"Do you think I'm afraid of you? You'd better think carefully about how you're going to keep your position as a candidate for Crown Princess when the rumors spread to the Queen Mother's ears!" Mrs. Lu said the last sentence arrogantly and walked quietly into the old general's room, leaving her back to Jin Suting.
Why hadn't she thought of this? If the Queen Mother heard those rumors, any of the accusations of bad conduct, evil intentions, and being a witch would be enough to strip her of her position as the future Crown Princess...
Wouldn’t that be great!
This way, she wouldn't have to be the Crown Princess and wouldn't have to stay in the deep palace all her life facing the emperor who has three thousand beauties in his harem!
But then she thought again, Helan Ruizhe was not that bad. He had just paid for her medicine. Maybe it was because of his status as the prince, but she always felt a sense of alienation from him.
Never mind, I’ll find a chance to thank him first. After all, he helped me!
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Fengluan Palace.
The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes and sat calmly in the hall, listening to Eunuch Bai's report on the recent situation of the three candidates for the Crown Princess.
The Queen Mother was busy with many affairs every day, and although she could not often spend time with the three of them, she secretly sent secret guards to observe their every move.
Because the position of the official Crown Princess was so important, she deliberately did not set a time limit or conditions, just to secretly get to know who was the most suitable person for that position.
However, she already had the best candidate in mind, so there was no need to do any more work. One reason was that Tang Ruozhi was from the Prime Minister's Mansion and had to be kept stable. The other reason was to consider whether Jin Suting should stay until the end.
"Mother Queen, Miss Tang hasn't moved much lately. She's only been studying at home and hasn't visited His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Miss Yu accompanied the old Grand Tutor on a trip to Jiangnan, and a while ago she went to the government office with Miss Jin from the General's Mansion."
When the Queen Mother heard this, she frowned and asked, "Why go to the government office?"
In her opinion, the Dali Temple is the important place for handling cases, and the government office is just a place where some idle people go, a filthy place.
"It means that Miss Yu's brother committed a crime, not Mr. Yu, so they should not be related by blood." Eunuch Bai replied.
Queen Mother: "Why would that girl Jin Suting go with them? She and Lanlan have a good relationship?"
Eunuch Bai: "It seems so. The people I sent these days said that Miss Yu and Miss Jin were together seven out of ten days. They seemed very close."
Eunuch Bai swallowed his saliva and continued, "And the story about Miss Jin has spread all over Funing City. There was even a riot at the gate of the General's Mansion."
Queen Mother: "What's going on?"
Eunuch Bai was sweating profusely. He simply answered truthfully, "The first reason was that Miss Jin was unable to bear children, and the second reason was..."
Before she could finish her words, the Queen Mother grasped the key point: "Can't have children? Then how can the royal family expand? Why didn't she explain the situation? This is deceiving the emperor!"
Eunuch Bai: "It's not that serious, actually. Those are just rumors. Queen Mother, please ask Miss Jin to come and verify it in person."
The Queen Mother calmed down and said, "It seems that what you said is right. Now go and summon that girl to the palace. I want to question her in person."
At the end, he added: "Don't tell A Rui!"
If that brat knew about this, who knows how he would stop us!
Jin Suting was invited into the palace without knowing what was going on. This was her second time entering the palace.
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