Chapter 4 Broken Arm
The residence of Princess Hengshan is like a prince's mansion.
There are many staff members in the government office, and officials come and go.
Qu Ling handed over the jade pendant given by the eldest princess and went in quickly.
The eldest princess left her state affairs and walked quickly to the flower hall.
"aunt--"
Qu Ling threw himself directly into her arms.
The eldest princess was startled for a moment, then reached out and hugged her.
"...Originally, your sister Yuanrong was supposed to pick you up, but she got into a fight with the Crown Prince and injured him, so she was imprisoned in the palace as punishment."
Qu Ling raised her head, and her face was very similar to her mother's.
The eldest princess touched him in a trance, unable to hold back her tears, "You have grown up."
Then he said, "I didn't let you return to Beijing until today. Do you blame me?"
Qu Ling shook his head, "If it weren't for my aunt, I would have been killed long ago."
She told the eldest princess exactly what Nanny Fang said before she died.
"Aunt, I don't dare go back. Everyone in that place wants to kill me."
The eldest princess immediately ordered the imperial physician to come and support her. "Don't be afraid, your aunt will definitely seek justice for you."
The sun is at its zenith.
Qu Sheng wandered outside the mansion for a long time, and finally mustered up the courage to knock on the door of the mansion. He stood in the old lady's room, his mouth dry.
"You said she went to the princess's mansion?" The old lady's face was gloomy.
The Marquis's wife, Mrs. Song, brought her daughter Qu Lianzhi, the concubine's daughter Qu Lianxue, and the second wife, Mrs. He, brought her daughter Qu Lianjia, all gathered here.
"The eldest girl still blames me," Song sighed, "I should go pick her up myself."
Qu Lianzhi felt wronged. "What right does she have to blame her mother? Back then, she was holding a knife and shouting for war and killing. Who in the whole capital was so disrespectful to her mother? Grandmother was kind and didn't send her to the ancestral temple, but only to Jiangzhou. What else could she be dissatisfied with?"
"If you don't want to come back, then don't come back!" The old lady snorted coldly, "It won't be so easy to come back in the future."
Song smiled secretly, but said softly, "Mother, calm down. The girl from the Marquis's Mansion is living in the Princess's Mansion. If it gets out, it will make the Marquis lose face. Your daughter-in-law will go there in person to bring her back."
Going there with great fanfare would let people know how arrogant and conceited this young lady is and how she looks down on others.
The old lady nodded, "Then I'll have to trouble you."
There was no point in cursing Qu Ling in my heart.
I wanted to help her fight against the Song family, but I didn't expect that she didn't even dare to enter the house.
Qu Lianzhi stood up and said, "I'll accompany mother."
There is someone she wants to see in the princess's mansion.
Song had just returned to the main courtyard to change her clothes for going out when she heard a commotion.
"What happened?" Madam Cao scolded, "What's the punishment for disturbing the Madam?"
Unexpectedly, the person who came in was a female official from the princess's mansion, followed by several maids and officials from Jingzhao Prefecture.
"We are conducting a search under the princess's order. All outsiders please leave immediately." The female official said in a cold voice.
Song's brows furrowed.
"How dare you be so presumptuous!" Madam Cao shouted, blocking the way in front of the Marquis's wife. "This is the rear quarters of the Dingxiang Marquis's mansion, and my wife is the Empress's biological sister. How dare you offend her?"
The female official stepped forward, holding a document from Jingzhao Prefecture. "The Imperial Hospital has confirmed that the eldest daughter of the Marquis' Mansion has been poisoned by Furongxiao. This poison doesn't form overnight. The Princess has sent someone to Jingzhao Prefecture to file a case."
Nanny Cao was shocked and went to see Song unconsciously.
Song's eyes flickered slightly, and she dug her nails into her palms to steady herself. "The eldest lady grew up in Jiangzhou, what does her poisoning have to do with me?"
The female official took out another piece of blood written on it and said, "This is the confession written by Madam Fang, who was by her side, before she died."
The bloody handprint was so shocking that Song almost lost her legs.
"She died in Jiangzhou. I'm afraid someone is crying 'Catch the thief!'"
"In that case, please step aside so that we can search it and find out whether it is true or not," said the female official.
Song raised her chin. "The princess framed me and humiliated the Marquis's family. What should we do if we can't find them?"
"The eldest princess said that she would personally apologize to the lady and ask for the title of county lady for the second young lady."
When Empress Dowager Song was alive, the Song family tried countless times to get the title of county lady for Qu Lianzhi, but was always thwarted by the eldest princess.
The female official's words made her a little shaken.
"Okay," she said, stepping aside. "Since the princess wants to investigate, then let's do it."
That old woman, Nanny Fang, told everything in order to survive.
It was not until this time that Song finally remembered a neglected issue.
Why did Nanny Fang kill Nanny Zhou?
There's no reason.
Could it be that Qu Ling knew something?
impossible.
If she knew, she would not be able to remain calm.
Song took advantage of this gap to ponder, and the more she thought about it, the more frightened she became.
Nanny Fang knew nothing about Furong Xiao's affairs, so...how did Qu Ling know?
After much thought, it can only be that Nanny Zhou betrayed her, and Nanny Fang was used by Qu Ling in addition to being a traitor.
Song held her chest and gasped for breath.
fine.
Furong Xiao had never passed through her hands, let alone been kept in the mansion.
A wave of regret washed over her.
I should have killed that bitch Qu Ling back then.
Then murderous intent arose.
It's just right that I'm back. There are many ways to kill her silently.
“Found it, found it!”
The sound coming from the house startled the birds on the eaves.
Song turned around suddenly and looked at the female official in disbelief as she walked out with a porcelain bottle.
The accompanying imperial physician saw this and stepped forward to check, "It is Furong Xiao."
"Impossible!" Song said, "You brought this with you and put it in my room to frame me."
Such a plan is simply too clumsy.
The old lady learned about the movement in the Marquis' Mansion and rushed over.
The imperial physician bluntly stated, "The poison in the young lady's body has been there for seven years."
Both Mrs. Song and the old lady knew this imperial physician, who was the one who treated Empress Dowager Song.
What he said couldn't be false.
"Seven years ago, the eldest girl was only nine years old, and she was ten when she left the Marquis' Mansion. This Furongxiao makes people feel uneasy and have nightmares," the female official said. "It seems that the eldest girl's assassination of you back then was also a self-torture trick on your part."
Song shook her head angrily, "I want to see the Empress. The Princess is just framing me."
"Shut up!" The old lady was really angry.
She trembled and ordered, "Go and ask the Marquis to come back!"
Of course, I’m not worried about Qu Ling, I’m worried about myself.
This vicious woman actually dared to poison Qu Ling in the Marquis' Mansion without anyone knowing. Would she also poison herself?
Just thinking about it made the old lady's soul disperse.
She pointed at Madam Cao and said, "This evil servant who harmed his master will be tied up and handed over to the princess immediately."
The old lady is not confused yet, as Song still has the queen and the prince behind her.
Nanny Cao was shocked, but soon calmed down.
Someone has to take the blame.
"It was this servant who took the initiative to murder the young lady. It has nothing to do with Madam."
Now that she's dead, her family will surely have a better life.
The female official did not investigate further.
Before coming, Miss Qu had instructed, "Just break her arm. It's not appropriate for Aunt to break up with the Song family right now."
Madam Cao was tied up and taken out of the Marquis' Mansion with a deathly pale face.
The old lady raised her hand and hit Song's knee hard with her cane.
Song screamed in pain and fell to the ground in a mess.
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