Qian Jiujiu naturally also heard the compliments from the ministers and ladies below to Minister Qian and his wife, and could not help but look in the direction of Minister Qian and his wife with a strange look.
When Minister Qian saw Qian Jiujiu's gaze, he wished he could beat Qian Jiujiu to death at once. Fortunately, the waiting time was not long. In just half an hour, Aunt Wan was brought into the palace.
During this period of time, Aunt Wan did not do any heavy work and took good care of herself. With the help of the nourishing pills and facial masks given by Qian Jiujiu, her body has now recovered.
Even her face has become almost the same as when she was young, charming and attractive, with the charm of a mature woman, just like a ripe peach, very delicious.
When Aunt Wan first came in, all the ministers were envious, and some ministers who were close to Minister Qian even joked, "It turns out there is such a beauty in the Minister's Mansion."
Aunt Wan came before the emperor and saluted calmly: "I, Wanyin, greet the emperor. Long live the emperor."
When they heard Aunt Wan call herself a commoner, they were all confused, but they just thought that she came from the common people and didn't understand the court etiquette. Even the emperor thought so.
Moreover, Wanyin's appearance made him feel a little strange. After looking at her for a few times, it was only after the Queen coughed twice that the Emperor came back to his senses. This time, the Emperor was no longer calm.
He must have seen Wanyin before, but he just couldn't remember her at the moment. What was going on
Looking at Wanyin: "Your name is Wanyin, right? You are the concubine of Minister Qian? Do you know what is the matter with you being invited to the palace this time?"
Wanyin was still kneeling on the ground. She did not panic when she heard the emperor's words. She just answered truthfully: "I don't know."
The emperor did not continue to ask, but spoke directly: "Princess Xiao made a contribution, and I said I would reward her, and then she said you were indebted to her."
"Instead, I'm giving you this opportunity. Do you have any wish that you want me to help you fulfill?"
When Aunt Wan heard this, she couldn't help but look at Qian Jiujiu. Seeing Qian Jiujiu looking at her with hope, Aunt Wan also found the courage.
Looking at the emperor: "Your Majesty, will you agree to anything I want to do?"
The emperor nodded naturally: "I am the emperor, my words are law, if you have any ideas, just say it."
When Aunt Wan heard this, she kowtowed to the emperor and said, "Then I beg Your Majesty to ask Minister Qian to give me a letter to release me and set me free."
Hearing this, everyone's eyes widened. What kind of development is this? The people who just congratulated Qian Shangshu were dumbfounded, and the whole scene was silent.
The emperor did not show any expression. After all, he knew about this matter in advance. However, at this time, he looked at the strange faces and eyes of the ministers.
This matter is really a bit hard to explain. Looking at Aunt Wan, "Such a good opportunity, is this your only request?"
Aunt Wan bowed her head again: "I want nothing else except freedom."
The emperor coughed twice and looked at Minister Qian: "My dear Minister Qian, what do you think about this matter? After all, my words have already been spread."
This means that he agreed to let Minister Qian grant Aunt Wan the concubine document. Minister Qian's face looked ugly, and he looked at Qian Jiujiu. He knew that Qian Jiujiu had tricked him.
She gave Qian Jiujiu three days to think about it, which actually gave Qian Jiujiu time to get rid of Aunt Wan openly. Minister Qian was so angry.
Today, not only was the emperor forced to issue the document to release the concubine, but Aunt Wan also left Shangshu Mansion. He no longer had anyone who could restrain Qian Jiujiu, and Qian Jiujiu hated the Shangshu Mansion.
Minister Qian hated him so much, and today he had made him lose face and made a fool of himself in front of all the ministers. As expected, Qian Jiujiu was born to restrain him.
If I had known earlier, I should not have driven her to some farm, but should have strangled her to death.
Qian Jiujiu looked at Qian Shangshu and felt deeply the hatred in Qian Shangshu's eyes. She raised the corners of her lips and smiled: "Father, this is Aunt Wan's only wish. Can you fulfill it?"
Minister Qian wanted to spit out blood and kill Qian Jiujiu, but he didn't dare to do so in front of the emperor. The hatred in his heart came in waves.
Still gritting his teeth and looking at Qian Jiujiu: "Since Wanyin asked for it herself, of course I will give it to her."
After saying this, Minister Qian wished he could bite off his tongue. Although Wan Yin had received Minister Qian's promise, she kowtowed again and looked at the emperor.
"I hope the Emperor will ask Lord Minister Qian to write a document on the spot to release me and give it to Princess Xiao for safekeeping. From now on, Wanyin will be a free person and no longer Lord Minister Qian's concubine."
Qian Shangshu only felt that a sharp sword was stabbed into his chest again, causing 100,000 damage points! This is not trusting him at all, looking at Wanyin.
"Why are you so anxious, Aunt Wan? The Emperor has issued an order. Can I disobey him?"
