Soon, the outside of the hall became lively.
The voice of Concubine Qi arrived before she did.
"Your Majesty, why did you summon me so early this morning? Is there something wrong? The Emperor stayed in my palace last night, and I am very tired."
As soon as he finished speaking, Concubine Qi also walked into the hall.
Seeing Shen Yuexi in the palace, Concubine Qi stopped in her tracks.
She frowned slightly, raised her eyebrows, and a layer of coldness covered her dark eyes.
Concubine Qi looked at Shen Yuexi twice, composed her expression, and then forced a smile: "Madam Liang is here too. Madam Liang came to the palace to see the Empress so early, what a deep sisterly love."
As soon as the words fell, the queen coldly shouted, "Kneel down."
Concubine Qi turned her head slightly, her eyes slightly widened, a hint of surprise in them, and looked up and down at the Queen: "What did the Queen say?"
"I ask you to kneel down."
After all, Concubine Qi is a favored concubine. Even if she can't sit on equal footing with the Empress, she certainly won't perform any grand ceremony.
The Queen immediately made her kneel down, showing her rage.
Liang Yuyu blinked her eyes and stared at Concubine Qi, her mind racing.
Concubine Qi stared at the queen for a long time, her suspicious gaze lingering on Shen Yuexi and Liang Yuyu's faces for a moment, and then she knelt on the ground reluctantly.
Although she knelt, Concubine Qi's aura remained undiminished. Her back was straight, her nose twitched twice, and she gasped, "I don't know what I have done wrong to provoke Her Majesty so much anger. Please explain clearly, Her Majesty."
"What did you do?" The queen stood up holding Liang Yuyu, her expression cold, and approached Concubine Qi step by step.
She bent down slightly, holding Liang Yuyu's swaddling clothes with one hand, revealing the little one's pink and white face.
"Concubine Qi, you've given birth to a child, so how could you be so cruel? Little Miss Liang was still in her infancy. What evil things did she do to you that you would treat her like this?"
Liang Yuyu blinked and stared at Concubine Qi, her eyes suddenly turned red and filled with tears.
She stared at Concubine Qi for a while, then turned her head away and buried her face in the Queen's arms. Her weak body was still trembling, and she looked like she was crying.
[I think I acted well, right?]
[The Queen will believe that I cried, right?]
Liang Yuyu was worried that her acting wasn't real enough, so she steeled herself, grabbed her thigh, and twisted it hard.
At this moment, she burst into tears and wailed incessantly.
That scene really makes anyone who sees it cry and anyone who hears it feel sad.
The queen felt even more distressed when she saw the little girl's appearance, and her eyes were filled with displeasure when she looked at Concubine Qi.
"You scared a good child like this. If he suffers any psychological trauma in the future, can you afford to compensate him?"
As the queen spoke, she looked at Shen Yuexi and raised her chin to signal Shen Yuexi to carry Liang Yuyu over.
When she was in Shen Yuexi's arms, Liang Yuyu twitched her nose, took two deep breaths, and her tears immediately stopped.
She smacked her lips and looked at Shen Yuexi contentedly.
[Mother, am I awesome?]
[With my acting skills, I can definitely win a Golden Horse Award for Best Actress, right?]
Shen Yuexi didn't understand what Liang Yuyu said, about acting skills and Golden Horse Award for Best Actress.
This child is thinking about things that he doesn't understand every day.
She only knew that her heart was broken when she saw Liang Yuyu's red eyes and twitching shoulders.
Shen Yuexi sobbed hard, hugged Liang Yuyu tightly, and stood beside the queen.
The Queen looked down at Concubine Qi and said, "I see you've been so bored in the deep palace all day. You even dared to send your eyes to watch me. Concubine Qi, I think you've had enough of your good life."
Concubine Qi was not at all flustered. Instead, she straightened her back and her eyes became more indifferent.
She raised her chin slightly, looked around, and finally looked at the Queen: "Your Majesty, you only know how to stand up for your sisters. It seems that you don't know why I went to the Liang Mansion yesterday, and you don't know how many things your sisters have done behind your back?"
The queen was stunned and glanced sideways at Shen Yuexi.
[Mother, hurry up and cry. It would be best if you could make a big fuss about this and bring it before the Emperor. That way, he'll know how domineering Concubine Qi is in private.]
How could Shen Yuexi not know that this was the moment to make things worse?
But she was worried that if the matter reached the previous dynasty and Liang Ruitian failed to succeed, wouldn't the Liang family be shooting itself in the foot?
Liang Yuyu glanced at the sky and saw that Shen Yuexi was still motionless, so she kicked her legs anxiously.
[Mother, cry quickly! If you don’t cry now, it will be too late.]
[The morning court session is about to begin. Daddy and the others will definitely make trouble for Concubine Qi and her brother.]
[At this time, we must strike at the same time to make the Qi family unable to take care of themselves.]
[If the timing is slightly off, all the previous preparations might be in vain.]
The more Liang Yuyu thought about it, the more anxious she became. She stretched out her little paws from the swaddling clothes, put her fingertips on Shen Yuexi's face, and poked it hard a few times.
Shen Yuexi made up his mind.
Since Liang Yuyu trusts Liang Ruitian so much, there is no reason for her to doubt him.
Thinking of this, Shen Yuexi felt a pang of pain in her nose, her body tilted, and she knelt on the ground: "You, Empress Qi, are saying this to kill me. If our Liang family has done anything to offend the Empress, please speak frankly. Do not say such divisive words."
Seeing Shen Yuexi like this, the Queen reached out and helped her up: "Why are you kneeling? It was she who ran into your Liang family and made trouble, and even hurt Guaibao's face. I want to see what she can spit out from her dog mouth!"
The Queen looked at Concubine Qi unhappily and asked, "Tell me, what did Madam Liang do?"
Concubine Qi glared at Shen Yuexi fiercely: "Okay, I was still thinking of saving some face for Madam Liang. Since Madam Liang doesn't want it, then I can't blame you."
She looked at the Queen angrily: "Your Majesty, do you know about the human trafficking case in the capital a few days ago?"
The Queen raised her eyebrows slightly: "I have heard a little bit about it."
"That human trafficker leader, Sister Hong, and the Liang family..."
Before Concubine Qi could finish her words, the Empress's maid stumbled in from outside the palace: "Empress, this is bad. The Emperor was furious during the previous court session and nearly fainted."
"What?"
The Queen and Concubine Qi turned their heads away at the same time.
The Queen stepped forward and asked, "What happened? Why is the Emperor angry?"
The head maid glanced at Concubine Qi with displeasure. "I heard it was because General Qi was secretly smuggling military equipment, passing inferior weapons off as good ones. Fortunately, the equipment was seized by Lord Liang and delivered to the Emperor. Otherwise, if these items had been sent to the front lines, who knows how many lives would have been lost."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Qi no longer cared about etiquette. She stood up suddenly and grabbed the head maid's shoulder: "What? Where is my brother?"
The head maid angrily shook off his hand and said, "Of course it's in the court, presided over by the emperor, and Lord Liang is questioning him!"
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