The Doctor's Concubine: Don't mess with the evil princess

Chapter 141 Almost Exposed

Although Jiang was full of doubts, she finally decided to go to the palace to find out the truth. However, she kept a trick and did not plan to go to the place where the information was hidden in person. Instead, she used a little trick to let a little maid in the Queen Mother's palace go to that place.

If the young palace maid was caught, the secret agents in the palace would be exposed.

However, she was not too worried about her own safety. After all, she had never shown up in public and the contact person had no idea who she was.

Zhou Yitian was also full of doubts when he was carrying out the arrest.

How could such a little palace maid be the mastermind behind all this?

But seeing that the deadline set by the emperor was approaching, he had no choice but to arrest the man and complete the task.

The little palace maid's face was filled with fear and confusion.

Her body couldn't stop shaking slightly, her face was as pale as paper, her lips were trembling constantly, and she was completely confused and had no idea what was going on.

Jiang was waiting anxiously in Shoukang Palace, but after waiting for an hour, there was no sign of the little palace maid. She thought to herself that something was not good, and that the forces in the palace were probably exposed.

While thinking about how to deal with it, Queen Mother Jiang suddenly spoke with doubt in her heart: "The atmosphere in the palace has always seemed extremely strange in the past few days. Xing'er has also been transferred to Fengqing Palace. It is said that the Queen is short of manpower."

"Xing'er?" Jiang paused, then asked in confusion, "Is the Xing'er that aunt is talking about a first-class palace maid beside you?"

Queen Mother Jiang nodded, her face solemn, a hint of dissatisfaction flashing across her expression, "I only have four first-class maids around me, and the Queen actually wants to take one from me."

Jiang's heart suddenly tightened. She knew very well that she must not reveal the slightest flaw at this moment.

She lowered her eyes slightly, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly, covering up the panic that flashed across her eyes.

Then, she spoke slowly, her voice soft but with a hint of nervousness that was barely noticeable: "Don't worry, aunt. Perhaps the Queen is really busy and short-handed. I think Xing'er's transfer is only temporary."

As Jiang spoke, she secretly bit her lower lip, trying to keep herself calm.

"Humph! After all, the emperor is not my biological son, yet the queen treats me so coldly. Even if she wants to transfer someone else, she should at least come and tell me in person. The person she wants to remove is my man!"

The more Queen Mother Jiang spoke, the angrier she became. Her face was terribly gloomy and her eyes were full of anger and dissatisfaction.

She tightly grasped the handkerchief in her hand, as if she wanted to vent all her anger on this small handkerchief.

Jiang hurried forward, bowed slightly, and said in a gentle voice: "Aunt, please calm down. The Queen may have been entangled in many affairs and was busy for a while, so she was unable to come to report to you in person. Aunt, you are worth a lot of money, please don't get sick because of such a small matter."

Jiang's eyes moved, and she continued, "Aunt, you have always been generous and kind, and the Queen must know this very well. Perhaps the Queen was just negligent for a moment, and she will definitely notice the inappropriateness later, and will come to apologize to you. But this matter is indeed easy to make people feel uncomfortable. Aunt, you have suffered such injustice, which really makes your niece feel distressed. Let's wait and see what the Queen will do next. Aunt, you are magnanimous, and give the Queen a chance to make amends."

Jiang seemed to be comforting the empress dowager, but her words revealed the injustice she had suffered, subtly deepening her dissatisfaction with the queen. At the same time, she showed her own awareness of the overall situation, which can be said to be well-intentioned.

After hearing what Jiang said, Queen Mother Jiang's expression gradually calmed down, but her majesty remained undiminished.

She nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "Well, if she can be more sensible and realize her inappropriate behavior, and return Xing'er to me after she is done with her work, I will not be unable to forgive her. After all, as the queen, she has many things to do, so it is understandable that she was negligent for a while."

The Queen Mother paused for a moment, then turned her gaze to Jiang again, her tone much softer, and asked, "You are quite eloquent. However, I think your visit to the palace this time is probably not just to visit me, right?"

Jiang bowed her head, pretending to be respectful, and said, "Aunt, you have a keen eye, and nothing escapes your eyes. This time, my niece came to the palace not only to visit you, but also for the matter of Baiying."

"What happened to Baiying?" asked Queen Mother Jiang.

Jiang's face showed an awkward expression. She hesitated several times and didn't know where to start: "Bai Ying she...she..."

"What's wrong with her? Why are you hesitating like this? What is there that you can't tell me?" Queen Mother Jiang looked displeased and said in a deep voice.

Jiang moved to the side of Queen Mother Jiang, gestured slightly, and said softly: "Aunt, I think it is better to let the servants leave for this matter."

Queen Mother Jiang frowned slightly, thought for a moment, waved her hand, and said in a deep voice: "All of you leave!"

The palace maids and eunuchs bowed respectfully and then filed out one after another. The hall suddenly became quiet.

Queen Mother Jiang looked at Jiang and said, "You can tell me now."

"Bai Ying...is actually married to King Cheng. My niece is afraid..." Jiang stopped talking halfway.

"Stupid! How could that girl be so stupid!" Queen Mother Jiang said angrily.

"Aunt, your niece has already scolded her severely, but now that things have come to this, the only urgent thing we can do is to find a way to remedy the situation. I hope you can think of a solution." Jiang said anxiously, her face full of worry.

Queen Mother Jiang slowly closed her eyes, sighed, and said helplessly: "Your mother and daughter's status is already awkward, and the emperor is also concerned about this. He didn't agree with this marriage at first, but I had to persuade him with my thick face, and the emperor reluctantly agreed to let Baiying become the king's concubine and hold the wedding after the new year. Now this kind of thing has happened again, what do you want me to do?"

Queen Mother Jiang frowned and thought for a long time.

She knew very well that this matter was a thorny one and if handled improperly, it could cause a lot of trouble.

This matter must not be spread to avoid affecting the royal reputation.

We must discuss this matter with the Emperor as soon as possible and arrange the King’s marriage in advance to silence the gossips.

However, she was also worried that the emperor would be dissatisfied with her because of this matter. After all, she had been the one who advocated this marriage before, but now such a mess had occurred.

Jiang knelt down quickly, tears in her eyes, and said, "Aunt, I know I was wrong. It was us mother and daughter who didn't act properly and caused you so much trouble. Please, aunt, you must save Baiying."

Queen Mother Jiang opened her eyes and looked at Jiang who was kneeling on the ground, feeling confused.

She raised her hand slightly, motioning Jiang to get up, and said slowly: "Now that things have come to this, we can only take it one step at a time. First, keep Baiying under good care and don't let her have any contact with King Cheng again. I will find a suitable time to discuss this matter with the emperor. If there is nothing else, you can go back first!"

Jiang replied respectfully, "Yes, aunt. I will take my leave now. Everything is up to you."

After saying that, she bowed again and slowly walked out.

Until she walked out of Shoukang Palace, Jiang had not seen the little palace maid. She suddenly felt foreboding and knew that the situation was not good.

So, he quickened his pace to leave the palace.