The abandoned wife of the noble family, she is Black Heart Lotus

Chapter 225 The conspiracy behind it

Gu Deyin never thought that seeing Xu Huiling would be in such a situation.

Compared with the high-spirited marriage to a happy man in her previous life, Xu Huiling looks quite old in this life. It can be seen that after the Xu family was confiscated and her title was seized, her life in the Jiaofang Division was not easy. She probably moved around with several men. When she arrived at the Yang Mansion, she became Mr. Yang's bed-warmer.

Of course, whether this is a coincidence or intentional remains to be discussed.

At this time, her expression was indifferent, and she did not have the reaction that her former sister-in-law might have had.

This made Mrs. Yang on the side quickly sit down calmly. Now this situation was beyond her expectation. She couldn't figure it out for a while, so it was the best policy to stay put.

After Xu Huiling admitted her identity as a Xu family member, she looked at Gu Deyin with hope, "Second sister-in-law, please save me. Since I have helped you in the past, please save me... …”

Before she could finish speaking, she burst into tears.

Only then did Gu Deyin say, "It's not difficult for me to save your life, but you have to tell the truth..."

"I'll say anything."

Xu Huiling immediately grabbed this life-saving straw with a sincere look on her face.

"How did you come to Yang's house?"

Xu Huiling was stunned, confused for a moment, and then quickly told her about the hardships she had endured over the years.

After the Xu family was convicted, she entered the Jiaofang Department. At first, she still had some talents and was not ready to sell herself. Later, as she got older and her appearance became better, people started to buy her at high prices, and finally she was sold. .

She lived a good life with the first man for a year, but when the man got tired of her, he changed hands and gave her away. In this way, she could not live happily in one family, but was tossed around. After a few men, he was given to Mr. Yang again.

"So you are not willing to serve the old man, so you hook up with my grandson, right?"

Madam Yang burst into flames and jumped up to question.

Xu Huiling was very afraid of Mrs. Yang, and she might have suffered a lot at her hands. At this moment, she subconsciously crawled towards Gu Deyin, trying to hide behind Gu Deyin, but Gu Deyin's maid stepped forward to stop her. He didn't dare to get close to Gu Deyin.

Seeing that Gu Deyin had no intention of defending her, she responded with a sad face, "I am still a young woman no matter what. How old is Mr. Yang? Do I like the old man in him? What's wrong with me planning for the rest of my life? ? He couldn’t bear the stimulation and died, what does it have to do with me?”

Mrs. Yang was furious, but because of Gu Deyin, she couldn't order this cheap servant to be beaten to death, so she had to sit down again with a gloomy expression.

Gu Deyin didn't care about Mrs. Yang's expression, but looked at Xu Huiling steadily.

Xu Huiling's innocent and selfish look is just like in the memory. It's hard to feel pity for her.

However, now that this person was still useful, she couldn't let him go.

"Old Madam Yang, I will take this person back for interrogation first. After the interrogation, I will send her back to Old Madam for disposal. What do you think, Old Madam?"

The tone was consultative, but the expression was unquestionable.

How dare Mrs. Yang refuse to respond? And she also wanted to know if there was something fishy behind the death of her old man?

"But it's up to the princess to make the decision."

Seeing that she agreed, Gu Deyin didn't stay too long at Yang's house and took Xu Huiling back to the Regent's Palace first.

Xu Huiling was taken away quietly, without causing too much speculation from outsiders. With Mrs. Yang's endorsement, this matter did not cause the slightest disturbance in the Yang family.

Back at the Prince Regent's Palace, she told Princess Yuanjia about Mr. Yang's disgraceful death, and Princess Yuanjia said "poof".

"At such an old age, he is still greedy for sex. It's really not a pity to die. It's a pity that I respected him as a respected old man in the past. My expression was wasted."

Gu Deyin was noncommittal and had already despised Mr. Yang in her heart, so her face was very calm at this moment.

"If Xu Huiling is interrogated now, I always feel something is wrong."

Princess Yuanjia said softly "Hmm".

Xu Huiling was brought in. When she saw Gu Deyin this time, she did not dare to call her second sister-in-law anymore. Instead, she knelt down obediently in the hope of getting Gu Deyin's sympathy.

"I just want to ask you, is there someone behind your back to do this?"

Hearing Gu Deyin's question, Xu Huiling shook her head like a rattle, "No one ordered me, I just had a bad life. I was sent to the Xu family to serve the bed-warming girl of Old Mrs. Yang. Everyone stole people, just I was unlucky to be caught by him..."

Gu Deyin and Princess Yuanjia looked at each other and saw that Xu Huiling really didn't look like she was telling lies. The two of them pondered for a moment, and Gu Deyin narrowed his eyes and spoke first.

