Mrs. He was depressed. For her, what made her sad was not that her old friend had evil intentions from the beginning, but the saddest thing was that Queen Hu and the former crown prince and his wife had always been kind to others, but they did not have a good end in the end, while the people who killed them were still living in this world in glory and had not changed their bad habits.
"I've asked someone to find Aunt Liu." Mrs. He lowered her voice, came back to her senses and looked at Su Yao, saying solemnly: "Since she had ulterior motives from the beginning, I don't even dare to think that the Queen's death was really because the Queen was seriously ill. Aunt Liu was an old lady in front of the Queen. She was a confidant who had been with the Queen when we were in the north. Before the Queen's death, Aunt Liu suddenly left the palace. It was said that she went back to her hometown to visit relatives, but she never came back. Later, bad things happened one after another. First, the prince was demoted in the enclosure, and your grandfather got into trouble. Later, the prince was inexplicably killed by mountain bandits in Shandong, and your grandfather was also killed... For so many years, I have been exhausted, and now I think that there were actually signs of what happened back then."
Su Yao knew Mrs. He’s mentality.
She could fully understand the regret and pain of not noticing the situation earlier and saving those important people, so she couldn't help but put her arms around Mrs. He's waist, put her head on her knees, and comforted her softly: "Grandmother, don't think like that. When bad people do bad things, they never tell you in advance. They have planned it for a long time. Even the Queen was deceived. The Second Prince and the Third Prince were played around. It's not your fault. Don't blame yourself. There is nothing to blame yourself for."
He Er Niang also wiped the tears from her eyes and nodded: "Yes, mother, who would have thought that there would be such a cruel person, how can you be blamed? Don't blame yourself, what matters now is how to deal with it."
We can't continue to be so passive and take the beating.
Even Second Mistress He, who was so timid and wanted to clear herself of all involvement in everything, felt that she could no longer tolerate it.
The other party simply didn't care about other people's lives. First, they framed Su Yao in the palace and almost made Su Yao bear the crime of murdering the princess and beheaded. Then they almost took her and her mother-in-law's lives. What about the next time? Who knows how crazy they can be? As long as she thought of such a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue behind her, Second Madam He felt a chill in her body.
"Yes." Mrs. He reacted and let out a long breath. The depression in her heart was relieved. She rubbed her eyebrows and said, "Now the most important thing is to investigate the background of Qi and others. There are many suspicious points in this matter. Seeing that Qi confessed so readily, I am afraid that she is just thinking about severing her ties to save her life and those people behind her."
She calmed down completely, endured the sleepiness and palpitations, lowered her eyes and said: "I am going to the palace to see the emperor."
Su Yao and He Ernai both looked up at her.
He Er Niangniang was so nervous that she stuttered: "Mom, are you, are you too impulsive? We don't have any evidence in our hands right now..."
"The evidence won't show up on its own." Mrs. He saw Su Yao was deep in thought, and she couldn't help but feel relieved. Sure enough, her granddaughter, who she had raised, could understand her feelings the best. She told Second Mistress He directly, "The other party still has Xu Shun, the deputy assistant. Now that Qi is taking the blame, I'm afraid that in a few days, the whole matter will be cleared up."
After she finished speaking, Su Rong came over. Mrs. He let Su Rong in without hesitation and said to Su Rong without hesitation, "Then we can only catch them off guard before they are ready. People will panic."
Panic leads to mistakes.
Although Su Rong was not there before, he understood what Mrs. He was talking about as soon as he heard what she said. He looked at Su Yao and nodded, then sat beside her and said the news he had just heard: "I just received the news that Qi is dead."
He Er's grandmother opened her eyes wide: "How quick and vicious!"
Su Rong's expression was also unusually solemn. He said to Madam He, "If you want to enter the palace, it's better to go there sooner rather than later. If you delay any longer, I'm afraid you won't be able to find out anything."
Mrs. He hummed and stood up, straightening her clothes calmly: "I will go to the palace to ask for an audience with His Majesty, and ask His Majesty to give me justice."
Su Rong immediately followed suit and said, "Let me take you there."
"I'll see you off too." Su Yao stood up and took Mrs. He's arm. "My brother and I will see you off together. We'll be waiting for you outside the palace gate."
Mrs. He wanted to say no, but when she looked down, she saw Su Yao's eyes were wet. Her heart softened immediately, and she sighed, "Okay, then go." She looked at Second Grandma He and said in a deep voice, "Second Brother's family, this family will be handed over to you young people sooner or later. When your eldest sister-in-law is not here, you will be the head of the capital. You must show your courage and don't make me worry about the family."
Second Madam He had just experienced such a thrilling situation, and at this moment, she had already thrown away all her previous little thoughts and calculations. After hearing Mrs. He's instructions, she immediately promised solemnly: "Don't worry, mother, I understand, and there will be no mistakes."
The carriage drove away from the street where the He family lived. Mrs. He was absent-minded for a while. Her mind was a little confused and her heart was beating fast. She couldn't suppress the panic. She opened her eyes and saw Su Yao making tea. She couldn't help but smile: "You girl, you are really..."
Before she finished her sentence, the carriage suddenly jolted violently, and all the tea on the small table spilled onto the blanket in the carriage. Mrs. He's face changed immediately. The carriage had an accident in Tongzhou, and now it was so violently jolted that she immediately thought of the worst. She lifted the curtain and asked in a stern voice, "What happened?!"
Su Rong did not come over. Only Qing Kun said to Mrs. He and Su Yao with a bitter face: "Madam, Fourth Miss, the road ahead is blocked. It is said that a carriage ahead has injured someone..."
This is not something that has never happened before. After all, although the Great Zhou Dynasty has issued an order strictly prohibiting trouble and horse racing, there have always been people who disobey.
Mrs. He frowned, but Su Yao had already pulled her and said to Qing Kun, "Move aside."
Mrs. He was a little puzzled, but when she saw Su Yao had already opened the curtain and got out of the car, she was just stunned for a moment and then followed Su Yao out of the car.
"You don't think this is a coincidence?" Mrs. He lowered her voice. Thinking that Qi Yunxi was really so bold, the disgust in her heart surged up uncontrollably.
Almost at the same moment as she finished her words, Mrs. He heard a loud bang, and a hole was instantly smashed through the roof of the carriage she and Su Yao were riding in.