Qin E listened to Xiao Yuehuai's analysis and looked at her silently. After she finished speaking, she suddenly asked a question: "Ah Huai. Do you know who the real mastermind behind this series of major cases is?"
Xiao Yuehuai paused, and the hands in her arms unconsciously went back into her sleeves, her expression slightly unnatural: "Why do you think so? How can I know the clues that Qi Yue can't find?"
Qin E has been learning etiquette with her since she was a child, and is very familiar with her. If she is even slightly weird, she will be noticed.
Xiao Yuehuai tried her best to cover it up, but Qin E asked her one step ahead: "Tell me honestly, is the assassin in black who broke into the official residence of the Ministry of Justice alone a few days ago Lu Pingsheng?"
Xiao Yuehuai was stunned and stared at Qin'e at a loss. Her voice became mute and she couldn't refute a word.
Qin E was surprised: "Did I really guess it right?"
Xiao Yuehuai reluctantly responded: "Why did you suddenly mention him? The killer who broke into the Criminal Department has extremely strong martial arts, how can he compare to it?"
"Ah Huai!" Qin E said with a serious face, "Do you dare to promise me that it's really not him?"
At this time, the princess was in a state of confusion. She knew Qin E's temper very well. If informed at this time, it would be impossible for the Qin family to escape from this chaos in the future.
But if you don't say...
Xiao Yuehuai stared at the girl in front of him and frowned irritably.
Qin E said: "Ah Huai...do you really have feelings for Lu Pingsheng? That's why you refuse to tell me the truth?"
Xiao Yuehuai's eyes showed disbelief: "Niao Niao, how could you have such a ridiculous idea? Don't you know how much I hated Lu Sanlang in the past?"
Hearing these words, Qin E quietly breathed a sigh of relief: "It's not that I have such thoughts. Three days ago, my maid was shopping for rouge and gouache in the market. She accidentally met Jin Yi, the maid next to Lu Sanlang, and heard what she said , you once cried to Lu Sanlang about your unsatisfactory marriage."
"That's how this matter reached my ears. Who do you think Jin Yi was inspired by when he said this?"
Xiao Yuehuai knew it well and remained silent.
Qin E continued: "Shortly after you visited the Lu Mansion a few days ago, Kang Rongqi and Min Wuduan confessed their crimes without any warning, and I noticed something was wrong. Then Jin Yi happened to appear and told my maid what he said. The words are quite probing."
"That's why I became suspicious of Lu Sanlang."
"In addition, on the night when the Criminal Department was attacked, Qi Yue led the Imperial Army and the Silver Armored Guards to search for the whole night but could not find the thief who was injured by an arrow in the back. When the family's mansion was searched the next day, the Lu family found The news that he was being trained and beaten was so cleverly timed that it’s hard not to think about it.”
"I was just suspicious at first, but your attitude just now has almost convinced me that it is Lu Pingsheng who is working with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Punishment to frame my Qin family behind the scenes this time. Even if you don't tell me tonight, I will follow suit. Check this clue."
Having said this, Xiao Yuehuai closed her eyes as if resigned to her fate: It seemed that she had to say it.
"Niao Niao. Since you said that, it would be my fault if I didn't tell you again."
Xiao Yuehuai took a breath, opened her eyes and looked directly at the girl in front of her: "The force behind framing your grandfather and your father is the Lu family. Lu Pingsheng is the one who made the plan, and Lu Qiaolong is the culprit."
Qin E was no longer surprised, her eyes fell down as she listened to the princess say:
"With your wisdom, combined with everything you have found in the Ministry of Justice these days, you should know how Lu Pingsheng designed to trap the Qin family into a trap. I won't go into details."
"If Jinyi didn't have the order of her master, she wouldn't have met your maid by chance. Her master is a man, so why does he need rouge and gouache? You are right. That was Lu Sanlang's temptation. He wanted to see me. ..Do you really disagree with Su Ying?"
"You asked me today why I didn't show mercy to Su Ying at all? It's because Lu Pingsheng was also present. I have looked for him, but the clues couldn't be exposed immediately, so I acted like that."
"As for why I should cry to him..."
When Xiao Yuehuai said this, he paused for a moment.
