The True Winner of the Red Chamber

Kang He was very strong, and before Zhen Yingjia could figure out how to comfort him, Kang He had stopped crying, let go of his hands, and sat upright beside Zhen Yingjia again.

It's just that I didn't speak for a long time.

Zhen Yingjia sighed, if Kang He was born by the Zhao family, all this seems reasonable.

The first time Mr. Zhao went to find the Crown Princess, when she was so angry that she was bedridden, she must have turned this matter up.Afterwards, the princess suffered for several months, and she must have repeated several times in the middle. Finally, she couldn't bear to ask the prince for verification, but she heard a desperate answer from the prince.

She was sad that her own son was raised as a concubine, and she was desperate to raise the enemy's son so well, or there was some reason why she didn't want to face Kang He, and she couldn't think of a way to break this situation, so she used her life To take revenge, Tunjin committed suicide when Kanghe was three days away from the capital.

This can also explain why the crown prince has always been very kind to Kang Quan, and even praised him regardless of his son and concubine, because he is a son of his own.

This can also explain why the Zhao family suddenly treats Kang Quan badly, because he is not Zhao's biological son, and he is not as good as Kang He in all aspects.

On the surface, it was true, but Zhen Yingjia somehow felt something was wrong.

The big picture is over, but what about the details——

A bright light flashed in his head, but before he could see what was inside, he was interrupted by Kang He.

"I am the son of the Zhao family, and Kang Quan is the son of the Crown Princess."

Her tone was helpless yet self-deprecating, and she even smiled a little in the second half of the sentence, Zhen Yingjia's heart twitched violently, and she subconsciously grabbed Kang He's hand.

Then the light came back.

"Who did you hear the news from?" Zhen Yingjia asked quickly.

"Zhao Shi came to me." Mentioning the word Zhao Shi, Kang He's tone was still full of hatred.

In order to be afraid that the partition wall has ears, the two of them had already gone to bed in the dark, and sat opposite each other with the bed curtain down, their voices were kept extremely low.

Zhen Yingjia looked at Kang He's eyes. Although there was only a faint moonlight, Kang He's eyes were brighter than ever.

"I had already rested, and Mrs. Zhao came to find her. She was wearing a palace lady's costume. I became vigilant in my heart, thinking that this was some kind of plan by her. Unexpectedly..."

"She lowered her voice and said through the door: Don't you want to know how the Crown Princess died?"

"At that time, I felt that her tone was wrong, but I was completely distracted by the death of my concubine mother. When I realized it, the door had opened and she walked in."

Listening to Kang He's narration, Zhen Yingjia also felt tense in her heart, and subconsciously grabbed Kang He's hand firmly. Kang He didn't feel any pain, and even held Zhen Yingjia backhand.

It seemed that this kind of pain could make his sanity clearer.

"She said that 17 years ago, she and the princess gave birth in one day. At that time, the East Palace was just a courtyard with three entrances. The two of them gave birth on the east and west sides of the back room. Although the pain almost passed out, but I also heard the news over there, she said that although she wanted to compete for the title of the eldest son of the crown prince, she was indeed born later than the crown princess, but definitely not half an hour late."

"There is also the child. She remembers that she was born a big fat boy. She also heard the midwife say that she weighed seven catties. Then she couldn't hold it anymore and passed out. When she woke up the next morning, she saw the pillow Kang Quan next to him is thin and small, and he doesn't look like he weighs seven catties."

Zhen Yingjia's heart was beating non-stop, and she asked, "She knew about it a long time ago!"

Kang He nodded solemnly, "I still remember that when she came to me just now, although the lamp was not turned on, the joy on her face can be clearly seen no matter how dark the place is."

"She said what did Kang Quan learn these years? Because of his poor health, Kang Quan entered school two years later than me, and only studied for half a day a day. After all these years, his homework was more than a star behind me, and he just read the four books and five classics. Just go through it once."

"There is also martial arts. I practiced martial arts at the age of eight, and ended up with a one-stone bow. Now I can even draw two stones. But Kang Quan has only been able to use a half-stone bow until now."

"When she said this, she was full of showing off, as if she was saying to me again: I've taken care of my health, are you happy?"

There was no fluctuation in Kang He's tone, and Zhen Yingjia squeezed Kang He's hand sadly.

After a while, Zhen Yingjia said: "But why did she say it until now, don't you think the timing, location, etc. are very suspicious? If she has been suspicious for more than ten years, why did she hold back until now?"

Kang He sighed, and said: "I also asked, and she said that she was a little delirious due to the pain during the delivery, and the prince loved Kang Quan very much the next day, so she didn't see any abnormalities, so she thought It was because of my obsession too deeply that I had hallucinations. But during the Chinese New Year, the nanny who served by the princess's side in the early years came to the palace to say hello..." At this point, Kang He pursed his lips and paused for a long time before saying: " Kang Quan was mistaken."

"She said that when the son was born, there was a small mole on his left earlobe."

Kang He suddenly trembled violently, and Zhen Yingjia hugged him tightly. After a while, Kang He calmed down, and his tone returned to calm, "Kang Quan has a left earlobe, but I don't..."

"How old is that nanny? Does she still remember what happened back then? Are you sure she wasn't bribed? Or is Mrs. Zhao just here to lie to you—" Zhen Yingjia was also a little anxious at the moment, Kang He had been so stimulated , but so calm, he was afraid that once Kang He broke out, it would destroy the world.

It doesn't matter if you destroy the world, the most important thing is not to hurt yourself.

