"Can you see it?" Ji Youran looked at herself in the mirror. Her hair was lifted up, so she could see everything on her face clearly.
Ji Youran hasn't lifted her hair for a long time. Ever since Ji Hanyue was dying, Ji Youran has never lifted her hair again.
Now when she lifted it up and saw that she was still beautiful, a smile appeared on her face involuntarily. She pursed her lips slightly, and the smile on her face became even deeper, and she looked a little gentler. It was with this carefulness and gentleness that she won the prince's heart in the first place. It didn't make sense that now that Ji Hanyue was gone, she couldn't make the prince forget Ji Hanyue and only love her.
"The Queen is naturally the most beautiful, and looks exactly the same as she did back then." Xie Feng is now Ji Youran's capable maid again, and she said flatteringly to Ji Youran as she was looking in the mirror.
Shui Ning, who was standing aside holding the teapot, glared at her fiercely, feeling indignant. She was the most capable person beside the empress. Who was Xie Feng? He was just a lowly person who didn't know who his master was. Now he dared to climb over her head.
“My queen, Xie Feng can’t see clearly. I think you are more beautiful than before. Back then… when Xie Feng’s master was here, he couldn’t compare to you. In my heart, my queen has always been the most beautiful.” Shui Ning was not to be outdone. She stepped forward to flatter him and pointed out that Xie Feng’s previous identity was Ji Hanyue’s man, not her own queen’s man.
"Shui Ning... The Queen has always been the most beautiful. As for my master, she has always been the Queen. Others may not know, but is it possible that the Queen doesn't know?" Xie Feng was no pushover. He immediately argued with Shui Ning, glanced at her with disdain and said, "The Queen has a kind nature. She has always kept useless people by her side to take care of them, but useless people are useless."
"Who are you talking about?" Shui Ning glared at Xie Feng and said angrily.
"I didn't say anything. Whoever wants to come and blame me can do so." Xie Feng said indifferently.
"You..." Shui Ning suffered such a big loss for nothing, how could she bear it anymore? She put the teapot in her hand on the table beside her and was about to scold.
"Okay, stop arguing. Do you two want to be demoted together?" Ji Youran let down her hair unhappily and said in a cold voice.
"Plop," "plop," the two maids knelt down together.
"Your Highness, I don't want to say anything about her, but she always brings up the time when I served the Crown Princess. No one knows better than you what happened back then. And you also know how I feel about you now, but she always says these things in a sarcastic tone. I... I feel wronged. Who else can I rely on if not you?"
Xie Feng was the first to wipe away his tears and began to cry in grievance.
This statement contains causes and consequences, as well as recent events.
Xie Feng has been very helpful recently, and his ideas have been very useful. That day, the prince came over angrily, but Ji Youran spoke according to Xie Feng's ideas, and the prince's anger actually subsided. He still came to see her from time to time these days, and she gradually got better with the prince's repeated "care".
He is no longer the “wooden” and “dull” person who lost everything and could not bear the blow for a while.
From this perspective, Shui Ning is not that useful. When she was asked to investigate the matter, she only found that it seemed to be related to Liu Jingyu, but there was no actual evidence.
Later, Xie Feng went to investigate and found out that a woman had a relationship with someone from the Liu Mansion.
But there is no direct evidence pointing directly to Liu Jingyu.
But this was enough. Liu Jingyu must be innocent in this matter. Thinking of the extreme hatred, Ji Youran gnashed his teeth and wished that he could not
Liu Jingyu’s face must be torn into pieces.
Before Liu Jingyu married into the Eastern Palace, she had already been plotting against her. There were actually clues to this. Ji Youran had suffered a loss on the Chinese Valentine's Day. She didn't think that Liu Jingyu was completely unaware of the situation that time.
He reached out and touched his face. The ointment was good. After only two days of use, the wounds on his face became much smoother. If you didn't look carefully in the mirror just now, you wouldn't have been able to see it.
The heavy hair on her forehead suppressed her complexion, which made her lose her former gentleness in the eyes of the prince. Now that her face will be healed soon, she does not believe that she cannot regain the prince's favor. These few days, she has been in a daze every day, but she talks about some things in the past. The prince's appearance has softened.
Things will only get better in the future, but there is one thing that has come to her mind.
“Xiefeng, when you were over there in the mourning hall... did you... did you really feel something different?” Thinking of Qu Moying’s words that day, Ji Youran put his hand on his face and did not move.
The woman in the mirror had a distorted look on her face, no longer as pretty and charming as before.
"What could be different in the mourning hall?" Xie Feng was confused and didn't understand the meaning of Ji Youran's words.
Shui Ning couldn't help but say, "It's right over there... Is there anything unusual? I heard that people who died suddenly might..."
She also wanted to provoke Xie Feng. The two maids were not getting along well now, especially in the last few days, after Ji Youran appreciated Xie Feng and said that she wanted Xie Feng to stay. Shui Ning became more and more displeased with Xie Feng. It was obvious that he had all kinds of evil thoughts in his mind, but he pretended to be loyal in front of the Empress. He didn't seem to be a good person no matter how you looked at him.
But the Empress couldn't see clearly.
