"They are all the emperor's children. They all call me Huang Niang. It is right for me to think about them."
Nian Shilan smiled and said: "I will definitely let the Ministry of Internal Affairs prepare my brother's place, so the emperor can rest assured."
"Okay, go back and go slowly."
"Concubine, please retire."
As soon as Nian Shilan came out of Chuxiu Palace, his expression became relaxed.
"How's the matter that I asked you to investigate?"
Nian Shilan asked looking at Zhou Ninghai beside him.
"It's been found."
Zhou Ninghai knew that this matter could not be discussed outside, so he only said one sentence and said nothing more.
After returning to Yikun Palace, Zhou Ninghai took out the list of all the guards who died ten years ago.
"My dear, not many guards died ten years ago, so it's easy to check."
Zhou Ninghai copied down all the names of people who had records from ten to fifteen years ago.
Nian Shilan looked at the names on it, none of them were familiar.
Ten years ago, the emperor had just ascended the throne. At that time, I didn't have the mood to remember these people.
"Go and convey the New Year's wishes."
After much deliberation, Nian Shilan still has to rely on Nian's will.
When Nian Yi heard Nian Shilan pass on him, he hurried over.
"Look at this list. Are there any familiar people?"
Nian Shilan handed the names copied by Zhou Ninghai to Nian Yi.
Although Nian Yi was puzzled, he still took it.
But the meaning of the year is clear at a glance.
"Ming Ge, Cheng Yubai, and Gu Yecheng were very good brothers."
After reading it, Nian Yi pointed out the list in his hand to Nian Shilan and said: "Ten years ago, I was still young, but I followed the general everywhere. The reason why I know these three brothers is because they All three died in the palace in the same year."
"at the same time?"
Nian Shilan was confused. If there was a big palace change, it wouldn't be strange to die fighting at the same time, but he hadn't heard about it?
"The first person to die was Cheng Yubai. He was the emperor's bodyguard back then. He died suddenly not long after the emperor ascended the throne."
Nian Yi recalled: "After Cheng Ge heard that Cheng Yubai died suddenly, he left the palace first. No one knows the reason, and no one knows whether it is true or false. However, there is a rumor in the palace that he killed Cheng Yubai. Empress Yubai was discovered by the emperor and sentenced to death."
"What about Gu Yecheng?"
Nian Shilan nodded.
"What this man doesn't know is that he was an unknown pawn in the first place. After the two of them were gone, he became the emperor's most trusted guard."
Nian Yi said: "But I didn't expect that he would assassinate the emperor and then be killed."
Nian Shilan sounded a little outrageous.
The manner of death of these three people is unclear.
"Do these three people have families?"
Nian Shilan immediately thought of this problem.
"It didn't happen back then."
Nian Yi said that it was because they had some relatives back then that they were gone when they were gone.
No one investigated whether these things were true or false, but after that year, the three brothers really never appeared again, so no one mentioned them again.
"Then the people you saw at the border fortress were three of them?"
What Nian Shilan wants to confirm now is just who belongs to the frontier fortress.
"Weichen has only met Ming Ge and Cheng Yubai once, so he doesn't dare to recognize them."
Nian Yi shook his head and was not sure.
"However, I can draw a picture of that person and show it to the general."
After Nian Yi said this, he looked at Nian Shilan. Whether or not to tell Nian Gengyao was up to Nian Shilan.
Nian Shilan thought that things had reached this point and she could no longer hide it from her brother.
"Okay, you draw it and ask Zhou Ninghai to send it over."
Nian Shilan didn't ask Nian Yi to send it off, because if that person was really the emperor, Nian Yi might have been monitored by now.
"Weichen has already drawn a few pictures. Your Majesty, you can take a look at them first."
As soon as Nian Yi heard Nian Shilan's agreement, he took it out from his arms.
Nian Shilan didn't expect that Nian Yi was ready.
"How do you know I will investigate?"
Although Nian Shilan took the painting from Nian Yi's hand, he did not open it to look at it.
"Weichen didn't know that the empress would go check it out, but Weichen was afraid that he would forget the person's appearance, so he had already drawn it when he came back. Moreover, even if the empress didn't check, Weichen wanted the general to take a look. This person’s.”
Nian Yi was telling the truth.
Nian Shilan looked at Nian Yi for a while and then opened the painting.
"You've only seen one person, so why are there two of them?"
Nian Shilan opened the door and saw that there were portraits of two people inside, so he asked.
"Empress, this person is the person Wei Chen saw."
Chang Yi approached Nian Shilan and pointed at the one who looked younger and more energetic.
"And this is Cheng Yubai, whom Wei Chen has seen before, and Wei Chen also drew him."
Nian Shilan looked at the two people. They looked very different, which meant that this person was definitely not Cheng Yubai.
"This Cheng Yubai looks a little familiar."
Nian Shilan looked at Cheng Yubai repeatedly. If he had met Cheng Yubai ten years ago, Nian Shilan should have no impression at all.
But now it feels familiar. Where have I seen it?
Nian Shilan looked at it for a while but didn't think of it, so he called Zhou Ninghai in.
"Early tomorrow morning, send these two portraits to Nian Mansion and let your brother see if they recognize them."
Nian Shilan handed the bag in his hand to you, and then said: "Then let your brother and sister-in-law enter the palace."
When Nian Shilan said these words, she did not avoid Nian's intention. She deliberately let him know.
If something happens to Nian Gengyao again this time, regardless of whether it has anything to do with Nian Gengyao or not, he will not keep him anymore.
"Your Majesty, it's better not to let the general enter the palace yet."
Unexpectedly, Nian Yi disagreed.
"reason."
Nian Shilan asked calmly while looking at Nian Yi.
"For the general's sake, retreating from the world to recuperate is the best way. No matter what happens in the house, you will be recuperating on the opposite side. And now, Madam, not only the Nian family, but also the entire Hesheli family is working for you."
Nian Shilan listened to Nian Yi's analysis and found it reasonable.
But the current situation forced me to be more cautious.
Hesheli actually sent someone to deliver something in one of his poems, and he was surrendering both inside and outside of his words.
She is now the Queen of the Hesheli family, and the Hesheli family also hopes that Nian Shilan will support other women in the clan.
"The Hesheli clan and the Wuya clan are already at odds with each other, and now is a good time to take advantage of them."
Naturally Nian Yi knew Nian Shilan's hesitation, so he came up with an idea and said, "Why don't we see their sincerity at this time."
Zhou Ninghai brought the portrait to Nian Mansion. Su Deyin was smart and guessed that the two people might be related to the frontier fortress.
"Aren't these Cheng Yubai and Gu Yecheng?"
Unexpectedly, Nian Gengyao recognized him after just one glance.
"Didn't they die ten years ago? Where did their portraits come from? Why does Gu Yecheng feel a little different?"
Nian Gengyao had been in and out of the palace frequently ten years ago, so he naturally recognized some of the guards around the emperor.
