She told Jin Qiu about Wei Jingxuan's frame-up of Xia Qing, just to make Jin Qiu fearful and want to deal with Wei Jingxuan, but if Wei Jingxuan was harmed like this, it would not do her any good. What she wanted was for Jin Qiu to be forced
At the end of the road, he became rebellious against Mingyu; as for Zhu Yong, according to Qi Kuan's observations these days, he should be working with Jin Qiu to deal with Wei Jingxuan.
Qi Kuan already understood what Xianyue meant, lowered his head and said: "I understand, I will definitely complete the tasks assigned by my master."
That night, Yi Jia stopped at the prefect's Yamen, which was temporarily used as a palace. After Wei Jingxuan had served Mingyu to wash herself, she poured water by the well. For some reason, all day today, she felt that her master was looking at her a little.
Strange, is it because I am paranoid or is there something wrong? And all of this started from that Jin Qiu
What started when she took her master to see the hibiscus flowers? Damn it, it must be her who is stirring up trouble in front of her master. Ever since she gained his master's respect, she and that Zhu Yong have always looked down upon her, always looking for opportunities to run against her. Look.
Well, she would have to drive these two people away sooner or later, so that they would not be an eyesore around her.
Thinking like this, Wei Jingxuan took the copper basin and walked into the house. On the way, she found that several of the originally bright copper street lamps had been blown out by the wind at some point, making that section of the road so dark that she couldn't see her fingers.
.
Wei Jingxuan walked forward cautiously. After taking only a few steps, she was suddenly hit by someone and fell to the ground. Her back hurt from the fall. As for the person who knocked her down, he walked away without even being helped.
, no matter how much Wei Jingxuan shouted, she would not look back.
Wei Jingxuan got up from the ground angrily and angrily shouted in the direction where the man left: "Damn it, don't let me find you, otherwise I have to make you look good!"
She wanted to dust off her clothes, and suddenly she found a piece of paper in her hand. It seemed that... it was stuffed into her hand when she was hit just now. Could it be that... the person just hit her on purpose?
Thinking like this, Wei Jingxuan quickly walked a few steps and came to the place where the street lamp was burning. She used the light to look at the note in her hand. There were not many words on the note, only ten. But after reading it, Wei Jingxuan was...
Discolored with horror.
"Jinqiu wants to harm you, so be careful."
Wei Jingxuan's expression gradually changed from cold to calm, and then she tore the note into irreparable pieces and threw it into the nearby flowers and trees.
Except for a few extra scraps of paper, everything was calm as if nothing had happened...
It was also on this night that after Jin Qiu waited on Mingyu to fall asleep, he quietly went to see Zhu Yong. When they met, he asked: "Have we decided?"
Zhu Yong made a silence gesture towards her, opened the door and looked around. After making sure there was no suspicious person, he closed the door again and said softly: "What's wrong, does the master believe it already?"
"Well, while I was walking with the master today, I told you what we had discussed. The master somewhat believed it, but I have to personally ask the person who heard it 'with my own ears'." Seeing Zhu Yong's silence, she
He urged: "Have you decided on the candidate? You should hurry up and say something. This matter has been delayed for a long time."
"Do you think I am willing to delay? How can it be so easy to find someone you can trust?" Zhu Yong said angrily. Seeing Jin Qiu's eager look, he said: "To tell you the truth, it's better to find someone you can trust."
One of them is Jiyu, who works in the kitchen."
Jin Qiu had no impression of this person and asked, "Can this person be trusted?"
Zhu Yongyan said: "It's hard to say that it's credible, but his family is seriously ill and urgently needs a sum of money, so he shouldn't play any tricks. As for whether it will be leaked in the future, I can't guarantee it."
"The most important thing now is to get rid of Wei Jingxuan. We can talk about the future things slowly." With that said, Jin Qiu said: "Since you have found someone here, I will tell the master tomorrow that he
She will tell you the story and ask questions to save you a long night of dreams."
Zhu Yong nodded and said: "Okay, I will make an agreement with Ji You, and you just carry out the plan." After a pause, he warned with some worry: "Before that, don't let Wei Jingxuan find out that something is wrong, otherwise I'm afraid
It’s hard to do everything possible.”
"Of course I know this. Wei Jingxuan is smarter than a monkey. Today, after her attitude changed slightly, my master became suspicious and pulled me to ask questions. Fortunately, I was able to talk her off."
The matter was settled. The next day, after staying at the palace along the way as usual, Jin Qiu walked to Mingyu and whispered: "Master, I have heard about that person."
Mingyu's eyelids twitched, and she said to Wei Jingxuan, who was waiting with her hands lowered: "I am a little thirsty, go and make a cup of Longjing."
After Wei Jingxuan followed the instructions, Mingyu said coldly: "Who is he?"
Jin Qiu whispered in his ear: "The person I spoke to the master was Ji You, who was working in the kitchen. He was the one who overheard the conversation between Wei Jingxuan and Xia Qing that day."
Mingyu said nothing until Wei Jingxuan appeared in sight with a tea cup, and then she said coldly, "Go and call him over immediately."
Wei Jingxuan heard this and when she offered the tea cup to Mingyu, she said softly: "Master, did you ask Aunt Jinqiu to tell who is here?"
Mingyu looked at her and said: "Jingxuan, are you hiding anything from me? If you tell me now, I might be able to tolerate it."
Wei Jingxuan said in surprise: "This slave has never concealed anything from the master. Why would the master ask this?" After a pause, she asked again: "Has anyone gossiped about this slave in front of you?"
"Whether it's just gossip or whether it's true, we'll find out soon." After saying this, Mingyu stopped talking and slowly drank the newly brewed Longjing tea.
After about touching a stick of incense, Jin Qiu came in with a young eunuch who was about fifteen or sixteen years old, and said respectfully: "Master, he is Ji You."
After Ji You knelt down and saluted, Mingyu said: "Ji You, Jin Qiu said that you heard the conversation between Wei Jingxuan and Xia Qing that day. Is it true or false?"
Ji You murmured and did not dare to answer. Jin Qiu said from the side: "Ji You, you don't have to be afraid, just tell what you have heard with your own ears."
"Yes." Ji You kowtowed to Mingyu and said tremblingly: "Master, I accidentally passed by Miss Wei and Xia Qing's room that day and did hear their conversation."
Under Wei Jingxuan's surprised gaze, Mingyu asked again: "What did they say? Tell the truth."
Ji You quickly raised his head and said in a trembling voice: "They are so disrespectful to the master, I don't dare to lie in vain."
Mingyu said impatiently: "I forgive you for not being guilty, please tell me quickly."
Under Mingyu's urging, Ji You did not dare to hide anything and whispered: "Returning to the master, I heard Xia Qing complaining about the master, saying that the master was overbearing and did not have the generosity and kindness that a queen should have; and also said...
… She is no worse in appearance than her master, so why should she be a palace maid since his master is a queen? She... said that sooner or later, she will also become the empress of the palace.”