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Chapter 460: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (21)

Chapter 460: The Imperial Concubine Is Pure and Elegant (Two Hundred and Ten)

The Queen Mother looked around and asked, "Gu Chongyi, what's going on inside?"

Now, the highest-ranking concubines in the palace, apart from the Empress, Imperial Noble Consort, and Consort Ji, are Gu Chongyi and Ma Chongyuan. The others are beauties, talented women, selected ladies, and court ladies.

When the Empress Dowager called her name, Gu Chongyi quickly reported to her, "Your Majesty, the midwife and the female doctor are inside. It seems that Concubine Ji hasn't given birth yet. Concubine Ji's personal maid came out just now, and I asked, and Concubine Ji is doing well."

Ji Shilan glanced at the inner room with a half-smile. Could there be something strange about this sudden and hasty birth?

Haha, no matter what conspiracy Concubine Ji has, she will not let her off easily!

"Mother, Concubine Ji is about to give birth suddenly. Is this due to the influence of the assassin? I think that the entire Caiwei Palace should be strictly guarded to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos."

The Queen Mother asked doubtfully, "Queen, is there really an assassin sneaking in?"

Empress Ji said aggrievedly, "Mother, even if you don't trust me, you should trust the Imperial Guards, His Majesty, and Prime Minister Xuan. The Imperial Guards Commander Shi Dong personally led a patrol, and he spotted a man in black sneaking towards the Caiwei Palace. I don't know what he was up to. This happened to Xiao Luozi, who happened to be returning from escorting my brother out of the palace, and he reported it to me."

The Queen Mother was surprised and asked, "Is this true? Did the man in black enter Caiwei Palace?"

"Yes, but how could Commander Shi dare to search Caiwei Palace? I didn't dare to act rashly, so I ordered people to strictly check the entrance of Caiwei Palace, but I didn't expect that Concubine Ji would still get into trouble. Now it seems that the palace servants of Caiwei Palace have to be monitored." As soon as Ji Shilan finished speaking, all the palace servants nearby knelt on the ground, not daring to argue.

Empress Dowager Cui frowned at Ji Shilan. The Queen had been too flamboyant recently, and she wasn't sure if this was the Queen's plan. So she winked at her confidant and asked her to investigate.

Empress Ji no longer cared what the Queen Mother thought of her. She also understood that Queen Mother Cui would most likely choose to stand by and watch while she was fighting with Concubine Ji. So she summoned her personal maid and gave her a few instructions, asking them to secretly surround the Caiwei Palace and not let go of anyone with suspicious behavior.

The Queen Mother watched Ji Shilan's actions but did not stop her. Soon her confidant came back and whispered in the Queen Mother's ear.

"Really? Who died?"

"Commander Shi said the body in the cellar was burned beyond recognition. If we had gone even half a step later, it would have been completely burned. We can only confirm it's a woman by looking at the body shape."

Ji Shilan listened carefully, looking at the empress dowager, trying to eavesdrop on what news the empress dowager had learned.

The Queen Mother happened to look at Ji Shilan, and the two of them stared at each other. Ji Shilan was the first to look away.

The Queen Mother was already sitting in a chair, drinking tea, and no longer paying attention to the concubines.

The room became quiet, and everyone sat in their chairs in a daze.

In the delivery room, Ji Wei, who had taken the labor-inducing drug, was not feeling well either. She always felt that something was going to happen.

Originally, she and Wu Lan had thought about sending the child to Caiwei Palace before giving birth, so as to ensure that there would be no accidents.

But the situation does not wait for anyone. Who could have imagined that the Royal Guards would patrol the abandoned palace and discover the body in the cellar.

Wu Lan's men were almost caught. When they saw the Royal Guards entering the cellar, they hurriedly ran over with their children to report the news. After receiving the secret letter, Wu Lan could only give a few hurried instructions and left Caiwei Palace.

Ji Wei had no choice but to choose this time to give birth. She was afraid that if things were delayed any longer, new accidents would happen. "My queen, please drink some more ginseng soup to maintain your strength."

"Ah."

"Xiao Fu, where is she? Is she back?"