in2ebook Chapter 294 I decide my territory
Chapter 294 I decide my territory
When Yu Qingli saw Yu Zhenzhen come in, she put the chess piece in her hand into the chess box and looked at the newcomer with a clear expression. Murong Yan saw that she probably didn't have time to accompany her today, so she couldn't help but sigh and stood up from the chair.
"Since you have guests today, Lili, I will come another day."
"I hope Your Highness will refrain from coming here in the future, to avoid giving others a chance to talk about you."
"Forget it. It's no use telling you anyway. I come whenever I want. Who in this palace dares to gossip about me?"
Yu Qingli glanced at him noncommittally. "That's true," she said. "Given the prince's shameless nature, even if someone gossiped, he probably wouldn't care, right?" He might even throw those gossipers out and give them a beating.
Murong Yanhui tidied her clothes elegantly and then walked out of the hall. When she passed the door, she didn't even look at Yu Zhenzhen, as if she didn't exist.
Yu Zhenzhen felt a little disappointed, but she also felt resentful. Why did Yu Qingli get all the good things? She was so unsatisfied with the identity of a prince's consort, and now she was even hooking up with His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan.
This was truly intolerable! She had to seize the King of Yan openly and honestly, and put an end to Yu Qingli's arrogance.
Yu Qingli glanced coldly at Yu Zhenzhen's face, and was well aware of the hostility on her face. She couldn't help but feel a little ironic. It was really funny. Did she think that she could steal her lover?
"Miss Yu is so honored to be here. What brings you here?"
Yu Zhenzhen looked up at the woman with delicate features but full of imposing aura. After not seeing her for a few days, she looked more and more like a royal concubine. Although she was still dressed in plain clothes and wore a silver hairpin, she had a kind of majesty that made it impossible to look directly at her.
Yu Zhenzhen was furious when she heard Yu Qingli's sarcastic words. However, thinking of the purpose of her visit today, she tried to calm down her anger and put on a gentle and charming expression. "Sister, ever since you married into the royal family, Zhenzhen has often missed you, so today I begged father to bring me to the palace to visit you."
Yu Qingli sneered. Visit her? Are you here to see how she can't live in this palace? It's really a pity to disappoint them, father and daughter. Her life in this palace is quite comfortable.
"I don't remember ever having a sister like you."
"You..." Yu Zhenzhen was filled with rage. Thinking of what her father had told her before, she couldn't help but suppress her anger. When you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.
Yu Zhenzhen put on a relatively kind smile again. "Sister, as the saying goes, family members don't talk behind each other's backs. Although we did have some conflicts before, they were all grudges from the previous generation. Perhaps there's no real hatred between you and me, right?"
Yu Qingli looked at her. In fact, what she said was not wrong. Yu Zhengsha concealed the fact that he had a wife and daughter in the capital, which really had nothing to do with them. But, what if she just didn't like this brother and sister?
Seeing her silence, Yu Zhenzhen assumed she was somewhat moved, and continued, "I know that father does owe you and your daughter many things, but he has already regretted it. Besides, we are sisters after all. In this huge palace, shouldn't we support each other?"
"so what……"
Yu Zhenzhen said with a delighted look, "The Empress wants me to stay with my sister temporarily. Firstly, we two sisters can have someone to look after us. Secondly, I'm still young, so there's no rush for my marriage to the Crown Prince."
Yu Qingli looked at her coldly. This woman had a good plan. Her purpose of entering the palace was probably not for the prince, but for someone else?
But none of this mattered to her. Since it was the Queen's intention, she was happy to do a favor. In fact, she had already heard something about Yu Zhenzhen's coming from the palace maid.
"Since it is the Queen Mother's will, then you may stay here for the time being. However, there is one thing: since you are living in my palace, you must abide by my rules."
Yu Zhenzhen lowered her brows and said, "Of course."
As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. Since Yu Zhenzhen was so humble, Yu Qingli had no reason to drive her away. So, she stayed in Ju'an Palace.
However, even though she was accompanying her sister, she had to avoid suspicion. After all, Yu Zhenzhen was an unmarried woman, so she was arranged to live alone in a small courtyard in the side hall of Ju'an Hall.
"Miss, are we just going to let the second lady move in like this?" Mei Hong murmured with some dissatisfaction as soon as Yu Zhenzhen left.
"This is the Queen Mother's order. Do you want me to disobey her?"
"That's not what I meant, but if you go and talk to the Queen..."
Yu Qingli raised an eyebrow and looked at her, saying nonchalantly, "It's okay. It's just one more mouth. But I've already said that in my place, you have to abide by my rules. In short, she just needs to stay in her own yard quietly."
