Qin Youran was completely confused. When had he ever saved Lu Tianyun? It was when he was poisoned in Sifang Pavilion that Lu Tianyun helped his junior sister, which could be considered as indirectly saving him.
After Lu Tianyun entered the mansion, he asked Aunt Sang to delegate power to Lu Tianyun and let Lu Tianyun be the real Princess of Qin in name. Firstly, her father was Shangshu Ling Lu Jin, who held great power and influence. Secondly, her marriage was arranged by His Majesty, and it would be embarrassing for His Majesty if the management power of the Prince of Qin's Mansion was not handed over to her.
Whether it was her father Lu Jin or His Majesty, he could not afford to offend either of them.
Seeing Qin Youran's bewildered look, Lu Tianyun guessed that he might have lost his memory, so she said, "When I was young, I followed my second sister into the palace. I got lost and accidentally fell into the Imperial River. It was Your Highness who rescued me and brought me ashore."
After she mentioned this, Qin Youran suddenly remembered that there seemed to be such an incident. At that time, his biological mother had passed away not long ago, and he had not yet been crowned king and left the capital.
He pointed at Lu Tianyun and asked, "Is that little girl you?"
Lu Tianyun nodded, "It is indeed my concubine."
Qin Youran never thought that the little girl he pulled ashore that year was actually Lu Tianyun. He had saved Lu Tianyun once.
Unexpectedly, many years later, he was poisoned and needed Purple Fire Ganoderma as a medicine. His junior sister was discovered stealing Purple Fire Ganoderma. With the help of Lu Tianyun, she escaped safely and returned to Sifang Pavilion to save him.
Is this a kind of cause and effect reincarnation?
"You don't want to be controlled by the Queen Mother, is it because I saved you back then?"
Lu Tianyun smiled and tentatively asked Qin Youran, "What do you think, Your Highness?"
Qin Youran laughed heartily, "Why is it because of me?"
Lu Tianyun is the daughter of a prominent family. Her father is a powerful official who is greatly favored by the emperor. With her father protecting her, how could she be afraid of the empress dowager?
Lu Tianyun: Your Highness, why isn’t it because of you?
Her expression was as calm as water, and she suppressed all her emotions deeply, hiding them so that no one would notice.
There might be spies of the Queen Mother in the Prince of Qin's Mansion.
The enemy is hidden and we are in the light, so we need to observe secretly to discover them. Maybe we can still play the long game to catch a big fish.
Aunt Li is the Queen Mother's person, and is the eye that the Queen Mother has placed by her side to monitor her. The Liufeng Huixue poison in her body has been cured, and there is no need for Aunt Li to stay by her side anymore.
She asked, "Your Highness, how do you plan to deal with Aunt Li? After all, she is the Queen Mother's person."
Qin Youran knew that Lu Tianyun had asked this question, and she must have already made up her mind about what to do with Aunt Li. "What does the princess want to do?"
Lu Tianyun had already found an excuse. "I offended Aunt Li, and Aunt Li took revenge on me by poisoning me. I accidentally discovered it. What do you think, Your Highness?"
Aunt Li must be dealt with, but she doesn't want to break up with the Queen Mother and deal with Aunt Li, because she wants to warn the Queen Mother that she, Lu Tianyun, is not a soft persimmon that can be manipulated.
Dealing with Aunt Li meant that she was not afraid of the Queen Mother or any threats or inducements.
Qin Youran: "As the princess said, I will spread the word."
Lu Tianyun bowed and said, "Then I'll trouble you, Your Majesty."
Qin Youran smiled contentedly, "It's no trouble, just a piece of cake. You should have a good rest. I won't disturb you any more. Goodbye."
"Farewell, Your Highness." Lu Tianyun bowed to Qin Youran's back.
Qin Youran left the Peony Courtyard, returned to his Donglixuan, and called Mu Qing.
"Mu Qing, send Aunt Li to the Shangshu Ling Mansion, and tell my good father-in-law that his precious daughter was almost poisoned to death."
