The Queen's Party also sensed the crisis - Qiu Mengmin even risked his title and life in public. How could he be willing to make such a heavy bet if he wasn't quite sure
After the officials gathered together for a moment, a fifth-grade civil servant in a light scarlet robe came out with a solemn expression: "This is a serious matter, is there any evidence?!"
Qiu Mengmin raised her head, with a sneer at the corner of her mouth. She first glanced at Princess Yang, who was standing still without a chance to interrupt, and then moved her eyes to the people lying on the ground behind Princess Yang: "Those who served around the princess back then The two old servants can prove it! In fact, it was thanks to the two loyal servants that the king learned about Concubine Yuan You’s biological mother!”
He raised his hands towards Dan Chi and said, "I beg the Queen Mother, Your Majesty, and the Queen to allow them to serve as witnesses!"
As usual, the emperor sat there with a blank face making arrangements, probably his mind was already wandering.
Queen Jiang's eyes narrowed, her eyebrows furrowed and then returned to normal.
Queen Mother Gu naturally looked happy and nodded slightly: "I want them to serve Princess Xihe for a while, so you can get up and talk!"
Qiu Yilan bit her lip and looked with Ruan Qingyan - only to see two people standing up behind Princess Yang, one old and one strong, both women.
The old ones are in the shape of a crane, but they are still strong and energetic; the young ones are only in their thirties, with red lips and white teeth, and are quite pretty. Qiu Yilan had no impression of them, but Mama Li behind her whispered and blurted out: "Guan Mama, Dong Yao!?"
Qiu Yilan's heart sank: These two people were actually old men who had served the concubine? !
"Silence!" Mother Li exclaimed, causing Danqixia's chamberlain, who was responsible for maintaining order at the court meeting, to frown, flick his whip and scold!
Qiu Yilan hurriedly turned around and gave Li's mother a comforting look - the mother in charge didn't even look at them. She bowed to Danchi in a polite manner and said clearly: "My maid, Mr. Guan, your nickname is not worth mentioning." He was from Kuizhou and lived in Beijing with his parents. After his parents passed away, he was forced to make a living and sold his body to serve in the palace at the age of thirteen. At the age of sixteen, he came to Mongolia and served as a close concubine of Xihe. After the death of the concubine, the prince took pity on his maid and allowed him to return to his hometown for retirement. Recently, I heard that the prince needed his maid to corroborate the past and be brave enough to go to the palace to see the beauty of the sky and the phoenix. Even if the maid died, she would have no regrets! Don’t dare tell a single lie!”
This mother seems to be over sixty years old. From the time she served the Dowager Xihe at the age of sixteen until the death of the Dowager Xihe eleven years ago, that means she has served the Dowager for more than thirty years! Princess Xihe started serving her almost as soon as she walked through the door.
Based on this, she has more seniority than Mother Li - Mother Li only started working as a chef for Princess Xihe when she was in her twenties, and now she is only in her fifties!
What's more, Mother Li is in charge of the kitchen and cannot be with the concubine all day long. How can she compare with this mother who is a personal servant
And Qiu Mengmin not only found a Guan Mama to prove it, but also Dong Yao!
This is what Dong Yao said: "My maid, Wen, was named Dong Yao by the Dowager Princess of Xihe. She is the son of Prince Xihe's family! A few years before the death of the Dowager, my maid had the honor to wait on the bed and be the head of the eldest maids!"
Qiu Yilan bit her lip.
The Queen’s Party all looked solemn!
Guan’s mother reported her identity to Dong Yao and began to describe the situation before Princess Xihe’s death: “… After the news came back that the late prince had died in the battle, because the princess only had so much of the prince’s biological flesh and blood, she was so distressed after hearing the news that she fainted on the spot. He passed by and fell ill that night!”
