After taking several bottles of pills brought by Qiu Jinglan, although Qiu Yilan could speak, she was still lazy and unmotivated.
Shen Shui gave her two hidden bags to make her lean more comfortably. Just as he was about to retreat, Qiu Jinglan called out, "Are Mei Xue and Swing awake?"
Shen Shui replied tremblingly: "The person who tortured me was a bit harsh... I'm afraid it will be difficult to wake up today."
Qiu Jinglan's face was ugly, and just as she was about to say something, Qiu Yilan managed to calm herself down and said, "You were so angry just now, and the people below will definitely not dare to neglect you... Just wait for one day, it does not mean that Wulanxiang is not fatal. "Mei Xue and the others have been harboring thoughts of betrayal for a long time, and Qiu Jinglan's focus has always been on the officialdom, which gave them an opportunity to take advantage of.
This time they launched an attack, although due to Qiu Feng's unexpected intervention, they fell short and were not completely successful. However, Qiu Nie still allowed Swing to have a backup plan - although the Wulanxiang used to restrain Qiu Yilan was not fatal, it would remain paralyzed without an antidote.
The antidote to Wulanxiang is the residue filtered out every time it is boiled.
So each dose of Ulan Xiang antidote is different.
Now the residue is not on Mei Xue and the others at all, and they will have to wait until they wake up to find out.
"It's not good for your health." Seeing her speak, Qiu Jinglan's expression finally relaxed a little. She waved Shen Shui away and tested her forehead temperature. "No fever... Fortunately, your body has been well cared for in the past two years."
Qiu Yilan was not in the mood to care about her body now. Seeing that there were only two siblings in the inner room, she couldn't wait to ask: "Why did you hide it from me?!"
"..." Qiu Jinglan's expression suddenly became extremely complicated, and she laughed miserably for a long time, "How dare I recognize you?"
"... You said it as if you were sorry for me." Qiu Yilan's mouth twitched, "You were only seven years old when you left. Did you steal my rattle?"
She deliberately made a joke to lighten the atmosphere, but Qiu Jinglan actually nodded: "My grandmother made a rattle for you at that time, and I put it in my arms when I left..."
Qiu Yilan was stunned for a moment - but then she heard him continue, "I was discovered by the guards on the road, snatched away and thrown into the pond. Later I heard news from the palace that I drowned. I think it was my grandmother who took advantage of it..."
Having said this, he looked at his hands with a self-deprecating look, "Grandma was afraid of leaving any clues, so she didn't allow me to bring anything with me! Even the clothes inside and outside were changed into servants' clothes, but I think I have to bring something with me. —In case I really never come back, there must be something to remind me of Xihe Palace, my grandmother, my concubine, and you... So when I got on the carriage, I asked the guards to go to the courtyard where my concubine and you lived. I picked a 'Golden Annunciation' - but my grandmother was still worried, so she ordered people to shovel all the 'Illuminated and Golden Annunciation' flowers, so you have never even seen the mother-in-law's dowry! "
Qiu Yilan was stunned for a long time before asking: "Are you afraid that Queen Mother Gu and Kuang Shihan will kill them all?"
Seeing Qiu Jinglan nodding heavily, she said in confusion: "But why has Qiu Mengmin been safe and sound all these years? Did Empress Dowager Gu and Kuang Shihan choose him back then? This is not right. The person Empress Dowager Gu wanted to support was Kuang Shi Han, since you have done harm to our father and mother-in-law, why did you keep Qiu Mengmin here? They were all in the market, and it would be much easier for them to die than for our father!"
Qiu Jinglan said indifferently: "Although Empress Dowager Gu and Kuang Shihan don't know that Tianya belongs to our family, they know that our family still has some untouched heritage. If they don't find it and eradicate it, they will have trouble sleeping and eating! Therefore, Qiu Meng is left alone. Min and the others were used as bait..."
At this point, he suddenly sobbed, "In order to make them believe that it was me who died in infancy, my grandmother... took poison herself after sending me away... My grandmother was still in her prime at that time! She once said that she would watch me grow up and take the exam. The number one scholar, I also want to give you my future wife and pick a good husband... She called me Little Mirror and you Little Leaf, saying that we are the eldest son and daughter, and we should take good care of our younger brothers and sisters in the future, but bad news came. Come, but we won’t have any younger brothers and sisters... Just because we want people to think that our family is indeed extinct, my grandmother died of despair... She was alive... "
Seeing him covering his face with his sleeves, choking and unable to speak, Qiu Yilan felt sad, and raised her hand with difficulty to grab the corner of his robe: "It's all over. This was all forced by Queen Mother Gu and Kuang Shihan... I can't blame you. Isn't it?"
