Having transmigrated into a book, who would still want to be a secondary wife?

Chapter 936 Did the attempt to bring good luck through marriage fail?

Upon hearing this, Consort Liu couldn't help but scoff, "Isn't it said that pregnancy can bring good luck? Such a good thing, but it ended up killing the person?"

Everyone else had already heard the news that Qi Qingyi was pregnant with twins, but strangely enough, if a princess were to be pregnant with twins on a normal day, they would definitely celebrate it properly.

Unfortunately, Qi Qingyi was pregnant with twins, and apart from everyone hearing the news, there seemed to be no other activity.

Although a large part of the reason was that the King of Chu was made crown prince, everyone was busy congratulating him and naturally no one paid attention to the Liang Prince's residence, which was under house arrest.

However, the commotion was far too small.

The people in the palace are all shrewd. Even though no news has been released and the emperor has not made any statement, one can still make a judgment based on these appearances alone.

The Liang Prince's Mansion has now lost power, or perhaps the Emperor dislikes the Liang Prince and Princess.

"Princess Liang's pregnancy was timely. I heard that she was disfigured. Everyone thought that Princess Liang's position was not secure, but she happened to be pregnant with twins."

As long as these two children are born safely, this status should be secure.

“Princess Liang rarely visits Consort Duan in the palace, but today she came and Consort Duan lost her life. This will not sound good if word gets out.”

The concubines whispered among themselves, all standing in the courtyard watching the commotion, but no one spoke loudly, as the Empress was the one who had to make the decisions about the affairs of the inner palace.

"Princess Consort Liang, I've heard that you were the one who killed Consort Duan?"

The Empress opened her mouth and dropped a bombshell.

Everyone was shocked and stared wide-eyed upon hearing this. They had only thought Qi Qingyi was unlucky, but they never expected there to be such a thing behind it.

"Princess Liang killed Consort Duan? She must be insane to do something so outrageous?"

"Could there be some misunderstanding? Qi Qingyi is pregnant now, she can't possibly be so cruel?"

"You don't know this, but Qi Qingyi is not a good person. You should have heard about the trouble she caused before. She is definitely not someone to be trifled with!"

Besides, you've all heard about what's happened to the Qi family recently. Qi Junming murdered his own brother, and even that illegitimate son of the Qi family used despicable means to harm respectable women.

Qi Qingyi is also a member of the Qi family. If she's rotten to the core, what good could she possibly be?

As Qi Qingyi listened to the discussions around her, her already tense heart instantly jumped.

"Your Majesty, Consort Duan is my mother-in-law. How could I possibly harm her?" Qi Qingyi argued.

“I just heard from the servants of Consort Duan that ever since you entered Consort Duan’s palace, you have been acting arrogantly. It doesn’t seem like you’re here to visit your mother-in-law. Instead, it seems like you’re here to provoke and mock her.”

The Empress naturally did not believe Qi Qingyi's explanation. Her expression was serious. "After Consort Duan got up, you did everything you could to stop her from sending someone to fetch the imperial physician. Later, a confrontation even occurred."

"I would like to ask, if you truly wanted to visit her, shouldn't you have been overjoyed to learn that Consort Duan was able to get up and immediately went to fetch the imperial physician? Why then did the confrontation occur?"

"Your Majesty, don't listen to their nonsense. I taught this old nanny a lesson before. She's just holding a grudge, which is why she's deliberately framing me!"

Qi Qingyi couldn't help but feel anxious, and she glared fiercely at Granny Yao.

Granny Yao was Consort Duan's confidante, and she had indeed found fault with her before; Consort Duan had long disliked her.

"Your Majesty, I swear on my life that the Princess Consort deliberately plotted to harm Consort Duan!"

"Now that the imperial physician has arrived, why don't we ask him to take a look? Her Highness must have some scars on her body!" said Granny Yao, her eyes red.

"Your Majesty, she is deliberately slandering me!"

"I will have my own people investigate the facts, and I will not just believe what you say."

The Empress looked at the imperial physicians beside her and said, "Take a careful examination and find out what's going on."

"Yes, Queen."

The imperial physicians repeatedly agreed, explaining that they had come specifically because they had heard that Consort Duan's condition had improved, but they had not expected to learn of her passing upon their arrival.

The first thing that came to their minds was a final burst of energy before death, but upon closer inspection, it seemed that it wasn't that simple.

Qi Qingyi felt uneasy, but pretended to be calm on the surface. "I have always respected my mother, and I would never do such a thing as plotting to harm her."

Besides, I'm pregnant. Even if it were for the sake of my child, I couldn't possibly be so cruel.

After the imperial physician examined Consort Duan's injuries, he found that there were no wounds on her exposed skin, which relieved some of his concerns.

In their view, Qi Qingyi indeed had no reason to harm Consort Duan.

"Your Majesty, Consort Duan has no injuries. In my humble opinion, her sudden ability to get up earlier was likely a final burst of energy before death," the imperial physician said.

Qi Qingyi breathed a sigh of relief, "Your Majesty, it was that old nanny Yao who deliberately slandered us!"

Upon hearing this, the Empress frowned slightly. If she hadn't heard Ruozhen say that Consort Duan's death was suspicious, she wouldn't have said anything more.

But now that we've learned the result from Ruozhen, there must be something wrong with it.

She already knew about Qi Qingyi's past actions and the conflict between her and Ruozhen. This woman was no pushover; she had caused her daughter-in-law a lot of trouble.

Now that it's in her hands, she naturally won't let it go easily!

Looking at her older sister's expression, Lu Minhui could guess what she was thinking.

The next moment, she looked at Granny Yao beside her and said, "Granny Yao, even if you don't like Princess Liang, you can't say such things to slander her."

She is now carrying the child of Prince Liang, the grandson of Consort Duan. You have served Consort Duan for many years, so you should know her wishes.”

The old woman beside Qi Qingyi hurriedly said, "Granny Yao's heart is despicable; she must be beaten to death with sticks!"

Granny Yao originally wanted to seek justice for her mistress. She was already quite old, and even if she continued to stay in the palace, she probably wouldn't have the chance to become a head nanny in the future.

In other words, with her master dead, she, as a trusted confidante, was destined for a miserable life.

Now that she saw Qi Qingyi not only trying to escape responsibility but also trying to smear her, how could she possibly stand it?

"Your Majesty, I am willing to die to prove my innocence. Everything I have said is true, and I have absolutely not slandered Princess Liang!"

"Our Lady was killed by her! Her maids wouldn't let me in, but I heard arguing inside, and Lady's screams!"

Granny Yao kowtowed three times, pleading, "Your Majesty, we beg you to seek justice for our Lady!"

The moment she finished speaking, Granny Yao slammed herself against a stone in the courtyard!

"boom!"

The loud noise silenced the entire courtyard.