Chapter 429 - 141 Conclusion_2
Ji Shuran’s expression changed, and she said, "You’re lying!"
"Chongxu Daoist Master is nothing but a swindler," Jiang Li laughed, "a fugitive who fled from his hometown carrying the burden of two lives on his back, a wanted criminal by the Official’s Residence. If it had not been for his coming to the Jiang Residence to perform rituals, he would have not been discovered. But his deception has now come to light, how will Consort Li explain this? After all, many years ago, His Majesty’s favored consort met her untimely end because of this Daoist Master’s accusations, resulting in Consort Li facing no more rivals for affection at court, allowing her to climb to her current position."
"What do you think, if His Majesty were to realize he had been deceived and that his once beloved consort was wrongfully accused and plotted against, and that the Daoist Master is a fraud, would he think that Consort Li had deliberately set this trap to eliminate a rival, would he regret it? An emperor will never admit his own mistakes; he would only blame the past mistakes on others even more."
Ji Shuran stood stunned, listening to Jiang Li’s words, she said, "How would you know?"
The fact that Consort Li was once framed by another consort in the palace years ago was not widely known. Ji Shuran knew because the person involved was her own sister by the same mother. Even Jiang Youyao didn’t know, let alone Jiang Li, who was not at all close to her. Moreover, these palace secrets were not simple to uncover. But Jiang Li knew, and by the look of it, she knew a lot and took it for granted.
"How I came to know this is none of your concern, what you need to understand is, this time, Consort Li might not be able to save herself," said Jiang Li.
An icy chill gradually took hold in Ji Shuran’s heart. She knew that what Jiang Li said was correct; if it was discovered that Chongxu Daoist Master was a fraud, it meant that the case in the palace from years ago would bear an entirely different outcome.
Still, she stubbornly said, "How could you know that Chongxu Daoist Master is a fraud? You..."