My elder sister is so noble, this time it's my turn to strike back

At the same time, Qiu Ning turned several corners, walked through several palaces, changed into eunuch clothes, and made sure that no one was following him. Then he leaned against a rockery and gasped for breath with lingering fear.

The news she heard tonight was simply fatal.

The Queen and Prince Yong were having an affair, and the Crown Prince Xiao Yuche was not the Emperor's blood relative, but the son of Prince Yong.

Oh my god, this is simply...

How dare the Queen?

She quickly weighed the pros and cons in her mind. Even if the emperor woke up, he would definitely suppress this royal secret and anyone who knew about it would be killed.

But Qiu Ning doesn't want to die. Now that she knows the secret, what should she do to get out of this situation safely?

At this moment, torches suddenly approached from a distance, accompanied by the sound of soldiers marching in formation. Qiu Ning did not dare to hesitate, and quickly disappeared into the darkness, disguised as a eunuch carrying night fragrance, and slipped out through the corner gate.

Little did she know that not long after she slipped out, the Royal Guards came to the corner gate and ordered the palace gate to be closed. From that day on, no one was allowed to enter or leave.

Qiu Ning found a safe place and rushed back to the prime minister's residence as if escaping.

Then when I reached the door, I saw a familiar carriage.

Qiuyao was seen getting off the carriage with the help of a maid, and behind her was a wet nurse holding a baby, who was the little prince she had given birth to earlier.

Qiu Ning asked in surprise, "It's so late? Why did my sister suddenly come back home at this time? And bring the young master with her?"

Could it be that she was divorced by King Yong?

But upon closer inspection, it doesn't seem like it. If she was divorced, why would there be servants from the palace following her, and a cart full of luggage behind her?

Qiuyao was already frightened, and when she saw Qiu Ning this time, she felt very bad.

"This is also my mother's home. Why? Can't I come back and stay for a few days?"

Qiu Ning smiled awkwardly, her face full of gossip: "That's not the case, I'm just a little curious. It's so late, would the prince be willing to let my sister run so fast? This is really unreasonable."

Qiuyao's face suddenly turned ugly. At this moment, the maid behind her came to her rescue and said:

"It is precisely because the prince is so busy with official duties that he has no time to take care of our queen, so he has shown mercy and allowed the queen to take the prince back to her parents' home for a few days. The second young lady is still unmarried, so naturally she does not understand the way a husband and wife get along."

The maid's words hit the mark very well with Qiu Yao. They saved her face and also touched Qiu Ning's heart. This was simply wonderful.

So, she continued the maid's words, "That's right, the prince was worried that Hao'er and I would be left unattended in the mansion, so he ordered someone to personally escort this concubine back home."

Qiu Ning knew her eldest sister very well. If it was really as she said, she would rather write her name backwards.

However, she tactfully kept silent and replied lazily, "So, the prince truly loves me deeply and is so considerate. I envy him. If that's the case, then I'll just stay here. But first, I'll have to pay for the expenses and the servants myself."

Qiuyao raised her eyebrows and asked angrily, "What did you say?"

She returned to her own home and had to pay for her own support? All her 100,000 taels of silver were used to support Prince Yong. Where did the money come from?

Qiu Ning blinked and asked matter-of-factly, "What else? Sister, do you want to stay at your parents' house, eat their food, drink their drinks, and live there? If it's just for a day or two, it's still acceptable, but you have so many servants and maids, do you really want the Prime Minister's Mansion to help you support them and give you a monthly allowance? Sister, go ask around in the capital and see if there's such a thing?"

"you……"

Qiuyao was speechless.

How could she have the nerve to send someone to inquire about such a thing? Oh, she was going back to the Prime Minister's Mansion to stay for a while, and she didn't know how long she would stay. If she inquired about this, everyone in the capital would know that she was going back to her parents' home to eat for free.

Can Qiuyao, who regards face as more important than life, accept such strange looks?

The answer is definitely no.

"Hmph! Don't worry, I won't give you even a tael of silver."

Qiu Ning's eyes curved, "Sis, if you say so, then I feel relieved."

Qiuyao rolled her eyes at her and went in, shaking her sleeves.

However, when he arrived at the mansion, he found out that his mother Zhang had been ill for several days. During these days, Ji Ruyun was taking care of all the affairs in the mansion.

Seeing Qiuyao suddenly come back, Ji Ruyun felt a little guilty, but she quickly calmed down and pretended nothing had happened. She happily welcomed Qiuyao into the mansion.

However, this scene did not escape Qiu Ning's eyes.

She first returned to the yard, and then ordered Yueya to investigate how her mother happened to fall ill during the time she was away. The power of housekeeper was naturally handed over to Ji Ruyun.

Qiu Ning had always been very prestigious when he was in the mansion. Yueya found out without much effort that Zhang had suddenly suffered a heart attack on the day Qiu Ning left.

She felt that this was too coincidental, so she arranged for a ghost doctor to come and treat Zhang the next day. As a result, she learned that Zhang had been drugged, which caused her heart disease.

This news made Qiu Ning very angry. She kept it secret at first and secretly asked Yueya to investigate the movements of everyone in the mansion in the past few days, especially Ji Ruyun.

Yueya soon learned that Ji Ruyun had given Zhang a bowl of tonic soup that afternoon, supposedly for replenishing qi and blood. Zhang's symptoms didn't appear immediately after drinking it, but only appeared about an hour later.

Yueya also checked Zhang's diet that day and found nothing unusual. Furthermore, after so long, even if she suspected the soup was problematic, she had no evidence.

But Qiu Ning suspected that this matter was related to Ji Ruyun. In order to find out the truth as soon as possible, she deliberately delayed Ji Ruyun when she went to pay her respects to Zhang in the early morning, and then asked Yueya to take Chuntao to chat nearby.

When Chuntao arrived outside Zhang's yard, two old women came forward, covered Chuntao's mouth, and dragged her into the woodshed for interrogation.

Chuntao has been with Ji Ruyun for a long time and is naturally loyal to her, but Yueya has long known that she has a younger brother and sister in her hometown, so Chuntao has to ask someone to bring her monthly allowance back.

Chun Tao had no choice but to admit the incident for the sake of her younger siblings' safety. It was indeed Ji Ruyun who arranged for her to buy the medicine that caused her heart disease. She also provided the shop where the medicine was sold and the appearance of the shopkeeper.

Based on the clues she provided, Yueya quickly retrieved the evidence from the owner of the pharmacy outside.

Everything is ready. Now, all that’s left is to reveal Ji Ruyun’s true identity.

Before this, she made a special trip to Ji Ruyun's yard and asked directly, "I'll give you a chance to prove your innocence. Tell me, why did you drug your mother?"

Ji Ruyun met Qiu Ning's cold gaze and knew that there was no need to hide it anymore.