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Chapter 294: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (43)

Chapter 294 The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (Part 43)

Queen Mother Cui finally saw Cui Li, whom she had been worried about. She was pleasantly surprised and a little astonished.

She thought she would see a weak and sickly niece, but unexpectedly Li'er looked rosy-cheeked, walked towards her gracefully, with an easy and comfortable step, and smiled elegantly and gently.

Queen Mother Cui had forgotten the last time she saw Li'er smile so easily. Was it the year before last? Or was it the year before that?

She still remembered Li'er's lingering sorrow when she left the palace.

Several people entered the house and went from the front hall to the inner hall.

"Are you so happy to see your aunt back? How have you been recently? Does your head still hurt?"

Queen Mother Cui reached out and touched Cui Li's forehead. She found no wound and thought that the wound had healed without even a scar left. She nodded with satisfaction.

Cui Li: "Of course I'm happy to see my aunt! The last time I saw my aunt since I lost my memory was at the palace banquet. I had a headache when I first woke up, but it's gone now! Why didn't you let Li'er pick you up when your aunt returned to the palace? It's Li'er's fault that my aunt had to go there in person."

Queen Mother Cui had a serious expression and asked earnestly:

"Amnesia? What's going on?"

In the Cining Palace, Liang Sheng never told her about Li'er's amnesia.

Empress Dowager Cui dismissed the palace maids, and only she, Cui Li, Cui Yun, and Nanny Du were left in the room.

Cui Li: "Don't worry, Auntie. It was Li'er who accidentally hit her forehead and unexpectedly lost her memory. I forgot what happened in the past few years and my memory stayed on the spring day three years ago."

Cuiyun was behind Cui Li, hesitating to speak, looking frightened, afraid that the Queen Mother would mention something that His Majesty wanted to hide.

"Li'er, you only remember what happened three years ago? Have you lost all memory of the past few years?"

Cui Li shook his head in frustration, indicating that he had no recollection of it at all.

"Li'er, tell your aunt what you know?"

Cui Li: "As soon as Li'er woke up, she saw Brother Sheng. He said that I entered the palace after he ascended the throne, but because of some unspeakable secrets, he had to wrong me and made me a concubine. He also said that I was his most beloved person. Actually... Li'er doesn't know much. Brother Sheng doesn't allow Cuiyun and others to mention what happened in the past few years. I wonder what he is hiding from me?"

Queen Mother Cui frowned subconsciously. Why didn't Sheng'er tell Li'er what had happened in the past few years? She asked, "Have you met anyone since you lost your memory? When you saw those people, did you have any thoughts in your mind?"

Cui Li: "Aunt, who do you mean to see? Is there anyone Li'er needs to see? After Li'er woke up, she saw His Majesty, Cuiyun, and people from the Imperial Hospital. Because my injury has not healed yet, His Majesty asked me to rest in Chengqian Palace and not to go out for a walk, and no one is allowed to visit Li'er. Alas, Aunt, since you are back, can Li'er go out for a walk? I won't go anywhere else, I will go to Cining Palace to accompany you."

The Queen Mother tried hard to control her expression, not wanting to scare Cui Li, but she was very dissatisfied with Emperor Liang in her heart. Isn't this house arrest?

"Li'er, when your headache gets better, you can go out for a walk. There's no place in the Liang Palace you can't go."

Cui Li: "Headache? Li'er doesn't have a headache! Auntie may have misunderstood. When Li'er was first injured, her head did hurt a lot, but it gradually got better after taking medicine. She hasn't had a headache in the past two weeks."

Empress Dowager Cui must have known by now that "headache" was Emperor Liang's excuse to cover up Cui Li's amnesia. After all, Li'er didn't know about the existence of those concubines, and Emperor Liang probably hadn't mentioned them to her, not even the Empress.

But should these things be kept secret from Li'er forever? What exactly is Sheng'er thinking? It would be better to tell Li'er about these things sooner rather than later. Otherwise, if Li'er suddenly sees the Queen and the others, wouldn't she be frightened?

"Li'er, auntie has something to tell you."

Liang Sheng: "Mother, do you have anything to say to Li'er? Let me hear it too."