Without waiting for Ling Ruo to speak, Nala said to Yinzhen again: "Please, Your Majesty, for the sake of Shumulu's good nature, restore her position!"
Ling Ruo hurriedly followed: "Your Majesty, I thought that the seventh elder brother's matter was over, and there was really no need to mention it again. Besides, she was the only one who knew best what Shu Mulu was thinking, and the Queen was just speculating out of thin air.
Besides, once the Shumulu clan is restored, won’t the emperor break his promise?”
Nala shook her head and said: "Concubine Xi is wrong. The emperor did not break his promise, but was magnanimous and merciful." Before Ling Ruo could speak, she added: "It is Concubine Xi's attitude that makes me very strange. You
After hearing that I requested to reinstate the Shu Mulu clan, I have been obstructing you in every possible way and do not want the emperor to restore the Shu Mulu clan. What is your intention?"
Seeing that Nala had brought the matter to her without leaving any trace, Ling Ruo knew that she could no longer argue with her. She looked up at Yinzhen who said nothing and said sadly: "Your Majesty, I don't have what the Queen said.
I mean, I just don’t want this matter to bother the emperor anymore. Furthermore, no matter what, Mrs. Shumulu made a mistake, and the emperor was extremely kind by sparing her life, so how can we forgive her innocence again."
Nala also looked at Yinzhen, but there was not much worry in her eyes. From when Yinzhen asked "why" just now, she knew that Yinzhen still had feelings for Shumulu and wanted to see her, but
At that time, he personally deposed Shu Mulu's position and imprisoned her in Shuiyixuan. He really couldn't bear to see her, and in that case, his words would become child's play.
But it's different now. Now that I have given him such a good step, he will definitely take advantage of the situation and come down. No matter how much Concubine Xi tries to stop her, it will be useless, and it will even make Yinzhen disgusted.
Oh, I really didn’t expect that the Shumulu family had such a great charm. After so many days, the emperor still couldn’t forget it. If it can come back this time, it will be extremely powerful. It was because the Niu Hulu family felt this that they did everything possible.
Obstruction is doomed to be in vain.
After a long time, Yinzhen finally spoke, and with his words, Ling Ruo's heart slowly cooled down, and he only heard him say: "The queen's words do have some truth. The murderer has been brought to justice, and there is nothing serious about the Shumulu family."
Wrong, the only mistake is that I didn't realize the thoughts of the people below and trusted them too much."
Seeing what Yinzhen said, Nala was secretly happy, but on the surface she was full of pity, "Yes, so I thought about it and finally decided to plead with the emperor, hoping that the emperor can forgive Shumulu's unintentional behavior.
It’s a loss. I heard that since being imprisoned, her use has been worse than that of a palace maid. The situation and scene are really sad.”
"Your Majesty, the Shumulu family has an unshirkable responsibility for the death of the seventh elder brother. If we rashly forgive him, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public, especially the Qian concubines..."
"Okay, I know this well." Yinzhen raised his hand to stop Ling Ruo from continuing. After a while, he suddenly called: "Su Peisheng."
Hearing Yinzhen calling him, Su Peisheng quickly bowed his head and agreed, "I'm here."
Yinzhen turned his gaze to the pale Ling Ruo, and there was a trace of struggle in his eyes. After a long time, he looked away and said: "According to my decree, restore Shu Mulu's position, lift his ban, and still live in Shuiyixuan.
"
Although he had already guessed it, Ling Ruo couldn't help but feel cold when it came out of Yinzhen's mouth. After all, he... couldn't let go of the Shumulu family.
Nala suppressed the joy in her heart and kowtowed, "I would like to express my gratitude to the Emperor for His grace on behalf of Mr. Hui."
Yinzhen nodded, and when he signaled them to leave, he suddenly said: "Fei Xi, please stay, I have something to say to you."
After the others left, Yinzhen stood up and walked to Ling Ruo who said nothing, stared at her and said, "Are you angry with me?"
Ling Ruo lowered his head and said, "I don't dare!"
Yinzhen nodded noncommittally and said, "I don't dare. That means you are angry deep down, right?"
After waiting for a while, Ling Ruo still didn't speak. He sighed and said, "Actually, there is nothing wrong with what the queen said. The murderer was Yushan, who has nothing to do with the Shumulu family. She was implicated."
Ling Ruo raised her head to meet his gaze and said, "Does the Emperor believe that Shu Mulu is innocent?"
"I know what you are thinking." Yinzhen sighed softly and said, "You have always thought that Yushan was pushed out to take the blame like Piaoxiang in the past. But have you ever thought about killing Hongxun?
, it won’t do any good to Jiahui, and may even lead to death, so why should she do this?”
Ling Ruo turned away angrily and said, "I am not Shumulu, so I cannot answer the emperor's question."
Yinzhen forcibly pulled her over and said: "Ruo'er, you should understand that it's not that you can't answer, but that it's simply impossible. Because of this, I agreed to the queen's words and restored the position of Shumulu."
When their eyes met, Ling Ruo said with a sad expression: "Yes, the emperor has already passed the decree to restore Shu Mulu's position, so why bother to talk to me so much again? Could it be that if I say that I don't agree, the emperor will pass the decree to me?"
Take it back?"
Yinzhen said slightly unhappily: "Ruo'er, I've told you so much, but you still don't understand. Jiahui didn't harm Hongxun. Her fault was just that she didn't control her servants well, which caused a big disaster.
"Confining her for these days as punishment is almost enough."
Ling Ruo took a deep breath and stopped arguing with Yinzhen. She took a step back and said, "Yes, I understand. Can I resign now?"
How could Yinzhen not hear that Ling Ruo was perfunctory with him? He opened his mouth, but finally said nothing. He waved his hand to signal Ling Ruo to step back. When he was the only one left in the Yangxin Hall, Yinzhen wiped it with all his strength.
He stared blankly at the closed red door, wondering what he was thinking.
At that time, the sky was already dark, and even the last trace of the afterglow had disappeared. Since I had not held a lamp when I arrived, I could only see the road below clearly through the copper wire street lamps installed on both sides.
Ling Ruo walked very fast, and there was a "thump" sound when the flowerpot-soled shoes stepped on the ground, which was particularly obvious in the night. Mo'er knew that his master was in a bad mood, so he didn't dare to say anything, and just held him tightly all the way.
her to prevent her from falling.
After finally returning to Chengqian Palace, Shui Xiu and others who were waiting there gathered around. However, after seeing that Mo'er was safe and sound, they all breathed a sigh of relief. However, they soon realized that something was wrong, because Ling Ruocong's expression changed after he came in.
It has always been ugly.
"Mo'er, the emperor told you and your master to go there, but for the matter between you and Eunuch Xi?" Shui Xiu asked Mo'er in a low voice. After seeing Mo'er nod, she said in confusion: "Since you are back safely now,
, it means that the plan we made before was successful, why is Master looking like this?"