Quick Wear Beauty

Chapter 423: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (173)

Chapter 423 The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (One Hundred and Seventy-three)

There were two maids in the room. One maid in pink was originally responsible for serving the dishes, but Cui Li did not let her serve, so she stood next to Cui Li with another maid in blue.

When they saw Cui Li put down her chopsticks, they hurriedly asked, "Madam, why don't you want to eat anymore? Is the food not tasty? I can ask the chef to make it again."

Cui Li shook his head and said:

"I'm full. There are so many dishes, and I haven't touched many of them yet. You can take them away and have dinner. I'm tired from traveling all the way, so I need to rest for a while."

The two maids looked at each other, and seeing Cui Li lying on the couch with his eyes closed to rest, they took the food and left.

The pink-dressed woman asked, "What should we do with the food?"

The blue-clothed maid replied, "What do you say we should do? Madam Qiuli ordered the cook to put medicine in it, and we can't eat it, so we poured it out."

"What a shame, it smells nice."

"Then take it. It's a slow-acting poison. You won't die from taking it once."

"You treacherous villain, are you jealous that I am prettier than you and want to poison me?"

"You actually believed what I said. I overheard Madam Qiuli and Chef Wang talking. This medicine is so disfiguring, but you won't die in a short while."

"Tsk, disfigurement? How cruel! Madam Qiuli poisoned this beautiful lady based solely on our description. If she had actually seen her appearance with her own eyes, she would have been so jealous that she would have scratched her face on the spot."

"What's that? If someone looked 70% like me, but was even more ethereal than me, like a fairy from heaven, and trampled me into the mud, wouldn't I find a chance to get rid of her?"

"That's right, they should be eliminated." The pink-dressed maid heard what the blue-dressed maid said and nodded subconsciously. When she realized what was going on, she felt something was wrong. "Hmm? That's not right. There's no grudge between the two of them, but they're being eliminated just because they look alike. That's terrible. We mustn't offend Madam Qiuli, or she'll make us become fertilizer for the flowers in that courtyard."

"Haha, I'm smarter than you. I won't offend Madam Qiuli. Even if Madam Qiuli uses human blood to grow flowers, it won't be my blood."

"Look at your character, be careful not to capsize in the ditch. When you become fertilizer like others, I won't burn incense for you."

The two maids belittled each other and gradually walked away.

Cui Li listened to their conversation through the crack in the door. She returned to the bed only after they had gone far away.

Mrs. Qiuli?

This person wants to kill her?

From the maid's words, Cui Li got several pieces of information: first, Madam Qiuli wanted to disfigure her or even poison her to death; second, Madam Qiuli looked similar to her and was very jealous; third, Madam Qiuli had a bad temper and was cruel, and used human blood to grow flowers and plants.

She had hypnotized Qi Xingsheng before and knew that Qi Xingsheng had found someone to replace her, and it was most likely this Madam Qiu Li.

Originally, she thought that Madam Qiuli might have been forced to become a pawn of Qi Xingsheng because she looked similar to her, and she suffered an unexpected disaster and was used by the people of Qi.

But now it seems that Madam Qiuli and Qi Xingsheng are just a bunch of snakes and rats.

Cui Li has detoxification pills in her system space, so she is not afraid of this poison at all, but she instinctively dislikes people who are trying to disfigure her or even kill her.

The next day, she was taken to the front hall by a maid and saw Qi Xingsheng sitting in front of the hall. There happened to be a woman standing in front of him.

The woman was wearing a fine silk dress and had many gorgeous ornaments on her head. She stood with her back to Cui Li, so she couldn't see her face at first.

"Husband, you are finally here."

With tears in her eyes, Cui Li told Qi Xingsheng about her grievances and longing.

Qi Xingsheng was very pleased with the soft words of the stunning beauty and comforted Cui Li several times.

"My lady, you have worked hard along the way. It is my husband's fault. I shouldn't have let that Shuka take you away for your safety. You have been frightened all the way. I know my mistake and I hope you will forgive me."

The woman next to her was wearing a veil and found this scene very jarring. She snorted at Cui Li, "You are just a woman, how shameless! Who is your husband? He is the crown prince of Qi, and you are not his wife!"