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Chapter 169 Grandmother's Past

He rubbed his chin with his fingers and narrated slowly: "Well... your grandmother, Princess Zhaoren, was originally the daughter of the Queen. Queen Huirou came from the Bo Ling Cui family, one of the three most prominent families in Xiqi..."

"Wait a minute!" Zhi Yihe interrupted the conversation, scratching the skin on his lips thoughtfully, and muttered softly: "The queen is also from the Bo Ling Cui family... I wonder what happened between her and my grandmother..."

"What are you doing! What do you know?" Jinqi patted Zhi Yihe's arm and turned his head to look at him inquiringly.

Zhi Yihe shrugged: "Nothing! Please continue!"

"For a hundred years, the three great families were closely connected and depended on each other. After my grandfather took control of the government, the family gradually declined, and Empress Huirou also lost power and was eventually deposed."

"No, what does this have to do with my father?"

Jinqi curled his lips, and Zhi Yihe quickly made a gesture of sewing his mouth shut, waiting for him to continue speaking.

"Empress Huirou passed away less than a year after being deposed. Princess Zhaoren was only seven years old at the time. It was at a time when the emperor was suppressing the aristocratic families. Isolated and helpless, Princess Zhaoren had no choice but to linger on.

"It happened that Emperor Zhaoding was sent to Xiqi as a hostage. By chance, he was rescued by Princess Zhaoren in his difficult situation. The two of them supported each other in the deep palace and depended on each other for survival.

Later, in order to seek protection, they met the eldest prince, who is my father. "Jinqi smiled at Zhiyi and Xiangfang.

Zhi Yihe looked back and scratched his head: "Hmm...it seems that what my father said is slightly different..."

Jinqi tapped the table lightly, his fingertips dancing with thoughts: "What I said is a combination of what my mother told me about some of my father's past. Perhaps different perspectives will lead to different perceptions."

Zhi Yihe nodded in agreement and poked the back of Jinqi's hand: "Go on~"

"My mother said that Princess Zhaoren had a close friend, also a daughter of the Cui family, who secretly married an attendant of Emperor Zhaoding and became pregnant. The incident caused a great uproar in the city, and the princess pleaded for her friend. In the end, the emperor expelled the two from Xiqi on the grounds of their lack of personal ethics.

Since then, Princess Zhaoren was also branded as having bad personal ethics because of her close relationship with Emperor Zhaoding, which tarnished the reputation of the royal family. The emperor, considering the royal family's face, sent Emperor Zhaoding back to Dongli.

Princess Zhaoren's reputation was ruined, but unexpectedly, the only son of Duke Zhenguo, Zhi Li'an, asked to marry the princess in exchange for his military achievements. The emperor then issued an edict to grant the marriage.

Your grandfather doted on your grandmother, and everyone in Xiqi knew it. However, not long after Emperor Zhaoding returned to the country and his foundation was gradually stabilized, he led his troops to attack Xiqi, and he was as powerful as a bamboo with divine help.

To save the city, your grandfather charged in the front, but unfortunately he was captured and there has been no news of him since then.

There are many rumors. Some say that Emperor Zhaoding threatened General Zhi's life to force Princess Zhaoren to go to Dongli alone and give herself to him.

There are also claims that Princess Zhaoren and Emperor Zhaoding had long been in love, and that after conquering Xiqi, the princess followed Emperor Zhaoding to Dongli and spent the rest of her life together.

There are also rumors that the former queen was poisoned by the emperor, and Princess Zhaoren learned the truth, so she conspired with Emperor Zhaoding to avenge her mother, and then she and General Zhi lived in seclusion from the world.

Hey! I know what you are going to say. This statement is definitely not true, right? After all, my cousin has a lot of resentment in his heart. "

Zhi Yihe was about to speak, but she saw Jinqi had already blurted out her thoughts, so she closed her lips, silently poured a cup of fragrant tea for Jinqi and handed it to him.