"Yes." Mu Qing responded and asked, "Your Highness, please send Aunt Li to the Shangshu Ling Mansion. Please inform the princess."
Qin Youran's eyes darkened. "No need. Just send the person over."
"Yes." Mu Qing didn't ask any more questions and hurried to the torture room to bring up Aunt Li.
As soon as Mu Qing left, Qin Youran walked towards a table with a painting on it.
The painting depicts a young woman, wearing an orange-red double-breasted skirt, a lotus-colored shawl, her hair tied up in a high bun, and adorned with gorgeous pearls and jade. She has a gentle smile, a pair of curved eyes, and her features bear a resemblance to Qin Youran.
The person in the painting is the late Concubine Qin Shufei, Qin Youran's biological mother.
Qin Youran's slender fingers touched the face of the figure in the painting, gently stroking it. "Mother, Yi'er will avenge you. Don't worry, Yi'er won't blind herself for revenge. The princess is innocent, and I won't implicate her."
He asked Mu Qing to send Aunt Li to the Shangshu Ling's residence in order to drive a thorn between the Shangshu Ling and the Queen Mother.
The Shangshu Ling and the Queen Mother had a deep sibling relationship, but the Queen Mother poisoned his daughter and killed his own daughter. Will the Shangshu Ling hold the Queen Mother accountable for this?
Even if the Shangshu Ling does not hold the Queen Mother accountable, this incident will definitely become a thorn in his heart.
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Mu Qing took advantage of the night to send Aunt Li to the Shangshu Ling's residence and trapped Aunt Li in front of the Shangshu Ling.
Aunt Li was tied up like a dumpling with hemp rope, her hair was messy and there were some scars on her body, obviously she had been punished.
Her mouth was stuffed with a cloth and she could not open her mouth despite babbling.
Mu Qing briefly recounted the incident and continued, "The princess was also poisoned before her wedding to Your Highness. This time, the poisoning was severe, and only thanks to Madam Hua from General Ye's residence, she was able to save her life. The person who poisoned the princess was this Aunt Li. Aunt Li is a palace lady-in-waiting, so Your Highness is not in a position to deal with her. So, I have asked you to bring Aunt Li here for your decision."
"The person has been sent. I should return to the Prince of Qin's Mansion. Goodbye."
He bowed, turned around and left the Shangshu Ling Mansion.
Shang Shuling looked at Aunt Li lying on the ground, his hands hidden in his sleeves clenched into fists, his calm eyes dim and unclear.
He half squatted down and took the rag out of Aunt Li's mouth.
Aunt Li moved closer to the Minister of Chancellery. "My lord, I did not poison the Princess of Qin. It was the King of Qin who poisoned her, and it was the King of Qin who framed me. I am the Queen Mother's servant, and the King of Qin framed me to drive a wedge between you and the Queen Mother."
She was the Queen Mother's person, but the King of Qin sent her to the Shangshu Ling Mansion. What was his purpose?
The King of Qin hated the Queen Mother to the core and would not miss any opportunity to slander her.
The Minister of the Chancellery stood up and looked down at Aunt Li with a cold tone, "What you said seems to make sense, but the Princess of Qin is my daughter. How dare the King of Qin poison my daughter and stage this himself?"
Aunt Li chuckled and said, "My lord, don't be naive. The King of Qin hates the Queen Mother to the core and regards the Lu family as his enemy. The County Lady is the daughter of the Lu family. How could the King of Qin regard the County Lady as his consort?"
"My Lord, do you know who caused the miscarriage of pregnancy for the Prince of Qin's biological mother, Concubine Qin Shu, resulting in the death of both mother and daughter?"
"You don't think that Concubine Qin Shu was murdered by the former Concubine De and the former Concubine Gui, as people say. In fact, the deaths of Concubine Qin Shu and her daughter were related to the Empress Dowager. It was the Empress Dowager who instigated Concubine De and Concubine Gui, who then decided to kill Concubine Qin Shu."
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