Chapter 51 My son loves you the most
When Qu Mingyue heard the news that Liu Xuan had fallen to his death, she was struck by lightning, her eyes turned black, and she almost fainted.
"What did you say?" She grabbed the servant's collar without paying attention to her manners, breaking her carefully maintained nails. "Prince... How could the prince..."
She was gasping for breath, and before she could finish her words, a breath got stuck in her chest, her eyes rolled back, and she fell backwards to the ground.
The maids and servants hurriedly caught her.
After finally coming back to her senses, she just stared at the servant with red eyes, "Prince..."
She could not accept the fact that her son was dead.
The servant was so frightened that he trembled all over and stammered, "The prince fell from Taiyun Pavilion... already... already..."
"No--!"
Qu Mingyue almost screamed as she rushed out, her pearl hairpin falling to the ground. She walked through the corridor with unsteady steps and ran towards Taiyun Pavilion like a madman.
"Ah Xuan... my son..."
The shrill howls echoed throughout the mansion.
When everyone in the Marquis' Mansion heard the news, they rushed over and heard Qu Mingyue's heart-wrenching cries from afar.
When they arrived, they saw Liu Xuan lying in a pool of blood, his skull shattered and his eyes wide open, as if he had died with his eyes open.
Qu Mingyue knelt on the ground, trembling as she hugged her son's body, her face covered with tears and blood.
She raised her head suddenly and glared fiercely at the trembling servant beside her. "Who killed my son? Who?"
Duke Suguo also looked pale, and seemed to be on the verge of collapse, with a gloomy look in his eyes that could tear anyone apart.
The servant had already gone mad with fear, kneeling on the ground and speaking incoherently, "I didn't know. The prince said he was coming to Taiyun Pavilion to see the second young lady. I was just following him from a distance. Who knew... who knew the prince would suddenly fall down."
Qu Lianzhi stood in the crowd, his face pale. Upon hearing this, he immediately refuted, "Nonsense, I never asked him to meet. Today is his engagement party with my sister. I'm afraid it's not the eldest lady who asked her to meet. You must have heard it wrong."
The servant was so scared of death that he had no time to cover up for her.
She immediately cried out, "How could the Second Miss deny it so cleanly? At the County Lady's birthday banquet, you and the Crown Prince were hugging each other, and the Crown Prince even gave you our Madam's glass bead flower. Why are you denying it today?"
Everyone present had a changed expression, even Song looked at Qu Lianzhi in shock.
She knew that the old lady had sent someone to ask Qu Lianzhi for the pearl flower. She thought it was really lost and picked up by a maid, so she never asked about it carefully. It turned out that it was sent by Liu Xuan.
It's over.
The Song family was very disappointed and felt that they were being framed again.
Qu Lianzhi felt a chill running up from the soles of his feet, and the blood in his body seemed to freeze.
"Bitch!"
Qu Mingyue suddenly pounced forward and slapped Qu Lianzhi hard in the face.
"You vile thing, you shameless thing, return my son's life to me."
Her words were vulgar, and she wanted to use the most vicious words in the world on Qu Lianzhi.
Qu Lianzhi was beaten so hard that she staggered back, with blood oozing from the corners of her mouth. Before she could stand still, Qu Mingyue grabbed her hair like a madman and scratched her face with his nails.
"ah……"
"stop!"
Song finally came to her senses and stepped forward to push Qu Mingyue away, but Qu Mingyue didn't move at all.
Qu Lianzhi screamed in pain and struggled desperately, but Qu Mingyue had already lost his mind and was incredibly strong.
"You seduced my son and caused his death. I want you to pay with your life!"
Qu Xin frowned and pulled Qu Mingyue away with force, "Don't be crazy! The most important thing right now is to find out how A Xuan died!"
There was a sudden sharp pain in his arm.
It turned out that it was Duke Su who had grabbed him.
Duke Su looked at his son's pale face and a low growl rolled out of his throat.
"My son died in your house. You should give us an explanation."
Qu Chen was embarrassed in front of the public, his face livid. He tried to break free, but couldn't. He snorted coldly, "Maybe he fell to his death?"
He became angry and spoke harshly. He glanced at Liu Xuan's body and said sarcastically, "Being engaged to A Ling and yet entangled with Lian Zhi, even God cannot bear to see this."
Duke Su's eyes were bloodshot, and his fists were clenched so tightly that they made a creaking sound. "I want you to pay with your life!"
Qu Xi was not afraid, and gritted his teeth, "I let A Ling marry him because of my sister. Otherwise, what does your Duke's Mansion's life or death have to do with me?"
"Since we're engaged, it doesn't matter whether Axuan is dead or alive. A Ling will marry him anyway."
Qu Xi has his own plans.
He knew that Duke Su was the Crown Prince's most trusted confidant, and he wanted the Duke's Mansion to owe him a favor.
When Song heard this, a hint of gloating flashed in her eyes.
Marrying a dead man, Qu Ling's life is completely over.
Duke Suguo shuddered all over and loosened his grip in dejection.
That shortfall of silver was used to support the army.
His heart is bleeding.
Even if his son died in the Marquis' Mansion in such an unclear manner, he had to accept it for the sake of the entire Duke's Mansion.
The status must be determined first and the dowry must be taken back.
He looked up at the sky, but couldn't stop the tears from flowing.
But Qu Mingyue doesn't think so.
Now that her son is dead, everything else is no longer important in her eyes.
"No, no..." She was pulled by the maids, waving her hands, looking at Qu Lianzhi with eyes full of deep resentment.
Qu Lianzhi involuntarily retreated behind Song.
"Axuan likes you so much, you should marry him, Lianzhi..." Qu Mingyue said in a daze, but the madness and distortion in her eyes could not be ignored.
Song could no longer laugh.
Qu Lianzhi's back was soaked with sweat, and she almost screamed, "I didn't kill him!"
"It doesn't matter anymore," Qu Mingyue burst into tears. "When he was alive, I, as his mother, couldn't let him have his wish. Now that he's dead, nothing is more important than this."
"You're crazy! You're crazy!" Song protected Qu Lianzhi behind her and reminded her, "Qu Ling is your daughter-in-law!"
"I don't care!" Qu Mingyue suddenly went crazy and tried to tear Qu Lianzhi apart. "I just want my son to get what he wants..."
“Snap—”
Duke Suguo slapped Qu Mingyue to the ground.
"Crazy woman, are you going to kill everyone in our mansion?"
Seeing him hit his sister right in front of her, Qu Xi couldn't stand it. "Since your son is dead now, why don't you write a letter of divorce so that my sister won't be an eyesore to you!"
There was chaos in front of Taiyun Pavilion.
Qu Ling stood behind the crowd in her gorgeous attire, fiddling with the glass beads in her hand.
When her good father wanted her to marry a dead man, she did not react much, but just watched everything calmly.
"My Lord! It's bad, it's bad!"
The steward of the Marquis's Mansion stumbled in, his face pale and his voice trembling, "The Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Censorate are all here."
All the quarreling stopped abruptly.
Qu Qi's heart sank suddenly. "What's the matter?"
The steward glanced at Duke Su with trepidation, "It is said that the Duke has privately raised soldiers and horses, which is a serious crime. His Majesty has ordered his arrest and interrogation."
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