"Are you from the Eastern Capital, Madam He?" Emperor Yongchang was actually a little nervous when he asked.
He should have called her Madam Lianshan.
But clearly, compared to the surname He, the once-glorious Lianshan surname already meant no more than a roadside stray to Emperor Yongchang.
He Miaojun did not conceal it, nor could she. "I am indeed from the Eastern Capital."
Emperor Yongchang instantly fell silent.
The atmosphere also began to turn murderous.
Lianshan Jingcheng began considering how to make Corpse-Dissolving Water.
Lianshan Xin searched Kuang Mountain for an auspicious site suitable for Emperor Yongchang's imperial tomb.
Only Nie Hongxiu blinked. "So you're from the He Gate, madam. No wonder you're so knowledgeable. But the He Gate fell so long ago. I believe they were exterminated for rebellion two hundred years ago, before His Majesty was even born."
Lianshan Xin let out a great breath, his gaze full of appreciation as he looked at Nie Hongxiu.
For the sake of her real husband, Nie Hongxiu had begun speaking with finesse.
In just a few sentences, she had identified the key point-Emperor Yongchang and He Miaojun had no personal grudge. Only the Xia Family and the He Clan had a hereditary feud.
But a hereditary feud was a sea of blood between two lineages. When it came to individuals, that was another matter.
"Was the He Gate very powerful back then?" This was the first Lianshan Xin had heard of this lineage.
The books had never told the He Gate's story either.
Nie Hongxiu explained, "Seventeen meritorious subjects helped the Great Ancestor conquer Great Yu back then, and every one of them rendered outstanding service. That's also the origin of the realm's seventeen provinces today. The Eastern Capital was conquered by He Yuanshi."
"Why only seventeen provinces in the