Ruan Yuyi took Muxiang to the direction of the palace.
People were coming and going, and when she raised her head, she could see the Immortal Palace and Lin Palace standing majestically, with the soft winter sun jumping on the bricks and tiles, and the brilliant literary talent. It should have made people yearn for it, but she couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
Yes, from time to time I would touch the pills wrapped in oil paper in my sleeves.
There are noisy people all around, hawkers coming and going, and children crying, creating a bustling scene in the capital.
Suddenly, a woman passed by in a hurry and accidentally bumped into her. She staggered and screamed softly.
The woman apologized profusely, but when she raised her eyes, she paused. The wind just picked up a corner of her skirt, revealing half of her beautiful face. The woman asked in a daze, "Cousin?"
She noticed the woody fragrance on one side, her expression changed, and she confirmed her guess.
She grabbed Ruan Yuyi's sleeve and said sadly, "Cousin, something happened to your eldest cousin, and the Cheng family is in great chaos now. Now that you have an identity, please show your support and help me. The Cheng family will definitely not forget it."
Your kindness..."
Mu Xiang's face darkened, and she took a step forward to protect Ruan Yuyi behind her.
She tilted her head slightly and whispered to Ruan Yuyi, "Miss, shall we go?"
She nodded, and the white gauze fluttered slightly with her movements. She didn't know why Mother Li was here, and she had no intention of practicing the kindness she said.
Ever since Mrs. Cheng Zhu forced her to put on a wedding dress and wanted to send her to her second cousin, she knew that her aunt did not treat her as a relative, let alone any kind of love. She kept her integrity and was taken away from this kind of love.
Damn it, it's over long ago.
She took steps to leave.
Mother Li looked panicked, her face shuddered, and she hurriedly grabbed the train of her skirt, "Cousin, you can't—" She couldn't just watch the Cheng family decline.
They are just servants, what should they do as their wives are used to living in fine clothes and fine food?
The cousin is a person who strives for success. Now that she is a queen, she only needs to open her fingers a little and leak a little bit through the gaps between her fingers... Yes, as long as she is willing to help, the master does not need to ask for help anymore.
Thinking of this, Li's mother held her hand tighter and tighter.
She looked at Mother Li's appearance, bent down slightly, and helped her up. She secretly sighed in her heart, this Mother Li is also foolish and loyal. She asked herself to leave the house now. No matter what the Cheng family does in the future, she will not be affected.
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She has grown up, but she still has to go out of the house to do business——
Mother Li got up with her strength, and when she saw that she was still willing to pull her up, she thought it was about to happen. She was overjoyed and was about to say words of gratitude.
Ruan Yuyi interrupted coldly, "Mama Li has never thought that the eldest son has done something wrong and this is what the Cheng family deserves?"
"That's not the case..." Mother Li's voice weakened.
She was silent for a while, and her voice was soft but still sonorous, "Earning academic qualifications depends on one's ability. How many children from poor families have been studying hard for more than ten years, but what should have been their destiny has been snatched away by a mediocre person."
She asked back, "What should they do? Who should they go to to complain?" Maybe she didn't even know what she should have done in the first place.
Is it appropriate to be powerless and powerless?
Mother Li's hand shook slightly as she held hers.
She didn't know a few big characters, so after listening to her cousin's words, she gradually understood what a big mistake the eldest son had made.
"What a crime, what a crime..." She lowered her eyes and murmured.
She seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly she took Ruan Yuyi's hand, "But the matter has come to this, the eldest young master is already making up for it, and the cousin can't bear to see the master lose his official position, and the Cheng family is in ruins, right?"
But many things are wrong, and there is no way to make up for it.
Seeing that her reasoning didn't make sense, Ruan Yuyi pulled away her hand, paused, and chuckled, "Then has Mother Li ever thought that my cousin's imprisonment has anything to do with me?"
It was clearly a sweet sound that fell into the ears of Mother Li, but it made her shudder. She seemed to have rust in her bones. She looked up at the person in front of her and suddenly felt that it was strange.
At this moment, several guards were rushing up. When they saw a woman pestering her, they all looked shocked and hurriedly came up and pulled Mother Li away.
The leader stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "The little one is late."
She lowered her eyes and said, "Tell them to be gentle." After saying that, she walked away, regardless of whether the guards could follow. What she wanted to do was already done, so there was no need to avoid his people.
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The guard responded, turned around and gave a stern instruction before following him.
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After entering the palace gate, there was a sedan and chariot waiting to greet you.
Just as she was about to get into the carriage, Ruan Yuyi paused in her steps. She leaned down and picked up a three-petal bracelet broken into pieces of different sizes from the ground. The bracelet was of average quality, and the color of the bracelet seemed to be quite old.
She recognizes this bracelet.
This was given by Mrs. Cheng Zhu to Zhao Rong, whom she regarded as her daughter-in-law, on the carriage to Shenghe Temple.
Mu Xiang was afraid that she would scratch her hand, so she took the bracelet away with a handkerchief.
She didn't take another look at the bracelet, she just said, "Find a place to take it and throw it away." Then she got into the sedan chair.
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After the sedan chair landed, she stepped down with her skirt up and walked to the door of the house. She put her hand on the door and before pushing it, a few piano sounds came from inside, which were discrete and harsh.
She felt suspicious and stepped inside.
There was no one in the main hall, and the sound of the piano was still ringing intermittently in the inner room. Muxiang opened the soft curtain of the inner room for her, and she saw that the person playing the piano was Jiang Huaiyang.
He sat upright in front of a short table with a guqin on it. Hearing the sound, he stopped and without looking up, "You're back?"
Ruan Yuyi quietly handed the pills wrapped in oil paper to Mu Xiang and sent her out. She stepped forward, squatted down and leaned on his shoulder, "What are you doing, Your Majesty?"
she asked absently.
"I remember you can play the piano."
She said truthfully, "I've only dabbled in it a little bit, so I can't be considered a master."
"That's enough." He pulled her onto his lap and hugged her from behind, "Teach me."
She was slightly startled, "Why did your Majesty suddenly think of learning the piano?" If you want to learn the piano, wouldn't it be more appropriate to find a palace musician? She is indeed not good at learning, and she can only know one or two pieces.
"Don't want to?" His voice was calm.
She turned her back to him and couldn't see his eyes, but they were probably deep and captivating, like a cold pool in the depths of winter. She felt guilty and had no reason to refuse, so she stroked them twice with her hands.
The gentle and elegant sound came from under the fingertips, long and lingering, and seemed to last forever.
Her eyes brightened slightly and she asked, "Where did your majesty get this piano?"
"Do you still like it?" It was specially made by a craftsman. Both the body and the strings are made of the best materials. It is really a rare thing.
After she was overjoyed, she sighed slightly. It was a pity that such a good piano was not good at it, so it was wasted in her hands.
Jiang Huaiyang saw what she was thinking, "You can reward the musician and ask him to play."
He had really thought about it for her from beginning to end. She couldn't help but curl her lips, and she forgot about hiding her pregnancy from him, so she didn't even notice the darkening of his eyes.