Long Live the Empress

"Miss Yue, are you here to pray for blessings this time as well?" A lady asked in a fawning manner.

If it was usual, Yue Jinghong would not bother to pay attention, but she was in a good mood today, so she answered every question, "My brother is sick, so I came to pray for him!"

"Oh, look at what a good sister Miss Yue is. She took the trouble to come and pray for her brother! She is really a role model for women! Did Miss Yue come here by herself?"

"I came with big sister, eh? Why hasn't big sister come yet?" Yue Jinghong said while looking outside the door.

Pearl pouted, looking dissatisfied, "The eldest lady closed the door to rest when she came. When the second lady came out, the eldest lady's room was still closed..."

The smiles on the ladies' faces were a little awkward. Miss Yue was the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion. How dare they talk about her behind her back? They just exchanged glances and continued to compliment her, "The Prime Minister's Mansion has good family education. Both young ladies came to pray for blessings. The eldest master is so blessed!"

Pearl was unhappy again. "Before the young lady came, she said she sprained her ankle. I saw that the young lady didn't want to come, so she said that on purpose."

"Pearl, don't talk nonsense!" Yue Jinghong interrupted Pearl at the right time and looked at everyone with an apologetic look, "I have spoiled this maid. Please don't blame me for my inappropriate words, ladies!"

"What did my second sister do to make the ladies not blame me?"

The ladies looked at the owner of the voice, only to see that the person was wearing a light green chiffon pleated long skirt, her skin was whiter than snow, she was not very old, and her dress was very casual, but she exuded the air of a noble family.

Yue Jinghao was supported by Manju and limped towards the crowd. "Hello, ladies. I was copying scriptures in the room just now and came a little late. If my sister did anything wrong, please blame Jinghao!"

One lady had sharp eyes and immediately noticed that Yue Jinghao's cuffs were stained with ink. Then she looked at Yue Jinghong, who was dressed exquisitely. What else could she not understand? "Miss, you misunderstood. We were just chatting for a while. Miss, your feet are not convenient. Please take a seat!"

Yue Jinghao knew the person who was speaking. She was the wife of Jingzhao Yin, Mrs. Meng. Jingzhao Yin was in charge of criminal cases in the capital, and as a wife, Mrs. Meng naturally had some insight.

Although Meng's status was not high, her husband held real power. When others saw Meng and Yue Jing talking happily, how could they miss it? They gathered around them again and chatted and laughed.

Yue Jinghong clenched her hands tightly on her legs, but then let go. What if Yue Jinghao was arrogant for a while? After all, there would be no chance in the future...

When the master was giving a lecture, the whole place was silent. Yue Jinghao listened to the sutras that advised people to be kind and treat others sincerely. Then she looked at the ladies and young ladies in the room. Which of them had not experienced the struggle in the backyard? How ironic...

After dinner, Yue Jinghong followed Yue Jinghao back to the room.

Yue Jinghong picked up a cup of tea attentively and handed it to Yue Jinghao with both hands, "Big sister, please have some tea!"

Yue Jinghao picked up the teacup and was about to drink it when she suddenly looked outside the door, "Who's there?"

Yue Jinghong thought that her uncle's men had taken action in advance, so she subconsciously looked outside the door. Yue Jinghao quickly changed the teacups for both of them.

When Yue Jinghong turned around, Yue Jinghao had just finished the cup of tea.

The smile on Yue Jinghong's face became even brighter, and she picked up the teacup in front of her and drank it all in one gulp.

That night

Manjue turned off the lights in the room and put a black cloak on Yue Jinghao. When Mammy Hong heard someone knocking on the window sill three times, she went to the window and looked out, only to see Lao Zheng rowing a small boat and waving at her.

Manju helped Yue Jinghao onto the boat. Madam Hong quietly opened Yue Jinghong's door, looked at Zhenzhu who was guarding the bed and stabbed her, then carried Yue Jinghong who had drunk the drug to Yue Jinghao's room.

After Nanny Hong got on board, Old Zheng deftly folded the bottom of the golden silk gauze curtain and gently nailed it down.

A small boat disappeared silently in the lotus pond.

half an hour later

Several masked men broke into Yue Jinghao's room, and when they saw the woman lying on the bed, they were about to reach out to touch her. At this moment, the person on the bed woke up, and was stunned for a moment when she saw the men in black. Just as she was about to scream, she was covered by a man in black.

Although Yue Jinghong was a delicate woman, she had some strength at this moment. She struggled and said, "You have caught the wrong person. I am not..."

Before she could finish, someone covered her mouth, "This little girl is quite smart. She still wants to deceive me at this time!"

The man with a scar on his face looked around vigilantly, waved his hand, and signaled to leave quickly.

When she reached the door, Yue Jinghong used her last bit of strength to push away the person who was holding her, and wanted to jump out of the window to escape, but she was unexpectedly caught in the golden silk curtain...

The scarred man personally pulled Yue Jinghong out and chopped her with a knife, and Yue Jinghong fainted.