Xu Lingyue asked each other, it could be said that she was coercing each other, she was forcing the Ninth Prince to make a choice, between her and Xiao Ting.
"Never." The cold voice that seemed to rise from the extremely cold prison came out, reaching Xu Lingyue's limbs and limbs.
Her throat was sweet, her whole body was on the verge of falling, and she staggered back.
Elder Xu Ge hurried forward to support her, and yelled, "Chu Li, you're going too far." That's what they used to call her,
"My lord just told the truth, how can I go too far?" Xiao Ting knew that the ninth lord never lied, let alone disdain to lie, so she chose to believe him.
"You really are a natural couple, equally indifferent and ruthless."
Xu Ge was so angry that he wanted to go up and slap them a few times, and said through gritted teeth.
The hatred in my heart soared to the sky.
"Grandfather, I'm fine." Xu Lingyue regained his composure and smiled self-deprecatingly, but in the end he was not reconciled, "A Li, let me ask you one last question."
"Do you love her?"
She pointed at Xiao Ting, there was both a smile and resentment on her face, but there was more of a contradiction between uneasiness and relief, her fingers were shaking.
Xu Lingyue's face was pale, and even her lips turned pale, but she still wanted an answer.
Xiao Ting shrinks her neck, what does it matter to her
"I, you're out of your mind, why would the Ninth Prince like it..."
Before Xiao Ting could say the word "I", she heard a word coming from her upper right.
"yes."
Xiao Ting couldn't believe her ears, and turned her head to look at the place where the sound came from.
It just so happened that the Ninth Prince also looked down and looked at each other, and Xiao Ting suddenly felt her heart beat a little faster.
She saw a bit of seriousness in the eyes of the Ninth Prince, who had never had any obvious meaning, and she was really crazy to be able to tell the truth from it.
She hurriedly escaped from the Ninth Prince's side, showing a timid smile, and said, "My lord, are you joking?" She couldn't even speak fluently.
Yes, it's your sister.
Everyone: "...", is this the reaction you should have when you receive a confession from an exiled immortal
Sure enough, Miss Xiao Liu was not very human.
"This king never jokes." The Ninth Prince took a step forward and pushed towards her.
Xiao Ting retreated again, "Then why do you say you like me? I'm not the same as you. Then, Miss Xu is pretty good, otherwise you let her be your side concubine..."
"As long as she is lower than me." Xiao Ting whispered this sentence.
But the hall was extremely quiet at the moment, so everyone could hear it.
What kind of strange theory is this? The Ninth Prince obviously does not accept the imperial decree, and only recognizes her as the Ninth Princess.
But after she heard that the Ninth Prince liked him, she actually flinched.
For the first time in his life, the Ninth Prince showed dissatisfaction. He reached out and took Xiao Ting into his arms.
Staring at her condescendingly, said: "You want this king to accept other women as concubines, okay?"
The last question made Xiao Ting shiver for no reason, as if she dared to say yes, she would die without a burial in the next moment.
"Ahem..." Xiao Ting coughed lightly, and then stammered, "Then, that, lord, the lord is free to be happy, that's fine!"
She no longer dared to look directly into the eyes of the Ninth Prince, and shrank her head like an ostrich.
A trace of sadness flashed in the eyes of the Ninth Prince, and then he looked directly at the emperor and the empress dowager in the hall, and said: "I appreciate the kindness of the emperor and the empress dowager. This princess is doing well, and I don't want to change it. I will bother you."
"As for other matters, I want to send the princess back to the mansion, and I will give an explanation later."
The Ninth Prince cupped his hands and looked at the emperor, who waved his hand to let him leave.
In this way, because of the arrival of the Ninth Prince, Xiao Ting, who was sentenced to execution, walked out of the palace safely.
No one dared to stop.
Everyone in the world knows that the emperor treats the Ninth Prince differently, but this difference makes them all feel different.
It seems that the relationship between them is not as everyone knows.
In Ci'an Palace, everyone left. The Empress Dowager's phoenix eyes were sharp and she smashed many objects in the palace, but she still didn't calm down.
"How many years, how many years have I not been bullied to such an extent..."
Her voice was trembling, and her hatred was soaring to the sky. The queen below lowered her eyes, but she didn't dare to say anything more.
As for the maids and nuns, they were already so frightened that they knelt down on the ground, and no one dared to say a word when those things hit their backs, arms, or foreheads.
She turned around abruptly, and asked angrily, "Empress, tell me, what kind of magic did that woman cast to make the emperor treat her so tolerantly? She has already been thrown into the cold palace, or she doesn't stop, and can make the emperor love her niece so much. What is she on earth?"
The empress dowager pointed at the palace gate angrily, and the ornaments all over her head jingled, obviously she was extremely angry.
The queen immediately knelt down and said, "Mom, don't be angry, I'm afraid I'll hurt the phoenix's body."
"Is that all you can say?" The Empress Dowager stared at her, and said, "The emperor has favored that bitch Xiao Lingyue for so many years. You, the lord of the six palaces, are useless. Are you just looking for a reason for yourself?"
"You only know how to endure. After many years in the palace, did you only learn this? It's useless."
