Chapter 340 Beautiful Woman
The Dali Temple Minister came to the house because the old lady was poisoned.
After paying his respects, he asked, "Crown Princess, when you met the old lady of the Marquis of Zhenbei that day, you brought a bamboo basket with you. May I ask what was in that basket?"
"Is this related to the old lady's poisoning?" Wei Qingyan asked.
"The Marquis of Zhenbei suspected that there might be poison hidden in the backpack."
The Dali Temple Minister explained, "Since the other party has raised doubts, and in order to clear the Crown Princess of suspicion, I must understand the situation clearly."
Wei Qingyan nodded in understanding, "They are human bones. On my way to Fengzhao, I dreamt that a resentful spirit asked me to collect his bones. So I ordered people to collect his remains that were left exposed in the wilderness.
When I went to see the old lady that day, I also took the body to the mountains to find a suitable place for burial."
When she decided to take Liang Fuzhu to see the old lady, she had already thought of using this method to disguise the fact that she was traveling with the porcelain vase.
There are countless corpses left in the wilderness in this world with no one to collect them. After she can drive away the resentment, she will bury the corpses she encounters. When she arrives in Fengzhao, it is not difficult to find an unburied skeleton with the help of the resentment.
"If they were fake human bones, why did the Crown Princess bring them to see the old lady?"
The Dali Temple Minister's tone was quite polite, but his eyes seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts as he stared at Wei Qingyan.
In fact, before coming here, he followed Wei Qingyan's trail that day and found the new grave mound in the mountains. There were ashes of burnt paper money in front of the grave. They also checked the situation in the grave. The Crown Princess did not lie about this.
But it doesn't make sense to visit the old lady with human bones.
Wei Qingyan explained, "The resentful spirit was a servant who died protecting his master. His death was tragic and the resentment was quite strong. The merits in my body can purify the resentment and also deter it. That's why I was rude and had to bring it with me to the old lady.
But it will not harm the old lady at all. Liang Fuzhu hopes that the old lady and the old marquis will live long and healthy lives, and this palace also hopes so."
Her voice was calm and her face was compassionate. The Dali Temple Minister subconsciously wanted to believe her, but his belief in not believing in ghosts and gods brought him back to reality.
Then he said, "You accused the Marquis of Zhenbei of framing you, and the Marquis of Zhenbei also went to the Dali Temple to accuse you of murdering the old lady. Now both parties are plaintiffs and victims.
I have also verified that the portrait you painted was indeed soaked in poison. The people in Zhuangzi also confirmed that after you handed the portrait to the old lady, she kept it in her hand and did not let anyone else touch it.
I came here today to see if the Crown Princess could provide some clues that could prove you didn't poison her."
He may not be afraid of the Marquis of Zhenbei, but he has to respect the old marquis a little. Although the Crown Princess in front of him has not yet been included in the royal jade record, she has been recognized by the Queen herself and is very likely to be the mother of the country in the future. He cannot offend anyone, and he does not want to offend anyone.
Wei Qingyan shook his head, "I believe in you, sir."
After a brief pause, he continued, "However, is there any discrepancy between what the Marquis of Zhenbei said? He suspects that I poisoned the portrait, and he also suspects that I hid poison in the bamboo basket. So, how does he think I poisoned him?"
The Dali Temple Minister also asked this question, but the Marquis of Zhenbei was quite unreasonable and insisted that there was something wrong with the bamboo basket. Since it was related to the case, every step needed to be done with caution. However, he would not complain about this to Wei Qingyan.
He glossed over the question and asked a few more questions, but found no clues, so the Dali Temple Minister had no choice but to leave.
As soon as he left, Xiao Zhian came back and said, "The old lady's condition is indeed very serious. The old marquis is worried that something might happen to her and dares not leave even a step."
He felt a little disappointed. It turned out that the old marquis didn't come, not because he believed that his sister-in-law didn't poison her, but because he was worried that something might happen to the old lady and he couldn't be by her side.
But if the old lady passed away, he would probably be the first one to cause trouble for his sister-in-law. That was a fierce tiger who didn't even take his mother seriously. Xiao Zhian hoped that the old lady could get better, but he was also worried about Wei Qingyan.
Seeing that his brows were knitted together, Shi Yu said, "Go wash up first. Your sister-in-law and I didn't rest all night last night and we can't stand it any longer. Let's go to bed early tonight. If anyone makes trouble again, you can handle it for us, okay?"
