Chapter 28: The plan failed
Song Yuzhen knew nothing.
She was confused as to why this assassin appeared in the Song family.
"It was your maid Huan'er who came running in with the news, saying that you resented the princess and...that only if the princess died would the princess treat you as her own daughter. We were worried something might happen, so we rushed here."
Qu Ling, "I went out today without Huan'er. How did she get here?"
Song Yuzhen subconsciously looked at Qu Lianzhi who was standing behind the crowd.
Qu Lianzhi was stung by everyone's gazes and had no choice but to speak, "Huan'er said that she heard you and Tingqin were conspiring to harm the princess. She came from the princess's mansion, and the princess was her former master. After thinking it over, she decided to go find the housekeeper and ask him to send her to the Song family to avoid any accidents."
Qu Ling raised his eyebrows slightly. "She does have good hearing. Nanny Li and Su Shang are also from the Princess's Mansion and follow me around every day. Yet, they let someone who can't even get close to my bedroom hear such hurtful words."
She turned to Chi Yuan and said, "Sir, it seems that this Huan'er needs a thorough investigation as well."
"How dare a maid accuse her master without authorization? There must be someone behind this."
Chi Yuan glanced at her and said, "Don't worry, Miss Qu. The torture chamber of the Dali Temple is the best at prying open the mouths of people like this."
"The rest will be left to you, sir." Qu Ling bowed and gestured for Su Shang to support Zhao Yuanrong. "I will take the princess to see the imperial physician first."
Qu Ling walked up to Qu Lianzhi and suddenly slapped her in the face, "You're not hiding it well at all."
"You're trying to murder the princess. Wait until the princess peels off your skin."
Qu Lianzhi was stunned, tears streaming down her face. She gritted her teeth and said, "Sister, what does this have to do with me? Even if you don't like me and Lianxue, you can't hurt me like this."
In fact, her heart was beating like a drum.
How could Wei Mingshan fail?
If he couldn't kill Zhao Yuanrong, he should have run away, but he was caught.
The idea was proposed by the Song family, and Wei Mingshan was found by Old Madam Song.
After Lord Wei was killed, his family was not implicated. His house was sealed and he was driven out of the capital. The family lived in a dilapidated house in the suburbs and grew some vegetables to sell in the city.
A clever servant was sent to talk to him.
"Kill the eldest princess's daughter and say that Miss Qu bribed you. You can avenge your father, your mother can get money for medical treatment, and your sister will have a good place to go."
Wei Mingshan knew he would die.
But after going from a pampered nobleman to a poor commoner, he felt that death would be a relief.
He came here, but failed.
Qu Ling took Zhao Yuanrong through the corridor and ran into the prince and his entourage.
The jade belt around the prince's waist clanged as he walked quickly, and several guards with swords followed behind him, looking very imposing.
When he saw Zhao Yuanrong's pale face, he reached out to take her over and asked, "How is the princess?"
Qu Ling stepped aside to block the way. "Your Highness, don't worry. The princess just drank some tranquilizing tea and fell asleep out of drowsiness."
The prince didn't receive the call and froze for a moment. He asked, "Calming tea?"
"What's going on?"
Qu Ling remained calm, "It was the Song family who did this. They sent assassins to kill the princess."
"Where is the assassin?" the prince's voice was cold.
"He has been captured." Qu Ling lowered his eyes slightly, his tone respectful but neither humble nor arrogant.
The prince stared at Qu Ling for a moment, "Miss Qu is quite calm."
He raised his hand to signal the guards behind him, "Send the princess to the East Palace and call the imperial physician to treat her properly."
Qu Ling stopped him, "Your Highness, the Princess will be here soon. We should wait until the Princess arrives before deciding where to send the Princess."
When the prince heard the eldest princess, he didn't say anything.
He just ordered the guards, "Call the imperial physician to see the princess."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Qu Ling thanked Zhao Yuanrong on his behalf.
