The Queen looked down at Madam Luo who was kneeling on the ground, feeling somewhat embarrassed, and said hesitantly: "This..."
Concubine Xie's eyes widened at the side. She had never expected that Mingyu, who had been quiet all the time, would stab them in the back. Her beautiful face was full of anger and disbelief. Her white fingers were twisted into a ball on her knees. The ladies behind her were a little panicked.
Mrs. Luo saw that the queen obviously did not believe her words, so in a hurry, she knelt forward a few steps, kowtowed, and shouted: "Your Majesty, please understand! Even if I am struck by lightning, I will never harm my own daughter!"
Before she could finish her words, Su Mo, who was standing beside the queen, shouted sternly: "Shut up! How dare you say such things in front of the queen?" There are many rules in the palace, and there are especially many taboos in front of nobles. Unlucky words like "God bless you and I will strike you with lightning" are absolutely not allowed to be said. Mrs. Luo was desperate and swore an oath, but she didn't expect it to have the opposite effect.
Mingyu also stood up and knelt, gritting her teeth. At this moment, she no longer cared about guessing what the Queen meant. Not to mention the previous grudges, just because Luo Lingxiu almost killed her and Lixiang in Tianshui, she had to find a way to stop Mrs. Luo from asking the Queen for this grace.
Could it be possible that she was allowed to watch the evil-minded Luo Lingxiu marry in style, and she was expected to smile and bless her? There was no such thing in the world!
"Could this be false?" Mingyu lowered her head. From her voice, she could hear a strong nasal tone, which made her sound very aggrieved. "Sister-in-law has always loved and cared for me. Even Madam Luo knows about it. How could I not understand Sister-in-law's wishes? Could I harm her? Sister-in-law must not want to remarry!"
Mrs. Luo was shocked and angry. She pointed at Mingyu with a trembling finger and was speechless. This was simply going to kill her daughter! She wanted to open her mouth to defend herself in front of the queen, but she saw Concubine Xie gave her a cold look. She didn't dare to go against Concubine Xie's wishes in panic, and she closed her mouth unwillingly. It's over. She shot herself in the foot!
The queen nodded, the smile on her face disappeared, replaced by a stern look, and said, "Mingyu is right. Sima Luo and the eldest son Sima have a very deep relationship. Since Sima Luo does not want to remarry, how can you, as parents, force your daughter like this?" As she spoke, the queen shook her head in disappointment.
Mrs. Luo knelt down on the ground dejectedly, looking at Concubine Xie with the last glimmer of hope. Concubine Xie gritted her teeth and said nothing, her beautiful eyes full of resentment and anger. Even Concubine Xie stopped helping her, and Mrs. Luo completely gave up, and said with trembling lips: "It is my fault, but I will leave it to the Queen to decide."
The queen waved her hand, her tone returning to her previous gentleness, and said, "I also have children, so I know the feelings and difficulties of being a parent, and I am afraid that I cannot give my children the best. Let's end this matter here. Sima Gongzi is a loyal hero of the Great Chu, so the queen and the emperor naturally cannot treat his widow badly."
Hearing the Queen's last words, Madam Luo's heart, as dead as ashes, began to beat. She looked up at the Queen, and Mingyu also became nervous. She was a little confused about what the Queen meant. What if the Queen... Wouldn't all her previous efforts become a joke
However, Madam Luo met the Queen's gaze. In the Queen's seemingly gentle eyes, she only saw coldness and disgust. The Queen looked down at her and said, "Since the Luo family is unwilling to support their widowed daughter, then Da Chu will support the loyal widow. I have also heard about the deep love between Mr. Sima and his wife, and I am very moved. Since Sima Luo is determined to stay with Mr. Sima for the rest of her life, I will fulfill her wish. From now on, Luo will live in Huang'en Temple in the western suburbs, where there are green lamps and ancient Buddhas, quiet and peaceful. With the Emperor's blessing, no one will disturb Madam Sima's meditation, and she can also pray for Mr. Sima. The Buddhist name..." The Queen thought for a while and said, "Let's call it Xiuxin!"
Mrs. Luo knelt on the ground, trembling, her face pale, her mind in a mess, and beads of sweat the size of beans hanging on her cheeks, but she did not dare to raise her hands to wipe them.
After the queen finished speaking, she didn't see Madam Luo thank her for a long time. She glanced at Madam Luo with a sharp look and asked, "Does Madam Luo have any opinions?"
Mrs. Luo then came to her senses, her voice changed, and she kowtowed to express her gratitude.
Mingyu was also stunned. It was not until Concubine Xie and the others left and Su Mo came over to help her up that she figured out what had happened. The Queen actually gave Luo Lingxiu a Buddhist name. Was she going to force Luo Lingxiu to become a nun? !
The Queen sighed deeply, glanced at Mingyu, and shook her head, saying, "Human greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant! This palace and the emperor remembered Sima Xi's loyalty and bravery, so we didn't go looking for trouble with them, but they actually came to our door on their own! When the thief Dong was in power, the eldest son died tragically. Luo Wen rose up to be Sima Xi's father-in-law, but in order to please the thief Dong, he was even unwilling to collect the body. Now, they want to use the eldest son's reputation to ask this palace to allow my daughter to remarry? Do they think that all the good things in the world are taken by their family?"
