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Xue Ling was no longer in the mood to mess around. She said seriously, "This time, the empress dowager's selection is for the sake of nurturing her trusted aides. Because the people at the head of the palace don't share her appetite, she wants to borrow some strength from the outside. There are ten people who left behind this time, and one of them is a woman who looks very similar to her.

Leng Qiyue thought for a moment before replying, "About seventy to eighty percent similar, she's definitely the daughter of the empress dowager's relative."

Xue Ling smiled mysteriously and said, "How about this, I'll talk about something else first. If I don't talk about this earlier, you won't understand the complicated relationship here."

Leng Qiyue did not stop him. She just quietly listened.

Xue Ling said, "I have sacrificed my sleeping time in the past few days. I have to put in every ounce of effort in every single day to find out about this. It all started thirty-two years ago, when the Empress Dowager Goldmoon entered the palace and the Golden Bead was forced to marry. As you know, Jinzhu's husband's family was originally well-off. Ever since her parents-in-law died, her husband lost his family. Jinzhu was someone who cared about her reputation. She didn't ask for help from her parents, instead, she relied on embroidery to survive. His man felt that the money he made from selling embroidery was not enough for him to spend, so he had the idea of selling her to a brothel.

When the man told his friend David what he meant, David gave him another idea. If a woman was good-looking, she could only sell it for a few hundred taels of silver each time. It would be better if she stayed at home to accept customers. This way, a steady stream of silver would be delivered to her. When the man heard that it was a good idea, he made a deal with David. Actually, Da Wei had already coveted the Golden Bead for a long time. Now that the beauty was here, he generously took out 100 taels to buy the Golden Bead for one night.

The Golden Bead was drunk before she was drunk," he said. "When she woke up, everything was settled. She wanted to die, but the man told her, 'If you die, I'll go around telling people that you're not a woman and that you're a adulterer.'" "Think about it, your mother is from a rich family, and your sister is a imperial concubine. How could they be worthy of such a person?

She had given birth to a girl, but no one knew whose it was, and the man had taken the child away and sold it while she was asleep. Jinzhu had a big quarrel with him over this. The man had raped her while she was still in her month and had threatened to receive her the next day.

Unable to bear it, the Golden Pearl decided to perish with the man and set fire to him. Maybe it was because God looked at her so pitifully that she didn't die.

Later, when Jin Zhu returned home, his parents treated her extremely well. Jin Yue had also returned to visit her. When she saw her younger sister dressed in luxurious clothing, her heart began to twist. She wanted to enter the palace and experience the pride of having her parents kowtow to her. So she went to the lady's school to get the 'lady's guide'.

She really did get the book, but unfortunately she only focused on studying how to seduce men. When she learned to return home, she begged her sister to take her to the palace and broaden her horizons. Jin Yue felt guilty for preventing her from entering the palace, so she sent her to live in the palace.

"Later, when the Golden Bead used a method to climb onto the dragon bed, Jin Yue was greatly dissatisfied with the idea of sending the Golden Bead out of the palace, but the Golden Bead …"

When Leng Qiyue heard this, she interrupted Xue Ling. "I know. Jin Zhu felt that he had let his sister down, so he committed suicide."

Xue Ling rolled her eyes at Leng Qiyue and said, "Aunt, can you listen to what I have to say? If it really is the case, do I need to waste so much time telling you about it?"

When Leng Qiyue heard Xue Ling's words, she knew that there was an inside story, so she fawningly said, "I'm sorry, my little handsome brother. Hurry up and tell me."

Xue Ling harrumphed and continued, "The Golden Bead did not commit suicide, but killed his little sister, Jin Yue."

"Ah?" How could this be? " Leng Qiyue was truly surprised.

Xue Ling replied, "The truth is that the current Empress Dowager is not Goldmoon, but Goldpearl. Back then, when Goldmoon wanted to send the Goldpearl away, the golden-pearl set up a farewell banquet for her. She did not expect that the golden-pearl would poison her, so she drank the poisonous wine.