"You could have left back then!" Qiu Jinglan put down his sleeves, his face already full of tears. He lowered his head to avoid his sister's eyes and murmured, "But grandma was worried that if we all had an accident, it would arouse suspicion... and decided to keep you. ... Do you know? Despite her rude appearance, in fact, she didn't learn well. In "Tianya", she is more noble than many official ladies - so what if you left with me. Will you suffer so many years of grievance? Qiu Yuqing... Hey... When grandma was here, she was worse than a dog in front of us, and she dared to beat you so hard... "
"I can survive because my grandmother sacrificed herself and left you and my concubine in the Xihe Palace... In exchange for the lack of suspicion of Empress Dowager Gu and Kuang Shihan... Even in these years, you and my concubine have been intensified by Qiu Mengmin and the others. The mistreatment was not without the instigation of Empress Dowager Gu and Kuang Shihan, in order to force me or Tianya out!"
He stretched out his hand to hold Qiu Yilan's shoulders, his face was pale, tears were streaming down his face, but his eyes were empty and wooden, and he said every word, "So, why don't you blame me? If it weren't for me, you should have been with your grandmother and concubine. Under the care of you, you grew up carefree, just like Xue Nongqing and Princess Chunfu. If your grandmother were here, even if Qiu Mengmin inherited the title of king, how could she dare to disrespect you! Because I—how can I recognize you?”
Qiu Yilan has never met Princess Lian, or even Princess Ruan. Her respect for these two people far exceeds the relationship between flesh and blood. But in the past two years of getting along with Qiu Jinglan, there is a real brother-sister relationship between the two. Now listening to Qiu Jinglan talking about the past, her discomfort is more because she feels sorry for her brother: "But I am fine now. . Even though my grandmother and mother-in-law are gone, I would be happy to know that we are fine now, but it will definitely make me feel distressed and uneasy to see you so sad!"
"...I know they won't blame me, and you don't blame me either." Qiu Jinglan whispered, "But I blame myself."
"You entered the Hanlin Academy at the age of eighteen, which shows how hard you have studied these years!" Qiu Yilan leaned on the bag and sighed, "You still have to worry about Tianya... How old are you this year? Doing so much by yourself You have done a good job without the protection of your elders. I still say the same thing: I only blame Queen Mother Gu and Kuang Shi..."
At this point, she suddenly felt dizzy - she wanted to say something but couldn't. She struggled for a moment, and finally her vision went dark, and she fell into the arms of Qiu Jinglan, who sensed something was wrong and came over to help her!
… When I woke up again, I felt as if someone was feeding me medicine. She opened her eyes and saw that Qiu Jinglan's face was a little pale again, her eyes were even more bloodshot, but her eyes were very gentle. He was holding her on his shoulders, holding a bowl of medicine, and carefully blowing it to cool it and feeding it to her.
Seeing that she was awake, her expression was clear and relieved. At the same time, not far away, a weak and familiar voice sneered: "Look, you are awake. Do you know that the antidote is real? You can also take our antidote." Come out... keep your promise and let us go?"
Qiu Yilan heard the sound of the swing, subconsciously looked at her, and couldn't help but shrink her pupils - the swing at this moment completely lost the majesty when he held her hostage, and looked like Qiu Nie who was brought here by Qiu Jinglan, except for a face Except for being intact, her whole body was covered in blood and flesh. She was escorted by two guards and knelt at the door of the room. Blood was dripping from the corners of her clothes from time to time, but she still raised her head stubbornly, with disdainful and unruly eyes!
Sensing Qiu Yilan's gaze, she took a sip on the ground and said, "You will exchange your life for the three of us to leave safely, plus two hundred thousand taels of silver... Hey, a legitimate daughter is so valuable!"
"It's not that a direct daughter is valuable, but that I am valuable to my brother." Qiu Yilan thought that she was not unkind to her, but she almost fell into the hands of this seemingly cute and harmless "Sister Qiu". Naturally, this would not be the case. He replied kindly to her and mocked, "I can only blame your brother for not being as good as my brother! Not only can't he save you, but he wants you to save him!"