Mingyu's heart was in a state of anxiety, but she quietly put it back to its original place. The queen hated the Luo family so much, but she couldn't reject Mrs. Luo's request in person because of her face. Maybe she was worried about Concubine Xie, or maybe it was for other reasons. She wanted to use Mingyu's hand to refuse this favor. Finally, she reacted quickly and bet on the right horse.
Su Mo stepped forward lightly, patted the queen's back carefully, and comforted her: "Your Majesty, your health is important, don't get angry with those villains, flowers don't last forever!"
Mingyu also sighed in her heart. Even Prince Qin knew that the Sima Marquisate treated him badly. How could the Emperor and the Empress not know what the situation was? Madam Luo insisted on dragging her into this. She thought that as a young girl with a thin skin, she had to agree with her under the circumstances. Unexpectedly, this was a bad move and she ended up shooting herself in the foot.
Seeing that Concubine Xie was young and her rank was only below that of the Queen, the Luo family found the right person to help out. As long as the Queen nodded, even if the wife of the Marquisate objected, she could only watch Luo Lingxiu marry again with hatred. With Sima Xi's reputation, many people who wanted to gain fame and reputation came to ask for her hand in marriage. Unfortunately, she ran into the Queen's trap.
After hearing Su Mo's words, the queen just snorted disappointedly.
Seeing that the Queen was a little tired, Mingyu tactfully stood up and bowed to take her leave. The Queen did not try to keep her. She gave Su Mo a few instructions and asked him to send Mingyu back.
When they arrived at the gate of Xu's house, Su Mo took out a wooden box and said with a smile, "This is a gift from the Queen Mother. Please keep it, Miss Xu."
Mingyu naturally didn't dare to be arrogant and accepted it respectfully.
Just as Mingyu was about to get off the car, Su Mo grabbed Mingyu's arm, smiled, and asked tentatively: "Miss Xu, the emperor is a kind-hearted and benevolent monarch, but he doesn't like to hear nonsense. That day at Shuizhuangzi..."
Mingyu immediately understood what Sumo meant and said with a smile, "What did Sister Sumo say? Mingyu doesn't know what Tianshui Zhuangzi is. Today, I am grateful to the Emperor and the Empress for their love. Mingyu is so terrified that she doesn't have time to say anything to others."
Seeing Mingyu was so smart and sensible at such a young age, Su Mo was very satisfied and nodded with a smile, saying, "Miss Xu is a smart person."
When they got home, Xu Changqian and Mrs. Xu heard that their daughter had returned safely, and they hurried out from the yard to greet her. Mrs. Xu looked her up and down for a long time, fearing that her daughter had lost a hair.
Mrs. Xu was in stark contrast to the rage she had shown two days ago when she learned that Mingyu wanted to divorce. She stood aside with a flattering smile on her face. She wanted to go up and say something, but she saw that the four members of the eldest wife's family were sitting in a circle talking, leaving no room for her to intervene. Furthermore, thinking of what happened a few days ago, she couldn't bring herself to do it.
Mrs. Hu was extremely jealous. If the second wife of the Marquis's Mansion was Ming Rui, then the one who was summoned by the Queen and enjoyed unlimited honor and glory was Ming Rui! How could the hypocritical first wife's family have the chance to enjoy glory!
At night, Mingyu lay in bed tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. The bright moonlight poured into the room through the window lattice. The night wind blew, and the reflections of the tree branches outside the window on the wall swayed.
Li Xiang heard Mingyu turning over in a daze and asked, "Miss, why are you still not asleep?"
Mingyu curled up in the bed and said sullenly, "Lixiang, today... the Queen gave Luo Lingxiu a Buddhist name, and she will have to be a nun for the rest of her life. If I hadn't been there and said something, I'm afraid she wouldn't have ended up like this."
Lixiang already knew this and was not surprised. She stood up, put on her clothes, lit the oil lamp by the moonlight, sat down in front of Mingyu's bed, and said, "Miss, do you regret it?"
Under the dim light of the oil lamp, Mingyu looked adorably bewildered, totally different from her rational and clever look during the day. Mingyu shook her head and said, "I don't regret it. When I think about how she almost caused you and me to die in Tianshui, I think she deserved it."
Mingyu spoke frankly, but there was a hint of confusion in her heart. She grew up in the modern society and led a simple life. If nothing unexpected happened, she would travel here. Probably, she would spend the rest of her life fighting wits and courage with those little rascals. In her entire life, she had never particularly disliked anyone, nor had she ever plotted to frame anyone.
The Queen's words, even if they were not golden words, were unchangeable. Luo Lingxiu's becoming a nun was an ironclad fact. Now that she had succeeded in making Luo Lingxiu fall into eternal damnation, she did not feel as happy as she had imagined. "Tell me, you are not happy at all after harming someone, so why did Luo Lingxiu still think of doing something bad to harm others?" Mingyu muttered.
Li Xiang tucked Mingyu in the quilt and said with a smile, "Don't worry, young lady. You can't be like that old lady. She has a black heart. Now God can't stand it and wants her to suffer retribution."
Li Xiang saw the uneasiness and fear in Mingyu's heart, and she blushed and said, "Why should I worry? I am doing justice for the people and getting rid of harm. If I let that evil witch marry, I will put the blame on others, and another family will be harmed by her!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and reward on Qidian Mobile Network (). Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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