The queen is crazy and spoiled, and the tyrant bows to her

Jiang Wantang looked at Nangong Lie's distorted and sarcastic face with cold eyes and said nothing.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Nangong Lie continued, "Why, you don't believe it?"

"The men of the Ji royal family are all cold-blooded and heartless!"

"Back then, the eldest lady suppressed the Nangong clan for the late emperor, and now you are wiping out the remaining members of the Nangong clan for that tyrant who exterminated the clan..."

"Hmph!" Nangong Lie snorted coldly and said bitterly, "You are indeed mother and daughter!"

"But with her previous experience as a warning, I'm afraid your fate won't be any better."

"No one who betrays the family will have a good ending!"

"..."

Jiang Wantang's eyes remained cold. After a long moment, the corners of her lips curved up, and she smiled at Nangong Lie and said, "You keep saying that I'm the daughter of Empress Dowager Wende..."

"Then do you know that I am sixteen this year and won't be seventeen until after the New Year?"

Nangong Lie's pupils trembled when he heard this, and he blurted out: "No! This is impossible!"

"How could you..."

Nangong Lie's pupils dilated, his eyes fixed on Jiang Wantang's face.

He thought Jiang Wantang was just pretty and looked young. After all, the eldest daughter Nangong Yihua still looked as young and beautiful as a 28-year-old girl after becoming the empress dowager.

Jiang Wantang looked at him coldly but did not answer.

According to Concubine Yu, Empress Dowager Wende committed suicide in front of the late emperor after giving birth to the little prince. The late emperor kept her body in a crystal ice coffin and stayed there for more than a year before coming out and announcing to the public that Empress Dowager Wende had died of illness.

Her brother Jiang Huaizhou is five years older than her.

Nangong Lie probably thought that after Empress Dowager Wende gave birth to the little prince, she had an affair with Jiang Zhixu and gave birth to her.

......

After failing to extract any more valuable information from Nangong Lie, Jiang Wantang walked out of the torture room.

Xie Zhiyan sent her out.

The two walked in tandem.

Halfway through the walk, Jiang Wantang suddenly stopped, and Xie Zhiyan behind him also stopped.

He remained calm and gracefully took a step back, widening the distance between them.

"What's wrong?" Xie Zhiyan asked in a low voice.

Jiang Wantang looked at him with deep eyes and said in an ambiguous tone, "Do you also think that my biological mother is Empress Dowager Wende?"

Xie Zhiyan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said calmly: "Although, except for the time difference, everything else can be considered consistent."

Especially...they look 90% similar.

After saying that, Xie Zhiyan added: "But, there are exceptions to everything."

"Especially since this matter is full of doubts."

"I've checked, Jiang Zhixu is not a descendant of the Nangong family."

Jiang Wantang had already checked this out. Jiang Zhixu was once a poor student with a clean family background. Later, he passed the imperial examination and was chosen by Ji Wuyuan's grandfather, Emperor Taizu, as the third place in the imperial examination.

Jiang Wantang lowered his brows and said nothing.

Xie Zhiyan continued, "Empress Dowager Wende passed away after giving birth to the little prince, and there is a five-year age difference between you and Jiang Huaizhou..."

Jiang Wantang understood the hidden meaning in his words.

If she is really the daughter of Empress Dowager Wende, then it means that Empress Dowager Wende is still alive...

If not, it means that her biological mother or father is someone else, and it is very likely that she is the sister of Empress Dowager Wende.

But just before walking out of the prison, Jiang Wantang asked Nangong Lie, Empress Dowager Wende's appearance was three parts like her mother and seven parts like her playboy father.

As for whether there are still illegitimate children living outside, Nangong Lie cannot guarantee it.

But he also said that although the former head of the Nangong family was born with outstanding appearance and handsome appearance, he did not have a red cinnabar mole in the corner of his right eye.

Nangong Lie also said that in the entire Nangong clan, he had only seen Empress Dowager Wende and her.

Therefore, he was convinced at first sight that she was the daughter of Empress Dowager Wende.

If they were similar in appearance, there were other possibilities, but to have the same mole at the end of the eye...

In Nangong Lie's view, Nian can only be his biological son.

It turned out that the more they investigated, the more complicated it became than they had imagined.

In the prison corridor, Jiang Wantang and Xie Zhiyan stood one after the other, neither of them spoke.

After a long moment, Jiang Wantang regained his composure and asked again, "Why did Your Majesty exterminate the nine clans of the Nangong clan?"

"Is it just because the Nangong family chose the Seventh Prince in the battle for the throne?"

Xie Zhiyan looked at her and smiled. The emotion in his words was very light, with an imperceptible softness: "Haven't you guessed something?"

Jiang Wantang shook his head and said seriously, "I just feel that something is a little unusual, and I would like to ask Master Xie for advice."

Xie Zhiyan fell silent, his handsome brows slightly drooped, and the expression in his eyes was unclear.

After a long while, he said, "I'm sorry, I can't help you with this matter."

"But it has little to do with your background anyway, so I advise you not to investigate."

"unless......"

Jiang Wantang continued, "Unless what?"

Xie Zhiyan paused and said, "Unless His Majesty is willing to tell you in person."

Jiang Wantang was stunned at first, then reacted and said, "Okay."

"Thank you for your advice, sir."

After saying that, she continued to walk out of the prison.

As he walked out of the Dali Temple prison, he saw Ji Wuyuan standing there waiting in a black brocade robe embroidered with gold.

After seeing the blood stains on her plain dress, the latter frowned but said nothing.

After Xie Zhiyan came out, he bowed to Ji Wuyuan and performed the salute between the monarch and his subject. Then he briefly reported the results of the interrogation of the former members of the Nangong family.

After listening to this, Ji Wuyuan nodded slightly.

Afterwards, he took Jiang Wantang's hand and got into the carriage.

On the way back to the palace, Ji Wuyuan still didn't speak.

Jiang Wantang was the first to speak, breaking the silence: "Your Majesty..."

Ji Wuyuan raised his eyes to look at her and said "hmm" lightly, his tone was quite gentle: "Tang'er, do you have anything to ask, huh?"

Jiang Wantang nodded and said, "When did Your Majesty know... that I am a descendant of the Nangong family?"

After saying that, she stared at Ji Wuyuan without blinking, not missing any subtle expression on his face.

She discovered that Ji Wuyuan subconsciously frowned when he heard the words "Nangong family".

You can see that he really hates it.

After a moment, Ji Wuyuan spoke calmly, without hiding anything: "When I discovered Jiang Huaizhou's identity."

Jiang Wantang asked again, "Your Majesty, have you ever considered continuing to investigate my background?"