Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince
Chapter 295: She Can Help You Deal With the Empress

Chapter 295: Chapter 295: She Can Help You Deal With the Empress

"Why do you need to go to the palace?" Hearing her words, Li Mingjue immediately furrowed his brows.

The atmosphere in the Imperial Palace is tense now.

The Empress seems to have sensed something and has quietly replaced several Imperial Physicians from the Imperial Hospital.

And those people were upright and unafraid of power, also seen by the Empress as potential threats.

At this critical juncture, once Qi Yu enters the palace, the Empress will surely have spies closely watching her.

Qi Yu is not oblivious to this logic, but Lingya has already hinted in her letter that her situation is not looking good.

"I need to go to the palace to see her," sighed Qi Yu, somewhat helplessly.

She isn’t too worried about Lingya, after all, Lingya is the princess of Tulan, and should anything happen to her in Dazhao, Tulan would have a pretext to make trouble for Dazhao.

But she is worried about the child in Lingya’s womb.

"She said, she wants to give birth to this child," Qi Yu recalled the matter and felt quite a headache coming on.

It’s not difficult for Lingya to protect herself; Li Tianze wouldn’t do anything to her, and even the Empress, with her extensive reach, wouldn’t dare to fatally harm her.

But if it involves the child in her womb, that’s different.

One thing is for certain, neither Li Tianze nor the Empress would allow her to give birth to that child.

Being alone and pregnant in the Imperial Palace, Qi Yu simply couldn’t stop worrying about her.

After due consideration, she realized she could only personally visit the palace to determine how she could help her.

Li Mingjue frowned and asked, puzzled, "Why must she give birth to this child?"

As the princess of Tulan, Lingya was destined from the start to not have any offspring.

That much she must be well aware of, so why suddenly make such a statement?

Qi Yu shook her head and spread her hands in resignation, "I don’t know, either."

However, she wasn’t overly concerned about it.

While the matter with the child was tricky, it wasn’t impossible to handle.

"Hmm?" Li Mingjue looked at her, confident as if she had a plan in mind, and grew curious, "How do you intend to handle this matter?"

In the face of both overt and hidden dangers, he was also curious about how to keep the fetus in Lingya’s womb safe.

But Qi Yu just blinked and said teasingly, "It’s a secret."

After that, she put away her fan, tossed it onto Li Mingjue, and yawned, "It’s late at night; time to sleep."

She turned over, pulled up the thin blanket over her, and quickly fell into a deep sleep.

Therefore, Qi Yu did not realize that Li Mingjue watched her lean back and slender waist for a long time, his eyes profound.

The next day, Qi Yu entered the palace early in the morning.

Accompanied by Shi Zhou, dressed in disguise, the two of them sat in the carriage, whispering and plotting something.

Finally, Shi Zhou looked at her with some difficulty, "But I’m not very good at acting."

Qi Yu saw her troubled frown, laughed out loud, and patted Shi Zhou on the shoulder to comfort her, "Don’t worry, just do as I say."

Although Shi Zhou had her doubts about the plan, she still trusted Qi Yu and nodded, no longer fretting about it.

Qi Yu then lifted the curtain and looked at the walls of the palace, a stone’s throw away, a hint of mockery in her eyes.

The Empress likes to plot against her, doesn’t she?

Today, she had prepared a grand gift for the Empress.

After entering the palace, Qi Yu first went to visit the Noble Consort, sat for a while, and exchanged a few words with her.

The Consort De saw her sudden entrance into the palace and was startled as well.

After letting the Palace Attendants withdraw, Qi Yu spoke softly to her about the events of the previous day.

After listening, the Consort De’s expression was a bit wistful as she sighed, "It’s really difficult for the Noble Consort Wan to protect the fetus in her womb!"

Qi Yu only smiled slightly, offering no contradiction to her words.

She had come to find the Consort De today for another matter.

"Mother, did you see the letter I had sent to you yesterday?" Qi Yu’s expression turned shy at the mention, her gaze lowered, and her tone somewhat weakened.

Seeing her like this, the Consort De found it a bit amusing, yet her eyes were filled with gratification.

Yesterday, when Qi Yu had a letter sent over, the Consort De had thought something amiss must have occurred at the Prince Residence.

She hastily opened it, only to realize that it was because Prince Li Mingjue’s birthday was approaching, and Qi Yu wanted to gather some information from her.

Consort De smiled knowingly and then said, "Actually, there is no need to be bound by formalities, Mingjue doesn’t care about those things."

Qi Yu, hearing her words echoing the similar sentiments Yuan Huan expressed yesterday, blurted out, "Then what does the Prince care about?"

Seeing the bewildered expression on Qi Yu’s face, the Consort De chuckled, shook her head, and asked, "Do you really not know what he cares about?"

Qi Yu paused, and with the Consort De’s warm gaze settled on her, she finally realized, her cheeks instantly flushing red, "Mother, stop teasing me!"

The Consort De rarely saw her like this and found it somewhat novel, smiling as she hinted, "When did I tease you? I am certainly pleased that you’re taking pains for Mingjue’s birthday, but sometimes, it’s not important what you give, rather who gives it."

All the way to the Xuanruo Pavilion’s entrance, Qi Yu pondered over the Consort De’s words, experiencing a sudden epiphany.

These past days, she had been thinking about catering to his preferences, determined to present Li Mingjue with a gift he would like and approve of.

But now, she realized that as long as the gift was sincere, the recipient was sure to like it.

The knots in her heart swept away, Qi Yu’s lips slowly curved into a shallow smile.

When the Maid from Xuanruo Pavilion came to greet her, Qi Yu barely managed to suppress the joy welling in her heart.

Shi Zhou followed behind her, her eyes curiously surveying the surroundings.

On the way here, she had already heard from Qi Yu about Lingya’s identity and her current predicament.

She felt sympathy for this woman but also knew that in the Imperial Palace, many things were beyond one’s control.

At that moment, she suddenly thought of her mother.

Could it be because the palace was too oppressive, the fetters too stifling, that her mother had chosen to leave without looking back?

Lost in thought, Shi Zhou inadvertently followed the guiding Maid into a room fragrant with the scent of flowers.

Suddenly, a gentle female voice spoke, "Princess Qi has finally come to see me."

She quickly looked up and saw an enchantingly beautiful woman seated on the bed.

A bellflower adorned her forehead, adding a touch of charm to her allure, but the gentle look in her eyes, as they rested on her slightly bulging abdomen, softened the seductiveness that clung to her, as she caressed it tenderly with her fair hands.

Adi brought a stool over for Qi Yu to sit by the bedside.

She glanced at the Maid dressed in plain clothes but bearing striking features, her eyes flickering with curiosity.

Princess Qi had seen many Maids, but she had never encountered one with such a cold demeanor yet unable to conceal the pride she wore.

About to inquire, she saw Qi Yu gesturing for her to sit beside her.

Then, under the puzzled gazes of Lingya and Adi, she explained, "She is not my Maid."

Adi furrowed her brow, gesturing at Shi Zhou and asked, "Then who is she?"

Qi Yu chuckled lightly, answering indirectly, "She can help you deal with the Empress."