Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife-Chapter 511: Someone Wants to Target You!

"Let’s go take a look!"

Zhao Mengran’s originally gloomy mood was dispelled by his words.

This Mr. Li, although not much of a talker, is a hands-on type, executing tasks with swift efficiency. Hardly had he been sought out when he decided to investigate this further.

The two made their way to the place where the palace maid was being held and saw her.

By this time, she had already calmed down.

"Ah, you... who are you?"

The palace maid, seeing them arrive, retreated in panic, curling up as if she had spotted evildoers.

Li Qingmu observed this with a cold smile, "Pretend, keep pretending! Speak, who instructed you?"

His voice was cold and severe, trying to intimidate her.

The timid ones would reveal themselves under pressure.

However, Li Qingmu was disappointed; the palace maid only shivered more violently, "Don’t... don’t come near, I didn’t kill anyone, I really didn’t... Please, don’t come looking for me, don’t!"

"Mr. Li, this?"

Zhao Mengran, having never encountered such a case, was momentarily at a loss.

Li Qingmu watched her, as she frantically waved her hands and desperately tried to dodge to the side, but unfortunately, she had already backed into the wall with nowhere else to retreat.

Li Qingmu crouched down, speaking calmly, "Who wants to find you? Why do they want to find you? Who are they?"

"They, they..." The palace maid hugged her knees, murmuring, "They are the dead, concubines, princes, and many palace maids and eunuchs, they’re all dead, all dead, hahaha..."

Her state once again fell into madness, not even fearing Li Qingmu as she stood and spun around, laughing.

"Mr. Li, this woman is a lunatic, no way to communicate!"

Zhao Mengran wore a face full of distress.

Li Qingmu watched coldly; he didn’t believe the person behind this would go through so much trouble only for nothing to result, estimating that a deadly move might be next.

"Stick to the status quo, let’s go back!"

Just as Li Qingmu and Zhao Mengran departed, the palace maid behind them burst into hysterical screams.

"Every injustice has its perpetrator, vile woman, your time to die has come, hahaha!"

She said this frequently, having repeated it over a dozen times, so much so that Li Qingmu and Zhao Mengran had become numb to it and paid no mind.

But immediately after, her next words made Li Qingmu and Zhao Mengran stop in their tracks.

"Empress, save me, I beg you, save me, they want to kill me, come to claim my life... I... I was working for you, you can’t just watch me die without saving me!"

"Empress?"

Li Qingmu and Zhao Mengran exchanged a look, a hint of shock flashing in their eyes.

This is the prelude to a big event!

"Empress, save me—"

The palace maid cried louder and louder, even the guards outside could hear her. Li Qingmu initially considered not reporting this, but now it seemed unnecessary as the matter would naturally be reported.

That palace maid had shouted "Empress," so this news would definitely reach Qi Yun swiftly.

"It seems this matter is aimed at the Empress!"

Zhao Mengran looked shocked.

If he had found the case strange before, now it was truly terrifying.

Empress Qiao is no ordinary Empress.

She hails from Mrs. Qiao, a noble family that often produces empresses, with great strength and depth, highly capable herself, managing the harem seamlessly, and even in the previous dynasty, she had garnered a number of courtiers to speak good of her.

She secluded herself in the harem, adhering to the ancestral teachings that the harem mustn’t interfere in politics, though childless herself, she was kind to others’ offspring, even raising another concubine’s son, Qi Junji.

How could such a virtuous Empress go to harm others?

"There must be some misunderstanding here; the Empress is so virtuous and noble, how could she commit such vile actions to harm concubines?"

Zhao Mengran pondered, lacking a deep understanding of Queen Qiao.

Li Qingmu maintained a blank expression, thinking of Consort Li.

Years ago, Consort Li had been disfigured and persecuted by Queen Qiao, forced to leave Shengjing City in sadness, taking the young Prince Lingjiang to Jiangling to avoid Queen Qiao’s harm.

Now, after managing Jiangling for over twenty years, Consort Li returned to the Imperial Palace in triumph, and naturally, her first task was to confront Empress Qiao.

Earlier were just small skirmishes, but this time, it’s serious.

So, is this her handiwork? Should he investigate or not?

No, it’s not right!

Li Qingmu suddenly turned, looking at the palace maid detained.

No, something’s askew.

Queen Qiao is known for her impeccable methods; having a palace maid aware of her past murderous means is absolutely irregular. How could Queen Qiao allow those who weren’t confidants to know her secrets and live till now?

They would’ve been silenced long ago.

So, this act couldn’t have been orchestrated by Consort Li.

"Lord Zhao, I suddenly remembered there’s an affair I need to handle, can’t accompany, apologies!"

Li Qingmu bid Zhao Mengran a hasty farewell, returning to Li Mansion.

"What’s the matter?"

Long Yue was nursing Rui’er, seeing Li Qingmu’s hurried demeanor, thought he had been busy all day, and went to help him remove his clothing and undress.

"Yue’er, quickly think of a way, I want to meet with Consort Li."

"You wish to see her?" Long Yue froze for a moment, no matter how it might be said, Consort Li is an imperial concubine, could Li Qingmu, a minister, meet the Emperor’s woman? It seems inappropriate.

Li Qingmu said, "There’s an urgent matter; do you remember the strange corpse case in the palace before? There’s now a new development, I suspect someone wants to target Consort Li."

Li Qingmu was not the type to aimlessly speculate; Long Yue trusted him, saying, "Alright, I’ll figure out a way to have Lady Li Fei come to meet us."

Soon after, Long Yue went to see Qi Jingyu, told him their household intended to hold the Mid-Autumn Festival in advance, hoping Lady Li Fei could also attend.

Although Consort Li had only seen Long Yue’s couple a few times, Qi Yun’s last enshrinement had bound them together on a battlefront, so Consort Li would naturally come.

Her reason for coming was simple: to visit Long Yue’s child, Xiao Rui’er.

Moreover, she presented many gifts as soon as she arrived and said that Rui’er should make good brothers with Jingyu in the future.

These are just political actions, everyone understands without speaking.

This was followed by all sorts of drinking and laughter, watching a stage, enjoying laughter.

In outsiders’ eyes, it seemed simply a dinner gathering.

In a relatively secluded room, Li Qingmu met Consort Li.

Consort Li was not surprised by Li Qingmu’s sudden appearance, only smiled, "Mr. Li, you must have something urgent to see me?"

"Indeed, Lady Li Fei, you ought to have heard of those palace maids that died tragically, no?"

"This matter has circulated throughout the palace, how could one not know? Why is Mr. Li asking?"

"Lady Li Fei, I dare to ask, was it you who orchestrated this behind the scenes?"

"Li Qingmu! Don’t think just because Jingyu gets along well with you, you can say such slanderous things about me! Even if I were to deal with Queen Qiao, I’d never use such foolish methods!"

Consort Li shouted in irritation.

Li Qingmu replied, "If that’s the case, then I must responsibly inform you that someone intends to harm you!"