latelenovela Chapter 485: Deeply Cunning, Self-doubt
Chapter 485: Deeply Cunning, Self-doubt
The queen secretly looked at Ji Chuhe's expression, then looked at Rong Qingqing.
Ji Chuhe was still the same as before, with a respectful and gentle smile on her face, and Rong Qingqing didn't look very angry either.
To be honest, Ji Chuhe is very cunning and good at disguising herself, but Rong Qingqing's mind is much simpler. She is a girl who cannot hide much of her thoughts.
"Your Majesty the Queen is here to pay your respects." Ji Chuhe stepped forward and saluted.
Rong Qingqing also bowed, "Greetings, Her Majesty the Queen."
"Quickly, please excuse me and take my seat." After saying that, the queen instructed the servants around her, "No need to wait on me. All of you may leave."
In the entire palace, only Queen Ji Chuhe and Rong Qingqing were left.
"How is Madam Rong's health? Do you want to ask the imperial physician to come and take a look?" the Queen asked with concern.
"Early this morning, I asked someone to go over and inquire about the situation. Grandmother is not seriously ill. She is just feeling very dizzy due to her old age and the weather changes drastically in the past few days." Ji Chuhe responded softly.
"That's good. I was worried when I heard that Madam Rong was ill." The Queen breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly turned around to hold Rong Qingqing's hand.
“My dear, I am going to invite the old lady of the Duke of Rong’s Mansion and your mother to the palace today to discuss the matter of Qin Yumo. This time, it was the Third Prince who did something wrong, and I will make him apologize to you!” The Queen’s tone was filled with a hint of anger.
"Empress, the Third Prince and Qin Yumo are the ones who love each other. I can understand that the feelings between people are so wonderful. It is so rare to meet someone who you like and who likes you back." Rong Qingqing responded softly.
The Queen was stunned when she heard this response.
Rong Qingqing likes to read those love stories, and her mind is filled with these things! Otherwise, she wouldn't say such things!
Feelings? Can a member of the royal family have feelings?
This is something that was taken away from them at birth!
"Qingqing, you are too kind. You don't know Qin Yumo's intentions. I have already found out. She came here to deliberately entangle the Third Prince. If she couldn't get the Third Prince, she would commit suicide. The Third Prince took into consideration that she was the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion and didn't want anyone to die, so he saved her. The person the Third Prince has always liked in his heart is you."
"I know that the Third Prince did not handle this matter properly, which led to such serious consequences. The Third Prince now knows he was wrong and is kneeling in his father's bedroom. My dear, can you forgive him this time?"
"Empress, Miss Qin is already kneeling outside the Prince's Mansion, saying that she wants to marry the Third Prince."
"She wants to be the Third Prince's concubine. She knows that the Third Prince's heart is with you and cannot be snatched away, so she has to settle for the next best thing. If a woman with such deep scheming is not the daughter of Prime Minister Qin's mansion, I will never let her succeed."
After the Queen finished speaking, she looked at Rong Qingqing with an apologetic look on her face, "Qingqing, the Third Prince really cannot offend Prime Minister Qin now. Even if he is schemed by Qin Yumo, he can't bear to part with you. In his heart, only you are worthy of being his principal wife, and Qin Yumo can only be a concubine. She will always be inferior to you."
"Empress, do you mean that the Third Prince should also marry Qin Yumo as his concubine?"
"This is the only solution. Qingqing, can you understand the difficulties that I and the Third Prince are facing?"
In the conversation between the Queen and Rong Qingqing, the sovereignty was always in the hands of the Queen.
Rong Qingqing had no way to resist at all.
She was getting anxious.
Why hasn’t my sister-in-law spoken yet?
"Empress, I think the most important thing in this matter is not Qingqing's attitude. Isn't she just a concubine? It doesn't matter who you marry. You have to marry her anyway. Qingqing can't monopolize the third prince alone. The most crucial thing in this matter is Prime Minister Qin!" Ji Chuhe's voice suddenly rang out.
The queen was immediately stunned by Ji Chuhe's words.
"Empress, if you let Qin Yumo be your concubine, where will Prime Minister Qin save his face? Qin Yumo is shameless. She is willing to be your concubine. Does Prime Minister Qin agree?"
"I have also thought about this issue, and I plan to discuss it with the emperor after he leaves court. A good girl cannot be ruined like this. If the third prince does not marry Qin Yumo as a concubine, wouldn't that make him even more of an enemy of Prime Minister Qin?" The queen raised the question again.
"That's right." Ji Chuhe also looked embarrassed, "How can we get Prime Minister Qin to back down from this situation?"
The queen stared at Ji Chuhe's expression closely.
Ji Chuhe really looked like he was seriously considering how to deal with this matter.
What a great disguise!
If the Queen hadn't known that this trap was set up by Ji Chuhe, she would have really been fooled by Ji Chuhe!
When the Queen thought that Ji Chuhe was the instigator of all this, she felt so angry that her teeth were itching.
Ji Chuhe did not take advantage of this opportunity to make trouble with the Third Prince's promise to Duke Rong!
Of course Ji Chuhe would not play this card now.
After all, all the responsibility now lies on Qin Yumo. It was Qin Yumo who shamelessly seduced the third prince, and when she failed, she sought death.
The Third Prince went to save Qin Yumo only because he was worried about offending Prime Minister Qin and couldn't bear to see a life die.
The only mistake the Third Prince made in the whole incident was that he handled it improperly.
Even if we use the Third Prince's promise to cancel the engagement now, it is still not strong enough.
"Empress, the Third Prince loves Qingqing so much, I can't bear to see a pair of lovers being torn apart like this. In fact, my grandfather, grandmother, aunt and all the elders are just worried that the Third Prince has someone else in his heart, and Qingqing will have a hard time marrying the Third Prince without his love. As long as the Third Prince doesn't have Qin Yumo in his heart, it doesn't matter if he takes a concubine. I believe my grandfather won't make things difficult for the Third Prince. However, we must deal with Prime Minister Qin, otherwise, there will be endless troubles for us."
"As long as the emperor agrees, there shouldn't be any problem with Prime Minister Qin." The queen had her own plans.
Ji Chuhe nodded in agreement.
The queen looked at her and began to doubt herself.
Did she blame Ji Chuhe wrongly?
In fact, Ji Chuhe didn’t want to help Rong Qingqing break off the engagement at all?
If the Third Prince and Rong Qingqing did not break off the engagement this time, the Queen decided to dispel her suspicion of Ji Chuhe.
I believe Ji Chuhe is still determined to form an alliance with her.
Moreover, there was no doubt that she and the Third Prince had ever intended to kill the Crown Prince.
Ji Chuhe chatted with the queen for a while before leaving with Rong Qingqing.
As soon as they got on the carriage, Rong Qingqing eagerly grabbed Ji Chuhe's hand.
"Sister-in-law, is what you just said to the Queen true?"
"Silly girl, are you scared already? Didn't you see that Qin Yumo used this tactic of retreating to advance very well? It immediately stimulated the Third Prince to save her at all costs. My tactic is also to retreat to advance."