"At that time, Princess Ningyi was only one year old, and her late son was only eight years old, and they both needed people to take care of them. Princess Ruan was also bedridden after hearing the news - everyone in the palace was worried that the concubine and Princess Ruan would make mistakes, so they were in a hurry A few days. As a result, the prince accidentally fell into the lake and died young. The concubine was already ill. After learning the news, she vomited blood for several days and... "
"Before her death, the concubine repeatedly told Princess Ruan not to hold the doctor accountable. She also said that the former prince and his son were gone, so the title of King of Xihe should be inherited by the current prince. And the current prince's biological mother, although she was a child, was After being expelled by the concubine, she is the prince’s biological mother after all! After the prince takes over the Xihe Palace, he should settle his previous grudges and return his birth mother to the palace to take care of her, in order to fulfill her responsibilities as a human son. "
"The concubine also asked her maid and Dong Yao to tell the prince, asking the prince to take care of Princess Ruan and Princess Ningyi for the sake of being of the same lineage as the King of Xihe..."
When Guan Mama talked to Dong Yao, she seemed to be touched by the feeling of master and servant, her eyes turned red and her voice got choked up!
Qiu Yilan listened expressionlessly, feeling as cold as ice!
This description may seem ordinary and normal, but it is definitely carefully designed!
- First let’s talk about how Qiu Zhongyan’s death in battle caused the illness of Princess Xihe: “Because the princess only has so much biological flesh and blood as the prince” is basically implying that the princess only values her own biological Qiu Zhongyan and does not care about Qiu Mengmin. Treat the eldest son as a son! The hidden meaning is that Princess Xihe is not a good aunt!
When talking about the death of Qiu Jinglan, emphasizing that Qiu Yilan and Qiu Jinglan "were still in need of care" at that time is tantamount to explicitly blaming Princess Ruan, a mother, for not taking good care of her children! The sentence "Lest the concubine and Princess Ruan are at fault" actually made the servant responsible for taking care of Qiu Jinglan have no relationship!
If the above words were deliberate, then the next two words are undoubtedly full of malice and viciousness!
"Before her death, the concubine repeatedly told Princess Ruan not to hold the doctor responsible." The implication is that if the concubine did not tell her, Princess Ruan would hold the doctor accountable. She was obviously stimulated by the loss of her son in old age, which cannot be cured by medicine and stone. If it's not good, blame the doctor - it is conceivable that after hearing this sentence, more or less people who hear it will feel that Princess Ruan is unreasonable and likes to express her anger randomly!
What's more, before Mama Guan and Dong Yao came out, Qiu Mengmin emphasized that "I learned about Princess Yuanyou's biological mother thanks to two loyal servants telling her about it." In this comparison, Princess Ruan also heard about Princess Xihe's comments about Qiu. Meng Min had favorable last words, but the only ones who told Qiu Mengmin were Guan Mama and Dong Yao.
To put it bluntly—Princess Ruan is dissatisfied with Qiu Mengmin.
He was so dissatisfied that he concealed Princess Xihe’s last words!
So as the biological daughter of Princess Ruan, Qiu Yilan seems to have a reasonable explanation for her disobedience and slander of Qiu Mengmin: at best, she was misled by Princess Ruan; at worst, she was instigated by Princess Ruan!
"The title of King of Xihe should be inherited by the current prince." The above has almost smeared Princess Xihe and Princess Ruan, but here, the legitimate status of Qiu Mengmin as the successor to the title is confirmed in the tone of the aunt!
Next, I will mention the matter of Mrs. Lu, "to fulfill the responsibilities of the Son of Man." If there is such a sentence, if you object, then you have to face the question of Princess Xihe being unkind and preventing the bastard from "fulfilling the responsibilities of the Son of Man." !
The most finishing touch is the last sentence - please take care of Princess Ruan and Princess Ningyi for the sake of being of the same lineage as the King of Xihe!
Because of this last sentence, everyone will come to the conclusion that in the early years, Princess Xihe was jealous of her eldest concubine, Qiu Mengmin, and her son, so she drove them out of the house because of their status as legitimate mothers! Seems extremely ruthless!
However, due to the deaths of Qiu Zhongyan and Qiu Jinglan, Princess Xihe was severely hit and was about to pass away. At this time, Princess Xihe had to change her attitude towards dealing with others for the sake of her remaining granddaughter Qiu Yilan!
