After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom

Aunt Qiao clenched the handkerchief in her hand and gritted her teeth secretly.

That Qiao Laosan had once received her favor. It was he who dumped the cartload of firewood at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain in the middle of the night, and he also bought the tung oil in batches from the neighboring city.

He was a lonely man, and I gave him fifty taels of silver. Qiao Lao San had clearly agreed to leave the capital, so how could he be captured by the people from the Zhenguo Mansion so quickly?

"Since Auntie asked my niece to come and tell me about this, I guess you have already found a solution, right?"

Aunt Qiao calmed her panic and looked at Old Mrs. Qiao with her dark eyes.

At first, she also wanted to kill Qiao Lao San to prevent future troubles, but time was tight and it was impossible to be absolutely sure.

Now, she regrets it so much. If she had known this would happen, she would have killed Qiao Lao San no matter what!

"What happened to Zhang Momo happened once, do you think it can happen a second time?" Old Mrs. Qiao smiled coldly, "Do you really think Jingzhao Yin is stupid?"

"Aunt, you are so resourceful, why don't you be a good person to the end and help your niece solve this problem. Your niece will keep the secret to herself and take it with her into the coffin!"

Old Mrs. Qiao listened to the threat in her words and sneered, "Don't you know that only the dead can keep secrets?"

Aunt Qiao glared at her fiercely, "Are you really not afraid that I will expose the fact that you poisoned the Marquis of Yongning?!"

Old Mrs. Qiao glanced at her with contempt and said indifferently, "Just stab it out. I'm an old man and I've lived enough."

"You have lived enough. Aren't you afraid that this will affect the future of your third son?"

Aunt Qiao looked at Old Mrs. Qiao who was not threatened, and the panic she had suppressed before became apparent. She pursed her lips tightly, with a fierce look on her face.

“Of course there are some impacts.”

Old Mrs. Qiao shrugged and stretched her arms. "But he has Prince Rong as his backer. At most, his reputation will be damaged because of me, his biological mother. For the rest, Prince Rong will pave the way for him."

To be conferred a title of nobility and appointed as prime minister, one also needs the right time, right place and right people, otherwise why would she go to so much trouble to seize the title of Marquis of Yongning.

It’s really impossible to take it away. The third brother will be a high-ranking official with a good salary in the future and have a bright future.

The second son is a fool, so if he can't do anything, he has to rely on the third son, who is a small official and lives a life of idleness. At worst, he has children, so he won't have to live on the streets.

Old Mrs. Qiao glanced at the pale Aunt Qiao and sighed, "Human greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant. In the end, the mantis catches the cicada. Once some things start, there is no turning back."

She has been fighting for so many years and can understand it best.

"You said you have been keeping a low profile in this mansion for so many years, why did you mess up for a moment and provoke the mother and son of the Lu family?"

"There are witnesses and evidences of the murder of the legitimate daughter. You cannot deny it. In this small mansion, your aunt can protect you to some extent, but once you leave this mansion, even if your aunt wants to help you, how can she resist the overwhelming power of the Zhenguo Mansion?"

Old Mrs. Qiao softened her expression and said kindly, "If you admit this, I promise you that I will find a good future for Mu Lin and Yao Yao."

To admit guilt is to admit death. Aunt Qiao was unwilling to accept this and stared at her intently, "Aunt, do you really have no other solution?"

Old Mrs. Qiao was helpless, "How can I fight against the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion?"

"It's not that you have no other options, you just want me to live a good life to keep your secret!"

Aunt Qiao was not so easy to fool. She stared at her fiercely, "Everyone knows that Qiao Lao San is mine. How could the Zhenguo Mansion find Qiao Lao San in just a few days? Don't treat me as a fool!"

"I was the one who leaked the information about Qiao Lao San."

Old Mrs. Qiao did not hide it and nodded, "If you had not killed Chunliu to frame me, I would not have cared about your affairs. You are smart, but too smart."

Aunt Qiao screamed, "You poisoned me, and you don't allow me to fight back? Why?!"

"That insidious trace of poison will only make people mentally weak. I didn't intend to take your life. I just wanted you to stay in your own courtyard peacefully."

Old Mrs. Qiao gave her a cold look and said, "Look at the eldest brother. He has been sick for so many years, but he has lived well for decades, hasn't he?"

Aunt Qiao's eyes were bloodshot, and her lips kept trembling, "Marquis Yongning is not dead, but he is living a life worse than death!"

Everything was caused by Qiao Laosan. I didn't kill Qiao Laosan back then. Now -

One wrong move and the whole game is lost!

"There is irrefutable evidence that you murdered the legitimate daughter. You should think carefully about your two children."

Old Mrs. Qiao looked at her pale face with an indifferent expression, "Bai Mulin is now infamous. If no one helps him, his path to the imperial examination will be ruined. Not to mention Bai Yaoyao."

She sneered, "You know exactly how Qiao Bing's leg was broken. Don't think Qiao Bing is stupid. He went to great lengths to ruin Bai Yaoyao's reputation. Do you really think he likes Bai Yaoyao?"

Seeing that Aunt Qiao looked somewhat moved, Old Mrs. Qiao continued to persuade her, "If you plead guilty, I will make sure your children have a good future. If you don't, Jingzhao Yin will find a way to bring you to justice."

"I asked you to come here today because of our relationship as aunt and nephew. Please think about it yourself."

There are three lives involved, and someone has to come out and confess the guilt, otherwise it will get entangled and no one knows what will happen.

"Things haven't come to the final step yet, so don't try to trick me into confessing."

Aunt Qiao calmed down and smiled coldly, "I saved Qiao Lao San's life, he may not betray me. As long as Qiao Lao San doesn't speak, none of you can do anything to me!"

"It's you, Auntie," Auntie Qiao raised her lips and leaned closer to Old Mrs. Qiao, "you should think about how to break my plan!"

"Ha ha--"

Aunt Qiao looked at old Mrs. Qiao's gloomy face and laughed out loud.

She patted her sleeves and stood up slowly. "Aunt is old, please take a good rest. I won't disturb you any more."

Aunt Qiao twisted her waist and left. Old Mrs. Qiao looked at her slender back and the muscles on her cheeks tensed up.

Feng Momo walked in, "Master..."

Old Mrs. Qiao raised her hand and the teacup in her hand flew out, and with a "bang", it hit the ground heavily.

Feng Momo didn't even dare to breathe. Her master hadn't been so angry in years.

Nanny Huang came in later, looked at the broken porcelain pieces on the ground, and silently went outside to get a broom to clean up.

Aunt Qiao was called to Songtao Garden. Xiao Ya looked at the time and immediately went to Xiaoju to inform her.

Bai Youyou came back from outside in the evening. When she heard Xiaoju say that Old Qiao was looking for Qiao, she was a little confused, "What happened?"

"do not know."

Xiaoju sighed, looking a little worried, "The people in Songtao Garden are very tight-lipped. I gave them money to recruit them, but they didn't say a single important word."