Chapter 284: Is the Empress Really Pregnant?
If it were the matter of stealing medicines, Mo Qingshan would naturally refuse, his life might not be precious, but he could not die at the hands of the Empress.
Otherwise, if word got out, it would also be too humiliating.
But if it was to investigate the Empress’s peculiar condition and incidentally indulge in some gossips, he was quite willing to do so.
Seeing the gleam in his eyes, Qi Yu knew that this plan was very likely to succeed.
Indeed, the next second, she heard Mo Qingshan pretend to be serious, "This matter, should be investigated."
Qi Yu did not expose him.
The next day, she and Mo Qingshan entered the palace together.
She went to visit Noble Consort De, while Mo Qingshan, as per the plan discussed the day before, falsely claimed that he had a method for preserving the fetus and wished to offer it to the Empress.
In Zhaoyang Palace, Noble Consort De saw Qi Yu’s distracted appearance and couldn’t help but become curious, "Is there something wrong at the Prince Residence?"
Qi Yu snapped back to her senses, hastily placing down the teacup in her hand, and smiled, "Nothing, just..."