Maybe if he found something for him to do, he would feel better. With him around, it would be more convenient for him and Qingyan to go out.
As expected, Xiao Zhian said distressedly, "Just rest well tonight. I won't let anyone disturb you."
In an inconspicuous house in the imperial city.
A charming woman punched the Zhenbei Marquis in the chest and said, "You have no conscience. I have fallen into depravity and followed you for more than 20 years without any status or status.
The two children also carry the reputation of being the sons of a concubine, and are looked down upon by others. But now you actually want to take away my son's position as the crown prince. How do you want my children and grandchildren to live in the future?
You are tired of me and want to find someone new, so you want to piss me off to death, right? There is no need to go through so much trouble, just give me a white silk, how can I stop the Marquis from doing good things? "
She was already a grandmother, but she was still beautiful when she cried. The Marquis of Zhenbei felt his heart melt. Seeing that the woman really went to look for Bai Ling, he hurriedly hugged her.
She sat down on the brocade-covered armchair and coaxed her softly, "Aren't these things tearing out your husband's heart?
Qingwu wants to investigate Fuzhu's death. Even though it happened many years ago and all traces have been erased, Wei Qingyan is very evil. Without the protection of the Queen, I am worried that they will really find out something.
By then, not to mention the title of Crown Prince, I'm afraid even the title of Marquis of Zhenbei will be lost."
He carefully wiped the woman's tears and sighed, "The Queen has taken a liking to the talent of that rebellious son, so we can only follow the Queen's wishes for now.
Once this is over, we can find some faults in that rebellious son and make him dislike the Empress. Then, the position of Crown Prince, including my husband's title, will all belong to our son in the future. These are just temporary measures."
"Really? You didn't lie to me?" The woman raised her eyes, her eyelashes trembling slightly, she looked pitiful, and had some of the naivety and grievance of a young girl.
The Marquis of Zhenbei loved her appearance so much, as it made him feel like he was young again. The sixty-year-old man swore, "Have I ever lied to you in the past few years? If I have, I will be struck by lightning..."
The woman's lips pressed against his, tears streaming down her face again. "I believe you. Are you making such a cruel oath to make me die of heartache?"
"Okay, okay, don't cry..." Zhenbei Hou coaxed, picked up the woman's soft body and walked towards the bed.
A quarter of an hour later, he rolled over and rested for a moment before getting up and getting dressed. "I won't be here as often these days, so don't go out, lest anyone discover you. Once this is done, whatever you want to do, I'll be with you."
The woman sat up and hugged his back, "Didn't the Marquis say that it has been confirmed that what Wei Qingyan took out was not a porcelain bottle?
Moreover, when she went to see the old lady, she did not mention what happened that year. So it seems that your worry about Zhuzhu's ghost talking nonsense is not true.
I think the dream story is fake. It must be that the couple has just arrived in Fengzhao, and the queen has no intention of giving up power, so the couple wants to win over the old ministers to help seize power."
Liang Yongan said, "I'm not afraid of one thing, I'm afraid of ten thousand. The worst case scenario is that Qingwu gets involved."
"It's all my fault. If it weren't for me... the Marquis wouldn't have done that for me..."
She started to cry again, her tears wetting Liang Yongan's back, and she said guiltily, "It's all because of me that I have caused trouble for the Marquis."
Liang Yongan couldn't bear to see the beauty cry, so he complained in a low voice, "I don't blame you, if I have to blame someone, it's the queen. She used that porcelain bottle to threaten me."
Realizing that these words were disrespectful, he quickly changed his tone and said, "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. I have to go back. Remember what I said and don't wander around."
The man left quickly.
The woman looked around the luxurious house inch by inch, with a hint of coldness at the corner of her lips.
No matter how luxurious and wealthy the house is, if you can't go out, it is just a birdcage. After enduring for so many years, for the sake of her children, she should go out and fight.
She didn't believe in men's expediency.
After walking behind a folding screen and covering an incense burner, she called in a servant to serve her. After dressing herself in splendid attire, the beautiful woman smiled sweetly at herself in the mirror and, surrounded by people, entered the courtyard. The servant had just opened the gate.
Then he saw a group of people standing outside the door, with a sedan chair at the head. Princess Qingwu, dressed in red, was leaning against the sedan chair. She looked at the beautiful woman and smiled lazily, "Empress Yue, long time no see."
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