That night, Yinzhen came to see Ling Ruo and brought almond cake. He pinched a piece and handed it to Ling Ruo's mouth. A few days ago, he heard that you were thinking about the almond cake you ate in Erniang Palace, so he specially asked the imperial dining room to take pictures of it.
I made a portion and brought it back. Come on, eat some while it's fresh.
Looking at his earnest eyes, the tears I had endured all day fell without any warning, like pearls with broken strings, dripping dust.
Yinzhen was startled and hurriedly put down the almond cake in his hand and said: "Why are you crying? But there is something unhappy."
"No." She shook her head, her smile emerging from the tears. She held Yinzhen's generous hand and put it on her cheek, "I am so happy. The fourth master has so many things to be busy with, but he can still talk to me casually.
I kept what I said in my heart, and I was so happy that I couldn't help but shed tears."
"Silly girl." Yinzhen smiled and pinched her nose, "You are pregnant with a child, so I should pay more attention to you. But you are about to become a mother, and you still shed tears easily. Be careful about the future of the child.
I was born just like you, a crybaby."
Feeling the real warmth on her cheeks, her heart, which had been hesitating for a long time, felt extremely stable at this moment. For the friendship that Yinzhen treated her, and for the child in her belly, she had to fight for it even if she no longer wanted to, and gave up unnecessary compassion.
Struggle for survival until the last moment of life...
When Ling Ruo stood in front of Guarjia again, she didn't need to ask. Guarjia knew that this woman was different from yesterday. She made the most correct choice, not to succumb to fate, but to work hard.
Take control of your own destiny.
After signaling Li Wei and others to leave, Ling Ruo personally poured a bowl of tea for Guarjia and said in a manly voice: "This is made with prunella vulgaris, chrysanthemum, chicken bone grass, money grass and honey.
The herbal tea made can relieve heat, resolve phlegm and relieve cough. It is most suitable for drinking in summer. Please try it, sister."
"Sister, do you have something to say?" She took the tea but did not drink it. Her eyes fell on Ling Ruo's delicate and flawless face, as if she wanted to see through what was in her heart.
"Thank you very much for your sister's guidance yesterday, letting me know who was secretly harming me. I'm really grateful to my sister. I thank you for this tea." She said, with the crimson pearl in her dark hair.
Faintly visible.
Hearing what she said, Guarjia's eyes relaxed slightly, and he chuckled: "Since I agreed to your deal, I will naturally keep my promise. My sister still doubts what I said, right?"
"Of course not." Ling Ruo lowered his head and smiled, his wit revealed little by little, "But even if there was no deal I proposed, my sister would tell me about it sooner or later." She stood up stroking the crabapple flower on her sleeve.
Said: "Nala poisoned you. You hate her to the core, but you are also afraid of her. Even if you remove the heart-gnawing pain in your body, you will not be able to deal with it with your own strength."
She. So, from the moment you set foot in Jingsi Residence, you have already made a plan to tie me to your ship against Nala. The reason why you refused to confess Nala at first was just because you were waiting for someone.
It's just the right time, and the deal I proposed is exactly what you want. It achieves your goal without making me suspicious. My sister's plan is really good."
"I don't know what my sister is talking about. If I want to make progress and retreat with my sister, I just need to tell you the truth directly. Why bother making it so troublesome." Guarjia raised his head and firmly grasped Ling Ruo's thin but tough figure.
"It's not troublesome at all. Because..." His eyes were slightly narrowed, and his long eyelashes were like the falling wings of a butterfly, "What my sister wants is not an ally to advance and retreat with, but a chess piece. You can only make me believe that you are forced to do so."
If you form an alliance with me, I will take you lightly and be used by you without knowing it."
As these words came out, Guarjia finally changed her color, but it was only for a moment. Soon she stood up and clapped her hands as if nothing had happened: "My sister really has a delicate and clear heart, and she hides everything."
But you make me, a sister, so embarrassed." Seeing that Ling Ruo didn't speak, she added
Said: "Well, it is true that I was at fault in this matter. I admit my mistake to my sister here. I hope that my sister will be more generous and forgive my sister this time. No matter what, we all have a common enemy to deal with. I
I promise you, from now on, we sisters will advance and retreat together without any distinction, okay?"
Ling Ruo was silent. According to her thoughts, the Guarjia clan was very scheming and was by no means a person who could be trusted. However, in the current situation, if she wanted to deal with the Nala clan, she was undoubtedly the best ally.
Presumably she had the same thought in her heart, otherwise she wouldn't have such a low profile.
"I hope my sister is telling the truth this time." After thinking for a long time, he finally nodded.
"Of course." Guarjia said with a smile. Although it was a pity not to take Ling Ruo into account, all this was nothing compared to dealing with Nala.
Heart-devouring! Nala, I will never let you go. Even if I die, I will drag you to be buried with you!
Summer passes with the lotus flowers in the Jianjia Pond, and Rong Yuan has never found a way to restrain the heart-eating poison. On the contrary, the frequency of Guarjia's nosebleeds is increasing, from once every seven or eight days to once every four or five days.
Once again, the situation became increasingly pessimistic.
Among them, Nala secretly sent Jade to ask Guarjia why Niu Hulu's fetus has not had any problems for so long. Every time, Gualjia said that it was because Rong Yuan was watching too closely and couldn't find an opportunity to take action.
She dared not spray too much of the musk in the lotus to avoid being discovered.
