The Queen said, "I have already investigated the matter of Concubine Li."

A sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth, full of mockery.

"Li Guiren pretended to be pitiful and weak in front of others. But in the palace, she was a completely different person. She acted arrogantly every day, making everyone in the palace hate her to the core."

The Queen shook her head and sighed, "I originally only ordered Xiao Luzi to investigate briefly, but her servants had been holding their anger in for so long that they could not wait to tell us the whole story."

"When she was working under Concubine Lin, Concubine Li had a lot of resentment towards her. On the surface, she respected Concubine Lin, but secretly she became Concubine Lin's voodoo doll."

"In recent months, Concubine Lin has focused all her attention on you and neglected Concubine Li."

The Queen said, "In order to get rid of the voodoo doll in her hands, Concubine Li decided to put the blame on you."

Wu Qing sighed softly.

She had expected this, and the queen's words confirmed her guess.

——It was because Li Guiren was too close to the Imperial Concubine that she became jealous of her.

[Not only jealousy, but also a sense of crisis. ]

[This is actually very easy to understand. ]

Wu Qing made an analogy in his mind: [Li Guiren has been serving tea and water to her boss for many years, thinking that she would be the next one to get a promotion and a raise.]

[At this time, I suddenly appeared, was strongly recruited by the leader, and was promoted. ]

[The paratroopers were not as good-looking as she was, nor as capable as she was, and even her family background was average. Li Guiren was bound to be dissatisfied. In a fit of anger, she got stuck in a dead end.]

[Put yourself in their shoes. If it were me, I would be angry too. But I wouldn’t hurt anyone…]

Wu Qing figured out Li Guiren's motives almost exactly.

"With the testimony of the servants, Lady Li's crime is proven to be guiltless and there is no room for maneuver. Who would have thought..."

The queen sighed, "I never thought that Concubine De would come forward in the name of the queen mother and plead for her and save her."

This is consistent with what the system said.

When Wu Qing left Kunning Palace this morning, he had a brief encounter with Concubine De.

But she also didn't expect that Concubine De's trip was to save Concubine Li.

Wu Qing asked, "Your Majesty, I dare to ask, how did Concubine De convince you?"

[It can’t be… that…]

Speaking of the Queen Mother, Wu Qing had a bad feeling.

Since Wu Qing was the person involved, the Queen did not hide the truth from her.

The queen lowered her eyes. "You should know that the queen mother has worshipped Buddha for many years, and her devotion to Buddhism is almost to the point of obsession."

"Over the years, the Queen Mother's heart has been occupied by only two things. One is the Buddhist scriptures, and the other is the female living Buddha."

In most Buddhist scriptures, the path to Buddhahood is often closely associated with men. To become a Buddha, one must be a man.

If a woman wants to become a Buddha, she must undergo a transformation from a female body to a male body.

At this point, the Queen's face revealed a trace of helplessness, "After the incident at Huguo Temple, the Queen Mother developed a deep disgust for monks, and became more and more convinced of the legend of a woman becoming a Buddha..."

Wu Qing's expression suddenly became strange.

She put down her chopsticks and asked the queen tentatively, "Your Majesty, is Concubine De saying... Concubine Li has the potential to become a female living Buddha?"

The queen nodded, which was considered as her agreement.

[…This is really hard to comment.]

[My words are harsh, so I’m leaving now.]

Wu Qing was completely silent, not knowing where to start complaining.

Concubine De is really bold in speaking out.

The Queen Mother is so daring!

The Queen said helplessly, "De Fei said, the Queen Mother is old. If she knew that Li Guiren caused a disaster because of a wrong thought and lost her pure heart to practice Buddhism, she would definitely be heartbroken."

"She also said that the Queen Mother was very persistent in Li Guiren's cultivation and she hoped to see her today."

"I...cannot interfere."

Having said this, the queen sighed again, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness.

The word "filial piety" weighed heavily on the queen's head, and it was difficult for the queen to disobey the queen mother's order.

Even the queen knew in her heart that this matter was ridiculous.

——The possibility of Concubine Ji becoming a female living Buddha is greater than that of Concubine Li.

Wu Qing's mind flashed with the various outrageous actions that the Queen Mother performed in the original book to cultivate Buddhism, and he shuddered.

The emperor was also a superstitious person. Every time the empress dowager and the heroine had a conflict, he always stood on the side of the empress dowager.

The heroine could only breathe a sigh of relief after the Queen Mother died.

It is normal that the Queen is now unable to defeat the Queen Mother.

So Wu Qing said softly and comforted her: "My lady, this may not be a bad thing."

"Since Concubine Li has followed the Empress Dowager to practice Buddhism, she must be under strict supervision, and must eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures every day. Under the watchful eyes of the Empress Dowager and Concubine De, I don't think she can cause any trouble."

The queen understood that Wu Qing was comforting her.

A smile appeared on her face again, not wanting to make Concubine Ji too worried.

During the conversation, the Queen's eyes passed over the revolving jade pendant in front of Wu Qing for the third time.

This jade pendant is crystal clear and finely carved. It is truly exquisite.

I guess this is another treasure that the imperial concubine gave to Concubine Ji.

However... a trace of doubt flashed through the queen's mind.

Why does the style of this jade pendant look so familiar? It's as if I've seen it somewhere before.

The imperial concubine doesn't like wearing jade pendants. Why does she feel this way?

The Queen took another look and her smile paused for a moment.

Looking closely, this seems to be...Prince Ding's thing.

The queen narrowed her eyes and inquired about the origin of the jade pendant in a subtle way.

"How was today's art class? I heard something happened in the studio."

Wu Qing, who was drinking honey water, was choked when he suddenly heard the Queen mention this matter.

The Queen knew about it so quickly?

She laughed dryly twice, calmed herself down, and said, "My lady, there is nothing wrong, it's all a misunderstanding... Where did you hear this from?"

The Queen said, "Xiwen told me that you took Prince Ding to the Imperial Hospital. But he was injured again?"

Wu Qing bit back.

"Yes, Madam, how could Prince Ding's body be so fragile?!"

She frowned and complained, "He gets injured every other day. I've been busy taking him to the Imperial Hospital these past two days. It's really exhausting."

"You should talk to the emperor and ask him not to let Prince Ding come to the palace so often."

"He got hurt right after entering the palace. He's very unlucky. Liu Yuanzheng gets annoyed when he sees him and he doesn't even talk to me."

When the Queen heard this, she understood that Concubine Ji had no feelings for Prince Ding.

If a girl is in love, she will definitely want to see her lover day and night.

But even so, the queen's worries remained unabated.

Lady Ji is not interested, but what about Prince Ding?