Chapter 57: The Secret of Sleeping Incense

"Now that everyone is gone, do whatever you want, just do it." Mrs. Lu watched the door slowly close, put down the tea bowl, and said lightly.

Qiu Yulan didn't bother to go around in circles with her, and asked bluntly: "My brother-in-law was killed by you?" ”

Old Madam Lu said indifferently: "What nonsense are you talking about? Who doesn't know that he died early because of his own bad fate? ”

"Your grandson said this before he died." Qiu Yulan's words made Old Madam Lu's eyes widen for a moment, and she stood up, pointing at her in disbelief: "You...... You! The romance keeps saying that you hurt Jin'er, so it's true?! ”

Although Mrs. Lu also expressed her suspicion to Qiu Mengmin that Qiu Yulan had killed Kang Jinzhang, everyone in the palace thought that Kang Jinzhang was unlucky to catch up with an avalanche and died, and no one thought that Qiu Yulan, who was only twelve years old, could really kill his cousin, who was already seventeen years old and still born tall and burly.

Qiu Yulan said casually: "You killed my brother-in-law, and you have been holding our mother and daughter for so many years, and you have set such a family affair for me, and you actually let Kang Jinzhang beat me - shouldn't I kill him?!" ”

Old Madam Lu stood stunned for a moment, and suddenly regained her composure, sat back down, and said with a sneer: "You really deserve to be the granddaughter of the concubine!" No matter how hurtful things are, you can be justified! ”

"The concubine really did something hurtful to heaven and reason, the three of you mother and son have already died, can you stay and harm me and my mother for so many years?" Qiu Yulan sneered, "You remember that the concubine drove you out, why don't you want to think about what you did yourself?" I ask you, why is it that my father is the only son-in-law, but he is younger than your son?! ”

Old Madam Lu's face changed, and she said, "Do you blame me for not being able to give birth to the concubine herself?!" ”

"It's like you're innocent!" Qiu Yulan said coldly, "I have already inquired, the Chenguang where your son landed was less than half a year after the concubine passed the door!" It's all about the concubine who was pregnant before she entered the door! For this reason, the concubine and the old prince were angry for a few years, and it was only after several years that they reconciled under the persuasion of the elders, and then there was my father - this is the reason why my father is several years younger than your son, and it is not that the concubine is difficult to raise at all! ”

She said hesitantly, "You did such a thing, the concubine didn't go to the mother and the child, and the second didn't let you give birth with one corpse and two lives, do you want to seduce the old prince again and have an autumn romance, and the concubine will hate you and drive you out later?!" Even if I drive you out, in the end, I will give you the money for dismissal, otherwise you can settle in the capital? The old man of the concubine's family is still in charge! The Lian family doesn't need to crook their mouths, just one look can make the three of you die without a place to be buried! Is this a disadvantage to you? In my opinion, the concubine is too kind-hearted to give you this kind of thing the opportunity to make waves! ”

"Why?!" Old Madam Lu was stunned for a moment when the truth was revealed, and suddenly two lines of tears came down, and she shouted in a low voice, "The more you say, the more reasonable you become?!" But my son and daughter are not the flesh and blood of the old prince, why is this huge palace all Qiu Zhongyan's, but we can only take the pen and silver and leave?! ”

"Are you really pretending to be innocent and pretending to be addicted?" Qiu Yulan smiled lightly and said, "Mother Li told me very clearly, the rule of the Qiu family's ancestors is to value the concubine over the concubine, unless there is no concubine, otherwise the concubine will not be able to share anything no matter how favored he is." This is clearly written in the family rules, even if you are illiterate, hasn't your son told you about it for so many years? The concubines in the past were all like that, and the concubine acted according to the rules - you were wronged to find the ancestor of the Qiu family! ”

Old Madam Lu said with tears in her eyes: "You were born to be the county lord, so naturally you can not take a hard-working person like me in your eyes!" But who wasn't born and raised by their parents? Why do I just want to have something to rely on, but I was trampled by the concubine so that I couldn't hold my head up when she was alive? ”

Speaking of this, she sneered a few times and said, "You really think that your grandmother is a philanthropist?" Let me tell you, your father was supposed to do three, but his second brother who came out of the concubine landed and lost his mother, and then he was brought to the concubine's room to raise, and he was fine for the first two years, but your father was only a full week, and he was gone! Do you dare to say that this is not the handiwork of the concubine? The old prince felt that he couldn't stand her because of Min'er, so he endured the pain of losing his son and ordered that he only die of a violent illnessβ€”β€”"

Qiu Yulan sneered and said, "First, do you dare to say that you didn't expect that child to die at that time?!" Second, since the old prince can announce that the second son of the concubine died of a violent illness, can't he announce the death of the eldest son? If the concubine is really afraid that the second son raised by herself will hinder my father's path, wouldn't the eldest son you gave birth to even more deserve to die?! Or do you say that your means are so powerful that the concubine can't actually harm your mother and son?! ”

Looking at the old lady Lu who was speechless for a while, Qiu Yulan sneered again and again, "The most right thing the concubine has done in her life is to kick you out of the house!" You don't have a fate, so you can only stay at home. Otherwise, if you can go and walk around the wife, you don't know what will ruin the reputation of the concubine, right? Rao is so, my father, brother and grandmother, and last year I lost my mother's reputation, and it is also thanks to you! ”

Speaking of this, Mrs. Lu's tone also changed: "I come from a humble background but admire wealth and nobility, how can I do it without using some means?" I don't have a good background, so I deserve to serve people for the rest of my life? ”

"Will you not forget to pull the archway and half-cover it?" Qiu Yulan said disdainfully, "Since you have used the means, don't you deserve to be cleaned up later?!" ”

"Your own grandmother has trampled on our mother and son for so many years, don't you deserve it when we are angry with you?" Old Madam Lu said coldly, "Then why do you hold a grudge?" ”

Qiu Yulan laughed: "Slap yourself five times, otherwise I will tell the scoundrel about Kang Lizhang's mole on his back!" ”

Seeing that Mrs. Lu was about to have a seizure, she lazily pinched her knuckles, "Or I simply peeled you off to see if there were any birthmarks or anything like that, so that people can know what things my uncle has taken back to the palace to support?!" ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ We've never treated you like that!! Old Madam Lu took a deep breath and said in a low voice with a pale face!

