Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1255 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 179

Qianlong's mood was very complicated. Since his "biological mother" might be alive, he wanted to find her almost immediately. Serving her was impossible, but it was always okay to take time to visit her occasionally.

But he instinctively felt that the identity of his "biological mother" was not simple, and if any news of it got out, it might very likely shake his throne.

Even though he only values ​​power and is not like the evil dragon guarding the treasure house like the Holy Ancestor in his later years, anyone who covets his things will be killed by him, but as a man who holds the pinnacle of power, protecting the power in his hands has almost become his instinct. So now it is difficult for him to imagine what it would be like if he willingly gave up power, and what kind of situation he would encounter.

Jiang Xinxin took in all the subtle expressions of Qianlong. She had already sneered in her heart, but her face remained serious.

"The following things are purely my own speculation."

"There is a very famous Qian family in Jiangnan. They were already a powerful family during the Tang Dynasty. In the previous dynasty, they even used the Tang Dynasty's golden medal of immunity from death to pardon a crime. In this dynasty, although the Qian family is not well-known, the family heritage of thousands of years is beyond the imagination of ordinary people."

"I don't know whether your biological mother is from the Qian family, but considering the situation when the late emperor went to Jiangnan to handle salt administration affairs, she is very likely a branch of the Qian family. Maybe something happened in her family and she was secretly presented to the late emperor."

"I even speculate that your biological mother may have played a great role in the late emperor's investigation of the salt administration. Otherwise, the late emperor would not have risked bringing her back to the capital to settle down when she was not pregnant."

Jiang Xinxin's words seemed reasonable, but in fact, they were all just empty talk.

Qianlong also felt that it was far-fetched, but Jiang Xinxin said at the beginning that these were all her guesses, so she was just providing a direction for investigation.

Jiang Xinxin pretended not to know what Qianlong was thinking and continued, "And if your biological mother's surname was Tian, ​​considering that the late emperor clearly cared about her but still did not bring her back to the palace to settle down, and even that she gave birth to you for the late emperor, and you also had to borrow the deeds of other people's identities, I really can't help but speculate that she is the obvious anti-Qing and restoration Ming forces or the White Lotus Sect in Jiangnan."

"More importantly, we all know that the king who died on Coal Hill in the previous dynasty was from a family with the surname Tian."

"Some of these guesses may be too far-fetched, but given the late emperor's attitude towards your biological mother, I have to think more about it."

Qianlong became more and more curious about his "biological mother" after hearing what Jiang Xinxin said, but he also had his own ideas. If he couldn't guarantee that the news about his "biological mother" would be foolproof and not a single word would be leaked, he could only send his most trusted confidant to do this.

Seeing Jiang Xinxin's leisurely demeanor, Qianlong's heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help but probe, "Madam, do you really have no grudges about this matter?"

In Qianlong's eyes, Jiang Xinxin has always been a very kind-hearted person, even worthy of the title of a gentleman. It is precisely because of this that he dares to poke at Jiang Xinxin's "pain points" again and again.

Jiang Xinxin smiled helplessly, "Back then, I only knew that the late emperor was framed by the Eighth Master's party and had sex with an ordinary maid from the Old Summer Palace. Later, rumors spread that the woman was ugly and the late emperor was starving and had no choice but to eat."

"My position in the palace was not stable at that time, and I even harbored resentment towards the late emperor because of Honghui's death. The late emperor was not someone who could be easily deceived. No matter how secretive my resentment towards him was, I'm sure he saw it clearly. So when I was in the palace, I, the legitimate wife, could not even fully control the power of the housekeeper."

Qianlong had not expected that Empress Dowager Jiang Xinxin would have such unhappy times while in the Qiandi Palace. Thinking back to the various rumors and speculations about Jiang Xinxin he heard when he was in the Old Summer Palace, he also believed that Jiang Xinxin was also to blame for the lack of children for the late emperor.

Seeing that Qianlong couldn't help showing his worry, Jiang Xinxin secretly smiled, but her face was slightly bitter, "Later, the Qiandi soon added Nian Shilan, the imperial concubine. At that time, in order to expand the power of the army, the late emperor tried to win over Nian Shilan's second brother Nian Gengyao. I almost didn't even keep half of my housekeeper power."

When Qianlong was in the Old Summer Palace, he also heard about the power of Prince Yong's concubine Nian Shilan, but he also heard that Nian Shilan was framed by Concubine Duan Qi and had miscarried a six-month-old prince.

To be honest, when Qianlong was a child, he couldn't understand why Qi, the culprit, could be granted the title of concubine and be on equal footing with Nian Shilan, the victim. But when he grew older and understood more, he guessed that perhaps his biological father, the late emperor, was involved in Nian Shilan's miscarriage, and Qi was simply a tool for Nian Shilan to vent his anger.

Qianlong had no control over the harem and backyard of the previous emperor. He just secretly made up his mind to offer all the best things in the world to Jiang Xinxin.

As for the obsession with his "biological mother", Qianlong thought carefully and it was almost disappearing.

Facing Jiang Xinxin's unhappy smile, Qianlong vowed: "Don't worry, mother, I will never let you down."

After regaining his senses, although Qianlong believed Jiang Xinxin's words without any doubt, he had already given up his previous plan to send someone to secretly investigate his biological mother.

Although Jiang Xinxin's speculations were too far-fetched, Qianlong naturally believed, based on his understanding of Jiang Xinxin, that she must have noticed something and that was why she was making such far-fetched speculations.

His biological mother was only known to the outside world as Li Jingui, but now according to the royal genealogy he was the legitimate son of the late emperor, so he inherited the throne over his adopted third brother. Therefore, his biological mother who had already broken up with the late emperor should simply disappear in time as the late emperor wished, and never appear in any records.

After fooling Qianlong, the emperor set out again to continue his journey south. Jiang Xinxin was in a very good mood. Fortunately, the people serving her were very loyal, otherwise her abnormal good mood would definitely make Qianlong alert, or at least he would doubt what she said that Li Jingui was not his biological mother.

The whole thing happened so quickly that the Queen only heard that someone had come to the Imperial Court and talked about posthumously conferring titles on the late Emperor's concubines.

The first person the empress thought of was Qianlong’s biological mother, Li Jingui, who died in the Old Summer Palace and had no official status throughout her life.

The queen had been paying attention to what was happening in the imperial court, and was also paying attention to Jiang Xinxin's reactions. Apart from teaching Jingse every day, she was not too bothered by it.

Lian Xin, the confidant, didn't think the Queen should worry about this matter. "Your Majesty, to put it bluntly, this matter is between the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. Although you are the daughter-in-law, you have no say in these matters. Besides, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager didn't ask you to express your opinion."