Chapter 33: Losing both the wife and the army
Qu Ling achieved his goal.
She never thought that she could kill Qu Lianzhi just by spilling tea.
That's too far-fetched.
However, if Qu Lianzhi refused to admit it, she would find a way to get Qu Lianzhi into trouble.
She had quietly placed the pearl there when she went to support the maid.
Actually, it was taken off Qu Lianxue's shoes.
Today, the two sisters wore shoes of the same style for the banquet, but the pearls used by Qu Lianxue were of lower quality, and the pattern was peach blossom instead of crabapple.
In the flower hall, she noticed that one of the pearls on Qu Lianzhi's shoes was missing.
After Qu Lianxue was killed, she took advantage of the situation and tore off a pearl and hid it on her body.
In fact, if you check carefully, you can find loopholes.
But in the midst of fatigue and panic, who would bother to investigate carefully?
Even if someone found out, they would not use the power of the eldest princess to get involved in the assassination case of the princess.
"It seems that you are not only resentful towards A Ling, but also towards me." The eldest princess could not tell whether she was happy or angry.
Qu Lianzhi lowered his head and did not deny it.
She is quite smart, Qu Ling thought.
I know that including the eldest princess in the conversation will make it sound more real.
And she didn't lie.
It is true that Queen Song loved Qu Lianzhi and asked for a title for her, and it is also true that the eldest princess tried to stop her.
"Bring Huan'er here." The princess stopped spilling tea.
Qu Lianzhi let out a long sigh of relief, his whole body soaked in sweat.
When he heard that Huan'er still had to be interrogated, his heart jumped into his throat again.
After glancing at her mother in a very obscure manner, Song's expression was also solemn.
Huan'er was brought here.
The maid had beautiful features and snow-white skin. Although she was wearing servant's clothes, she had her own temperament.
Qu Ling had long noticed that she was not an ordinary servant.
"This girl..." The eldest princess narrowed her eyes and tapped the table with her fingertips. "I remember that Nanny Li personally picked it out for A-Ling."
The female official beside him whispered, "Your Highness, she was sent here three years ago by the imperial court. She is the daughter of a criminal. Because of her young age, she was spared from exile and became an official maid."
"Look up."
Huan'er was forced to look up, but there was no fear in her eyes.
"Do you hate me?" the eldest princess suddenly asked.
"The women who entered the palace were all those whose families had committed serious crimes. You should be grateful to the emperor for not taking your life."
Huan'er let out a sarcastic laugh. "What a joke! I've never heard of anyone killing someone's parents and expecting them to be grateful."
Her eyes were filled with hatred as she scanned the people present one by one, "I'm useless. I can't avenge my parents. I'll wait in hell to see what happens to you all!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she struggled to get up
"Stop her." the female official shouted.
Worried that she would assassinate the eldest princess.
Huan'er stared at Princess Zhang fearlessly.
She reached out and pulled off the only hair ornament from her head. The hairpin had been sharpened by her.
It was too late for the female official to marry him.
The hairpin was inserted into Huan'er's neck.
The sound of a sharp weapon piercing bones makes one's scalp tingle.
Blood gushed out from Huan'er's neck.
She committed suicide.
When the female official came forward to check, she was dead with her eyes wide open.
The eldest princess's face was gloomy. "Did you find anything in Dingxiang Marquis's mansion?"
Yes, it’s still a surprising discovery.
Several letters were found in Huan'er's room, and the signature was Wei Mingshan.
He explained the plan in detail and also mentioned how to use the Song family to get rid of Zhao Yuanrong.
The eldest princess smashed the teacup directly, "Such a remnant of a traitor is hiding so deeply in the princess's mansion."
She directly ordered the female officials, "Count the palace maids that the Queen has rewarded, send them all back to her, and tell her that I am not worthy of them."
Old Madam Song's face was as pale as gold paper, and a sense of relief rose in her heart.
Fortunately, we prepared for the possibility of being exposed.
Even so, I still feel very scared.
Huan'er was carried out.
"As for why the old lady's calming tea appeared in the princess's tea, I'd like to trouble you to investigate carefully." The eldest princess seemed a little tired.
Old Madam Song knew that she was making a concession in response to the Crown Prince's frank agreement to confer the title of County Lady on Qu Ling.
I secretly cursed Qu Ling in my heart for being so lucky.
A hint of ruthlessness flashed across her old face, and she gave a look to the trusted nanny beside her.
An old woman with a broken hand was dragged in.
Everyone in the Song family knew her. She was the second-class maid in the old lady's courtyard who was in charge of tea.
"Madam, please spare my life," the old woman kowtowed desperately, her forehead soon bleeding, "it was all because of my confusion that I mixed up the Cloud Mist Tea and the Anshen Tea."
It turned out that when Zhao Yuanrong arrived, the cloud tea in the flower hall was almost gone, so he went to the old lady's yard to ask for some, but the careless old woman took it by mistake.
It doesn't sound like there are any loopholes.
After all, the princess was the last one to arrive and the tea was the last one to be served.
The old woman was still crying and begging for mercy, and the eldest princess raised her hand with some boredom.
"Since you have served me for many years, I will leave your body intact." Old Lady Song said in a cold voice.
One sentence announced the fate of the old woman.
After peace was restored, the eldest princess stood up and said, "Since the old lady has given an explanation, I will not pursue the matter any further."
As she walked past Old Madam Song, she suddenly whispered, "This is just a trick of sacrificing the chariot to save the king. It's enough to play it once. Next time, I will definitely skin your Song family alive."
Qu Ling knelt down with everyone else to see the eldest princess off.
As soon as the eldest princess left, Old Lady Song fell backwards with her eyes closed, cold sweat on her forehead, and her pale lips trembling slightly, obviously she was filled with anger.
Liu and Song Yuzhen exclaimed and hurried forward to support him.
Song and Qu Lianzhi also surrounded him, and did not forget to turn around and glare at Qu Ling fiercely. The hatred in their eyes almost made them want to eat Qu Ling alive.
It's a futile effort.
Not only did he lose the wife, but he also lost his army.
Qu Ling stood where she was, her skirt still, meeting their gazes, even a faint sneer curling up at the corner of her lips.
Qu Lianjia walked quickly to her side. The girl's face was as pale as paper, but she forced herself to remain calm. "Sister, what...what should we do next?"
"Take Grandma back home," Qu Ling said in a low voice, but every word was clear. "The Song family is in chaos, and it would be inappropriate for Grandma to stay here."
After saying that, he turned and walked towards the wing where Old Madam Qu was accommodated. Qu Lianjia followed without hesitation.
The maids from the Dingxiang Marquis's mansion carefully carried Madam Qu onto the sedan chair.
When leaving the house, Qu Ling saw Chi Yuan.
Qu Ling nodded slightly at him, then left quickly.
On the carriage back home, Qu Ling closed his eyes and rested.
When I came, there was Qu Lianxue, but when I returned, she had become a cold corpse.
He tried to speak again and again, but was stopped by Qu Lianjia.
Qu Ling sent the old lady back to Yunsong Hall, invited the court physician, and personally fed her the medicine.
"The eldest girl is a blessed one. The princess should ask for the title of county lady for her." Cuilu said.
The old lady recovered almost immediately.
"The Marquis is back," someone outside reported, "He locked the second young lady up in the ancestral hall and got really angry with the lady. Please ask the old lady and the eldest young lady to go and take a look."
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