The veins on the old lady's forehead were exposed. Until now, there was still something she didn't understand.
She felt something strange yesterday. With Qu Qiuyan's personality, she didn't seem like the type to be so patient. Since the previous medicine wasn't working, she would definitely find herself. Why would she wait so many days to discover it
The wound has healed a lot and has basically formed a scar. To say that there is no good medicine at this time is completely different from Qu Qiuyan's usual temperament.
I had thought that the incident at the Duke of Qi's Mansion had taught her a lesson, but I didn't expect that she was still as bad as ever.
Now something like this has happened.
How could the lady not be angry? She pointed at her with a trembling hand and said hatefully, "Okay... okay, you... you are so brave, you..."
"Grandma, I really don't know anything. I... I really mean well!" Qu Qiuyan saw that something was wrong and quickly knelt down, crying.
"Someone, take her away!" The old lady was so angry that she held her breath for a while before she could speak.
When Nanny Wu saw that something was not going well, she quickly had Qu Qiuyan pulled up and taken away.
Qu Moying reached out and gently patted the Madam's back a few times, and said softly to comfort her, "Grandma, it's okay. I didn't say this in the palace, nor did I mention it. I was just afraid that Concubine Li would find out about Third Sister."
No matter how you look at it, Qu Qiuyan and Li Meiren are both involved in this matter.
The lady reached out and grasped Qu Moying's hand. She took a few deep breaths and said with red eyes, "Good boy, it's hard for you!"
If Qu Qiuyan was really involved in the Li Meiren incident, the entire Qu family would be in trouble.
"Grandma, don't worry, nothing will happen. Let father find a way to investigate it thoroughly and clean it up!" Qu Moying hinted.
At this moment, she didn't want the palace to follow Concubine Li to find Qu Qiuyan. Qu Qiuyan couldn't escape, and the entire Qu family couldn't escape either, after all, she was the emperor's woman.
However, she also believed that her adoptive father would be able to find out something. Qu Zhizhen had always given her the impression that he was not a simple person.
"Okay, I know. You... go and rest. I'll look for your father." The lady said in a panic. She was really panicked at this moment.
"Grandma, don't worry, father will definitely find a way!" Qu Moying comforted the lady and then said goodbye. Qu Qiuyan had sent Qingju out before, and she must have met with Concubine Li's people.
She hadn't figured it out before, because she hadn't thought that Qu Qiuyan had colluded with Concubine Li in the palace. But now she remembered that there must be purchasers from the palace at that flower and bird market.
Although the purchasing staff in the palace are also eunuchs and are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they still need to purchase some things for convenient travel. If Qu Qiuyan wants to pass a message to Concubine Li and let Concubine Li prepare to harm her today, the only way is to do it through the purchasing staff in the palace!
So, Qingju went out yesterday and went to the flower and bird market first, where she met the buyer who was bribed by Concubine Li!
When you think about it this way, many things seem to make sense.
She could think of it, and Qu Zhizhen could certainly think of it too, that this matter would be cut off at the source. A sourcing agent, a sourcing agent who had met and talked with Qingju, would not be that difficult to find once they had a target.
Qu Zhizhen has always been cautious. Even if he cut off this matter, he would still be afraid that things would suddenly break out of control. Therefore, Qu Qiuyan could no longer stay in the mansion!
The originally agreed etiquette could not be completed in such a hurry, and Qu Qiuyan was destined to enter the Jingwang Mansion with a loss of face...
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"What, this is related to Miss Yan?" Qu Zhizhen shuddered with fear, and the document in his hand fell to the table with a click.
"What do you think?" The lady was at a loss. After telling her son what happened, she looked at her son and asked.
"Mother, don't worry, I will check it out now!" Seeing the old lady acting like this, Qu Zhizhen knew that she was really scared, so he hurriedly comforted her.
“Okay, you… you go check quickly, Concubine Li and girl Yan, how did girl Yan know Concubine Li.” The lady said anxiously.
Qu Zhizhen nodded. If this matter was really as his mother had just said, it must be that Qu Qiuyan was related to Concubine Li in the palace. Concubine Li had done something to harm others, and Qu Qiuyan had given her another push.
It is impossible to say that two people have no connection!
But if we talk about contact, Qu Qiuyan has been staying in the mansion recently and it is impossible for her to meet anyone. Besides, the decision to go to the palace was made yesterday, and that’s yesterday.
"Mother, you go back first. Since Ying didn't mention the matter of the medicine powder in the palace, the palace won't find out about it for the time being. I will go to find Yan to inquire about this matter now!" Qu Zhizhen said coldly.
The lady nodded repeatedly. Now she could only believe in her son's ability!
As soon as the lady left, Qu Zhizhen took the servant to Qu Qiuyan's Furong Pavilion. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Qu Qiuyan, whose eyes were red from crying, coming to greet him: "Father..."
"Pa" a heavy slap made Qu Qiuyan stagger a few steps and almost hit the table behind her.
"Father, you..." Qu Qiuyan's tears immediately fell, and she knelt down with grievance, "Father, did you also believe what Fourth Sister said and think I wanted to harm her?"
