C11 (1/2)
Looking at the respectful Ran Mei, Huai Jin nodded slightly and pondered. Originally, she did not inherit the original owner's memories, and it was even because of Zhao Yang pushing the original owner into the water that she was reborn. It was just that, since the original owner's body was occupied by Zhao Yang, and the original owner and Zhao Yang were sworn enemies, if she really did not attract the suspicion of others, but right now, the empress dowager was protecting Zhao Yang, so she put this matter to the side first.
Zhao Yang's matter could be put on hold, but not Ran Die's. Initially, she thought Ran Die's death was just an ordinary palace farce, but from the moment she saw Yuwen Fei personally taking care of Ran Die's corpse, she knew that he was probably not a simple person at all. If he tried to investigate, he would be afraid of getting caught up in it. If he didn't care about the trouble, he wouldn't even know how he would die.
After thinking for a long time, Huai Jin still decided to secretly investigate Ran Die's cause of death, so she called Ran Mei along to go to the Lotus Pond.
Huai Jin stopped in her tracks, and her face darkened. She had already suspected that Ran Die's matter was related to the Li Consort. After all, she was the only one who could make Yuwen Fei come forward, she just did not think that the Li Consort would come looking for her so openly.
With a smirk, Huai Jin walked into the pavilion while holding onto her skirt, trying to make herself look as harmless as possible.
”An Ping greets Imperial Concubine Fei.”
Li Consort glanced at Huai Jin indifferently, and only replied after a while: ”Stand up.”
Huai Jin got up and sat opposite of Li Consort. She rubbed her sore legs, and with a puzzled look on her face, her eyes continued to circle around the group of palace maids and eunuchs. After walking for a long while, she tilted her head and glanced at Li Consort, and only opened her mouth after hesitating for a long time: ”Imperial Concubine Fei is looking for something?”
Li Consort took a sip of the tea in her cup, then said casually: ”En, I lost an earring over here.”
Seeing that, Huai Jin did not ask anymore, and continued drinking the tea in her hand, and chatted with the Li Consort for a while.
”I heard that Zhao Yang has been with the empress dowager for the past few days?” Li Consort tidied up the cape handed to him by the side, glanced at Huai Jin and asked casually as if he was not paying attention.
Hearing that, Huai Jin angrily snorted, ”If she has the ability, then she will stay in the Jubilee Palace and hide for the rest of her life!” She stomped her feet fiercely, as if she wanted to rush into the Jubilee Palace and beat Zhao Yang up badly.
Seeing her expression, Li Consort sneered, but advised gently: ”It's just a small matter. Since Prince Jin carried a burden for her, what do you think? ”After all, she's the granddaughter of the empress dowager's direct relative. Since the empress dowager is protecting her right now, you should take her in.”
Huai Jin rolled her eyes in her heart and thought, if you really wanted to advise me, then you shouldn't have reminded your own granddaughter about this.
The Li Consort smiled slightly, turned the topic and asked, ”But I am curious, why did you start a fight with Zhao Yang at the empress dowager's birthday banquet, and why did Prince Jin represent Zhao Yang?”
She herself had found out from the Prince Jin that the original owner and Zhao Yang were having an argument over the Xibo Marquis, but at the same time, she couldn't let others know the reason why. After hesitating for a moment, he said in a muffled voice, ”I have long disliked her. ”But Prince Jin …”
After saying that, Li Consort was obviously startled when she saw the young girl's expression. She pursed her lips, and her face flushed red but she was unable to say a single word. She couldn't help but laugh.