THE FLOWER PALACE'S SECRET

Chapter 61: Digging into the Past

"Xiao Jing Mei is my daughter."

Lightning seemed to be snatching the hearts of everyone, except for Lin Zian. He was not surprised because he knew. Shen Yanzhia had told him that she was not Prince Yun's real daughter. Only, Lin Zian did not expect that her real mother was the woman he had met yesterday by the roadside and insisted on asking her to let go of the woman.

The Prime Minister squinted his eyes. It's out of his control. During these dozen years, he had always acted carefully and hiddenly. All his actions were always neat and left no trace. If anything was left behind he would instantly get rid of it. Why was this woman still alive and saying that Shen Yanzhia was her biological daughter?

"Eighteen years ago, when the news of the death of the Emperor's Father and Crown Prince Xiao Yanzhi reached the palace, you told people to kill me. The Queen Mother sent me out of the palace at night to save me. Yes, I almost died that night. Fourth Uncle who just came home from the trip met me and saved me. Prime Minister, don't you think I'm dead and just found the rest of my bloodied clothes?"

The Prime Minister is stunned. That night, his subordinates indeed only found the rest of Han Yuanniang's clothes and did not find his body. He replaced it with the body of another woman whose face had been vandalized to fake her death. However, all of that turned out to be just a trap deliberately set up by Yuan Niang to escape.

"Those who were my subordinates knew that I was pregnant at the time. Thanks to Prince Yun, my daughter was able to survive and live well. Have you ever wondered why the Queen Mother loved her so much compared to her other grandchildren?"

Niang Yuan revealed the events of eighteen years ago to everyone. Inside the hall, he told me everything that happened that night. Including the matter of her escape, the Queen Mother's secret letter to Prince Yun, then some of the reasons why she was hunted after Xiao Yanzhi and her emperor's father died on the battlefield.

At this time, the secret of the death of the emperor and his crown son was also revealed clearly. Niang Yuan showed the blood letter obtained from the results of Tang Yin's investigation, Lin Zian and Shen Yanzhia over the past few months whose contents were successfully translated as clues to the true cause of death of the emperor and his crown son. In addition, Niang Yuan also revealed the recognition of the emperor's Grand Concubine now regarding the weakening of the condition of the late crown prince at that time.

All of these events were explained in a row without any details being missed. During these eighteen years, Niang Yuan lived in seclusion and did not want to return to the capital. However, she instead met her own daughter and witnessed how much she had suffered all this time. Even after hearing the unpleasant news, Niang Yuan still wanted to take revenge on the person who had messed up his entire family's life.

Last night, Niang Yuan secretly met Consort Duan and asked for an explanation regarding what Shen Yanzhia had said while at Dongshan Temple and asked why Consort Duan was doing it all. Thanks to Consort Duan wanting to cooperate, Niang Yuan had the courage to reveal the truth that had been kept tight. Niang Yuan also could not bear to hear his daughter every night muttering Lin Zian's name nonstop.

"Eighteen years ago, Prince Yun brought my daughter back to the empire and recognized her as his daughter on the Queen Mother's secret order. This is a blood letter from my late husband. If you don't believe it, you can come to Ruo Shui Palace to confirm it" Niang Yuan said.

"Prime Minister... You, you killed the emperor, the crown prince, me, and also my daughter. Now you also want to kill Lin Zian by forcing him to marry someone else?" asked Niang Yuan in a choked voice.

"I didn't do it! Yuanniang, you're lying!"

The Prime Minister is against. He is the greatest and most hidden villain of the class. His efforts at the imperial court could not collapse just because of Han Yuanniang's ridiculous words. Niang Yuan sneered. This despicable Prime Minister is really thick-headed.

"You corrupted the military funds, then committed another crime secretly. Isn't this why you killed the late Emperor and the Crown Prince?" Niang Yuan asked again.

Everyone hold their breath. The truth they had known for eighteen years was not like this. Not wanting to believe, yet the evidence in Niang Yuan's hands was so clear.

"No! Han Yuanniang, do you know the punishment for slandering palace officials?"

