latelenovela Chapter 265
Chapter 265
Li Yu bravely stepped forward on his knees and said, "Your Majesty, your health is the most important thing. You must not be so angry..."
Hongli was annoyed. "What happened to Jin? Why did she die out of nowhere?"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. This incident happened suddenly. I just heard about it and I don't know the reason yet."
"What do the Queen Mother and the Empress say?"
"Your Majesty, Xiao Liuzi said that because your noble lady was favored last night, only Consort Jin was present in Qixiang Palace. When they discovered this, it was already dawn. Xiao Liuzi panicked and immediately reported to the Yangxin Palace."
Li Yu's words made Hongli feel relieved but also worried.
What you can rest assured about is that Jingren Palace and Shoukang Palace do not have too much power.
What is bothering me is the Jin family matter, which is really difficult to deal with.
After much thought, I couldn't come up with any solution.
After a long pause, he finally spoke, "Go to Jingren Palace and inform the Empress that I invite her to come with me to pay respects to the Empress Dowager. Then summon the noble lady to the Yangxin Palace. Do not return to Qixiang Palace for the time being."
"Yes, I obey your order."
Li Yu responded and went down. Hongli pinched his brows, and finally couldn't help it and punched the table again.
……
The Yangxin Palace is much closer to the Shoukang Palace than the Jingren Palace.
When Qingying stepped into the door, the mother and son were silent, not knowing what they were thinking about.
After signaling Xiuxia to wait outside the door, Qingying went in alone.
He walked closer and knelt down, "Greetings to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager."
"The Queen is here. Get up, Jianqiu, and take your seat."
"Thank you, Queen Mother."
Qingying sat down, and the Queen Mother said, "Jianqiu, go to the kitchen and see if the lily and white fungus soup I cooked this morning is ready."
"The Emperor and Empress came so early in the morning, so they probably didn't have a good breakfast. They'll talk about things later, so they'll need to fill their stomachs."
Jianqiu responded and left, and in a blink of an eye, only three masters were left in the hall.
Seeing that the two people sitting at the top had no intention of speaking.
Qingying looked at him with some confusion and said, "I'm quite confused. The Emperor sent a message saying that he was coming to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager. Why do both the Emperor and the Empress Dowager look like this?"
"I'm so bold, but what happened?"
The Empress Dowager glanced at Hongli and said, "Emperor, it's not easy for me to speak for your concubines. You should speak for yourself."
Ever since Qingying married into Prince Bao's mansion, the Empress Dowager and Hongli have always been friendly to each other.
There has never been a time as serious as today.
This made Hongli feel a little hesitant to speak.
But things can't just drag on like this.
Then he sighed softly, "The Empress Dowager is right, Qingying, Jin committed suicide and has died."
Qingying seemed surprised by what Hongli said.
His eyes suddenly widened. “Your Majesty…what?”
After a moment, she realized, "How could this be? The Emperor only confined her to her house, so why did she hang herself out of the blue? It's a serious crime for a concubine to commit suicide!"
The Queen Mother's gaze fell on the window. "I heard that the injury to Concubine Hui was ostensibly caused by Jin's maid, but in reality, it was Concubine Yi who was stirring up trouble behind the scenes."
Qingying found out about this matter.
But the result has already been reported to the Yangxin Palace, so there is naturally no rush to speak out at this moment.
"What the Empress Dowager said is true. I have not yet made a decision on this matter. What should I do?"
The Queen Mother snorted coldly.
"She's from the Fucha clan, how could she be so petty? I think if there's nothing strange about Jin's death, it's probably because the Fucha clan hasn't been punished for so long that they're still feeling resentful."
Hongli fell silent after hearing this.
Qingying was also a little surprised.
The Queen Mother's words seemed to indicate that she was dissatisfied with the Emperor for not punishing Yi Changzai earlier, which led to Jin's death.
But in reality, it seems that he intends to prevent the spread of Jin's death?
Could it be that Jin's death was ordered by the Queen Mother?
But why is it like this?
How could a mere concubine catch the eye of the empress dowager?
Although he had doubts, he did not speak.
Qingying looked down silently at the handkerchief Hailan had just embroidered for her, with no intention of saying anything.
After a while, Hongli sighed again.