It was almost noon, and Xianyue came to Kunning Palace with Yonglian. When she saw them coming in, Mingyu, who was sitting in the chair, stood up to greet them. Without waiting for Xianyue to salute, he took the first step to hold her hand and said with a smile.
He said: "It can be said that my sister is here. I was worried just now that my sister would not want to come."
Xianyue was flattered by Mingyu's enthusiasm. Ever since the cold palace incident, Mingyu had become increasingly indifferent to her, and she could even feel that Mingyu didn't want to see her at all. After she calmed down, she lowered her head and said, "Your Majesty summoned me."
, How dare I not come, I wonder what your Majesty has to say?"
Mingyu smiled and said, "It's nothing. I just remembered that we sisters haven't sat down to have a meal together for a long time, so I asked Yonglian to call you. I have already ordered the small kitchen to cook some of your favorite dishes. I'll wait for you later."
You should eat more." After a moment of silence, she said: "Sister, are you still blaming me for being cold to you before?"
Xianyue lowered her eyes and said, "I don't dare, I."
Mingyu sighed softly and said: "Oh, it's all my fault. I heard other people's misinformation before and thought that sister, you were good to Yonglian and had ulterior motives. Looking back now, those words were outrageous, but I didn't know it at the time.
What's going on, or maybe I'm so obsessed that I actually believe it to be true. I've really wronged my sister during this time, and I hope that my sister will be able to forgive me this time."
Xianyue hurriedly said: "Your Majesty said something serious. Since it was just a misunderstanding, it's okay to just say it. I never took it to heart. What I remember is how well I treated you over the years."
"That's good." Mingyu's voice trembled a little, and he said immediately: "It's getting late, let's go to the side hall to have dinner."
"Yes." Xia Yue endured the doubts in her heart and followed her to the side hall. The dining table was filled with dishes. As Mingyu said, many of them were Xia Yue's favorite dishes.
After sitting down quietly, Mingyu repeatedly put vegetables into Xianyue's bowl, "Sister, if nothing happens in the future, she will come to Kunning Palace to accompany me and Yonglian to have meals. We will still be the same as when we were in the dormitory.
, don’t take birth anymore.”
Yong Lian nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, Auntie, can you come over often? It will be more lively sitting together like this."
Facing the words of the two of them, Xianyue nodded and said: "Now that I don't mind my concubine bothering me, I will definitely come here often."
Mingyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said: "That's good, come on, eat more. After staying in the cold palace for so long, you need to take a good supplement. Don't let the root of the disease fall into the same trap as I always do."
Xianyue said with concern: "After all this time, your health still hasn't improved?"
Mingyu shook his head and said: "Well, the imperial doctor saw me and took countless medicines, but my body is still good and bad. The imperial doctor said that the most important thing is my mood." At this point, she glanced at Xianyue and said: "
I don’t know why, but the longer I stay in this palace, the more I miss my old days in the dormitory. Compared with now, I was much more peaceful back then."
Xianyue said with relief: "After entering the Forbidden City, the place is bigger, and people will inevitably have more thoughts. However, after the Su family incident, I believe that other people will be more at ease, so I don't have to worry."
Mingyu sighed: "I hope so, I really don't want anything like this to happen again."
After lunch, Xianyue accompanied Mingyu and talked for a while before leaving. After he left, Mingyu leaned tiredly on the couch in Nuange. In a daze, she heard Shuiyue whispering in her ear.
After speaking, she opened her eyes and found that it was already dark, and Xiao Liuzi was holding the lamp. She stroked her face, sat up and said, "Is it already so late?"
Shuiyue responded: "Yes, Concubine Hui is here and is waiting outside. In addition, dinner is prepared."
"Concubine Hui..." Mingyu murmured with a complicated expression, "Let her come in."
The palace man next to Shui Yue Ming cleaned Ming Yu's face, while he went out and invited Mrs. Gao to come in. Before Gao could speak, Ming Yu said: "Shui Yue, go see what Hongli is doing and bring him first."
Go to the side hall, I will be here shortly."
After Shuiyue left, Mrs. Gao said urgently: "My concubine, I heard that Concubine Xian came to Kunning Palace today. Did your concubine pretend to be on good terms with her? Did Concubine Xian believe it?"
"I have said it as you said. Judging from Concubine Xian's appearance, I should believe it." Mingyu said hesitantly: "But this matter... I always feel that it is not good when I think about it, Xian."
After all, the concubine and I have been together for so many years, and we have always been quite good friends before. Now that you say you want to plot against her, it is really unreasonable, otherwise you should just forget it?"
Seeing that Mingyu was about to go back on her word, Mrs. Gao cursed secretly in her heart, but said on her face: "I understand that the empress is kind-hearted and does not want to harm others, but Concubine Xian will not be as tolerant as you.
To put it bluntly, she can do anything, do you really want to wait until something happens and then regret it?"
"Concubine Xian... it shouldn't be like this." No matter what Gao said, Mingyu refused to let go. Gao was so angry that she almost cursed. After barely holding back the impulse, she said repeatedly
: "Have you forgotten how Cai Ling was imprisoned in Xin Zhe's library? Have you forgotten how Concubine Xian separated you from your second elder brother?"
Mingyu sighed: "I haven't forgotten it, but... I really don't want to do this kind of scheming. Every time I think of it, I feel uneasy in my heart. As for Cai Ling, I heard that she
It was because of his disrespect for Concubine Xian that he was banished to Xin Zheku."
Mrs. Gao finally tried her best to persuade Mingyu, but she was not willing to give up. She immediately said: "Your Majesty, you are so kind and soft-hearted, I'm afraid you will cause trouble. You just said Cai Ling, she was just a little disrespectful to Concubine Xian.
, was banished to serve in Xinzhe's treasury for a lifetime. I dare to ask, if it were the empress in her place, would she do this?"
Mingyu said without thinking, "Of course I won't."
"That is, Concubine Xian's poison is far more powerful than ours. If we don't attack first, we will definitely be harmed by her." Seeing that Mingyu was still hesitating, Mrs. Gao said again: "Empress, you must not be harmed.
Concubine Xian was deceived by her illusion. She is a complete wolf. Even if she is dressed in sheep's clothing, she cannot change her cannibalistic nature. And Cai Ling, if you go to Xinzheku and take a look, you will know what kind of life she leads.
"
Wenzhu interrupted and said: "I'm sorry to say anything. When I occasionally go to get some clothes, I see that the lives of those in Xin Zheku are really not lived by human beings. They are even worse than pigs and dogs. No wonder Xin Zhe
Every year, several individuals die from overwork."
Mingyu had never set foot in Xinzheku, and he could not understand Wenzhu's words as if he were listening to heavenly scriptures. Gao took the opportunity to say: "My Lady, it's still a little early for dinner, I will take you over to see it."
look."
Mingyu hesitated for a moment, agreed to her words, and followed her to Xinzheku. When the steward brought Cailing to Mingyu, the latter could hardly recognize her. It had only been a month or two.
, Cai Ling looked as if she had aged more than ten years.