Mrs. Qin was carried back to the mansion, she was covered in blood, her entire back was smashed to pieces, her body was bloody, and she was panting heavily. Fortunately, she managed to resist and saved her life.
The situation of me, Qin Yunting, was a little better. When I went down to eighty feet, my whole lower body was covered with red, no bones were injured, and I passed out halfway.
The maids in the room came in and out with basins of bloody water, and the mother-in-law was busy making medicine urgently.
"Xiao Jiu, it's fine if you don't help, how can you still fall into the stone, mother almost died."
Qin Yunhong ran out with eyes wide open, and looked at Xiao Concubine reproachfully, "It's fine if it's someone else, mother and Yun Ting are both your relatives, how can I feel sorry for you?"
Concubine Xiao raised her eyebrows and looked at the emotional Qin Yun, "Cousin Yun, in front of so many people, my aunt embarrasses the princess and makes the royal family lose face. Even if I don't mention it, can the emperor spare my aunt?"
"You were the one who was aggressive first!" Qin Yun said angrily, "If you hadn't forced mother, the emperor would not have punished mother so severely!"
"Cousin Yun, if it wasn't for the mastermind of the Zhen family who took some responsibility for my aunt today, do you think my aunt would be able to get out of the palace alive? It's lucky that the emperor didn't implicate the Qin family in this matter."
Xiao Concubine glanced at Qin Yun and knew her worries as a daughter, but she was inevitably a little disappointed. The sassy and courteous cousin Yun in the past has also changed.
She just couldn't figure out what kind of ecstasy soup Zhen Yan poured into the mother and daughter, each of them helped Zhen Yan speak, and she couldn't believe it was Zhen Yan's tricks to the death.
This also had to make Xiao Yu vigilant, be careful of Zhen Yan, a poisonous snake!
"Sister Yun, what Xiaojiu said is correct. This time your mother was confused for a while, and Yun Ting followed suit. She made a mistake, so she should be taught a lesson!"
Qin Guogong strode over and looked at Concubine Xiao with a condensed face, "Xiao Jiu, you don't have to blame yourself, if your grandfather is present, you will definitely do the same thing, your cousin is just a little excited, you don't need to pay attention to it."
Concubine Xiao nodded, "Grandfather, I'm going back first."
"Go."
Qin Yun watched Xiao Concubine leave with complicated and tangled emotions.
"Grandfather, Yun'er is being reckless."
Qin Guogong glanced at Qin Yun, "Sister Yun, you may have stayed at the border for a long time, and there are so many things going on recently that you have lost your sense of control. Turn around and calm down and think about it. Don't be emotional."
Qin Yun lowered her head when she heard the words, "If it wasn't for the second brother to be in the princess's mansion, why would my mother have nothing to do to make this matter worse? It's just someone helping me. Who in the world has this ability."
Qin Yun had something to say, but she was short of saying the word You Xiang, Xiao Concubine is the daughter of the Right Concubine, the emperor must help Xiao Concubine, Qin Yun took it for granted.
Qin Guogong was a little annoyed, "Sister Yun, don't you understand the truth that even Xiao Jiu understands? If the emperor didn't deliberately release the water this time, do you think your mother and Yun Ting can carry these 80 boards? Have you ever thought about the reason for your grievances, under the watchful eyes of everyone, who put a knife on your mother's neck and forced her to go to the Princess's mansion to search for people?"
Qin Guogong looked at Qin Yun with some disappointment. In the past, he thought that this granddaughter was generally sensible and well-behaved, but now she would take advantage of it.
"There is no evidence to listen to other people's rumors, and then blame others for not giving you a chance to frame you. Is this your reasoning?"
Qin Yun bit her lips and knelt in front of Qin Guogong, "Grandfather, Yun'er knew she was wrong, Yun'er didn't intend to blame Xiao Jiu, she was confused for a while, and later Yun'er came to Xiao Jiu's door to apologize to Xiao Jiu in person."
Qin Guogong's face softened three points when he heard the words, "Get up, take care of your mother these days first, and talk about the rest later."
