The Fierce Farm Girl Has A Secret Space

Chapter 2786: Chapter 2786: Coincidence (9)

Hong Yu’s eyebrows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

”The eldest daughter of the Meng Family, Meng Keqing, was very beautiful. Later, she was selected to enter the palace as a palace maid, but was quickly noticed by the Han King who kept her by his side as a maidservant. However, because the Yun King praised her a few times, the Han King generously gave her to the Yun King as a concubine.”

”Madam, why are you telling me, a mere servant, all this? I didn’t even know.”

”Don’t worry, just think of it as me telling a story.”

Hong Yu remained silent, lowering her head to eat, but her slightly trembling hands as she cleaned showed her nervousness.

Yang Ruxin smiled briefly and continued, ”Back then, the Meng Family almost controlled half of the overseas trade, and this significant portion was mostly with Wa Country. Of course, there’s nothing unusual about that, but what’s interesting is that the Meng Family’s eldest son, Meng Kelong, married a girl from the An Family, An Yun. But this An Yun is a cousin to the Crown Prince’s concubine, Feng Rong...”

The chicken leg in Hong Yu’s hand fell to the ground with a thud.

”In previous years, the sea area over there was often harassed by pirates, but the Imperial Court was always helpless because they easily found opportunities to land, and by the time the Imperial Court’s troops arrived, they had already set sail... Once or twice could be luck, but for it to happen consistently over so many years, could it still be luck?”

”Initially, the Meng Family always casually mentioned that they were relatives of the Crown Prince, implying that their backer was the Crown Prince. But in reality? Feng Rong is indeed part of Consort Shu’s faction, right? Feng Yue?”

”You...” Hong Yu looked on in horror, eyes wide.

”How do I know?” Yang Ruxin spread her hands, ”Actually, it was a coincidence. Back then, I bought a family, only to find out they were members of the main branch of the Du Family from Quanzhou, who had been framed and forced into exile by the second branch. And at that time, the Meng Family’s youngest daughter, Meng Keran, was betrothed to the Du Family’s eldest son, Du Yunpeng. Unluckily, I felt that the Du Family shouldn’t be controlled by scum from the second and third branches, so I decided to help Uncle Du reclaim the Du Family. In the process, I naturally uncovered quite a bit.”

”By the way, I just received some news yesterday; it turns out that Cui Meng has a sister named Cui Yi, rumored to have married far away, and a younger sister called Cui Li, who happens to be the current head madam of the Feng family—your stepmother.”

Hong Yu closed her eyes, and after a long pause, let out a deep breath: ”You truly are frightening.”

”I didn’t expect it to be such a coincidence either,” Yang Ruxin said with a face full of helplessness. ”The key is that these events were so coincidental, and I love reasoning, so I gradually made sense of various things I’ve known over the years and terrifyingly realized that this might be a grand setup that has been orchestrated for many years.”

In her previous life, Yang Ruxin might not have achieved much, but that didn’t stop her from having a strong thirst for knowledge, with her greatest love being detectives like Conan and Sherlock Holmes. Her favorite shows were crime and investigation dramas, especially forensic dramas. Didn’t she always gnaw on a bone while watching the dissections?

Alright, it’s a bit gross, but understanding human anatomy is very useful in a fight—knowing where to strike to cause pain without being fatal, where to hit to cause partial paralysis...

Alright, back to the point and avoid digressing.

”But I have a big question, something I just can’t figure out, so I came today hoping Aunt Hong Yu can help me clear up my confusion.”