royal princess

Chapter 191
"Well, let's go together." Xiao Qi nodded, his solemn expression made one dare not look closely, "Is Yuzhen doing well these days?"

When the emperor asked about his daughter, the imperial concubine's expression softened a lot. The two asked and answered, while Si Jin listened behind. This was the first time seeing Xiao Qi and the imperial concubine getting along like this.Unlike when he was with her, Xiao Qi talked so much, his words were short and his tone was indifferent, but he had a sense of sight of a domineering emperor.

Oops.

Si Jin knew the name of Suyun Palace, but had never been there. This palace where the empress dowager used to live always gave off an unattainable feeling, and Si Jin didn't like it very much.After entering the Suyun Palace, Si Jin realized that this palace was actually not much different from the previous Yihexuan, and the layout was almost the same. At this time, there were already many people in the Suyun Palace, and the Empress had already hosted big picture.

The empress is really a brick in the harem, move it wherever you need it, like it!
Hearing that the emperor was coming, the queen hurriedly led a group of people out to greet her, "The concubines will meet the emperor."

"Queen, get up." Xiao Qi helped the queen up with his own hands, sharp edges and corners were cut out of his tough facial features, and his calm and majestic aura made everyone present hang their heads.

The queen did not expect the emperor to help her up with his own hands, and the displeasure of seeing the concubine coming in together disappeared at this moment. After standing up, the concubine, Si Jin and others greeted the empress again. Walking with the emperor, he said: "The imperial doctor is still treating. Qiao Xiaoyi accidentally bumped her head when she fell down. Fortunately, the injury was not serious. Now Qiao Xiaoyi has woken up, but her complexion is not very good."

The Empress Dowager was not in the Suyun Palace, which made Si Jin a little strange.Logically speaking, the empress dowager valued Qiao Lingyi so much that there should be no reason why she would not come to suppress the situation when something like this happened.But the Queen Mother was not here, so Si Jin was really relieved, and from what the Queen said, Qiao Lingyi's injury should not be serious, it's just that there was a cut on his head and some blood was bleeding, which made him look a bit scary.

Xiao Qi and the empress had already entered the palace, and the imperial concubine followed closely. Si Jin slowed down her pace, winked at Yun Chang, and then walked in.Now that she is Concubine Xi, she already has enough status to enter.

There was a faint smell of blood in the room, which made people feel a little uncomfortable.Qiao Lingyi was lying there with a pale complexion in the lotus-colored tent covered with branches and flowers. Si Jin couldn't really see the expression on her face through the many figures, but could only hear her choked up sobs.The voice of crying in a low voice was soft, and the apex of everyone who heard it trembled.

Si Jin judged that this was a very skill-testing crying method. Judging from her unswerving mentality of being a white lotus, she would not be able to cry so sadly and touchingly.

Look, the skill of white lotus is not something that everyone can master.She has studied it painstakingly for three years, and a lovely flower that doesn't want to be here can suppress her as soon as she makes a sound.

Hey.

Si Jin lit a piece of wax for herself.

Xiao Qi looked at Qiao Lingyi lying there pale and bloodless, and his heart softened. He sat down on the brocade tree next to him, looked at her and said, "Don't move around, listen to the doctor's advice and take good care of your wounds. I will investigate clearly and give you an explanation."

The queen standing next to her pursed her lips, her eyes fell on Qiao Lingyi, and said at this moment: "What the emperor said is that even if today's matter is related to my sister, I will definitely not favoritism , will definitely investigate this matter clearly.”

"The queen has always been fair, I trust you, so I will leave this matter to the queen." Xiao Qi said with his eyes half-downcast as usual.

This dormitory is not very big, and there are not many people who can enter the dormitory. Concubine Gui, Concubine Mei, Concubine Xian, Concubine Qu, plus Li Zhaoyi and Si Jin, were all taken aback when they heard what the emperor said.Everyone was saying that they saw Chu Chenglan push Qiao Xiaoyi down with their own eyes, but the emperor still asked the queen to investigate this matter in person, which shows how much the emperor trusts the queen in his heart.

The queen didn't seem to be aware of the difference here, her face was as calm and easy-going as usual, and when her eyes passed over Si Jin, she nodded slightly as a signal.

Si Jin smiled softly at the queen, but felt a little turbulent in her heart.Si Jin was really surprised by the Queen's performance. She thought that the Queen would plead guilty first. After all, Chu Chenglan is from the Duke of Wei's mansion and the Queen's younger sister. Regardless of the concubines, the two are tied together on the same rope anyway. .According to Si Jin's views on the ancients, the empress should first plead guilty and say that she didn't take good care of her concubine sister.But the queen just stood there so mighty and domineering, without any intention of pleading guilty, and even promised to investigate the matter clearly.

There was no mention of Chu Chenglan, and there was no detailed account of what happened in front of the emperor.

This was totally different from what Si Jin thought.

why?

Si Jin couldn't understand it, and couldn't figure it out for a while.When encountering things that you don't understand, you must talk less and listen more.Si Jin quietly looked at the expression of the imperial concubine, and saw that the imperial concubine was frowning lightly, and she was hesitant to speak just now when she looked at the queen, making Si Jin guess that the imperial concubine should have planned to say something, but now she gave up up.

