Before Ling Ruo could finish speaking, Hongli shook his head and said, "Mother, I don't find it difficult at all. Don't worry, I won't disappoint you. I have nothing to ask for now, I just want the emperor's mother-in-law."
May I live longer and longer.”
Ling Ruo raised her sleeves and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said: "Life or death is determined by fate. At that moment, no one can do anything about it. As long as you can shoulder the responsibility of the country and safeguard the inheritance left by your ancestors, I believe that even if your emperor Ama really goes
, and I can feel at ease.”
Hongli said word by word: "Don't worry, E Niang. Even if I risk my life, I will definitely uphold the inheritance of our ancestors."
Ling Ruoran smiled, caressed Hongli's shoulder and said: "What a silly boy, if you lose your life, who will protect this inheritance? No matter what you want to do, the most important thing is to keep your life.
Because once your life is gone, everything becomes empty."
Although Ling Ruo was smiling, her eyes were always surrounded by sadness, and there was no trace of smile in sight. Hongli comforted him: "Don't be too sad, mother. As long as it's not until the last moment, there is still hope. And...
... Even if something happens, I will still honor my mother."
"Okay, E Niang knows what's going on, go back quickly." After urging Hongli to leave, Ling Ruo went to the Rouyun Kaiyue Pavilion, but did not see Yinzhen. After asking, she found out that Yinzhen had gone.
I was fishing by the pond, and as I walked along, I saw Yinzhen sitting by the pond, holding a fishing rod in his hand.
Ling Ruo walked up to him and said softly: "The Emperor has been here in Old Summer Palace for so long, and this is the first time I have seen the Emperor fishing. I wonder what the Emperor's harvest was like today?"
Yinzhen smiled warmly and said: "After Hongli came to see me just now, I suddenly remembered the scene of Lao Shisan fishing in the garden. Thinking that nothing happened, I came over to fish. Unfortunately, I haven't seen any fish take the bait until now.
"Speaking of this, he said with emotion: "I think
I used to think that spending a few hours or even a day to catch a few fish was a waste of time; but when I held the fishing rod in my hand, I realized that it was a kind of enjoyment. Unfortunately, I was busy with many things in the past, so I didn’t have time to catch a few fish.
It’s too late to realize this.”
Ling Ruo sat down on the chair brought up by Xiao Wu and said: "It's not that the emperor realized it late, but that the emperor has always been worried about the country and the people, and rarely thought about himself. This is the first time since I followed the emperor that I saw him.
The Emperor is so relaxed and at ease."
Yinzhen was about to speak when he suddenly felt his wrist sink. The fishing line was pulled straight. He quickly lifted it up. The fishing line pulled a struggling fish out of the water. Sixi quickly took the fishing rod and untied the fish.
Come down and throw it into the water jar that had been prepared aside.
Ling Ruo took a look and said, "This fish is quite big. I'd like my concubine to cook a bowl of fish soup for you later."
Yinzhen nodded, and after throwing the fishhook into the water again, he said: "When Hongli came to see me just now, although he didn't say anything, I always felt that he had something on his mind. I was worried that something had happened to the court, so I
I plan to return to the palace in a few days."
Ling Ruo bit her lip and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, everything in the court is stable and nothing will happen. Hongli's uneasiness is caused by his concubine."
Yinzhen unexpectedly said with sympathy: "You? What's wrong?"
Ling Ruo knelt down along the chair and said, "I am guilty, please your Majesty."
Ling Ruo's weird behavior made Yinzhen very strange. After handing the fishing rod to Si Xi, he personally helped Ling Ruo up and said, "What exactly is going on? Tell me carefully."
This time, Ling Ruo was silent for a long time before saying: "Four years ago, I begged the emperor to spare Nala's life. In addition to not wanting the emperor to bear the crime of killing his legitimate wife, I also wanted to torture Nala.
Because I feel that death is not enough to atone for her sins, Sister Jinfei
Her madness was also attributed to her. Therefore, during the past four years, I have been using the tranquilizing incense containing poppy to make her addicted, and then forced her to quit, and the cycle started again and again. I concealed it from the emperor. This is the first crime;
Nala used torture privately, which is the second crime; please forgive him, Your Majesty."
Yinzhen did not show any surprise, just listened silently, until she finished the last word, and then said: "Your palace people come in and out of the cold palace every once in a while, and you sent many palace people to stay in the cold palace.
"Do you really think I know nothing about this?"
Now, it was Ling Ruo's turn to be surprised and said in surprise: "Your Majesty, you... have known this for a long time?"
Yinzhen nodded and said: "Although your method has gone a long way, as you said, death cannot atone for the sins Nala has committed, so I have always turned a blind eye to this and never asked about it. However,
, I didn’t know that Concubine Jin’s madness was really related to the Nala clan.”
"I betrayed the emperor's trust, I deserve to die!" Yinzhen grabbed Ling Ruo who was about to kneel down again and said, "That's all, I have never blamed you for this matter. I just don't understand why this matter will cause such trouble."
Hongli is uneasy?"
When Ling Ruo told all the things, Yinzhen became furious and said sternly: "Hongshi...it's Hongshi again. This beast escaped with his life by luck, but he still refuses to give up and is still making these conspiracies."
The trick is really hateful!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Hongshi has acted rebelliously. It is not worth your anger for him. Now that the secret guard has been brought to justice, and Hongli has asked the palace to strengthen the investigation of the new eunuchs and maids who entered the palace. I believe that the same thing will not happen again, but Hongshi
I still don’t know why I sent the secret guards to see Nala.”
Yinzhen took a few deep breaths, turned around and said: "Sixi, go down and deliver the order, and return to the palace in three days."
After Sixi went down, he said: "Since the secret guard's clue has been cut off, let's start with Nala. No matter what method you use, you must ask. As for the rumor outside the palace..."
Before Yinzhen finished speaking, Ling Ruo had already said: "I will find a solution for the rumors outside the palace, so the emperor does not need to worry about it."
Yinzhen shook his head and said: "You are in the palace and it is inconvenient to do things. Besides, the courtiers also have doubts about this. Could it be that you have to explain it to them in person? Even if you explain it, they may not listen. Okay, this matter is still
Let me handle it, you don’t have to worry."
Seeing what Yinzhen said, Ling Ruo had no choice but to obey. Three days later, Ling Ruo and other concubines accompanied Yinzhen and left the Old Summer Palace and returned to the palace.
Returning to the Forbidden City after being away for several months, Ling Ruo came directly to the Cold Palace. No matter when he came, the place would always be a dilapidated and dilapidated scene, as if there were no cycles of seasons here and it would always be in the bleak autumn and winter.
Amidst the greetings from the palace people, Ling Ruo saw the skinny Nala. At this time, Nala was addicted to incense and was urging the palace people to light incense quickly. When he saw Ling Ruo coming in, he endured the discomfort on his body.
, sneered and said: "Look, isn't this Concubine Xi? How come you have time to come to this cold palace today? Or are you rejected by the emperor and have been relegated to the cold palace?"