After sending Qiu Mengmin away, Mrs. Lu called in the servants to help her wash herself. She thought about how to make the scene of "suicide to protect her children" realistic, and ordered her two grandchildren to come to her. She looked cheerful. Exhortation.
Qiu Hongzhi was fine, he had always been loved by his grandmother and father; Qiu Yinzhi was also spoiled because Princess Yang was disliked by Mrs. Lu, and Mrs. Lu scolded him every time she saw him, so he was a little flattered at the moment .
After all, they were grandchildren. Seeing this, Mrs. Lu felt soft. She opened the box and took out a pair of jade unicorns and gave them to them: "This is the best pair of jade pieces I have here. You brothers happen to have one for each of them."
"Grandson thanks grandma for the reward." The two grandchildren said in unison.
They all thought that Mrs. Lu was about to leave the palace, and it would not be strange to reward the junior with something good at this time, so they just thanked her after accepting it, without asking the reason - after all, everyone would be embarrassed to tell the reason.
Mrs. Lu was so happy that they didn't mention it, and sent them away with a few words. After thinking about it, she decided to meet her granddaughters. Ordinarily, if she really didn't want to live anymore, Qiu Baozhu, the princess of Princess Ningxin who had left the cabinet, should also call back. But Mrs. Lu felt that was too obvious, so she criticized Qiu Mengmin for not noticing the abnormality of her biological mother in time.
What's more, the legitimate daughter Qiu Baozhu was forced to death by Mrs. Lu and Qiu Mengmin in order to make room for Princess Yang, the official daughter of a court official, because her biological mother had never been close to the palace. Since leaving the court, except for the day when I returned home, I have never set foot on the threshold of my parents' home. Her husband's family is not as noble as the royal family, so it doesn't matter to her mother's side.
"This granddaughter is also a newbie." Mrs. Lu thought to herself, "Forget it, let's call Mingzhu and Jinzhu to come over and say a few words, as well as Yuqing and Li'er."
Performing a complete show - Mrs. Lu gave all the instructions to the juniors and stayed up until midnight. After everyone else fell asleep, she quietly got up, put on a new suit of clothes, combed her hair and put pearls in it, and transformed the medicine given by her son. Take it with water.
Although her son took the medicine in front of her, she was still a little scared, so she only took a spoonful. She thought that if she took this small amount, there would be no big reaction, so she would add a little more, but she must not eat too much.
Who would have thought that even if she took less than half a spoonful, once it entered her abdomen, it would feel like a sharp knife stirring her intestines, and the pain made Old Madam Lu scream loudly!
It just so happened that she had been thinking about putting on a show and doing a full set, so after nightfall, she abnormally and strictly ordered everyone to take a rest, leaving no one behind!
"Min'er obviously took it in front of me. This medicine is not strong!" Mrs. Lu rolled back and forth on the bamboo raft. She had no time to care about how many things she hit. She just prayed to heaven and earth. How could someone find themselves thinking, "Is it because I have a different constitution that I can't take this medicine?"
As she struggled to crawl towards the door, the door opened.
Mrs. Lu breathed a sigh of relief and was about to say something when the unexpected visitor quickly stepped in and closed the door behind her!
This action made Mrs. Lu feel shocked and frightened: "Could it be that little bitch..."
Before she finished thinking, she raised her head with difficulty and almost fainted! Under the light, the person who changed into a servant's clothes and looked down at him with a complex expression was not Qiu Mengmin, but who was it? !
Mrs. Lu saw her son rolling around in pain when he saw her. Instead of going out immediately to call for help, Mrs. Lu watched quietly. She suddenly thought of something, as if she had fallen into an ice cellar!
But she had guessed 80% of the birth mother and child at this moment, but she still held on to the hope of a contingency and shouted sternly: "Min'er! I'm afraid my mother has taken too much of this medicine and can't bear it anymore! Go and call the doctor quickly. Come!"
