Chapter 85 Who threatens whom?
In the Chunxi Palace.
Ting He had already returned from Ninghe Palace, but Rong Xin, who had been waiting anxiously, did not see Yun Qin.
After asking Ting He without any result, Rong Xin immediately went to Yu.
Since he went to the Empress Dowager's palace and disappeared, it would be possible to find him only if the Emperor went to ask for him.
She was extremely anxious and almost ran all the way. Not long after she went out, she ran into Yun Qin, who was dressed in a shabby outfit, on the palace road.
"Yunqin!" Rong Xin shouted in surprise and rushed over, "What are you doing?"
The moment she saw Rong Xin, Yun Qin, who had been calm all the way, was almost instantly overwhelmed by the grievance and fatigue that surged from the bottom of her heart, and she almost threw herself into Rong Xin's arms.
"elder sister!"
Yun Qin was always calm and composed. When Rong Xin saw her like this, she knew that something big must have happened.
She looked around, then quickly picked up Yunqin and led her into a more secluded palace passage.
After making sure that no one was around, Rong Xin supported Yun Qin's limp body and asked, "What happened?"
In the palace, weakness is the real luxury.
After a moment of collapse, Yun Qin regained her composure. She touched her cheek and it felt cold, but there were no tears.
Isn't this a kind of progress?
Yun Qin couldn't help but complain to herself in her heart: Do you think you are so strong now?
The unexpected smile on her face made Rong Xin even more worried, and she quickly asked, "Speak, what happened?"
Yun Qin looked at her and said calmly, "This is not the place to talk. I'll talk to my sister about this when we get back."
Her eyes were dark and calm, but to Rong Xin, beneath those seemingly calm eyes, there was a frightening storm surging.
"Are you really okay?" she couldn't help but confirm again.
Yun Qin nodded and stood up straight, "Let's go, I have to go back and report to Lady Su."
As she spoke, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, but the coldness in her eyes deepened.
Whether it was Yun Qin's tone or her eyes, Rong Xin was secretly shocked.
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When seeing that Ting He was the only one coming to report, Su Meiren's face had a complicated expression for a moment, as if she was smiling and sad at the same time, but the sense of relief was real.
Although she persuaded the Queen Mother to take action against Yun Qin, what the Queen Mother meant was to send her to the laundry department and let her fend for herself. If that worked, that would be great.
But Lady Su knew how smart Yun Qin was, so she asked Jiang Lihai to wait on the way to Yuqian. If she escaped before the Queen Mother, she would just be killed!
Since Yunqin didn't come back, it must mean that one party has succeeded.
When she thought of this, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up a little, but she didn't have time to laugh completely.
Then Yun Qin walked in from outside the hall step by step.
Her clothes were a little disheveled, her body was covered in mud, her steps seemed a little unsteady, and she looked extremely clumsy.
But no matter how fierce she was, her figure was so real, walking towards him step by step.
"You, you..." Su Meiren was so shocked that she almost stood up from the chair by holding the armrest.
Yun Qin did not salute, but just looked at her coldly, and smiled, "Why are you so surprised, my beauty? I just came back a little late, why are you so worried?"
Seeing her cold smile and listening to her ambiguous words, Lady Su felt a little uneasy. She held the handrail tightly and said forcefully, "You, you didn't return to the palace immediately after delivering the things, and you stayed outside the palace without permission. You think you are right!"
Yun Qin ignored her words, took a step forward, stared into her eyes, and said slowly: "My beauty, you don't know, I encountered two very interesting things today."
"In the Queen Mother's Palace, a young maid drank the tea brought to me and fainted. I was so scared that I quickly called the imperial physician. Guess what happened..."
Lady Su looked at her and realized that things were just as she had expected. She had really escaped from the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother must have underestimated her and didn't send anyone to guard her!
The Queen Mother's affairs have been exposed, and now she has returned safe and sound. What she fears most is that the Emperor will know about this.
"Well, then what?" Su Meiren had to ask.
Yun Qin chuckled and stared at her with contempt in her eyes.
She was really stupid. I just tested her a little and she showed everything on her face.
Judging from the way she seemed to be afraid of the truth being exposed, she probably not only knew about it, but was also very likely involved in it.
Colluding with the Queen Mother? Or was this idea hers?
The smile on Yun Qin's lips deepened, but her eyes grew colder.
"My beauty will never guess who I met." She deliberately softened her tone, "I met the chief eunuch in the harem, Jiang Lihai."
Su Meiren tightened her grip on the armrest of the chair and continued to ask, "What happens next?"
What she probably wanted to ask was how she escaped from him?
Yun Qin chuckled and said, "After that? We just met and exchanged some pleasantries. What do you think is the next step, my lady?"
This question made Lady Su's face stiffen. She was not stupid enough to ask Yun Qin directly how she escaped. She looked at Yun Qin and gritted her teeth and said, "What do you want to say?"
"There's just one thing I can't make up my mind about." Yun Qin said, and took another step forward.
At this time, she was only two steps away from Su Meiren, and could clearly see the patterns on Su Meiren's pupils and the trembling in her eyes.
The lady Su, who was being stared at by her, leaned back subconsciously. Her inner tension and anxiety gave rise to anger. With a distorted face, she shouted at Chong Yunqin, "How dare you! Get out of here!"
Yun Qin did not retreat, still staring at her with calm eyes, and asked her, "My beauty, do you think I should tell the emperor about the palace maid who fainted after drinking the tea?"
“No!” Lady Su yelled subconsciously, feeling that Yun Qin was threatening her. Her expression became more distorted, and she threatened her in return, “You dare!”
Yun Qin understood her hidden message. If she dared to tell the emperor about this, the empress dowager would not let her go.
The smile on her face slowly faded, and the coldness in her eyes became more obvious. "I also want to ask, is the beauty's previous suggestion still valid now?"
Su Meiren naturally knew what she was talking about. In order to reassure her, she nodded hurriedly, "Of course, of course, as long as you agree to join forces with me, everything will be fine."
"Well, since you and I are joining forces, I will naturally not tell the emperor about the palace maid's affairs. Just treat it as a little secret between me and the beauty."
The smile returned to Yun Qin's face, but that smile made Lady Su feel a chill at the back of her neck. It was clearly her who threatened Yun Qin to join forces with her, but now it seemed like the situation was reversed.