Qin E took advantage of this gap to say: "You don't want to trade your own happiness for the Qin family's stability, do you? Ah Huai! You don't need to make this kind of sacrifice! I don't allow you to do this either! If you want to make the same sacrifice as Su Da I definitely don’t agree with the generals’ union and separation, and the success of Lu Pingsheng!”
Xiao Yuehuai couldn't laugh or cry: "What are you thinking? How is it possible? I did this on purpose. While revealing all the dissatisfaction between me and Su Ying in front of him, I told him... Su Ying has evidence of the silver theft case. Only in this way can Let him stop and save the Qin family."
"But I still didn't expect that he would be so bold, daring to rob prisons, steal money, and murder people in full view of the capital. Now the futures of half of the generals in Jinling depend on it..."
"I'm really..."
Qin E looked serious: "I checked over and over again, but I didn't expect this to be the truth. In the past, I didn't like Lu Pingsheng, mostly because of you. I thought he was always entangled and refused to let go, but I didn't feel any hatred. Now. ...He was an eye-opener for me.”
"The martial arts are unpredictable and the methods are vicious. If there is such a person in Jinling, the future court will be full of bloodshed."
She said these words and predicted the future very accurately.
Xiao Yuehuai said nothing, but her eyes became more and more glazed over.
"Ah Huai, although Lu Qiaolong is not a good official, he is also conscientious and has never done anything inappropriate. When and how did you see through the Lu family's conspiracy?"
Xiao Yuehuai stood by the window. The outer courtyard was dark. She looked for a little light and stared at it. After looking at it for a long time, she said sadly: "Niao Niao. Do you like Concubine Xiang?"
Qin E was surprised: "Why did you suddenly mention the imperial concubine?"
Xiao Yuehuai turned to look at her: "Concubine Xiang, Lu Qiaoyu, has been favored by the Holy Spirit for more than 20 years. She is called sister to my mother. Her behavior is elegant and dignified, and her actions are gentle and modest. She is praised by everyone in the harem."
"My father also loved her very much. All the brothers and sisters in the royal family disliked her. But it was such a person who secretly killed my eldest brother Xiao Changyu, who I had never met."
"If I hadn't accidentally discovered the evidence that she murdered my brother, I really wouldn't have known that there was such a devil hiding under her skin. Since then, I have naturally been hostile to the Lu family. I have found fault everywhere and tried every means to find out. Order something.”
"That's it...I gradually found some clues in the complicated court situation. Therefore, the first person I suspected about the case between Mr. Qin Ge and Uncle Qin was the Lu family. Based on the clues I found in the past, The pursuit really confirmed my thoughts.”
"The ambitions of the Lu family and his son are huge. Even though they are now in a high and powerful position, they are not satisfied and want to expand their power. Therefore, if they want to eradicate dissidents in the court, the Qin family is the first target."
She lowered her eyes, endured the hatred in her heart, and tried to make up a more complete reason to make Qin E believe her.
She did learn about Concubine Xiang's poisoning of the emperor's eldest son Xiao Changyu by accident in her previous life.
But that was after she married into the Lu family.
Lu Qiaoyu had to return home to visit her relatives according to the holy will. In order to visit the seventh princess Xiao Wenxin who came with the imperial concubine, she did not enter the back house. She heard with her own eyes that the imperial concubine with the appearance of a Bodhisattva ordered her maid to lay down for Mrs. Lu. Poison took care of a concubine in the mansion.
She heard with her own ears that the imperial concubine said in a sarcastic and mocking tone: "Sister-in-law should be like me, act decisively without hesitation. My poison is very precious and hard-earned. The queen's eldest son also died with this medicine. , the imperial doctor could not find out the cause of death at all, and thought it was a sudden death due to a weak illness. Now, I will give it to my sister-in-law. This Lu residence! It still needs to be cleaned up. "
Xiao Yuehuai escaped from there in despair, refusing to believe that the imperial concubine who usually doted on her brothers and sisters could be so cruel.
Her mother had suffered a serious illness due to the death of the emperor's eldest brother, and almost died. She thought it was her lack of care that caused his death, and she had been suffering from pain and self-blame for many years and refused to let go. She never got rid of it.
After Xiao Yuehuai learned about this, she couldn't help but avenge her mother, and she hated the Lu family even more. It's a pity that she can't leave Lu's house, and there is no real evidence, so she can only live a miserable life under the supervision of Lu and his son, allowing her enemies to humiliate her.
