Chapter 57: The Truth About Princess Nguyen's Death
This Ningxin County Lord Qiu Baozhu is the only biological flesh and blood of Qiu Meng Minyuan and the Li family.
In the autumn of that year, Meng Min and his biological mother Lu were kicked out of the house by Concubine Lian and lived in the market, and when they reached the age of starting a family, they naturally couldn't expect Miss Qianjin, so they had to hire this Li from the common people.
At that time, although Qiu Mengmin's mother and son did not expect that one day they would return to the palace and become the masters of the palace, they were also very resentful of being the son of the old Xihe king, but they were so depressed that they could only let a poor woman be their wife. In this case, the Li family has not been out of the house for several years, and it is conceivable that her daughter-in-law has attracted the displeasure of her husband and mother-in-law!
Then the Lu family took a concubine to Qiu Mengmin, and the eldest son born was Qiu Hongzhi - after that, the Li family finally became pregnant and gave birth to Qiu Baozhu, but it was a daughter. Therefore, after Qiu Mengmin came to inherit the prince, he quickly let the Li family "die of illness", and after entrusting the official media, he got his wish and married Princess Yang, who was born in a serious official family.
How many people outside know about this matter, because the matter has changed, no one has specifically mentioned it, and Qiu Yulan is not clear.
But in the Xihe Palace, almost everyone knows it in their hearts - after all, Qiu Mengmin's mother and son did this when they returned to the mansion that year, and the foundation is still shallow, and they can't do it without leakage.
Of course, Cho Ho Joo also knows.
To say that this cousin is really miserable, her biological mother died so unjustly, and she was tortured a lot at the hands of her stepmother.
"Second sister!" Qiu Yulan recalled the incident of Qiu Baozhu and stepped out of the threshold to greet him, "Are you here?" ”
Qiu Baozhu has a delicate appearance and a very gentle temperament, but she is used to standing in front of her stepmother, and she has no expression on her face, and her whole body is full of a sense of desolation. At this moment, facing the cousin who greeted him in person, he didn't have any kind words, and said straight to the point: "I have a few words to tell you!" ”
Qiu Yulan didn't seem to have come to ask for help when she heard this, and her mind turned to Xihe Palace...... Could it be that this person is also aware of the current turbulence in the Xihe Palace, and wants to seize this great opportunity to avenge his mother? It's just that her husband's family is really not visible, even if the Xihe Wangfu is declining, he can't get involved. If you pin your hopes on yourself, the two cousins have never interacted with each other before, and I don't know what she has to rely on to open this mouth?
She invited Qiu Baozhu into the house and sat down, and sent away the idlers, Shan Liusu came down, and said with a smile: "There will be no talkers, second sister, please say anything about it!" ”
"Aunt Ruan's mother died at the beginning, not because of illness, but because of poison - that poison is called sleep incense!" Qiu Baozhu was very happy to uncover the mystery of what he was going to talk about this trip, "Or have you ever heard of it?" ”
Qiu Yulan's face suddenly stiffened, and before he could say anything, there was a "bang" beside him, but it was Su He who accidentally knocked over the crystal plate containing the fruit.
"Young Lady ......" This crystal plate is more than a foot in diameter, clear and crystalline, carved with very fine patterns, it is the ornament in the house of the Jiang family for the grandchildren, and the grandchildren do not have it, and it is very valuable. Rao is Su He has always been favored, and he was so frightened that he knelt down at this moment, "The servant is guilty!" ”
"Get up, don't hit the splinters!" It's just that no matter how precious the crystal plate is, how can Qiu Yulan have the heart to care? waved his hand, "Let's go back and talk about it - second sister, please speak in detail!" ”
The sleeping incense in the place of Princess Ruan and General Ruan has always been an insoluble mystery in Qiu Yulan's heart.
The person who started directly was definitely Lu's.
The problem is that Lu was deceived to death by his own son, and he didn't have time to leave a last word, let alone mention the person who gave her a sleep incense behind the scenes. Although Qiu Yulan himself has all kinds of speculations, there is no evidence, and the speculations are just speculations, and they are not accurate.
Now that he seems to know what Qiu Baozhu means, Qiu Yulan's expression suddenly became solemn.
Qiu Baozhu glanced at Su He, who stood up tremblingly, and said lightly: "The one who started it went three years ago, and the end is also bleak." However, to be honest, she is not a real murderer! The person who really put Aunt Ruan's death is thousands of miles away! ”
Qiu Yulan heard this, but thought for a while: "The one who ended up desolate three years ago should be the Lu family." This is also in line with Princess Ruan's advice to the original body before her death...... But thousands of miles away, who is that? ”
She asked in a deep voice, "Second sister is talking about...... Cold? ”
Far away, he still has a grudge against Princess Ruan, and after thinking about it, this is the one. Since he can harm Qiu Zhongyan, it is not strange that he does not let go of Qiu Zhongyan's wife and daughter.
Who would have thought that Qiu Baozhu looked at her, shook her head slowly, but said lightly: "If it weren't for him, Aunt Ruan might have died earlier, and even you might not be able to live to this day!" ”
"......" Qiu Yulan was really stunned this time, "Second sister? ”
"How many women in this world can tolerate that their husbands have another person living in their hearts?" Qiu Baozhu doesn't want to gossip, she is straightforward and direct, "Even if that person is already married and has children?" ”
Qiu Yulan was stunned for a long time before he asked uncertainly: "Xing...... The eldest princess of Xingkang?! ”
In this way, Princess Ruan is actually Shi Shihan's true love? is still in love with the eldest princess's wife who is so jealous that she wants to kill her rival from thousands of miles away?! Judging from the relationship between Youmian Xiang and Empress Dowager Gu, it is not impossible.
