QT: TPE Chapter 29.1

During this period of time, Li Gui Pin—no, now Li Guiren—had not been easy.

Everyone in the palace knew that she had fallen out of favor. Not only that, but when she was favored, she also offended many people. Now these people all wanted to kick her while she was down. It was only because of the protection of Gui Fei that these people had not succeeded.

“That b*tch Xu Lingyi is good for nothing except her looks.”

What she and Gui Fei were most jealous of was Xu Lingyi’s face. Li Guiren had fantasized more than once that if she had Xu Lingyi’s face, she would be the one receiving such great favor from His Majesty now.

Destroying Xu Lingyi’s face was an extremely exciting thing for them.

Li Guiren’s energy and spirit have improved by more than double.

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Perhaps Princess Minghua also knew that Gui Fei was going to take action against Xu Lingyi.

So during this period, even though the Emperor stayed overnight in Xu Lingyi’s palace, Princess Minghua did not cause her any more trouble.

Both she and Gui Fei were lying low.

Xu Lingyi also pretended not to know.

The Empress Dowager’s birthday is on the sixth day of next month. This year, the Empress Dowager’s health has been fluctuating. Sometimes she can get out of bed and walk around, and sometimes she only remains bedridden.

Fortunately, the Empress Dowager’s health has been relatively good during this period.

His Majesty wants to hold a grand celebration to dispel the Empress Dowager’s illness.

However, considering the Empress Dowager’s health, she only needs to attend the banquet.

Xu Lingyi thought that if she were Gui Fei, this day would be the best time to make a move, as the palace would be very lively with many people coming and going from one palace to another.

Using certain methods on this day would be less likely to be noticed.

Xu Lingyi carried a peace talisman that could ward off assassination attempts.

Therefore, she didn’t care about Gui Fei’s plot to harm her, because she was immune to all poisons.

Instead, she eagerly awaited their next move, wanting to see what tricks they had up their sleeves and how to counter them.

In her palace, only Qiu Shi was restless.

Therefore, she had someone closely monitor Qiu Shi’s actions during this period.

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“Your Highness, Qiu Shi has already made contact with Li Guiren.” Chun Hua whispered to Xu Lingyi.

Her expression still betrayed her disappointment. Chun Hua and Qiu Shi had grown up together since childhood and used to have a very good relationship.

Xu Lingyi understood her feelings.

In her past life, when she was betrayed by Qiu Shi, she also found it hard to accept. A maid who had been with her for more than ten years was no different from a family member.

But Qiu Shi betrayed her.

She wouldn’t be merciful to others who treated her badly.

Having been given a second chance at life, she wanted to see if Qiu Shi would betray her again.

As it turned out, Qiu Shi did not disappoint her this time either.

Xu Lingyi was very curious about what conditions Li Guiren had offered that made Qiu Shi willing to risk his life for her.

Gui Fei would definitely not contact Qiu Shi directly. Even if the matter were exposed, it would be Li Guiren who would take the blame.

Li Guiren is a very useful tool in the hands of Gui Fei.

“Qiu Shi really wants to become a concubine and one of His Majesty’s women. Perhaps Li Guiren promised her that.”

Chun Hua had previously speculated with Xu Lingyi, sensing Qiu Shi’s feelings for the Emperor.

Nanny Zhang also spoke up at this moment: “Perhaps she just wants to deal with Your Highness, her master, and is secretly jealous of you. As long as she can step on Your Highness, she is willing to help without needing anyone to offer her great benefits.”

Xu Lingyi didn’t want to speculate anymore about why Qiu Shi did this; it was pointless.

“Nanny, Chun Hua, you must keep a close eye on Qiu Shi these days. Gui Fei wants to use her to deal against us, but we might be able to turn the tables on her.”

 

 

 

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