" We won't ask you why you killed those maids, once we are done dealing with this matter, we assure you that the Chu family will be answering us soon, but what we want to know is why did you have to do something this stupid?"

When Empress dowager found out that the daughter from the Chu family tried to scheme against the daughter of their family, she was of course furious. But when she found out that Liu Hui Ying has actually let the maid confess that she has poisoned Ji Yu's womb and even told it to the Emperor, she was enraged.

How can someone from the Liu family be this foolish? How can they be this big of an idiot to let such a golden opportunity pass by their hands?

"Ji Yu is the biggest obstacle in your path, don't be at ease just because you are the Empress it doesn't mean that no one can shake your position, if Ji Yu gets pregnant  before you then the Ji family will surely make a fuss and with the Grand dowager Empress behind them, they will be emboldened even more."

The more the Empress dowager thought about this matter the more worried she became, even though the Emperor has consummated his wedding night with Liu Hui Ying, it goes without saying that he will always favour that little bitch from the Ji family.

After all, that little slut has been sticking close to her son ever since he was a young boy and her son who was a fool was completely enchanted by that little slut.

Even if the Emperor was a bit enthralled by Liu Hui Ying, she knew it was a moment of passing passion. This was something that Empress Dowager was very sure of, yet Liu Hui Ying didn't take advantage of this opportunity and even helped Ji Yu.

" Why? Just why would you do something so foolish?

Have you forgotten what they did to your sister?" The Empress Dowager still haven't forgotten the pain of losing her eldest niece, that girl was sweet tongue and knew how to win anyone's heart in just a few minutes and what was more she was the eldest and the firstborn daughter of her brother, she too doted on her but of all people, that foolish girl fell for that brat from the Ji family.

And look where it brought her and on top of it, the Ji family blamed their family for killing their son, knowing fully well that no one from the Liu family will say a word about the death of their daughter.

Every time the Empress dowager was reminded of the cruelty of the Ji family, she wished she could rip them limb by limb with her bare hands.

" I haven't forgotten what they have done to my sister," Liu Hui Ying felt that she was being unfairly treated, first she was dragged into the mess by that Chu woman and now she was being scolded again. " And you misunderstood me, your majesty. The only reason I told the Emperor about Ji Yu's condition is that I was worried that concubine Chu would use that matter to drag me down with her."

She already knew that once the Empress dowager finds out about the matter, she was going to question her which was why she already thought of a way to leave a leeway out for her to escape.

" What the Empress is saying is indeed correct your majesty, after all even a cornered rabbit would bite back if it's threatened," Liu Dong Ming who was busy playing that terrorising tune finally stopped and Liu Hui Ying felt the oppressive atmosphere from earlier vanish and she sighed in relief.

But before she could even take a deep breath and relax, she heard Liu Dong Ming speak again, " But what I don't understand is why you have to let the Emperor know.

If you were worried that the woman from the Chu family will come looking for trouble then you should have come to me or her majesty, we would have made sure that nothing happened to you…but the fact that you let the Emperor know about this …"

The only reason she let the Emperor know about Ji Yu's condition was that she was afraid of being troubled later on, if she knew that she will be troubled like this any way she wouldn't have bothered herself.

Looks like she has to finally use her ace card.

" Your majesty, Eldest uncle… the reason I told his majesty about it was that I was thinking of using this opportunity to make him get close to me."

Gag, puke —— Eww. Liu Hui Ying had to work hard to make herself sound like a woman in love as she said those words, with every word, she could feel the hair on the back of her neck stand up straight.

" If the Emperor finds out that concubine Ji Yu was poisoned through me then he would feel a certain amount of goodwill towards me and then I will be able to take advantage of that goodwill… I mean even though I do not know much about him and concubine Ji, I can see that his majesty adores her."

When she said it like that, there was nothing that the Empress Dowager could say but she was still dissatisfied. This was a good opportunity to laugh in the face of the Ji family and now they have lost it just like that.

" But that does not change the fact that Ji Yu will one day bite you in the back, she won't be as grateful as you think she will be once she recovers, maybe now that she knows that her womb is in danger like this, she will work even hard to get pregnant ."  This was what Empress Dowager was worried about the most.

"Who says that she will recover your majesty?" Liu Hui Ying wasn't willing to show all her cards but she knew that if she wanted to survive, she could never go against these two big shots who were responsible for her safety at the moment, they were her golden talismans!

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