Quick Wear Beauty

Chapter 316 The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (Sixty-Five)

Queen Ji: "How is the investigation going? Have you found the person behind this?"

"Your Majesty, Xiangxiu is incompetent. We only found out that someone from Qi was behind the rumor, which led to it reaching the front court within two days. As for the source of the rumor, I only vaguely discovered that Gu Chongyi and Ming Xiurong were involved, but I have no evidence. It is possible that they were just a pretext given by someone else. By the way, today, Concubine Cui summoned Gu Chongyi to Chengqian Palace."

Empress Ji: "Gu Chongyi... She is the Imperial Concubine's person. Could it be that this is all a good show written and directed by the Imperial Concubine herself? Did the Imperial Concubine meet Gu Chongyi? This is the first time that Imperial Concubine Cui has summoned a concubine in the past two months. It seems that Imperial Concubine Cui is ready to come out. Oh, if she doesn't come out, Ji Wei's prince will be born."

Speaking of the child in Ji Wei's belly, Empress Ji felt upset. That child would not be reincarnated. If he were her son, he would be the eldest prince of Daliang!

Queen Ji: "Ming Xiurong is the princess of Ji State, she should have some people under her control, but why is she doing this behind the scenes? I do believe that Ji State is behind this, but the person Ji State supports now is more likely to be Ji Wei. Ji Wei is more likely to have done it, after all, she is pregnant. Isn't she the one who benefits from the fight between me and Concubine Cui?"

Xiangxiu whispered, "Your Majesty, early this morning a young eunuch came to report that Ming Xiurong has always felt that as the legitimate princess of the Ji Kingdom, she is the most qualified to become the empress. Unfortunately, she arrived too late, and Your Majesty has already married you. She has always believed that Ji Zhaoyi was plotting against her, and it seems that she has recently been finding fault with Ji Zhaoyi, thinking that Ji Zhaoyi is unworthy of raising the royal heir, and wants to find an opportunity to adopt Ji Zhaoyi's child in the future."

Queen Ji: "Oh? You are quite ambitious. I am curious about what evidence Ji Mingyue can find on Ji Wei. These Ji sisters are not simple people. After all, simple people cannot survive in the harem of Ji State. There are so many princesses in Ji State, and no less than ten of them died young. It is because of these people with ulterior motives that the harem of Daliang State is in turmoil."

Xiangxiu didn't quite understand what the Queen meant by these words. Who was she targeting?

"Your Majesty, the medicine is ready. Please drink it while it's hot. Your headache will go away after you drink it. The imperial physician said you're worried too much, so please take care of yourself. Alas, Your Majesty... Concubine Cui's reputation is growing. It's all my fault for not doing my job well, which has implicated Your Majesty and angered Your Majesty. Your Majesty, you must stay strong. Without Your Majesty's support, what will happen to our Ji family in the future?"

Xiangxiu shook her head and sighed, her pretty little face full of concern for Ji Shilan and worry about the future of the Ji family.

Queen Ji looked at the dark brown medicine in the bowl. The unpleasant smell seemed to penetrate her heart. She stirred it twice with a medicine spoon, picked up the medicine, and drank it all in one gulp.

Queen Ji: "My health is not as good as it used to be. The Ji family, with my brother and father around, will not decline. Without me holding them back, perhaps things will be better."

She smiled bitterly. Ever since the quarrel with His Majesty that day, she had been extremely angry and felt her body was very heavy. She had no strength to walk.

"Your Majesty, please don't underestimate yourself..."

Xiangxiu wanted to say something else but was interrupted by the Queen.

Empress Ji: "You go down first. I am tired and need to rest for a while."

After sending Xiangxiu away, Empress Ji held the letter in her hand and thought that her mother was right. It was time to tidy up her Kunning Palace, and she shouldn't have blindly believed everything she said.

Xiangxiu, Xiangxiu, are you trustworthy?

But Queen Ji couldn't think of any reason why Xiangxiu would betray her.

If Xiangxiu is not trustworthy, who can she trust?

Perhaps, she was just too suspicious. She shouldn't doubt anyone, not Xiangxiu, who had grown up with her.

However, Xiangxiu was short-sighted after all, so she couldn't rely too much on her in making decisions in the future. She also needed to find two more capable female officials to assist in the harem affairs to avoid any mistakes.

Ji Shilan took a deep breath of the calming incense. It smelled so good! She almost wanted to take a nap.

At this moment, standing at the gate of Chengqian Palace, looking at the person in front of her, Xiangxiu's pupils shrank slightly, her hands were clenched tightly under her wide cuffs, and her smile was a little stiff.

How could he come!