"Don't you know your mother's nature? My son told you that you can take up to two scoops. If you are willing to take more than one scoop, that's good." Ke Qiu Mengmin looked at her with compassion and said But her words almost made her die, "So my son took the antidote before he came, and he took a spoonful of it in front of you. I think the mother just saw that her son was fine, so she would always dare to take a spoonful of it."
Mrs. Lu was already in pain so much that all her clothes were wet with sweat, but the pain in her heart was worse than the poison. She asked in disbelief: "You... why are you doing this? ! Wei Niang has already said that I am willing to die for you! Why, why do you still lie to Wei Niang?"
Her biological son told her to act in a play, and she believed it. She excitedly told her juniors to wash themselves up, put on their best new clothes, and planned to cooperate with her son in cleaning up Qiu Yilan. But who would have thought that Qiu Mengmin really It's not Qiu Yilan who wants to deal with it, but her own mother!
The pain in Mrs. Lu's heart at this moment was simply beyond words!
She would rather have Qiu Mengmin personally begging her to die during the day - although that would be too painful to live with, it would be more satisfying than being tricked into death step by step by her son now!
But Qiu Mengmin looked at her with pity, and said: "Mom, you have always lived a bad life yourself, and you don't want to see the good things of others. How can you not treat your own flesh and blood like this? I think back then, even though the concubine gave birth to her because of your design, I have been quarreling with my father for several years because of my son, but to be honest, the concubine is a fair person and only hates my father and you, and has never angered my son because of this."
There was a sparkle in his eyes, but it was not for Mrs. Lu, but for the late Concubine Lian, "My son still remembers the scene of the concubine holding her son and standing under the crabapple tree looking at the flowers - the concubine was from Where did you start to alienate your son, and finally turn your back on him, and even drive him out of the house? Isn't it because your son listened to your instigation and thought that the concubine was treating your son well and harboring evil intentions? "
"Actually, what you said was just for yourself. Are you afraid, aren't you?" Qiu Mengmin burst into tears, "You originally planned to give birth to a son just for the sake of wealth. Although the concubine was soft-hearted and did not kill you, but You are not allowed to see your father again. Grandma hates you for breaking the rules and doesn't like you. If your son is also alienated from you, what future do you have? So after you find out that the concubine is good to your son and the son also likes the concubine, what will you do? I'm afraid, you can't say anything to make your son and the concubine get along! It's a pity that the son was young and ignorant at that time. He believed that his biological mother would never harm him. The concubine was arrogant and was angry when she found out that her son doubted her. I simply didn’t explain it! This misunderstanding got deeper and deeper, and in the end, my son completely lost the concubine’s favor!”
"If my son had always been raised by the concubine and had not lived with you in the market for so many years, even if you come to visit me now, and my son privately gives you some benefits and sends two servants to serve you, it would be considered as an act of benevolence and righteousness - How could my niece take advantage of her and force her to resign and take the blame? "
Qiu Mengmin smiled self-deprecatingly, "Outsiders all think that the concubine is more or less sorry for her son, and the son admits it in public, but in private he knows very well, why is it that the concubine cannot be sorry for her son? It is the son who cannot be sorry for his concubine. - The concubine had so many good intentions back then, because her son listened to your words and it hurt her heart! The son was not her biological son, and she lost her face as soon as he passed away. She could tolerate her son so many times and still allowed him to grow up. The elder, before sending his son out of the house, also gave money according to the rules. What else can the aunt do if she does this? "
Mrs. Lu burst into tears, biting the bamboo stick on the ground to endure the pain, and cried: "So you always remember the concubine?! Yes, when you were a child, the concubine loved you very much, but you don't want to think about it. At that time, she had no son of her own, so she was kinder to you. She could not only drive a wedge between us mother and son, but also please her parents-in-law. Everyone inside and outside would not say that she was generous and virtuous. At that time, you were well-dressed and well-fed, but did you know that I was living a good life as your mother? What day is it?”
