This is exactly what Su Qingyu was waiting for. If Su Xiangling refused to say it, it would be difficult for her to deal with things later.
It was not in vain that she said so many things and damaged Mr. Zhou's reputation.
Su Xiangling was quite cautious and didn't speak loudly. Even the palace maids guarding outside probably couldn't hear her.
Su Qingyu glanced at the bathroom diagonally behind her, and her eyes returned to normal in an instant.
He asked Su Xiangling harshly, "Why did you kill her? How old were you at that time, to be so cruel to a little girl?"
"That was a human life. How could you have the heart to do that?"
The look in Su Qingyu's eyes when she looked at Su Xiangling was strange and horrified.
Su Xiangling took two more steps forward and shouted in a low voice, "It's all because of you."
Su Qingyu was stunned. What does this have to do with her?
Su Xiangling's expression suddenly calmed down, and she spoke in a low voice.
"You came to Qianzhou to visit your relatives. You were well-dressed and well-groomed. Even your speech and manners were highly praised by the wives of the officials."
"I cried and argued with my mother. She said it was your fault for growing up in the Marquis' Mansion in the capital, and that everything would be fine once we returned to the capital."
"In those days, my parents had been preparing gifts for several important officials in the capital, but none of them were valuable enough. Later, I heard that Madam Xu was seriously ill and needed Gastrodia elata that was over 500 years old for her medicine."
"My dad asked many people, but couldn't find it. In fact, even if we did find it, we couldn't afford it."
"Then I thought of Zhou Tong. She's a miracle doctor, and her father is also a miracle doctor. Maybe there's a way."
"I heard she went up to Moon Mountain to collect herbs, so I waited for her at the entrance of the mountain."
"I was lucky. She happened to pick a Gastrodia elata that day that was over 600 years old."
"I begged her to give me the herbs. But she refused, saying they were still useful to me. She also said that if someone in my family was seriously ill, she would give them up. But I was using them to help my father get a promotion, so she couldn't give them to me."
"I was very angry at the time. Only with that Gastrodia elata could I return to Beijing. I rushed over to grab it. She was carrying a medicine basket and her movements were not as nimble as mine."
"I...I didn't actually mean to push her down the mountain. The mountains in Qianzhou are just like that, with rocks and hills crisscrossing each other. We argued at the bottom of Moon Mountain, but I didn't expect there would be a cliff not far away."
"I just gave her a gentle push and she fell down. The herb also fell down with her."
At this moment, Su Xiangling was sitting against the wall not far from Su Qingyu, her face as pale as paper, and she was gasping for breath.
She had never told anyone about this incident, and every time she woke up in the middle of the night, she would dream of the scene of Zhou Tong falling down.
The last time she saw Mr. Zhou, she had only pretended to be calm. The planning she had been doing these days had made her heart jump to her throat.
Fortunately, this matter will soon be over. Once Su Qingyu dies, she will be able to completely end that nightmare.
Su Xiangling took two deep breaths, and when she stood up, her smug look returned to her face.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door from Xue Tao. "Your Majesty, the virtuous concubine sent someone to ask about you. She said if you are free, please go to the Imperial Garden to enjoy the lanterns with her."
Su Xiangling knew what Concubine Xian meant. Since she was pregnant with the emperor's eldest grandson, it was natural for her to appear more often in such scenes.
She looked at Su Qingyu with pity and said, "The time is almost up. I won't watch you go on your journey."
He turned and walked to the door, then suddenly stopped without looking back.
"I will arrange for someone to come in later. Then Lord Shen will find that the eldest sister and the palace guards are lying on the bed in disheveled clothes. And the eldest sister died of a sudden heart palpitation because she was too excited."
The most important thing is that after this scandal is exposed, the emperor and the Shen family will only try their best to cover it up.
As for what exactly happened in Penglai Palace, no one would investigate it in detail.
Although this move would affect the Su family's reputation, she didn't care about that.
If he wanted the Emperor and the Shen family to not conduct a thorough investigation, he could only resort to damaging Su Qingyu's reputation. Otherwise, given how much Shen Zhixiu valued Su Qingyu, he might find out something.
What Su Xiangling didn't see was that Su Qingyu was staring at her back with a bright smile.
After leaving the wing room, Su Xiangling instructed Xue Tao at the door, "Send the people in later. Remember what I told you before about how to arrange it, right?"
Xue Tao nodded and said, "I've remembered everything. Your Majesty, just go and watch the lanterns."
Su Xiangling signaled Qianxue to follow her, as they could not stay here any longer.
After the two left, Xuetao went to the next room, carried out a fainted guard, and pushed the door into the room where Su Qingyu was locked up.
Su Qingyu looked at the two people who came in in surprise. She didn't expect that this little girl looked thin but was actually very strong.
Xuetao took out a porcelain bottle from her arms, poured out two pills, and was about to stuff them into Su Qingyu's mouth.
He said, "Madam, please don't be offended. The Concubine said that if we put on a good show, we must do it to the fullest."
The thing was already at her lips, and Su Qingyu could vaguely smell its sweet taste. She thought Su Xiangling was really cautious. Even if the coroner performed an autopsy, they wouldn't find anything unusual.
The cause of her death would be a sudden heart attack from being overly excited in bed. It must be said that this method was quite insidious.
Just as the pill was about to enter her mouth, Su Qingyu coughed lightly.
The next moment, Feicui stood up and a guard rushed out from the bathroom.
Following behind the guard was Mr. Zhou, whose face was ashen.
Feicui knocked Xuetao unconscious by herself, and tied up the unconscious guard together.
Su Qingyu looked at Mr. Zhou and bowed seriously, saying, "If what I said just now offended you, please forgive me."
Mr. Zhou dodged and avoided Su Qingyu's gift.
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