Chapter 67: Benefits
There was a sound of painful crying coming from the old lady's room.
"Mingyue, my Mingyue..."
The old lady woke up, and Qu Ling could hear her shrill voice from a distance.
As soon as I stepped inside, I saw the old lady twisting her twisted sleeves with her fingers, her eyes red. "Go and submit a memorial tomorrow. I want that vicious woman Song to pay with her life immediately."
"Grandma, you shouldn't be so excited." Qu Ling burst into tears and stepped forward to pull out Qu Xi's sleeve.
"It's almost dawn, Dad, go take a nap. If you're not in good spirits when you go to court, His Majesty will blame you." Qu Ling said.
Qu Xi looked at the heartbroken old lady worriedly and hesitated.
"I'm here, along with my aunt, so don't worry, Dad."
The old lady cried for her daughter, tears streaming down her face, and kept beating her chest with her hands.
"I was wrong. I was wrong back then. I shouldn't have let that bitch Song into the family. Oh, God..."
Qu Xin frowned and told Qu Ling, "Your grandmother is too grief-stricken, and everything she said is nonsense. No matter what she said, tell Dad not to take it to heart."
"I know." Qu Ling nodded.
After Qu Xin left, Qu Ling said, "Grandma, Song killed my aunt because she was afraid that she would take revenge on Lian Zhi."
She lowered her eyelids and reminded him word by word, "She only cared about her own daughter and didn't care how sad her grandmother was for losing her daughter."
The old lady seemed to have just woken up from a dream, and her resentment seemed to have found an outlet. "Call her here, call Qu Lianzhi to me."
Cuilu glanced at Qu Ling secretly and felt a chill.
She had been in the mansion for many years and had witnessed the cruelty of the old lady and Mrs. Song, but she felt that neither of them was as clean and efficient as the eldest girl.
The Song family still has concerns.
The older girl does things without considering the consequences.
Or perhaps the eldest girl has tied herself to the eldest princess, which is why she acts so recklessly.
Cuilu hurriedly retreated.
Half a cup of tea later, Qu Lianzhi walked in.
Before she could speak, the old lady grabbed the white silk in her hand and threw it in front of her, "You too, die, you and your daughter, all of you."
Qu Lianzhi raised his head stubbornly, "My mother made a mistake, but what did I do wrong?"
"I am the granddaughter of the Song family, and my aunt is the Empress. Grandmother, if you force me to death now, aren't you afraid that the Empress will settle the score later?"
At this point, Qu Lianzhi also knew that showing weakness was useless.
At this moment, Qu Yi rushed in and knelt down in front of the old lady with a plop. "Grandma, my sister is innocent."
The man pleaded in a pitiful voice, "It's easy for you to kill my sister, but my aunt has always loved her. If we really ask about it, I'm afraid even my father will be implicated."
He knelt forward, kowtowed and begged, "She is not a good person. You can beat her or scold her, but please don't get really angry."
Qu Yi's words were selfish, but also somewhat sincere.
When people from the Dali Temple came, he just watched and watched what would happen. Until the evidence was conclusive and his mother was taken away, he felt uncomfortable but also had a glimmer of hope.
Now that his mother is gone, how can his elder brother with a broken leg compete with him?
If his grandmother killed his sister in a fit of rage, the Song family would be completely offended, and his future would be hindered.
"Get out, all of you." The old lady finally fainted from exhaustion.
Qu Lianzhi got up and left.
Qu Yi looked at Qu Ling meaningfully before slowly retreating.
He blocked Qu Ling at the corner of the corridor.
"You killed my mother." He stretched out his hand to strangle Qu Ling's neck, but Su Shang twisted his wrist and pressed him against the pillar.
Qu Lingyun said calmly, "If you have something to say, talk it over nicely. It's not good to resort to violence."
Qu Yi exuded a murderous aura, "Bitch, how dare you..."
"Teach the Second Young Master how to talk to me in the future."
Su Shang skillfully hit Qu Yi on the mouth with his other hand.
Qu Yi felt that some of his teeth were loose, his eyes were full of stars, and a fishy and sweet taste rushed into his mouth.
"It's so dirty." Su Shang wiped his hands on Qu Yi's clothes in disgust.
Qu Yi's face still had a fierce look on it, "Who allowed you to harm my mother?"
Qu Ling spread his hands, "If she doesn't die, you will never be able to become the prince."
"Bullshit," Qu Yi gritted his teeth, "As long as my eldest brother is disabled, I will definitely become the prince."
"And then?" Qu Ling said with a smile, "Your mother suspects that you deliberately harmed your eldest brother. Over time, this suspicion will become real in her mind, and she will scold you for stepping on your eldest brother to get to the top."
Her fingertips moved slightly, "Look, it's so good now. I didn't kill your mother, and neither did you. You don't need to feel guilty, but the benefits are yours."
Qu Yi's expression was gloomy, and his excitement had subsided a little.
The night breeze blew through the corridor, blowing away Qu Ling's whispers, "Your hands are clean, yet you got the position of Crown Prince for nothing. Isn't this a bad deal?"
Qu Yi let out a strange low laugh, "What a great eldest sister."
Qu Ling signaled Su Shang to let him go, "I have no conflict with you. I just want to find a place for myself. As for the Marquis' Mansion, it's all yours."
"If the imperial physician treats your brother's leg well, there's a chance it could heal. I heard that injured people shouldn't eat certain foods, as eating them could prevent the wound from healing for a long time."
She smiled with ulterior motives, "Forget it, he is your biological brother after all..."
"What are they?"
Qu Yi's eyes were filled with twisted desires. "I asked him what he couldn't eat?"
"How should I know?" Qu Ling said, "Isn't the son of the Mu family one of your classmates at the Imperial College? His father is a highly respected imperial physician. Just ask him."
Qu Yi took two steps forward and approached Qu Ling. "Listen, I only want the position of the Marquis's son. If you dare to hurt my sister, I will not forgive you."
"You and the eldest princess have no blood relationship. How far can she go to protect you? But my sister is the niece of the Queen."
He warned, "Don't seek your own death."
After saying that, he left.
Qu Ling tilted his head and suddenly asked Su Shang, "He doesn't think I'm afraid of him, does he?"
Su Shang was always calm. "Maybe it's because he thinks that since he's a man, he can inherit the Marquisate."
"Oh." Qu Ling suddenly realized.
That night, the Dingxiang Marquis' Mansion was turned upside down.
By daybreak, the entire capital was in uproar.
In Hanyuan Hall, Empress Song had just risen when she heard the news. She asked in disbelief, "Did the Dali Temple arrest the wife of the Marquis of Dingxiang late at night?"
The female official was equally shocked. "Yes, the princess has given the token and mobilized the personal guards. Your Majesty, what should we do?"
A trace of worry flashed across Queen Song's brows, and she rested her hands on the table.
"I also heard that the Marquis's wife killed Qu Mingyue in front of everyone."
The lady-in-waiting's words infuriated Queen Song. "You hesitate when you should kill someone, but act rashly when you shouldn't. What a fool."
She immediately ordered, "Go and bring Lianzhi to the palace."
She knew very well what Dingxiang Marquis Mansion was, and Lianzhi was afraid that she would suffer.
"The eldest daughter, born to Xu Zhaoyue, has also been summoned into the palace."
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