She said she was sorry, but there was no fear on her face.
Feng Qingqing sneered, "Minister Jiang, do you really want to stop pretending?"
This person had complimented her a lot before, so this is probably his true attitude towards her.
"Please calm down, my lady. I have something important to discuss with you."
Minister Jiang glanced at Prince Duan and said, "You go down first. The princess and I have something to discuss."
Prince Duan remained unmoved.
"I heard that the princess abducted several people to her residence, and now the abducted women have moved into the palace."
As soon as these words came out, Feng Qingqing squinted at Prince Duan and said coldly, "You go down first."
Prince Duan stood up and bowed as he retreated.
As soon as he left, Feng Qingqing looked at Minister Jiang with an expressionless face.
"Sit down, what did you mean by that?"
Minister Jiang nodded and sat down on the chair. "The Crown Princess knows the identities of these two people very well. If such unidentified people live in the palace, the Emperor might be in danger."
Over the years, she has been paying attention to the Crown Princess's every move. Given the Queen's personality, she would not just ignore it if the Crown Princess did not attend court.
Unless the Queen had something more difficult to deal with, she investigated and found out that the Emperor had been checking Prince Rui's whereabouts recently.
Because of this incident, she missed what the princess had been doing during this period. When she learned that she had abducted several people, she had already heard that the abducted people had moved into the palace.
"I abducted them because they were beautiful. I don't know their identities. The Queen Mother's safety is under the protection of the Imperial Guards. Minister Jiang, there is no need to worry."
Feng Qingqing was stupid, but she also knew that Minister Jiang was not someone she could control.
How could Minister Jiang, who had been working in the imperial court for many years, come to her for no reason?
"There are indeed imperial guards, but I thought it would be safer for the emperor if the two of them lived outside the palace, wasn't it?"
Her sharp eyes stared straight at Feng Qingqing.
The Emperor has been investigating Prince Rui recently, and now these two people of unknown origin happen to live in the palace. This is suspicious no matter how you look at it.
If these two were descendants of Prince Rui, it would explain the emperor's unusual behavior of allowing them to live in the palace.
There were many doubts about the fact that Prince Rui was killed by the late emperor. Now it seems that Prince Rui was indeed not dead.
"Let them live outside the palace? Minister Jiang, do you think they should live in my house or yours?"
Feng Qingqing was naturally happy to know that Minister Jiang's purpose was also to get the people out, because it coincided with her goal. She was worrying about how to get the two of them out of the palace so that she could control them.
But why did Minister Jiang help her?
She didn't believe it and was really worried about her mother.
"Of course it's the Crown Princess's residence," Minister Jiang smiled, "I won't take away someone else's love."
If these two people are really related to Prince Rui, they must not be allowed to stay.
Even if it is not the case, I would rather kill him by mistake than let him go.
The emperor let the two of them live in the palace, probably to pave the way for the princess.
Prince Rui was extremely brave and resourceful back then, and he and General Jin of Tianqi were both figures that military generals were terrified of.
If the two are really the descendants of Prince Rui, then the emperor will surely let them become the assistants of the princess. She will not allow such a thing to happen, otherwise everything she has worked hard for over the years will be ruined.
"Is Minister Jiang really worried about the Queen Mother?"
Feng Qingqing raised an eyebrow. "I didn't realize you cared so much about the safety of our mother before. Minister Jiang, please go back."
Minister Jiang was a little surprised to see Feng Qingqing so calm.
She thought Feng Qingqing would agree without hesitation, and she wouldn't even have to say anything, but now Feng Qingqing actually asked her to go back.
Could it be that these two people are not important to Yu Fengqingqing, and only that man is important?
Watching Minister Jiang's back disappear, Feng Qingqing sneered.
Do you really think she is a fool who is angry and only knows how to chop people?
…
Minister Jiang left the Princess's residence and got into the carriage with a sullen face.
The carriage slowly drove to Jiang's house and stopped. She got off the carriage and went straight to the study.
The servant saw that she was in a bad mood, so he entered the study, handed her a cup of tea, and stepped aside.
Minister Jiang took the tea, took a sip, and said quietly, "Call back the people who are investigating the princess's whereabouts. There's no need to investigate anymore."
"Yes, I will go right away."
"Wait," Minister Jiang stopped her, "closely observing the actions of the imperial palace."
The guard turned and left the study, and a woman dressed in black holding a sword came in from the door.
She came in, bowed, and asked in confusion, "My Lord has endured for so many years, but suddenly he can't bear it anymore. Could it be because of those two people?"
According to the adults' plan, it is only a matter of time before they ascend to that position. Why can't they hold back all of a sudden?
"I have a feeling that if we don't deal with those two, it will affect the overall plan."
Minister Jiang put down his tea and frowned, saying, "We found nothing at the Crown Princess's residence this time. Those two are in the palace, so we can't do anything."
"The princess has enjoyed the best of everything since she was born. My Lord, why don't you tell her the truth? As long as you tell her..."
Before she could finish her words, Minister Jiang interrupted her.
"The time is not right yet, let's wait."
…
Yu Yiluo and Concubine Xian, who were still unaware that they were being missed, got the Empress's permission and were carefully looking through the ancient books she had collected.
The Queen looked at Yu Yiluo's serious expression. Her small figure sat upright on the chair with a yellowed ancient book spread out in front of her. Her big black eyes stared at the ancient book seriously, and it looked like that was really the case.
As she watched, she couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Luo'er looks so serious, how many words do you know? Tell the Imperial Auntie."
Yu Yiluo's heart skipped a beat.
[Damn, I was so engrossed in watching this that I forgot the Queen was still here.]
She raised her little face and showed a sweet smile, "Luo'er can't read."
Queen: “…”
Why are you reading so seriously even though you don’t recognize the words?
"I thought Luo'er was a little prodigy like the little princess of Tianqi."
Yu Yiluo looked confused and blinked.
"Who is Tianqi's little princess? Is she very powerful? Luo'er has never heard of her."
Empress Xian raised the corner of her mouth imperceptibly.
Luo'er's acting skills are really amazing.
"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Auntie. Luo'er can't read yet. She just watched her mother read seriously and learned to read like that to fool people."
"Children like to imitate others."
Empress Xian also joined in.
The Queen looked at Yu Yiluo pursing her lips and felt that she was a little aggrieved for no reason.
She walked over to her, sat down beside her, and said in a low voice, "It's okay. Luo'er can't read, but Auntie Huang can teach you. You speak so fluently, you're a little prodigy."
[Phew, luckily I can act, otherwise it would have been a mistake.]
[The Queen kept my mother in the palace. Did she really care about her cousin, or did she want to use her to help Feng Qingqing, that good-for-nothing?]
[Let's observe for a while. If you really want to use my mother, I'll turn your Li Kingdom's palace upside down.]
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