"Tell me, who did you ask Qingju to find?" Qu Zhizhen asked sternly.
"Father, I didn't..." Qu Qiuyan tried to argue.
"Do you think no one will find out that you have contacted the people sent by Concubine Li? The Queen is still investigating this matter in the palace. Concubine Li is just a minor noble, but she is the emperor's person. This matter must be explained to the concubines in the palace. Someone must be responsible for this matter. Do you think you can escape if this matter is found out about you?"
Qu Zhizhen sneered and glared at Qu Qiuyan.
In the past, he thought that his little daughter was very smart and was his hope for the future, but now he only felt a deep disgust. She was indeed as stupid as Yu, just as stupid as ever!
Why did she feel that this matter could not be traced to her? Where did she get her confidence from
“Father…Father…” Qu Qiuyan was frightened and her lips turned pale. This time she was not pretending. She raised her eyes and looked at Qu Zhizhen pleadingly, but she was still hesitant in her heart.
"Do you think that no one will find out about the palace's purchases?" Seeing that she was still hesitating, Qu Zhizhen kicked her in anger, extremely annoyed.
"Buy...buy?" Qu Qiuyan was really frightened this time. There was no trace of blood on her face. She looked at Qu Zhizhen in shock and regret, her lips trembling.
"If you are slow, and people find out that this purchase is related to you, even King Jing won't be able to protect you!" Qu Zhizhen rebuked harshly.
These words destroyed Qu Qiuyan's last bit of support.
Qu Qiuyan burst into tears and hugged Qu Zhizhen's legs. She dared not hide anything anymore and told him that she had asked Qingju to go to the palace purchasing department and told him that she would enter the palace tomorrow.
After that, Qu Qiuyan cried and explained: "Father, Lady Li just asked my fourth sister
"Father, I didn't know this would happen. I only knew that Concubine Li wanted to cause trouble for my fourth sister, but I didn't know that Concubine Li wanted to ruin her. Father, I really didn't know."
Qu Zhizhen kicked her away in annoyance, turned around and strode away. What he had to deal with now was the purchasing matter, and he couldn't let any clues be left, otherwise it would definitely lead to Qu Mansion himself.
Behind him came Qu Qiuyan's sad cry, but the cry that had won Qu Zhizhen's sympathy in the past now made him extremely disgusted. When he left, he glanced behind him hatefully and ordered someone, "Tell the Madam to pack up the Third Miss's things. Pack up as much as you can!"
He didn't plan to keep this daughter. If she stayed, who knows what might happen!
At the same time, the palace also found out about this matter. The Queen put down the teacup in her hand and looked very unhappy: "A small purchaser in the palace?"
"Yes, it is said that this purchasing agent is close to the senior palace maid beside Concubine Li." The eunuch respectfully reported the news he had obtained to the Queen Mother.
"Did you see Caimai and Concubine Li's people talking together last night?" the Queen Mother asked again.
"Yes, just last night, in the imperial kitchen, someone saw two people hiding together and talking, secretly. In fact, in the past, the two of them would talk together, but no one thought anything of it. But this time, it was such a coincidence... So I realized something was wrong."
The eunuch said.
"The Emperor has arrived!" A eunuch's sharp voice suddenly came from outside.
The Emperor is coming? The Empress stood up hurriedly to greet him. When she was going to the Imperial Study before, she was stopped by the eunuch on the way, who said that the Emperor had something important to do, so she was asked to go back and check it out, and the Emperor would come over soon.
"What's going on?" The emperor asked with a sullen face as he entered the room.
The Empress explained the whole story in a gentle voice. After she finished, she carefully looked at the Emperor's face and suggested, "Your Majesty, do you want to go see Concubine Li? There are some things that I may not be able to understand clearly. It may be better for Your Majesty to ask!"
The cat inside belongs to Concubine He, who is the Emperor's favorite. The Empress thinks it is best for the Emperor to listen to some of the words himself, so that the Emperor will not think that she is intentionally targeting Concubine He!
"Let's go and take a look!" The emperor's face darkened and he nodded.
Accompanied by a group of palace servants, the Emperor and the Empress got on the palace sedan and went to Concubine Li's bedroom together.
Concubine Li's position was not high, so she could not live in the main palace alone. The main palace where she lived was where Concubine Xiang lived. Another person, Concubine Yue, who had the same low position as her, also lived there. The two of them lived on the left and right sides of Concubine Xiang respectively.
The masters of each palace in the palace are all concubines with titles, and the rest of the minor nobles live with the concubines of these masters.
Upon hearing that the Emperor and the Empress were coming, Concubine Xiang and Concubine Yue came out from afar to greet them and bowed respectfully.
They lived with Concubine Li, so of course they knew about this matter. Concubine Li was still crying and making a fuss like crazy, which made them very upset.
"How is Concubine Li?" The Queen asked them to stand up and asked gently.
"She's still making a fuss, crying and yelling!" Xiang Fei said softly, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, looking extremely worried. "She looks so pitiful now. We called a few doctors over, and they all said... she's dying!"