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

She laughed at herself and confessed, "Yes, it was indeed me who did it. I did it in order to seize the power of the Prime Minister's Mansion."

Qiu Ning was not surprised by this answer. She asked in confusion:

"Since you came to the Prime Minister's Residence, my elder brother has never treated you harshly, but why are you so obsessed with the stewardship issue?"

She even felt that this had become Ji Ruyun's obsession.

However, Ji Ruyun then replied, "Because I have no choice. If I want to stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion, I have to follow orders, even step by step turning myself into someone I hate. Qiu Ning, you have been loved by your parents since you were a child. You will never understand my difficulties and helplessness."

Qiu Ning raised his head slightly, his eyes fixed on Ji Ruyun, the disappointment and anger in his eyes were like flames about to burst out.

"Hardship? Helplessness? Ji Ruyun, don't be so hypocritical here. Although I have been loved by my parents since childhood, ever since my brother was wronged and my family suffered a sudden change, how can I have a single day of peace? To save my father and brother, I have been maneuvering between powerful people, enduring indifference and humiliation. During those dark days, I endured alone, gritting my teeth. Have I ever said a word of hardship?"

"Look at you, on the other hand, you keep saying that you're willing to do anything to stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion, even turning yourself into this disgusting state. But what path in this world is impossible? If you truly want to be kind, you can live a life of dignity even with simple food. You're simply greedy for the wealth and splendor of the Prime Minister's Mansion and can't bear to give up this extravagant life. Why use helplessness as a pretext to cover up your selfish nature?"

Faced with Qiu Ning's accusations, Ji Ruyun had no way to refute them.

It was like a bucket of cold water was poured over her, chilling her from head to toe.

Qiu Ning did not tolerate this matter. He immediately called Qiu Xiang, his eldest brother, and the Zhang family to the scene. He listed Ji Ruyun's actions, including drugging his mother, misappropriating the money of the Prime Minister's Mansion, selling the Prime Minister's mansion's land and shops, etc., resulting in a loss of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

When the news came out, everyone in the prime minister's residence was shocked.

Especially Qiu Shaoheng, after hearing Qiu Ning's words, his first reaction was disbelief.

He had absolutely no way of connecting the evil man that Qiu Ning mentioned with the gentle and considerate Ji Ruyun in front of him.

However, in the face of the irrefutable evidence presented by Qiu Ning, she had no choice but to deny it.

His face was pale, as if he was meeting Ji Ruyun for the first time.

"You...why?"

The person Ji Ruyun least wanted to face was Qiu Shaoheng, the man who had devoted his whole heart to her, but she had let him down.

How could I have the nerve to ask for her forgiveness?

Then, Ji Ruyun, dressed in plain clothes, took off her hairpin in public, kowtowed several times to Zhang and Qiu Xiang above her, and said without hesitation:

"I, your daughter-in-law, know that I have committed a grave sin and feel ashamed of the love I have received from my father and mother. I would like to ask to be divorced and I beg you to grant my wish."

"Are you crazy?" Qiu Shaoheng stood up first and grabbed Ji Ruyun.

"Have you forgotten that you have our child in your belly? How can you bear it?"

Ji Ruyun's face was covered with tears and she was heartbroken.

"My dear husband, now that things have come to this, I can no longer face you. As for the child, I will take good care of him."

"No, I don't agree." Qiu Shaoheng protected her domineeringly. He said to Qiu Xiang and Zhang:

"Father, Mother, Ruyun was simply confused for a moment and made a mistake. Her crime does not deserve death. Please give her a chance to reform."

It would have been fine if he didn't speak, but as soon as he spoke, Qiu Xiang wanted to pick up the teacup and slap it towards him.

"Rebellious son, do you know what you are saying?

When you wanted to marry her, your father warned you to keep your eyes open, but you were so stubborn and insisted on marrying this troublemaker. Now she has squandered hundreds of thousands of taels of silver from my mansion. Those are hundreds of thousands of taels, not ten taels. Not only that, she even dared to poison your mother, and you are still protecting her?

If you insist on doing this, then get out of this house. I, as the Prime Minister, will never tolerate this evil woman who murdered her mother."

Faced with Qiu Xiang's accusations, Zhang was unusually silent, with a look of sadness and sorrow on her face.

She didn't understand why people had so many ambitions. Qiu Yao was like this before, and Ji Ruyun is like this now.

One by one, they knew how to stab her in the heart. Is money really that important?

Qiuyao was watching from the side, and she felt a little nervous when she saw her father lose his temper, which was rare for him.

She silently picked up the teacup and took a sip to reduce her presence.

At this moment, Qiu Ning saw her with sharp eyes and then said:

"Sister-in-law hasn't explained what she did with all the money yet. Don't tell me you spent it all by yourself.

If that's the case, then I'd like to ask my sister-in-law to go to the government office. If such a large amount of silver is lost in such an unclear way, wouldn't it bring misfortune to the entire prime minister's residence?"

"After all, the emperor has recently fallen ill, and everyone in the court is in a state of panic. If unexplained money were lost at this time, it would inevitably be exploited by those with ulterior motives and charged with treason."

boom!

As Qiu Ning finished speaking, everyone realized the seriousness of the matter and stared at Ji Ruyun with serious faces.

"Ji, what did you do with all this money? Why don't you tell me the truth?" Zhang asked Ji Ruyun, holding the armrest of the chair tightly.

Ji Ruyun raised her head, glanced in Qiuyao's direction, and said nothing.

"Sister-in-law, why are you looking at Big Sister? Could it be that Big Sister has taken away the money from my Prime Minister's Mansion?"

Qiuyao was suddenly called and almost dropped the teacup in her hand.

She pressed the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief and pretended to be calm: "Second sister, you are wrong. Even if I took the silver, it was for the entire Xiangfu, for this family."

When Qiu Xiang heard this, he was so shocked that he stood up from his chair.

"Negative girl, what did you say?"

Seeing that things had come to this, Qiuyao no longer needed to hide it, so she simply threw the jar and said:

"That's right, I took the silver and gave it to the prince. If you want it, go ask the prince for it."

hum!

Qiu Xiang felt dizzy and couldn't catch his breath, so he fell directly to the ground.

"father!"

"master!"

"Father!"

For a moment, the Xiangfu family was in chaos.

……

Meanwhile, the Royal Palace.

When Prince Yong hurried to the palace, he checked thoroughly and found that the palace maid who had delivered the medicine had disappeared.

He did not dare to be careless and quickly ordered people to conduct a thorough investigation to see who had entered and left the palace within this hour.

After some investigation, it was found that the eunuch who had delivered the night incense had gone out earlier, but had not returned at this time. Finally, someone found the eunuch who had been knocked unconscious on the ground on a nearby rockery.

King Yong had the eunuch interrogated, and it turned out that he had been knocked unconscious beforehand and had only just woken up, not knowing what had happened at all.

King Yong was extremely angry and immediately ordered people to continue searching.

He was not sure how much of his conversation with the Queen she had overheard. Once he found this woman, he would rather kill her by mistake than let her go.

However, he would never have thought that the person he was looking for was actually Qiu Ning.

When the busy and overwhelmed Prince Yong was about to leave the palace, he suddenly remembered that he seemed to have missed something important.