The news of Li Furong's death spread quickly inside and outside the palace.
Because of the appearance of Shiqi, the claim that the emperor kills people for the sake of beauty is no longer so tenable.
After all, Shiqi's beauty was also spread as a very magical thing. Everyone knew that she was a peerless beauty, and her beauty was definitely not comparable to Li Furong.
If the emperor, or even anyone else, were to choose, they would definitely choose Shiqi.
With a beauty like Shiqi by his side, he would never be interested in other women.
The matter was successfully transferred from the emperor.
I don’t know who started the conversation, but later on, the person who talked about Li Furong’s death the most was Xiao Zhaolin.
"Oh, he's really unlucky with his wife. First he killed Miss Ye Shuyin, and now he's killed Li Furong too."
"Tsk tsk, I never thought that the rumor that His Royal Highness is unlucky with his wife is actually true. I really have to believe it."
Li Furong was Xiao Zhaolin's concubine before he married her. After her death, the previous rumors that Xiao Zhaolin was unlucky in marriage were spread again with more details.
Su Lijin had no intention of finding out about these things. After hearing them, she just laughed at them as a joke.
At this moment, she already had a legitimate reason to stay in the palace.
As the woman who accompanied the emperor, Shiqi's identity made it difficult for Yan Jia to kick her out of the palace for a while.
Su Lijin understood this very well, and was fearless when facing Yan Jia.
Anyway, she has already said that she is the queen's cousin. If Yan Jia, the fake queen, does not dare to acknowledge this cousin, her fake identity will not be maintained.
Yan Jia had to swallow this loss and tolerate Shiqi jumping around in front of her.
Wearing an exquisite and noble phoenix robe, Yan Jia looked at the woman sitting very casually below. Looking at her beautiful face, he couldn't help but feel the urge to destroy her.
She raised her hand and looked at her nails, then said, "Shiqi, I'm craving some fruit. Go get some and peel them for me."
The implication of his words was that he was ordering Shiqi around and treating her like a palace maid.
The tone of this command is completely that of a superior to an inferior, and she is simply using her current status as queen to put pressure on others.
If Shiqi is easy to control, Yan Jia will only become more aggressive and eventually force Su Lijin to collapse.
How could Su Lijin not hear such obvious intentions? She smiled, her butt sticking to the chair, and said, "Your Majesty, don't forget that I am now the emperor's woman, not a little maid who serves tea and water. Shouldn't you let someone else do these things?"
Hearing this, Yan Jia looked at her with a smile, but her eyes were full of coldness and arrogance: "I am the Queen, the master of the harem. Even if she is the Emperor's concubine, can't I order her around?"
This is true, but Su Lijin will not tolerate her words.
"The mistress of the harem must be even more careful about etiquette. She must be strictly disciplined about what words to use when addressing maids and concubines."
Su Lijin looked back at her calmly: "If the concubines do the work of maids all day long, then wouldn't it be a waste of food to support those maids?"
She took a sip of tea and continued, "If the concubines do not fulfill their duties, do not do the duties of serving the emperor, and only serve as maids, then what will become of the harem? What does the queen think of the emperor?"
This rebuttal was so concise that Yan Jia hardly had a chance to speak in reply.
Yan Jia waited for her to finish speaking, and finally had the chance to speak, but he was unable to refute and could not find a single reason.
"Your Highness, don't you understand all this? Oh, how do you manage the harem? You don't think of yourself as a housekeeper, managing the harem the same way you manage maids, do you? That would be terrible. If the Queen Mother knew, she would definitely give you a lecture."
Su Lijin covered her mouth, looking surprised.
"You!" The mocking tone made Yan Jia's face turn red with anger.
She stared at Shiqi, with sinister calculations flickering in her eyes.
Well, this woman has a sharp tongue and is quite powerful.
She snorted in her heart, it seems that she has to think of another way.
Thinking of this, she turned and left with a cold face.
In the bedroom, Yan Jia pondered for a long time, and suddenly his eyes moved: "I got it!"
Thinking of a way to deal with Shiqi, she immediately arranged for someone to do it.
Su Lijin looked at the person following her, and the corner of her mouth curled up slightly: "Are there any job opportunities so soon?"
She was also looking for an opportunity to deal with Yan Jia, but she didn't expect that this woman would act so quickly and hand the opportunity to her.
She paused, and the man who followed her suddenly stabbed her with a knife.
Su Lijin turned around and dodged, but the man was not interested in fighting. He suddenly looked at her with a sinister smile, pointed the knife at himself, and stabbed it hard in the heart.
"Help! Shiqi has killed someone!" The man shouted, and then fell to the ground dead.
Soon, someone came running here.
"So, you want to deal with me by killing me." She understood the plan and her eyes turned.
Just before everyone arrived, he knocked himself out with a punch.
Yan Jia heard the signal from his own people and hurriedly said, "Shiqi has killed someone, go over and take a look!"
The guards walked a little faster.
When the guards rushed over after hearing the noise, they saw a woman who had been knocked unconscious next to a corpse.
Yan Jia, who was walking over with the harvest in her arms, was startled to see Shi Qi lying on the ground. She frowned and asked, "What's wrong with her?"
The guard checked and said, "She has a wound on her body. She was knocked unconscious."
Hearing this, Yan Jia clenched her handkerchief tightly and gritted her teeth, "Humph, that's quite clever."
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