After Gao married the prince, the sick and weak concubine lost her horse

Shen Qingci remembered that when Qiuniang first came to Jiang's house, she heard from people in the house that Qiuniang was married and had a child.

It's just that when the plague hit, her husband and children didn't survive, and she was widowed for many years.

Qiuniang was selected by Aunt from the Dongyi clan to protect and educate Shen Qingci, her previous identity to the outside world was of course false.

Looking at the swaddling baby in his hand at this time, Shen Qingci was puzzled and said, "Could it be that there is something hidden about this matter? You had a child before? And it didn't die?"

Hearing this, Qiuniang sneered, she suddenly raised her head and looked at Shen Qingci with flushed eyes: "Yes! I did have a child!"

"And she's not dead!"

However, as soon as the words were spoken, she shed tears again: "But, I was killed by her!"

Hearing this, Shen Qingci frowned: "Her?"

At that moment, her eyelids jumped.

At this time, Qiuniang's eyes and emotions, even without her explaining, Shen Qingci had already guessed who she was talking about.

However, Shen Qingci didn't believe it.

The corners of Qiuniang's mouth raised slightly, and tears flowed down her cheeks to her lips. She smiled bitterly: "Your good lady! Who else would there be if it wasn't her!"

"She used me, Yin, as a threat, so that I would stay by your side with all my heart. If you have something wrong, she will never let Ah Yin go! My Ah Yin..."

She cried and laughed at the beginning, but she couldn't cry at the end.

Hearing this, Shen Qingci was stunned.

No wonder Qiuniang did her best to her before, but she suddenly changed after returning to Chu State. It turned out that her daughter died, and she believed that it was the queen.

Thinking of this, Shen Qingci took a step back subconsciously, and she held the swaddle in her hand: "No, as you said, what good will it do me if she kills A Yin? You have no weakness in her hands, and she is still How can I hold you well? Besides, I'm not afraid that you will hate her because of this, and betray her like this now?"

Hearing this, Qiuniang seemed to have heard a big joke.

She laughed wildly, but her tone was full of gritted hatred: "It's because of you! You were harmed by others, and she thought I was not good enough to do things, so she took revenge on my Ah Yin!"

At this moment, Qiuniang's eyes were scarlet and her face was ferocious, no longer the gentle and reserved appearance in Shen Qingci's memory.

For a moment, Shen Qingci also had doubts, but she quickly denied it.

Her aunt has been in power for many years, and she may have to fight decisively for the sake of power, but if she is not involved in the government affairs of the court, she will never do this to the loyal servant who has raised and educated her daughter for so many years in order to vent her anger.

Shen Qingci said firmly: "There must be a misunderstanding! You said she killed your daughter A Yin, so do you have evidence?"

"Evidence?" Qiu Niang sarcastically said, "You ask me for evidence? The shadow guard He Ran who followed her back then is the evidence!"

"Because he was on good terms with me, he let A Yin go without permission, and she sent people to hunt him down all the way! I heard He Ran say this with my own ears, and it could be false!"

Shen Qingci still wanted to say something, but felt that it was meaningless to argue with Qiuniang here. The key was to find He Ran and find evidence.

She opened her mouth and was about to speak, but she heard footsteps and prostrations outside.

After all, she was just recovering from a serious illness, and her body was still a little weak, so her steps were a little frivolous when she walked.

As soon as Shen Qingci raised his head, he met Xiao Qinglan's calm eyes.

There was no outsider here, Shen Qingci stepped forward quickly, and took her hand from her confidant female officer.

"Auntie."

Xiao Qinglan nodded, holding Shen Qingci's hand, she stepped into the threshold with Shen Qingci's strength.

The moment she appeared in the room, Qiuniang almost ran away, but fortunately, the female officer who just entered the door held her down in time.

Xiao Qinglan's expression was full of exhaustion just after dealing with the affairs of the previous dynasty, but she didn't want to leave Shen Qingci with a knot in her heart, so she rushed over with strength.

"You said He Ran."

She looked at Qiuniang coldly: "He has long been under King Qinghe's command. The reason why I sent people to hunt him down is because he stole the border defense map."

"Later, Xiao Wenyan made those actions at the border, which is enough to show that he had already colluded with Xiao Wenyan at that time."

"Do you believe what they say?"

Xiao Qinglan was supported by Shen Qingci to sit down on the grand teacher's chair, her phoenix eyes were raised slightly, and there was a hint of disappointment in her indifferent eyes.

"Even though it's not good for you to protect the Lord, you can't be blamed for Ah Wan's death. Besides, you have worked hard to protect Ah Wan these years. Why should I kill the donkey and kill them all?"

Qiuniang trembled while being held down, she gritted her teeth and said, "Who wouldn't say high-sounding words! Where's my daughter? My Ah Yin! I'll hand it over to you, but what about you? You said He Ran Rebellion is just to cover up your evil deeds!"

Hearing this, Xiao Qinglan frowned slightly.

She raised her head to look outside the door, and said in an awkward voice, "Since you trust He Ran so much, then ask He Ran to answer what's going on with you."

"Bring it in."

Following her order, figures outside the door swayed, and a dark guard walked in directly carrying a figure on his shoulders.

boom!
After paying respects to Xiao Qinglan, under Xiao Qinglan's signal, the hidden guard directly threw the man on his shoulders to the ground.

That person should have been tortured before, his whole body was bloody and bloody, but only his face was good-looking, so Qiuniang recognized her old friend He Ran at a glance.

"He Ran!"

He Ran, who was thrown to the ground, curled up into a ball, and when he heard Qiuniang's voice, he raised his head and looked over.

"Qiu Niang! How could you..."

Before he could finish speaking, He Ran seemed to understand what was going on right now. With red eyes, he said angrily, "I'm sorry for you! I shouldn't be fooled by the prince and use you. I knew... I knew..."

Before he finished speaking, Qiuniang was already stunned, and she was also forced to lie on the ground, only two steps away from He Ran.

She tried her best to turn around and get closer, and frowned: "What are you talking about? What are you using? Where is my daughter Yin?"

He Ran turned his face away, a little afraid to look into Qiuniang's eyes.

Under Qiu Niang's almost hysterical questioning, he said in a low voice: "A Yin was bewitched by the crown prince and encouraged me to take her to steal the defense plan and defect, and then..."

"The crown prince knew about her relationship with you, and happened to know the secret of the queen from Gu Qiuli, so he wanted to use her to manipulate you...that's why I told you those things..."

He Ran's voice became smaller and smaller, until finally he couldn't continue.

But Qiuniang became more and more hysterical the more she listened, she almost went crazy and said, "I'm asking you, Ah Yin!"

Since Ran A Yin was instigated by Xiao Wenyan to escape, there should be no danger of her life.

At this moment, Qiuniang's heart was in her throat.

However, the next sentence that He Ran lowered his voice caused her to fall into the abyss.

"In order not to let you find out that you have been cheated and regret betraying the queen in the future, so that you can continue to work for him wholeheartedly, the crown prince...killed her... the day after you poisoned the queen...so did I. I found out later..."

As soon as the words fell, Qiu Niang, who was still running towards He Ran's position even though her hands and feet were bound and held down, suddenly fell to the ground like a puppet whose strings had been pulled. (end of this chapter)