After drinking the poisoned wine, Goldmoon's entire body became paralyzed, and the Golden Bead hid her in the depths of the cold palace. The reason why she didn't kill Goldmoon was to make her tell her all the major events that had happened in the palace in the past few years. She wanted her to stay in the palace as Goldmoon.

At first, Goldmoon refused to speak, but Goldpearl's methods were cruel. She cut her face, then blinded one of her eyes. Finally, Goldmoon begged for death, and told Goldpearl everything she knew.

From then on, Golden Pearl lived in the palace as Jin Yue. The first person to discover this secret was the Emperor. He wanted to make this known to the world, so Jin Zhu poisoned the Emperor and then embraced his sister's son as the new Emperor. "

Leng Qiyue's brain didn't come to a conclusion as she foolishly asked, "What does all this have to do with the empress dowager killing me this time?"

Xue Ling yawned and said, "If you interrupt me again, I won't say anything."

Leng Qiyue smiled apologetically, "Alright, alright. I won't interrupt you. The Golden Beads are really ruthless."

Xue Ling said, "That's right. I said Jin Yue is a fool. She treated her like the Golden Bead and even embroidered the embroidery of two sisters as a souvenir. She cares about the deep affection between the sisters, but I don't think that's the case. "

Leng Qiyue did not say anything. Her understanding was that once a person dies, he would be somewhat enlightened.

Xue Ling continued, "Jin Zhu became the empress dowager with her identity as Jin Yue. When the political situation stabilized, she thought the late emperor left the palace in the name of filial piety. In fact, she went to find her own daughter.

This time, half of Dongfang Haotian's achievements were due to her becoming the emperor. If she didn't force the late emperor to give up his position, then Dongfang Haotian wouldn't be able to do such a thing. As for the benefits, I really don't know. If they have any agreements, you should ask Dongfang Haotian. "

Leng Qiyue still didn't understand what all of this had to do with the empress dowager killing her. This time, she was very obedient and just listened quietly, not interrupting Xue Ling's words.

Xue Ling saw that Leng Qiyue was still dumbfounded and frowned. "Why are you so stupid?"

Leng Qiyue smiled in embarrassment. "I still don't know why the empress dowager killed me."

Xue Ling looked at her with disdain. "Didn't I say before that amongst the beautiful ladies this time, there was a woman who looked most similar to the empress dowager? That woman was the empress dowager's own daughter. She had been sold to the dentists, who then sold her to the Lu family to be their daughter-in-law. The young master of the family had died at a very young age, and she had been adopted by the Lu family. This time, they paid a huge price to send her to the palace. The empress dowager discovered the jade pendant she was wearing and realized that she was her own daughter. Now, the empress dowager has already recognized her as his niece. "

"Oh …" Only then did Leng Qiyue come to a realization. She had thought of thousands of reasons, but that was the reason why she didn't think of it. Moreover, this matter was too distant and strange, no one would believe it even if it was told. After so many years, with no evidence or evidence, who would dare touch the Empress Dowager's head?

"So, if the Empress Mother wants to put her own daughter in the position of Empress, I'll become her stumbling block, won't I?"

"Haha, you're finally smart." Xue Ling rubbed her furry head against Leng Qiyue's chest...

Leng Qiyue's shoulder was injured, and her arm was in pain. Since she couldn't move it with her other hand, she could only stare at him insolently with a face full of black lines.

"Ah — Empress, this servant had a terrible dream." Han Liu rushed in through the door.

"Empress, just now this servant dreamt that this dog could speak. Do you think it was scary?" Han Liu pointed at Xue Ling.

Xue Ling narrowed her eyes and smiled mischievously. "Beautiful girl, you're not dreaming. I really know how to talk."

Han Liu couldn't bear the excitement no matter how bold she was. She rolled her eyes and lay down stiffly.

Just as Leng Qiyue was about to blame Xue Ling, she heard the eunuch's voice from outside. "The empress dowager has arrived …"