Chapter 71: Expelled from the Palace
Qu Ling was very disappointed.
Because Qu Lianzhi did not last a single night in the palace, she was sent back home.
"Miss, you didn't see it. The second girl's eyes were so swollen from crying that she could hardly open them." Guanqi gloated.
Tingqin said something honest, "I'm afraid the old lady won't let the second young lady have an easy time."
"That won't happen," Guanqi continued. "Although the Empress didn't let her stay in the palace, she did send a respectable lady-in-waiting to look after the Second Young Lady."
Qu Ling raised the corner of his mouth slightly. Song Yuzhen was indeed capable. He really drove Qu Lianzhi out.
It would be more accurate to say that the female official was monitoring rather than looking after.
In the evening, Tingqin came in with a strange look on her face, "Miss, the second lady is outside and wants to see you."
This was the first time Qu Lianzhi came to Nuanshanju after moving away.
"Let her in."
As soon as Qu Lianzhi entered the room, she knelt in front of Qu Ling, tears streaming down her face, completely devoid of her usual arrogance.
"Big sister, I was wrong before," she said, her voice choking with sobs, her forehead resting on the ground. "From now on, I will definitely treat you as my elder sister. Please help me."
Qu Ling's expression was indifferent. He went straight to the point and asked, "What did Song Yuzhen say to the Empress when she entered the palace?"
Qu Lianzhi looked up suddenly, his heart pounding.
Why does Qu Ling seem to be able to see through her heart?
Recalling what happened in Hanyuan Hall, Qu Lianzhi cried even harder.
Song Yuzhen stepped into the hall and glanced at Qu Lianzhi lightly without saying anything, but Qu Lianzhi shivered inexplicably.
"Aunt," Song Yuzhen bowed gracefully, her voice soft and gentle, her words frightening Qu Lianzhi to death, "Grandfather has already decided to send the medicine to the Dali Temple tonight and send my aunt off to avoid further embarrassment to our Song family."
Qu Lianzhi was struck by lightning and said in disbelief, "The Dali Temple didn't conduct a trial, nor did they convict my mother. Why would you kill someone without authorization?"
"Cousin, my aunt's surname is Song," Song Yuzhen said gently, "Grandfather can naturally decide her life or death."
"But she has already married into the Marquis's Mansion, she..."
Qu Lianzhi was so desperate that she collapsed. She found that no one in the Marquis' Mansion cared about her mother's life or death.
Song Yuzhen waited quietly for her next words. Seeing that she was speechless, he chuckled and said, "Who she marries is up to the Song family."
"As a daughter of the Song family, I must always remember that I must not bring shame to the Song family, and I must not betray them."
Queen Song frowned.
Song Yuzhen continued, "Just now I saw the princess escorting the county lady out of the palace. It's getting late. Cousin, aren't you leaving the palace?"
Qu Lianzhi looked at Queen Song.
She hoped that her aunt would say something and let her stay in the palace.
But Queen Song did not speak for a long time.
Song Yuzhen's eyes were filled with contempt, but she didn't show it on her face. "I heard that not only did the Marquis of Dingxiang not plead for my aunt, he also asked the Dali Temple to quickly sentence her to death. You are a daughter of the Marquis's mansion. If I keep you in the palace, I'm afraid that the Marquis of Dingxiang will be displeased. Then it will be our Song family who is in the wrong."
Empress Song remained silent for a long time. After hearing this, she finally made up her mind, "Lianzhi, I will have someone escort you back home later."
She didn't look at Qu Lianzhi's expression, perhaps because of guilt, and added, "I'll let Jingrong go out of the palace with you. No one in the Marquis' Mansion will dare to bully you."
When Queen Song entered the imperial palace, the two maids who came with her as a dowry are now prominent female officials in Hanyuan Palace.
Song Yuzhen frowned slightly.
Giving Jingrong to Qu Lianzhi would be too much of an honor for her.
But soon, her brows relaxed again.
At this point, Qu Lianzhi was crying so hard that she could hardly breathe. She grabbed the hem of Qu Ling's skirt and begged, "Big sister, they are going to kill my mother today. Even if my mother made a mistake, it is not their turn to kill her at will."
However, Qu Ling sensed something unusual in her words.
She had thought that Song Yuzhen's methods could make Queen Song send Qu Lianzhi out of the palace.
But unexpectedly, Queen Song was actually threatened by Song Yuzhen.
What does the Song family want to do?
"How do you want me to help you?" Qu Ling asked, intending to solve the current problem first.
Qu Lianzhi raised his head, a ruthless look flashing in his eyes. "As long as Big Sister is willing to save my mother, I am willing to do anything, even to deal with the Song family."
Qu Ling's eyes flickered slightly, and he leaned over to help her up. "I can't save your mother. She killed your grandmother's daughter in front of the Dali Temple's Shaoqing."
"That's all for me." Qu Lianzhi was heartbroken and burst into tears.
"Let my mother live a little longer, even for one day."
Qu Ling sneered, "Can people like you be sincere?"
Qu Lianzhi's crying stopped abruptly. She wanted to escape, but she also felt resentful.
"I never hurt you," she said.
"You were just too stupid to succeed." Qu Ling exposed her lie.
Qu Lianzhi was excited. "But you are not unharmed, are you? You even got the title of County Master and are favored by His Majesty."
"As for me, my mother was captured, my brother's leg was broken by a horse, and my grandmother and father don't like me either."
"What on earth are you dissatisfied with?"
Qu Ling was quite satisfied.
Everything she experienced in her previous life, she made others taste a little bit of it in this life.
"Remember what you said today," Qu Ling said, "If you dare to go back on your word, I will make you even worse off than you are now."
Qu Lianzhi was instantly surprised, "Are you willing to help me?"
"I can help you. I can even take you to meet your mother." Qu Ling threw out the bait.
Qu Lianzhi was overjoyed and asked hopefully, "Really?"
"But everything in this world has a price to pay," Qu Ling smiled slightly, "Your mother's surname is Song. She knows a lot of things. You need to make her speak and tell me everything she knows."
Didn’t the emperor say that only people with the surname Song knew?
Then she would ask someone named Song.
Qu Xin was so eager to convict Song, and the Song family was even more eager to put her to death.
I'm afraid Song has hidden a lot of things on her.
"I promise you." Qu Lianzhi said without hesitation.
Qu Ling's face turned cold. "Don't even think about trying to fool me afterwards, Qu Lianzhi. Song Yuzhen doesn't want you to have an easy life. You've completely lost the Empress's support. Your last name isn't Song. In the Marquis' Mansion, I have plenty of ways to crush you."
Qu Lianzhi's thoughts were seen through by her again, and the noble lady who had always been very well-mannered felt like cursing.
"My mother loves me very much. Take me to see her and tell her in front of her. If she doesn't tell me, just crush me to death and she will tell you." There was a fire burning in Qu Lianzhi's chest.
It turns out that she will have this day too.
Act with others to deceive your mother.
"Very good," Qu Ling finally let her go, "Go back and change into plain clothes, and wait for me to send someone to call you."
Qu Lianzhi was about to turn around when Qu Ling called him again.
"Come here."
Qu Lianzhi didn't understand what was going on. When she approached, Qu Ling suddenly slapped her in the face, causing her to fall to the ground.
"The Queen's lady-in-waiting is outside. Someone must have seen that we have completely fallen out." Qu Ling rubbed his hot palms.
She will never forgive anyone in the Marquis' Mansion.
Since I will die at her hands sooner or later, I might as well collect some interest first.
There were clearly visible finger marks on Qu Lianzhi's fair face, and she was overwhelmed by humiliation and resentment.
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