"Yes!" Qin Yun stood up slowly, turned and entered the room.
the other end
When the imperial decree arrived at Zhen's Mansion, Uncle Zhen was stunned for a long time and didn't come back to his senses. It wasn't until Eunuch He left Zhen's Mansion that Second Master Zhen rushed back and called several times before Uncle Zhen came back to his senses.
"Brother, did Sister Yan really do this? It's too careless." Second Master Zhen frowned, "Why was he caught by someone, so why bother with a princess."
Uncle Zhen's expression darkened, "Bring Miss here!"
Hearing the words, Zhen Yan's whole body froze, her face changed suddenly, she looked at Luan Ge angrily, "What's going on!"
Luan Ge shuddered, "Miss, the slaves are careful in everything, the hidden guards withdrew last night, who knows..."
Zhen Yan glanced at Luan Ge, "Say!"
"A secret guard was arrested last night, but the strange thing is that no one noticed it until the county magistrate of Yihe brought people into the palace and found that one person was missing."
Luan Ge was about to cry, obviously many of them came back, but why was one of them taken away.
Snapped!
Zhen Yan slapped Luan Ge with her backhand, and Luan Ge accepted it abruptly, "Miss, please punish me severely, it's a servant's mistake."
Zhen Yan was trembling with anger, and clenched her fists tightly, "It's all because of your negligence, you've been banned for three years! Humph!"
Luan Ge shivered, with some fear in his eyes, he kept shrinking back, "Miss, this matter is really strange, three waves of people went in and searched but failed to find Second Young Master Qin, if he could find it in the princess' mansion, it would not be... .”
Zhen Yan gritted her teeth tightly, and glanced at Luan Ge, "A bunch of trash, so many people can't find a second son of Qin, and they made things like this, clearing Qingle for nothing."
Zhen Yan hadn't been so angry for a long time, this time she couldn't help it anymore, her chest was heaving up and down, her mind was buzzing, forcing herself to calm down.
"You tell me everything that happened, don't miss a single thing."
"Yes!" Luange nodded, and then told the whole thing back and forth.
Zhen Yan's pupils shrank suddenly, "Just now you said that the Lord of Yihe County entered the palace to file a complaint, and the life and death of Princess Qingle are unknown? Before the Lord of Qingle County hit the wall, the Lord of Yihe County didn't obstruct him at all?"
Luange nodded.
Zhen Yan clenched her fists tightly, and the hidden guard was caught by Xiao Concubine, all of this has nothing to do with Xiao Concubine, it was her!
Zhen Yan clenched her teeth in resentment, and she couldn't beat her anger, "I was negligent, and I wanted to plot against others, but I didn't know that I stepped into someone else's trap first, and this trick really impressed me!"
Luan Ge was confused, Zhen Yan took a deep breath, the corners of her mouth curled up mockingly, "Xiao Concubine! I will definitely pay back this debt myself!"
"Miss, master, please go over."
Zhen Yan frowned slightly, tidied up and went to the lobby. Uncle Zhen and Second Master Zhen were very angry. There was not a single waiter in the hall. They thought they wanted to say something and didn't want to be heard.
"Father, Second Uncle." Zhen Yan bent over to salute, her posture was the same as before.
"Yan'er, did you do this?" Uncle Zhen asked impatiently.
Zhen Yan nodded, "It was Yan'er who was taken advantage of for a while, and Yan'er knew she was wrong, but Yan'er thought that this matter might not be a bad thing for the Zhen family."
Second Lord Zhen snorted, and Zhen Yan said again, "The Zhen family has been out of the limelight recently. If the King of Qi falls, my cousin will become a figure in the limelight. Sooner or later, the Zhen family will be targeted by others. Viewing tigers is different, if the queen mother and the emperor and the right minister are eyeing the Zhen family, the Zhen family will be on the cusp of the storm, so it may not be a bad thing for the Zhen family to be demoted by the emperor. The victim of the competition among the three."
Second Master Zhen squinted his eyes, then turned to look at Uncle Zhen, "Brother, Yan'er said to be polite, but it's really not worthwhile to make the emperor dissatisfied with the Zhen family because of this matter."
Zhen Yan's eyes moved slightly when she heard the words, and she smiled softly, "Second Uncle, don't worry, the crime of the Zhen family is not something that can be framed by anyone at will."
