I can't afford to mess with the concubine doctor

Chapter 22
From the moment the soldiers entered the door, everyone in the courtyard focused their eyes on the scroll in his hand. Qu Liancheng's eyes flickered slightly, and he stretched out his hand to turn over the scroll. With just one glance, his face became extremely ugly.

The handwriting on the medical book was obviously written by Miracle Doctor Xu!

"Auntie, Xu'er asks herself that she has never offended you all these years, why do you slander me like this!" Qu Lingxu seemed unable to restrain the grievance in his heart any longer, and began to cry.

Isn't it just acting? Who wouldn't?

"No, it's not like this..." Qu Fengyan couldn't figure out why the medical books hidden in the Jianjia Hospital ran into his room inexplicably, and waved his hands repeatedly: "Daddy, someone must have secretly put these medical books in while my daughter was away." Yes, my daughter was wronged!"

"Second Miss's words are interesting. First, there are more than [-] servants in Lingxiang Pavilion. Who can enter your dormitory under the eyes of so many people without anyone noticing? Second, even if you get in by luck, If it weren't for your confidant, who would know that there is a hidden compartment in the room? The third point is the most important point. No one in the whole capital knows that Dr. Xu is your grandfather, and he hid his medical books in your room for medical treatment. What, could it be that you are accused of stealing?" Although Chen's tone was calm, but the sentence was to the point, Qu Lingxu couldn't refute.

Over the years, Concubine Xu's faction has become more and more powerful, and the Xu family has been favored in the mansion, so Chen has no choice but to bear the burden of humiliation to save her and Qu Lingxu's lives, but the plague incident made her understand that blindly giving in won't bring peace , but intensified, and now that Qu Lingxu chose to fight back, she naturally couldn't hold back.

"You're talking nonsense! Maybe you deliberately framed Miss Ben in order to help my sister cover up her crime!" Qu Fengyan glared at Chen Shi angrily, and replied unceremoniously.

? ? ? ? ?The Chen family has suffered all kinds of difficulties for many years. In the eyes of the proud Qu Fengyan, the other party is not only not a aunt, but even a lowly servant.

However, in the eyes of others, this is not the case.

"Yan'er!"

"Yaner must not be rude!"

Seeing the undisguised sneer on the eunuch Xuanzhi's face, Qu Liancheng and Xu yelled in unison.

The Xia Dynasty had a strict hierarchy, and if the little concubine dared to disrespect her mother-in-law so much, it would not only make it difficult for Qu Fengyan to negotiate a good marriage, but even Qu Liancheng would be charged with lax family management and become a laughing stock.

Qu Fengyan is not a fool, she woke up immediately after being scolded, she gritted her silver teeth, raised her hand and slapped her face, knelt down and said in a sobbing voice: "Daughter is wronged for a while and speaks without choice, it is not He wanted to offend his mother, and asked her to make amends."

She took the initiative to admit her mistake, if Chen shi didn't let her go, she would be unkind, and she would get the reputation of treating concubine daughters harshly.

"It's my mother-in-law's fault that you are so unruly. Get up." Chen didn't embarrass Qu Fengyan, but knelt down in front of Qu Liancheng, saying sadly: "Master, Xu'er was tortured by the plague." After so many days, I finally escaped from death, and before I have a chance to breathe, I will be framed by others, and I ask the master to be the master for our mother and daughter."

"The general's wife said that since the eldest lady is the Princess Xinyue personally appointed by the emperor, her words and deeds represent the face of the royal family, so how can she suffer unjust injustice." Xuanzhi eunuch echoed.

The harder Xu's mother and daughter are suppressed, the happier the queen will be. He has already got involved, so he might as well just get involved to the end.

"Master, since I entered the mansion, I have always respected my wife, and I have treated the young lady as my own, how could I deliberately frame her? It was only Xiao He's words that made me believe her, and I was also deceived! "Ms. Xu knelt down, pulled Qu Liancheng by the corner of his clothes, and sobbed.

Seeing the pear blossoms crying with rain on the concubine whom he had loved for many years, although Qu Liancheng felt distressed, he also understood that it was impossible to expose the past when the matter had come to this point, and the only way to make the big things small was to let Xiao Lian bear all the sins.

Thinking of this, Qu Liancheng said in a deep voice: "The lowly maidservant, Xiao Lian, has a bad mind and intentionally misled the master, so that the second aunt Xu misunderstood that the eldest lady was stealing, so she was immediately dragged down and beaten to death with sticks. Xu just listened and believed. , There are also mistakes that are not noticed, and a three-month salary will be fined."

Hearing Qu Liancheng's so-called punishment, Qu Lingxu almost laughed out loud. It seemed that if he didn't give this cheap father some color, he really thought he was a sick cat and could be bullied wantonly.

Xiao Lian, who was kneeling on the ground, heard that she was about to be beaten to death, struggled and cried in horror, "Master, please forgive me, what this slave and servant are telling is the truth, not even a single lie!"

Qu Lingxu lowered his head and gave instructions to Mama Cui. After Cui Mama quickly walked out of the yard, he stopped the soldiers from dragging the shivering Xiaolian down, and asked, "I found out that such an important medical book was stolen by my maidservant. You must be having trouble sleeping and eating, right?" After receiving an affirmative answer from the other party, she continued: "Then tell me, this happened a few days ago?"

