will definitely be his own fault.

Please don't say it that way.

The princess's face froze, "Your father already knew about this?!"

Xie Guimo said, "My father told me that my grandfather and uncles died on the battlefield and might have been murdered. There's a hidden story behind this. My father has been investigating this all these years. My mother trusted Noble Concubine Ye too much, and my father was afraid that you would worry. He was also afraid that one day you would let the cat out of the bag and tell Noble Concubine Ye, which would alert the enemy. My father was afraid that I would tell you, so he kept it a secret from me too. He only told me when I asked him."

The princess burst into tears.

Xie Guimo said, "Father is also doing this for Mother's own good. As for Concubine Ye not being real, Mother, do you still remember those letters? Tang'er and I asked Mother if she felt that Concubine Ye and the person who wrote the letters had very different personalities. Mother didn't suspect anything and even explained on her behalf. We didn't have any solid evidence, so we didn't tell Mother."

The princess still remembered what happened more than a month ago.

She thought Xie Guimo and Shen Tang were asking out of curiosity, but she didn't expect that behind their questions was their suspicion that Concubine Ye was not her cousin with whom she was exchanging letters. She had also had doubts back then, but her doubts were easily dispelled. If she had been more careful and exposed Concubine Ye's imposter, her father and brother would not have been killed, and the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion would not have almost become extinct.

This incident was such a huge blow to the princess that she was on the verge of collapse and was finally helped out by Mother Yun and the maid.

After being escorted back to the Peony Courtyard, the prince returned home from court and saw that the princess was heartbroken. He knew that the princess already knew about it.

The princess cried, "Why did you hide it from me?"

Xie Guimo explained for the prince. The princess was angry, but not that much.

The prince hugged the princess in his arms distressedly, "I shouldn't have kept it from you, but I'm glad I did. If you knew, Concubine Ye would never let you live until now."

The prince did not expect that it was Concubine Ye and the Earl of Changping who killed the Duke of Zhenguo and his son. He was just afraid that the princess would know about it and was distressed about not being able to find the enemy, so he chose to conceal it.

The princess' eyes were blurred with tears, and there was overwhelming hatred in her eyes.

"I want to see Concubine Ye!"