"What other... physical evidence do you have?" The Queen was stunned, and her hands in her sleeves slowly clenched again, her eyes grim.
"I heard that the horoscope that was matched by the Imperial Observatory was not my cousin's. Later, they checked with the Eastern Palace, but in the end, they could not find anything. The person was gone. I think the horoscope that was matched at the beginning was Concubine Ji's. Concubine Ji replaced my cousin's horoscope with her own."
After the man from the East Palace died, this matter came to an abrupt end.
"This... How is this possible?" The Queen rebuked, "Ji Youran was just an ordinary young lady in the Ling Anbo Mansion at that time."
"If the Queen doesn't believe it, you can take out Concubine Ji's horoscope and let the people in the Imperial Observatory take a look." Qu Moying said.
She was almost certain that Ji Youran had done this.
Judging from the horoscopes, if it wasn't Ji Hanyue, then it couldn't be just anyone. Ji Youran was ambitious to become the Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace at that time, so naturally she wanted to know whether she and the Crown Prince were a perfect match. Secretly changing the Eastern Palace's post was not a difficult task for Ji Youran at that time.
Only she can take action and succeed.
Others may not know that she and Pei Luoan are having an affair, but the people around Pei Luoan know it. If she wants to replace the engagement letter, how could Pei Luoan's confidant offend her? Ji Hanyue's fate can be imagined. From now on, Ji Youran will be the upstart, so who else should he flatter if not her!
"Changing the horoscope? Your Majesty... It turns out that the one who changed the horoscope was Concubine Ji. No wonder... This is a big deal. We need to report it to the Emperor first before we find out." Imperial Concubine He glanced at Qu Moying and watched from the sidelines. She was not afraid that the matter would become a big deal, but was afraid that if it didn't get big enough, the Empress would come to her senses.
The old woman was sent out by Prince Jing's Mansion. If the Queen Mother came to her senses by then, she would surely know that Prince Jing's Mansion was involved. After the initial shock, Imperial Concubine He immediately came to her senses and realized that if this matter became a big deal, no one would notice the movements of this old woman.
As soon as this woman was sent over, Princess Ying made a scene in the palace. Everyone would suspect the Prince Jing’s mansion...
The Queen was in a low mood and stared at Qu Moying coldly. Qu Moying was calm and unhurried. Since she dared to say that she had her own solution for this matter.
"Before this matter is clarified, I hope that the Princess of England will be careful with her words."
"I understand, so I have other evidence." Qu Moying said.
"explain!"
"Concubine Ji repeatedly stated that she and my cousin were sisters, and that she entered the palace to take care of my cousin. But in fact, she trampled on everything my cousin did, secretly snatching her cousin's dowry, and lying that my cousin gave her a blood jade bracelet, but in fact she had stolen my blood jade bracelet. All of these things were suppressed because of her, the concubine of the East Palace. But is this really the truth?"
Since Qu Moying had already said that, he had no intention of leaving Ji Youran any chance of survival.
"I don't know where Concubine Ji got the confidence to do such a vicious thing. She entered the Eastern Palace under the pretext of tending to my cousin's illness. At that time, she was the closest person to my cousin. If she wanted to do it, my cousin would not let her live. If my cousin was still alive, how could she stay in the Eastern Palace, and how could she enter the Eastern Palace with such a good reputation? If she had a good character, the things that happened later would not have happened!"
"Please ask the Queen to make the decision for my cousin." Qu Moying said in a deep voice.
The Queen's face was gloomy, her eyes were cold and fierce, and she stared at the
Qu Moying, I just hate that Qu Moying is cunning. If the matter just now has not been resolved, I will have a reason to punish her now and make her shut up. But that matter... has passed!
A eunuch came in and whispered something in her ear. The Queen exhaled deeply, waved her hand, and the eunuch retreated.
"Princess Ying, can you guarantee that what you said is true? If it is false... can you bear the punishment?" asked the Queen, silently exerting pressure on Qu Moying.
"Empress, I guarantee that all of this is true. If I am wrong, please punish me." Qu Moying said calmly.
She has waited too long for this day...
"This punishment is not just a salary deduction. It's a charge of false accusation that you cannot bear even if you are the Princess of England." The Queen suppressed her annoyance and glared at Qu Moying with a vicious look.
"I understand." Qu Moying looked into the Queen's eyes calmly without backing down.
"Sister, since the Princess of England is willing to take this responsibility, let's investigate it. If someone really murdered the former Crown Princess and killed her, this would be a major case that would shock the world." Concubine He pushed leisurely.
The Queen Mother was shaking with anger. The Princess of England had already caught her off guard, and now here came Concubine He, asking her to admit the matter. But Qu Moying was adamant and did not even try to take the step she had given her. Was she sure of Ji Youran's crime
She was not worried about Ji Youran, but Ji Youran was involved in too many things. Even if this matter was not pinned on Donggong, Pei Luoan would not be able to get away with it.
But she couldn't suppress this matter now.
"In that case, investigate." The words almost burst out from between the Queen's teeth.
