Chapter 72: Goodbye Song
When Qu Lianzhi walked out of Nuanshanju, the slap marks on his face were glaringly red.
When the female official Jingrong saw it, she gasped in shock, "Did the eldest lady hit him?"
Qu Lianzhi's fingertips lightly touched her burning cheek, resentment welling up in her eyes, "I came here with good intentions to seek peace, but she treated me like this."
"I've remembered this slap today. One day, I'll repay you a hundredfold."
She wasn't putting on an act for Jingrong, she really hated Qu Ling.
Why didn’t Qu Ling die in Jiangzhou?
Since entering the mansion, there has not been a single peaceful day.
Jing Rong quickly pulled out a handkerchief and gently caressed the wound on her face, her eyes filled with heartache as she sighed, "Even if she has the support of the eldest princess, she shouldn't be so arrogant."
He then advised, "Young lady, you still have the Queen. There will always be a time for revenge in the future."
Qu Lianzhi smiled bitterly, "But my last name is not Song after all."
She shook off Jingrong's hand and walked away without looking back.
Jingrong's eyes flashed and she followed.
Guanqi came in and said, "The second girl is gone."
"Tingqin, take my cloak, have someone prepare the horse, and wait for me at the side gate of the Marquis's mansion."
Qu Ling stood up and went to Yunsong Hall first.
There was a strong smell of medicine in the old lady's room.
After Qu Mingyue died, the old lady cried non-stop, her eyes were so red and swollen that she could hardly open them.
Seeing Qu Ling, she struggled to her feet and shouted hoarsely, "What did the Empress say when you entered the palace? Did she want to plead for that vicious woman? I must kill Song. I want her to pay for my daughter's life."
Qu Ling stepped forward and said softly, "Grandma, if you are so sad, my aunt's spirit in heaven will also be sad."
"I met His Majesty, and he said that the Song family was cruel and would never be forgiven. Grandmother, don't worry."
The old lady cried bitterly upon hearing this, "Your Majesty is holy and virtuous."
He was very unwilling to give up, "A Ling, go to the Dali Temple and ask that vicious woman why she wanted to kill my Mingyue."
There was a certain confusion in his words.
Qu Ling calmly pulled his hand away and turned to Cui Lu, "Have you used the calming incense I sent you?"
Cuilu nodded quickly, "Yes, the old lady has been able to sleep well recently."
Qu Ling nodded and said to the old lady, "Granddaughter will go to the Dali Temple to see Song and ask for clarification on behalf of grandmother."
A glimmer of light flashed in the old lady's cloudy eyes. "Okay, go, go now."
Qu Ling agreed obediently, and together with Cui Lu, helped the old lady lie down.
Cuilu opened the cabinet and added another handful of calming incense.
After walking to the outer room, she lowered her voice and said, "Since the old lady fell, the young lady sent her this calming incense. Although she sleeps for a long time, she always wakes up in the middle of the night."
She said, "The girl didn't hear the shrill scream."
I don’t know how many bad things I have done.
Qu Ling remained calm and said, "If the amount is not enough, add more. We need to let Grandma rest well. Only then can she appear in front of the noble families of the capital in good spirits on her 60th birthday."
Cuilu agreed and personally sent Qu Ling out.
Qu Ling walked along the corridor and arrived at the main courtyard.
After Song was taken away, the main courtyard was filled with a dead air. The servants were terrified. When they saw Qu Ling coming, they hurried to greet her, "Miss, is there anything you want to tell me?"
"Grandma prepared some snacks and asked me to take my second sister to the Dali Temple to see the lady." Qu Ling said.
The servant went in to pass the message.
Qu Lianzhi came out quickly, followed by the maid Jindan.
"Why didn't Jingrong follow you?"
"She is a lady-in-waiting to my aunt, not a servant."
Qu Ling took a look at Qu Lianzhi's dress and instructed her, "Go change into something neat and comfortable."
"Do you have to control what clothes I wear?" Qu Lianzhi roared.
When she went to see her mother, she picked out the dress that her mother liked her most.
"We want to ride horses," Qu Ling said, "You're not dressed for riding."
"Why don't you take a carriage?" Qu Lianzhi asked nervously.
She is not very good at riding a horse.
"By the time you take the carriage over, your mother's body will be cold," Qu Ling said, moving closer. "If you delay any longer, we might not be able to see your mother for the last time."
Qu Lianzhi said nothing more and quickly entered the inner courtyard.
When he came out again, his clothes had been changed. "Let's go."
She anxiously urged Qu Ling, ignoring the rift between them, and pulled Qu Ling's hand and ran out.
"Qu Yi, aren't you going to see your mother?" Qu Ling didn't shake her off.
"I didn't tell him." Qu Lianzhi ran forward with his head down.
She didn't dare.
She was afraid of hearing from Qu Yi that the Song family did nothing wrong.
Qu Ling had a new plan in mind.
It would be best not to go, as she wanted to completely break up the relationship between the twin brothers.
At the side door of the Marquis's Mansion, Tingqin had already been standing quietly waiting, holding a carved food box in her hand.
Qu Lianzhi was not very good at riding a horse, but at this moment he didn't care about much and climbed onto the horse's back with gritted teeth.
As soon as the horse started running, she was tossed around and almost fell off several times, but she gritted her teeth and held on.
Qu Ling glanced at her, reached out and pulled her reins to steady her horse.
"pay close attention."
The sound of horse hooves was urgent, heading straight for the Dali Temple.
After the officer informed him, Chi Yuan came immediately. "Ladies, this is not a place you can enter. Please go back quickly."
Qu Lianzhi had already rolled off the horse and stumbled forward, "Master Chi, the Song family wants to kill my mother. Are they here yet?"
Chi Yuan's expression was slightly tense. "The Song family did send someone to deliver food..."
Before he finished speaking, Qu Lianzhi jumped up and said, "You can't eat it. It's poisonous. They want to kill my mother."
She rushed in like a madman, but was stopped by the police.
Chi Yuan's eyes darkened. "The Dali Temple will carefully inspect the food delivered to us to ensure it contains no poison."
"I don't believe it!" Qu Lianzhi shook his head. "The Song family wants to kill anyone they can't. Can you guarantee that the officers haven't been bribed?"
"Sir, please take us to have a look." Qu Ling said.
Chi Yuan nodded and personally took them to the cell.
In the dark cell, Song curled up on a straw mat with an exquisite food box in front of her. The lid was opened, but the pastries inside were untouched.
"Mom," Qu Lianzhi knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face, "Don't eat anything the Song family gave you. It's poisonous."
Song slowly raised her eyes, glanced at Qu Lianzhi, and forced herself to suppress the pain and turned her face away from her.
"Qu Ling, are you here to laugh at me?"
She buried her face in her arms, her voice muffled.
Qu Ling said nothing and just looked at Chi Yuan.
Chi Yuan had ordered someone to bring a silver needle and insert it into the pastry, but the needle had no reaction.
"Second Miss, you can rest assured."
Qu Lianzhi felt relieved.
Then he couldn't help but say, "Song Yuzhen said it himself, that Grandfather wanted to kill Mother. If he didn't do it while we were eating, then where would he do it?"
Song suddenly burst into laughter, her laughter as shrill as a ghost. "Lianzhi, you must remember to stay away from the Song family. You must remember this very well and never have anything to do with the Song family."
Qu Lianzhi nodded desperately, trying not to cry out loud.
Qu Ling stood in the shadows, watching the scene quietly, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, "The Song family doesn't even need to poison you, there are plenty of ways to force you to death."
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