Chapter 129 The Same Name
In Fengyi Palace.
The empress leaned on the couch with a pale face. Lanying was helping her take medicine, her eyes full of worry.
A young eunuch walked in from outside the palace, stood outside the gauze partition and looked at Lanying.
When Lan Ying saw that the medicine bowl was empty, she put it back on the tray and then walked out to listen to the eunuch's report.
"What's wrong?" The queen rinsed her mouth with tea before looking over here.
Lan Ying immediately walked up to her and whispered, "It was said that the Tongming Palace sent the maid back to the Xia'an Palace."
"Sent it back?" The Queen was also a little surprised.
She thought that the palace maid would definitely stay in Tongming Palace tonight, and tomorrow, or perhaps tonight, news of her promotion to the throne would come.
Lan Ying said: "Our people saw it with their own eyes."
Glancing at the pale face of the empress, she added, "Your Majesty, I don't think the emperor really likes this maid. If he really likes her, he would have kept her by his side long ago, and would not have dragged her on until now, let alone sent her back to the cold palace. I'm afraid the emperor is using her as a pretext to deliberately fight with you."
"Fighting?" The queen sneered with her eyes closed. "I am not blind. The emperor's eyes are almost glued to that servant. How could he not like her?"
She placed her hand on the pillow and said in a cold voice, "We all underestimated that palace maid. Her so-called obedience and kindness were all fake. Using her as a raft? I'm afraid that if I were to make a raft for her, His Majesty would pity her even more!"
"If I had known earlier, Your Majesty should not have been so soft-hearted. You should have..." There was a flash of murderous intent in Lan Ying's eyes.
The queen glanced at her, her eyes slightly cold, "Don't think too much about these fighting and killings. I am the mistress of the palace, and you are just a slave, why would you dirty your hands!"
"I was short-sighted." Lan Ying immediately lowered her eyes and said.
The queen retracted her gaze and snorted coldly, "But she dared to disrespect me, so I really need to teach her a lesson!"
Not knowing what she was thinking of, she suddenly smiled, but her eyes became colder, "Jiang Lihai has been recovering from his injury for a long time, I'm afraid he is still holding his breath..."
"But no matter how courageous he is, he dare not touch the person favored by the emperor."
"It will take some time for today's incident to spread to the harem apart from you and me. Isn't it enough to just not let him know?" The queen sneered.
"I understand." Lan Ying also raised her eyebrows slightly and sneered.
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Seeing Yun Qin being sent back by Yu Qian's men, Rong Xin was naturally very surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, she felt it made sense.
After all, Yun Qin also said that if the emperor did not make any moves within three days, they could prepare to leave the palace.
After seeing off the people in front of Yu, Rong Xin realized that Yun Qin's expression was not very good.
"What's going on?"
After seeing Rong Xin, Yun Qin finally found an outlet for the emotions that she had been suppressing since she was in front of A Jing.
Her eyes immediately turned red, and she choked up and said, "I saw Ah Jing today. Sister really made me suffer by hiding this."
Rong Xin was not too surprised either. She looked at Yun Qin and sighed deeply. "You were so ill at the time. I really couldn't bear to make you sad. I wanted to wait until you recovered before telling you. But I saw that you were thinking about A Jing so much. The longer I put it off, the less I dared to tell you."
Yun Qin held back her tears and shook her head. "I don't blame my sister. Even if I do, I should blame myself. I was busy collecting little toys for Ajing every day, but now she can't see them..."
"How can you be blamed for this!" Rong Xin held her arm and glanced at the main hall with red eyes, "It's her, and the person who poisoned Ajing, who are the real culprits!"
Yun Qin also looked towards the main hall, the moisture in her eyes instantly condensed into a layer of frost, "Yes, it's time to have a final understanding!"
"Aqin, you must not be impatient and do not do stupid things!" Seeing the murderous intent in her eyes, Rong Xin hurriedly advised.
Yun Qin turned and smiled at her, "Don't worry, sister. I won't do anything to her. She still has other uses."
"What's it for?"
Yun Qin's eyes darkened, "Today, Xiao Dezi told me that Jiang Lihai has returned to the Queen's side again."
"Jiang Lihai." Rong Xin gritted her teeth and repeated the name, then asked, "What are you going to do?"
Yun Qin then told her plan and sneered, "Sister, just wait and see."
Rong Xin was a little worried, "Will the emperor suspect you?"
"So what if I doubt it?" Yun Qin snorted.
Seeing that her tone was obviously filled with anger, Rong Xin asked, "I haven't asked you yet, why did someone from Yu Qian send you back?"
The more she looked at Yunqin's changed clothes, the more worried she became. "Does the emperor still want to drag you along like this?"
When this matter was mentioned, Yun Qin felt angry for no reason. She sat on the couch and poured herself a glass of water. She took a sip and said, "The emperor wanted to give me a position, but I refused."
"Why?" Rong Xin hurried over and asked puzzledly.
Yun Qin took a deep breath, and the anger between her brows subsided a little, and she was a little frustrated. "I was too hypocritical. It has come to this point, and I suddenly don't want to be used by him. I couldn't help but complain to him a few words."
"Use?" Rong Xin became more and more confused.
Yun Qin told Rong Xin her guess about the situation in the west and her judgment of the previous dynasty.
After hearing this, Rong Xin smiled and shook her head slightly, "Your Majesty, this may not be for your own good. The struggles in the previous dynasty cannot be ended in a few days, and you cannot stay in the cold palace forever."
"It's pretty good here." Yun Qin muttered softly.
"You are just saying this out of anger." Rong Xin stretched out her finger and gently poked her forehead. "It's obvious that the emperor has spoiled you. In the past, you didn't have the courage to get angry with the emperor."
"No way!" Yun Qin was unconvinced.
Rong Xin poked her forehead again, "You still say no! Ah Jing is right. You are clearly being petty with the Emperor!"
Yun Qin reached out and took Rong Xin's arm, touching her elbow.
"What?"
"Let me see if my sister's elbow is bent outwards!"
Rong Xin couldn't help laughing and pinched her face, "If it were me, I wouldn't think of sending someone to send you back. Isn't the emperor used to you yet?"
Yun Qin lowered her eyes slightly, but the tips of her ears had already turned red, "Sister, your elbow has really grown crooked."
Seeing her like this, Rong Xin couldn't help but smile again.
Yun Qin glared at her, her watery eyes full of coquettishness, which made Rong Xin pinch her face again.
As she pinched her, she couldn't help but sigh: such a beautiful woman who could change her mood with pleasure, even she couldn't help but feel pity for her, no wonder the emperor liked her so much.
After the incident, Yun Qin did not forget to save her face, "I'm not really that angry."
She picked at the raised pattern on the teacup with her fingers. "The main thing is that I still have to deal with Jiang Lihai and give the Queen a big gift!"
Seeing her like this, Rong Xin felt a little distressed. Every step in the harem was difficult, no wonder she was so worried.
Even if the emperor really wanted to protect her, what Aqin said was not wrong. The emperor might have the intention to take advantage of her.
"I know what's going on. Even if it's true, I can't delay it for long. Just deal with Jiang Lihai, and then let the emperor make his arrangements."
Yun Qin picked up the teacup and took a sip. Her expression became calm again, even revealing a bit of indifference. "The tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop. Even if I don't want to be pushed to the forefront by him, as long as I ascend to the throne, there will be constant disputes around me. It's okay to make him angry. People may not cherish things that are too easy to get."