frightfiction Chapter 14 Taking advantage of every opportunity
Chapter 14 Taking advantage of every opportunity
Outside the gate of Jiang Mansion, the Queen was sitting in the carriage, holding the sleepy Xiao Qianqian and eating melon.
A group of people gathered at the gate of Jiang Mansion, pointing at the old woman guarding the gate. The old woman was not afraid of the criticism. She stood guard with her eyes wide open like a door god, and her hands on her hips.
"Oh, I heard that this branch of the Jiang family has a minister of the Ministry of Personnel. That's quite something. They are on par with the main family."
"Really? The main family? The Jiang family also has a main family. What did the main family do?"
"What did he do? The Jiang family's Minister of Personnel was funded by our family. Now that he has become rich, he has forgotten his ancestors. Tsk tsk, such a scholar is really a disgrace to the saints, a disgrace to the saints."
"Bah," the gatekeeper put her hands on her hips and spat fiercely at the feet of the noblewoman in her early forties standing opposite her, "Stop confusing right and wrong here. What? Who said that my family supports my young master? Who saw it? Do you have any evidence?"
Our family has been bullying them for so many years. Mrs. Xu has endured this for a long time. She slapped her thigh and said, "Wuwuwuwu, when my eldest brother was still young and our master was seriously ill, he asked us to borrow some money for medicine. We refused and even beat my wife out."
"If my master hadn't been lucky enough to survive, I'm afraid my wife and the brothers and sisters in the mansion would have been tortured by our family."
Madam Jiang did not expect that Li Lanxin, who had always been honest and obedient and humble in her family, would send her servants to embarrass her.
He was so angry that he pointed at Mrs. Xu but couldn't utter a complete sentence.
Mother Xu made another pooh sound. Anyway, she had received confirmation from the eldest lady today, and she was no longer going to tolerate this vicious old woman. "Thinking back then, my master had just passed away, and my brother was already in his twenties. Not only did your family not help him, but you also wanted to adopt my brother as your adopted son and asked him to drive his unrelated mother and sisters out of the Jiang family."
"You beasts," Mrs. Xu was just acting at first, but now she was so angry that she burst into tears when she thought about the past. "Fortunately, my brother is a filial son. He gave up half of his family property to fool you jackals."
The people who had just been pointing fingers at the Jiang family now directed their criticisms at Madam Jiang, and their insults were even more unpleasant.
The queen, who was sitting in the carriage and watching from afar, rubbed her forehead and said, "This gatekeeper has a really loud voice."
Even though they were so far away, she was already annoyed by the noise.
Xiao Qianqian was so excited that she fluttered in her mother's arms, "Wow, I'm out of the palace. Ah Tongzi, is that a candied haws? I want to eat it."
[What is that yellow snack? I've never seen it before, I want to try it.]
system……
[Little princess, you are still a baby, you can't eat those things. ]
The queen nodded heavily and kissed her daughter. Xiao Qianqian pouted, "Ah, I want to cry."
The queen smiled bitterly, "Someone come."
Xiao Qianqian's eyes lit up, [Wow, is mother going to buy me something delicious? As expected, mother loves me the most, give her a kiss. ]
Queen...
This little thing is wishful thinking. She ordered, "Have someone clear out those people in front of the Jiang family's door, and ask the Jiang family to pass the message."
"Yes."
After receiving the order, the secret guard immediately went to do the job. When Xiao Qianqian heard that her mother was not going to buy her anything delicious, she closed her eyes in anger.
[Alas, when will these toothless days end? ]
Just as he was thinking, the secret guard came back and he whispered, "Madam, the front of Jiang Mansion has been cleared."
"Yes," the Queen got off the carriage holding Xiao Qianqian. Jiang Mingzhu and Li Xinlan were waiting at the gate of Jiang's mansion. Seeing the Queen getting off a low-key carriage, the two of them only bowed slightly and did not perform any great salute.
The queen glanced at Jiang Mingzhu and nodded secretly.
Xiao Qianqian also looked at Jiang Mingzhu. She had returned to her female body and did not look like a man at all.
[I have to say that Jiang Mingzhu is really amazing. She looks like anything she dresses up. Look at her changing into women's clothes. She is totally different from when she was in court.]
System, [Yes, originally her elder brother would not survive this winter, but later she became Jiang Minghai for more than 20 years.]
【oh? 】
Xiao Qianqian's eyes widened even further. She looked at Jiang Mingzhu blankly and gave her a thumbs up in her heart.
The Queen was respectfully welcomed into the Jiang Family by Li Lanxin and Jiang Mingzhu, and she met Imperial Physician Feng first.
Imperial Physician Feng had a weathered face and a solemn expression. "Your Majesty," he said, glancing at Li Lanxin and Jiang Mingzhu.
The queen nodded, "It's okay, just say it directly."
Imperial Physician Feng took a deep breath and said, "I just saw Lord Jiang. The poison in Lord Jiang's body is really strange."
He stood up straight and frowned in thought, "Your Majesty, you also know that when I was young, I traveled around the world and studied poisons from various countries."
"Yesterday," Feng pointed at the Queen and nodded. Seeing that the Queen understood, he immediately said, "And today, I saw that the poison that Lord Jiang was poisoned with seemed to come from Xiliang."
"Xiliang?"
The queen was also confused. Xiliang had a very small territory and had always been maneuvering between Daxia and Chu, trying to survive in the cracks.
The poison in Emperor Mingde was given by the Empress Dowager. So where did the Empress Dowager get the poison?
The queen was deep in thought, while Xiao Qianqian and the system were already watching.
[Tongzi, do you know what happened in Xiliang? ]
The system searched silently, [Oh, Xiliang, the Queen Mother has stored more than 300,000 soldiers and horses there. The King of Xiliang is ostensibly the Queen Mother's lackey, but in fact he has already taken the 300,000 soldiers and horses for his own use.]
[Just waiting for your father to pass away,] the system clicked its tongue twice, [and immediately attacked Daxia.]
Xiao Qianqian...
Queen...
Li Lanxin fell in love with the little princess the moment she saw her...
Everyone was silent, only Jiang Mingzhu looked at the little princess in surprise. This little princess was truly a blessing to Daxia.
We must offer it as a sacrifice. We must offer it as a sacrifice.
The queen closed her eyes, raised her hand to call the secret guards, gave them some instructions, then turned to Feng the Imperial Physician and said, "I will send someone to sneak into Xiliang immediately."
Imperial Physician Feng thought for a moment, and then he bowed to the Queen, "Your Majesty, I am old, but my granddaughter is a very talented doctor. I wonder if she can go with the Lin Family's secret guards?"
"allow."
The queen gave some instructions to the secret guards again, and Imperial Physician Feng immediately wrote a prescription for Jiang Minghai, then followed the secret guards back to his home.
Li Lanxin's eyes lit up, and she smiled and bowed to the queen, "Oh, Queen, the little princess is so kind."
She loves her three little girls dearly, and she loves her little princess who can hear her thoughts.
The queen chuckled, not being polite at all, "My money is indeed lovable."
"Oh, Qianqian, what a good name, auspicious."
Jiang Mingzhu...
My God, the queen actually has the same hobby as her mother.
The queen laughed happily. Well, she must go out of the palace more often in the future. This damn palace is really stuffy.
Li Lanxin smiled and then spoke again, "Madam, I have two very capable daughters. Would you like to meet them?"
Jiang Mingzhu...
Haha, her mother's ability to seize opportunities is improving.