So not only did she make Princess Ruan forgive the doctor who treated her, but she also showed kindness to Qiu Mengmin and agreed to him taking back Mrs. Lu in exchange for Qiu Mengmin taking care of Princess Ruan and Qiu Yilan!
But because Princess Ruan was not like Princess Xihe, she passed away right after she finished speaking. She is still alive! So she was still hostile to Qiu Mengmin - so she had her niece Qiu Yilan who exposed her uncle for disrespecting her aunt!
It makes sense! Impeccable!
The image of a bitter, jealous, narrow-minded aunt who only cares about her own flesh and blood and does not care about her concubine, but who has to bow to her concubine because of fate, is so vivid!
The image of a sister-in-law who is equally mean and narrow-minded, who only cares about her deceased husband and son, and even teaches her own daughter to be deeply hostile to her innocent uncle, is so lifelike!
The image of a young, ignorant, unreasonable, ignorant and unfilial niece who trusts the instigation of her mother and concubine comes to life!
The issue that Qiu Yilan and Ruan Qingyan discussed before, which can be said to be the biggest chance of victory in this battle - that the genealogy is not so easy to modify - was directly skipped under these remarks - Princess Xihe had kicked out Mrs. Lu. , the genealogy is remembered! But the concubine changed her mind before she died! Even though there was no time to add Mrs. Lu's name back to the Qiu family tree, someone testified that Mrs. Lu was Qiu Mengmin's biological mother. Why is it that no one is allowed to raise a biological mother? !
Yang Tao, the Minister of Civil Service, wanted to look up to the sky and laugh three times!
He couldn't wait to ask: "Princess Ningyi! The facts and witnesses are all there - what else do you have to say?!"
Princess Yang listened to her cousin's question and felt happy: "With Mom Guan and Dong Yao here, even if the Qushan family steps forward - how can a cook who is far away in the kitchen compare to a servant who has been serving him for most of his life?! In particular, Guan's mother's talk with Dong Yao has caused all the civil and military officials in the court to have a bad feeling towards Dowager Xihe and the Ruan family. The Qushan family was once blocked from selling goods by the Ruan family. Based on this, Even if they can say something, they can still say that they were instigated or misled by Ruan!"
For a moment, all eyes were on Qiu Yilan, whose face turned slightly pale!
"Of course!" Qiu Yilan was silent for a moment. The court was already full of whispers. Seeing that Empress Dowager Shougu was about to speak out to accuse her, Empress Jiang looked gloomy but couldn't find the right words to defend her - she finally spoke. !
There was no begging for mercy or apology, but Pingting still stood there with a dignified and calm expression, "Whatever mother and Dong Yao said is untrue! Mother Li behind me..."
"It is said that this mother Li is just the cook of Princess Xihe?" The fifth-rank official who replaced Han Shan in the verbal battle with her also came out again and said with a sarcastic tone, "It turns out that in the eyes of Princess Ningyi, it turns out that all day long The smoky cook is closer than the maid and mother!"
The man held the imperial wat, bowed his hands in all directions, and asked with a smile: "My lords, have you ever heard anything more ridiculous than this?"
"Ning Yi is still young, so it is inevitable that she will be deceived by others." Princess Yang finally found a chance to speak. She immediately bowed and apologized to everyone, lamenting, "This mother Li's family, after the death of the concubine, Ruan's younger sister and brother-in-law rubbed her away." The waiters in the room can be said to have watched Ning Yi grow up and are very close to Ning Yi! It was because of our negligence that they instigated Ning Yi... "
These words undoubtedly further confirmed that Qiu Yilan was misled by her unvirtuous biological mother, Princess Ruan, and her servants with ulterior motives, and deliberately targeted Qiu Mengmin!
The Queen's Party has been on the verge of a crushing defeat!
At this moment, Ruan Qingyan, who had been standing like Princess Yang just now, suddenly raised his head and said calmly: "Shilang Yang and Princess Yang must not be happy too early - the Ruan family and the Lian family of Princess Xihe's natal family, There is an autographed letter written by Princess Xihe before her death eleven years ago, which can prove that the Princess's permission to return to the palace was a fabrication! "
Thunder on the ground! ! !