Quick Wear Beauty

Chapter 549: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant

Chapter 549: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant ()

Qiao Li smiled sweetly. Although she had given up her past identity, she could not truly sever her family ties. She had sent people to secretly protect her aunt. After all, Empress Dowager Cui had not wanted to return to the palace in recent years and was always traveling around. Traveling was not without risks, even for her.

When Empress Dowager Cui saw her niece smile, she smiled too. In the moment before she fell into a coma, she truly believed the late emperor wanted to take her away and that she would die on the mountain without even leaving a last word. After being rescued, Empress Dowager Cui forbade the guards to tell the emperor about her injury.

"That day was the anniversary of the late emperor's death. I dismissed my attendants and offered my respects to him alone. Then, reminiscing about our youthful journeys up the mountain to watch the sunrise, I quietly left the temple, lantern in hand, and waited for the sun to rise. The weather was already late, the dew was heavy, and just as a few rays of light appeared on the horizon, I felt dizzy and fell down the hillside. I thought I was going to die, but I only broke my leg. Now I think about it, it seems something stopped me from falling further. The palace maids and accompanying physicians also arrived quickly. When we were running low on medicinal materials, the pharmacy down the mountain had just received a batch of precious herbs."

Qiao Li stepped forward and wiped away her aunt's tears. She said softly, "I'm glad you're okay. Your niece can't do anything for you, so I can only send someone to watch over you secretly."

Empress Dowager Cui adjusted her attitude and asked about the little princess again. When she learned that her niece was still in the northern border, she said with some regret, "Next time, bring Jin girl to me to see. Does she look like you?"

Qiao Li nodded. Her daughter did look a lot like her, but she also looked a bit like Xuan Yunian.

The two men sat with the Queen Mother for a while and were originally planning to have dinner in the Queen Mother's palace, but a palace servant came in hurriedly and reported the accident to Queen Mother Cui.

"Nonsense! Where is Liang Yu now?"

"During the struggle, the princess suffered minor injuries. The imperial physician has examined her and said she's fine. She's recuperating in her bedroom. His Majesty has confined her to her quarters."

"It's okay to be grounded, but as a princess, how can you be so impulsive?"

Queen Mother Cui dismissed the palace maids and sighed, "I originally thought that Liang Yu wasn't to blame for Concubine Ji and Liang Heng's rebellion, so I sent people to appease her. But she just went to the Heavenly Prison and killed Liang Heng with a dagger, claiming to avenge her brother. Liang Heng was shackled, and he underestimated Liang Yu, so she killed him."

Qiao Li and Xuan Yunian looked at each other. This princess was indeed impulsive. Liang Heng and Concubine Ji would definitely not end up well. They would either be exiled or beheaded. Why should Liang Yu be in such a hurry?

Qiao Li followed the Queen Mother's words and asked doubtfully, "Couldn't the deceased Liang Heng be the real prince?"

When this was mentioned, Queen Mother Cui became angry and scolded Ji Wei again. It was not that their royal family could not raise a child, but they abandoned the child just because he was born with a disease, and did not care about the child's life or death. They even replaced the child with the son of Prince Huai. Queen Mother Cui felt that if Liang Sheng had not dismissed the harem and was still an emperor who treated everyone equally, there would probably be more secrets in the palace. When the child who was replaced was mentioned, Queen Mother Cui felt a little distressed and said, "His master Qiao Zhi spent a lot of effort to keep him alive, but unfortunately his injuries were too severe. He has been bedridden and rarely wakes up every day. I went to see the child last night and saw... Alas, I didn't have time to tell Liang Yu about this. Who would have thought that Liang Yu thought her brother was dead and wanted to take revenge immediately."

After expressing their feelings, the three of them had their meal. After the meal, Xuan Yunian made an excuse that he had something to do and left Qiao Li to accompany the Queen Mother to reminisce about the past.

As expected, Queen Mother Cui pulled Qiao Li aside and asked her many questions that were difficult to ask when Xuan Yunian was present. When she found out that her niece had made up her mind and that there was no possibility for her to be with Liang Sheng, Queen Mother Cui kept saying, "Fate plays tricks on us, fate plays tricks on us."

Not long after, Liang Sheng brought Xuan Shi to visit the Queen Mother again. Queen Mother Cui was naturally happy, but she felt a little sad when she saw the strange father and son. However, she was mostly happy. She held Xuan Shi's hand tightly with a very kind face.