"Now that everyone has been sent out, just do whatever you want." Mrs. Lu said calmly as she watched the door slowly close, put down her tea bowl.
Qiu Yilan didn't bother to talk in circles with her and asked directly: "Did you kill my brother?"
Mrs. Lu said calmly: "What nonsense are you talking about? Who doesn't know that he had a bad fate and died early?"
"Your grandson said this himself before he died." Qiu Yilan's words made Mrs. Lu's eyes widen, and she stood up. She pointed at her in disbelief and said: "You... you! Yuqing kept saying it. You harmed Jin'er, is it true?"
Although Mrs. Lu had expressed her suspicion to Qiu Mengmin that Qiu Yilan had killed Kang Jinzhang, everyone in the palace believed that Kang Jinzhang died because he was unlucky and caught up in an avalanche. No one expected that Kang Jinzhang would be twelve years old at that time. Qiu Yilan could really kill her seventeen-year-old cousin who was still tall and burly.
Qiu Yilan said calmly: "You killed my brother-in-law, and you have manipulated our mother and daughter for so many years, and you have arranged such a marriage for me, and you actually let Kang Jinzhang have his way with me - shouldn't I kill him?!"
Mrs. Lu stood blankly for a moment, then suddenly regained her composure, sat back down, and said with a sneer: "You are truly worthy of being the granddaughter of the concubine! You can do things that are outrageous and unreasonable with confidence!"
"The concubine has really done something that is outrageous. All three of you, mother and son, have died a long time ago. How can you still stay and harm me and my concubine for so many years?" Qiu Yilan sneered, "You remember that the concubine kicked you out, why? Don’t you want to think about what you did? Let me ask you, why is my father the only legitimate son, but he is younger than your son?”
Mrs. Lu's expression changed and she said, "Do you blame me for not being able to give birth to the concubine herself?!"
"You are talking as if you are really innocent!" Qiu Yilan said coldly, "I have already inquired about it. Your son was born less than half a year after the concubine came in! He was conceived before the concubine came in. ! For this reason, the concubine and the old prince were angry for several years. It took several years for them to reconcile with the persuasion of their elders, and then they had my father. This is why my father is several years younger than your son. The reason is not that the concubine had a hard time giving birth!"
She said happily, "If you did such a thing, the concubine would not be able to leave the mother and keep the child, and she would not let you give birth to a dead child or two. If you did not seduce the old prince again and become pregnant with Qiu Yuqing, the concubine would later I can’t help but kick you out! Even if I kick you out, you will still be given money for dismissal. Otherwise, how can Mr. Lian of the Concubine’s family still be here? You three can die with just a look! Is this a bad treatment to you? In my opinion, the concubine is too kind to give you such a chance to cause trouble!"
"Why?!" Mrs. Lu was stunned for a moment when the truth was revealed. Suddenly, she burst into tears and shouted in a low voice, "The more you say, the more reasonable you are?! But are my son and daughter not the old prince's? Bloody flesh, why is it that all this palace belongs to Qiu Zhongyan, but we can only take a sum of money and leave?"
"Are you really addicted to pretending to be innocent?" Qiu Yilan said with a faint smile, "Mother Li told me very clearly that the rule of the ancestors of the Qiu family is to favor the legitimate son over the concubine. Unless there is no legitimate son, no matter how favored the concubine is, he will not be favored. Nothing. This is clearly written in the family rules. Even if you are illiterate, hasn't your son told you that he has been the king of Xihe for so many years? This is how the concubines in the past lived - you I have to go to the ancestors of the Qiu family for my grievance!"
Mrs. Lu said with tears: "You were born to be the princess, so you don't have to take a poor person like me seriously! But who is not the child of my parents? Why do I just want to have someone to rely on, but I am violated by the concubine? Can’t hold her head up while she’s alive?”
At this point, she sneered a few times and said, "Do you really think your grandmother is a philanthropic person? Let me tell you, your father was originally supposed to be a prostitute, but his second brother, who was born as a concubine, lost his mother when he was born. , and then he was raised in the concubine's room. He was fine for the first two years, but your father was just a week old, and he was gone! Do you dare to say that this was not the concubine's work? The old prince thought it was right because of Min'er? She couldn't help it, so she endured the pain of losing her son and ordered that she could only say that he died of a sudden illness-"
Qiu Yilan sneered and said: "First, do you dare to say that you didn't hope that the child would die?! Second, since the old prince can declare that the second son died of a sudden illness, can't he declare that the eldest son died of a sudden illness? If the concubine is really afraid The second son who was raised by himself will hinder my father's path. Wouldn't the elder son you gave birth to be even more worthy of death? Or are you saying that your methods are so powerful that the concubine can't harm you, mother and son? ?”
Looking at Mrs. Lu who was speechless for a while, Qiu Yilan sneered again and again, "The most right thing that the concubine did in her life was to drive you out of the house! You have no destiny, so you can only stay at home. Otherwise If you can go around in the palace, you don't know how much you will ruin the reputation of the concubine. Even so, I have defeated my father, my brother, and my grandmother, and it was thanks to you that I defeated my mother last year!"
Speaking of this, Mrs. Lu also changed her tone: "I am from a humble background, but I admire wealth and honor. How can I do it without using some means? Since my background is not good, do I deserve to serve others all my life?"
"You haven't forgotten to hold the archway half-covered at this point?" Qiu Yilan said disdainfully, "Since you used the trick, don't you deserve to be punished later?!"
"Your own grandmother has abused our mother and son for so many years. Don't you deserve it when we take out our anger on you?" Mrs. Lu said coldly, "Then why do you hold grudges?"