Lin Zian who had been watching became fed up. His anger had been stirring for a moment when he knew the full story of the truth that he had been investigating with Shen Yanzhia and Tang Yin. Because of the Prime Minister, his brother became a stranger.

"Prime Minister! Do you still want to dodge?" snapped Lin Zian. Everyone inside the hall was shocked. This was the first time they had seen the Second Prince getting angry and yelling at the person before all of them.

"No! The Crown Prince, Han Yuanniang and the Second Prince want to fight you! They're slandering me so you lose your support!"

Lin Yang closed his eyes. Either right or wrong, which he clearly felt was being played with. The drama before him was a spectacle that should not be published in front of many people. One knows today is the wedding day between the two kingdoms, not the day of digging up the tragic stories of the past that left everyone confused.

"Shut up, Han Yuanniang! You lied! You just want revenge because the empire didn't find you sooner, right?" Perdana Minerti is still evasive.

From the direction of the front door, Consort Duan suddenly entered. The Grand Concubine was fed up with her father's increasingly out-of-bounds behavior. It was fine if the old man sacrificed his own daughter, killing the emperor and his crown son, but not by accusing Niang Yuan and destroying the lives of others again.

"Dad! Until when do you want to keep doing evil?" ask Concubine Duan.

"What do you mean?" The Prime Minister asked.

"Your crimes in the past are too many! The reason you killed Concubine Rui was also because she found out that you were the one who poisoned the late Emperor and the Crown Prince, right?"

Lin Zian's emotions peaked again. The prince was so angry that it turned out that the person who had killed his foster mother was the Prime Minister. He wanted to attack the old man, beat him up and kick him, but Tang Tin held him back from being rash. Lin Zian was asked to be patient until all his stories were finished until the end so that he could decide what action to take.

"Dad, you also killed the late Queen because she first knew the truth. Then you killed Concubine Rui. I guess, you're delaying killing me because I'm your daughter, right? Dad, how many more people do you want to eliminate to cover up your crimes?"

Concubine Duan said so loudly. He could not stand his father's behavior. In the past, he and Niang Yuan both entered the palace due to the selection of the prince's wife. Concubine Duan lost to Niang Yuan and married the current emperor. Consorts Rui and the late Queen Shi are her brothers. Although Consort Duan did not have a good and straight heart, he could still tell the difference between kindness and revenge.

Lin Yang blushed his face. All this time he has been played and used by the Prime Minister. Lin Yang was too afraid of Lin Zian's growing strength. Lin Yang was too scared because the Queen Mother loved her sister more than him. Though he shouldn't be so because since childhood, Lin Zian had suffered a lot. In comparison, the difficulty his sister faced was far greater than her fear.

Lin Yang looked at the Prime Minister in disappointment. The person he trusted turned out to be a despicable criminal whose even mistakes could not be redeemed for seven generations. The sin of killing the emperor, crown prince, queen, concubine of honor, as well as other royal families cannot be forgiven in any way.

"Damn you Han Yuanniang! You too! As my daughter, you should have defended your father!" the Prime Minister. The old man suddenly laughed so loudly that his voice blared all over the hall.

"Sadly it's too late! Crown Prince, if you don't capture the Second Prince and Han Yuanniang right now, I can't guarantee you'll stay seated there comfortably!"

Lin Yang and everyone were flabbergasted.

"What do you want to do?"

The Prime Minister then shouted. From the front of the palace, thousands of soldiers attacked the gate and attempted to break through. The unprepared palace guard troops were instantly overwhelmed. The sounds of fighting rang out all the way to the hall. The officials present stepped aside, trying to save their own lives. Lin Yang stood up furiously.

"Prime Minister! You're rebelling!" shouted Lin Yang filled with emotion. The Prime Minister laughed, feeling that he had won.

"Second Prince!" exclaimed Lin Yang.

Lin Zian sprightly.

"Catch this traitor!"

After hearing the command, Lin Zian took out the guard sword then jumped slashing at all the brash warriors who dared to enter the hall. The Prime Minister also drew out his sword, then charged at each other with Lin Zian. Niang Yuan pulled Consort Duan behind his body, then helped him protect it by sprinkling poison on the rebels. Meanwhile, Lin Yang tried to catch his breath, then went down by himself helping his sister.