"I’m sorry!"
Long Yue crouched down and looked at the old man. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say sothing.
Long Yue was truly sorry. If it weren’t for her appearance, perhaps they wouldn’t have encountered this. Was it the assassins she brought, or were they originally coming to kill them?
Qingming saw through Long Yue’s thoughts and said, "Madam, when we ca, there was no one behind us! I am known for tracking, and I would definitely notice if we were being followed."
"Hmm!"
Long Yue nodded, so Queen Qiao had already decided to kill them to silence them.
"Ah... take good care of yourself..."
Uncle Liu gave Li Ji one last look before he closed his eyes completely.
"No! Uncle Liu! Uncle Liu!!"
Li Ji held him and cried bitterly.
"Madam, this..."
Qingming was seeking Long Yue’s opinion.
Long Yue said, "Bury him properly!"
"Yes!"
"Exterminate to the last one, you are still the sa as before, exterminating to the last one!"
Li Ji held the old man’s body and cried painfully.
Since that ti she barely escaped from the palace, she had been hiding in this deep forest, even marrying a simple and honest old farr. But her husband accidentally fell off a cliff while going up the mountain, leaving her all alone.
Fortunately, Uncle Liu from next door helped her from ti to ti, which made her days more comfortable.
Last year, Uncle Liu’s wife also passed away, and their relationship suddenly beca more ambiguous, it could be said they tacitly ca together.
Then, this happened.
Li Ji’s aunt felt the sky had beco dark and desolate, her heart was dead!
Before, she was unwilling to agree to testify for Long Yue because she still had concerns, she didn’t want to implicate him. But now, the person she cared about was dead, so she was barefoot, afraid of nothing.
After crying, she slowly stood up.
Her eyes were full of resentnt and anger, gritting her teeth.
"That woman... all these years, to avoid her, I lived in constant fear, living like neither human nor ghost, yet she still wouldn’t let go! Now, Uncle Liu is dead because of . If I can’t avenge him, I don’t deserve to be human!"
Saying this, she looked at Long Yue, her tone softening, "Little lady, I’ll go with you to testify and expose that woman’s vicious nature!"
"Did Aunt Li Ji not consider that this might be our conspiracy?"
Long Yue was sowhat surprised; she agreed so quickly? Wasn’t it too hasty?
Aunt Li Ji shook her head, "The actions of the people she sends are sothing I know, so I’m 100% sure it’s her who sent them! Little lady, you are an honest person. It was this old woman who offended you earlier."
"Aunt Li Ji, you’re being polite, please!"
...
Imperial Palace, Back Court.
It was late at night, the bright moon hung in the sky, and the moonlight fell softly like a silvery blanket of snow.
A group of people suddenly appeared at the entrance of Consort Li’s sleeping quarters.
Leading them was none other than Yi Pin!
"Yi Pin is here, why aren’t you coming out to kneel in greeting!"
The one speaking was the chief palace maid beside Yi Pin, her figure was very alluring, emphasizing her bust and hips, her arms crossed, making the sight before her chest even more striking.
She was very confident, her head slightly raised, her face as cold as frost.
She considered herself beautiful, following Yi Pin, relying on the Empress, hoping the Emperor would favor her one day, allowing her to ascend to great heights.
However, this Emperor had rarely been with won for the past twenty years, talking about self-cultivation when in reality he was entangled in an emotional web he could not extricate himself from.
She couldn’t figure out what was so good about that Princess Consort Yun that could make an Emperor so devoted?
So, this palace maid’s dreams were dashed, and she lived in constant resentnt.
Originally she didn’t have so much resentnt, but who would have thought Consort Li, sent away to the frontier, would regain favor?
Jealousy can drive people mad, so this palace maid inexplicably developed resentnt towards Consort Li.
This ti, she volunteered to help Yi Pin and the Empress with their tasks.
Of course, Yi Pin would take the bla, but the actual task was hers to execute.
Seeing that there were not many people coming out to greet at Consort Li’s palace, the palace maid was furious. Demoted to a Cai Nu and still so arrogant?
Before her demotion, her rank was above Yi Pin’s, but now, any concubine could trample over her.
"Soone, break in and drag the people inside out!"
A demoted concubine was ant to be trampled and humiliated, the palace maid said coldly, and several robust eunuchs rushed inside.
"How dare you, this is Lady Li Fei’s sleeping quarters, who dares to act rashly?"
Nanny Li ca out, her face cold.
She had watched Consort Li grow up, treating her like her own daughter, naturally not allowing anyone to bully her.
Moreover, there were many loyal ones beside Consort Li as well, they all followed Nanny Li out, blocking the palace gate to prevent anyone from entering.
"Consort Li? Hahaha... Even the Emperor has demoted her to Cai Nu, just slightly better than a lowly palace maid. Who would have thought such an insignificant master could still have people willing to serve her so loyally?"
The words of this alluring palace maid dripped with sarcasm.
"What are you standing around for? Charge in and drag that wench out!"
At her command, the eunuchs rushed in, Nanny Li stood her ground, shouting sternly, "Who dares?"
"Nanny, you should step aside!"
Just as tension was at its peak, Consort Li’s gentle voice ca from behind.
She was dressed plainly, in a moon-white long dress, her hair casually pinned up, barefaced, without a single piece of jewelry or adornnt.
Looking at her like this, she indeed seed like a neglected concubine.
"Yi Pin, what business do you have coming here in the dead of night to my quiet and deserted place?"
Consort Li squinted slightly as she spoke, her tone unfriendly.
Even though she had been stripped of her title, a re Yi Pin couldn’t bully her!
Moreover, she believed that Li Qingmu and his wife would surely help her out of this predicant.
But before that, she had to protect herself!
"To see how Li Cai Nu is faring!"
Yi Pin slowly stepped out from the group of palace maids and eunuchs surrounding her, smiling, yet her eyes glead with malice.
Taking advantage of her demotion to Cai Nu, it was a chance to eliminate her once and for all.
In the harem, disposing of a low-ranking Cai Nu was very easy, very easy, just a little better than a palace maid. And what kind of treatnt does a palace maid receive?
When the master is displeased, you’re directly rewarded with a beating, life or death up to fate!
Therefore, killing a Cai Nu would at most get scolded by the Emperor, but nothing more.
Besides, doing so was ant to demonstrate to Prince Lingjiang, Qi Junlian!
"Li Cai Nu, oh Li Cai Nu, you should never have returned to the harem. Here, everything is as the Empress says! If you were outside, as the mother of Prince Lingjiang, we couldn’t have done anything to you. This ti, you’ve truly brought about your own downfall! Hahaha—"
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