While waiting for Xiaoliuzi to come over, Xianyue tried to calm down and thought about the incident. She had never touched the embroidery, and she had never even touched the smallpox. But she could touch this
Apart from her, Mingyu is the only one who can embroider a picture. In other words, only Mingyu can do it.
Although Hongli's attitude towards her has changed a lot, the person Hongli values and cares about most is always Mingyu. If Mingyu tells her that he put smallpox in the embroidery pattern and wants to kill her, Hongli will
Li's trust in Mingyu will definitely lead him to believe that Hongli is furious, and Mingyu and Gao are fanning the flames, so he will inevitably die.
After understanding this, things that had been puzzling before became clear. Mingyu did not believe in herself again as she said. She did so much just for today, just for her own life.
What she had been worried about finally happened. Mingyu, who had never harmed anyone before, was provoked to kill herself. As for this "person", there was no doubt that this "person" must be Gao who was standing aside at this moment.
Thinking of this, Xianyue raised her head and cast her sharp gaze on Gao, making the latter very uncomfortable and couldn't help but ask: "Why are you staring at me?"
Xianyue said coldly: "Hui Fei, people are doing it, and God is watching. Don't think that you can cover the sky with just one hand. Heaven's law circulates, and retribution will fall on you sooner or later."
Gao's face changed slightly and said, "What do you mean?"
Xianyue ignored her, turned her gaze to Mingyu, and said slowly: "Empress, I first met you ten years ago. In that year, you were sixteen years old, and I was younger than you.
Two years old. From seeing you
From the first sight, I knew that you were an extremely kind person. In fact, this is indeed the case. You have always been like an eldest sister, loving and cherishing me. It can be said that if it were not for your support, I would not be able to do anything.
It is impossible to stand here today. The reason why the emperor chose you as his direct descendant, I believe, was because of your kindness. But now, you have to abandon your kindness and become a knife in the hands of others to frame innocent people.
Have you ever thought about how sad the emperor would be if he knew about it? Also, if you do this, how will you be different from the Su family back then? My dear, it's better to turn around now, it's still too late."
Mingyu never expected that Xianyue would say such words. She was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say, until Gao's voice came to her ears, "Concubine Xian, what nonsense are you talking about? Why did the empress never give up?"
You are too kind. My queen’s attitude toward you has never changed, but you have harmed her over and over again. Where has your conscience gone?”
Before Gao's voice fell, Xiayue had already said sternly: "I am talking to your empress, why are you interrupting?"
When Mrs. Gao was scolded by her in public, her expression immediately changed and she said angrily: "How outrageous! Concubine Xian, although you have the same status as me, I have been ordered by the emperor to assist the empress in managing the Sixth Palace.
In front of you, you actually dare to speak to me like this. It seems that I treat you too politely on weekdays, which makes you go so far."
How could Xianyue be frightened by her words? She said without any hesitation: "You are the one who is presumptuous, Concubine Hui. If the emperor finds out about this matter, you should be very clear about what will happen."
Mrs. Gao was actually chilled by what she said. After trying to calm down, she said sternly: "I don't know what to say. The emperor will be here soon. Let's see if the emperor will believe your nonsense."
Xianyue smiled coldly, turned her gaze to Mingyu who had not said anything, and said sincerely: "Mother, I didn't want to say anything about what happened in the past, but now, I treat you and Yonglian sincerely.
If you harbor any evil intentions, wake up and don’t be taken advantage of by people with malicious intentions. People in this palace are unpredictable. You think my concubine cannot be trusted. What about the person who is whispering in your ear? Can she be trusted?"
Mrs. Gao had been paying attention to Mingyu's look, and when she saw a hint of wavering in her eyes, she quickly said: "From the beginning to the end, the person who harbored evil intentions was Concubine Xian yourself, and it was you who wanted to murder the Queen."
After that, she said to Mingyu: "Your Majesty, Concubine Xian has always been eloquent. Her eloquence can make her talk even the dead. Don't believe her words."
Mingyu's mind, which had just been shaken, gradually calmed down after her words. She stared at Xianyue and said coldly: "The emperor will be here soon. If Concubine Xian has anything to say, you can tell the emperor. As long as the emperor believes it."
That’s it for you.”
Facing her gaze, Xianyue let out a long sigh and said: "It seems that the empress has always believed in others more than the concubine. It seems that the ten-year friendship is nothing more than this in the eyes of the empress. That's all. Let's wait until the emperor comes to talk about everything.
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After saying this, she did not say anything until Hongli hurriedly arrived. Hongli stepped into the side hall and ignored the people who were saluting. He quickly came to Mingyu and held her hand tightly, eagerly
He said authentically: "How are you? How are you, Queen? Have you contracted smallpox? Tell me quickly, have you?"
As soon as he heard what Xiaoliuzi said, he rushed over. Although Xiaoliuzi Mingyu had not touched those things, he was still worried along the way, so he asked this question as soon as he came in.
Hongli's concern flowed through Mingyu's heart like a warm current, and his expression became much gentler unconsciously. He shook his head and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have not been exposed to those things, so I should be fine. It's just Shuiyue..." She felt a little bit
She said guiltily: "Because I didn't know it was smallpox before, I asked her to wipe it with a handkerchief, but she got it. I don't know if it will be contagious."
"Where is the Shuiyue man?" Faced with Hongli's question, Zhou Minghua hurriedly said: "If I return to the emperor, Shuiyue has been temporarily locked up to avoid infection."
Hongli nodded slightly, then frowned and said: "Why is there smallpox in Kunning Palace, and it is said to appear in the Hundred Cranes Picture? What is going on?"
Mingyu immediately narrated the incident, then stroked his chest and said: "When I think of this, I feel scared. If I don't discover it in time and accidentally touch it, I'm afraid... I won't be able to stay with the emperor in the future.
Already."
Mrs. Gao took the opportunity to say: "Not only the queen is afraid, but also the concubine was frightened when she knew about it. Smallpox is more terrifying than poisonous snake poison. After all, there are medicines to cure those things. Only smallpox, after being infected,
, any decoction is useless, I can only get through it on my own. The Queen has always been in poor health, and if she really gets infected, the consequences will be disastrous."
Gao's words made Hongli hold Mingyu's hand tightly. The palm of his hand was greasy and moist. It was the cold sweat of being frightened. He was sitting in the world and had the power of life and death, but it was easy to change from life to death.