When Li Qiyu was in the palace before, the person she hated most was Concubine Yu. Because Song Jiaye treated Concubine Yu differently. They were childhood sweethearts and had a past that Li Qiyu couldn't be a part of. Moreover, Song Jiaye not only had feelings for Concubine Yu but also respect.
Concubine Yu's father was Song Jiaye's teacher, while her father was Song Jiaye's enemy.
All the things Concubine Yu had were what Li Qiyu craved at that time. Out of jealousy, she developed hatred.
However, the root cause of all this was Song Jiaye.
After letting go of Song Jiaye, Li Qiyu became an outsider and could see the situation more clearly.
If she put aside the identity of a love - rival, Li Qiyu had to admit that Concubine Yu was capable. She helped manage the six palaces and indeed shared a lot of her burden.
Especially when she was extremely worried about the affairs of the Li family and had no intention of managing the harem at all, Concubine Yu took on the heavy responsibility alone.
All the past was let go with this accidental time - travel.
As for Song Jiaye, whom Concubine Yu loved, Li Qiyu was willing to give him to Concubine Yu. What Li Qiyu cared more about now was the whereabouts of Zhou Donglin.
Taking Li Tong, Li Qiyu and Song Jiaye returned to the main hall. At this time, Li Xichi had really made a mess of the house. Li Xiangping got a headache seeing this situation and simply hid in the study.
Jiang Yongfeng harbored resentment. When Li Xiyu lost her memory and went crazy, Li Xiangping patiently and gently comforted her and always accompanied her.
But when it came to Xichi, he thought she was annoying?
When Li Xichi saw Song Jiaye, because she had been rejected by him before, she didn't dare to step forward. She just dared to watch him and Li Qiyu together from a distance.
Li Qiyu stepped forward actively, bowed to her and said, "Your Majesty the Noble Concubine, could I have a private word with you?"
Hearing this, Jiang Yongfeng was very nervous and quickly stepped forward to protect her daughter.
"Just say what you have to say in front of everyone. Is there anything that must be said in private?"
Li Qiyu now had a very good reason: "Xichi and I have experienced the same thing. Only I can understand Xichi's current mood. Auntie, if you want to get a normal daughter back soon, let me help Xichi. If you want her to stay like this, then just keep stopping me."
Li Qiyu's threat was very effective. For Jiang Yongfeng, her daughter was her weakness. Over the years, she had planned and schemed for her daughter. Just when she was about to see her daughter get married, this happened. Her heart was almost in despair.
Jiang Yongfeng didn't dare to stop them anymore. Song Jiaye also stepped forward to persuade: "Don't worry, Auntie Jiang. Xiyu knows what she's doing."
If she knew what she was doing, she wouldn't be Li Xiyu.
Jiang Yongfeng could only comfort herself. This was the Li family. She could watch from a distance. If there was anything wrong, she would rush to save her daughter immediately.
Li Qiyu took Li Xichi to the pavilion where she had talked with Li Tong before. She knew Jiang Yongfeng's concerns and chose this place so that Jiang Yongfeng could see them, so as to avoid Jiang Yongfeng's constant interruptions due to worry.
"Who are you?" Since she saw Li Qiyu and Song Jiaye together, and women all had a sense of territory, Li Xichi couldn't be kind - faced to the woman who was with her man.
Li Qiyu actually wanted to say that she was the queen, and she had said so before, but the woman opposite obviously didn't believe it.
She thought of the bright moon pearl that Song Jiaye had taken her to see before, and then came up with an idea and said, "A fortune - teller."
"You? A fortune - teller?" Li Xichi sized her up and down. The woman in front of her was dressed in gorgeous clothes and didn't seem to have anything to do with a fortune - teller at all.
"I know your past. Song Jiaye was the emperor before, right? You were his concubine. You were also childhood sweethearts. Oh yes, your father was his teacher."
Li Qiyu said so many things about Concubine Yu in one breath, and Li Xichi couldn't help but believe her.
Li Xichi remembered that when she just woke up that day, the woman in front of her said she was the queen. She asked, "Then why did you say you were the queen?"
"At that time, you were in a crazy and unstable state. I just wanted to use this identity to control the situation."
Li Xichi thought for a while. This woman named Li Xiyu, who seemed to be the elder sister of this body in this world, knew so much information about her ancient self. She must not be an ordinary person.
Li Xichi was more willing to believe that she was a fortune - teller.
Although she didn't look like a fortune - teller, she was even less like that short - lived Empress Li.
Moreover, Li Xichi didn't want the woman in front of her to be Empress Li. She had plotted against her before. Although Empress Li didn't know it until she died, Li Xichi couldn't guarantee that she wouldn't be nervous and scared when facing the queen.
Of course, after spending so many years in the harem and being well - versed in the darkness of human nature, Li Xichi still kept a wary eye.
"What do you want to do by telling me these things?"
She didn't believe in such无缘无故 kindness.
"I'd like to ask you about a person."
"Who?"
"Zhou Donglin."
This name was not strange to Concubine Yu. It could be said that after the death of Empress Li, although this name was a taboo in the palace, people always discussed it in private.
"What do you want to ask about him for?"
Li Qiyu imitated what she had just learned and replied, "I plan to make a movie about his story. Do you know what a movie is? It's the thing you see on TV."
Li Xichi nodded. She had a deep impression of this, after all, she had just been startled by it.
"We can make a deal." Li Qiyu coaxed her. "I'll help you quickly understand this world, and you tell me everything about Zhou Donglin."
Probably because she had stayed in the harem for a long time, Li Xichi now didn't believe in pure kindness. Instead, talking about a deal could make her let down her guard.
After all, it was like this in the harem. There were no absolute friends and no absolute enemies.
There were only absolute conflicts of interest.
"Okay."
Anyway, the matter of Zhou Donglin was not a secret that couldn't be told. Li Xichi agreed without much thought.
Li Xichi agreed very readily, but Li Qiyu's heart was pounding.
After seeing "Chunyu Collection", through Li Xichi, she seemed to have a chance to get in close contact with Zhou Donglin. Finally, she could find out clearly about the second half of her life that she had missed.
"What do you want to know about Zhou Donglin? But I have to declare in advance that I'm not familiar with Zhou Donglin. A lot of what I know is just hearsay, so I can't guarantee it's completely correct."
Li Qiyu nodded. Even the details were precious to her.
"I want to know everything about him."
Li Xichi nodded and narrated, "Zhou Donglin was the only son of Prime Minister Zhou. He was a neighbor of Empress Li, and they seemed to have grown up together. When Empress Li was still alive, there were a lot of rumors about Empress Li and Zhou Donglin."