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

"Yes! Even though our entire family is of low status now, as long as I can win the prince's heart, asking him to redress the injustices done to my father and brother wouldn't be a piece of cake."

Zhang frowned. Although she was a woman in the harem and didn't know much about the affairs of the previous dynasty, she had heard that it was not easy to redress a criminal official. They had to find sufficient evidence to prove they were wrongly accused, and they also had to get the emperor to personally certify that the original verdict was a mistake.

While the first one is easier, the second one is tantamount to asking the current emperor to admit his incompetence and that he had wrongly judged a case. How easy is that?

Moreover, the case had already been concluded, and Prince Yong's identity was so sensitive.

How could he do such a thankless task for a concubine?

Either way, this seems unlikely.

But Zhang couldn't bring herself to say these words. She could only try to persuade him again, "Yao'er, I know you want to escape slavery and seek justice for your father, but this matter involves so many things. I'm worried that you'll be wronged because you're alone in the palace."

After hearing what Zhang said, Qiuyao suddenly remembered that she really shouldn't go to the palace alone, as it would seem very undignified.

She first thought of Xiang He. She also thought that she couldn't appear too shabby when she went to the palace, otherwise she would be looked down upon by the concubines in the backyard.

So he said: "Mother is right, so I need your support and the two concubines to help me gain a foothold in the palace as soon as possible."

"I heard that you did a lot of embroidery work recently and asked my second sister to take it out of the palace. I guess you saved up a lot of money. Now that I have just entered the palace, there are many things I need to take care of. Anyway, you won't be able to use the money in this palace. Why don't you give it all to me? This way, we can help father and brother overturn the case sooner."

When Zhang heard this, she was stunned.

"No, Yao'er, what mother means is..." It can't go to this palace.

"Mom!" Qiuyao's voice suddenly rose, and she looked at Zhang with dissatisfaction.

"What time has it come? You still want to keep holding on to a few taels of silver, preferring to subsidize your second sister rather than lend a helping hand to me. I am the eldest daughter, the hope of everyone in the family. Do you think that Qiu Ning can redress her father and brother by servilely kneeling to please a servant?

Don’t you think this is ridiculous?”

Zhang: "..."

Facing Qiuyao's accusations, she was speechless and dumb, and felt quite guilty.

Because she had given Qiu Ning some money before, she was able to get the opportunity to go out of the palace to make purchases.

But Qiuyao also said something very right, that is, it would be difficult for Qiu Ning to get out of this criminal district by relying on herself, let alone overturn the verdict for the Prime Minister.

Zhang was very melancholy.

Then, she heard Qiuyao say, "Mother, you should have heard that Prince Yong loves the zither. I have been practicing the zither diligently since I was young, and my talent has long been well-known. As long as you are willing to support me, I am very confident that we can reunite our family soon."

Qiuyao understands very well the principle of giving a slap in the face first and then a sweet date.

Sure enough, after hearing the last sentence, the hesitation in Zhang's eyes disappeared completely, and was replaced by eyes full of expectation.

"Really? Yao'er, are you really sure?"

Qiuyao glanced at Zhang's originally well-maintained face and noticed that it now had several wrinkles of varying depths. Her clothes were also embroidered clothes, the uniform she wore when working. From a distance, she looked no different from an ordinary servant.

But she didn't show her dislike on her face, instead she asked, "Mom, have you looked in the mirror recently?"

Zhang: ? ?

"Don't worry, when my daughter becomes a concubine, I will buy you the best skin care products and will definitely take care of you back to normal."

This sentence seems to be quite powerful, but in fact it is extremely lethal.

It also became the last straw that broke Zhang's heart.

There is no woman who doesn't love beauty, especially an official's wife like Zhang, who was used to a luxurious life.

She even imagined that the prime minister's mansion had returned to its former glory, but she herself had already grown old and ugly, and could only watch helplessly as the prime minister brought in one young and beautiful wife after another into the mansion.

In the end, Zhang gritted her teeth and gave all the silver she had to Qiuyao.

……

When Qiu Ning returned to the palace, she learned that Qiu Yao had been taken away by people from Prince Yong's Mansion.

She smiled but said nothing.

No one can escape the fate of the world. Since Qiuyao still chose this road of no return, she wants to see how far she can go alone in this life without the strong support of her family.

But then, Yueya was hit with another piece of news.

"But Miss, Madam went into the eldest lady's room earlier. I heard that when the eldest lady came out, she had a purse in her hand."

"What?" Qiu Ning asked in surprise, then frowned.

She should have expected this. Since Qiuyao chose to be a concubine in Prince Yong's Mansion, there was no reason not to make arrangements.

I was careless. I was so focused on guarding against Qiuyao that I forgot about Zhang's soft ear.

Seeing Qiu Ning standing there without moving, Yueya couldn't help but ask, "Miss, aren't we going to look for the Madam now?"

Qiu Ning: "What do you want to do with your mother?"

"Of course we should ask her to take the money back. If it falls into the hands of the young lady, wouldn't it be as good as falling into the sea?"

Hearing this, Qiu Ning sighed and said, "Yueya, you still don't know my mother well enough. She's probably still dreaming unrealistically right now."

This was the case in her previous life. Every time Qiuyao asked Zhang for money, she would be given a big pie in the sky, coupled with her worldly theories, such as "you can't write two Qiu characters with one stroke" and "one person's success will bring prosperity to the whole family."

In addition, he would bring some worthless things to Zhang from time to time, and he would coax Zhang around in minutes, and she would even help count the money after being sold.

Do I have to follow the same old path in this life?

Do not!

Even if Qiuyao wants to leave, she has to ask Qiuning whether she agrees!

"Then what should we do? This lady has been deceived by the eldest lady. If it happens once, there will be a second time, and a third time..."

Yueya was still worried, but Qiu Ning had already thought of a solution. She decided to cut off Zhang's source of trouble.

So he told Yueya, "Let's go, take some things with us, we should go visit this Eunuch Li."

Yueya almost thought she had misheard, "Eunuch Li? Miss, are you talking about Li Desheng?"

Why would you go visit Li Desheng for no reason?

Before Yueya could figure it out, Qiu Ning said, "Because of this matter, he has to step forward."

In the previous life, Qiu Yao was able to escape from the Criminal Bureau smoothly and set up defenses in advance on several routes out of the palace, all thanks to Li Desheng's help.

It must have been the same last night.

But according to Qiuyao's personality, once she has established a foothold in the palace, she will probably deal with Li Desheng as soon as possible. After all, this is a humiliating past for Qiuyao, and she will never spare his life.

Therefore, what she had to do now was to set a trap for Qiuyao and at the same time make Zhang see Qiuyao's true face as soon as possible.