The most beautiful lady in the harem

Chapter 355: Go to the Imperial Mausoleum

Emperor Yongjia closed his eyes. In fact, he already had an idea about this matter in his mind.

The purpose of having the fan fished out was just to provide evidence.

However, for a moment, no one present knew what Emperor Yongjia was up to.

Seeing that he was silent for a moment and Concubine Xiao De had just finished speaking, the Empress Dowager seemed to have relaxed her guard against Qin Liuse.

The concubine standing behind smelled the fishy odor, but she didn't want the matter to just go away.

What a rare opportunity this is.

Liu Yiyi looked at the paper fan on the lacquer tray and said in surprise, "It's a pity that such a delicate paper fan was soaked in water. It's also difficult for the eldest prince to retrieve it. After all, it is the legacy of the late queen. The eldest prince is so filial that it is really touching."

As Liu Yiyi spoke, she sniffed, as if she was about to cry.

Liu Yiyi didn't understand the situation and didn't know what the Empress Dowager and Emperor Yongjia really meant, so she didn't get involved. She just talked to the eldest prince to show her kindness.

But other people may not be as calculating as Liu Yiyi.

Qin Huaijin's current position is low, but he had once been glorious, so after the meeting just now, he did not go back to Shu Yuexuan directly, but followed to Chengqian Palace and dared to speak in front of everyone.

However, because his current position is too low, he dare not openly criticize Qin Liuse in front of so many people.

Then, as if to plead for her, she said, "Grand Empress Dowager, Royal Consort was just anxious at the moment, thinking of rescuing the eldest prince, and didn't care about anything else. After all, it's best that the eldest prince is safe and sound."

After a pause, he continued, "The Imperial Concubine must be clear in her mind. If it wasn't the eldest prince who fell into the lake today, the Imperial Concubine would definitely have weighed the pros and cons and would not have joked with her own image like this."

It sounded like she was speaking for Qin Liuse, but in fact she was secretly mocking Qin Liuse. If the person who fell today was not the eldest prince, she might not have rescued him.

Who are the two Empress Dowagers and the Grand Empress Dowager? They have lived in the harem for decades, more than half of their lives. How could they not hear the hidden meaning in Qin Huaijin's words?

However, the Empress Dowager frowned when she heard this. She didn't expect that Qin Huaijin, as Qin Liuse's sister, would slander her own sister in this way.

Li Jieyu, who had been watching silently from the side, also spoke up at this time, "It is also because the eldest prince is blessed with a good life and has the protection of the emperor's dragon body. Just now, the little princess and the little prince were playing at the round moon platform, and the eldest prince was also there with his younger brothers and sisters. Maybe the fan accidentally fell down while they were playing. Amitabha, it's so lucky."

After saying this, Concubine Li paused thoughtfully, and then said, "Fortunately, the Imperial Noble Concubine happened to meet the eldest prince when she came back from sending the little prince and princess, otherwise what happened today would not have happened..."

She closed her eyes and covered her chest with a handkerchief, as if she couldn't bear to think about it anymore.

It sounded as if the eldest prince's fan fell not by accident, but was thrown there by Qin Liuse.

Because of what Concubine Li meant, that the eldest prince, the younger prince and the little princess were playing together there and there was no one else around, so naturally, the fan could only have been taken down by Qin Liuse.

When others said this, Qin Liuse would just laugh it off, but when Concubine Li said this, she disagreed in her heart.

Qin Liuse sneered and asked without thinking, "How come what you said, Concubine, sounds like I was the one who threw the eldest prince's fan down?"

Li Jieyu had been hinting at something just now, but now that Qin Liuse had pointed it out, she immediately pretended that it had nothing to do with her, "I didn't mean that, Your Majesty, please don't take it seriously."

If Qin Liuse hadn't known clearly that this matter was done by Concubine Li, she would have been deceived by her hypocrisy.

"If I really had bad intentions towards the eldest prince, wouldn't I have just thrown the fan down? Even if he fell, wouldn't I have just left it alone? Why would I have gone to so much trouble to save him?" Qin Liuse was trying to answer Concubine Li's questions.

"Who knows? There are many people at the family banquet tonight in a place like the Round Moon Terrace. Even if someone falls down, there will always be someone to rescue them. Even if someone really wants to harm others, they won't be able to do so..."

Li Jieyu was very secretive when she spoke now. She didn't mention Qin Liuse at all, for fear that others would find fault with her, so she spoke vaguely, as if she was talking about her, but not really.

What Concubine Li meant was that Qin Liuse knew that harming others in this way would not accomplish anything, so she pretended to rescue the eldest prince in order to win favor in front of everyone.

Qin Liuse was so angry that she almost laughed, but the more she said, the better. The more Concubine Li said, the more she would be unable to refute when the truth was revealed.

Qin Liuse laughed again, "The eldest prince usually learns martial arts and keeps fit under the arrangement of the emperor. Although he can't swim, his physical fitness is much better than mine. Why would I kill a thousand enemies and injure eight hundred of my own, and waste my own body, to save someone who is in better shape than me?"

Qin Liuse sneezed at the right time as he said this.

Li Jieyu immediately smiled again and said, "My Royal Concubine, please don't take it to heart. I didn't say that you harmed the eldest prince. My Royal Concubine, please don't take it to heart."

Li Jieyu was being sarcastic and said to Qin Liuse that she was just feeling guilty and was taking it personally.

Qin Liuse really couldn't understand what Concubine Li was trying to achieve by doing one thing after another.

Even if she didn't know about it in advance, if the eldest prince fell into the water and was rescued by her, it wouldn't harm her in any way. It would just affect her image.

However, this is also because Qin Liuse doesn't care too much about losing his manners in front of others. He feels that human life is more important, so he doesn't think it's a big deal.

For concubines like Li Xianfei who paid great attention to their dignified manners, if what happened tonight happened to them, they would have cried bitterly, regretting that their bodies were seen by others.

So these people couldn't help but curse in confusion, thinking that only Qin Liuse was so shameless that he could answer questions fluently and look normal even though his clothes were seen by others.

For a moment, the concubines were talking among themselves, muttering in low voices, so that no one could hear what they were saying. But the look in their eyes when they looked at Qin Liuse made it clear that what they said was definitely not good.

Qin Liuse sneezed just as she was about to open her mouth, but Emperor Yongjia spoke at this moment, "Enough."

At his command, the room immediately became quiet.

There was coldness in Emperor Yongjia's eyes, and he did not look at Concubine Li, but the words he said made Concubine Li feel as if ice had chilled her bones.

He narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Li Jieyu, do you have anything else to say about what happened today?"

Without waiting for Concubine Li's reply, Emperor Yongjia looked at Zhu Wanxi after saying this.

Zhu Wanxi understood and immediately walked to Li Jieyu's side. She smiled and said to Princess Anle who followed Li Jieyu, "It's late. Princess Anle must be hungry. Please follow me. The cook outside has prepared a lot of delicious food."

Princess Anle was still young. When she heard that there was something to eat, her eyes immediately lit up and she happily followed Zhu Wanxi.

Emperor Yongjia did this because he didn't want his daughter to see such a vicious side of her mother.

Li Jieyushi did not expect that Emperor Yongjia would suddenly speak coldly to her like this, and she also felt that it was impossible for him to know about this matter.

Suddenly being humiliated like this and being called out in public, her face was a little hot, and she asked in confusion, "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? What else can I know and say?"

This time, Emperor Yongjia did not play Tai Chi with her. His tone was extremely cold and he said directly, "If you don't tell me, I will send you to the imperial mausoleum, okay?"