She knew very clearly in her mind that the Queen Mother must be unhappy with her these days. The scene with her former son in Cining Palace still made her very proud, but now she was a little frightened when she thought about it. She must not do anything about it this time. If you alarm the Queen Mother, don't let her take advantage of you and ask the Emperor to convict you. Even if you don't convict you, asking the prince to divorce you is still troublesome.
Therefore, at this time, she is more willing to believe in her aunt. Her aunt has always loved her. Moreover, no matter how powerful the queen is, she can still speak in front of the emperor. She believes that as long as the queen's aunt says a few words for her, that person named Mo Even if your tongue is like a lotus flower and your words are too colorful, it will be of no use.
Thinking of her success, she led the people to the queen's palace without fear.
Taking the name tag given to her by the Queen, she entered the palace, but before she reached the Queen's palace, she was robbed by the eunuch on the way to the Emperor's study room, where she was arranged with a cold face by the eunuch under the high elixir palace. Kneeling, all the maids and ladies around her rushed out of the palace. They saw that all the eunuchs and maids they didn't recognize were standing in two neat rows, and Ling Ruier finally realized that something bad was going on.
It looked like he was going to have a knife on her.
The sun was getting hotter and hotter, making her whole body itchy and hot. Her skin was allergic to direct sunlight. Under such strong sunlight, small protruding bumps appeared on her face. It was itchy and uncomfortable, but she was still She really didn't dare to move. Even though she was usually arrogant and arrogant, she knew that this was the emperor's study room and if she wasn't careful, she would lose her head.
Her legs were getting more and more sore, and she secretly looked at the palace entrance. Feng Juexuan was nowhere to be seen. She had sent someone to ask for help from Feng Juexuan when she came here on the road, but it had been an hour or two now, and there was still no one there. , why didn't she become so anxious? At this time, she had long lost her previous arrogance, and then she remembered that if the emperor was angry, no one could save her.
I was shocked and frightened for a moment. The more I thought about it, the more panicked I became. I couldn't even kneel down.
Finally, just when she was so frightened that she could hardly hold on, she saw several familiar palace people coming here from a distance, and the one hugging them was not the Queen's aunt. For a moment, she burst into tears with excitement. It was better for the Queen's aunt. , hearing that he was being punished here, he came over immediately.
"Aunt, Aunt Queen, Queen Mother!" Ling Rui'er was almost incoherent. Tears fell one by one on the dry and hot ground. She was immediately hit by the scorching sun, as if grasping a life-saving straw, she knelt on her knees. After a few steps and two difficult moves on the hot ground, he couldn't move anymore.
He raised his tearful eyes and looked at the queen pleadingly.
The Queen walked over slowly with her people and stood in front of her, with her back to her back, her slender body casting a long shadow on the ground. With such backlight, Ling Rui'er could hardly see the Queen's face clearly, only there was a vague hint of gentleness. The smile made me feel more and more sad, and I just felt that I was the one who had been greatly wronged.
"Rui'er, why do you want to get rid of the child in Concubine Mo's belly? That is the real grandson of Phoenix?" The queen looked at Ling Rui'er, with a hint of sadness in her eyes, and did not ask Ling Rui'er what was going on. , directly asked Ling Rui'er why she killed the child, which was equivalent to making Ling Rui'er admit her guilt.
But Ling Rui'er was so excited at this time that she didn't notice these details. She lay on the ground and cried bitterly: "Aunt Queen, I am the royal concubine of the prince. I didn't give birth to my eldest son. How could you give birth to your eldest son?" The eldest son of the common concubine, this... Where is the palace of our Duke Dingguo going to be located? Aunt Queen, don’t you understand what I mean?"
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Ling Ruier was afraid that the queen would scold her for this matter, so she reminded the queen in her words that it was because the queen did not have an eldest son in the palace that the throne might fall to King Chu, and it was not because he had a long character. .
Unexpectedly, these words were not what she should say as a minister or niece, so they seemed extremely rude and hurt the Queen's heart. The Queen's face suddenly darkened, and there was an uncontrollable feeling in her eyes. The anger was hidden behind his eyes, he turned around and said nothing, leading the people to the imperial study room.
In Emperor Zongwen's imperial study, the room was full of case files. Emperor Zongwen, who was sitting behind the case, was reading with his head down. From time to time, he picked up a pen to mark on the case book. The eunuch Liu Xi was waiting on the side, sometimes refilling the case files for him. When tea was served, the room was quiet, with only the rustling of pages turning.
A young eunuch made a few moves to Liu Xi secretly at the door. Seeing that Emperor Zongwen was not paying attention, Liu Xi calmly retreated to the door. He saw the empress and others standing on the door and hurriedly came forward to greet her.
"What is the emperor doing?" the queen asked softly. She still had a sick look on her face, which showed that her body was not fully recovered. She hadn't seen him for a while, and there were a few crow's feet in the corners of her eyes. She knew that she was doing business for King Yan. Worrying about what happened, Liu Xi became more cautious and said with a smile: "The emperor is reviewing the memorial."
If the Queen did not mention Princess Yan, Liu Xi would still consciously not mention this topic. When it came to this topic, it was not his decision. Just now, Master Mo cried in the imperial study room, and then he heard what the imperial doctor said about Mo Zi. The concubine would never be able to have children again. Even if she survived this time, she would never have an heir. Liu Xi had to lament that the Princess of Chu, who usually looked delicate and frail, was really ruthless.
"Go and report to the Emperor that I personally cooked the iced mung bean soup and brought it to me. I asked the Emperor if he would like some." The queen smiled slightly, which was enough for the eunuch who was the personal eunuch next to Emperor Zongwen.