"You said that everyone is stealing from the bed-warming girls who serve Mr. Yang?"

Xu Huiling was afraid of being punished, so when she heard this question, she nodded hurriedly.

"Exactly, second sister-in-law, no, princess, I can swear to God, I really didn't tell lies..."

Gu Deyin now had another idea. This Xu Huiling was probably pushed out by someone, so there were a lot of suspicious people here.

"I will send someone to the Yang family to ask for other bed-warming girls..."

"Not only that, keep an eye on the Yang family."

Upon hearing this, Princess Yuanjia turned to look at Gu Deyin, "Sister-in-law, are you suspicious?"

"It's just a suspicion. Your Majesty is out on an expedition, so be careful when sailing a thousand-year-old ship."

Princess Yuanjia nodded. This matter needs to be investigated, but now that there is one less assistant minister to supervise the country, it is impossible for this power to be concentrated on her alone. The little emperor in the palace will definitely take the opportunity to launch an attack.

Sure enough, not even a day after the news of Mr. Yang's death came out, the young emperor in the palace issued an order to select one of the auxiliary ministers to replace Mr. Yang's duties.

He cleverly stayed behind and did not jump out to demand pro-government. This step back made the courtiers shut up.

Some people even forgot about his previous actions of making peace, and felt that the little emperor had the appearance of a wise king, so they began to praise him and build further momentum for him.

The situation has changed so much that Princess Yuanjia was in a state of panic for a while. Fortunately, she still had the help of her brother's right-hand man, otherwise she wouldn't be able to sustain the situation.

Seeing the changes in the situation, Gu Deyin felt more and more that Jin Chao Nan's attack was just a trap. Now the person who set up the trap was about to jump out. She did not do anything else and only focused on ensuring the safety of the food and grass ahead. All other things had to make way for this. .

Before Xiao Mingzhang could send someone back the latest decree, the auxiliary ministers who were eager to seize power quickly selected the person who would succeed Mr. Yang. The little emperor in the palace quickly issued an imperial decree, rushing ahead of Xiao Mingzhang. Implement this matter.

Princess Yuanjia was so angry that she swept everything on the table to the floor. These years of smooth sailing gave her some illusions, and she felt that she really had the power. However, without the help of her brother, she had just been able to fight alone. I know I am still very young.

"Princess, don't be anxious yet. The more anxious we are, the more we will get into trouble. We must believe in yourself."

Gu Deyin stepped forward and held Princess Yuanjia's hand to comfort her. She had doubted herself when she encountered setbacks in the past, so she knew that the more difficult the situation, the more calm she had to deal with it.

Princess Yuanjia calmed down her inner anger and self-blame for a while. After a while, she said, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I won't lose my temper again. You are right. I have to deal with it calmly in order to maintain stability for my brother." rear……"

Gu Deyin patted her hand twice and then frowned.

"I have been reviewing the whole thing for a long time, and the first thing that came to my mind was Queen Mother Qi. The prince is not in the capital, and the little emperor is the most powerful at this time. The government is tilted in his direction, and Queen Mother Qi will probably return to the palace."

Princess Yuanjia was shocked, Qi Meizhi was coming back?
How much older was Gu Deyin than this sister-in-law? He patted her shoulder lightly so that she wouldn't be surprised.

"Xu Huiling was just a scapegoat who was pushed out. The people behind her wiped away all the traces, but left behind a huge Yang family..."

"Sister-in-law, are you saying that the Yang family colluded with Qi Meizhi? But that is the old man of the Yang family. Without him, the Yang family would not be able to prosper..."

"What if you have the power to follow the dragon?"

Gu Deyin asked coldly, and Princess Yuanjia opened her eyes wide.

"No matter how strong Mr. Yang's body is, it cannot hide the fact that he will not live long. The Yang family urgently needs a new master in order to benefit again. When the time comes, the Yang family will once again be the family of important ministers. If only one old man dies, it will be enough." If you can make your whole family happy, why not do it if you don’t want to have descendants?”

And all of this was probably done without telling Mrs. Yang. Xu Huiling could survive because she didn't know about it, and her lover was reluctant to let her go and saved her. Mrs. Yang didn't know about it, so she let her go. She took Xu Huiling away.

If she knew she would take Xu Huiling away, Xu Huiling would definitely not survive.

This is the only flaw in the whole thing.

Mr. Yang must die in order to free up his position. After all, this old man is lustful and his behavior is that of a hardliner. He will not agree to spar with these people.

Princess Yuanjia took a breath of cold air, Qi Meizhi really worked hard to return to the palace.

"No, I have to stop her..."

Gu Deyin held her hand down, "There's no need to stop her. If she doesn't let her jump, we can't hold her painful feet."

The cause of this war is definitely related to the Qi family.