Ling Ruo nodded slightly and said, "After staying in the cold palace for a while, my words are more pleasant to listen to than before."
Xianyue lowered her eyes and said, "What I said was from the bottom of my heart. I didn't mean to please the Queen Mother."
Ling Ruo didn't say anything. After signaling her to get up, he said, "Tell the Ai family about your days in the cold palace."
Xianyue said something as she was told, and then said: "Although the life in the cold palace is miserable and lonely, it's not bad after you get used to it. It's not as scary as imagined."
Ling Ruo didn't expect that she would say this, and said quite unexpectedly: "This is the first time that the Ai family has heard someone say this. After Princess Cheng came out of the cold palace, she occasionally talked to the Ai family and often said that she was the most unwilling person in her life.
What I recall is the time spent in the cold palace, because there was not only loneliness inside, but also many lunatics. No one could predict what they would do based on common sense. Concubine Cheng once had her arm injured by one of them.
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"My slave knows that those lunatics are sometimes scary, but after living with them for a long time, I find that behind the fear is pity. They cannot leave the cold palace, so they become crazy in the endless loneliness, and in the end, they even themselves are
Everyone has forgotten. Thinking about it this way, they are not so scary."
Ling Ruo looked at her carefully and said, "You are really different from before. You can actually say such things."
"Some things, whether they are good or bad, all depends on how you think about them. Instead of always treating them as a kind of suffering, it is better to regard them as a kind of training, so that life will be easier."
Ling Ruo showed approval for Xianyue for the first time, "The emperor told the Ai family before that A Luo mentioned to him that you had saved Yong Lian's life. The Ai family still didn't believe it at the time, but now it seems that it should be
real."
Xianyue looked surprised and then said: "Because I didn't know who wanted to harm the second elder brother at that time, I didn't mention it. Apart from my servant, only A Luo and Qi Kuan knew about it.
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"Xiaoyue, it's not easy for you to reach this point. The Ai family hopes that you can continue to walk on this path instead of going another way and living up to the expectations of the Ai family and the emperor."
Xianyue understood that Ling Ruo was warning her not to do wrong things in the future, and immediately said: "I know this, please rest assured, Queen Mother."
Ling Ruo nodded and said: "Since you are in love with Yonglian, you should protect Yonglian well. As long as you can do this, the Ai family and the emperor will not treat you badly."
Xianyue solemnly said: "Please rest assured, Queen Mother, I will do my best to protect the second elder brother and prevent him from being in danger."
"Okay, I hope you can be consistent in your words and deeds." After saying this, Ling Ruo said: "Okay, don't call yourself a slave anymore. You can still call the Ai family's empress as before."
Her words made Xianyue feel happy, she lowered her head and said, "Yes, I will obey."
After chatting for a few words, Ling Ruo changed the subject and said, "The Ai family remembers that two of your palace servants followed you into the cold palace, right?"
Xianyue said quickly: "Yes, I am just about to ask the Queen's mother if she can forgive them both to leave the cold palace."
Ling Ruo nodded and said: "Since it has been proved that you are unjust, of course it is okay. The Ai family will write a handwriting to you later, and you can just go and take them out."
"Thank you, Queen Mother." After Xia Yue thanked her, she whispered: "Mother, Queen Mother, can you forgive one more person?"
Ling Ruo frowned slightly and said, "Apart from Qi Kuan and Zhi Chun, the Ai family doesn't remember which of your palace members went to Leng Palace."
"I am not the palace servant of Erchen, but Zhou Quan, the eunuch guarding the cold palace. When Ichen was in the cold palace, he took great care of me. He received every drop of kindness from others and repaid it with springs. And his greatest wish was to leave the guard.
After having been in the cold palace for many years, I went to work as an errand in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I thought that by fulfilling his wish, I would regard it as repaying his kindness."
"It's good to have clear grudges." Ling Ruo thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, it's not a big deal to transfer him to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Ai family just agrees."
Xianyue quickly knelt down to thank her, and after receiving the handwritten letter stamped with the Queen Mother's phoenix seal, she exited the Cining Palace and headed towards the Leng Palace.
Since Xianyue was taken away at night, Zhichun and others were completely sleepless. They opened their eyes until dawn, but saw that there was still no news. Zhichun couldn't help but said: "Qi Kuan, why don't you go outside and ask around? Why did it take so long?"
No news?"
Qi Kuan said in embarrassment: "Before leaving, the master told us to stay in the cold palace and not go out."
Zhou Quan said from the side: "But waiting like this is not an option. By the way, do you know why I was called?"
Qi Kuan and Zhi Chun's eyes flashed, and they shook their heads and said, "Who knows this? I hope it's not a bad thing."
Zhou Quan thought about it over and over, but still felt uneasy, so he said: "If you have something to say, it's not convenient for you to go out and ask. We don't have any. Let's go out and have a look, so we don't have to guess here and there."
Saying this, Zhou Quan was about to walk out. Before his hand touched the palace door, the door opened by itself, revealing the figure standing outside.
Before Zhou Quan came back to his senses, Zhichun and Qi Kuan had already rushed over and said in surprise: "Master, you are back, are you okay? Is everything okay?"
The visitor was Xianyue. When she saw the undisguised worry of Qi Kuan and the others, she felt warm flowing through her heart and said, "I'm fine, don't worry."
Zhichun glanced at the palace attendant following Xianyue and whispered: "Master, what did the emperor tell you to do in Cining Palace?"
Xianyue walked in and said with a smile: "The emperor told me that I went there to testify who was the real culprit who harmed the queen. Now that everything has been revealed, I can return to Yanxi Palace. Now that I am here, I brought the queen mother with me."
I'm here to pick you up and take you back with me."
"It's great!" Zhichun burst into tears with excitement and choked up: "Master has suffered for so long, and finally he doesn't have to suffer anymore. It's great!"
"Look at you, you are such a big person, and you are still crying like a child. If people see it, you will be laughed at." As she said this, Xianyue's own eyes also became misty.
Zhichun cried more and more violently. While crying, he said: "Slave... I don't want to cry, but I really can't bear it anymore. Master has finally waited for this day and can finally clear his grievances."
Although Qi Kuan did not speak, he frequently raised his sleeves to wipe away tears. Xianyue saw all this and said, "I know what you are thinking, go and pack your things, and then come back with me."
Zhou Quan listened to their words blankly. He really didn't expect that Xianyue would actually leave the cold palace one day like the concubine Cheng of the previous dynasty. It was really unbelievable.
When Qi Kuan and Zhi Chun went in to pack their things, Zhou Quan remembered what Xianyue had said, saying that if she left the cold palace, she would definitely repay him. But from the time she came in until now, she had not even looked at it.
I must have long forgotten what I said at the beginning, and I am still staying in the cold palace.