Qing He walked into the inner hall and saluted Rong Taifei gracefully. But when she raised her head, Rong Taifei's face, which was originally full of smiles, suddenly changed color, as if she had suddenly seen some scary ghost. Her whole body trembled slightly and she was stunned!

The other eunuchs and palace maids were very surprised to see the concubine's abnormal behavior. Yue Ma hurriedly reminded her softly, "Concubine!"

Concubine Rong finally came back to her senses, staring at Qing He blankly and asking in a deep voice, "What's your name?"

Qing He replied softly and clearly: "My maiden name is Qing He, Yao Qing He."

Concubine Rong paused, and continued to ask with a very unpleasant expression: "Yao Qinghe, what is your mother's surname? Who else is in your family?"

Qing He was slightly startled. At this moment, she also realized that the concubine seemed to be very disgusted with her, so she lowered her eyes and said softly: "My mother's surname is Li, my father died early, and I have a younger brother and two younger sisters. I rely on my embroidery to support my family."

"Then are your maternal grandfather and his family still alive? What do they do for a living?"

Qing He whispered, "I once heard from my mother that she lost her mother when she was young. After her father, a peddler, remarried, he sold her to a wealthy family as a maid. Later, she was betrothed to my father, who was a farmhand."

Concubine Rong heaved a sigh of relief, then turned her face and said gloomily: "Then why did you poison Jingying for no reason? Why don't you tell the truth!"

Qing He looked up at her in shock and loudly defended, "These are all the words of the maid Xue Hui. There is no evidence to prove that it was done by a commoner. I hope the Concubine will understand."

Concubine Rong shouted sternly, "I heard that you have always been fierce and jealous, and you don't allow your husband to look at other women. A while ago, you even tried to drive away the maids in the mansion. After hearing that Jingying and Mr. Jiang are old acquaintances, you became dissatisfied and deliberately harmed her, right?"

Not only Qinghe was shocked, but even Nanny Yue beside her was shocked!

She wondered what was wrong with the concubine. Didn't they originally agree that today was just a formality? Why did she suddenly start supporting Jingying?

Qing He was also surprised, thinking how could this concubine put such a big hat on me without asking any questions! Also, how did she know that the maid was driven away? Could it be that Jingying has been saying bad things about me in front of her all this time?

She knelt down and explained: "I dare not. There must be some misunderstanding. I hope the Concubine will understand."

Concubine Rong showed a trace of contempt on her face, and said coldly: "Humph, you are born poor, your talent and appearance are not as good as Jingying, you are worried that your position will be threatened, so you want to get rid of her first, right? You just married into the Jiang family by chance, but your family background and appearance are not as good as Jingying, so you are very afraid of being abandoned, right?"

Qinghe's anger suddenly surged up!

She looked straight at Concubine Rong and said openly, "Concubine, you misunderstood! Young Master Jiang and I have a good relationship, and the Jiang family has been very good to me. It is not the case that I am jealous of Jingying and afraid of being abandoned. Instead, Jingying is unwilling to give up and has been secretly destroying the relationship between me and Young Master Jiang by all means! Who knows if she is not secretly making trouble this time and using the self-torture trick to frame me!"

Concubine Rong was so angry that she lost her mind and shouted without caring about her manners: "You uneducated wild girl dared to talk back to me! I don't know where you got the courage from. Come on, slap my face!"

Nanny Yue was so frightened that she hurriedly reminded him in a low voice: "Don't do that, Concubine!"

She knew that the concubine was so angry that she scolded the young lady like a palace maid. However, although the girl kneeling in front of her was of humble origin, her in-laws were very powerful! If there was really a mess, how would it end?

After being reminded by Nanny Yue, Concubine Rong, who was originally furious, suddenly came to her senses and realized that she had acted rashly under impulse. She glared at him and said, "Hmph! Don't be so complacent. After I report this matter to the emperor, I will definitely give Jingying justice! You can go back today!"

Qing He bowed calmly and said, "Thank you, Concubine Dowager." Then she turned and left.

A gloomy look flashed across Concubine Rong's face, and she said to Nanny Yue, "In the evening, send some supplements to the emperor, and ask him to come over. Tell him that I have something to ask him."

"Concubine Dowager, do you really want to offend the Jiang family to help Jingying vent her anger?" Nanny Yue asked cautiously.

Concubine Rong said disdainfully, "I just couldn't stand the girl's frivolity just now and wanted to teach her a lesson. It's not because of Jingying."

"Didn't you offend the Jiang family just now?"

"Humph, I helped them teach their rude granddaughter-in-law a lesson, do they still dare to blame me?"

……

Outside the Chuyun Palace, Yun'er and Xia'er saw Qinghe coming out and hurried over to ask with concern, "Madam, how are you? Did the Concubine Dowager embarrass you?"

Qinghe said softly, "It's okay." and got straight into the carriage.

Yun'er and Xia'er looked at each other and knew that something was not good. Something unpleasant must have happened just now.

After returning to the Jiang residence, Mrs. Jiang saw that Qinghe looked a little unhappy, so she asked everyone to leave, pulled her to sit next to her, and asked with concern: "What did the concubine ask you after entering the palace?"

Qinghe lowered her head and said nothing.

Mrs. Jiang couldn't help but feel puzzled when she saw this, and asked hurriedly, "Did something unexpected happen?"

Qing He was silent for a long while before she raised her head and whispered bitterly, "The Concubine said that I was hot-tempered and jealous, and secretly harmed Jingying. She also wanted someone to slap me in the face, but was stopped by the nanny next to her."

Madam Jiang's eyes suddenly became fierce, and she shouted angrily: "What! How can she, a concubine who has no power in the harem, have the prestige to teach you a lesson? She even dared to wrongly accuse you of harming Jingying, who gave her the courage!"

Qing He smiled bitterly and said, "She wants the emperor to investigate this matter thoroughly."

Madam Jiang said coldly, "Don't pay attention to her! I'll see who dares to touch you while I'm here! Just stay at home, they won't dare to come to the Jiang residence to arrest you."

Qinghe asked softly, "Grandma, is Jingying awake?"

Madam Jiang said impatiently, "We just sent someone to say that he has woken up, but he is still very weak."

Qing He stood up and said, "Then I'll go see her. After all, she is sick in our house. Although I haven't done anything wrong, it's a courtesy to go see her..."

Madam Jiang hurriedly stopped her and warned her, "Don't go! If she faints after seeing you, you won't be able to explain it!"

At this moment, Xing'er came in hurriedly and said, "Madam, Young Master Nian is back and is in the Rose Garden. Ask Madam to come over!"

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