"Yes, I will report back now." Liu Xi consciously took two steps back and said respectfully, then turned and entered the imperial study.
"But the queen is here?" Behind the desk, Emperor Zongwen lowered his head and asked calmly.
"Yes, the Empress said she brought your favorite iced mung bean soup. She cooked it herself." Liu Xi walked to Emperor Zongwen's side and lowered his head.
"Then let her come in and save her the trouble of trying every possible means."
Emperor Zongwen's words really didn't sound good. They seemed mocking but not sarcastic. Even Liu Xi understood the meaning of the words. He simply pretended not to understand. He came to the door again and greeted Hou Zai respectfully. The Queen at the door said: "Queen, Your Majesty, please come in."
"Thank you, Eunuch Liu." The queen was completely different from her usual politeness and entered with only a palace maid holding iced mung bean soup.
He went inside to meet the Queen, took a small plate of iced mung bean soup from the palace maid and placed it in front of Emperor Zongwen's desk. He said gently: "Your Majesty, the weather is hot. I have prepared some mung bean soup for the Emperor. The water from the deep well has been chilled and given to the emperor to cool down."
"Thank you for your hard work, Queen." Emperor Zongwen raised his head from behind the case, put down the case file in his hand, smiled lightly, took the soup plate handed over by the Queen, took a few bites, and put it aside.
"Your Majesty, Rui'er... what have you done?" The queen looked up and asked cautiously after seeing him finish. Recently, she had angered the emperor again and again. This time, she was still ill in bed because of Feng Juelei. The emperor only paused for a moment. I came here twice, but I haven't been here since. Thinking about this, I feel depressed.
But now is not the time to be annoyed.
"The concubine in the boss's house was pregnant with a child. Princess Yan not only ordered the concubine to be knocked out of her belly, but she also refused to ask for medical treatment. She even dragged her to the woodshed. If Mo Aiqing hadn't gone there, Hurry, I'm afraid I'll be dead a long time ago. Boss, this princess is really well married. I heard that she has a boudoir training and is elegant and generous. How could she be so vicious? I'll let people find out who made these remarks at that time. I said so."
Emperor Zongwen calmly put down the soup plate, and then his eyes fell on the queen, filled with anger. His eyes were so deep that the queen almost didn't feel the gaze.
This is really angry!
Ling Rui'er is indeed a troublemaker, and she can't find peace anywhere.
The Queen originally wanted to take advantage of the Queen Mother when she was competing in the ring, but now it seems that she has failed more than succeeded.
"Your Majesty, Ling Rui'er is too young and ignorant, and she is newly married and in love with His Highness King Chu, so that's why she did this kind of thing. Maybe there is something hidden in it. You see, Your Highness King Chu is the father of the child in Concubine Mo's belly. , he didn’t say anything, did he mean this or were there other factors involved?”
The queen smiled softly, took the soup plate placed by Emperor Zongwen on the corner of the desk, and placed it on the tray of the palace maid behind her.
It doesn't matter what Ling Rui'er does, but she can't hurt the face of Duke Dingguo's daughter. If people know that the daughter of Duke Dingguo appears to be kind and respectful on the surface, but in fact has a vicious mind, then the future of Duke Dingguo's daughter will Who else dares to marry his daughter, and who else marries the Duke of Dingguo, which will be a great loss to the strength of the Duke of Dingguo.
"The queen is here to plead for Ling Ruier?" Emperor Zongwen's eyes became colder and gloomier, and he said coldly.
"I don't dare. I just want to wait for His Highness King Chu to come back before talking. After all, this matter must be a matter in his house, and only he knows the specific accident." The queen smiled, not at all because of Emperor Zongwen's attitude. Dissatisfied that this happened suddenly, she thought about this solution in her palace for a long time.
No matter what the truth of the matter is, if Feng Juexuan really blames Ling Rui'er for the whole matter, Ling Rui'er will be excommunicated and the connection between Feng Juexuan and Dingguo Duke's palace will also be severed, so it is really Speaking of which, the queen was still happy for Feng Juexuan to blame all the blame on Ling Ruier.
She knew her own affairs, and the queen knew very well that her two brothers had turned to Feng Juexuan after Feng Juelei lost power. If Ling Ruier gave birth to a son, her relationship with the Dingguo Duke would be even more serious. More than usual, the relationship between him and Duke Dingguo was even closer.
Thinking of this, the Queen couldn't hold back her suppressed anger, but she felt a little sad at the same time. She and the Queen Mother both came from Dingguo Palace, and now there was Ling Rui'er, each with their own plans. Each has his or her own plans, and the Duke of Dingguo's palace is wandering among the princes, not because no matter what aspect, these few are related to the Duke of Dingguo's palace.
Duke Dingguo really has no position to speak of, as long as he can bring him wealth and honor. The so-called family ties are sometimes as thin as a piece of paper.
"Boss went up to Xishan last night to train the new army. He won't be back for half a month. Do you want Ling Ruier to wait for half a month?" Emperor Zongwen simply asked.
These words were a bit serious. The queen couldn't stand anymore and knelt down suddenly: "Your Majesty, how dare I say such words? I am just doing my best as a mother and aunt. What happened to the Prince of Chu's house? Regarding the matter, I feel ashamed to see others, but even if I want to hide, I can't avoid this matter, so I simply come to the emperor and state it. If the emperor feels that what I said is wrong, he should punish me. , and also saves my brother from thinking that I am only thinking about the royal family, but I have completely forgotten about my natal family.” (To be continued)