Chapter 848 It Has Nothing to Do with Him
Xiao Xixi raised her head and met his deep, dark eyes. Her heartbeat paused for a moment.
But she soon returned to normal.
She blinked and said innocently.
"No."
Luo Qinghan looked at her deeply.
That look seemed to see into her heart.
Xiao Xixi did not avoid him this time. She let him look at her and behaved very calmly.
Luo Qinghan: "I hope you didn't lie to me again this time."
These words were spoken lightly, but Xiao Xixi felt a pang in her heart.
The originally sweet and delicious pastries didn’t seem as sweet as before.
After leaving the imperial study, Xiao Xixi took a carriage back to Yunxiu Palace.
She asked someone to invite Doctor Fang over.
Not long after, Fang Wujiu came with a medicine box on his back.
Xiao Xixi was lying under the grape trellis in the backyard, basking in the warm sun, with a round fan covering her face, looking lazy.
At this time, the grape racks are already covered with grape vines, and among the green branches and leaves are clusters of grape flowers.
Fang Wujiu put the medicine box aside and asked, "Are you feeling unwell?"
Xiao Xixi took off the fan, sat up and looked at Fang Wujiu.
"You're here, please sit down. I don't have anything to do, I just want to ask you for a favor."
Fang Wujiu sat down next to him, and a palace maid immediately served him chrysanthemum and wolfberry tea.
Xiao Xixi waved her hand, signaling the people serving nearby to step back.
Fang Wujiu picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and asked in a gentle voice.
"Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
Xiao Xixi: "The consort may have known my identity."
Fang Wujiu narrowed his eyes: "You want me to get rid of her?"
Xiao Xixi shook her head: "You don't need to do anything about Concubine Lao. I have already told the emperor about this matter. He will have someone keep an eye on Concubine Lao."
Fang Wujiu: "Then what do you want me to do?"
Xiao Xixi: "Today, the emperor suddenly asked me why I didn't want to restore my identity. I didn't tell the truth, and I hope you won't tell it either."
Fang Wujiu: "Are you going to keep this secret from him forever?"
Xiao Xixi was silent.
This was her acquiescence.
Fang Wujiu: "He's not a fool. Even if we don't tell him, he will find out by himself sooner or later."
Xiao Xixi still didn't speak.
Fang Wujiu: "Are you afraid that he will be angry after knowing the truth?"
Xiao Xixi said in a muffled voice: "I know him. He might be surprised, but he probably won't be angry with me because of this kind of thing."
Fang Wujiu: "If that's the case, why do you have to hide it?"
Xiao Xixi lowered her head and looked at the round fan in her hand. After a long while, she spoke softly.
"If I confess to him, it would be like making him my accomplice. I can't let him bear the crime of patricide. As long as I don't tell him, even if the truth is revealed in the future, it will be my fault alone and has nothing to do with him."
Fang Wujiu stared at her in a daze for a long time before he slowly let out a breath.
"Don't you think you're being stupid?"
Xiao Xixi: "I believe if it were him, he would make the same choice."
If you like someone, you will want him to live a better life and won’t want him to suffer any harm.
Fang Wujiu touched her head and sighed silently.
Xiao Xixi looked at him eagerly: "Can you promise to keep it a secret for me?"
Fang Wujiu replied helplessly: "You are my junior sister, so I will naturally stand on your side."
This means agreeing to help her.
Xiao Xixi immediately smiled happily.
"Thank you, big brother!"
That afternoon, the emperor sent Cao Nuo to give Li Qingyan three hundred taels of silver as a travel allowance.
Along with the cash, there was also a small amulet handed to him.
Cao Nuo whispered, "Your Majesty specifically asked Minister Li for this amulet. It is said that it can ward off evil spirits and avoid disasters. I hope Li Qingyan can keep it with him and don't lose it."
Li Qingyan thanked him again and again and personally escorted Cao Nuo out of the house.
When he returned to the study, he took out the amulet from his sleeve. Looking at the vermilion handwriting on the amulet, he felt that it was somewhat familiar.
He took off the purse he was carrying and took out a lucky charm from it.
This lucky charm was given to him by Concubine Xiao, and he has been carrying it with him for the past two years. Thanks to this lucky charm, he is finally no longer plagued by bad luck and his life is going quite smoothly.
Li Qingyan put the amulet and the lucky charm together and compared the handwriting on them carefully. The more he looked at them, the more similar they seemed.
These two items may have been made by the same person.
Could it be that this amulet was something that Concubine Xiao left for the emperor?
If this is true, this amulet should be very important to the emperor, but the emperor gave it to him.
Li Qingyan was deeply touched.
He spent the first twenty years of his life in bad luck and frustration, until he met the emperor, his life began to change.
He will never forget the emperor's kindness to him.
He kowtowed earnestly in the direction of the imperial palace.
"I will definitely live up to your majesty's expectations when I go to Fengyang County!"
The next day, Li Qingyan packed his luggage and officially set off for Fengyang County.
This time he went out with only four followers and a servant. The four followers were all martial artists with very good skills. Not only could they help with odd jobs, but they could also ensure Li Qingyan's safety.
Inside the Misty Rain Palace.
The tuberculosis concubine pondered over it all night long.
When she learned that the imperial concubine was Concubine Xiao, her first reaction was to report her.
But who should she tell?
Now that the Empress Dowager is not in the palace, if she wants to report something, she can only go to the Emperor.
But she had no evidence.
There was no way the emperor would believe her just by talking.
The emperor dotes on the imperial concubine so much, so he might even think that she is deliberately talking nonsense to discredit the imperial concubine.
Then she would lose more than she gained.
After thinking it over, she still felt that she should not speak about this matter herself, and it would be best to let the imperial concubine admit it in person.
As long as the imperial concubine admits it herself, there is nothing the emperor can do even if he wants to protect her.
By then, the Empress Dowager will step in, and with the help of clan members, the emperor will have to deal with the imperial concubine in order to maintain his position, no matter how favored she is.
As for how to do it specifically?
The tuberculosis concubine already had an idea in her mind.
She originally wanted to ask her family for help, but then she changed her mind and thought that given the emperor's character, he would definitely get to the bottom of the matter. If it was discovered that the matter was related to the Bai family, she would be implicated her family.
Therefore, this matter must not be related to the Bai family.
It would be best to find someone who has no connection with the Bai family, has a high enough status, and preferably has a grudge against the imperial concubine.
The concubine quickly locked onto her target.
…
The annual spring equinox has arrived again. The emperor leads all the civil and military officials out of the palace to hold a ceremony to worship the heavens, praying to God to bless the country with peace and prosperity, good weather, and a good harvest for the people.
The concubines in the palace also have to go out together.
In previous years, the Queen always took the lead, but now that the Queen has not yet been enthroned, the Imperial Concubine, as the woman with the highest status in the harem, naturally took over this responsibility.
(End of this chapter)
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