Detective Ghost Empress

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In the tent which was only a few feet away from Zhai Tianyu's tent, Ji Yu was lying on the bed with her hands resting on her abdomen as she stared at the ceiling of her tent, she did not move nor did she say a word, the new maid who was arranged by Ji Yang and Grand Dowager Empress thought that Ji Yu was acting like this because she was upset with the death of her maid who had followed her ever since she was a child.

The maid named Hong Mei did not say anything to Ji Yu given that she was disdainful of such a woman who had multiple good cards yet still she was nothing but a failure when compared to a woman who joined the harem after her but upon seeing that Ji Yu was not even moving, her eyes flashed as she was reminded of the task that the Grand Dowager Empress had given to her.

Hong Mei was arranged to stay next to Ji Yu because The Grand Dowager Empress wanted her to get closer to the emperor just like they were in the past such that they will be able to exercise more control over the Liu family and the court, which was why Ji Yu buttering up Zhai Tianyu was really important.

But if this woman continues to stay inside the tent all day long, then how will she win the heart of his majesty? Hong Mei hated iron for not being able to turn into steel, she glanced at Ji Yu with an annoyed look on her face as she scolded her fiercely in her head,

' What was so good about that maid who died? In the end wasn't she just a maid? So what if she grew together with her, a maid was someone who signed a life and death agreement once she was purchased by a family, even if she died there was no need for this woman to act as if the world was coming to an end!'

Hong Mei thought that her petty thoughts escaped Ji Yu but what she did not know was that even though Ji Yu was naive when compared to the other women of the harem, she was only considered naive because she did not wish to harm anyone by the use of dirty tactics.

But that did not mean that she was a fool who did not understand anything, she saw everything and she knew everything which happened around her, she only chose to turn a blind eye to it because she found such actions beneath her status.

When Ji Yu saw Hong Mei looking at her with a contemptuous glance, her heart felt like it was being slashed into half with a hot, scalding sword. Xiao Lin might have been a maid in the eyes of others who can be replaced at any time but for Ji Yu, Xiao Lin was not just a maid, she was a haven where she did not have to strap a fake mask over her face and act in the way she wanted to, as she liked to.

The pain that she was feeling at the moment surpassed the pain which she felt for Zhai Tianyu when the latter refused to stay with her, back then she was heartbroken thinking that she lost someone important.

But now that she could see things much more clearly, she realised that her heartbreak was nothing but anxiety regarding what was going to come in the future, with Zhai Tianyu gone, she was worried that her grandmother would be disappointed in her.

The anxiety and the pain of losing the trust of her childhood friend made her lose control making her spiral in fear and trepidation.

However, with Xiao Lin gone, she felt her heart burning in pain. The kind of pain made her feel like she will never be the same and for the first time, Ji Yu realised what was the true meaning of love.

With Zhai Tianyu, her emotions were shrouded with a layer of greed and hidden intentions but when it came to Xiao Lin, she wanted to give her the very best of everything.

When Xiao Lin was with her, she felt like she could cross any hurdle in front of her but now that she was gone ——

Ji Yu closed her eyes as she exhaled loudly just as Hong Mei who was standing beside her bed snapped out of her daze and then walked over to where Ji Yu was and then with a voice which was laden with fake concern she said,

" Imperial Concubine, I know that you are heartbroken with the loss of your childhood friend but those who have gone can never come back." Hong Mei's eyes were red as if she really understood the pain which Ji Yu was going through at the moment.

" Though they might not be able to come back, we can always avenge them right?" Ji Yu finally snapped her eyes open as she turned to look at Hong Mei who thought that Ji Yu had finally thought it through and then said in a joyous voice,

"That's right! I am glad that you have understood this, your highness, imperial concubine Ji!" Hong Mei's smile was wider than her face as she curled her lips from one end of her face to another as she clapped her hands. " I am sure that once, right prime minister Ji finds out that you have understood his intentions, he will be really happy."

Will he be happy? Ji Yu did understand the intentions of her father and she also understood what he was doing but it did not mean that she was going to stand next to her father.

He had snatched the person who was the most important to her. It went without saying that he had to repay her for the life that he had taken!

A cold, murderous glint flashed in her eyes as Ji Yu curled her lips and said, " You are right, I am sure that my father will be very happy." Especially, when I will burn the Ji family down to the ground.