Under Xu's instigation, Xiao Lian intentionally framed Qu Lingxu. How could she know the exact date, but now that she was on the verge of riding a tiger, she could only bite the bullet and reply, "Seven...seven days ago."

"Seven days?" Qu Lingxu sneered, "Nine days ago, my lady started to have a fever, and my second aunt ordered the Jianjia courtyard to be closed. Tell me, how did Cui'e get out?"

"Slave... I can't remember, maybe... maybe ten years ago." Xiao Lian's body trembled, almost buried in the ground.

Seeing that the situation was wrong, Mrs. Xu didn't bother to avoid suspicion, and immediately said to Qu Liancheng: "Master, it seems that this tricky slave doesn't have a word of truth in his mouth, so he should be killed immediately!" Although she held Lian'er's family in her hand, The other party didn't dare to betray the life of the youngest, but no matter what, no one was dead.

"You're right, hurry up and drag it on!" Qu Liancheng nodded sullenly.

Qu Lingxu looked at the two people who were singing together, and said unhurriedly: "Father, this matter is related to my daughter's reputation, and there are still many doubts. My daughter thinks that the case cannot be settled so hastily."

She, Qu Lingxu, is not in the habit of being wronged unjustly, anyone who dares to harm her will never get away with it!

"Xu'er, stop messing around!" Qu Liancheng couldn't help but get a little more ugly, this rebellious girl must make her family's ugliness known to everyone!

"My daughter knows that my father is busy with official duties and doesn't have time to deal with the affairs of the inner court impartially, so... I dare not bother my father." Qu Lingxu gave Qu Liancheng a sarcastic look, and immediately issued an order to evict the guest.

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Just when Qu Liancheng was trembling with Qu Lingxu's anger, Nanny Cui appeared in the sight of everyone again, followed by two men and women dressed as servants, but the two kept their heads down, It was impossible to determine the identity for a while.

Such doubts did not last long. The middle-aged couple walked up to Qu Liancheng, knelt down with a plop, kowtowed tremblingly and said, "The slave is guilty, please forgive me!"

Qu Liancheng didn't know the servant in front of him, but Xiao Lian was very familiar with him, and immediately turned pale with panic, "Father, mother, why are you here?"

"If we don't come, are we watching you go to die!" The maid cried and untied the bag she was carrying with her. When she saw the contents of the bag, everyone present were dumbfounded. They were two fine silver ingots. , "Qiantang Guanfu" is printed on the bottom of the silver ingot, and there are also a few gold hairpins. Although the style is a bit old, they are of high-quality gold.

"Where did these things come from?" Qu Liancheng scolded sharply.

When he saw the words "Qiantang Government", he knew that he could not keep the Xu family safe and sound.

"Back to the master, because Xiao Lian usually has some friendship with Cui'e who is next to the eldest lady, the second aunt rewarded Xiaolian with these things, and asked her to testify that the eldest lady stole the medical book. Xiao Lian dare not go against the second aunt's order Command, please spare her life!" The servant woman kowtowed and broke down in tears.

Hearing this, Xu's face instantly turned pale, and he kicked the maid in the heart with resentment, and said in a hateful voice: "Bold servant, how dare you slander my aunt like this!"

"Everything said by the servant girl is true, so I ask the master to learn from it!"

"Xiao Lian, what can you say?" Qu Lingxu asked in a timely manner.

Qu Lingxu understood that the lives of Xiaolian's family were in Xu's hands, and she dared not confess to her, so she ordered Mother Cui to find out the pros and cons, and let Xiaolian's parents know that they knew Xu's secret, sooner or later If they will be silenced by Xu, it is better to explain the matter truthfully and sell Qu Lingxu to save face. In order to save the life of the youngest son, Xiaolian's parents made a decisive choice, which led to the scene just now.

Just now Xu's ruthless words had already made Xiao Lian resentful, but now she had no more scruples, she simply gritted her teeth and explained the cause and effect clearly.

"Ms. Ben was still wondering how a little girl Cui'e practiced invisibility and stole medical books from the second sister's boudoir unknowingly. So that's what happened." Qu Lingxu took out a handkerchief and wiped it. With tears in the corners of his eyes, he knelt down in grief, "Father, although my daughter is a legitimate daughter, she has always respected my aunt as an elder, but my aunt came up with such a vicious idea to pour dirty water on her daughter. No more daughters, after the princess mansion is built, the daughter and mother will move in there!"

Qu Liancheng's face was gloomy enough for a few hailstorms. Although he guessed that things would be tricky, he never thought that Xu, who is always gentle and kind, would deliberately bribe his servants to frame his daughter. When Lingxu made great contributions and was named princess!
"Daddy, that's not the case. How could mother frame my sister? Don't trust this servant!" Qu Fengyan pleaded as he saw the situation turn sharply down, tugging at Qu Liancheng's clothes.

Qu Liancheng ignored Qu Fengyan, and just looked at Qu Lingxu expressionlessly, but the other party seemed to ignore the threat in his eyes, and just kept crying about his grievances, while the Xuanzhi eunuch always had a sarcasm on his face smiling, as if watching the excitement is not a big deal.

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Qu Liancheng only felt a headache. If he didn't handle this matter well, he would be doomed to bear the reputation of pampering concubines and destroying his concubines, and by the way, he would slap the emperor in the face.

(End of this chapter)