Second Master Zhen sat up straight and looked at Zhen Yan. In Zhen's house, Zhen Yan was calm and wise and had a high status. Anything that fell into Zhen Yan's hands could be resolved very well. Uncle Zhen sighed more than once, if Zhen Yan With the body of a man, the Zhen family will surely skyrocket in the future.
Zhen Yan smiled without saying a word.
In the afternoon, Uncle Zhen and Mrs. Zhen hurried into the palace. Uncle Zhen knelt in front of the Palace of Political Affairs with the imperial decree in his hand, and the two shouted, "Please learn from the emperor."
Emperor Dongming rubbed his eyebrows, Eunuch He said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, you have been kneeling for two hours."
"Announce!"
After a while, the two supported each other and knelt in the main hall. Mrs. Zhen first kowtowed to Emperor Dongming, "Your Majesty, it's all my wife's fault. It's my wife who made a big mistake because of her ignorance. She has nothing to do with my daughter Zhenyan." Two days ago, Princess Qingle slandered the little girl face to face, and the Queen Mother was also face to face, so I, as a mother, can't be more angry."
Mrs. Zhen cried bitterly, and took all the responsibility on herself, "My little girl has a good character, and she will definitely not do such an outrageous thing. It was all caused by me. The owner of Yihe County also misunderstood. My little girl is deeply raised in a boudoir. , how could they mobilize the hidden guards in the house?"
"Your Majesty, I really don't want to protect my wife. My little girl almost committed suicide by cutting her wrist after hearing the imperial decree. After learning the truth, I immediately brought my wife here to confess."
Uncle Zhen tried his best to get rid of Zhen Yan, and shifted the responsibility to Mrs. Zhen, who also took the matter to herself, full of remorse, "It was my wife who was confused for a while and couldn't bear the resentment to do such an unreasonable thing. The emperor will punish you severely."
Emperor Dongming rubbed his head. Qingle's words and deeds that day really offended Mrs. Zhen. Now that I think about it, it is reasonable for Mrs. Zhen to do it.
Zhen Yan was humiliated and committed suicide by slashing her wrists. Emperor Dongming had a headache for a while. Then he thought, the imperial decree just issued can't just be retracted.
"Mr. Zhen, you are so courageous!" Emperor Dongming slammed the table and stared at Mrs. Zhen, "This is the imperial palace, not a place where you run wild, and it is unreasonable to trample on the dignity of the royal family again and again. Daban, use it as a warning to others!"
Before Mrs. Zhen came, she was already mentally prepared, "Thank you for your kindness, my daughter is innocent, please forgive me."
Emperor Dongming waved his hand, "Since County Lord Xinling doesn't know, don't blame those who don't know, drag it on!"
The words of Xinling County Lord let the two of them breathe a sigh of relief. Mrs. Zhen gritted her teeth and was dragged down. Emperor Dong Ming became agitated and scolded Uncle Zhen severely. Xiangfu hated it.
An hour later, Mrs. Zhen almost died. Her lower body was bloody and she was carried back. Her whole face was pale, and she was dying when she returned home.
Zhen Yan knelt in front of Mrs. Zhen's bed, red-eyed, "Mother, it's all because of the daughter's unfilial piety, and the mother who hurt her suffered an injustice."
Mrs. Zhen was so angry that she opened her eyes to look at Zhen Yan with difficulty, "Mother...it's okay, you don't have to worry."
Zhen Yan's heart was bleeding, she bit her lip tightly, and fell into a surge of hatred, her tears flowed down uncontrollably.
Why do it all over again, God is still unfair to her!
Madam Zhen's high fever did not subside that night, and she was not breathing much. The imperial doctor stood by the bed and shook her head, "Madam is weak, and the injury is too serious this time. I am afraid that she will not be able to last for a few days. Master Zhen will be prepared."
Uncle Zhen's face was very solemn when he heard the words, "I'm sorry for your embarrassment."
Zhen Yan bit her lips when she heard the words, knelt in front of the couch and wept uncontrollably, holding Madam Zhen's wrist tightly with one hand.
"Mother!"
Madam Zhen's face was pale, and she opened her eyes weakly, "Yan'er... Take good care of Yun Sheng."
