Mother Tong's words made Mother Jiang stunned, "She didn't attack the late princess?"
Mother Tong shook her head, "Based on my understanding at the time, Meng Ruyi was forced to a dead end and had no better choice, but Meng Ruyi just found a way out of a dead end."
Now Li Qingyi was also intrigued, "What did she do?"
Mother Tong smacked her lips, "While the old lady was still waiting for Meng Ruyi's move, Meng Ruyi turned around and went to the late princess to plead guilty!"
"What?"
Li Qingyi looked at Mother Tong in surprise, "Did she go and admit her mistake to the late Princess?"
"Yes, Meng Ruyi stopped her sins at the step of making money. When she came out of the old lady's yard, she immediately asked people to find Han Qi and Meng Er, telling them that the matter had been exposed and not to continue, while she He took the two thousand taels in his hand to go to the princess to plead guilty and explain the truth. In this way, even if the prince knew the cause and effect afterwards, Meng Ruyi only made money and did not kill anyone. The prince would even be happy that she still had her conscience and did not do anything to her. If the former princess takes action, even if she punishes the three of them, it will not kill them. At worst, the palace will cut off all contact with the Meng family in the future."
Li Qingyi snorted softly.
They were both seeking money, and even their methods were similar, but Meng Ruyi was able to stop losses in time, but Lin made mistakes again and again.
"But in this case, Meng Ruyi will definitely explain the reason why she was exposed to the princess. Then won't the old lady's plan be hidden?"
Although the old lady did not instigate Meng Ruyi, she knew that Meng Ruyi might harm Xiao Lan and Xiao Lan in order to cover up the truth, but she did not stop him.
Mother Tong sighed, "Yeah, maybe Meng Ruyi also had resentment in her heart. She hated the old lady for forcing her to a dead end, and wanted to use her to get rid of her disgusted daughter-in-law, so she didn't cover up for the old lady and put the old man behind her. I told the princess exactly what he said. The princess is a smart person. Although the old lady only said that she should hide it from the prince, but since it was 'hiding it' instead of 'admitting her mistake, it already explained the old lady's wish..."
Li Qingyi raised his eyebrows involuntarily, "This Meng Ruyi... is amazing!"
Seeing Li Qingyi inadvertently show a trace of schadenfreude, Mother Tong felt a little embarrassed and put her hand to her lips and "coughed".
Li Qingyi came back to his senses and smiled kindly at Mother Tong, "Then...has the princess told the prince about this?"
"No." Mother Tong said with emotion, "The princess just told Meng Ruyi that she had admitted her mistake. But the princess is not a soft persimmon. If someone wants her life, she will naturally fight back. The old man was still alive at that time, so the princess gave him The eldest princess of Deqing wrote a letter, and not long after, the eldest princess of Deqing took the initiative to give the old man a noble concubine."
Mother Jiang wiped her sweat and felt the urge to vomit blood. No wonder she could give birth to a son like the uncle. The late princess was not an ordinary person either.
If the mother-in-law keeps concubines for her husband, she will keep concubines for her husband!
What a surprising method!
Li Qingyi said: "It turns out that the late princess had an old relationship with the eldest princess of Deqing."
The eldest princess of Deqing is the emperor's aunt. The aunt and nephew are very close. They are naturally familiar with the prince and Qin Zeng. It is embarrassing to say that the first time Li Qingyi and Qin Zeng met was in the Chonghua Palace of the eldest princess of Deqing. , I don’t know if the cave is closed now...
Mother Tong replied: "To be precise, the eldest princess of Deqing and the old lady of the Xiao family are handkerchiefs. Naturally, she regards the princess as a junior. It is said that when the Xiao family was in trouble, the eldest princess also extended a helping hand."
Li Qingyi nodded, "Mom, continue."
"With the eldest princess making the decision, the old lady didn't even have room to refuse. And the eldest princess didn't pick those enchanting goblins to make the house uneasy. Instead, she chose Hu who was courteous, virtuous, considerate, and worthy of being on the stage. The Hu family is originally from a good family. Her parents died when she was young, and she only focused on raising her younger siblings, which delayed her life's important events. Such a virtuous and righteous woman is very popular with the old man, so Aunt Hu is a noble lady when she comes into the house. concubine."
"The old lady was holding a bad breath in her heart, but she didn't dare to settle the score with the princess because the princess held Meng Ruyizhi in her hand.
Once the prince knows what she has done, the relationship between mother and son will definitely become extremely frozen. Unable to cause trouble for the princess, the old lady took her anger out on Aunt Hu. However, this Aunt Hu was always respectful to the old lady and could not find any fault. Even if she was scolded for no reason, she would accept it and put on a face. Show all the scars on your body to the old man. "
"The old man was only in his forties at the time. During that time, he was very passionate about Aunt Hu. Seeing that Aunt Hu was angry, he was naturally angry with the old lady and asked the reason. The old lady only had the reason of "causing trouble". The old man was furious and pointed out The old lady is jealous. Jealousy is one of the seven crimes. The crime is much more serious than taking advantage of her daughter-in-law. The old lady was imprisoned in the ancestral hall by the old man and spent a day and night introspecting, losing all face. When the princess saw that the old lady had been punished, she let Meng Ruyi go back to the Meng family. "
Li Qingyi said: "The princess must have done this to let the old lady understand that she just wants to live in peace and do what she should do. She hopes that the old lady will not embarrass her. If it embarrasses her, she will not be easy to mess with."
