"Don't be too happy first."
Meng Ruyi pursed her lips tightly, waiting for her to continue.
The old lady thought about it for a moment and said: "I can consider that you are from the Meng family and not pursue it, but if the prince knows that the Xiao family settled the matter with money, he will definitely become suspicious. When the time comes, he will investigate. I won't help you."
Meng Ruyi was shocked, "Aunt!"
The old lady said: "I don't punish you for the sake of the Meng family. I don't think I know about this matter. I have done my best to benevolent and righteous. You can figure out how to avoid the prince's investigation."
Meng Ruyi bit her lip, her eyes full of panic, hiding it from the prince? How could she hide it from the prince?
When they wanted to extort the Xiao family's money, they found a woman to stop Zhenbei Prince Sun Jingzhi's car on the way, and accused him of disregarding human life and killing her husband. When they were unclear about the involvement, they "happened" to be patrolled in the city. Han Zongqi bumped into him, so he "kindly" took him to the Military and Horse Department for routine questioning, so as not to be seen and gossiped.
However, the person who reported the news to the Xiao family lied that Gongsun Jingzhi was "detained", saying that he was being plotted and that he could only be released if he had to pay enough money. Otherwise, if the matter spread out and the prince's political opponents know about it, the matter may become serious, so Mrs. Xiao conveniently took the money and asked someone to go to the city patrol department to redeem her husband.
Of course, Mrs. Xiao was not a fool. When she saw Gongsun Jingzhi afterwards, she must ask clearly the cause and effect of the matter. So they planned to kill the woman and the person who went to report the news to the Xiao family as soon as the matter was completed, and destroy her body and traces of her, so that they would die without any evidence.
However, something went wrong. One of Han Zongqi's subordinates, Lao Zi Niang, knew the woman who purchased the goods for Zhenbei Palace, so she told Mrs. Tong's mother at Mrs. Gongsun's side about the news through this channel, hoping to get some reward money.
After the old lady knew about this, she immediately asked Mama Tong to inquire.
Things happened by chance.
The woman who framed Gongsun Jingzhi happened to see Tong's mother coming to inquire, and learned that the man she framed was the prince. She guessed that she might be silenced, but she did not cooperate with them to complete the "routine questioning" and escaped through the urinary tract. .
Fortunately, the Xiao family had already obtained the money. Mr. Han reacted quickly and smoothed it over, saying that the woman was really a liar and just wanted to extort money. She was afraid when she entered the City Patrol Department. She said respectfully After seeing Gongsun Jingzhi out of the city inspection department, he also said that he would treat him to a drink.
When Gongsun Jingzhi refused, Han Zongqi used his trump card, saying that he was actually acquainted with the second brother of the Meng family, and that his childhood sweetheart Meng Ruyi wanted to marry him. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Gongsun took Meng Ruyi to the palace. Gongsun Jingzhi had a headache because of Meng Ruyi's matter, and wanted to persuade his mother to send his cousin away. Upon hearing this, he agreed to socialize with Mr. Han.
Meng Ruyi's second brother took advantage of this opportunity to catch the woman.
At the same time, Tong's mother used her connections to find out the cause and effect of the incident, and told the old lady when she returned home, and the old lady brought Meng Ruyi over.
Only then did she kneel down and beg her aunt for forgiveness.
At this moment, the prince is probably still drinking and chatting with Mr. Han. Although the second brother has already gone to find the woman, there is not much hope.
As soon as the prince returns to the house and meets the Xiao family, he will definitely send people to look for the messenger and the woman. Once they fall into the hands of the prince, this matter will never be hidden!
"aunt……"
Meng Ruyi wanted to say more, but the old lady waved her hand and let her go down.
Meng Ruyi bit her lip and had no choice but to leave Jingyuntang.
Mother Tong stood in the shadows, watching Meng Ruyi carefully exit, and then looked carefully at the old lady's face. She had served the old lady when the Gongsun clan was in its infancy until now, and she had some understanding of her master. Combined with her daily life He guessed a thing or two about her decision by looking at her thoughts and style.
After much hesitation, Tong's mother took a step forward and said: "Old madam, although the prince will be angry because of this, you were also deceived by Miss Meng for a moment. You are his mother. It's okay if you are angry. There is no hatred... If , if you make a mistake, you may hurt the relationship between mother and son..."
The old lady looked back at her, "Hurt the relationship between mother and son? When he insisted on marrying Mr. Xiao, he didn't even want to marry her.
When Xi was making a fuss about becoming a monk, did she keep the bond between mother and son in her heart? "
Mother Tong knew that the old lady was worried, so she sighed silently and did not persuade her.
The old lady said: "I gave birth to five children, including three sons. The second son cannot study well. Although the third son is a bit talented, he can never understand the things in his own room. Only Jingzhi is stable and not rigid. , easy-going and principled, capable without showing off his edge! He must be the one to take on the important responsibilities of the family!"
"It's for his own good that I don't let him marry Xiao, the sinner's niece, and it's also for his own good that I urge him to have more children! If it wasn't because I love him, why should I be so entangled in his marriage? If not I care about him, so how could I still hold on to his determination for so many years? As a mother, I have to give in and accommodate him, but Mrs. Xiao is also a thorn in my heart that I have to pull out!"
Mother Tong's heart beat like a drum, the old lady wanted to use Meng Ruyi to get rid of the princess.
The old lady had no involvement in the affairs of Meng Ruyi and the others from beginning to end. When the Xiao family had an accident, it was Meng Ruyi who was afraid that the matter would be exposed and she would be ruthless.
As for the old lady, as long as she bites her to death without knowing what Meng Ruyi did from beginning to end, what else can the prince do to her?
She is the prince's mother after all! The only thing she did was to take advantage of the fact that her eldest daughter-in-law was pregnant and couldn't take care of her, so she took a concubine for her son.
She knew people unknown, she was luring the wolf into the house, but this was just a loss of face. If she could take the opportunity to get rid of Xiao, it would not matter!
"If there is something wrong with the princess..."
When the old lady heard this, her eyebrows became darker and darker, "I didn't instruct Ruyi to do anything, everything was just up to her to plan. If she really took Mrs. Xiao's life, it was because Mrs. Xiao herself was not careful, and with me What's the matter?"
When Tong's mother said this, she raised her head to look at Li Qingyi.
"Actually, the old lady doesn't want anyone's life in her heart, but in the old lady's heart, the late princess is like a gap between her and her son. The old lady just wants this gap to disappear. If Mrs. Xiao is willing to leave, yes The best thing is that the former princess is actually pregnant despite her weak body. If she gives birth to a child, the prince will never let her leave."
After hearing this, Li Qingyi was silent for a long time before speaking, "It seems that the prince's insistence on marrying the late princess deeply hurt the old lady's heart, so that although she took a step back to accommodate her son, the pain and resentment in her heart grew day by day. "
"What the eldest grandma said is that this is what happened. So regarding Meng Ruyi, the old lady had a thought of intolerance and allowed Meng Ruyi to harm the Xiao family."
"What happened later? Did Meng Ruyi really attack the late princess?"
Mother Tong sighed, "If this Miss Meng is different from the other women, what she did next was completely beyond the old lady's expectations!"
