After Huanbi was reborn, she became the prince's favorite

The Toffee opened her mouth, her hopes finally dashed.

"When I saw you just now, I felt that you looked very similar to your mother. However, there are people in this world who look alike even though they are not related by blood. So I didn't ask until I saw this jade pendant..." The concubine said as she returned the jade pendant to Huanbi.

"Your mother and I bought this item together when we were still waiting to be married. We bought the same item on purpose as a token of our love for each other."

Huanbi took over the conversation and told the Concubine Dowager: "My mother gave me this jade pendant before she left, saying that it was very important to her and asked me to keep it well. I didn't expect it to be related to the Concubine Dowager."

After Huanbi finished speaking, she lowered her head again. She had never told the prince her identity. Besides the fact that the time was not right, she was also worried that once the prince knew her identity, he would mind that she was a criminal and that it would affect his future and he would abandon her.

Having been with the prince for such a long time, even though she understood that he would not be a good man if he gave up on her, she was still reluctant and didn't want to.

The prince's tenderness and care made her unable to stop and made her greedy.

Today, she told everything in front of the Concubine Dowager. Now she was nervous and didn't know what would happen next.

She lowered her head very low, thought for a long time and finally mustered up the courage to say: "If the prince and the concubine mind that I am a criminal, Huanbi will understand and will not bear any resentment."

The concubine and the prince looked at each other, and a trace of heartache flashed in their eyes.

Yunli held her hand tightly and told her to feel at ease, "Huanbi, since I like you, I won't care about your identity. I don't want you to worry about these things."

The concubine also nodded, tilted her head and smiled faintly, "I am old and can't accompany Yunli for too long. I just hope that he can be happy in the future. You are a good child. Wouldn't it be a pity to live for these or the eyes of others?

Life is but a hundred years long, how many days can you truly do as you please? As long as you two have a bond of affection, nothing else matters."

Yunli added: "You have been with me for some time, so you naturally know that I am not the kind of person you worry about. The same is true for my mother."

Huanbi was both moved and relieved. The person she liked was indeed the right one. Yunli was definitely not someone who cared about family background and origin. He was still the same free-spirited and easy-going prince.

After dinner, Concubine Shu sent the prince to the back mountain to pick up some firewood and asked Huanbi to stay in the room to talk to her.

She looked at Huanbi's smiling face and suddenly sighed.

"Toffee, what's wrong with you?"

Concubine Shu seemed to be hesitant about what to say.

After a while, she took out a letter from a gilded wooden box. The letter was obviously many years old. The letter paper had turned yellow and the ink inside had smudged onto the envelope.

She sat quietly at the table, watching the Toffee hesitantly push the letter to her.

Huanbi held the envelope in confusion and asked, "What is this?"

"This is the last letter your mother sent me after your grandparents were punished. There are some things in it that I thought I should let you know, but..."

"Just what?" Huanbi didn't understand why the concubine was fine just now and said whatever she wanted, but suddenly became hesitant.

Toffee shook his head and just said, "You'll know when you see it for yourself."

Huanbi slowly opened the letter, spread the wrinkled paper flat on the table, and read it carefully.

She held the letter in one hand and pinched the envelope with the other. After she finished reading what was written in the letter, she felt a button inside the envelope.

She took out the button, which was a jade button inlaid with gold edges. It was obvious that Concubine Shu had taken good care of the button.

Huanbi stared at the button and asked, "Is this the button that my mother mentioned in the letter, the one who murdered my grandfather's family?"

"Probably. Your mother said in the letter that when your grandfather and your uncle first arrived in Beijing, they heard the news of your uncle's death. A few days later, your grandfather's family was ransacked.

She never knew who your grandfather had offended to suffer such a disaster, and thought that I had a lot of experience in the palace, so she asked me to help investigate who made this button. I only found out that only high-ranking officials and nobles could use this button, and that it must have come from the palace. As for who it belonged to, I still haven't found out."

The concubine sighed as she spoke. She also wanted to clear the charges for her good sister because she knew how loyal Bijuer's family was. However, her ability was limited and she could not put herself in a trap just to find out the truth. If those people knew about it, she might even lose her life.

This incident has been a thorn in her heart for so many years. She feels guilty and very uncomfortable.

"I thought these things would be buried with me in the earth, but I didn't expect to meet Bizhuer's daughter today. Today I give them to you. It's up to you whether you want to continue investigating."

Huanbi put the letter and buttons back into the envelope. She had always suspected that her grandparents' family were framed, and now it seemed that her guess was correct.

She bowed to the Concubine Dowager and thanked her sincerely. "I am very grateful that the Concubine Dowager can hand over these evidences to me today. My mother and my grandfather's family died unjustly. I will investigate it thoroughly after I return to the palace."

The concubine looked at the girl and sighed that her personality was so different from her mother's.

"Huanbi, I won't stop you from investigating these things, but you have to be careful. The people in the palace are not easy to deal with, whether for you or for Yunli."

Huanbi took a deep breath and agreed.

At this time, the prince came back carrying a basket of firewood. He hurried into the house to see Huanbi and took the opportunity to ask for credit from his mother.

Concubine Shu tapped her son's forehead with her finger and said helplessly, "You have done a great job today. Mother will remember it!"

Yunli observed Huanbi's expression and felt relieved only when he saw that she was smiling.

It was getting late outside. Huanbi was an unmarried maid and a palace servant. If she left the palace for too long, it would easily attract other people's attention. Yunli had no choice but to take her to bid farewell to the concubine.

On the way back, the carriage was shaking a little. In order to prevent Huanbi from suffering less bumps, the prince held his hands tightly to make her more stable.

In the car, Huanbi looked at the expression in the man's eyes and couldn't help but lean on his shoulder. "Yunli, I have no doubts about your feelings for me. It's just that I still have a lot of things to do right now, and some of them... may be dangerous. Before I finish my own business, I haven't thought too much about our business...

Prince Guo was naturally unhappy to hear this. Now that his mother had met him, he just wanted to marry Huanbi as soon as possible. But since she said that she had a lot of things to do, he could only accompany her to do them first.

He held Huanbi's hands tightly in his broad, powerful palms, and scratched her nose with a smile, "Okay, as long as you are willing, as long as you are happy."

Huanbi nodded with emotion, her eyes and eyebrows showing happiness, "Yunli, you are so nice~"