"But Miss..." Mei Hong wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Yu Qingli with a wave of her hand.
"Okay, I know what I'm doing. You don't need to say anything more. Just do your own thing."
Upon hearing this, Mei Hong just lowered her head and stood aside, not daring to say anything more. However, she felt unfair in her heart, and was actually a little worried. Based on her understanding of the eldest prince, there was no guarantee that he might not be interested in this sister-in-law. If this was true, then wouldn't her situation be even more precarious?
No, it seems that she must find external help. But in such a huge palace, who can be her helper?
Mei Hong suddenly thought of someone. Perhaps she should change her mind.
"Miss, there is something I want to tell you. Madam Li, who is beside the Madam, asked me for some embroidered shoe patterns. I never sent them to her. Now that I have nothing to do, I want to send them to her."
"then you go."
Yu Qingli did not stop her. After a moment, Mei Hong took the shoes and hurried to Chaofeng Palace.
Yu Li's lips curled up into a sarcastic smile. Embroidering some patterns? She could come up with such an excuse, it was really bullshit.
Not to mention that all the clothes, shoes and socks for everyone in the palace are made uniformly by the Shangyi Bureau. Besides, even if Nanny Li wanted to embroider the shoe pattern herself, she would not ask a little palace maid who had nothing to do with her for the shoe pattern?
What's more, Meihong's embroidery skills are not even as good as Qinghe in the yard. This lie may not be too poor.
"Sunset!"
Yu Qingli called out softly. Xiluo, who had been waiting quietly by her side, came to Yu Qingli swiftly with a piercing gaze, "What do you want, young lady?"
"Go keep an eye on Mei Hong and see what she's doing in Chaofeng Palace."
"Don't worry, Miss. I have already arranged for someone to go there."
Yu Qingli gave her an admiring look. This Xiluo was really becoming more and more adept at her job. "By the way, how are the people I asked you to prepare?"
"Everything has been arranged. We now have personnel in every palace."
"Well, you did very well, Xiluo. What I'm about to do next will be extremely dangerous if exposed. Now I'm giving you one last chance to choose. If you want to leave, I can arrange for you to return to King Yan. If you want to stay, you must be mentally prepared."
Xiluo smiled, her face as bright as a flower. "What are you talking about, young lady? From the day Xiluo became your maid, I swore to follow you till death!"
Looking at Xiluo like this, Yu Qingli couldn't help but reach out and hold her hand. She said with rare emotion: "Xiluo, thank you!"
Xiluo said nothing, but her expression was firm. In fact, it was she who asked her master, Prince Yan, to come to Yu Qingli. At that time, the master was selecting a suitable person to protect Yu Qingli. There were a few people in the building that the master was satisfied with, but they were eliminated one by one later. Only she insisted on staying.
It was not for anything else, but just because in Qianli Palace, Yu Qingli would rather stay and deal with the emperor than let an insignificant person like her sacrifice instead. At that moment, Xiluo felt for the first time that she was an ordinary "person" rather than a cold killing tool.
After people have experienced tenderness, it is always difficult to go back to the days of living on the edge of a knife. Fortunately, she has a face that is quite similar to Yu Qingli.
"What are you thinking about?"
Yu Qingli asked curiously, and Xiluo smiled, "Miss, Xiluo is so lucky to have met you in this life."
As a master, this should be the greatest compliment.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Xiluo, how's the investigation going on with the thing I asked you to investigate earlier?"
"I was just about to report this to the young lady. The person hiding in the Queen Mother's inner palace that day was not someone else, but Concubine Qing."
"It turned out to be her?"
Yu Qingli was extremely surprised. How could this be possible? Wasn't she a palace maid beside the Prince of Yan? And judging by her relationship with the Prince of Yan, it didn't seem like a simple master-servant relationship. People in the palace had said that this Concubine Qing was originally a maidservant to the Prince of Yan's mother. How could such a person be related to the Queen Mother?
Yu Qingli was confused, but didn't know where to start. This matter was indeed very strange. So, it was this concubine Qing who attacked Murong Yue?
If this is the case, then the matter makes sense. No wonder Murong Yue was poisoned without anyone knowing, because the person who poisoned her was someone that King Yan would never suspect.
Yu Qingli frowned. This news was really beyond her expectations!
"Miss, I think it would be best to inform His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan about this matter. With such a person by his side..."
"Not yet, Xiluo, don't reveal this matter first. Let's wait and see what happens. We don't know what else this Concubine Qin will do, so don't alert the enemy for now."