A Female King’s Love Story - Chapter 50

“Your majesty!” Eunuch Gao walked into the palace with a grave expression. He looked at Qiao Yifeng with a deep sense of remorse in his eyes. “Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was careless in what happened to Minister Han.”

“The person is already dead. The most important thing now is to investigate who did this.” Joe said, still frowning.

“Yes, this old servant will definitely find out everything.” Eunuch Gao nodded.

“Eunuch Gao, this person must be with us. Investigate the people who have come into contact with Minister Han in the past few days and eliminate them one by one.” Joe was still frowning.

“Yes, this old servant will do it right away.” Eunuch Gao cupped his hands and left.

“Xiyue, I have a faint feeling that the appearance of this traitor is absolutely not as simple as just killing Minister Han.” After Eunuch Gao left, Qiao Qiao was still leaning on the dragon throne as he spoke to Xiyue.

“Looks like this traitor came prepared.” Xiyue frowned in recognition of Qiao Qiao’s words.

“However, I thought that although Minister Han’s death had disrupted all of my plans, this might not be a bad thing. The entire setup of Minister Han was just a chess piece used to direct Grand Commandant Xi, but if I were to capture this traitor here, it might bring more benefits than harm to my future affairs.” Joe suddenly pursed his lips and raised his head.

“The Emperor is wise.” Xiyue bowed. Seeing that Qiao Qiao was still so calm and confident, her faint smile was overflowing with that delicate face. Currently, the Emperor was the true master of Xiyue.

“Forget it, we’ll deal with this later. Go to the Prime Minister’s Estate and deliver the antidote to Luo Qingqing.” Qiao Qiao still waved his hand and leaned on the Dragon Throne, slightly closing his eyes.

“Yes.” Although Xiyue responded, there was also a hint of unwillingness in her tone. She helplessly stood up and left.

Qiao Qiao still rubbed his temples. This emperor really did come from every direction, and he really didn’t want to let her have a moment of leisure.

“Ran Er!” A light call sounded out, causing Qiao Qiao’s eyebrows to furrow even more tightly. Following which, the even sounds of breathing could be heard from the Dragon Throne.

“Are you still pretending? Are you that unwilling to see me!?” As soon as Ji Mingyuan stepped foot into the palace, he started complaining.

“Cough cough, what? “How did I fall asleep?” Seeing this, Qiao Qiao could no longer continue pretending and could only get up, feigning a drowsy look.

“Foolish child, I slept with you for so many days. How could I not know what you looked like after you fell asleep?” Ji Mingyuan pursed his lips and immediately stepped forward.

These words caused Qiao Qiao’s ears to become red.

“I heard that something happened to President Han, so I immediately rushed over. I want to see what kind of strategy you have to deal with this?” Ji Mingyuan seriously asked.

It’s not a big deal if there’s a traitor around.” Qiao Qiao’s ears still had a rosy hue and he shrugged indifferently. Towards his own uncle’s oppression, the high officials’ disdain, the Jianghu Sect’s covetous eyes, the appearance of a spy around him was nothing much.

“Girl, you’re burning your eyebrows, but nothing happened.” Although Ji Mingyuan’s words were full of resentment, his eyes were filled with a doting love.

“There’s nothing we can do. He’s already dead. We can’t pull him up and interrogate him as to who killed him.” Joe still frowned. That was true.

“It seems that I have overthought it. What about that Grand Commandant? What are you planning to do?” Ji Mingyuan asked.

“It seems that you have bribed Xiyue quite a bit during the few days that I was asleep. You already know all the secrets.” Although there was still provocation in Qiao Qiao’s tone, there was no hint of displeasure between her brows. She knew that this period of time was all thanks to Ji Mingyuan helping her manage the court affairs. Otherwise, as a destitute Emperor, she would have no idea how she would have been stabbed in the back.

“I’m the emperor’s most beloved and trusted Concubine Yuan. Your majesty has been taking time off for a few days. Isn’t it natural for important women like you to report this to your concubine?” Ji Mingyuan raised an eyebrow. He emphasized the words’ the most beloved ‘and’ the most trusted ‘, as if he was afraid that Qiao Qiao would reject him no matter what.

