noffsinger Chapter 260 The Disappearing Feet
Chapter 260 The Disappearing Feet
"Your Highness, where are the late queen's feet?"
Yang Huiwen hugged Li Siming's neck coquettishly and lingered tenderly. Her beautiful pair of phoenix eyes were captivating and made him have wild thoughts.
"You annoying little goblin, why are you asking this?"
Li Siming looked at Yang Huiwen with a smile on his face.
"Your Highness, please tell me."
Yang Huiwen gave Li Siming a kiss on the cheek.
"The missing feet were thrown into the well in my mother's palace."
Li Siming revealed the news to Yang Huiwen without any preparation.
Yang Huiwen wrote down the message quietly, flirted with Li Siming unscrupulously, and tried every means to get some important information.
In the middle of the night, Yang Huiwen quietly got up while Li Siming was asleep, put on her clothes and came into the courtyard.
She wrote the message on a piece of paper and hid it under a big locust tree at the back of the courtyard. Then she quietly returned to the house when no one was around, as if nothing had happened.
After a while, a guard sent by Li Siqi took the note away.
In the palace, Li Siqi and Xu Yingying stayed up all night waiting for news.
"I don't know if Li Siming will get into Yang Huiwen's trap. It would be troublesome if he suddenly becomes more alert."
Xu Yingying frowned slightly and looked out the door with a worried look on her face.
Li Siqi subconsciously comforted Xu Yingying, "No, you worry too much."
"Yang Huiwen is a person that Cui Jiangyuan has carefully trained. She is an expert at gathering intelligence. In addition, Li Siming has deep feelings for her. I'm afraid she would not hesitate to take his life, let alone just a little information."
After all, Li Siqi and Li Siming have been brothers for many years, so they naturally know each other well.
"Report, Your Majesty and Princess, the guard who was responsible for delivering the message has returned."
As soon as the old butler finished speaking, a middle-aged man in nightgown strode in.
"I pay my respects to the prince and princess. I have successfully obtained the news from under the locust tree."
As soon as he finished speaking, the other party handed a note to the old butler.
The old butler took the note and naturally handed it to Li Siqi.
Li Siqi immediately opened the note and took a look with Xu Yingying: Li Siming said that his feet were in the well in the Imperial Concubine's palace.
"Why is it in the Imperial Concubine's palace?"
Xu Yingying obviously didn't believe the information on the note. "What happened back then shocked the government and the public. How could the imperial concubine keep such important evidence in her own palace? If it's discovered, the entire family will be implicated."
Li Siqi's mind kept recalling some scenes from the past, and he shook his head subconsciously.
"Your Highness, even if the information is true, after being soaked for decades, these feet would have already turned into bones."
Xu Yingying spoke calmly about her worries, "I'm afraid it won't help even if we get our feet back."
In this case, helping Camellia fulfill her promise may be a distant dream.
"But right now I am worried about something more important."
Xu Yingying looked at Li Siqi with a sad face.
"Have you ever thought about why the Imperial Concubine left the late Queen's feet at the bottom of the well in her palace?"
"why?"
For some reason, Li Siqi suddenly felt an ominous premonition in his heart.
"I'm worried that the Imperial Concubine will use this incident to do something that's detrimental to Camellia. But don't forget, the Imperial Concubine's strength should not be underestimated. She was able to replace the Emperor's soul before."
Thinking back to what happened some time ago, Xu Yingying still feels scared.
"What shall we do then?"
When Li Siqi heard this, he suddenly felt anxious.
The Imperial Concubine is sinister and cunning, and her mind is unpredictable.
After thinking for a moment, Xu Yingying said calmly, "I plan to take a risk and directly interrogate the Imperial Concubine after the attack tomorrow."
"This is the only option at the moment, and time is running out. We don't have much time to make other choices."
After listening to Xu Yingying's opinion, Li Siqi nodded.
"Then I'll find a way to cover for you."
"it is good."
Afterwards, Xu Yingying immediately ordered the housekeeper to prepare the finest pure cow's tears, and then took out an exquisite white porcelain bottle and poured some in.
Xu Yingying carefully put the white porcelain bottle into her sleeve, "This way we can avoid the inspection in the palace."
After everything was prepared, Li Siqi and Xu Yingying attacked together.
"I'll try to talk to the guards at the palace gate and attract their attention. You take this opportunity to quickly enter the palace."
Instead of stopping Xu Yingying's actions, Li Siqi took the initiative to cooperate with her.
"Don't worry, I will definitely get the truth out of the Imperial Concubine this time."
After Li Siqi and Xu Yingying agreed on the details, they walked towards the palace gate together, and the guards guarding the palace gate immediately bowed to the ground.
"Greetings to the Ninth Prince, greetings to the Princess."
"stand up."
Li Siqi stepped forward and took the initiative to talk to the guards in charge of guarding the palace, and Xu Yingying took this opportunity to immediately enter the gate.
Although Xu Yingying carefully hid the white porcelain bottle containing the tears in her sleeves so that it was not easily discovered.
After all, in many things, we should be prepared for the worst.
After successfully entering the palace, Xu Yingying breathed a sigh of relief, and then headed straight to the Imperial Concubine's bedroom based on the route she remembered.
As soon as Xu Yingying reached the gate of the Imperial Concubine's palace, she was spotted by the senior palace maid beside the Imperial Concubine.
"Ninth Princess, what are you doing here? The Royal Concubine didn't summon you."
The senior palace maid frowned slightly and looked at Xu Yingying warily.
"This princess is here to pay her respects to the Imperial Concubine."
Xu Yingying looked at the head maid calmly and said, "You should go in and report it."
The head palace maid obviously did not believe Xu Yingying's words. After all, the conflict between Xu Yingying and the Imperial Concubine was known to everyone.
After all, Xu Yingying's identity was there, so it was difficult for the senior palace maid to disobey.
"Then please wait a moment, Princess."
The head palace maid bowed perfunctorily to Xu Yingying and then entered the hall.
Xu Yingying didn't care about the senior palace maid's rudeness. After all, she had more important things to do at the moment.
In just half a cup of tea, the senior palace maid hurried over to Xu Yingying.
"The Imperial Concubine invites the Princess."
"it is good."
Xu Yingying followed the chief palace maid into the palace. As soon as she entered, she saw the Imperial Concubine leaning on the chaise longue.
"What brings the Ninth Princess here today?"
The Imperial Concubine glared at Xu Yingying with her eyes slanted, her unfriendly expression revealed without any concealment.
"Greetings, Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine."