"Regret? Why should I regret?" Ji Youran said coldly, his voice still hoarse, revealing a hissing feeling of being unable to speak.
Qu Moying suddenly stood up, took a step forward, looked straight at Ji Youran, and suddenly asked: "Ji Shufei, did you kill my cousin?"
Ji Youran's heart skipped a beat, her pupils trembled, and she asked quickly, "Princess Ying, do you know what you are talking about? Could it be that Princess Ying suspects the Crown Prince?"
"I suspect Concubine Ji." Qu Moying said bluntly, "How many people are still around my cousin that day?"
"Princess Ying suspects me?" Ji Youran no longer cared to pretend to be stupid. She raised her eyes and glared at Qu Moying. "Princess Ying is so bold that she actually suspects the people in the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace. Aren't you afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be angry?"
"I don't know whether His Royal Highness was angry or not. I only know that my cousin didn't lose her life before, but why did she lose her life after Concubine Ji entered the palace in my cousin's name? Could it be that this incident has nothing to do with Concubine Ji? My cousin had two maids as a dowry when she entered the Eastern Palace, so where was the other one?"
Qu Moying sneered, full of sarcasm.
"Wouldn't Concubine Ji want me to report this matter to the Empress and ask her to investigate it thoroughly?"
"You...what nonsense are you talking about? That maid...disappeared that night. What does it have to do with me?"
Ji Youran opened his mouth when asked, paused for a moment, and then blurted out.
"If he's alive, I want to see him in person; if he's dead, I want to see his body. Concubine Ji, you don't think you can make me believe you with just one sentence, right?" Qu Moying said coldly.
"It was such a chaotic night that many people died, including many guards and palace maids from the East Palace. Who would care about a little maid?" Ji Youran argued.
"Such a big incident happened that night?" Qu Moying's eyebrows flashed coldly, "How did those people rush into the bridal chamber, and how did they assassinate my cousin?"
After being repeatedly questioned by Qu Moying, Ji Youran understood everything and said without thinking, "At that time, the entire East Palace was in chaos. Who knows where the assassins are hiding? An assassin broke into the Crown Princess's residence in the dark of night. If the Crown Princess didn't save His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness would be in trouble. Could it be that Princess Ying hoped that His Royal Highness would be in trouble?"
Even if it was the Princess of England, Ji Youran believed that Qu Moying would not dare to agree to this directly.
She didn't expect that Qu Moying, who came over, would ask such a dangerous question, which made the hairs on her back stand up. Ji Hanyue's death was her biggest secret.
"Did Concubine Ji see it?" Qu Moying suddenly calmed down and asked.
"I..." Ji Youran almost blurted out something and quickly closed her mouth. Her heart was pounding wildly and she almost agreed to what he said.
Cold sweat suddenly broke out on my forehead.
After calming down, he said, "Of course I didn't see it. I heard about it from the Crown Princess later. How could anyone else know how dangerous that night was?"
"Concubine Ji... I think my cousin's death... has something to do with you." Qu Moying looked at her for a long time without saying anything, and suddenly spoke in a deep voice.
The voice was neither anxious nor irritable, and it did not have the pressure from before, but it made Ji Youran even more panicked.
She bit her lip and said, "When I entered the palace, the Crown Princess was already dying. If you don't believe me, you can ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, or you can ask the Queen to investigate."
She would never admit to this.
Qu Moying suddenly laughed: "Concubine Ji, what did you get? You wanted to covet your cousin's dowry, but in the end you had to return it. The title has not yet fallen on your brother's head, and your mother is crazy. Now only your father and brother are left. Do you think you can sit firmly on the position of concubine? You are too clever and calculated everything, but it cost you your life."
"If my cousin is still alive, she might feel relieved to see you now, very relieved!" Qu Moying spoke word by word, without a trace of fireworks, and pointed her finger into the air, "Maybe my cousin is right here, watching you every day... watching everything you do, Concubine Ji... Sometimes when you fall asleep, it might be my cousin standing at the head of your bed."
“You… don’t talk nonsense…” Ji Youran’s hair stood on end.
"Is it nonsense? You know it yourself. Before you entered the Eastern Palace, you were the daughter of the Ling'an Marquis's family, and your cousin's cousin. The entire Ling'an Marquis's family was at its peak. Now... Look at you entering the Eastern Palace, the Ling'an Marquis's family has fallen into decline, and your family members have been in trouble one after another. Isn't it God's will? And now... even the Eastern Palace is in trouble."
Qu Moying lowered his voice and spoke gloomily.
Ji Youran looked around, as if she really felt that there was an invisible ghostly aura lingering around her. She suddenly stood up and rushed to the window screaming.
There was a light there, the brightest in the whole room.
"Concubine Ji... don't be afraid. If you didn't harm your cousin, then don't be afraid. But if you did harm your cousin... then... it would be terrible." Qu Moying's eyes were cold, but they seemed to be burning with a blazing fire. "Think carefully, how did you harm your cousin... In the future... this will be your fate..."
“You’re talking nonsense, you’re talking nonsense…” Ji Youran’s sleeves swept across the front of him frantically, his movements fierce and crazy.
“Look at what you have left behind now? The fake pregnancy offended the prince and also attracted the attention of the princess. How are you going to survive in the Eastern Palace? In the future... if it happens to me..." Qu Moying smiled slightly and stared at Ji Youran. The light from the window fell in, and her eyes were almost sinister.
This sinister feeling made Ji Youran even more flustered. She pressed her body tightly against the window, looking at Qu Moying tremblingly.
Qu Moying pointed out the door with her hand, the coldness in her eyes was more like a demon crawling out of hell, every word was full of temptation: "Go and tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince... Just say that it was me who said it, I doubt you, I think it was you who caused my cousin's death... I think you will be punished... Go ahead, go!"
"Ah!" Ji Youran hugged his hands and screamed wildly.
There was a sudden noise outside the room. Qu Moying looked back and sat down on the chair again. Her voice was a little lighter, but with a hint of distance: "The Crown Princess is here. Concubine Ji can also complain to her. I heard about the fake pregnancy in the East Palace... It seems that it is not clear yet. As for Ji Youran's condition..."
Qu Moying looked Ji Youran up and down, "What right does Concubine Ji have to gain the Crown Prince's pity now?"
With just one sentence, Ji Youran's hesitation turned into horror...
"Your servant greets the Crown Princess." Yu Xiu's voice came out, and she bowed respectfully to Liu Jingyu who was walking over.
"Why, Princess Ying hasn't finished talking to Concubine Ji yet?" Liu Jingyu asked softly, stopping and not rushing in.
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Yuxiu, please invite the Crown Princess in." Qu Moying's voice came from inside the house.
Yuxiu hurriedly stepped aside.
Liu Jingyu came in with his people, smiling.
Qu Moying was sitting on a chair in the room, while Ji Youran was huddled under the window with a dull look in his eyes. He seemed to be frightened by something and was trembling all over.
"Princess Ying, this is..." Liu Jingyu stopped, looked at Ji Youran, and turned to Qu Moying.
Ji Youran, who was sitting by the window, was stunned, and a trace of panic flashed in her dull eyes. She just squatted down. She must not let the Crown Princess know that she was pretending to be demented.
If she hadn't pretended to be like this, she would never have gotten away with it in front of the prince. But how could she get the prince's pity now? What Qu Moying said just now was right. Her current appearance was only a transition, and she couldn't always get the prince's pity.
"I don't know what happened. I just told Concubine Ji what Madam Ji meant, and then told her some things about my cousin. I didn't expect Concubine Ji to be like this." Qu Moying said frankly.
Ji Youran's heart was pounding wildly, and he could hardly control himself from looking at Qu Moying. He pinched his fingers hard to calm his pounding heart, and his eyes were filled with hatred.
As long as Qu Moying dared to tell her story, she would tell the prince that Qu Moying suspected that the prince had killed Ji Hanyue, and that Qu Moying would persuade the King of England to investigate the matter.
Since Qu Moying wouldn't give her a chance to live, she would drag Qu Moying to death with her.
"Princess Ying is talking about first...what about the Crown Princess?" Liu Jingyu asked curiously, emphasizing the word "first".
"It's nothing. I just want to ask about my cousin's situation. I heard that Ji Youran entered the Eastern Palace to take care of my cousin. She knows my cousin's affairs best."
Qu Moying said coldly.
Ji Youran's back was covered in cold sweat. When he heard these words, his heart seemed to fall from the sky and slowly landed on the ground. Fortunately, Qu Moying didn't really want his life and didn't tell the truth to Liu Jingyu. The previous words must have been a lie to him and there was no real evidence.
"So... did you find out anything?" Liu Jingyu glanced at Ji Youran suspiciously.
Qu Moying smiled and shook her head: "After asking a few questions, Concubine Ji became like this. I don't know what frightened her. I have to trouble the Crown Princess to persuade her to go back."
Ji Youran hugged herself tightly, trembling more and more. Only she knew that her heart had finally settled down. Qu Moying also had concerns, which was good. She didn't have to die yet and she still had a chance.
She will regain the favor, one day she will regain the favor of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, now... now just let that matter go.
Her fingers subconsciously slid across her face, and there was a dull pain in that spot. That was her wound. Before, she thought she was really pregnant and didn't dare to take medicine, but now she can.
The ointment I asked for from Qu Moying can be used now. It is said that the genius in the Zhou family can cure any disease with medicine. It is a pity that the person is not of the same generation as me, otherwise I would not have to go through so much trouble to ask for it...
"Since we can't get anything out of you, let's go back first. The affairs of Concubine Ji are all under the jurisdiction of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so it's not convenient for me to interfere." Liu Jingyu said in a good mood.