Chapter 986: Always Calculating"The Duke dared not refuse to accept the women given by the Emperor, nor did he dare not give them status, so he gave them all the status of concubines." "From that time on, the lady's health began to deteriorate and she was unable to serve in the emperor's bed." "The two concubines became pregnant one after another. After Madam knew about it, her health became worse." "Later, both concubines gave birth to sons, and Madam's condition became worse and worse." After hearing this, the people present, especially Yan Cheng and Yan Yu, all turned pale. In their hearts, father and mother love each other. But after hearing what the old woman said, they were no longer sure. Yan Funing comforted them: "Dad, aunt, grandpa and grandma, only they know the details. What this old lady said now is what she saw and heard at the time, not what grandpa and grandma thought." Yan Cheng nodded. Yan Yu said, "We should really listen to our father." He turned to look at his brother, "Brother, where is father?"

"Di Feng has already gone to look for him, let's wait." Yan Cheng said. Seeing that the young masters of that time were now people of noble status, the old woman became afraid and trembled with fear, not knowing whether she should continue. "Just keep talking." Madam Hong said, "Regarding what happened between Old Man Yan and your young lady back then, no matter what the situation was, just tell us everything you know. Your young lady was blinded by her younger sister and couldn't see what she was thinking. Old Man Yan was busy with official duties all day long, so he didn't have time to care about the private affairs of the harem. Just tell us everything you know, and those present will make their own judgments." The old woman replied, "Those two concubines usually respect Madam and visit her every morning and evening." "But the lady was holding back her anger, and she was feeling uncomfortable and in a bad mood. In addition, her health was getting worse for some reason. A few years later, she passed away." "Before the Madam left, the Third Miss came to see her, and they talked for a long time in the room. We were not allowed to listen to what they were talking about, and this old servant does not know either." "Later, the Madam called the Duke to her bedside and said that she owed the third sister. The third sister was still unmarried at an old age because of her. In addition, her two children needed someone to take care of them. She thought that instead of letting others take care of them, it would be better to let her own sister take care of them. After all, she was their biological aunt." "The Duke disagreed. He said that if his wife died, he would not remarry." "Madam was worried that the emperor would grant only one child, so she expressed her concerns and said that the birth of her twin children was largely due to the third sister's contribution." "At that time, the Madam cried and begged the Duke, and only then did the Duke agree." The old woman sighed deeply: "That's what happened in the past." Yan Funing hesitated for a moment and asked, "Then why did you leave the Duke's Mansion?" The old woman said, "After the third young lady entered the mansion and became the second lady, she sent all of us ladies away with various excuses. I even begged her to allow me to stay with the young master and the young lady to take care of them, but she disagreed." The hall fell silent. After a long while, Yan Yu asked, "What do you think?" Yan Bojian raised his hand: "What I can think of is that the old woman fell in love with our grandfather when she was young." "Yes, living in the Duke's Mansion is the best proof that she loves our grandfather." Yan Xinghe analyzed, "How can an unmarried woman live in her sister and brother-in-law's house for such a long time?" Yan Funing thought for a moment and then asked the old woman, "Old lady, when she came to take care of your wife, who was in charge of her meals?" The old woman replied, "Miss San takes care of everything, no matter how big or small. She checks everything for Madam, including food, clothing, and daily necessities. Sometimes she feeds Madam herself."

Yan Bojian speculated: "Could it be that she poisoned our grandmother's food?" "When the Madam began to feel unwell, we maids became more vigilant and secretly checked the food, but nothing was found." "What about what they wear?" "What they wear, can they be poisoned?" The old woman frowned. "If food can be poisoned, then so can clothing. Even if the food is not poisoned, it is possible that the tableware is smeared with poison." Yan Funing narrowed her eyes, "Or, the jewelry you wear can also be poisoned." The old woman suddenly stood up and knelt down towards Yan Cheng and Yan Yu. "What?" Yan Cheng frowned. "I remembered something. After you two were born, every time Madam held you, you would always get rashes on your body. It was fine when Miss Three held you away. Madam originally wanted to feed you herself, but because of the rashes, she had to hire a wet nurse." The old woman cried, "Maybe, maybe Madam's clothes were poisoned." Yan Yu slapped the armrest of the chair and said, "That must be the case." He turned around and told the nanny beside him, "Go to the East Garden and bring the old bitch here!" "Yes, princess." The nanny responded and left. When the nanny went out, the old duke came over with his hands behind his back, accompanied by Di Feng. As soon as he stepped over the threshold, everyone who had been discussing animatedly fell silent. Read the error-free version at 69shuba! 6=9+shu_ba is the first to publish this novel. Even the little guy Yuen Long snorted at him. Seeing this, the old Duke was confused: "What's going on? Everyone has a stern face. Who are they showing it to?" No one cares about him. The old Duke looked at Yan Funing and said, "Girl, you speak." Yan Funing stood up and introduced: "Grandfather, this old lady was my grandmother's personal maid. Do you still remember her?" The old Duke narrowed his eyes and called out, "Ami?" Ami immediately bowed to the old Duke and said, "Duke, this is me, this is Ami." "We are all old." The old Duke went to sit next to his son and daughter, motioning Ami to sit down as well, "Tell me how you have been these years?" Ami sat down politely, and a smile appeared on her face. "I was already thirty years old when I left the Duke's Mansion. After so many years, I have lived a good life. Back then, I was introduced to a hunter and married. When others could not afford to eat, we had meat to eat." At this time, Yuan Lang said, "Great-grandfather, we were just talking about great-grandmother, why are you talking about something else?" "So how did your conversation go?" the old Duke asked directly. Ami said: "I will tell you everything I know. Just now I talked about how Madam entrusted the Third Miss to you, and then I talked about the speculation of poisoning..." Everyone started talking at once. There were so many people and the noise was chaotic. Yan Yu raised her hand to signal everyone to be quiet. She asked, "Father, when my brother and I were born, our mother held us and we got rashes on our bodies. Did you know that?" "Is this true?" The old Duke frowned, "Your mother never told me about this."

Ami added: "It's not that the rash occurs every time, so we neglect the clothes." "The matter is roughly clear now. It just depends on whether the man from Dongyuan admits it." Yan Funing said lightly. Yan Bojian clenched his fists: "It's disgusting. She coveted my brother-in-law from her teens to her twenties. During those years, has she always been planning how to kill her own sister?" Thanks to Baozi for the monthly ticket: Book Friend 2018***4315! Thanks to my dear friends for their red sleeve tickets: Guoer’s mother (28 tickets), book friend 785010 (5 tickets), and Sunflower (2 tickets)!