Zhuoqian obviously has a deep relationship with Qiunie brother and sister. When he heard this, he showed an angry look: "He is trying to live up to his expectations?! He entered the Imperial Academy at the age of eighteen. How many years older is my brother than him? If it weren't for waiting for him, my brother might not be able to do the same. At the age of eighteen, you are on the gold medal list! After all, the reason why you brothers and sisters are so proud is because you are the direct descendants!"
She looked at Qiu Jinglan with a sneer, "Isn't it? Usually the Qiu family takes refuge in 'Tianya', and our father is still the elder! But why do you become the young master as soon as you leave? Our father has been in the main altar since he was a child. , working hard, but you are just the right protector! There is not only you, but also the former left protector who is not the Qiu family! "
Qiu Jinglan turned a deaf ear and fed Qiu Yilan the last sip of the concoction with her own hands. Then she picked up a plum blossom from the silver plate held by Chunran and fed it to her to absorb the antidote. Then she said lightly: "So you don't want to You are under my control, but you are willing to be under the control of Queen Mother Gu who killed your uncle?"
"The Queen Mother Gu is an outsider. She killed your father, not our father!" Zhu Qian said coldly, "Speaking of us, we are family members, but you are like our master! Our father sacrificed for 'Tianya' How much? But in the end, this organization still belongs to you - Queen Mother Gu promised that we will eradicate you secretly, and Tianya will completely belong to us, with the Gu family as our backers... In the future, Sister Mei will be in charge of Tianya, and my brother will be in power. Being an official—why don’t we do it?”
Qiu Jinglan said happily: "You are just like your dead father, who has a shallow heart and a high heart. My sister is still poor now. I won't tell you more. I just ask you: Your father entered Tianya before me." "For decades, Qiu Mengmin didn't know about 'Tianya', and our father never asked about 'Tianya'. Why was it that when I was received from the main altar when I was seven years old, I was immediately respected as the young master?"
"It's not because you are a direct descendant..." Zhu Qian's words were interrupted coldly: "It's because he doesn't have the ability at all! He won't be able to seize power for decades. If you don't let him just be the right protector, let him become the leader. ,'Tianya' no longer exists!"
He looked at the swing with disdain, "So before you repeatedly asked me to go to Tianya to do things, I was not sure. Do you think it was to guard against you? I was worried that you were too stupid and would cause misfortune to Tianya!"
"...Although I'm not smart, your precious sister is even stupider!" Swing Qian has always boasted of being quick-witted and decisive, but this time she was looked down upon by Qiu Jinglan one after another. Her heart felt so uncomfortable that she gritted her teeth for a moment. Suddenly he sneered, "She welcomed us sisters in without even having any suspicion. In the end, she even sniffed the incense I handed her... I don't know how someone as cunning as you could be so stupid. younger sister?!"
Qiu Yilan was about to fight back, but she heard Qiu Jinglan say indifferently: "The reason why she trusts you is not because of your clever strategies or acting skills. But because she trusts me... Because I introduced the three of you to her! This It’s not stupid, it’s just that she believes in me!”
Qiu Yilan immediately gave a proud look to the swing. Before she could say anything, she suddenly heard someone outside the window saying calmly: "That's very good. Brother Ren had no doubts about you back then and didn't hide anything. Brother, even if the lineage of the King of Xihe left behind all kinds of methods to control the "Tianya", how could you, the young master, do it so safely and smoothly! However, Brother Ren was so loyal that he died in the strife among your subordinates. You know everything, but you are still indifferent... and you used his death to trick Qiu into working for you for many years! "
Everyone in the room was shocked when they heard the sound!
"Is it Qiu Feng!?" Qiu Yilan grabbed Qiu Jinglan's arm, "He?!"
The guard's sword was about to be unsheathed, but Qiu Jinglan raised his hand to stop him. He patted the back of Qiu Yilan's hand comfortingly, and said calmly out the window: "Since Brother Qiu Feng is here, you might as well go to the study for a chat!"
"Study?!" Qiu Feng did not open the window, but through the window, he could still feel the actual murderous intention in his words. Amidst the sound of the pattering rain, he seemed to be laughing wildly, "Qiu didn't go in directly to kill you at this moment. , for the sake of Princess Ning Yi’s innocence and poor health at this moment! Do you still want to continue to deceive Qiu with your sweet words? Come out! Let’s fight to the death, you win, Qiu’s failure to avenge his friend? , there is no regret in dying! If you lose, then use your life to repay Brother Ren’s loyalty to you!”