No matter how empress dowager Ren scolded, the empress just lowered her head, calling her concubine useless.
"Get out of here, all of them."
The empress dowager looked at the cold palace, no one understood her mood, and the anger in her heart was hard to calm.
At this time, a young master came to Ci'an Palace.
"Qiyue pays respects to the empress dowager, why is the empress so angry?"
She didn't change into the palace and put it into the palace, she was still in her usual attire, without makeup, a clear face, and a just right smile, none of which showed her origin.
The little Princess of Prince Rui's Mansion, the moon has arrived.
The empress dowager was resting on a soft couch, resting her elbows on the table and rubbing between her brows.
"Who?" The empress dowager was indeed mentally exhausted, and she didn't even notice anyone coming in.
Those cold eyes were still full of hostility, but they opened when they saw someone coming.
"It's Yuyue, you didn't send someone to tell me when you came back."
Princess Yuyue stepped forward directly, stood behind the empress dowager, casually put both hands on her shoulders, and gently pinched her.
"Your Majesty manages a lot of affairs every day, and she has to take care of the big and small things in the palace. How can Moyue make you worry?"
She said lightly: "Father wanted to find a marriage for Muyue, but Muyue didn't like it so he ran away from home."
The empress dowager was immediately dumbfounded when she heard the words, "What are you talking about, girl, can your father harm you?"
She asked who it was, and Zhu Yue said a name, and the Empress Dowager frowned, "It's really unknown, no wonder you girl won't allow it."
"However, you have indeed reached the age to get married. Your mother and concubine left long ago and there is no one to take care of it. I will leave this matter to Bengong, and I will find a good marriage for you."
The empress dowager likes the moon, and among the younger generations, this girl is the most pleasing, lively and sensible, in stark contrast to Xiao Ting.
"Your Majesty, don't make fun of Muyue, because Muyue doesn't want to marry these ordinary people!"
"Yo, you girl, do you want to marry a fairy if you don't marry an ordinary person?"
The Empress Dowager chatted with Zhu Yue for a while, and finally she felt better.
Princess Zhuyue asked someone to pass on the meal, and spent some time with the empress dowager before asking why she lost her temper just now.
The Empress Dowager hesitated to speak for several times, then finally sighed and said: "Forget it, you are not an outsider, talking with you will make me feel more at ease. There is no one in this grand palace who can let me talk about what's on my mind."
The empress dowager laughed at herself, Moyue winked at the empress dowager, and said: "Your Majesty said this, people who don't know the inside story think you have been imprisoned in the cold palace!"
"You are standing among thousands of people, enjoying the supreme glory. Everyone is afraid of your majesty, so they dare not get close to you."
The empress dowager is obviously very sensitive to the word 'cold palace', if it wasn't for the sentence that Zhu Yue added later, she would almost lose control of her emotions.
"Some people, even if they are in the cold palace, also have great abilities, and can control the heart of the emperor."
She couldn't help it after all.
Princess Muyue smiled and said, "Your Majesty is referring to Concubine Xiao Gui who was thrown into the cold palace?"
"Yeah, that woman is really good at it. Although I don't know who was behind the plan last time, she was finally brought down. It's a pity that she didn't kill her."
The empress dowager narrowed her eyes slightly and gritted her teeth.
"It's just a useless concubine. If she makes the empress unhappy, she can be killed. Why bother?"
The empress dowager looked at her suddenly, "Don't be foolish, the emperor has feelings for her. If she dies, the relationship between my palace and the emperor may be affected."
"Your Majesty, you are the empress dowager, a woman of the highest rank in the empire, but you just want to kill an abandoned concubine, so you don't need to do it yourself."
After the Princess Zhuiyue finished speaking casually, she added a cup of tea for the Empress Dowager, and continued: "Besides, Zhuiyue also heard that the Ninth Prince refuted your will and insisted on making Xiao Ting the Ninth Princess. Don't you think it's weird?"
"What do you mean by that?" The Empress Dowager put down the teacup and looked at her solemnly.
"Mouyue has already heard about what happened in the hall today. That Xiao Ting can practice witchcraft. The Xiao family is an ordinary person, and there is no exception. Even dozens of generations have never heard of such a thing. How did she learn such a demon technique?"
After the analysis, Princess Muyue's expression became serious, "Could it be that Concubine Xiao Gui found her a master, or this woman is not Xiao Ting at all, otherwise how can a person change so much?"
"She used to play around in the street. When she entered the palace, she was not respectful to you. How dare she be so presumptuous like now? According to Zhuiyue, she is not relying on someone behind her to support her, or she is a pawn."
The Queen Mother's eyes gradually changed with the words of the princess of the moon, from bewilderment to relief, and finally an expression of enlightenment.
She jumped up from the chair and said coldly: "That's right, there is definitely something wrong with Xiao Ting, and Xiao Lingyue, I'm going to meet her right now."
With that said, get ready to drive.
"Your Majesty, don't worry." Moyue stepped forward, obediently stopped her, and said softly, "My Majesty, now the Emperor and the Ninth Prince are both confused by this girl from the Xiao family. If you just go and question her like this, how can the useless concubine admit it?"
"There is no rush."
(end of this chapter)