Ling Ruo quickly shook his head and said: "It's not too late, not at all. On the contrary, I am my concubine. Your Majesty treats me so well. I really don't know how to thank you..."
"Shh!" Yinzhen pressed Ling Ruo's lips and said, "I don't want to hear you say thank you, because it will make me think you are still blaming me."
Ling Ruoran smiled and took down Yinzhen's hand and said: "Since the emperor doesn't want to listen, I just don't say anything. After working like this all night, the emperor must be tired, so why don't you just rest here."
After getting Yinzhen's permission, Ling Ruo called Shuixiu in, fetched water to cleanse Yinzhen's face, and then changed into a thin pair of pajamas.
After Yinzhen lay down, Ling Ruo leaned on his arm and whispered softly: "Is the emperor really determined to depose the queen? I am worried that Ping'er's words alone may not convince all the officials."
"I know, but this time the queen made the most unworthy mistake, and I can't find a reason to forgive her. After tomorrow, she will no longer be my queen!" A cold light flashed in Yinzhen's eyes.
He was confused, but when he looked at Ling Ruo, he turned into a rare tenderness, "When the time comes, I will make you my queen and stay with me forever."
"Even if I am not the queen, I have never had the thought of leaving the emperor." There was a trace of unnoticeable guilt in Ling Ruo's words. Yinzhen trusted her so much, but she concealed many things, including planning Ping'er's betrayal to deal with that
The matter of Rashid.
She was afraid that if she said it, Yinzhen would think that she was a manipulative person, but if she didn't say it, she felt ashamed of Yinzhen, and she was extremely confused for a while.
After thinking for a long time, he finally decided to tell the truth. He gritted his teeth slightly and said, "Your Majesty, I have something I want to tell your Majesty."
After waiting for a long time, there was no sound above her head, only long breathing. She raised her head strangely and saw that Yinzhen had closed her eyes and fell asleep. This surprise made Ling Ruo laugh. She finally mustered up the courage to say
, Yinzhen happened to fall asleep. It seems that now is not the time to talk about this. Let’s wait until some time later.
Many people couldn't sleep that night. When the genius had just dawned, the news of Nala's being banned spread to every corner like a wing. However, not many people knew what happened last night, so it spread to everyone.
There are only some seemingly true and false news, including after Yinzhen was preparing to abolish the queen.
However, everyone was suspicious. After all, Nala was the mother of a country. It would be better if there were sufficient reasons for the sudden announcement of the abolition of the queen, otherwise the old antiques in the court would never agree.
While comparing her hairpins in the mirror, Ms. Liu asked Jin Gu, "You really don't know what happened in Kunning Palace last night?"
"My slave has tried her best to inquire, but the emperor ordered that the queen and everyone around her be banned from leaving the Kunning Palace. There was no one to ask. I only know that last night the emperor uploaded the news that Concubine Qin and Prince Guo had spent the night together.
Entering the palace, there seems to be a maidservant who also enters the palace."
"Maidservant?" Mrs. Liu frowned slightly and said softly: "It's strange that the emperor is so anxious about what a small maidservant can do and refuses to delay even one night."
"I think this matter will involve Prince Guo. I heard that after Concubine Qin returned last night, Prince Guo was still left in the palace. He will go directly to the court with the emperor this morning!"
"Prince Guo is so favored by the emperor now that he is almost catching up with Prince Yi. What can happen to him?" Saying this, Mrs. Liu suddenly remembered something and said hesitantly: "Could it be that he was escorting Concubine Xi before?
Is it related to returning to Beijing?"
"My maid also has this idea." As soon as Jin Gu finished her words, Mrs. Liu asked again: "How is that maid? Did she go back to the palace with Princess Qin last night?"
"I don't know this slave. I must have gone back together." Jin Gu replied uncertainly, and then tried again: "Master, do you think the emperor will really abolish the queen's position? When the late emperor was still alive, he established
There have been many queens, but one has never been deposed. Does the emperor really want to take such a big risk?"
"The late emperor is the late emperor, and the emperor is the emperor. Although they are father and son, their temperaments are very different. The emperor cannot be judged by the temperament of the late emperor." After Ms. Liu frowned and thought for a while, she shook her head and said, "This time, I
I really can't guess, but if it comes to this palace, it would be better not to abolish her. Because the queen position cannot remain vacant for too long, and a new queen will soon have to be established. Who do you think would be more suitable than Concubine Xi in this harem?
.”
"That's true. Once the queen falls, Concubine Xi will be the dominant one in the harem. Maybe she will take advantage of this opportunity to ask the emperor to appoint Hongshi as the crown prince to avoid future troubles."
"So, for me, it would be better for the Queen not to fall down than to fall down." She put a beaded flower on her temples, glanced at it and said, "But we have no excuse for this kind of thing, so we should wait until the morning.
Let’s see the news later.” Both Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Jin knew very well that for such a big matter as the abolition of the queen, Yinzhen would have to discuss it with all the officials.
They didn't know that the maid they were talking about had just left the Forbidden City. Looking at the dim light on the horizon, she touched the letter hidden inside through her clothes and walked in the opposite direction to Prince Guojun's Mansion. However, when she arrived
When he arrived at the gate of the Duke's Mansion, he was rejected.
There was no tattoo, no identity, and the guards wouldn't let her in at all. Ping'er was so anxious that she wanted to hesitate whether to say that she was sent by the queen. Suddenly she remembered that Yingge should have gone to the morning court at this time. If she waited
At the door, you can meet him when he goes to court.
Thinking like this, Ping'er suppressed the eagerness in her heart, found a hidden place that was not easily seen, and squatted in the corner with her knees crossed.
In the Hall of Yangxin, with the sound of three whips, hundreds of officials went to court in order and silently waited in the hall for the arrival of Yinzhen. Although there were many people, there was silence and no sound was made.
"Your Majesty has arrived!" Following the eunuch's shrill voice, Yinzhen, who was dressed in royal robes, walked from behind. After he sat down on the throne, all the officials clapped their sleeves and knelt down, saying respectfully: "My lord, wait.
Kowtow to the emperor, long live the emperor!"
"Pingsheng!" Yinzhen raised his hand. After all the officials stood up, Sixi stepped forward, flicked his fly whisk and said according to the usual routine: "If you have something to report, if nothing happens, leave the court!"
After Si Xi's slightly shrill voice fell, the officials who were standing beside him all came forward one after another to discuss what had happened in the DPRK in the past few days. After the officials had finished speaking, Yinzhen would take the
He handed the booklet he was looking through to Sixi, but he did not rush to leave the court, but said: "Today, I also want to hear your opinions on something."
Among the officials, only Yunli knew what Yinzhen was going to say next. Sure enough, after a moment of silence, Yinzhen said: "I was shocked to hear something last night. Now that I think about it, I am still full of surprise and don't want to believe it.
, but the fact is the fact after all, so I can’t help but believe it.”