QT: TPE Chapter 10.1

Xu Lingyi wasn’t the kind of rich, foolish girl; she had her own calculations for doing this.

However, in front of Xu Xiang, she still didn’t mind portraying herself as a naive and kind-hearted young lady from a noble family who was unaware of the ways of the world.

“You keep it. I liked you at first sight; there is a connection between us. I will be practicing at the temple for a while. If you are willing, come be by my side, keep me company, and act as my personal maid. It just so happens that my maid will be going back for some time.”

“When I return to the mansion, you can go back to your own home, so that you won’t be separated from your family.”

Xu Xiang naturally agreed to receive such a sum of money.

After all, she had never seen so much money before.

With this money, her mother’s illness could be cured.

For a time, she was filled with gratitude toward Xu Lingyi.

Although she didn’t know why this young lady was acting this way, after all, there was nothing valuable on her. Even if someone had ulterior motives, what could a poor person with nothing ask for?

For some time afterward, Xu Xiang stayed by her side.

Xu Lingyi thought that since Xu Xiang was always by her side, she wouldn’t miss anything.

In her past life, Xu Xiang must have met the Emperor not long afterward.

After Xu Xiang entered the palace, she was not favored, and the Emperor seemed to have never set foot in her palace.

“How about we start from today? I liked you the moment I saw you.”

In her past life, Xu Xiang died in the palace.

Given her background and the fact that she was not favored by the Emperor, it was only natural that she died in the palace.

So, not entering the palace in her lifetime was actually a good thing for her.

When she leaves, she will give her another sum of money to ensure she has enough to eat and wear, as compensation.

Xu Lingyi’s patient waiting finally paid off.

That evening, after dark, Xu Xiang said that she planned to go back home because her mother was sick again.

Xu Lingyi agreed.

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At the same time—

“What should we do? The Master has been poisoned. This is a temple; where am I supposed to find a woman? Going down the mountain is dark and slippery…”

The speaker was the Emperor’s personal eunuch, who was traveling incognito today.

Before leaving, the Emperor had a cup of tea in Zhang Cairen’s palace.

Speaking of this Zhang Cairen, Eunuch Zhang had a lot to complain about.

She was a newly recruited palace maiden who came from the common people.

Coming from a poor family with little background, Zhang Cairen was only good-looking; she had little education and was extremely rude in her speech and actions, even worse than the palace maids in the palace.

But she did look like she could have a lot of children, with a great figure, and unlike the other women who were selected, she didn’t have a crude appearance.

Zhang Cairen had a full figure, but a very small face, an oval face, and fair skin, plus she was young.

Among the newly selected concubines, she was considered to be favored.

In recent days, after His Majesty’s disappointment, he has hardly ever entered the inner palace. However, Zhang Cairen sent someone to deliver a message saying that she hadn’t changed her clothes this month and that her stomach was uncomfortable, implying that she was pregnant.

The Emperor was overjoyed, thinking she was really pregnant.

Perhaps it was because no concubine in the harem had become pregnant for many years, or perhaps no one expected that someone would be so bold as to use such a thing to deceive His Majesty and curry favor.

Not only did the Emperor rush over, but even the Empress Dowager, who was on her sickbed, dragged her ailing body to go.

As a result, the imperial physician diagnosed that Zhang Cairen was not pregnant at all.

In fact, the imperial physicians didn’t dare to say anything at first. Everyone knew that this was a big deal, so how could they easily shatter the Emperor’s hopes?

But Zhang Cairen was menstruating at that moment, and there was blood on her clothes.

Such a clumsy scheme was quickly exposed.

Zhang Cairen was banished to the cold palace.

The Emperor and Empress Dowager, having been tricked, experienced a rollercoaster of emotions, going from initial elation to utter despair.

 

 

 

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