Madam Jia was taken away by the Imperial Guards, and Doctor Luo also left the palace.
The Empress Dowager kept Lu Qiqi behind and looked at the scar on the little girl's face.
For a moment, I didn't know how to start the conversation.
She couldn't even imagine how someone as proud and arrogant as Chen Wenjun could survive with such a face.
Lu Qiqi stared at the Empress Dowager for a moment before saying, "I drugged Madam Jia when she entered the main hall."
The medicinal diet even contained hallucinogenic drugs, making it impossible for her to distinguish between reality and dreams.
Since she was able to recount what happened back then accurately, the probability that she's lying is not high.
To be honest, Lu Qiqi is still brave.
Remembering what Old Madam Jia had said, she asked the Empress Dowager, "Just now Old Madam Jia said that the Empress Dowager wanted my mother to marry into the royal family?"
The Empress Dowager's eyes flickered slightly, and she sighed before saying, "You may not believe what I'm about to say."
You can go back and argue with your grandmother.
"In those days, war raged, and after the late emperor resisted foreign enemies, he pacified the Great Jin Dynasty."
My two sons have long been married and have children, to put it bluntly.
Compared to the two princes who were still inexperienced, the late emperor was in his prime, and many civil and military officials wanted to recommend their daughters to enter the palace.
"I am already preoccupied with my own problems, how could I possibly have the energy to choose concubines for my two princes?"
After pondering for a moment and carefully verifying the Empress Dowager's words, Lu Qiqi chose to believe her.
She said, "I am very grateful for the Empress Dowager's help today."
Looking at the scene outside the palace, the Empress Dowager said, "This is all I can do to help you."
It's not just because of Yan Qing, but also because of your pure and innocent heart.
Your mother, Chen Wenjun, was a good girl; it's just a pity she was harmed by wicked people.
After the Empress Dowager finished her sigh, she added, "I just don't understand why your mother hasn't thought about returning to the capital to reunite with her family all these years?"
Lu Qiqi recalled Chen Wenjun, and after a long while, she said, "My mother has probably forgotten some things."
Otherwise, given Chen Wenjun's intelligence and the great affection the Marquis of Lin'an showed her, how could a mere maidservant's message have made her give up the idea of ​​returning home?
Seeing that Lu Qiqi's complexion was not good, the Empress Dowager said, "Forgetting some things may not be a bad thing for her, but it will be hard on your maternal grandparents' family."
I see that you look pale; it must be from overwork these past two days.
The villains have been imprisoned in the dark jail, and the interrogation will soon yield results. You should go and get some rest.
Lu Qiqi stood up, bowed, and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I wish to personally interrogate the villains and seek justice for my mother as soon as possible."
Seeing her resolute expression, the Empress Dowager did not stop her.
"Go."
The first thing Lu Qiqi did after leaving the palace was to go to the Dark Prison.
At that time, the two Jia sisters, aunt and niece, had already been tied to wooden stakes by Xing Zhi.
Madam Jia still smelled of urine, and Jia Zhenxian wasn't much better off.
When she was taken to the dark prison, she spilled the soup, soaking herself in it.
It's summer now, and two hours have passed; she's started to smell bad.
The moment Lu Qiqi entered the torture chamber, Jia Zhenxian's eyes widened in shock.
The reason was simple: the person in front of him bore an 80% resemblance to Chen Wenjun.
The scar on her face is exactly the same as the one she slashed on Chen Wenjun's face back then!
At this moment, Madam Jia shouted, "You are not Chen Wenjun, who are you?"
Lu Qiqi kindly answered her questions, "Of course I am not Chen Wenjun, but her daughter."
My mother was forced to wander far from home because of you, so naturally I must seek justice for her.
Jia Zhenxian vehemently denied it, saying, "This matter has nothing to do with me. I was just a pawn. The wronged should be held accountable, and the debtor should be held responsible. It has nothing to do with me!"
Lu Qiqi took the dagger from Shijiu and brandished it in front of Jia Zhenxian, "Do you see the scar on my face?"
You call yourself a pawn, but this scar is a real mark on my mother's face.
"Same spot, I'll cut you too, how about that?"
Jia Zhenxian kept begging for mercy.
She held a dagger to Jia Zhenxian's face, a move that made Jia Zhenxian too afraid to even breathe.
Before long, Lu Qiqi could smell the stench of urine.
She scoffed, "Back then, when you made that cut, you didn't hold back at all."
After saying that, she pressed the sharp end of the dagger against Jia Zhenxian's right cheek.
Blood slowly seeped from the tip of the knife, until it formed a long trail of blood.
Jia Zhenxian's brows furrowed in pain. She desperately wanted to scream, but the pain in her face prevented her from uttering a sound.
When Madam Jia saw that Lu Qiqi was serious, the last bit of reason in her mind collapsed instantly.
She began to twist her body, trying to struggle off the wooden stake.
But she forgot that she was old and became breathless after moving around even slightly.
So all she could do was stare intently at Lu Qiqi with her bloodshot eyes.
Lu Qiqi slashed Jia Zhenxian's face and then handed the dagger to Nineteen.
Then she sprinkled some powder on Jia Zhenxian's face. "Do you know what kind of medicine this is?"
Jia Zhenxian was in so much pain that she almost fainted. She had no strength left to listen to Lu Qiqi and could only glare at her with hostility.
Lu Qiqi said, "This medicine will make your wound fester. You've given my mother an extra scar on her face, so I'll make sure your face never heals."
Her tone was soft, yet it felt to Jia Zhenxian like a vengeful ghost, deafeningly loud.
Madam Jia said, "How dare a mere county princess be so disrespectful to a first-rank imperial consort! I'll make her pay when I get out of here."
Hearing this, Lu Qiqi really didn't know what to say. "You still haven't figured out your situation? Do you think you can still get out of here?"
After saying that, Lu Qiqi did not linger in the torture chamber, leaving the main battle to Xing Zhi, and then returned to the Lin'an Marquis's residence with Shijiu.
Before leaving the dark prison, she washed the wounds on her face with clean water.
After getting into the carriage, Nineteen couldn't wait to ask her.
"Your Highness, you said there's someone plotting behind these two. Who could it be?"
Lu Qiqi shook her head. "I don't know who it is right now, but my intuition tells me that things aren't that simple."
The poisoning of General Xuan was done by Old Madam Jia alone, and this is entirely plausible.
However, the kidnapping of the bride was not as simple as it could be accomplished by the Marquis of Anyang's assassins alone.
According to Zeng's recollection, after she and Chen Wenjun escaped, she returned to the Lin'an Marquis's residence alone, only to be pursued and killed.
These were clearly two separate groups; otherwise, they wouldn't have been given the chance to escape, much less the opportunity for Jia Zhenxian to slash Chen Wenjun's face.
At this point, Lu Qiqi could only wait for Xing Zhi to force her to reveal the truth of what happened back then.
Remembering that she hadn't heard from Song Yanqing for quite some time, she asked Nineteen, "Has there been any news about your young master lately?"
Nineteen smiled mysteriously, "The young master knew the county princess would ask, so he asked me to pass on a message to you."
In a few days, the Crown Prince will send you a generous gift.
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