The night was dark, and there was not a trace of light from the stars and the moon. Nala stood in front of the window and listened quietly to Jade's reply, which was the same as the previous ones. Without looking back, he said: "Do you believe it?"
Jade understood what she was asking, thought about it and said, "I think Yun Fujin has something to hide."
Nala exhaled faintly, turned around and said: "Guarjia Yunyue was able to think of doing something on the silver charcoal at the beginning, which shows that he is very thoughtful. If he really wants to do it, a doctor Xu may not be able to stop him.
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"But it seems impossible for her to betray Fujin. The master has poisoned her body. She cannot ignore her life, unless..."
"Unless she knew that the poison would be incurable after three days, so she had the intention of betrayal!" Nala spat out these words coldly. At the same time, a bolt of lightning illuminated the sky, followed by rumbling thunder.
The sound rolled by, indicating that a storm was about to come.
Jade looked stern and whispered: "Then should we get rid of her early to avoid future troubles?"
The wind rose from the ground and made the iron horse on the eaves jingle. Nara raised his hand and said: "Don't worry, I can still use her if I keep her, but she won't die for the time being."
"Master, why don't you just add medicine to Niu Hulu's diet? Wouldn't it be more direct?" Feicui has always been suspicious about this matter.
Hatred appeared in Nala's eyes, but before it could reach its peak, she suppressed it and said coldly: "Do you think I don't want to? It's just that the prince's thoughts are all on her now, and she is pregnant, which is heart-wrenching.
Although the poison is secret, I am not the only one who knows about it. Once someone finds out that she has been poisoned, the prince will be furious and investigate the whole house.
, there is no guarantee that it will not be traced to me; but the Guarjia family is different, not to mention that the prince's favor towards her has always been weak, and she has no heirs to rely on, just because she harmed the Niu Hulu family before, it is enough to
Even if she knew she was poisoned, she would not dare to tell anyone." Because of this complete certainty, she was allowed to live a few more days.
"Besides..." she smiled, her eyes were cold, "She has not yet tasted the pain of losing a child, how could I allow her to die like this!"
Jade's heart trembled, and she hurriedly said respectfully: "Master is very thoughtful, but this slave is too impatient."
The wind got stronger and messed up her usually neat hair. Nala seemed not to notice it, but just stared at the deep and dark sky. Thunder kept rolling by, making a roaring sound, which made her ears numb.
He couldn't even hear the words spoken close at hand until Jade stepped forward and closed the window door, "It seems that there will be another heavy rain this night. The master is not in good health. Although it is hot now, there should be less wind.
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As soon as she finished speaking, she heard the sound of rain hitting the leaves outside. At first, it was just a rustling sound. After a while, there was only a torrential sound of rain in the sky and earth, like a downpour.
"It's okay." Nala walked to the red sandalwood table covered with gold-woven tablecloth. As the tortoiseshell armor inlaid with gold beads on his little finger lightly scratched, a golden thread as thin as a hair rose from his hand.
, shining with a cold light under the dark red candlelight, "Have you finished what you were asked to do?"
Jade hurriedly said respectfully: "It's been done, I'm just waiting for the master's instructions."
"Very good." Nara opened his lips and smiled, exerted a little force on his fingers, and saw that the golden thread broke into two pieces at his fingertips. He clapped his hands indifferently and said, "Let me change this tablecloth tomorrow."
Lose."
Keep what you like and throw away what you don't like. It's all that simple. It's just that she was too stupid before and couldn't even think about such a simple thing, so she lost a lot. But it doesn't matter. Now she wants to give up what she once lost.
Take it back!
No one is allowed to interfere with the position of the direct descendant of Fujin and the crown prince, it belongs to her alone!
Summer, in the thunderstorms, completely passed away with the lotus flowers in Jianjiachi. In July, autumn comes, and flowers such as jasmine, manchurian, and phoenix bloom in turn, colorful and beautiful.
On this day, Ling Ruo and Wen Ruyan were passing the time doing embroidery in the house. Ayi came in with a bouquet of orchid and inserted it into the pastel vase by the window.
After she went out, Wen Ruyan compared the silk thread in her hand and said, "I heard that Madam Ye suddenly fainted in the garden yesterday, which frightened Madam Song who was with her, so she hurriedly invited a doctor to see her, but you
Guess what happened?"
"I don't know, but I guess it's not caused by illness, otherwise my sister wouldn't let me guess." Ling Ruo took the silver hinge and carefully cut off the embroidered thread in her hand, then took another one and put it on again.
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"She is not sick, but she is on a diet." Wen Ruyan smiled slightly and said, "Ye Xiu's figure has never recovered since she gave birth to Brother Shi, and she has a lot of fat. Although the prince didn't say anything,
Has his love for her faded?
Come on, how could she not be anxious when she heard that she had not been called to bed with her for so many days, and that even if she went to Liuyun Pavilion, it was mostly to see Brother Shi? Besides, a new batch of official women would enter the mansion in a few days.
"A ruby can never be of great use."
Official women are palace ladies, most of whom are married women without official positions. They are selected every two years, and the selected ones either enter the harem or are given to the princes. Although these official women have low status, they are not listed among the ninth rank.
Even if she was favored by the emperor, she would only be granted the title of "Eternal Concubine"; but there are no absolutes in the world, and there are not none who stand out, such as Concubine De, who was born as an official woman, and step by step she rose to the position of the fourth concubine today.