But there is a question, "Second sister, how did you know about this?" ”
This was enough to shock her, and Qiu Baozhu's answer made her even more dumbfounded: "How else can I know about such a secret thing except for Aunt Ruan's mother telling me?" ”
She didn't lose her appetite either, and explained the reason very happily, "Although Aunt Ruan has never been cold about that situation, if she could, she would have killed him with her own hands to avenge Uncle Wang, but she is embarrassed to tell you about such a thing." ”
He glanced at Su He again, "The reason why I told me instead of the people around me is not that I don't trust the people around me, but because I am afraid that none of them are free, in case I know about this, I will rashly do something inappropriate when I am in danger, it is unimaginable!" ”
Qiu Yulan's face changed for a moment, and he said in a deep voice: "Please ask the second sister to be more careful!" ”
She didn't remember what Princess Ruan had to do with Qiu Baozhu, let alone tell her niece about this kind of news that her loyal servants didn't know.
No matter how you think about it, it's weird.
However, Qiu Baozhu explained, but it was also reasonable: "Not long after Aunt Ruan found out about the poisoning, she guessed the murderer. But you know, that ...... Don't talk about your mother and daughter at that time, even now, if you want to take revenge on your mother, it's not so easy! And Aunt Ruan was very worried that you would also be poisoned, and at that time, it happened that I was out of the cabinet. ”
Although Qiu Baozhu is Qiu Mengmin's biological daughter, she is still the only daughter-in-law. But with Qiu Mengmin's consistent patriarchal approach with the Lu family, it is obvious that it is difficult for her to get close to her biological father and maternal grandmother. And her mother Li died under the persecution of Qiu Mengmin and Lu, and she was also bullied by Princess Yang.
It can be said that although she is the county lord of the Xihe Palace, she is also a potential enemy of the palace.
It's just that she was suppressed by Princess Yang, and she had no chance of marrying high or equal, and her husband's family was very mediocre. Not to mention revenge, you have to breathe a sigh of relief if Princess Yang continues to make trouble!
This kind of experience made Princess Ruan fall in love: "Before leaving the cabinet, Aunt Ruan asked me to meet me, told me about it, and gave me a bracelet as a token. ”
"What is the token for?" Qiu Yulan narrowed her eyes.
Qiu Baozhu said lightly: "Once you encounter a hurdle that you can't get over, send someone to the west...... Looking for the situation is cold. ”
After a pause, "The bracelet is not my aunt's, but it was given to my aunt quietly by Shi Han after Uncle Wang passed away, promising that if my aunt is in trouble, she will send someone to find him with the bracelet." Originally, my aunt didn't want it, but for your sake, I still endured the humiliation and stayed...... Four years ago, during the avalanche on Dizi Mountain, I sold a few pieces of jewelry to make a pen and wrap it, and if you came back two days late, it would be sent away. ”
Hearing this, Su He realized that Qiu Baozhu said before that Princess Ruan did not tell the people around her about this bad fate, but took the risk to tell her that this unfamiliar niece was indeed not distrustful of her confidants.
Instead, he was worried that his subordinates would hold the card and when he couldn't hold it, he rashly wanted to contact Shi Shihan...... Even if the eldest princess of Xingkang doesn't care about the Xihe Mansion after Princess Ruan's death, the eyeliner of the former Lu family, Aunt Kang, and Princess Yang alone is enough to expose this matter.
What good end can Qiu Yulan have at that time? Shihan is a high power, but Empress Dowager Gu's biological daughter, Princess Xingkang, is more worthy of please, isn't it?
Instead, Autumn Jewels.
If it wasn't for her to come to the door for a showdown today, who would have thought that Princess Ruan would have left such a way out for her? After all, she was suppressed by Princess Yang again, after all, she was the county lord, and she went out of the cabinet again, and she was the master of the house, and it was always possible to get a cronie to send a letter.
Not only can it be done, but it's also discreet and safe!
"Princess Ruan......" Qiu Yulan suddenly thought of Xiao Tao, these two women are both clever and well-chested people, and they are also the same hardships, and they are also victimized by a third party, and they don't know if Huiji will be injured?
Seeing that she was stunned, Su He, who didn't know when she was already in tears, only said that she was sad, sniffed, and cautiously came up and pulled her sleeves: "Young lady? Young lady? ”
"I'm fine!" Qiu Yulan just suddenly felt very stunned, and after being pulled twice by Su He, she came back to her senses, and made up her mind to continue to talk to Qiu Baozhu about business, "It's been so many years, and the second sister hasn't even come to look for it once." Today suddenly said, I think there is another reason? ”
Qiu Baozhu bowed: "Because when Aunt Ruan handed over this bracelet to me......" She took out a purple jade bracelet from her sleeve and said lightly, "I also promise that when my people find the cold situation, they can do something I want to do in her name by the way!" ”
"Mother's debt to the daughter?" Qiu Yulan nodded, "I understand, although I am not cold, but I tell you who my mother-killing enemy is, I can do it, you just say!" ”
"My husband has a generous family of children, and that's all for the rest of my life, what else can I want to do?" Qiu Baozhu's indifferent expression finally changed a little, she smiled sadly, put the purple jade bracelet on the table in Qiu Yulan's hand, and said lightly, "It's just that I can't forget the grace of my mother!" ”