"Get up." Ling Ruo stood up, stroking Shuixiu's hand and said calmly: "Aijia was unwell before and I haven't seen you before. Don't you blame Aijia?"
Xianyue said quickly: "How can I blame the emperor's mother? I came here to pay homage to the Buddha. I also hope that the emperor's mother will be healthy and everything is safe for the emperor." After a pause, she asked cautiously: "I don't know the emperor's mother."
What's wrong with my mother? Have you ever recovered?"
Ling Ruo waved her hands and said: "As I get older, I often feel uncomfortable. I can't say it's better now, just a little more comfortable." After that, she walked to the table on one side, opened the scriptures that she had not finished copying, and said
: "Concubine Xian, would you like to copy Buddhist scriptures for the mourning family again?"
There was no reason why Xianyue should not respond, so she quickly said: "My son is willing."
Following these words, she walked to the long desk, respectfully took the scripture from Ling Ruo, and copied it carefully with the ink that had been polished long ago, not daring to be careless.
Ling Ruo flipped the agarwood beads in her hand and looked at the characters formed one by one under Xianyue's pen. "The Ai family all know about Concubine Hui. You almost suffered a disaster. Fortunately, Yonglian testified for you.
I have never been wronged just now.”
Xianyue said respectfully: "Yes, I really need to thank my second elder brother this time, otherwise I would not have the chance to copy Buddhist scriptures here."
Ling Ruo's eyes swept over Xianyue's face, which made the latter feel a slight sting on her cheek, as if a steel needle was pricking her, and she did not dare to raise her hand. Ling Ruo said slowly: "Since you entered the palace, I have never
I talked to you about your aunt."
Xianyue trembled all over, quickly put down her pen, stood up from her chair and knelt down and said: "Huang'e Niang, although Nala is my aunt, I have left the Nala clan many years ago and will not be with her again.
There is no connection, so I would like to ask the Emperor’s mother for advice.”
Ling Ruo didn't cry out, but said in a cold voice: "We are from the same clan and are connected by blood. How can we not be related?"
Xianyue was so anxious that her palms were sweating, and she was eager to explain. Ling Ruo raised her hand and said, "Don't worry, the Ai family is telling you these things today, not to settle old scores with you, but because there are a few things that I want to say to you."
you say."
Xianyue quickly knelt straight and said, "My dearest son, please listen to the Queen's teachings!"
"Although you are Nala's niece, the Ai family did not confuse you with each other, otherwise you would not be kneeling here today." Listening to the words that fell into his ears, Xianyue said quickly: "The emperor's mother is compassionate, and I am grateful.
Not enough."
"This way of survival is not the result of the Ai family's mercy. It is the result of your own righteousness in killing your relatives and saving the emperor's life. The Ai family hopes that you can cherish it and not kill yourself."
"I know that I have kept this in mind over the years and have never done it again." Xianyue's words caused Ling Ruo to sneer and say: "Maybe he has not done it again, but his mind is already ready to move. Ai Jia said
Is it wrong to have it?"
"I don't have one!" Faced with Xianyue's denial, Ling Ruo said in a stern voice: "Since there is no such thing, why did you use Yonglian to sow discord between the Ai family and the queen? Huh, don't think that the Ai family stays here all day long.
When you worship the Buddha in Cining Palace, you really don’t know anything. The Ai family tells you that the Ai family knows everything about what happens in this palace."
Seeing that Ling Ruo had brought this matter up, Xianyue's heart skipped a beat and she quickly lowered her head and did not dare to speak. After a moment's pause, the voice in her ear continued: "Concubine Xian, the Ai family has warned you not to
You think you are smart, but right now it seems that you have not taken Aijia's words to heart."
Xianyue said in a panic: "I know I was wrong, I don't dare to do it anymore. In fact, I didn't mean it, it's just... I just feel aggrieved."
Ling Ruo stared at her and said, "Where does the word "grievance" come from?"
Xianyue choked up and said, "I really like my second elder brother and treat him well, but the emperor couldn't help but not allow me to see my second elder brother again. I felt aggrieved, so I did that. I knew it."
I was wrong, please forgive me once more."
Ling Ruo's eyes flashed and she said in a cold voice: "Concubine Xian, don't speak secretly in front of people. Yong Lian is the queen's son. Do you think the Ai family will believe that you treat Yong Lian sincerely?"
"I know that the emperor has misunderstood me. I don't dare to ask the emperor to trust me immediately. I only ask the emperor to give me a chance so that I can prove it to you."
Here, she raised her head to meet Ling Ruo's eyes without any dodge, "A horse's power can be seen from a distance, and a person's heart can be seen over time."
Before the incident with Concubine Hui, Xianyue would have felt a little guilty when she said these words, but now she has no trace of guilt at all, because this is simply what she said from the bottom of her heart, without any falsehood.
Ling Ruo looked at Xianyue for a long time, then nodded slowly and said: "Okay, the Aijia will remember your words. If one day the Aijia discovers that what you said today are all lies, the Aijia will not spare you."
Xianyue looked calm and said: "I understand, but I believe that the emperor will not see this day."
After Xianyue retreated, Yang Haidao said: "Queen Mother, do you really believe what Concubine Xian said?"
"The Ai family has been staring at her just now and did not find any trace of lying. Unless the Ai family has poor eyesight, what she told must be the truth." At this point, Ling Ruo sighed and said: "The Ai family really didn't expect that.
Yong Lian would defend her so much, even lying and giving false evidence for her."
After knowing that Xianyue was freed from the suspicion of murdering Gao's dragon fetus because of Yonglian's testimony, she knew that Yonglian was lying, because on that day, Yang Hai saw Qi Kuan entering and leaving Kunning Palace with his own eyes, counting the time
It was just before Yonglian testified for Xianyue. Qi Kuan went to Kunning Palace at this time, and the queen was not there at the time. From speculation, there was only one possibility.
Shui Xiu said from the side: "Since the Queen Mother knows that the second elder brother gave false evidence, why didn't she tell the Emperor?"
Ling Ruo glanced at her and said: "Tell the emperor what to do, let the emperor punish Concubine Xian? Although the Ai family doesn't like Concubine Xian, there is no need to frame her."
Shui Xiu was shocked and blurted out: "False accusation? Could it be that Concubine Xian was really unjustly accused?"
Ling Ruo shook her head and said: "If Concubine Xian really used this method to cause Concubine Hui to lose her child, the Ai family would not need to be wary of her all the time." After a pause, she continued: "And the fact that Concubine Xian was wrongly accused,
The emperor personally told the Ai family, but you don’t know it.”
Shui Xiu remembered that once, when Hong Li came to pay homage to Ling Ruo, he ordered them all to wait outside and were not allowed to enter without being summoned.
Ling Ruo sighed and said: "Yong Lian likes Concubine Xian so much. If the Ai family keeps trying to stop him from meeting Concubine Xian, I'm afraid Yong Lian and the queen will blame the Ai family. In any case, Yong Lian will be the best this time.
I saved Concubine Xian's life, I hope she still has some conscience and will treat Yonglian sincerely."
Shui Xiu hesitated and said: "But Concubine Xian has so many thoughts, no one can guarantee that she will treat the second elder brother sincerely. If she is like her aunt, repaying kindness with hatred, won't she harm the second elder brother?"