At this time, Si Jin looked again to observe Qiao Lingyi's expression. He didn't know if the other party was too knowledgeable or if he was a real victim. In short, Si Jin failed to observe anything useful from Qiao Lingyi's expression.I only saw her grabbing Xiao Qi's sleeve, just so silently, with tears streaming down her face, like a frightened dodder flower.

With so many people in the room, Si Jin couldn't take the initiative to do anything, so she turned her eyes away in response.Accidentally, his eyes slid across Concubine Mei's cheek beside her, and he saw the contempt in the depths of her eyes.

It seems that Concubine Mei was also successfully hit by Qiao Lingyi.

"When something like this happened in the harem, the concubine thinks that the palace discipline should be cleaned up, and the concubines should live in harmony. How can there be murder of people's lives. Qiao Xiaoyi is lucky today. If she doesn't take strict precautions, it will be uncertain in the future. There will be more serious things, please give permission from the emperor."

Not only did Qiao Xiaoyi's injury need to be investigated, but the queen also wanted to take the opportunity to rectify palace affairs and enforce palace discipline, which was really surprising.But what was even more surprising was that Xiao Qi actually agreed.

"The empress has the right to govern the six palaces, it's up to you." One sentence gently gave the empress the right to promise, but he paused for a while, then glanced at the imperial concubine, Xiao Qi added He said, "Yuzhen is a bit older now, the imperial concubine must be able to relax a bit, let the imperial concubine assist the queen."

The noble concubine was overjoyed, but the queen's expression remained unchanged, "Yes, the concubine also has the same intention."

"The concubine will do her best to help the empress, please rest assured." The imperial concubine Yingying stepped forward and bowed her knees.

"En." Xiao Qi nodded, no longer looked at the concubine, but turned to look at Qiao Lingyi, "If you are injured, you should rest well, and don't worry about other messy things."

Qiao Lingyi nodded slightly with tears in his eyes, "I always listen to my cousin."

Si Jin felt that the direction of the development of the matter was becoming more and more different from what she thought?Could it be that she really doesn't have the talent for Gongdou, so she can't even understand what others do?Things are wrong, since Qiao Xiaoyi was very injured, she suddenly abducted the imperial concubine to assist the queen in dividing the palace power...

Did the empress anger the emperor, or did Xiao Qi have other plans?
Moreover, the queen agreed so readily, without any displeasure at being separated from power, so what does the queen think?
"Qiao Xiaoyi is also a little tired, why don't we go back first and let her have a good rest." The imperial concubine looked at the queen and asked with a smile.

It was obvious that this was for the emperor and Qiao Lingyi to spend time alone, Si Jin did not expect the imperial concubine to be so willing to give the queen mother some convenience.

The queen nodded, looked at the crowd and said, "Everyone should leave. Anyone related to Qiao Xiaoyi's injury should stay in the palace well. I will ask them one by one."

Everyone answered in unison, this has nothing to do with Si Jin.She didn't take part in the event.

Feeling so lucky all of a sudden.

Everyone retreated one after another, but Si Jin didn't intend to leave just like that. When there were only a few of them left in the room, the noble concubine looked at Si Jin and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, it's been a while since I've talked to sister Concubine Xi. , I don’t know if my sister can give her face to sit in Changle Palace?”

The imperial concubine made up her mind to drag Si Jin away.

The queen glanced at the noble concubine, and her eyes fell on Si Jin again.Even Qiao Xiaoyi who was on the bed couldn't help but glance at Si Jin, Xiao Qi was still as motionless as a mountain, with his back to Si Jin, unable to see his expression.

Si Jin is here to be a light bulb, so what's the matter with following the imperial concubine in such a despondent way?
What's more, let her leave Xiao Qi with the unpredictable Qiao Lingyi, is she stupid?
"Sister Concubine Gui also needs to assist the empress to rectify her official duties, thoroughly investigate the matter of Qiao Xiaoyi's injury, my sister dare not delay her time. When this matter is over, my sister will definitely visit and have a good chat with my sister." Pooh, my sister is not as good as you meaning!

The queen looked at Si Jin's righteous and dignified expression, the corners of her lips curled up, and quickly returned to normal, her eyes fell on the noble concubine again.

The imperial concubine did not expect that Si Jin would refuse without hesitation, she was obviously taken aback, but the imperial concubine had been in the palace for many years, she quickly reacted, looked at Si Jin and said: "Sister Xi, don't worry, It doesn't take much time. What's more, you and I both have children, so it's a good time to share the experience of raising children. Besides, this palace is only assisting the empress, and I have to follow the orders of the empress in everything, so there is no rush."

Si Jin smiled sweetly at the concubine's smile, "The concubine is stupid, and she doesn't help the empress and the concubine's sister. The two sisters are busy with palace affairs to investigate the truth, and the younger sister can only take good care of the emperor for the two sisters." Yes. Qiao Xiaoyi was injured and couldn't take care of himself, and the emperor was too busy with government affairs to take care of him, so the emperor might miss Qiao Xiaoyi and stay here to take care of Qiao Xiaoyi."

(End of this chapter)