Chapter 1048: Death of Concubine Jing (3)
Upon hearing this, everyone in the room had different expressions.
Lu Jing was already spoiled, and her pregnancy only exacerbated her. Perhaps Lu Jing was uncomfortable with Ye Meisheng's beauty, or perhaps for some other reason, she had asked Ye Mei to leave with her. She wanted to treat Ye Mei like a servant, so she didn't bring her own maids along, just to make things difficult for her. This was truly Concubine Jing's character.
"Later, I was walking with Concubine Jing in the garden when she suddenly said she felt cold and asked me to find her a silk cloak. The cloak wasn't in Jinghua Palace, but in a small house owned by a talented person. I wasn't familiar with the palace, so searching for the house took quite a while. After I got the cloak, the Empress's guards showed up, saying something had happened to Concubine Jing." Ye Mei knelt down and said, "Concubine Jing was fine when I left. I don't know what happened!" She suddenly thought of something and said, "If you don't believe me, you can send someone to find the talented person in the house. She can testify that I went to get the cloak from her. How could I have harmed Concubine Jing if I had gone to get the cloak myself?"
Empress Xian De frowned.
Everyone knew Concubine Jing's temperament very well. When she went out, she asked Ye Mei to be her maid to fetch her a cloak from far away, which was indeed in line with Concubine Jing's usual methods.
Empress Xian De said, "Aunt Tao, take your men to that noble lady's residence and ask her clearly. If she lies, she will be severely punished."
Ye Mei quickly said, "That nobleman's surname is Cao."
Aunt Tao took the order and left.
The room suddenly fell into a stalemate. Ye Mei knelt on the ground, her frail body trembling, her face etched with grievance. When she smiled, she was as charming and affectionate as a cat, capable of captivating anyone. Now, she was silently shedding tears, looking frightened yet pitiful. Her eyes were misty, and her shoulders twitched, like a cat, evoking pity and the desire to hold her in his arms. Her kneeling footsteps happened to be in a very delicate position. Emperor Yongle lowered his head and could see her beautiful profile and fragile figure.
Empress Xian De observed all of this, her lips curled up in a half-smile. Shen Miao watched in awe, finally understanding why she had lost to Ye Mei in her previous life. Even in this critical situation, Ye Mei still used her beauty to charm people with all her might. When Shen Miao liked Fu Xiu Yi, she silently gave, clumsily exchanging her precious things for him. And when Ye Mei liked someone, or rather wanted someone, he displayed his most beautiful side, eliciting someone to give and exchange their precious things for her. However… Shen Miao glanced at Emperor Yongle. Ye Mei's plan was likely to fail. Emperor Yongle didn't even glance at Ye Mei.
The two brothers of the Xie family were like two iron plates. Beauty alone was probably not enough. Moreover, Emperor Yongle looked even less concerned about a woman's beauty than Xie Jingxing.
But before Aunt Tao arrived, someone from the Lu family came.
Madam Lu and Master Lu had both arrived. Concubine Jing's child was gone, and Concubine Jing was also gone. Besides Concubine Jing herself, the most furious people about this matter were probably the Lu family. Lu Zhengchun, in a rage, brought Madam Lu to Jinghua Palace. The palace maids couldn't stop them, and Emperor Yongle didn't bother to either. Madam Lu sat on the ground and cried as she entered, lamenting her poor daughter.
Shen Miao watched Madam Lu's antics as if she were a clown. If she really cared about her daughter, why wouldn't the first thing she did after entering the palace be to see Lu Jing's body and see her daughter for the last time, but to cry miserably in front of the Emperor and Empress? Perhaps her caring about her daughter was fake, and her real caring about the dragon seed that Lu Jing had finally conceived was her real caring about her.
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