Zhen Yan nodded, "Mother, don't worry, my daughter will definitely protect my brother with all her might, and never let anyone shake him."
Madam Zhen was having difficulty venting her breath, her entire lower body was bleeding profusely, and she was completely numb, with bead-sized beads of sweat oozing from her forehead, and the clothes on her back were wet and clinging to her body.
"Mother... Mother believes in you." Mrs. Zhen struggled to say every word, tears could not help but she held Zhen Yan's hand tightly.
At that moment, Zhen Yan's heart ached so much that she wished she could tear Concubine Xiao into pieces to relieve her anger!
"Yan'er, go down first, your mother and I still have something to talk about." Uncle Zhen's eyes were wet and his voice was hoarse.
Zhen Yan nodded, and walked out of the room step by step.
Back in her yard, Zhen Yan was sitting in front of the window, the sky was dark and solemn, gloomy as if it was going to rain, the breeze blew on her face, and she immediately regained her sanity.
The next moment, the pain of the servant girls rang in my ears.
Zhen Yan stood up with a bang, and Luan Ge ran over in a daze, "Miss, madam has passed away."
"Ah! Ah!" Zhen Yan smashed the room to pieces like crazy, she didn't control her temper, the room was in a mess, and no one dared to go up to persuade her.
After a long time, Zhen Yan panted heavily, "Xiao Concubine! Today's revenge for the death of your mother will surely kill your entire Xiangfu, and I, Zhen Yan, will never forgive you!"
The Zhen family hung up white silk, and it was all white in the eyes, but it was only in the main courtyard, because Mrs. Zhen was a sinner after all, and the Zhen family held the funeral very low-key.
Zhen Yan was already numb, kneeling in front of the mourning hall, tears could not flow from the corners of her eyes, only the engraved hatred in her heart.
Because of Mrs. Zhen's death, she shouldered all the responsibilities, and Emperor Dongming restored Zhen Yan's title, and Zhen Yan became that good girl that everyone praised again.
When Miss Xiao heard this, her face changed slightly, "She's crazy, it's terrible that a county head can't compare with the life of her own mother!"
"Miss, Miss Zhen's trick of sacrificing the golden cicada's shell is really too high, but in this way, Mr. Qin is afraid that he will be ashamed of Miss Zhen for the rest of his life, to miss..."
Hong Xiu hesitated to speak halfway through her speech, and quickly raised her eyes to look at Xiao Concubine.
Concubine Xiao rested her chin in thought, "Zhen Yan's decisiveness is beyond my expectation, as for cousin..."
Concubine Xiao became more and more determined, determined to help Qin Yu to the top, Qin Yunting would be injured sooner or later, but he couldn't learn a lesson at the expense of the Qin family.
What Hongxiu said was right. Qin Yunting heard the news when he woke up on the third day. He was about to get up at that time, his lower body was sore and weak, which made him lie heavily on the couch again.
Qin Yunting thumped the ground angrily, full of self-blame and apology.
"Yun Ting, this matter is really not about sister Zhen. Sister Zhen has no grievances with Princess Qingle, so why bother to frame the princess? Sister Yizhen has such a kind temper..."
After Qin Yun learned about Mrs. Zhen's incident, she sat on the chair with a sad face, "Mother said that she didn't know who sent her the letter at all, so she just followed Xiaojiu's words on the spur of the moment. In the final analysis, the Qin family owes sister Zhen a debt."
Qin Yunting's face showed pain when he heard the words, "A pure and kind person like Zhen Yan would never do such things. It was my mother and I who were confused for a while and almost killed her."
Qin Yunting was full of annoyance, more of pity and heartache, Zhen Yan shouldn't be involved.
"Well, this has already happened, and it's not entirely your fault."
Qin Yun's indescribably complicated, "Fatality tricks people, let's help sister Zhen more in the future."
Qin Yunting closed his eyes and meditated, and remained silent for a long time, hating himself for being confused for a moment, making a big mistake with Mrs. Qin, and even more hating himself for not being able to protect her. Thinking of Zhen Yan committing suicide by cutting her wrists and Mrs. Zhen's death, Zhen Yan must be very painful .
It's a pity that he couldn't be by her side, Qin Yunting wished he could slap himself twice.