Chapter 75 Song is dead
After everyone left, the Dali Temple cell fell into deathly silence. Song sat on a straw mat with two food boxes in front of her: lotus cakes sent from the Marquis' Mansion and water chestnut cakes sent from the Song family.
Tears fell silently.
She broke the water chestnut cakes one by one, and a black pill rolled out with a cold luster.
They are all forcing her to die.
The Song family hid poison in the water chestnut cake, wanting her to commit suicide to save the family's reputation.
But there was nothing in the lotus pastry at the Marquis' Mansion, and Qu Xin didn't even leave her a goodbye.
The most ruthless one is Qu Ling.
She didn't need to poison or threaten anyone, she just dragged Qu Lianzhi in front of her.
He beat his daughter until she was bleeding in front of her.
Qu Lianzhi's screams were more heartbreaking than any poison.
"Is this my fate?" Song's fingertips stroked the pill.
She sat like this all night long.
As the night ended and the dawn began, she finally raised her head and swallowed the pill.
The moment the severe pain hit her, she seemed to see her younger self.
The carefree and bright girl at that time would never have expected that she would end up buried in such a dark place.
When the jailer found her, Song's body was already cold.
There was a trace of blood at the corner of her lips, but her expression was unusually calm, as if she was just asleep.
Two pieces of the lotus cake in the food box had been bitten, but the water chestnut cake was just broken into pieces, with one piece left untouched.
When the news of the death reached the Dingxiang Marquis' Mansion, Qu Ling was looking at the dowry list.
"Let's go tell grandma the good news." She was in a good mood.
Another one died.
The lotus pastry was not ordered by Qu Xun at all.
She heard it from Cuilu.
Taking Qu Lianzhi to the Dali Temple was not originally intended to save the Song family.
Qu Ling was afraid that Song didn't want to die, so he wanted to force her.
Bring some lotus pastry and tell her that you married the wrong person and this life is not worth it.
Beating Qu Lianzhi until her head was bleeding was to make her truly feel that if she didn't die, her daughter would be tortured even more miserably by the Song family.
In her previous life, she would never forget the way this mother and daughter treated her.
How could she be kind enough to save the Song family?
She just wanted to send them to die together.
"Is grandma awake?" Qu Ling asked Cuilu as soon as he entered Yunsong Hall.
"I woke up, but I couldn't get up. I lay in bed all day." Although Cuilu became a concubine, she served the old lady every day.
She got the status of concubine she had always dreamed of, but it was actually no different from being a maid before.
As I entered the inner room, a rotten smell hit me in the face.
"Is it A Ling?" A skinny hand stretched out from the bed curtain, looking a little eerie.
Qu Ling didn't find it scary, instead he reached out and grabbed it, "A Ling brought you good news."
The old lady perked up and waited for Qu Ling's next words.
"News came out from the Dali Temple that Song is dead." Qu Ling said slowly.
"Really?" The old lady was overjoyed and cursed fiercely, "This vicious woman is finally dead."
Then he couldn't help but feel sad, "My poor daughter, she was harmed by such a person."
A look of despair emerged on her face as she asked Cui Lu, "Where's Qu Lianzhi? I'm not dead yet, why didn't she come to pay her respects?"
Cuilu didn't dare to delay and immediately sent someone to find Qu Lianzhi.
"It's outrageous!" The old lady became even more furious when she thought that she dared to use Queen Song to suppress herself.
"Grandma, calm down," Qu Ling advised gently, "She went with me to the Dali Temple to see Song yesterday. Now that her mother is dead, she must be sad."
"If he's dead, then he's dead!" The old lady snorted coldly, "He has committed countless evil deeds and deserves death. Such a person is not worthy of being the mistress of my mansion."
"Send someone to wait in the outer study. When the Marquis comes back, have him come to me." The old lady had already made up her mind to let Qu Xi divorce Song.
Otherwise, it would be a desecration of the Qu family's ancestral tomb.
Qu Ling didn't say anything more and patiently fed the old lady the medicine.
When Qu Lianzhi arrived at Yunsong Hall, Jingrong followed behind him, which made him feel more confident.
Jingrong is a female official beside Queen Song, so the old lady has to give her some face.
She just didn't believe that the old lady would dare to make things difficult for her.
"I wish you all the best, old lady." Jing Rong followed Qu Lianzhi in bowing, her attitude respectful but not humble.
The old lady leaned back on the couch without even raising her eyelids. "Did the Queen send you?"
"Yes," Jingrong smiled. "The Empress learned that something serious had happened in the Marquis' Mansion and was worried that the Second Young Lady would be worried, so she sent this servant here. When she learned that the Old Madam was not feeling well, she also instructed this servant to be at the Old Madam's disposal."
These words were said politely, but they sounded quite different to the old lady. Queen Song was watching every move of the Marquis' Mansion.
The Song family is really haunting.
The old lady finally raised her eyes, swept them sharply over Qu Lianzhi, and sneered, "You know to call for help."
Qu Lianzhi said nothing, his back straight.
Jing Rong stepped forward and stood in front of her, "Old Madam, the Second Miss is the daughter of the Marquisate after all. If she is always wronged, it will not be good for the reputation of the Marquisate if it gets out."
"Who do you think you are? How dare you lecture me?" She shouted sternly, "It's not your turn to interfere in the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion."
Jingrong's expression changed slightly, but she still maintained her dignity, "I dare not, but the Queen..."
The old lady's eyes were gloomy. "She can manage the harem, and can she manage the inner quarters of my mansion?"
She pointed at Qu Lianzhi shamelessly and said, "The evil creature born to that murderous woman of the Song family is worthy of being called the daughter of a marquis?"
Qu Lianzhi's face turned pale and tears instantly welled up in his eyes.
Jing Rong's face darkened. "Old Madam, please be careful with your words. The Second Miss is the Marquis's biological daughter. How can you insult the Marquis like this?"
"What a sharp-tongued palace maid," the old lady said angrily, "someone, come and slap her in the face."
The two maids stepped forward and were about to attack, but Jing Rong said sternly, "I am a female official sent by the Empress, how dare you."
The women hesitated for a moment.
Seeing this, the old lady picked up her crutch and threw it at Jingrong. Jingrong was unable to dodge and was hit on the shoulder, groaning in pain.
"And you," the old lady turned to Qu Lianzhi, "pull her over here for me."
Qu Lianzhi was horrified and was dragged to the old lady by the old women. Qu Ling calmly picked up the crutch and handed it to the old lady.
The old lady took it and hit Qu Lianzhi hard, "Doesn't the Queen love you? Why doesn't she keep you in the palace? You are a wicked bitch like your mother."
Qu Lianzhi was beaten and staggered to the ground.
Amidst the chaos, a voice came from outside the door, "Grandma, what are you doing?"
Qu Yi walked in quickly, his eyes sweeping over the embarrassed Jing Rong and the tearful Qu Lianzhi, "Grandmother, do you really want to beat my sister to death before you'll stop?"
Facing her own grandson, the old lady restrained herself a little, but when she thought of Qu Mingyue who was stabbed to death by the Song family, the anger in her chest grew more and more intense.
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