"So you want to drag your son into the water?" Qiu Mengmin said calmly, "When Princess Ruan was here, she was worried that we would harm Qiu Yilan. She had to taste any food for half a day before allowing her daughter to eat it. Usually the biological mother, Why are you not only dragging your son down, but also dragging him down?”
"If I were also the legitimate mother, wouldn't I love you?!" Mrs. Lu rolled to his side, reached out to grab his boots, and said with a sad smile, "After all, you blame me for being unlucky and unable to be a legitimate wife, right? But this Can you blame me? Do you think I don’t want to be born into a noble family and become the first wife?”
Qiu Mengmin shook her head and looked at her with pity: "Mom, do you think your son is resentful of the past when he treats you like this today? No, those things have passed. You see, even though your son cherishes the memory of the concubine privately, he has never felt guilty about it. Zhao Fuqiu Yilan knows that my son... is actually similar to you, and he is not a very grateful person! My son is just worried that you could ruin his son's future for your own future. Now if your son directly asks you to plan for the whole family. … Will you listen?”
"My mother has long said that I will die for you, and I am willing to die for you!" Mrs. Lu cried hysterically with tears in her eyes!
She saw that Qiu Mengmin's expression did not change after hearing this sentence, and he just sighed: "You said you were willing. However, there are examples from the past, how can you ask your son to believe you? Who knows whether you will be here?" The son promised with all his heart, but in his heart he harbored hatred. Why should he ask his son to accompany the rest of his family? "
Mrs. Lu's whole body was trembling, not only in pain, but also in shock and anger: "For mother... I... in your heart, do you think this is the case?!"
"You are my son's biological mother, and my son... doesn't want this either." Qiu Mengmin whispered, "But you just spoke against Li Yinzhi. My son... is really... towards you..."
"Because... mother... don't... pass... just... casually... say... one... say... if... you... if... want... to... establish... Yinzhi..." Mrs. Lu gradually stopped struggling. She knew she was about to die and said on her last breath. , "For... mother..."
"That's not it." Qiu Mengmin said indifferently, "It's your son who knows why you oppose Li Yinzhi. It's for the Yang family, right? This time your son was caught by Qiu Yilan. You either blame Qiu Yilan or blame him. Concubine, you have always kept silent about your son's difficulties - until today when your son resigned and returned, you said lightly that it was you who had harmed your son's family... But then you started thinking about suppressing the Yang family! Before your son resigns, even if it is a vague meaning, say that you are willing to do anything for your son... I am not willing to lie to you like this!"
He looked sadly at Mrs. Lu, whose eyes suddenly widened, "You have always only thought about yourself! What's wrong with your son being on guard against you?"
... After a while, Mrs. Lu completely lost her voice, but Qiu Mengmin was worried. She stretched out her fingers to feel her pulse for a long time, and then she knew that she was really dead, and then she shed tears: "What you want most in your life is to suppress the concubine." One end, now that you have committed suicide for your son, your son no longer needs to support you, so he can naturally continue to be the King of Xihe - in this way, your wish has been fulfilled. Over the years, your son has never mentioned the place where you cheated him when he was young. I am as filial as a concubine, so if I do something to you now, it will not be considered a debt I owe you. We, mother and son... will be clean!"
After that, he kicked his feet lightly, shook off Mrs. Lu's hand holding his boots, looked down and checked that there was no evidence of his presence in her palm, then sighed, turned around and left.
Qiu Mengmin staggered out of the back door of the courtyard where the old lady lived - he had already arranged that there would be no one on this road.
But when he turned around and closed the door, he heard a cough from under the crape myrtle tree not far away that almost drove him out of his mind!
"Uncle is indeed decisive in killing!" Qiu Yilan followed up with a voice that was still half-laughing after deliberately lowering it, "I just gave my uncle the idea a few hours ago. I didn't expect him to finish it so quickly." ... It’s just that the niece wants to remind the uncle: the niece has given the uncle such a good idea, the uncle will not try to trick the niece by crossing the river, right? "