Beast Taming Mad Concubine: The Useless Young Lady is Back!

Chapter 118 The Substitute Bride Scandal

Fortunately, Ye Qing'an originally thought this would be a trap, but in fact, apart from the initial conflict which was not exactly a conflict, nothing else happened.

Before leaving, Consort Lan specially asked Ye Qing'an and her son to stay behind.

"I originally invited you here to have a good talk with you, but I didn't expect it to turn out like this. I'll have to talk to you properly next time."

Ye Qing'an slightly lifted her eyelids: "Your Majesty specially invited me and Eleven to the palace today, probably so that the Emperor could see Eleven, right?"

Consort Lan paused, then gave a bitter smile: "As expected, Qing'an is an extremely intelligent person; nothing can be hidden from you."

Consort Lan's lips moved slightly: "But I will never do such a foolish thing again. So many things have happened, and I should have seen the truth long ago. But I have been deceiving myself. Today, there are some things that I have completely let go of."

Ye Qing'an glanced at Consort Lan, but quickly understood what the so-called foolish thing was, what the truth was, and what Consort Lan had let go of.

"There are things that don't belong to me, and I will never force them again." Consort Lan raised her hand and ruffled Eleven's hair. "You said before that Eleven was your life. I also have someone I cherish as my own life, and for him, I'm willing to do anything..."

Ye Qing'an's fingers trembled, and she was inexplicably certain that the person Consort Lan was talking about was Yi Moxu.

Consort Lan did not say anything more, but took a box from a maid beside her: "I'm sorry to have troubled you all today. This is something I prepared for Eleven. It's all little toys that children like. Mo Xu and An'er used to play with them. They're not of any use to me, so let Eleven play with them."

Ye Qing'an did not refuse, but simply smiled and let Eleven take it.

Eleven said thank you in a childish voice.

Consort Lan laughed again, then looked up at the water clock placed to the side: "It's almost time. The show that's about to start should be about to begin. Let Rouxi escort you out of the palace."

Ye Qing'an acknowledged and took his leave, following the palace maid named Rouxi out of Yihe Palace.

After walking for a while, Rouxi suddenly stopped.

"Hmm?" Ye Qing'an was a little puzzled, but then she heard Rou Xi lower her voice: "Miss Ye, did you hear something?"

Ye Qing'an was taken aback, knowing that Rou Xi wouldn't ask such a question without a reason. He listened carefully for a while and indeed faintly heard some sound, which sounded like a woman's crying. The sound was very shrill.

Ye Qing'an suddenly remembered that when she left, Consort Lan had said that the time was almost up, and the good show that was supposed to take place should be starting soon...

"It sounds like a woman crying out?"

Having grown up in the palace, such a voice was not unfamiliar to her. Normally, if she heard it in the palace, she would not even lift her eyelids. But since Rouxi asked specifically, she must have her reasons.

"It's the sound of crying and screaming, coming from His Highness the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace."

The Eastern Palace?

Rouxi raised her hand and pointed to a palace not far away: "That is His Highness the Crown Prince's East Palace."

Ye Qing'an followed her gaze and saw several palace servants dragging a woman dressed in pink palace attire out of the East Palace. The woman was motionless, and it was unclear whether she had fainted or died.

Rouxi's gaze fell on the woman, and the corner of her mouth curled up: "That is Consort Liu, who serves the Crown Prince. Consort Liu was originally the daughter of an official in the court, but who would have thought that someone would impersonate the original Miss Liu and marry into the palace in her place, and that woman is also a furnace cauldron..."

"It was originally well hidden, but it was still discovered and reported to the Emperor. Just half an hour ago, the Emperor punished the Crown Prince, ordered him to be placed under house arrest for half a month, and had Consort Liu, who was being used as a furnace, disposed of in front of the Crown Prince."

Half an hour ago, wasn't that right after the Emperor left Yihe Palace?

The Emperor himself carried a furnace with him without any regard for the consequences, but he was furious when the Crown Prince used the furnace for dual cultivation.

Rouxi's words seemed to be said to her on purpose.

Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes, sorted out the whole story in her mind, and several thoughts flashed through her mind, gradually forming a conjecture.

"Was it His Highness the Crown Prince who approved of the matter of the furnace vessel impersonating Consort Liu and marrying into the palace in her place?"

Rouxi smiled and said, "How could the people below have such audacity? Someone must have made the suggestion, and His Highness the Crown Prince was moved by the benefits and tacitly approved it. After all, whether it's an ordinary concubine or a 'furnace,' it's all used by His Highness the Crown Prince. How could His Highness not know?"

"However, regardless of the circumstances, those involved in this matter must be investigated."

Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes and curled the corners of her lips: "It is indeed as the Imperial Concubine said, a good show indeed. Thank you, Aunt Rouxi."

Rouxi chuckled, and then continued to lead Ye Qing'an out of the palace.

Upon returning to the Ye residence, Ye Qing'an went straight to the main courtyard.

Ye Qinghao happened to be there and was somewhat surprised to see Ye Qing'an rushing over: "What's wrong? Did something happen?"

Ye Qing'an nodded: "Something did happen, two things."

Ye Qinghao's expression immediately turned serious.

"The first thing was that my daughter and Eleven met the Emperor. When the Emperor saw Eleven, he broke the armrest of his chair and then called out to Eleven, 'Mo Xu.'"

"Later, the Emperor and Consort Lan had a conflict. It was from their argument that I learned that Eleven looked exactly like Prince Duan when he was young."

"Prince Duan?" Ye Qinghao frowned and tried to recall carefully. More than ten years had passed since Prince Duan was a child, and he really couldn't remember what Prince Duan looked like back then.

All I remember is that he had an exceptionally outstanding appearance.

Ye Qinghao pursed his lips. No wonder, when he first met Eleven, he felt that Eleven looked familiar. At the time, he only thought it was because Eleven looked like Ye Qing'an.

Now that Ye Qing'an has said this, I understand.

The incident that Prince Duan caused back then... If Eleventh Prince looks similar to Prince Duan, then Eleventh Prince should definitely not be allowed to enter the palace.

If it weren't for his concern for Ye Qing'an, he probably would have directly...

Ye Qinghao glanced at Ye Qing'an, pursed his lips slightly, and then continued, "I understand. Prince Duan made a grave mistake, and the Emperor is furious. From now on, do not bring Eleven into the palace again, and try not to let Eleven go out easily."

"If this news gets out, it might cause some unnecessary trouble."

"And the second thing?"

Ye Qing'an nodded, paused, and then continued, "The second thing is what I saw when I left the palace: something happened in the East Palace."