coobybook Chapter 355 Royal Secrets (2)
Chapter 355 Royal Secrets (2)
Liu Caiyi frowned, looking somewhat embarrassed. She had never encountered such a thing before. She hesitated and said, "Then, what should I do?"
"The first thing to do now is to tell the Empress's wife this news. However, you can't go there in person. Oh, there's a girl with the Empress's wife who seems to be skilled in martial arts. Find an excuse to ask her to come over. That girl seems to be a close confidant of the Empress's wife, so she probably won't speak carelessly."
Liu Caiyi nodded and decided to do as Murong Cheng instructed. Since her husband had already determined that Yu Qingli had no hostility towards them, there shouldn't be any problem. What's more, the most important thing is that she also had something on Yu Qingli. If it really didn't work, the worst that could happen would be a fight to the death!
Thinking of this, Liu Caiyi was no longer worried.
The next morning, before Yu Qingli got up, a little maid came from the Prince's Palace. Yu Qingli was a little surprised, but she still met the little maid.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. Our Crown Princess has asked me to come and ask Your Majesty to lend someone." The little palace maid was neither humble nor arrogant.
"Oh? Borrow someone? Your Highness is too polite. If you have anything to ask, just tell me. Who do you want to borrow?"
The little palace maid glanced around and saw Xiluo standing upright next to Yu Qingli. She couldn't help but point with her little finger, "That's her!"
Xiluo was stunned and gave her master a questioning look. Seeing that Yu Qingli also had a puzzled look on her face, she felt a little relieved. She almost thought that it was Yu Qingli who sent her out.
"Well, Xiluo is my personal maid, and she does her job very well. I don't know when the Crown Princess will ask me to borrow someone, but can I replace her?"
The young maid was a little embarrassed, but after hearing Yu Qingli's hesitant tone, she immediately said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. It will only take less than a cup of tea. I'll just ask Miss Xiluo to go over and help. She will be back soon."
The other party had already said so much. If Yu Qingli didn't agree, it would make people think she was being ungrateful, so she nodded slightly at Xiluo and said, "Then go ahead."
Xiluo obeyed the order and followed the palace maid to the Prince's Eastern Palace.
In fact, the Eastern Palace is not very far from the Ju'an Hall. It can be reached by passing through the Jiying Hall and walking across an artificial lake. When Xiluo arrived, the Crown Princess and her entourage were flying kites in the yard. Several palace maids were pulling a string with great effort, and a butterfly kite at the other end of the kite string was blown by the wind to a tall sycamore tree in the yard.
I don’t know whether the string was entangled with the branch or the branch was entangled with the string, but the kite could not be taken down.
Seeing Xiluo coming, the Crown Princess was obviously very happy. She didn't even bother to greet her. She strode forward and took Xiluo's hand. "You are Xiluo. Please help me take down this kite."
Xiluo glanced at the tall sycamore tree, nodded slightly, and immediately flew up and stood on the high branch.
Everyone present gasped in amazement. The Crown Princess raised her head and shouted, "Miss Xiluo, you must be careful."
The sound of wind whistled past her ears, and Xiluo just lowered her head to untie the kite string. Suddenly, she found that there was a small paper ball tied to the kite with the string. She naturally did not think that this was the Crown Princess's unique design. She just vaguely felt that the paper ball should be for her.
Before following Yu Qingli, Xiluo was a killer. As a killer, he naturally had to be observant of certain things.
At this moment, the Crown Princess standing under the tree shouted, "Xiluo, can you help me check if the kite is broken? Can it still be used? Please help me remove all the miscellaneous things on it."
At this point, if Xiluo still didn't understand the Crown Princess's hint, she would feel guilty about herself.
Xiluo carefully checked the kite again, and after finding that there was nothing else in it, she jumped down from the tree and put the kite in the hands of the Crown Princess.
"My lady, we have got the kite."
Liu Caiyi took the kite and saw that the paper ball on it had disappeared. She felt relieved. It seemed that Xiluo was much smarter than she thought.
Liu Caiyi curled her lips into a charming smile, "Thank you!"
"You are too polite, Princess. I am the one who should be thanking you. Thank you for your trust, Princess!"
After Xiluo said goodbye to Liu Caiyi, he quickly returned to Ju'an Palace.
Yu Qingli was tending to the flowers and plants in the hall at this time. The pots of green plants made people feel much better on such an autumn day.
Mei Hong stood aside, looking a little dazed. Yu Qingli glanced at her calmly, and seeing the purple under her eyes, she pretended to be concerned and asked, "Mei Hong, did you not get enough rest last night?"
Mei Hong shuddered and stood up straight quickly, "No, that's not true!"
"Really? You don't look very energetic. If you really can't help it, go and take a rest today."
