Chapter 2 Clear suspicion and survive
Qin Yuqing waited quietly for Nanny Chen to finish speaking, then she applauded and looked at Nanny Chen approvingly.
"To be honest with you, Nanny Chen, I'm also curious about how this servant knew this. It's impossible that her birthdate grew legs and ran here on its own, right?"
"Chun Tao" shook her body and kept repeating that she made the scarecrow doll and it looked stupid.
What a coincidence? She was stunned when she wanted to ask about his birth date. The timing was perfect.
"Your Majesty, no matter who did it, it concerns the safety of the prince and princess. We must investigate it thoroughly before we can feel at ease." Nanny Chen is worthy of being an old man in the deep palace. It is more difficult to break through her heart defenses than "Chun Tao".
But it doesn’t matter. Who is she, Qin Yuqing? She is the chairman of Hyundai. There are people and scenes that she has not seen.
"Reporting to Her Majesty, I think what Madam Chen said is reasonable. Regardless of the outcome this time, I hope Her Majesty will allow me to go to the Buddhist temple to worship Buddha for three days and chant sutras and pray for everyone."
Qin Yuqing continued to talk along the lines of Nanny Chen. This was not the time to shirk responsibility. No matter who instructed "Chun Tao" to harm her, she had to take part of the responsibility since this scarecrow doll appeared in her palace.
"Okay." Approval appeared in the queen's eyes. She swept her gaze over everyone present, then raised her teacup and took a sip, saying, "If you can find out who leaked the horoscope, the matter will be over in your palace." What she meant was that if something similar happened again in the future, she would take full responsibility for Qin Yuqing.
Qin Yuqing nodded. She understood that the Queen saw her usefulness and gave her a chance.
"Fourth sister, you should have had a good rest after all this happened, but there are some things I have to discuss with you. I hope you can bear with me." Qin Yuqing understood that her current situation was not even as good as that of a maid in the harem, so she had to lower her posture.
Qin Qinqin is a princess after all. Although her eyes are still red at this moment, she has at least calmed down. She also understands the importance of this matter. This is not the time for her to lose her temper, so Qin Qinqin snorted coldly.
"Sixth sister, what you said makes sense. However, after hearing what Nanny Chen said, I came here directly. I think someone might have framed me."
"I remember that the eunuch in charge of the Food Palace asked about it not long ago. But after all, my birthday is approaching, so it should be okay to ask. Besides, the Food Palace has been organizing birthdays for various palaces since its establishment." Qin Qinqin recalled and said. She listed several people in turn, but ruled out the suspicions one by one.
After going around in circles, the problem comes back to Qin Yuqing. Qin Qinqin would not lie about who wanted to harm her, but this "stupid" personal maid still couldn't get anything out of her. This not only means that the person behind the scenes has no evidence, but also that Qin Yuqing has no evidence.
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, it is probably the Sixth Princess who is foolish. Moreover, the Sixth Princess and the Fourth Princess have similar horoscopes, so it is reasonable for the Sixth Princess to know the horoscope without asking." Nanny Chen suddenly added.
Qin Yuqing raised her eyebrows and smiled. She had just sorted out the details and found that her birth date and time were only slightly different from Qin Qinqin's. However, no one knew about this except her two biological mothers and their respective wet nurses.
"I have been weak since childhood. Concubine Chen died early, and Nanny Li also died with Concubine Chen. Fortunately, the Queen has shown mercy to me and gave me this piece of land, but there is one thing I don't understand." Qin Yuqing knelt down with red eyes, and Chuntao beside him also knelt down.
"I have never attended fourth sister's birthday. It is recorded in the daily record. I did not lie." Qin Yuqing spoke with sincerity and sadness. The heroine of the original book was like a bird trapped in the backyard of the palace, crying but no one knew about it.
"But Your Majesty, the birthdays of all the princes and princesses are handled by the Food Palace. There is no guarantee that no one will make indirect suggestions." Nanny Chen glared at Qin Yuqing secretly.
Qin Yuqing shook her head with red eyes, looking at the queen hesitantly, grabbing her clothes with aggrieved and helpless look, looking like she was wronged but dared not speak out.
"Yuqing, you can say whatever you want."
"Thank you, mother." Qin Yuqing bowed gracefully and continued, "Perhaps Madam Chen doesn't know that a frail person like me cannot have a grand birthday celebration. Since Concubine Chen passed away, I have never held a birthday banquet."
"But Princess, didn't you say that you became talented only after the death of Chen Cairen? It's been thirteen years..."
"Madame Chen!" the Queen interrupted her angrily, looking at her with disappointment in her eyes. "Madame Chen, you have slandered the deceased concubine. You will receive twenty slaps on the face and be expelled from the palace."
Qin Yuqing's eyes were red as she watched Nanny Chen being dragged out. The moment Nanny Chen looked over, Qin Yuqing stared at Nanny Chen with a cold gaze, then smiled kindly: "Goodbye."
She said this on purpose just to let Nanny Chen say the last word.
In the original novel, Qin Yuqing is the daughter of an unloved princess, Chen Cairen. He passed away when she was only five, making her already difficult life even more difficult. Qin Yuqing and Chuntao have always depended on each other for survival, stealing leftovers from the kitchen and snatching food from the dog.