Mother Tong said: "Who says it's not the case, but since ancient times, few mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law can live in harmony. I have always heard of mothers-in-law taking advantage of their daughters-in-law, but never the other way around. The old lady only felt angry in her heart. It increased but did not decrease, and I tolerated it until the princess gave birth.”
Li Qingyi narrowed his eyes, "Does the old lady want to attack the uncle and force the princess to submit?"
"Grandma's guess is pretty close..."
Mother Tong felt a little ashamed, and she didn't know whether it was because of the old lady or because she gave the old lady some advice at that time.
"The princess gave birth to the uncle. The old lady took the uncle away on the pretext that the princess was in poor health and was weak after childbirth. He was raised in the middle courtyard. The princess was indeed in poor health. She tried to get the child back several times, but the old lady used it to maintain her health. The reason was excused. The child is the weak point of the princess, and the old lady finally took advantage of the princess. While the prince was far away at the border, she was always in trouble with the princess. As long as the princess resisted a little, the old lady would torment the child..."
Li Qingyi's face sank.
"People's hearts are made of flesh. Doesn't the old lady feel sorry for you at all?"
Seeing that Li Qingyi was unhappy, Mother Tong carefully replied: "My slave said before that the old lady also had high hopes for the uncle at first. After all, he is the eldest grandson and the first son of his beloved son. But later, I don't know why, I People's attitude towards the uncle suddenly changed. Even though he was raised in Jingyuntang, he rarely went to see him. The wet nurse took care of him."
Li Qingyi quickly asked: "Did someone say something bad to the old lady?"
Mother Tong shook her head: "I have always served the old lady personally. I have never listened to anyone gossiping in front of the old lady. Besides, everyone in the house knows that the prince is the head of the family. He loves the princess, uncle and their mother and son more than anything else. Who would If you don't have the eyes to touch this bad thing? Is there any benefit?"
Li Qingyi didn't believe it, "It's impossible for mom to stay away from the old lady for twelve hours a day. Maybe mom doesn't know."
Mother Tong paused, "That's possible, but the old lady is used to discussing everything with her slaves, and she didn't mention a word..."
Li Qingyi pondered for a long time and said: "Perhaps, it is something that cannot be said. During the time when the old lady's attitude towards the uncle changed, who came to the palace? Did he spend time alone with the old lady?"
Mother Tong thought sadly for a long time, then shook her head, "After so many years, I really don't remember this..."
Li Qingyi looked at her and sighed, "Mom's story is really good, but unfortunately, it's just missing the last bit. This is the key point... That's it, woad, take this box over, it was mine when I was a child. It counts as one thing, Meng Ruyi counts as one, Aunt Hu counts as one, Mother Tong can choose whatever she likes."
Mother Tong's eyes lit up, she looked at the jewelry in the box in Woad's hand and silently estimated its value in her mind.
Just as he was about to reach out his hand, he heard Li Qingyi say: "It's such a pity. If mother Tong could remember the most important thing, I will give her twice the reward today. What a pity."
Mother Tong's hand paused in the air. Of course she knew that Li Qingyi was deliberately seducing her, but she really couldn't remember it. Who could remember clearly something so long ago?
"Mother Tong really can't remember?" Li Qingyi reminded with a look of reluctance: "Just around the time when the uncle was born, the old lady's attitude changed. Did she feel distracted, irritable, and had difficulty eating? Swallow it? No one has ever been in the house? Some far away, some close, some familiar but not familiar. Or has the old lady ever been out of the house? Offering incense? Having a banquet? Or some kind of messy flower party or willow party?"
Mother Tong frowned, "If grandma says that, I seem to be somewhat impressed..."
Li Qingyi immediately became energetic after hearing this, and Mother Jiang, Isam and others also held their breath unconsciously.
Mother Tong thought carefully and said: "Grandma's words reminded me that after my uncle was born, the old lady refused to admit it, but I could feel the joy in her heart. The night before my uncle's full moon banquet, she even told me about it In the future, the uncle would prefer to study literature or martial arts. He also said that it would take more than two months to catch Zhou. He was a little itchy and wondered what he could catch. The next day at the full moon banquet, the old lady was quite happy... …It should be after the uncle’s full moon banquet, the old lady’s appetite suddenly became very bad, she couldn’t sleep at night, and she was very irritable... Grandma said, did someone say something privately to the old lady at the full moon banquet?”
Li Qingyi frowned, "It seems that's it..."
Isatis said angrily: "Who is so disappointed and speaks ill of others when they are having a happy event?"
Li Qingyi thought thoughtfully, "Can mom still remember all the guests at the full moon banquet?"