"The nanny is already dead." Kang He sighed, "It's old and dead, there is no proof of death."

Zhen Yingjia let out a long sigh of relief, "If that's the case, then I can't—"

"But my concubine mother is dead!" Kang He suddenly raised his voice.

Zhen Yingjia was startled and subconsciously covered Kang He's mouth with her hand, "Keep your voice down, don't let anyone find out!"

Even though it was already summer, Zhen Yingjia could still feel the scorching heat of Kang Hehu's breath in his palm.

Zhen Yingjia tried her best to suppress the itching feeling in her heart, and waited for a while before saying, "I let go, let's talk again from the beginning."

Kang He nodded.

Zhen Yingjia moved his hand away tentatively, and Kang He said with disgust, "What is it in your hand?"

Zhen Yingjia ignored him and said, "You can't believe Mrs. Zhao's words."

Kang He nodded slowly.

"The prince knows."

Kang He nodded again.

Zhen Yingjia thought for a while, and said: "Just now Zhiyin came, and there are two golden scorpions missing in the room of the Crown Princess."

Kang He was shocked again, and said after a while, "You shouldn't have told me this... You should have kept it from me, you made me believe what Mrs. Zhao said even more."

"No, we have to think about it carefully. Mrs. Zhao's words seem reasonable. They can even explain why the Crown Princess committed suicide, and even the actions of the Crown Prince can be explained clearly."

"At this critical juncture, he doesn't want the East Palace to change. If there is another son-changing scandal, he will be abolished as the crown prince tomorrow." Kang He said, "Therefore, there must be nothing missing in the crown princess's room. People know that the Crown Princess swallowed gold and died, and even those two wives... at least they can't die now."

Zhen Yingjia said again: "But we can no longer analyze their thoughts. No matter what their reasons are, let's put aside the reasons for these thoughts and think about the possibility of doing so."

"17 years ago, was there anyone who had the guts and ability to change their child, and kept it a secret for so many years?"

Both were silent.

After a while, Kang He said: "The mother and concubine were only 16 years old when they married into the East Palace, and they got married in a hurry. My grandfather's family didn't have any helpers. She had nothing to rely on in the palace. She definitely couldn't afford to buy off all the nuns and maids. Eunuchs do things like this."

"What about Mrs. Zhao?" Zhen Yingjia asked.

"Ms. Zhao is even more impossible. She is two years younger than my mother and concubine. She was still a court lady at the time, and she didn't have any cronies around her. In recent years, my mother and concubine have sighed. It would be great if she was eradicated while she was still fledgling. gone."

"If it's not the concubine, or the Zhao family, then only the prince will be left."

"Impossible." Kang He shook his head, "The prince was only 14 years old, and he was only a prince for more than a year. According to my mother and concubine, the prince was sometimes afraid when he saw her belly, and the two of them All births are made by the emperor's grandmother—"

Kang He paused for a moment, "It's the imperial grandmother! It's her!"

Kang He grabbed Zhen Yingjia with his backhand, "I see...this is the most plausible reason."

Although Kang He understood, Zhen Yingjia was still at a loss.

"Back then, the imperial grandfather was on his own expedition, and many ministers wrote to ask for the crown prince. The imperial grandfather was afraid of political instability, so before he left, he appointed my father as the crown prince. He is the queen's legitimate son and the oldest prince. It is reasonable for him to be the crown prince. It should be, the ministers stopped."

"Afterwards, another courtier wrote a letter saying that the crown prince had reached the age of thirteen. During this extraordinary period, he should get married and spread out as soon as possible. Before the emperor left, he married my mother and concubine for him. This will help him start a family and start a career. The meaning of this must also be for the hearts of the ministers."

Zhen Yingjia nodded, he knew a thing or two about these things.

"Later, my mother and concubine Zhao got pregnant one after another, and the court became more and more stable." Kang He said eloquently, although the speed of his speech was a bit slow, but Zhen Yingjia knew that he was talking while thinking, and it was very easy to listen to. It was reasonable, so I continued to listen.

"When the imperial grandfather was leaving, in order to let my imperial grandmother sit at home with peace of mind and not be distracted by strange things, almost all the concubines were grounded. It can be said that my imperial grandmother was the only one in the harem at that time. The decision is made, the rest of the people are not even allowed to go to the imperial garden."

Having said that, Kang He's speech speed became very fast.

"You must have heard that it is an auspicious omen for the crown princess to give birth, and then the imperial grandfather's army broke through the northern barbarian imperial city in one fell swoop."

Zhen Yingjia nodded.

"But before that, there was no news for two months." Kang He pursed his lips, "I heard from the emperor's grandfather that he pretended to be tricked and was lured to the prairie to make the barbarians relax their vigilance. , not a single message has been sent to the capital."

"You mean..."

Kang He nodded, "Emperor's grandmother doesn't know either. Then what does she know? If the emperor dies, they will become orphans and widows. On the other hand, there are several brothers of the emperor's grandfather who are eyeing the throne."

Zhen Yingjia hummed thoughtfully, and kept up with Kang He's rhythm, "Then at this time, offspring are particularly important."

"That's right. If at this time, the princess concubine gave birth to a thin child who was about to die, but the concubine's child was healthy—" Kang He stopped talking and looked at Zhen Yingjia intently, " what would you do."

"I--"

The answer is self-evident.

In order to stabilize the hearts of the courtiers, and also to stabilize my own heart, and even more so for the courtiers to support my lineage, this child must be healthy!