"Please check the horoscope first, then check what the old woman said, and the maidservants who were with my cousin at the time." Qu Moying said calmly, "One maidservant is missing, and the other maidservant has defected to a new master and has been serving Concubine Ji ever since. The maidservant who betrayed her master was unfaithful to the former master. If someone bribed her, and my cousin was ill at the time, how could she have saved her life?"
"Someone, go to the Ling Anbo Mansion to find Ji Youran's horoscope." The Queen Mother tried hard to suppress her anger. The eunuch just said that the King of Ying had gone to the Imperial Study. She had to be on guard against the King of Ying telling the Emperor about this. She could only delay the matter for the time being. She had just ordered someone to inform her son, and he should have received the news by now.
The Queen sent someone out, and Qu Moying sat aside. Imperial Concubine He and several other concubines had no intention of leaving, so they just sat aside and laughed and chatted.
But later on, the concubines hardly dared to speak, and only Concubine He's laughter seemed particularly clear in this empty hall.
The Queen Mother sat with a gloomy face, and only Concubine He dared to laugh and talk so presumptuously.
The palace maid who left the palace came back quite quickly, bringing Ji Youran's horoscope, and then sent it to the Imperial Observatory.
Before the Imperial Observatory arrived, Pei Luoan came over, bringing Liu Jingyu to pay respects to the Queen Mother. After entering and paying their respects, Pei Luoan and Liu Jingyu sat down on both sides, and Liu Jingyu happened to sit next to Qu Moying.
The queen and her son were talking on the side, talking about Ji Youran's affairs. Pei Luoan happened to come over, so how could the queen "not ask" or "not tell"? This showed that Pei Luoan's coming over was really an accident, not because he knew something.
Liu Jingyu whispered
Ask Qu Moying.
"Princess Ying, what happened to Concubine Ji?" she asked with concern. In fact, she was already smiling in her heart. No matter whether it was Qu Moying or Ji Youran, it had nothing to do with her. She was happy to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the two tigers.
This time, he also responded to the prince's intention and asked this question casually.
"Don't you, Crown Princess, think that Concubine Ji is very unusual?" Qu Moying raised her eyes to glance at Liu Jingyu and said indifferently.
"Well... I don't think so. I think it's okay. In the end, Concubine Ji has been serving me all the time. She is very diligent and looks good." Liu Jingyu's voice was very low, not daring to disturb the Queen and the Crown Prince who were talking.
"The Crown Princess is really good-tempered." Qu Moying's long eyelashes fluttered twice, and after glancing at her, she smiled.
Liu Jingyu's heart was shaken, and he felt inexplicably uneasy: "What does Princess Ying mean by this?"
"If the Crown Princess thinks this is true, what does Concubine Ji want?" Qu Moying looked at Liu Jingyu with a smile.
"What does she want?" Looking at Qu Moying like this, Liu Jingyu suddenly had a bad feeling.
"The position of the Crown Princess." Qu Moying continued regardless of Liu Jingyu's slightly changing expression.
"But her identity... How is that possible!" Liu Jingyu said indifferently, thinking that he was overthinking.
"It was impossible given her status at the beginning. If she really plotted against her cousin for this position, why would she look at the Crown Princess now..." Qu Moying looked Liu Jingyu up and down, as if trying to see something from her, "Is the Crown Princess really not feeling well recently?"
Seeing her expression like this, Liu Jingyu was shocked and his face suddenly turned pale, "Could it be that she dares to harm me?"
"I don't know if she dares or not. I only heard that Concubine Ji went crazy for the position of Crown Princess. I heard that she was even suffering from a demonic disorder. A normal person might not do something like that at this time, but is she normal now?" Qu Moying said this and glanced at Liu Jingyu lightly, "The Crown Princess is really bold."
"She...what will she do?" Liu Jingyu took a breath.
“I don’t know about that. I didn’t know she was so vicious before, and I still spoke for her. I only know now... I’m afraid the Crown Princess…” Qu Moying raised her watery eyes with some ambiguous malice. The two of them were sitting close to each other. Liu Jingyu had always been wary of Qu Moying, and when he saw this, the hairs on his back almost stood up.
He stood up suddenly.
Her movement was so loud that it startled the mother and son who were talking. Pei Luoan cast a cold gaze on Liu Jingyu's face and suppressed his anger. He asked Liu Jingyu to inquire about Qu Moying's affairs, but she made a fuss out of nothing and attracted everyone's attention. This Crown Princess was really not solemn.
"What's the matter, Crown Princess?" The Queen's eyes were also cold. Both mother and son were very annoyed. Liu Jingyu's startled movements made the anger in their hearts almost burst out at once.
"Mother... my daughter-in-law didn't sit still." Liu Jingyu lowered her head and explained hurriedly.
"Your Majesty, the chair here is indeed a little unstable. Your Majesty, you must choose a careful chair to sit on." Concubine He continued, fanning herself.
This made the Queen so angry that she glared at Liu Jingyu fiercely. If this wasn't her own daughter-in-law, she would have thought it was someone sent by Concubine He...