allonlinenovel Chapter 410 Ouyang Qing's Death
Chapter 410 Ouyang Qing's Death
At this point, Aunt Xiao's anger began to rise again.
"Yue'er, how could I have given birth to such a rebellious son? He'll drive me crazy sooner or later." Aunt glared at the curled-up Xiao Sining with annoyance.
“Your fifth brother is getting on in years, and I was thinking of finding him a wife. Today, a matchmaker finally came to propose marriage, and I was so happy. I was even thinking of seeing if it would work out, but this unfilial son of his, he actually…” Aunt Xiao said, patting her chest to catch her breath.
Xiao Siyue was curious. What happened? Could it be that Fifth Brother was unwilling? But that shouldn't be the case.
"Your fifth brother, he not only dresses himself up in a flashy way, but he also talks nonsense in front of people, saying that he has a bad temper, likes to hit women, and has many female confidantes outside. He also said that his health has collapsed and he will not be able to have children in the future. I couldn't stop him, and he scared people away."
"Tell me, how could I have such a rebellious son? He actually deliberately ruins his own reputation. Who would dare to marry their daughter to him in the future?"
"Uh." Xiao Siyue was speechless. This fifth brother is really ruthless. He doesn't care about his own reputation just to avoid getting married.
"Aunt, please calm down. Fifth Brother is still young, don't worry."
"He's still young. He's already twenty-one. After what he did today, no one will want to marry him in the future." Aunt Xiao felt like she was about to faint from anger.
"Fifth Brother, what are you still hiding there for? Come over and apologize to Auntie." Xiao Siyue had no choice but to say to Xiao Sining.
"Mother, please don't be angry. Your son really doesn't want to get married. Please let me go." Xiao Sining stood up and came over, her tone sincere.
"Hmph, I'm not going to care about you anymore. Do whatever you want." Aunt Xiao was angry at the moment.
Looking at Xiao Sining, Xiao Siyue couldn't help but wonder what was wrong with her family, that none of them wanted to get married.
"Mom, have a cup of tea and calm down. Look, my eldest and third brothers are already married and have children. You don't need any more grandchildren. Can you please stop pressuring me?" He just wanted to live a leisurely life and didn't want to be controlled by anyone.
Having a wife and children means I can't live like I do now, going wherever I want and doing whatever I want.
"Hmph, I'm only doing this for your own good. What will you do when you get old if you never get married?" Aunt Xiao earnestly advised.
"Mother, it's alright. I have money. As long as I have money, I'll have someone to take care of me when I get old." Xiao Sining didn't seem to care.
This idea is quite avant-garde. You know, in ancient times, people believed in carrying on the family line and that having no offspring was a great loss, Xiao Siyue thought to herself.
The mother and son began to argue, but in the end, Aunt Xiao lost.
In the end, Aunt Xiao left in anger.
"Fifth Brother, do you want me to put some medicine on you?" Xiao Siyue looked at the bruise on Xiao Sining's face. It wasn't from Uncle Xiao hitting him, but from an accidental fall.
Xiao Sining looked at Xiao Siyue with resentment: "Little sister, why didn't you help me just now?"
"Who told you to do that? If you don't want to get married now, why don't you talk to your aunt about it? How can you ruin your own reputation like that?"
"I was just thinking of solving this once and for all, wasn't I?"
"What if you find a girl you like in the future? With your reputation, if she doesn't want to talk to you anymore, you'll be crying." You know, matchmakers' mouths are fast; it won't be long before this matter spreads throughout the capital.
"No way, I won't have a girl I like. Your brother has no plans to get married," Xiao Sining immediately retorted.
"Then you'd better remember what I said today." Xiao Siyue didn't believe it, after all, it was uncontrollable, and who could be sure that things wouldn't change one day.
The rest of the Xiao family knew about what happened to Xiao Sining today, and she was reprimanded again.
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Life went on like this, and Xiao Siyue and Lu Zhijin would find ways to meet, and their relationship quickly warmed up.
However, not long afterward, something else happened in the court.
Ouyang Qing, the princess who came from Dayong for a political marriage, has died.
This princess had a special status. Since entering the harem, she was like a transparent person, staying in her own palace the whole time.
Emperor Zhou knew that Ouyang Qing had impure intentions, so he always treated her with lukewarm indifference, but he also sent people to secretly monitor her.
The women in the harem knew Emperor Zhou's attitude, so no one made things difficult for her and treated her like she wasn't there.
But unexpectedly, he suddenly died from poisoning.
When Emperor Zhou learned of this, he was furious and ordered a thorough investigation of the inner palace. He didn't care that Ouyang Qing was dead, but Princess Dayong could not die in their Great Zhou, as it would affect the diplomatic relations between the two countries.
"What have you found out?" Emperor Zhou asked the imperial physician examining the corpse with a grave expression.
"Your Majesty, Consort Jin has been poisoned by arsenic."
"Crane's Crest Red? Search this Guanju Palace inside and out. Who is so bold as to poison Consort Jin?" When Emperor Zhou arrived, he had already questioned the people monitoring Consort Jin, but they had not found anything unusual.
He even suspected it might be suicide, but immediately dismissed the idea, since no one would not cherish their own life, and it wouldn't benefit Consort Jin anyway.
"Your Majesty." A moment later, a guard brought in a young palace maid.
What's wrong with her?
"Your Majesty, I just saw this palace maid sneaking around outside, so I brought her in."
"What is your name? Which palace maid are you from? Why are you here?" Emperor Zhou stared sharply at the trembling palace maid on the ground.
"Your Majesty, I am a cleaning maid in Guanju Palace, my name is Xiao Yezi. I was just curious, that's why I was secretly watching from outside."
"Hmph, lying. I'll give you one more chance to tell the truth. Did you kill Consort Jin?" What palace maid in this palace would be so bold as to peep just to satisfy her curiosity? This is a place of gossip and trouble. Other palace maids wish they had nothing to do with it, but she's so audacious.
"Your Majesty, I did not lie." Little Yezi quickly kowtowed and begged for forgiveness.
"Investigate this palace maid thoroughly. I don't believe she would be here out of curiosity."
"Yes." The palace guards were very efficient and found out in no time.
"Your Majesty, I have found out that this young Ye Zi only recently arrived at Guanju Palace. Before that, she was..." The guard hesitated, unsure how to proceed.
"What is it? Why are you stammering?"
"Your Majesty, this palace maid used to be a maidservant to His Highness the Crown Prince. She was banished to the Yeting Palace for making a mistake, and was later assigned to the Guanju Palace." The guard told Emperor Zhou the information he had found.
"Your Majesty, I found this under Xiao Yezi's bedding." Another guard rushed in and handed over what he was carrying.
The imperial physician took it, opened it, and said, "Your Majesty, it's arsenic."
Emperor Zhou looked sharply at Xiao Yezi.
Xiao Yezi also acted out of character, becoming a completely different person at 9:00 AM. Gone was her previous timidity; instead, she stared straight at the people in the room with a triumphant look on her face.