“How dare you!” Ji Youran dropped the comb in her hand heavily, her brows glaring, “Shui Ning, do you think I’m too fond of you, allowing you to be so presumptuous and say such things?”
Ji Hanyue’s death is not something a maid can bring up.
"My Lady." Shui Ning's face changed drastically in fear, "This servant... This servant just thinks she did it on purpose."
"What did she do on purpose? She said this kind of thing on purpose. Is she afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't hear it and wants to cause trouble, so that he can be cut into pieces?" Ji Youran sneered.
"Slave...slave dare not." Shui Ning's tears fell.
"If you don't dare, who else dares? Why don't you get down!" Ji Youran scolded. Looking at the maid, he felt more and more that this maid had no talent.
Until now, he still doesn't understand the meaning of what he just said, but he is still fighting with Xie Feng.
Shui Ning was scolded and dared not disobey. She wiped her tears and retreated to the door. She stood outside the door, full of jealousy, and shook the hand holding the handkerchief hard.
Xie Feng, this bitch, actually dared to try to please the Empress in this way, and forced my confidant out instead. I will not let her go...
Inside the house, Xie Feng whispered, "My queen, please don't be angry. When a person dies, it's like a light goes out. Is there really anything wrong? If there is, it can't get close to you. Your current status is not ordinary, and there are infinite possibilities in the future. You are no longer the eldest lady you once were. Besides, you still have the crown prince to protect you. The crown prince has the body of a real dragon."
Ji Youran's expression eased slightly after hearing Xie Feng's words, and she nodded. She liked to hear this and thought it made sense.
"The Princess of England is trying to trick me into believing that she is someone important. But she's just a ward off evil spirits." Ji Youran sneered, his expression relaxing.
That day, Qu Moying gave her too much pressure. She still thinks about it from time to time. She always feels that Qu Moying's appearance on that day makes her feel uneasy.
Panicked.
That day she seemed to have really seen something.
He reached out and pressed his chest. The woman in the mirror immediately became more gloomy, and her eyes turned up. She didn't know if it was because she had lost weight recently, or because she had been pretending to be idiotic too much recently, but she actually looked a bit stupid. The person in the mirror also looked dull, without a trace of spirit.
This feeling made Ji Youran very uncomfortable.
She pressed down the makeup mirror in front of her and her face turned ashen.
“Ji Hanyue… So what if she’s alive? She couldn’t defeat me then, and she can’t defeat me now.” Ji Youran gritted her teeth, her voice almost coming out from between her teeth. She grabbed a hairpin on the dressing table and let it rest in her palm until it hurt.
It also made her realize once again that Ji Hanyue was dead, and couldn't be deader. She didn't die from injuries or illness, but from Lord Linyuan.
She couldn't do anything to herself when she was alive, let alone dead.
She can't be distracted by this matter now. She has to deal with Liu Jingyu. As long as Liu Jingyu is around, she can't conceive and have no future.
She pulled off the gold thread on the hairpin. No matter whether it was Ji Hanyue or Liu Jingyu, they all looked so glorious, but they would be suppressed by her in the end.
I reached out and scratched my face a little, and felt a little uncomfortable, but I didn't take it seriously. It worked well at first, but I always feel a little uncomfortable these days. Fortunately, I can't see anything in the makeup mirror. It may be due to the effect of the medicine. As long as it works well, this little discomfort doesn't matter...
Before the Eastern Palace wedding, she was only thinking about protecting the "baby" in her belly and didn't make a fuss about anything. She didn't expect that this matter would affect her, and coupled with this incident, how could she bear this humiliation.
"Slanting wind."
"The servant is here."
"How are the preparations I asked you to prepare going?" Ji Youran asked. The light from the window fell and shone on her face. There was a faint light of light gray in the area covered by her hair. Now her face was facing the window, and the makeup mirror had been pressed down, so she couldn't see anything.
Xie Feng was behind her and it was impossible for him to notice this tiny abnormality.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will arrange everything carefully." Xie Feng said in a low voice hurriedly, with excitement in her eyes. She was not afraid of causing trouble, but was afraid of not causing trouble.
Mingxin said that he was nothing now, but what if everyone else was not doing well? He could still rely on something, and the deceased Crown Princess was his biggest support, wasn't she
"Master, when will those ointments take effect?" Yuxiu was also talking about the ointment. Since Concubine Ji had already used it, no one knew when the effect would appear.
"It should be soon. Since it has been given... it must have some effect." Qu Moying smiled slightly, picked up the miscellaneous music score in front of him, and said as he read it, "There is no rush for this matter. Just wait until it breaks out."
"Master, things don't seem peaceful over there with General Fuguo." An Dong came in with a smile on his face, bowed to Qu Moying, and said.
He was outside asking about the news at the General Fuguo's mansion.
"It won't be peaceful. The Crown Prince's wedding has become a farce, let alone the wedding of Prince Jing." Qu Moying answered very naturally. The Queen's character is such that she would make the Crown Prince's Mansion lose face in vain. It seems that there will be chaos again this time.
It's better to be a little more chaotic, so she can plan more. Some things... have been waiting for too long...
Since Liu Lanxin was investigating that person, she would send...