The prince didn't look at her, his eyes were fixed on Zhao Yuanrong.
The ladies also learned that an assassin had entered the backyard.
Just as I was about to go and see, Qu Ling and Zhao Yuanrong came in.
"What happened to the princess?" Old Madam Song looked a little nervous and went to check on Zhao Yuanrong in person.
Seeing Qu Ling involved in trouble again, Madam Qu exclaimed, "Where have you been instead of staying with the girls?"
When Song saw that Zhao Yuanrong was safe and sound, she knew that the task had not been accomplished.
There was no point in cursing Wei Mingshan in my heart.
"There's an assassin in the backyard, and he's been apprehended. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has gone there, and someone has been sent to inform the Princess's residence," Qu Ling said calmly, "Madam, please find a room for the princess to rest in."
Old Madam Song was horrified when she heard this.
That useless guy from the Wei family couldn’t be killed at all.
Why are the people from the Dali Temple involved?
She was not afraid of Wei Mingshan's nonsense, because the lives of everyone in the Wei family, young and old, were in her hands.
After all the hard work, I didn't accomplish anything and got into trouble, so I inevitably lost face.
The original plan was to add some of her usual tranquilizers into Zhao Yuanrong's tea so that Zhao Yuanrong would not be able to exert any strength.
Wei Mingshan is full of hatred and will definitely kill her.
Kill someone and let Wei Mingshan go out through the side door.
This is the consensus reached with Wei Mingshan.
But in fact, she had no intention of letting Wei Mingshan walk out alive.
You killed someone in the Song family and you still want to escape?
Wouldn't that bring shame to the Song family?
Wei Mingshan will definitely die.
At that time, it was the eldest princess's enemy who took revenge, sneaked in during the birthday party while the Song family was giving alms, and killed people. It had nothing to do with the Song family.
Her daughter, who has been married to the Marquis' Mansion for so many years, has never been able to do her job well. She only thinks about Wei Mingshan hurting Zhao Yuanrong and making the princess stop protecting Qu Ling.
She said that anything that is eye-catching should be removed directly.
Old Madam Song felt a little disappointed with her.
I have two daughters, neither of them is good enough.
The poison in the palace that failed to kill Zhao Yuanrong became a threat to Song Yuzhen.
The man in the Marquis' Mansion couldn't kill Qu Ling, and the whole place was in a mess.
She killed the two little girls at once to avoid constant trouble.
No matter how powerful the eldest princess is, she can't overthrow the Song family alone.
In the past, the Queen Mother of Song used poison to kill her.
Unfortunately, before her death, the Queen Mother Song softened her heart and gave the antidote to him.
He said he closed his eyes and didn't care about anything.
According to Old Madam Song, it should be the Empress Dowager Song who should take the eldest princess away, as that would be truly for the good of the Song family.
If the prince ascends the throne smoothly and marries Song Yuzhen, the Song family can continue for another hundred years.
Old Madam Song hated the eldest princess.
Her expression changed. Just as she was about to speak, the wife of Marquis Jingwei interrupted her, "Ayuan, what is going to the backyard for? We are here to celebrate the birthday, not to investigate. If there is any assassin, the Jingzhao Yin should come. He is the one meddling in other people's business."
This doesn't sound like something a mother would say.
Qu Ling recalled the rumors he had heard in his previous life.
The wife of Marquis Jingwei is extremely biased.
In order to snatch the position of crown prince for his younger son, he almost cost his eldest son his life.
Qu Ling looked at her and said, "My fourth sister seems to have been bullied by Miss Song Er. She was punished by being made to kneel in the backyard. The assassin was chasing me and the princess and accidentally killed her."
"Master Chi is not meddling in other people's affairs."
Another wave was stirred up.
There was a flash of displeasure in the eyes of Marquis Jingwei's wife.
Madam Qu was startled. "What? Lian Xue is dead?"
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