"That's good, it's good to go take a nap, and stop thinking about this when you wake up." After watching Hong Zhou leave, Yubi was still a little uneasy, because she could feel that Hong Zhou didn't care about Nala Xianyue.
She didn't give up. This time she was forced to suppress it, but when would Bao bring it up again, and if Hong Zhou didn't know what to do and got in front of Yinzhen, things would really get messed up. No, she had to find someone to discuss it.
OK.
Thinking like this, Concubine Yu said to the palace attendants waiting at the side: "Go prepare the shoulder carriage, I am going to Chengqian Palace."
The palace servants heard the urgency in Concubine Yu's words and did not dare to neglect. They quickly prepared a shoulder cart and headed to Chengqian Palace. When she arrived, Ling Ruo was making rose and lotus root cakes in the small kitchen. They waited for a long time before seeing Ling Ruo come over.
, stood up quickly and said: "I would like to say hello to the noble concubine, may your concubine be blessed!"
"Concubine Yu is exempt from the gift." Ling Ruo said with a smile: "You came just in time. I have made some snacks with my own hands. They will be ready in a while."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yubi's smile was a little forced. Lingruo glanced at her, sat down in the chair and said, "Yubi, is there anything you want to tell me?"
Concubine Yu lowered her head and said, "Yes, when I came here before, I heard the empress said that she had been to Zhongcui Palace. At that time, Hongzhou also went there, right?"
"Yes, I happened to meet Hongzhou outside Zhongcui Palace, so we went in together. What's wrong? Did Hongzhou say something to you?" Ling Ruo was keenly aware that there was something in Yubin's words.
Yu Concubine nodded and said, "Yes, Hong Zhou came to see my concubine today and said that he... wants to accept Nala Xianyue as his direct descendant."
"Nala Xianyue?" Ling Ruo was suddenly surprised and said in surprise: "Hongzhou hasn't forgotten her yet?"
Now it was Yubi's turn to be surprised and said: "Does the empress also know about this?"
Ling Ruo nodded slightly and said: "When I went to Zhongcui Palace with Hong Zhou before, I saw that he was interested in Nala Xianyue, but I had already reminded him at that time, and he agreed.
I won’t think about it anymore, but I didn’t expect that I would never forget it and even talked about it with Concubine Yu.”
Concubine Yu heard the displeasure in Ling Ruo's words, and said with some fear: "I have already reprimanded Hong Zhou, and he is not allowed to have such thoughts again."
"But you don't have this confidence, so you came to me to talk about this?" Ling Ruo said something that revealed Yubi's thoughts.
Yu Concubine nodded and said: "Yes, although I have been talking to Hongzhou for a long time, I can see that he still thinks about Nala Xianyue in his heart, so I am worried when he will mention this matter again.
"
Ling Ruozhan stretched out her sleeves, shook her head and said, "It's just a one-sided meeting. I didn't expect that Hong Zhou would like her so much. Not to mention you, even I didn't expect it."
Yu Concubine hesitated for a moment and said, "To be honest with you, Hong Zhou said that he had seen Nala Xia Yue twice before. I guess I saw him again after that time."
"This child Hong Zhou..." Ling Ruo shook her head and said: "He seems to be very shrewd on weekdays, but why is he so confused about this matter? With the situation of the Yingge family, how could he raise such an innocent, kind-hearted person?
Here comes the flawless eldest lady."
"I also know this, but the first master Hong Zhou always thinks that I am biased against her, and I can't listen to it." Yu Concubine did not mention Hong Zhou's dissatisfaction with Ling Ruo, just in case.
By making Ling Ruo unhappy, wouldn't it be harming Hong Zhou? After all, he was his son, and except for this incident, he had never been so disobedient to her.
Seeing that Ling Ruo remained silent, Yubi couldn't help but said: "My dear, what should I do?"
Ling Ruo stood up and walked a few steps: "I originally thought that Yingge would let his young daughter enter the palace to gain favor. With the power of the Gunara clan, it seems that it is wrong now. His goal should be Hongzhou.
"
Concubine Yu said with a frown on her face: "If Hong Zhou really marries Nala Xianyue as his direct descendant, I really don't know what to do, and I won't have the face to see you in the future."
Ling Ruo consoled her: "I haven't said a word about this yet, so what are you worried about? And since I know about this, I won't let Yingge's plan succeed. Please relax."
Concubine Yu was overjoyed and quickly leaned forward and said, "Thank you so much, Madam."
She knew that with these words, even if Hong Zhou really went to Yinzhen to ask for a decree, Yinzhen would not grant him a marriage, because Ling Ruo was the only one who could influence his thoughts. This made her extremely envious, but
That's all, she won't be so stupid to be jealous.
After Concubine Yu left, Ling Ruo thought for a moment and said, "Shui Xiu, go to Zhongcui Palace and ask Nala Xiu to come over. I want to see her."
Shui Xiu nodded without saying too many words. After about half an hour, he saw her leading Nala Xianyue in. But this time, Nala Xianyue seemed to be a little different. The originally small face
Her face, which looked like lotus petals, now looked a little red and swollen.
After Xiayue came in, she obediently knelt down and said, "My slave, Xianyue, pays your respects to Concubine Xi. May your concubine be blessed with peace of mind."
Ling Ruo smiled slightly, raised her hand and said, "It's heartbreaking to be so sensible. Get up quickly."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." After thanking you, Xianyue stood up and said with a blink of an eye, "I wonder if your Majesty has sent me this slave, what do you want me to do?"
"It's nothing. Since I last saw you, I feel that I am very close to you. I haven't seen you for a few days and I don't know how you are. So I asked Shuixiu to send you over. Did it bother you?"
Xianyue shook her head repeatedly and said: "It is my honor to be summoned by the Empress, so why bother to say it?" She stuck out her tongue and said with a bit of a smile: "Actually, I still want to thank the Empress, so that I can have less time."
Practice the rules for a while, the nuns are very strict and have the slaves practice from morning to night every day."
Ling Ruo was amused by her and said: "The mothers are doing this for your own good. The palace is no different than other places. Everything you say and do is very strict. You can't be careless. This is how I came here back then."
Xianyue said enviously: "It would be great if this slave in the future could be half as beautiful as the empress."
"How can the word "fenghua" be better than youth?" Ling Ruo looked at her carefully and said, "By the way, what's wrong with your face? Are you allergic to something you ate?"
Xianyue caressed her stinging cheek, a hint of hatred flashed through her lowered eyes, and then when she raised them again, she had a look of grievance, "I don't know, after I used rouge that day,
That’s what it became.”
"That's it." Ling Ruo said with concern: "Have you asked the imperial doctor to take a look at it?"
"Back to my wife, I have hired a doctor for you and prescribed some medicine. In fact, the swelling has gone down a lot now. I think I will be fine in a few days."
"That's good, otherwise it would be bad if it still looks like this during the palace election." After saying this, Ling Ruo frowned and said: "But why does this rouge suddenly have problems? Have you never used it before?