Hongshi knelt down in front of the coffin tremblingly, always wary of Ling Ruo's attack. Fortunately, what he worried about did not happen. Ling Ruo didn't even look in his direction, but just looked at the coffin silently, as if it was hers.
all.
"Mother, you have been standing here for a long time. Why don't you go and take a rest for a while and get something to eat? The prince will be buried in a few days, and it is unbearable to be like this all the time." Guarjia stayed in Yuqing Palace and never left.
She didn't know what Yinzhen and Ling Ruo said, but she only knew that after Ling Ruo came back, the look in his eyes was even weaker than before, and even gave people a feeling that it would go out at any time, and he didn't say anything to her.
Just when Guarjia thought Ling Ruo would not answer this time, she suddenly said: "Sister, would you like to have something to eat with me?"
After being surprised, Guarjia quickly said: "Of course it's good, I will accompany you to Dongnuang Pavilion." After that, she asked Cong Xiang to go to the imperial room to get some snacks.
When passing by Hong Shi, Ling Ruo paused slightly. Just when Hong Shi was worried again and thought she was going to make trouble, Ling Ruo left again without saying a word.
After entering Dongnuan Pavilion, Guarjia helped Ling Ruo sit down and said, "Wait a moment, Cong Xiang will be back soon." Seeing that Ling Ruo remained silent, she took Ling Ruo's hand and sat down beside him.
Said: "Ruo'er, I know you can't listen to anything now, but..."
Ling Ruo grabbed her words and said, "But things have already happened, and it won't help to be sad anymore, right?" Seeing Guarjia nodding, she looked up at the colorful paintings on the beam and said softly: "Until just now, I didn't
Knowing that the emperor had long suspected that the incident in Fuzhou was a trap set by others, he still threw the ignorant Hongli into this trap."
Guarjia said in surprise: "Is there such a thing?"
"Prince Yi told me, and the emperor also admitted it himself." Ling Ruo said with a sad smile: "The emperor originally wanted to use Hongli as a bait to lure out the person who made the plan, but the person was not lured out, and Hongli died. I said before that it was him
It’s absolutely right to promote Hongli as a dead end!”
Guarjia was silent for a long time and said: "I don't know how to advise you, but holding on to hatred will only make yourself miserable. You know very well the principle that relatives hate enemies and make enemies happy, and you don't need me to teach you anymore.
It just depends on whether you can bear it."
"I can't bear it!" Ling Ruo said with a bitter smile: "I can't accept that as Ama, I use my son as a bait, even if he has made full preparations, he can't do it!"
Guarjia looked down at her plain hands, where veins could be seen, and said in a deep voice: "Ruo'er, you have forgotten one thing. This is the royal family. As a heir of the royal family, you don't have to run around for daily necessities like ordinary people; but the same
, the responsibilities they have to bear are heavier and greater than ordinary people. It is certainly wrong for the emperor to use the prince as a bait, but from another perspective, he is also doing it for the prince's good. "
Ling Ruo was stunned and said blankly: "I don't understand what sister means."
Guarjia did not immediately answer her doubts, but asked: "Let me ask you, has the emperor always intended to pass the throne to Hongli?"
"Yes." Although Ling Ruo had knots in his heart, he had no doubts about this matter. Although the emperor's heart was unpredictable, the matter of naming Hongli as the Prince Baoshuo this time revealed Yinzhen's thoughts in this regard.
Clearly.
"Think about it, how terrifying it would be to hide in the dark a person who can turn the whole of Fuzhou upside down with just a few moves. When the emperor is here, it may be possible to suppress it, but if the emperor dies, it will be different.
What about Hongli's succession? Are you sure he can suppress the government? Can he suppress that person?"
This question left Ling Ruo speechless. Hongli was indeed smart, but he was far inferior to Yinzhen in terms of experience, means and prestige, unless he could be the emperor's elder brother for forty-five years like Yinzhen.
, doing all kinds of errands, but for Yinzhen who only ascended the throne at the age of forty-five, it is obviously unlikely that he could stay in power for so many years.
"It is indeed wrong for the emperor to use Hongli as bait, but he also wants to find out the mastermind behind the scenes and pave the way for Hongli to succeed to the throne smoothly. In the final analysis, the emperor still wants Hongli's good, but the results are not satisfactory.
It goes as everyone wants, but it’s up to people to plan things and to make things happen, so what do you think?
How can we put all the blame on the emperor?" At this point, Guarjia paused and said: "Actually, the emperor could have kept this matter from you, but he chose to tell you, which shows that the emperor attaches great importance to you.
On the contrary, Ruo'er, you were too harsh on the Emperor this time."
When Ling Ruo was silent, Congxiang came in with several plates of pastries and two bowls of lotus seed soup. Guarjia took a bite and said, "Well, it tastes very fresh. It must have been freshly cooked. Congxiang, you
When I went there, the imperial kitchen happened to be cooking lotus seed soup?"
Cong Xiang glanced at Ling Ruo and whispered: "Actually, even if the servant doesn't go, the lotus seed soup will be sent to Xi after the imperial kitchen has cooked it, because the emperor sent Eunuch Xi to order the imperial kitchen to deliver meals to Xi every hour.
My concubine, even if you don’t need it, you must deliver it on time.”
Congxiang's words made Ling Ruo shift her gaze to the lotus seed soup, with unspeakable complexity in her eyes.
"Your Majesty is interested." With that said, Guarjia picked up another bowl of lotus seed soup and stuffed it into Ling Ruo's hand, "Eat it quickly, if it gets cold it will be tasteless."
"I..." As soon as Ling Ruo said a word, Guarjia said: "I know you still blame the emperor in your heart, but don't blame yourself. Eat some. You still have to catch the murderer of Hongli.
!”
I don't know whether it was Guarjia's previous words that had an effect, or whether Ling Ruo was thinking about catching the murderer of Hongli, but she didn't refuse anymore, scooping up the lotus seed soup and eating it slowly.
After eating, Guarjia suddenly said: "Ruo'er, do you know how much I envy you."
Ling Ruo put down the bowl and said in surprise: "Why did sister say that?"
"It is said that the royal family has no true feelings, but I see true feelings in the emperor. When the late emperor was there, although he was kind-hearted, he was never as kind as the emperor. In the past, the emperor treated you well. It can be said that you are more important than your mother.
But now that Hongli is gone, the emperor treats you better than before
Better and more tolerant, even if you offend Tianyan several times, there is no intention of blaming you. Yes, it is indeed painful for you to lose Hongli, but you still have the emperor, unlike me, who has nothing and no heirs.
There is no favor from the emperor, and there is only an aging body."
"Sister, please don't say that, you..." As soon as Ling Ruo was halfway through speaking, Guarjia raised her hand and choked with sobs: "Listen to what I have to say first."
"No matter which dynasty or generation the harem belongs to, it is a story full of bitterness and sorrow. There is only one woman in a million who can be happy in the harem. Once you have entered this wall, you should not treat yourself with ordinary people.
Compared with women, here, everything you have can be lost at any time. Your glory and heirs may be gone as soon as you wake up. This is our destiny. You have to accept it even if you don't accept it." Guarjia couldn't help but stare.
The lieutenant general continued with tears about to fall: "Losing Hongli makes you very painful, but you still have the emperor and the emperor's sincerity. As long as you are willing to put aside your hatred, you will find that the emperor has really done a lot for you. This
She is the empress, something Liu and others can never hope for. Ruo'er, it's rare to have a lover in the world, and it's even rarer to have a loving emperor. If you continue to hate her like this, I believe you will regret it one day."