The uncle borrowed some merits, and the princess drew the talisman fiercely

Mrs. Lu still trembles all over when she thinks of the indenture.

She really couldn't accept this fact.

After more than ten years, she had already regarded herself as the legitimate wife of the Lu family.

Now, a contract of sale has turned her back to her original form.

Thinking that she was a slave and her children were all born of slaves, that the eldest daughter and son had become a joke, and that the concubines in the mansion didn't know how to laugh at her, she felt unsteady on her feet.

Lu Zhaoling glanced at her.

"Jin Qiaozhen."

Mrs. Lu now feels that this name is very unfamiliar. Even her master calls her Madam and her children call her Mother. In the past ten years or so, has anyone ever called her by this name?

Now Lu Zhaoling uses this name over and over again to remind herself of her identity.

"Zhao Ling..."

She looked at Lu Zhaoling pleadingly.

"Can you call me by my name?" Lu Zhaoling raised his eyebrows.

At this time, Lu Zhaoling looked somewhat arrogant and domineering.

But Qingyin Qingbao felt that she was right.

"Then I'll call you Miss Zhao Ling?"

Alas, Jin Qiaozhen is really flexible now. It seems that the indenture contract is really lethal.

Lu Zhaoling asked, "Come to think of it, my mother was wrong at first. What secrets could she have that you need to keep hidden for her? What's the harm in you telling them?"

Her question was a bit misleading, as she wanted to confuse Jin Qiaozhen about how much she knew and why she was not afraid at all.

Since Jin Qiaozhen knew her mother's identity and background, asking her would naturally be the most convenient and quickest way.

After Lu Zhaoling said this, Jin Qiaozhen looked a little strange.

"It is impossible for her to reveal her identity. She has to hide it well, otherwise she will only end up dead."

"Dead end? She has already left Nanshao and is at the feet of the emperor. Does the king of Nanshao dare to reach into the capital?"

Lu Zhaoling looked indifferent.

This was just a clue she got from Zhou Shiyue. In fact, she knew exactly what the relationship between Cui Liyue and King Nanshao was.

However, the Princess of Nanshao's surname is Cui.

Now Qing Xiao is helping her investigate the matter of Nanshao Palace, but there has been no response yet.

If the Princess of Nanshao's surname was Cui, it would not be surprising if Cui Liyue was the daughter of the King of Nanshao. It was also normal that she told others her mother's surname after escaping.

Lu Zhaoling's tentative words made Jin Qiaozhen shudder.

"How do you know it was the King of Nan Shao who was arresting her?"

Sure enough, when King Nan Shao led his troops into the mountains to search for people, the person they were looking for was Cui Liyue?

Lu Zhaoling remained calm and composed as if he already knew all the truth.

"I know much more than you think. Jin Qiaozhen, have you ever wondered why I was able to find your indenture? Such an important thing must have been carefully hidden by my mother along with other things."

After hearing her say this, Jin Qiaozhen actually believed it!

After so many years, even Lu Ming hadn't found the marriage certificate or the indenture contract. Even Lu Ming didn't know about this, but Lu Zhaoling found it as soon as she arrived.

She looked at Lu Zhaoling with fear.

"Since you know this, why are you so sure that Prince Nan Shao will not reach out to the capital? You don't know Prince Nan Shao well enough."

Lu Zhaoling was not in a hurry.

Judging from Jin Qiaozhen's reaction, it seems that she has no close relationship with the King of Nan Shao? Otherwise, she should have said something like "The King of Nan Shao is your father".

She was a little confused.

"Who wants to understand him? Since my mother was able to escape from Nanshao, live in seclusion in the capital, and gave birth to me, it shows that the King of Nanshao is not omnipotent, otherwise, he should have found her long ago."

She glanced at Jin Qiaozhen again and said disdainfully, "Even someone like you can find your way to the capital and seek refuge with my mother, but Prince Nan Shao can't. How stupid."

As she spoke, she flicked her fingers, and a trace of resentment penetrated into Jin Qiaozhen's body.

This bit of resentment would make it difficult for Jin Qiaozhen to think and speak out more of the truth.

Jin Qiaozhen looked dazed for a moment.

"No, that's not the case. If it weren't for those cousins ​​who helped your mother move the gold, silver and jewelry, I wouldn't be able to find her."

Cousin?

So, the person who later transported several carts of treasures was Cui Liyue’s cousin?

"Her cousin is my stepfather. My mother married him and took me with her. So, since we have this relationship, what's wrong with me saying that I am Cui Liyue's cousin?"

Jin Qiaozhen became indignant again when she said this.

That’s right!

"Jin Ming is Cui Liyue's uncle, and I am his stepdaughter, so Cui Liyue and I are cousins!"

Jin Qiaozhen emphasized this point.

Lu Zhaoling said, "I'm already a distant cousin to my uncle, and you're a stepdaughter, so you're already a distant cousin. What's wrong with my mother not recognizing me as her relative?"

She asked back.

"How is it correct? I explained to her that I knew her whereabouts because I overheard the conversation between Jin Ming and his confidant. I came to find her secretly and it had nothing to do with Jin Ming."

"But she still blamed Jin Ming, saying that she no longer needed his help and that she was done with him. Jin Ming was so angry that he abandoned us, mother and daughter."

"My mother came to look for me, but I am unable to support her by myself. If I don't marry the master and find myself a husband, can we survive in this strange place where we have no relatives?"

Lu Zhaoling understood.

Originally, Cui Liyue trusted her cousin.

Come to think of it, how much trust does it show to entrust such a huge fortune to him?

Cui Liyue escaped from Nanshao, and only her cousin knew her whereabouts. She must have told her not to tell even Jin Qiaozhen and her daughter where she was going.

But for some reason, Jin Qiaozhen heard it, Uncle Jin Ming.

At that time, Jin Qiaozhen probably couldn't stand staying in Nanshao, so she came to Beijing secretly, and forced Cui Liyue to stay in the Lu family by claiming to be her cousin.

Later, it must have been because of Jin Qiaozhen's arrival that Cui Liyue encountered great troubles, or maybe Jin Qiaozhen had done something wrong in the Lu family, which made Cui Liyue ask her to sign a contract to sell herself and control her.

"Where is Jin Ming now?" Lu Zhaoling asked.

She felt that Jinming knew more.

"He died. Later, he found out that I stayed at the Lu family and insisted on taking me away, saying that I would only be a burden to Cui Liyue if I stayed here. What a joke. How could I burden her? Cui Liyue claimed to be sick every day and hid in the house and didn't even see the master. Isn't it good for me to serve the master for her?"

Jin Qiaozhen was influenced by resentment and said a lot of things she didn't want to say at all.

"He insisted on taking me away. My mother came over and led him to the lake to talk. He suddenly fell into the lake and drowned. He dragged my mother down with him. In a nutshell, he killed my mother. What a bastard!"

died?

Lu Zhaoling was a little disappointed.

Seeing that Jin Qiaozhen was lost in her memories, she took the opportunity to ask, "You said that Prince Nan Shao was quite capable. Could it be that he really came to visit us a few years ago?"