Yu Qingli's tone was very calm, but to Mei Hong, it sounded like sarcasm. She curled her lips and was about to say something, but Xiluo pushed the door open the next second.
Seeing Mei Hong present, Xiluo's expression was somewhat cold. She walked to Yu Qingli's side and said, "Miss, I have some private matters I want to discuss with you. Look..."
Yu Qingli nodded slightly and told Mei Hong, "Mei Hong, go back and rest first. You don't need to serve me today."
Mei Hong was tired and did not continue to dwell on the matter. Now that Yu Qingli took the initiative to let her go, she felt that her wish had come true. She immediately bowed to Yu Qingli and left quickly.
Xiluo closed the palace door and gave Yu Qingli a look that silenced her. After carefully looking around and making sure that no one was watching her, he handed the note he had just taken from the Crown Princess to Yu Qingli.
"This one……"
"The Crown Princess gave it to me specially. It must be something important."
Yu Qingli didn't say anything else, but just opened the note. After reading the contents, she seemed to be thinking about something.
"Xiluo, it seems like something is really going to happen."
Xiluo took a step forward and said seriously, "Don't worry, miss. No matter what happens, I will stand by your side and protect you."
Yu Qingli felt warm in her heart, "Xiluo, thank you!"
Xiluo didn't say anything else, and Yu Qingli fell into deep thought. Since the Crown Princess brought news that Concubine Yu wanted to see her, it seemed that she had to make careful arrangements.
Concubine Yu usually stays in Wolong Palace. Due to the emperor's favor for her, she usually stays in Wolong Palace. However, this makes it difficult to see her. She can only see her when Murong Shileng is not around.
Yu Qingli thought about it and it seemed that she could only go there during the morning court session. However, there must be someone watching in the Wolong Palace, so she had to come up with a foolproof plan.
On the second day, the anxious Concubine Yu finally got news about Yu Qingli, and she finally felt relieved.
On the third day, during the emperor's morning court session, Imperial Concubine Yu had not yet risen. A young maid, head bowed, hurried into the bedroom, carrying toiletries. The eunuch on duty at the door saw the maid and asked, "Why are you here so early? The Empress hasn't risen yet!"
The young palace maid smiled and said, "Her Majesty instructed me yesterday to come and wake her up today, saying that something important will happen soon!"
"Then hurry over!"
The little palace maid smiled again, then slowed down her pace and pushed the door open.
Concubine Yu had not yet woken up within the layers of curtains, but she, who was always a light sleeper, woke up when she heard footsteps. "What time is it?"
The other party did not answer, but just smiled and said: "Your Highness, although it is still early, I think you should get up early."
Concubine Yu felt the voice beside her sounded familiar. She quickly got up from the bed and lifted the curtain, but she only saw a little palace maid standing at the head of her bed, looking at her with a smile.
Concubine Yu felt puzzled. If she remembered correctly, this palace maid was indeed by her side, but she always stood aside in a well-behaved manner on weekdays, and rarely even raised her head. Her current behavior was really surprising.
Concubine Yu raised her eyebrows. The smile of the little palace maid in front of her was familiar to her, but also made her a little afraid. Who is this person...?
"What? I haven't seen you for a few days. Liuli, don't you recognize me?"
Upon hearing this, Concubine Yu's eyes flashed with surprise, "You are..."
"Shh..."
The visitor placed her index finger on her lips, signaling Concubine Yu not to speak. She glanced around before leaning over to whisper in Concubine Yu's ear, "You guessed right, I'm Yu Qingli!"
"It's great that you came over, here's the thing..."
Concubine Yu told Yu Qingli everything that had happened in the past few days. After hearing the whole story, Yu Qingli fell into silence.
"Ms. Yu, what should I do now? Is His Majesty beginning to doubt me?"
"Don't be nervous. Although Murong Shiling is very suspicious, he won't doubt anything without solid evidence. His current surveillance of you is probably just a test. He wants to find out what role you played in this matter."
Concubine Yu felt relieved. "From what you said, he hasn't doubted my identity yet."
Yu Qingli smiled and reassured him, "Don't worry, your current identity is very safe. Besides, even if he wants to investigate, the Baili family will help you, so you don't have to worry."
"Then I'm relieved. I just think this matter is of great importance, so I want to talk to you about it. Is the Queen Mother..."
"No!" Yu Qingli seemed to know what Concubine Yu wanted to ask, and she quickly denied the matter to avoid unnecessary trouble.
After hearing what Yu Qingli said, Concubine Yu was completely relieved. She had a vague feeling that the matter was settled.
Afterwards, in order to avoid suspicion, Yu Qingli really did what a maid did and helped Concubine Yu wash and dress. Fortunately, she had served Murong Feng in the same way in her previous life, so she was not uncomfortable with it.