Qiu Yilan laughed: "Slap yourself five times, or I will tell the scoundrels about the mole on Kang Lizhang's lower back!"
Seeing that Mrs. Lu was about to have an attack, she lazily pinched her knuckles and said, "Maybe I'll just peel you off to see if there are any birthmarks or anything like that, so that people know what uncle has brought back to the palace to support him?!"
"...We have never treated you like this!!!" Mrs. Lu took a deep breath and shouted with a pale face!
"That's because my mother-in-law was able to protect me to some extent, and you also assigned me to Deng Yi, the Queen Mother's nephew-in-law. You want to spread the issue about reputation and humiliate the Queen Mother's nephew, Gu. Can’t we conduct a thorough investigation?”
Qiu Yilan's eyes were cold and firm, without mercy or wavering, and she said solemnly, "Even so, you still forced me to go to Dizi Mountain. You clearly wanted me to suffer a hidden loss from Kang Jinzhang, and I would not be able to explain to Deng Yi later. You have no choice but to commit suicide! You hate the concubine and don’t want me to die easily. You want me to be humiliated, full of despair, and have everyone applaud you—that’s how you feel about it, isn’t it?”
Having said this, she smiled slightly, "So you see, compared to your insidiousness and viciousness, I am so kind! I was deeply moved by my own generosity and kindness and not killing everyone!"
Mrs. Lu was silent for a while and said: "Since you have seen everything clearly, what do you want me to say? Is it just to ask about Qiu Jinglan's death? Do you think I will say that he did not die in an accident?!"
"Oh, this is just a casual question." Qiu Yilan said lightly, "Actually, what I really want to ask you is - Youmianxiang!"
As soon as these three words were spoken, Mrs. Lu's pupils suddenly shrank!
"You used this to harm my mother-in-law and my grandfather." Qiu Yilan said while observing her face, "You think I don't know?"
Mrs. Lu had no expression on her face and remained silent.
Qiu Yilan thought for a while and said tentatively: "My mother-in-law left the certificate for me. Do you really not want to do this?"
Not wanting this temptation to be self-defeating, Mrs. Lu looked at her with a half-smile: "She would have to be crazy to leave this kind of evidence to you. If that's the case, I would like to advise you to throw it away as soon as possible to avoid anything happening." Even the dead ones don’t know!”
But Qiu Yilan reacted very quickly: "Will you kindly advise me? I'm afraid, I have evidence about Youmian Xiang, which will implicate you, right?!"
Sure enough, Mrs. Lu frowned subconsciously!
"I advise you to tell me, otherwise I'm young and can't hold my breath, and one day I'll hurt my mother and concubine and inadvertently expose it... Hehe! I'm alone, I won't lose if I pull one back, and I'll make profit if I pull two. "Qiu Yilan said coldly, "Just by looking at what happened this time, you know I'm not trying to scare you!"
Mrs. Lu raised her hand to support a golden phoenix holding a beaded hairpin on her temples. She looked at her with pity and said, "No, no, no... How could I not tell you? It's just that I haven't thought about what to say. "
Qiu Yilan saw the difference in her expression, and felt stern in her heart, but she said, "Just say it straight, why do you have to think of excuses? I am easily coaxed by you?"
"Then I'll tell you straight - Youmianxiang was made by the late emperor's deposed prince." Mrs. Lu's eyes were strange, and just one sentence made Qiu Yilan feel bad. She continued without any pause, "The deposed prince is very talented. In addition to writing poems and writings about governing the country, he was good at mixing spices. At that time, few incense makers could match him, so he often offered incense to the palace... "
At this point, Mrs. Lu stopped with a smile and looked at Qiu Yilan.
Qiu Yilan took a deep breath: "Could it be that Youmianxiang is related to the crime of regicide of the deposed prince? But the matter has been exposed, why is it still so taboo?"
Mrs. Lu said meaningfully: "Because, when the late emperor passed away a few years after he deposed the crown prince, an imperial doctor accidentally said that the incense burned in the bedroom was very similar to the sleeping incense in the past - it disappeared within a few hours. Inexplicably gone!”
If the late emperor's first prince was deposed because of Youmianxiang, bringing disaster to the entire East Palace, how could Youmianxiang appear again in the palace or the late emperor's bedroom? In particular, the imperial doctor who was silenced after just mentioning the similar scents was a confirmation of the matter.
In other words, both the deposed prince and the late emperor died under the incense of sleep!
As for who is the murderer - I was only seven years old when I ascended the throne, and my biological mother, Queen Mother Gu, has been the regent to this day. Is there any need to say this person who slandered the deposed prince and secretly murdered the late emperor
"It turns out that it involves the orthodoxy of the current throne?" Qiu Yilan came to her senses, "No wonder Qi Shuluo was invited by Jiang Yashuang to the General's Mansion, and he didn't dare to say - although the two empresses are now fighting for power, their power is based on The emperor is the foundation! If the throne of the emperor is questioned, what does the second queen mean? No wonder Princess Ruan repeatedly told her not to reveal the word "Youmianxiang"!
She raised her head and looked at Mrs. Lu: "But why do you have this kind of fragrance?"
Mrs. Lu looked at her funny: "I have answered so many of your questions, do you really think I will tell you everything?"
"Remind me!" Qiu Yilan nodded, "I just told you to slap yourself five times, but you haven't done it yet, right? Now it's been increased to ten times. Do you want to do it yourself? If you don't do it..." She stood still. He stood up, raised his leg and kicked Mrs. Lu off the chair, and said coldly, "You want me to strip you naked myself, and then find you an adulterer, so that the whole world will know how dirty you are?" Although the Queen Mother's creativity was sold by Deng Yi, the Queen Mother's wisdom cannot be wasted!