Aunt Wan just looked at Minister Qian and said, "My Lord, you misunderstood. You are very busy with official duties. Who knows when you will see me next time? So it is better to give the things to Wan Yin now."
After listening to Wanyin's words, everyone understood that Minister Qian probably didn't want to give it. Although the imperial edict had been issued to write it, it didn't say when it would be written. What if Minister Qian made excuses and didn't write it
Wanyin was just a concubine and a commoner. There was no way she could confront Minister Qian. That was why she asked Minister Qian to write it down on the spot, leaving Minister Qian no chance to regret.
Moreover, she analyzed Minister Qian's thoughts so thoroughly that this woman might not be a good person. Even Qian Jiujiu looked at Aunt Wan with some surprise.
Sure enough, the person who knows Minister Qian the best is Concubine Wan? Thinking of this, Qian Jiujiu became even more curious. The more extraordinary Concubine Wan in front of her was, the more puzzled she became.
Why would she fall in love with Shangshu Qian? Shangshu Qian was really embarrassed at this moment. Fortunately, the emperor listened to Aunt Wan and glanced at the eunuch beside him.
"Go prepare paper and pen and send them to Minister Qian."
The eunuch quickly took the order. Seeing this, what else could Minister Qian say? Of course he wrote it. Qian Jiujiu watched Minister Qian write the letter of release stroke by stroke.
The heavy stone in her heart finally heaved a sigh of relief. She could finally keep her mother by her side. After Mu Yexiao's legs recovered, she could take her mother to travel around the world.
When she thought of this, Qian Jiujiu's face showed a hint of joy. When Aunt Wan took the document of release from the hand of Minister Qian, Aunt Wan's eyes were moist.
This made many ministers look at Minister Qian in a strange way. They thought that such a beauty did not know how to enjoy herself and was allowed to leave directly. It was really disrespectful to the beauty.
After Aunt Wan got the document for releasing the concubine, she came directly to Qian Jiujiu and gave it to Qian Jiujiu: "I also hope that Princess Xiao can help me manage it."
Qian Jiujiu took the paper and looked at Wan Yin: "Aunt Wan, oh no, Aunt Wan, you should stay with me from now on, since you don't have anywhere to go anyway."
"Just stay by my side and take care of me, okay?"
Wan Yin smiled and said, "Since Princess Xiao doesn't dislike me, I will stay here."
After she finished speaking, Wanyin stood behind Qian Jiujiu, and Qian Jiujiu looked at the emperor and said, "Thank you, father, for helping me become your daughter-in-law."
The emperor laughed loudly: "This is what you deserve. Well, let's disperse today's banquet. Prince Xiao, you and the princess stay and go see your mother."
Finally, the emperor said this. Ever since Concubine Qing was poisoned, no one has thought about going to see the moon. Now we can finally go back.
A group of ministers walked outside with their families. Those who were on good terms walked together. It was unknown when Minister Qian arrived in front of the Third Prince.
The Third Prince now didn't want to see Minister Qian at all. He thought that Minister Qian was either too stupid to be useful, or had betrayed him. In short, he had no good intentions when seeing Minister Qian.
"You go back first, and wait for this prince to come find you."
After perfunctorily answering Minister Qian, the Third Prince did not leave the palace, but went to Concubine Xian's palace and looked at her: "Mother, what should we do now?"
"We had such a good opportunity this time, but we didn't let those guys die. Now they have recovered. I am worried that they will find out about me soon."
The virtuous concubine looked at the third prince calmly, "My son, look at what you look like now. You don't have the bearing of a prince at all. Why are you so anxious?"
"We didn't poison them."
The Third Prince heard this and said: "Why isn't it us..."
Before she finished speaking, she suddenly realized what was happening and looked at Concubine Xian: "Mother, do you mean that you have already found a scapegoat for this matter?"
Concubine Xian glared at Mu Yesheng again: "What nonsense are you talking about! My son, don't you know what kind of person your mother is? How could she do such a thing!"
"So, remember, this matter has nothing to do with the outside world, okay?"
At this moment, in Concubine Qing's Yihe Palace, a group of eunuchs and palace maids were all imprisoned separately. Mu Yexiao knew that he should let Dongchen interrogate them.
Let’s see who leaked Concubine Qing’s food list. After a round of interrogation, they really found a suspicious girl, who was the one Qian Jiujiu saw that day.
The girl who personally poured the red ginseng into the duck soup and the master behind that girl were revealed made everyone feel helpless.
Because the master behind that girl was not Concubine Xian, Concubine Qing felt a little uncomfortable when she looked at the girl who betrayed her.
"I ask myself, since you entered my palace, have I treated you in any way that is inappropriate? Why did you betray me?"
The maid also felt guilty when she heard Concubine Qing's words. She kowtowed to Concubine Qing and said, "My Lady, you are a good person."
"I don't know either. Someone wants to harm you. What's more, that person has done me a favor."