After seeing Princess Yongning off, Old Madam Su leaned back in her chair with a tired look on her face, and did not move for a long time.
Su Xingyi came in after a while and saw that her grandmother looked unhappy. She thought there was some bad news in the palace. After she heard her grandmother explain the whole story, she said with some embarrassment, "How dare we let my wife enter the palace at this time?"
If Mrs. He couldn't control herself and did something stupid like regicide, then we would all be doomed.
Old Madam Su lowered her eyes and said, "It's already late today. I'll go see her tomorrow."
As expected, Old Mrs. Su went to the He family the next day.
Second Madam He was in the hall, and when she heard that it was Old Madam Su, she hurried out to greet her and supported her: "Why did you come here in person? We received the news yesterday. I was so happy to hear that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was fine. But there were other things. To tell you the truth, I knew that Master Bo was also safe. I was so happy that I didn't close my eyes all night."
Old Madam Su patted the back of her hand and smiled to comfort her: "Yes, it's really the Bodhisattva's blessing, Rong'er is fine, he is fine!" Then she asked Second Madam He: "What is your mother-in-law doing? I came to see her and tell her about this great event."
"I was just about to tell you." He Er Niangniang said softly, "We have guests coming today."
Mrs. Su immediately sensed something was wrong. Thinking of what Su Yao had said before leaving Beijing, she said in a deep voice, "What guest is coming?"
"It is said that he is an old acquaintance of my mother-in-law, whose surname is Liu." Second Grandma He had also been reminded that although she didn't know the specific situation, she still had to carefully write down who came.
Old Mrs. Su immediately thought of the so-called Aunt Liu.
She quickened her pace: "That's really a good thing. Now that I'm old, I'm looking forward to seeing my old acquaintances again. But, can she hold on?"
"My second sister is with you." Second Madam He was also concise and understood what Old Madam Su meant: "She is talking in the old lady's room now. I will accompany you there."
Ever since Aunt He received Su Yao's advice, she never dared to leave her mother's side. Whenever there were guests at home, she would always stay by Mrs. He's side.
This time is no exception.
When Old Lady Su arrived at Mrs. He's room, she just happened to hear Mrs. He's voice: "How could something like this happen all of a sudden? Out of nowhere..."
She paused for a moment, then smiled and called out Mrs. He's name: "What are you doing here?"
Mrs. He stopped talking abruptly. When she heard Mrs. Su's voice, she raised her head. When Mrs. Su came in, she shook her head weakly: "I didn't say anything..."
As she spoke, she turned to a maid in the room and said, "Forget it, go back first. Considering the friendship we had in the past, go to the account office and get three hundred taels of silver, and bury the man in style."
Before she finished her sentence, she was already drowsy and leaned back on the pillow with her eyes closed.
Aunt He immediately went forward to support her head, and carefully helped her lie down, then turned to look at Old Madam Su apologetically: "Your health has been getting worse recently. You are less awake and more asleep. You often fall asleep while talking... We asked Doctor Hu to see her, but he just said he didn't know the reason and that she could only rest for now..."
After she finished speaking, she looked at the old woman who had been silent the whole time and said, "Madam Liu, my mother is not in good health right now, but since she asked you to take the three hundred taels of silver, then you can go to the account office to get it. It is also a token of her kindness."
Mother Liu responded with a smile and followed the housekeeper out.
As soon as she left, Mrs. Su asked, "What happened?"
Mrs. He, who had been lying down and sleeping, opened her eyes and sat up. After her daughter helped her sit steadily, she sneered coldly, "It is said that Aunt Liu has gone."
She was the personal maid of the late queen.
Old Mrs. Su understood immediately.
Died at this critical moment
What a coincidence that he died.
If Su Yao had not advised her before, what would Mrs. He think when she learned the news
I had just told her the so-called cause of Queen Hu's death, and then she died. No matter how you look at it, this looks like a murder to silence her.
Judging from Mrs. He's mood at the time, she was probably so eager to go find Emperor Yuanfeng with a knife and fight him to the death.
Fortunately, Mrs. He was now able to look at the problem rationally. She brushed her scattered hair behind her ears and said expressionlessly: "What Yaoyao said was right. It's such a coincidence. Everything is so coincidental. For example, just now, we learned that Xiao Heng was safe and sound, and Aunt Liu died..."
It seems more like he wanted to cause chaos in the capital, so he couldn't wait to encourage Madam He to assassinate Emperor Yuanfeng, the bigger the better.
Aunt He heaved a sigh of relief.
She was really scared, fearing that her mother would get as excited as before. Fortunately, her mother was sober now.
Old Madam Su also raised her eyebrows: "Yes, it's such a coincidence. Who was that person just now?"
"Aunt Liu's mother." Mrs. He coughed a few times and said, "It is said that before Aunt Liu left, she kept calling me the young lady, so she came to tell me."
Old Madam Su sneered, "They are so loyal. But it's good that they can't wait to jump out. That's a good thing. Yaoyao has already asked Commander Chen for help. I'll send someone to inform Commander Chen."
No matter what, we have to find out who is behind this.
Mrs. He nodded. Then she asked Mrs. Su if she knew the specific situation in Yunnan: "I only heard that he was fine and that Zhaotong had spread a false death report. What happened? Is he doing well now? Is there any news about Yaoyao?"
She asked a series of questions at once, and Old Lady Su was also confused for a while before she said, "I only know that the Zhaotong Palace colluded with the commander of the garrison to ambush Your Highness at the posthouse, but Your Highness was alert and set the fire in advance to take advantage of the opportunity to escape. The Zhaotong Palace simply lied, saying that Your Highness died in the fire, and searched for Your Highness and his men under the pretext of catching the assassin. Your Highness and his men held out until the son of Marquis Guangping came over. In this way, they turned defeat into victory and completely cleared Zhaotong."
Mrs. He couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "He is really amazing."
Old Madam Su talked with her for a while. When she mentioned that Su Yao had not sent back any news, she also advised Madam He not to worry: "No news is the best news. Cui Daru brought many people with him, and she herself has our old family generals with her. Nothing will happen. As long as she gets the news that His Highness is safe, she should come back."
One Hundred and Thirty-Seven: Exposed