“Un …” Joe lowered his head a little, as if deep in thought, and then opened his thin lips. “That’s true.”

Ji Mingyuan’s eyes widened as he stared at Qiao Yifan, his eyes filled with disbelief. He just hadn’t expected that not only did she not deny his words, she had even admitted to it!

“What is it? “You don’t think so?” After staring at Ji Mingyuan blankly for a long time, Qiao Qiao still frowned.

“Yes, yes, of course!” Ji Mingyuan grinned.

“Reporting to Your Majesty, Prime Minister Luo wishes to seek an audience.” Qiao Qiao and Ji Mingyuan were still smiling when a voice sounded out from outside the door.

“Yes.”

“Prime Minister Xuan Luo is here to see you ~”

“Your servant pays his respects to the Emperor. May the Emperor live for tens of thousands of years.” Prime Minister Luo walked in quickly from outside the palace and slowly knelt on the ground.

“Prime Minister Luo is an important official of the imperial court. What crime is this?” Qiao Qiao still did not let Prime Minister Luo stand up. Regarding the matter of Luo Qingqing and Luo Qinglun, Qiao Qiao was still somewhat complaining.

“Your servant’s youngest daughter, Luo Qingqing, does not know what’s important, to actually listen to your slanderous words and offend Your Majesty. Your majesty disregards past grievances and is willing to sacrifice medicine to save your servant, your subject is unable to repay you.” Prime Minister Luo lowered his body and bowed to Qiao Qiao.

It seemed like Prime Minister Luo had hardened his heart to protect his daughter, and now that His Majesty had said those words, it was as if the Emperor had said them without leaking a single drop of water, as if the Emperor wanted to protect him from the grave. What Luo Qingqing had done was to poison His Majesty and kill the entire family, but in the mouth of Prime Minister Luo, she had actually become a person who listened to the slander and offended the Emperor.

“The prime minister is too serious. The prime minister is loyal to a good family in the Qiao Country, and his father has bestowed the death medal to them. How could he be the prime minister for a crime?” Qiao Qiao’s lips curled up in slight contempt as he continued to speak, “Moreover, since we sent medicine to the Prime Minister’s Estate, we wouldn’t blame Qingqing for it. She is still young and ignorant, how would she know that there is poison hidden within the chicken soup? “I can see that this must have been a misunderstanding. This chicken soup must have been tampered with long ago, causing Qing Qing to be poisoned by me.”

Prime Minister Luo’s expression changed when he heard Qiao Qing’s words. It seemed that the Emperor wasn’t stupid.

“Your majesty, please forgive me. I beg you, your majesty, for my sake, please spare Qing Qing.” Prime Minister Luo kowtowed.

“Ai, the Prime Minister is acting out of place. We’re all family, how can there be two families here to talk about us?” Qiao Qiao still waved his hand, indicating that Prime Minister Luo should stand up.

Prime Minister Luo frowned, he couldn’t figure out what Qiao Qiao’s actions were.

“Prime Minister, quickly get up. The harm done to us by our scoundrels has nothing to do with Qing Qing. Prime Minister, return to the manor. The poison has just dispersed, we still need someone to take care of us.” Qiao Qiao maintained a calm smile. Then, without waiting for Prime Minister Luo to invite him away, he turned around and walked into the inner hall.

Ji Mingyuan looked at Prime Minister Luo who was still kneeling on the ground. He slowly pursed his lips, and followed Qiao Qiao into the inner hall.

“Gone?” Joe raised his eyebrows.

“Yes.” Ji Mingyuan nodded. “I don’t understand what she’s doing now either.”

“Heh, do you really think this Prime Minister Luo is loyal?” Joe still sneered.

“What do you mean by that, Ran Er?” Ji Mingyuan didn’t understand.

“If he was truly loyal, he would not have pushed the blame so much, covered up his beloved daughter, and ignored the emperor’s safety. In his eyes, there is no such thing as me.” “Actually, I’ve suspected him for a long time.”