Chapter 167 If I hadn't come, what I would have seen tomorrow would be the corpse of Concubine Rong
Everyone knelt in the room. Although Cheng Jin didn't understand what happened, she could still guess a little.
Everyone knew that Xu Jilin had been living in the harem for so many years with Su Shen by her side, and Xu Jilin's illnesses were all treated by Su Shen himself.
If there was something wrong with the medicine, there must be something wrong with the person.
[Oh, there's a big melon to eat.]
If Cheng Jin hadn't been kneeling on the ground pretending to be, she really wanted to move a small stool and crack melon seeds to see what happened.
Cheng Jin realized that Qu Wanxin beside her was looking at her with hostile eyes, and immediately retracted the curious expression on her face.
[No, Chu Huaian, no one is robbing you, why do you keep holding on to me? 】
【You can't fight Chu Chengye, so you can vent your anger by scolding me. 】
Cheng Jin pretended not to see it, but Qu Wanxin was very angry.
Xu Jilin actually didn't want to believe it.
After all, considering her relationship with Su Shen, she really couldn't imagine that Su Shen would do such a thing to her.
It was Su Shen who helped her get to where she is now step by step.
Xu Jilin and Su Shen can be considered childhood sweethearts, and he has not married at this age, even though he has been accompanying her in the palace because he has Xu Jilin in his heart.
Xu Jilin certainly knew what Su Shen thought of her, but Su Shen could not give her the power and status she wanted.
But she needed Su Shen, and needed Su Shen's medical skills to remove obstacles for her in this palace.
So Xu Jilin pretended that she was not forced to enter the palace, and let Su Shen enter the palace to help her.
Su Shen also always thought that Xu Jilin was really forced, and they had a tacit understanding, so he really helped Xu Jilin a lot.
Xu Jilin never doubted Su Shen, but she never thought that the headache that she had every day and couldn't fall asleep was caused by Su Shen.
Did Su Shen discover something?
Xu Jilin's heart tightened.
Su Shen knew too many of her secrets. Xu Jilin had come to this point, and nothing could threaten her, only Su Shen.
Su Shen had too many handles on Xu Jilin, but Xu Jilin couldn't think of why Su Shen did this.
Xu Jilin realized that she had just lost her composure. Even if Su Shen really had ulterior motives towards her, these things should be solved behind the scenes, not in the open.
Xu Jilin clenched her fists, and quickly adjusted her mood. She leaned on the couch, raised her head and smiled at everyone.
"It was I who lost my composure. It was because of the severe headache just now that I accidentally broke the tea set."
"Juxiang, come and clean up."
Juxiang walked to Xu Jilin's side to clean up the things. Xu Jilin whispered in Juxiang's ear:
"Su Shen must come tonight. I have something to ask him."
Juxiang nodded calmly.
Xu Jilin asked someone to take the medicine bag back from Pei Yu's hand.
"This medicine was originally given to me by a sister I trust very much. We are sisters, but I never thought she would do such a thing."
Xu Jilin said this to Cheng Jin and Pei Yu. It didn't matter whether they believed it or not. Xu Jilin didn't intend to let them believe it.
Pei Yu said, "This medicine is enough to give people a splitting headache if taken for a short time. If taken for a long time, it may be life-threatening."
Xu Jilin was shocked in her heart, but there was no other expression on her face.
She said to Pei Yu, "I didn't know Lord Pei's medical skills are so superb. You can know so much just by looking at him."
"But even so, Lord Pei was too presumptuous to enter the harem without permission today."
Pei Yu said, "I didn't."
Cheng Jin quickly responded to Xu Jilin's words, "It was not a private entry. The emperor knows about it."
Xu Jilin was already very annoyed because of Su Shen's matter, and Cheng Jin happened to run into her again. Xu Jilin did not hide the anger on her face, and said sternly:
"Did I ask you?!"
Xu Jilin stood up, walked to Cheng Jin's side, and looked at her from behind.
"You are so anxious to explain, are you really guilty as the noble lady Hui said?"
Cheng Jin whispered, "I am not."
Xu Jilin continued, "I have been in the harem for so many years, and I have seen concubines who can't stand loneliness and have affairs with others. You are deeply favored by the emperor, how dare you do such a thing?"
Xu Jilin did not give Cheng Jin a chance to explain, "I valued you so much before, how could you do such a shameless thing!"
Before Cheng Jin could say anything, Xu Jilin suddenly raised his voice, "Come here!"
Cheng Jin looked around in a panic.
[No, is this a conviction? ]
[Are you going to beat me to death for being so casual? ]
[No, this time I can really explain. ]
[Help! ! ! Even if
Cheng Jin shouted at the top of his lungs, he knew no one would hear him. He looked at Pei Yu, who was not panicked at all.
She really couldn't bear it any longer. The fear of death overcame the fear of Xu Jilin. Cheng Jin yelled at the eunuch who came forward: "Who dares to touch me!?"
Cheng Jin stood up, "Empress Dowager, after all, I am also the imperial concubine appointed by the emperor. If you convict me like this, shouldn't you let the emperor know as well?"
Xu Jilin ignored Cheng Jin and casually said: "Tomorrow I will personally tell the emperor about the good deeds of his favorite imperial concubine."
Cheng Jin said: "I'm afraid my body will be cold by the time I tell you tomorrow."
"With Lord Pei to accompany you, I believe you won't be lonely on your way to the underworld. I can also say that I am fulfilling your wish."
Cheng Jin inadvertently glanced at Pei Yu, who stood aside with a faint smile on his face.
[No, brother, what time is it now? Still laughing? 】
【If you want to survive, you can only work hard. 】
Cheng Jin retreated, "You dare to touch me, aren't you afraid that the emperor will chop off your heads?"
Xu Jilin said coldly to Cheng Jin: "She is still stubborn even when she is about to die. Catch her for me."
"Let's see who dares!"
A stern male voice calmed the noisy environment.
Cheng Jin looked back and saw Chu Chengye standing not far behind her in a single garment.
The first second Cheng Jin saw Chu Chengye, she just wanted to cry. She had been
looking forward to seeing Chu Chengye for a long time.
Cheng Jin turned around and hid behind Chu Chengye, holding onto Chu Chengye's clothes with only her head showing.
Chu Chengye reached out and held Cheng Jin's hand, and strode towards the main hall of Shou'an Palace. He sat on a chair and looked at the noisy scene around him.
Chu Chengye said without any emotion, "Is your mother staying up late at night to do this?"
Xu Jilin saw that it was Chu Chengye who came, and she calmed down a little. She sat next to Chu Chengye and wanted to get a little closer to him. Xu Jilin
said, "The emperor is not sleeping at this hour, why did he come to my palace?"
Chu Chengye looked at Xu Jilin and said coldly, "If I hadn't come today, wouldn't I have seen the cold corpse of Concubine Rong tomorrow?"