Chapter 151: We should fight at all costs
The Deng siblings took Miss Qi to a room.
Deng Youning pulled down the bed curtain and tied her to a chair.
"County Princess, I have not offended you. What are you doing...?" Miss Qi asked tearfully.
Deng Youning smiled and took out the earrings.
When she saw the earring, Miss Qi's pupils shrank suddenly.
The word panic was clearly shown on her face.
Deng Youning also smiled with satisfaction.
"Tell me, where is the evidence of the collusion between Shopkeeper Jin and Queen Wu hidden?"
Miss Qi was obviously panicked, but she still refused to admit it.
"The county lady judged that I was the one who hid the evidence based on just one earring. How arbitrary!"
Seeing that she refused to admit it, Deng Youning was not in a hurry.
"Do you know how you were exposed?"
"First, when I came that day, you wanted to reveal all your sister's scandals to me, a stranger. How could an ordinary sister do that?"
"Second, although this earring is ordinary, it has the scent of the poisonous Tearless Trace."
"In addition to making the victim blind and weak, this poison can only reach the level of excruciating pain when used together with the venom of the smiling spider."
"I was the one who cured you of the poison. Do you think you can hide it from me?"
Regardless of whether she wanted to listen or not, Deng Youning just stated his evidence.
"There's just one thing I don't quite understand. I've already cured you of the poison, so why are you still controlled by the Wu family?"
The truth was revealed, and Miss Qi no longer tried to cover it up.
She changed her expression to a sarcastic one, and questioned Deng Youning:
"I am grateful to the county lady for detoxifying me, but you didn't stay by my side to protect me all the time."
"If the Wu family can poison me once, they can certainly poison me a second and third time."
Deng Youning had to admit.
"So, you sisters are all spies of the Wu family in the Huayan Army?"
As soon as she said this, Miss Qi quickly refuted.
"This is all my fault. My sister has nothing to do with it. The county lady is wise!"
Twenty-three years ago, feelings had already developed between Shopkeeper Jin and Captain Qi.
During the Lantern Festival, Jin Ji was selected as an imperial merchant and went to the palace to present lanterns.
Shopkeeper Jin brought Captain Qi and Miss Qi, who was only five years old, to the palace for a tour.
Manager Jin was tasked with setting fire and killing Concubine Han, so he sent Captain Qi to help him deliver lanterns to other palaces. He went to Changchun Palace in person.
The young Miss Qi was wandering around the palace alone, and happened to meet a child from an ordinary family who had also entered the palace with her elders, and they started playing together.
The child's elders were also in Changchun Palace, so she went with them.
I just happened to see Manager Jin setting fire.
Both children were terrified.
But the little boy was soon taken away by a noble lady with extraordinary martial arts skills, and Miss Qi could only stay there and watch stupidly.
"Finally, the one I waited for was the Queen!"
"In order to make me keep the secret and help her monitor Manager Jin, she gave me the deadly poison Tears Without Traces in an attempt to control me."
"After two months of daily exposure to the poison, my eyes became blind."
"Do you know? For twenty-three years, I have been living in darkness. I once had a healthy body and a bright future!"
Thinking of this, Miss Qi had already burst into tears.
She was controlled by the queen and had to serve her.
But in her heart, she only had infinite hatred for the Queen!
She even hated the greedy Manager Jin, which could explain why Deng Youning looked so cold and stern towards him.
"County Lady, I really want to thank you for helping me detoxify and giving me the light to see my sister again."
"But you can't help me forever! As long as I don't die, she will always control me."
"You have also seen their methods. Even your people cannot escape their clutches."
Miss Qi has completely lost hope for light and freedom.
The other party is the queen of a country, and her son is the future king.
They are no match!
"My people are dead. I must avenge them."
"You have to give me the hidden evidence whether you want to or not!"
"As for you, I would like to advise you that if you want something, you should fight for it at all costs."
"If you just keep running away or seeking protection from others, you will end up falling into a pit sooner or later."
Deng Youning's words also made Deng Yan'an, who was standing next to her, feel very useful, and he nodded in agreement repeatedly.
Miss Qi's brows gradually furrowed.
She began to think about what Deng Youning said.
She asked uncertainly, "But that person is the queen. Do we really have a chance of winning if we fight her?"
Deng Youning did not give a definite answer, but raised her eyebrows and asked:
"How do you know there will be no results if you don't try?"
"It depends on whether you want to live like this or regain your light and freedom."
According to her experience when she was young, after being poisoned by this poison, one will gradually become blind within two months.
Miss Qi knew that she didn't have much time left.
Deng Youning felt that if she was a living witness, they might be able to take a step further in overthrowing the queen.
It’s a pity that since Manager Jin said last time that Aunt Han had taken poison in advance, there are no more clues.
"By the way, tell me clearly, who is the little boy you are playing with? What is his name?"
Deng Youning suddenly thought of this.
The rattle that she and Li Tianzhuo found in Changchun Palace might have been dropped by this child!
"I don't know his name, but the lady who took him away looked very similar to you, the county lady."
"She was very young, probably around 20 or 30 years old at the time. Maybe she was older than that."
Miss Qi's words made Deng Youning suspicious of Han Qiongyue.
"Cousin, you are good at calligraphy and painting. Please draw a portrait of your grandmother when she was young."
Deng Youning was already grinding it for him.
This is not difficult for Deng Yan'an.
Just a simple drawing, done in a quarter of an hour.
"Look, is that woman her?"
Deng Youning held up the painting and asked Miss Qi to identify it.
Miss Qi's pupils trembled and she nodded repeatedly.
The Deng siblings looked at each other and it seemed that their grandmother really knew the inside story of what happened back then.
"I am willing to hand over the letters they exchanged, and I only ask the county lady to help me detoxify again."
Miss Qi finally figured it out.
Back then, after Concubine Han entered the palace, she was the only one favored in the entire harem.
But she pretended to be ignorant and indifferent to the world, which made the Queen feel like she had punched cotton and her resentment towards Concubine Han became even deeper.
She accidentally got the Jinji Lantern from Changnan Town. Seeing that the lantern was made of lithosphere water, she came up with the idea of burning Concubine Han to death.
Unexpectedly, this shopkeeper Jin was so understanding and they hit it off right away.
She promised to give him the status of an imperial merchant and to have Captain Qi supply him with lithosphere water forever.
At first he thought that Captain Qi was also the Queen's man, so he risked his life to agree to cooperate.
Unexpectedly, Captain Qi violated military regulations and sold him the stone fat water in order to cure his sister. At that time, he had actually realized that the queen had deceived him, but he was already on the pirate ship and it was difficult to get off.
"These letters alone cannot prove anything. The queen can just say that someone imitated her handwriting and framed her."
Deng Yan'an was a little disappointed, but his words were true.
"I am willing to testify before His Majesty!"
Miss Qi volunteered.
Deng Yanan still shook his head, "No, you are a member of Hua Yanjun. The testimony you gave seems to indicate that we have bribed you."
Neither this nor that worked, and Miss Qi started to have a headache.
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