The most important point is that the Food Palace never asked about her birthday. So how did Nanny Chen, who had never met her, know when she was born? And how did she know her age?
"You two have been frightened by this incident. Just rest well in your respective palaces." The Queen sighed, looking at the empty seats nearby. "You are both good children. Don't lose your affection over trivial matters."
"We know what the Queen Mother taught us."
Qin Yuqing thought for a moment, and when the Queen turned to leave, he said, "I feel uneasy. I will go to the Buddhist temple to worship Buddha and exorcise the evil spirits for my mother, my sister, and everyone else."
Before the queen could speak, a man in light blue brocade clothes appeared in the harem and walked in so openly.
"How about letting the two princesses go to the National Master's Tower?" The man looked to be in his early twenties, and his face was expressionless and his voice was cold.
The Queen didn't seem surprised by the man's appearance in the harem. She simply stepped forward and bowed, saying, "General Lu is indeed very thoughtful. Eunuch Ye, please escort General Lu out of the palace."
Before the queen spoke, a eunuch came forward to lead the way. This General Lu did not appear in the original text. Could it be that because of her appearance, the plot began to deviate?
"This is General Lu's legitimate son, Lu Jingchuan." Seeing Qin Yuqing's bewildered expression, the Queen recalled what she had said not long ago, and so she offered a rare explanation. "Your Majesty has specially ordered him to the palace to teach the young prince martial arts. I didn't expect that this young General Lu, while appearing mature and steady, is actually a bit unsure of his way."
Lu Jingchuan.
Recalling the appearance of the person just now, Qin Yuqing felt as if her heart was scratched by something. She seemed to have seen this person before, but no, it seemed as if she and he were already acquaintances.
The Queen took the Fourth Princess away and said that she would send someone to pick up Qin Yuqing to the National Master Tower tomorrow. She also gave Qin Yuqing a lot of good things as a reward and told her to have a good rest before leaving.
Qin Yuqing was lying on the bed and was about to ask about Chuntao, but he didn't expect his health to be so poor. He fell asleep as soon as he relaxed.
In the dream, there seemed to be a five-year-old boy pulling the young Qin Yuqing and crying, and he seemed to be saying something.
"I'll wait for you."
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Early in the morning, Qin Yuqing was pulled up by Chuntao, and after being tidied up, he was stuffed into the carriage.
She leaned against the window and looked at Qin Qinqin's carriage in front of her. After waking up, the first thing Qin Yuqing did was to ask the system whether the main task one was completed, but she didn't expect that.
【no. 】
"We already know about the scarecrow doll, so why would my life be in danger?"
[After testing, the host is still in potential danger. Please investigate and resolve the crisis on your own.]
The system said nothing more after this. Qin Yuqing thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out. On the way to the National Master's Tower, Qin Yuqing kept flipping through the original book, but still couldn't find any clues.
When they arrived at the Imperial Master's Tower, they didn't even see the Imperial Master. Qin Yuqing and Qin Qinqin were taken into a room full of scriptures.
"When the Imperial Master heard about your story, he asked the two princesses to copy scriptures in this attic and calm their minds and cultivate their energy." After saying this, the Taoist priest left.
Qin Yuqing found a seat by the window, picked up a pen and paper and began to copy scriptures.
Qin Qinqin snorted coldly and sat down opposite Qin Yuqing. She copied the scriptures with one hand and said as if they were talking to sisters, "Sixth sister, I have an idea. Do you want to hear it?"
Qin Yuqing didn't look up at Qin Qinqin. Since she asked that, it must be related to her, so she said while copying, "I'd like to hear the details."
"Sister also heard from the servants that Nanny Chen and that maidservant have committed crimes against their superiors many times. They are well-known in the palace for being disloyal. Sixth sister has been ill in her room these years and may not know that Nanny Chen has a secret."
Qin Yuqing raised her eyebrows, her hands moving non-stop as she asked casually, "I don't know what you're talking about. When it comes to palace news, I'm not as well-informed as you."
"This Nanny Chen was originally Concubine Chen's wet nurse, but she committed a crime and was replaced."
"Oh? There is such a thing?" Qin Yuqing was not pretending this time, and there was no such part in the original book.
"That's right. Concubine Chen was about to kick her out, but who knew she would end up being sent to the Queen's Palace? Isn't that a coincidence?" Qin Qinqin held her chin with both hands. "There's something even more coincidental. Sixth sister, do you want to guess?"
Qin Yuqing stopped writing, raised her eyes and slowly looked at Qin Qinqin, chuckled and said, "It's nothing more than that my sister and I were born one after the other on that day."
"Yeah, more than just a few people know that we have similar birthdays, right?"
Qin Yuqing faced Qin Qinqin's interrogating gaze: "If that's the case, then isn't it a coincidence that my fifth sister is here too?" This was what Qin Yuqing thought of in the carriage. Princesses are different from princes and crown princes. They are ranked according to age. She is the sixth and Qin Qinqin is the fourth, with the fifth in between.
"I also heard that the fourth sister has been having issues with the fifth sister recently, and it's said that it has something to do with the second sister's maternal family."
"How did you know that?"
"This time it's Fourth Sister's turn to guess." Qin Yuqing blinked like a cunning fox.
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