"That's because my mother and concubine were able to protect me a little bit when she was there, and you also gave me to Deng Yi, the queen mother's prospective nephew and granddaughter, if you want to spread the name of the festival and humiliate the queen mother's nephew, can the Gu family not investigate thoroughly?"

Qiu Yulan's eyes were cold and firm, without mercy or wavering, and he said, "Rao is like this, you still forced me to go to Dizi Mountain, obviously you want me to suffer a secret loss from Kang Jinzhang, and I can't explain to Deng Yi when I turn around, and I can't defend myself, so I have to commit suicide!" You hold a grudge against the concubine, you don't want me to die too easily, you want me to be humiliated, hopeless, and die a good deathβ€”that's why you feel happy, don't you?! ”

Speaking of this, she smiled slightly, "So you see, compared to your insidious viciousness, I am simply too kind!" I was deeply moved by my own leniency and not rushing to kill everything! ”

Old Madam 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'll say he didn't die in an accident?! ”

"Oh, this one casually asked." Qiu Yulan said lightly, "Actually, what I really want to ask you is-Youmian Xiang!" ”

When these three words were spoken, Old Madam Lu's pupils suddenly contracted!

"You used this to harm my mother and grandfather." Qiu Yulan observed her face and said, "Think I don't know? ”

Old Madam Lu was expressionless and silent.

Qiu Yulan thought about it for a while, and said tentatively: "The mother concubine left the credentials for me, you really don't want to?" ”

Not wanting this temptation to be self-defeating, Old Madam Lu looked at her with a smile: "She has to be crazy to leave this kind of evidence for you - if that's the case, I advise you to say a good word, throw it away and destroy it as soon as possible, so as not to know how to die!" ”

But Qiu Yulan reacted very quickly: "Will you be kind enough to persuade me?" I'm afraid that if I hold the evidence about the sleeping incense, it will affect you, right?! ”

Sure enough, Mrs. Lu's brows subconsciously frowned!

"I advise you to tell me better, otherwise I will be too young to hold my breath, and one day I will hurt my mother and concubine, and I will not pay attention to exposing it...... Hey! I'm alone, I won't lose if I pull one back, and I will earn if I pull two. Qiu Yulan said coldly, "Just by looking at this incident, I know that I'm not scaring you!" ”

Old Madam Lu raised her hand and helped a tired silk golden phoenix hairpin on the side of her sideburns, glanced at her with pity, and said, "No, no, no...... How could I not tell you? It's just that I haven't figured out what to say? ”

Qiu Yulan saw that her expression was different, and her heart was awe-struck, but she said: "You just have to say it directly, why do you want to say anything?" Am I easy to be coaxed by you? ”

"Then I'll say it bluntly - the sleep incense was made by the abolished prince of the first emperor." Mrs. Lu's eyes were treacherous, just one sentence made Qiu Yulan feel bad, and she continued without stopping, "The waste prince is talented, and in addition to governing poetry and books, he is good at teasing spices, which few incense craftsmen can do at that time. That's why I often offer incense to the palace......"

Speaking of this, Mrs. Lu stopped with a smile and looked at Qiu Yulan.

Qiu Yulan took a deep breath: "Could it be that the sleeping incense is related to the crime of killing the monarch of the abolished prince?" But this matter has been revealed, why should it be so taboo? ”

Mrs. Lu said meaningfully: "Because, when the first emperor died a few years after the abolition of the crown prince, there was a doctor who was careless, and said that the incense burned in the dormitory was very similar to the incense of sleep back then - it disappeared inexplicably in a few hours!" ”

If the first prince of the first emperor was abolished because of the sleeping incense and left the entire East Palace, how could the sleeping incense appear in the palace or the first emperor's bedroom again? In particular, the imperial doctor who was killed after only mentioning a similar fragrance is equivalent to confirming the matter.

In other words, the abolished prince and the first emperor both died under the incense of sleep!

As for who is the murderer - he was seven years old when he ascended the throne, and he has been regent by his biological mother, Empress Dowager Gu, so do you need to say that this person who slandered the abolished prince and secretly killed the first emperor?

"So it involves the legitimacy of the current throne?" Qiu Yulan came to his senses, "No wonder Qi Shuluo was invited to the General's Mansion by Jiang Yashuang, and he didn't dare to say it - although the second queen is fighting for power now, their power is based on the fact that they are the Son of Heaven today!" If the throne of the present is questioned, what is the second queen? No wonder, Princess Ruan repeatedly told herself not to reveal the words 'sleep incense'! ”

She raised her head and looked at Old Madam Lu: "But why do you have this incense?" ”

Old Madam Lu looked at her funny: "I have answered so many of your questions, do you really think that I will know everything about you?" ”

"Alerted me!" Qiu Yulan nodded, "You just called you to slap your mouth five times, you haven't done it yet, have you?" Now add to ten, do you do it yourself or not? If you don't do it...... she stood up, raised her leg and kicked the old lady Lu off the chair, and said coldly, "Is that to me personally strip you naked and find you an adulterer, so that the world will know your filth?" "Although the creativity of the Empress Dowager Gu was sold by Deng Yi, as the wisdom of the Empress Dowager, it can't be wasted!