A Luo said hesitantly: "Even if this is the case, there is nothing you can do about it. You can't ignore it yourself and instead look after the Queen Mother. She can't be very nice to you."
"It can't be said to be very good, but it is still good after all. When there was a little food left in the temple, she could have eaten it alone, which would have lasted until the mountain road was connected; but she didn't, she gave half of the food to Ben
Palace; based on this alone, you are qualified to eat this steamed bun." Seeing that A Luo remained silent, she added: "A Luo, have you ever thought about it, in fact, now is an opportunity for me, as long as you seize it,
, this palace may surpass
The Queen Mother's position in the Queen Mother's heart." At this point, she sighed and said: "The Queen Mother once asked me what I was thinking when I fell into the crack during the earthquake. I told the Queen Mother
, said he wanted to see the emperor most
The latter part; this is not to offend the Queen Mother, but it is indeed the case. The Emperor is obviously so unfeeling towards me, but I still cannot forget him. The Emperor... seems to have taken root in my mind, and I cannot get rid of him.
"
A Luo then sighed and said: "Even if the master didn't say it, the servant would have noticed, otherwise you wouldn't have written so many letters. So, master, you plan to regain the emperor's favor after returning to the palace, right?"
Xianyue nodded heavily and said: "Yes, even if this love is as thin as paper, I still want to stay with the emperor. I can't take it back...my heart."
"I understand, slave. If you want to regain favor, the Queen Mother is the best helper." After a moment of pause, A Luo said: "Servant, please help you change your clothes. It's very cold outside right now, so you need to wear more clothes."
A smile appeared on Xianyue's face and she said: "So, you have no objection?"
A Luo got some clothes and put them on for her, and said: "The buns have been given to the master, and he can give them to whoever he wants. As for the slaves..." She paused, raised her eyes and said, "To be honest, I'd rather give it to you."
The master is not worthy, but since the master has decided to do this, the only thing that the slave can do and should do is to accompany the master step by step."
"It's great to have you by my side." This is what Xianyue has said most to A Luo. Indeed, for her who has no relatives, A Luo, who she has grown up with since childhood, has become the most important thing.
Dear people.
When they arrived outside the wing where Ling Ruo lived, they saw that there was still light inside. Xianyue motioned to A Luo to go up and knock on the door. After a while, Shui Xiu came over to answer the door. She was quite surprised to see Xianyue standing outside. She bowed and said:
"Why are you here now?"
Xianyue smiled and said, "Has the Queen Mother rested?"
Shuixiu said respectfully: "The Queen Mother is still reciting sutras. Please wait here for a moment and let the servants go in and pass the news."
Xianyue waited in the side room as promised until Shuixiu came out again and signaled her to come in. Then she walked in and came to the back room, where she saw Ling Ruo chanting sutras with his back to her.
Xianyue did not dare to disturb her. It was not until Ling Ruo stood up after reciting the scriptures that she knelt down and said, "My son, please pay your respects to the emperor's mother."
"It's late at night and the road is heavy. Why is Concubine Xian here now?" Ling Ruo doesn't look very good. It's no wonder that she has been trapped in the temple for so many days and now she can't even have a full meal.
How can your complexion be any better?
Xianyue carefully took out the steamed buns and said: "Aluo and the others put away a steamed bun that I had given to you before. Seeing that I was very hungry just now, I took it out to give to you. I remembered that the emperor's mother only had it at night.
I ate some wild fruits, so I brought them to the Queen."
Ling Ruo looked at her in surprise, and then said: "Since your palace people gave it to you, you can just eat it yourself. A few meals of wild fruits will not make Aijia starve to death."
"Before leaving the palace, I promised the emperor that I would take good care of the emperor's mother. Now that the emperor is very hungry, how can I dare to eat steamed buns alone? If the emperor finds out, he will have to punish me."
Ling Ruo sat down in the chair and said calmly: "If you don't tell me, who will know about this? Forget it, you'd better take the steamed buns back. Your filial piety is appreciated by the Ai family."
Xianyue looked anxious, knelt down and said: "Please give me a chance to fulfill my filial piety. If Huang'e Niang insists on refusing to take it, I... I will have no choice but to throw it away."
Ling Ruo frowned slightly and said, "What are you doing? Just take it back. The Ai family doesn't blame you."
Xianyue said firmly: "The emperor's mother refuses to use the things presented by the son. It's not because she blames the son. If the emperor feels that there is something wrong with the son, just reprimand the son. I just want the emperor to
Mom, don’t be in trouble with yourself.”
Shui Xiu said from the side: "Queen Mother, since Concubine Xian has such filial piety, please fulfill her wish."
Under Shuixiu's persuasion, Ling Ruo finally relented and took the steamed bun from Xianyue, but she broke the steamed bun in half and handed half back to Xianyue, "Before, when there was still food in the temple, the Ai family
I’ll give you half of it, and the same goes for this steamed bun now. If you don’t agree, then the Ai family will have to give it all back to you. It’s up to you whether to throw it away or not.”
"Yes, I obey." This time, Xianyue did not refuse, took half of the steamed buns, and started eating slowly.
The tasteless steamed buns, at this moment, became the most delicious thing. Both Ling Ruo and Xia Yue remembered this taste firmly.
On October 20th, the last section of the mountain road was connected. Qingliang Temple finally ended its isolation from the world and was once again connected to the foot of the mountain. However, no one could have imagined that the first person to go up the mountain would be Hongli.
Ling Ruo saw Hongli appearing in front of him and said in shock: "Emperor, why are you here?"
Hongli stepped forward to support Ling Ruo and said: "I received a report that there was an earthquake in Mount Wutai, and the mountain road collapsed, making it impossible to go up the mountain. I was afraid that the emperor's mother was in danger, so I rushed over immediately and stayed at the foot of the mountain.
After a few days, we climbed up the mountain road as soon as it was clear. Fortunately, the emperor's mother is safe, otherwise I would not know what to do."
"The Ai family is fine, but you are here. What should you do with the affairs of the court?"
"Don't worry, Queen Mother. Seventeenth Uncle will be watching over you. Everything will be fine. In addition, I have already told you before I came here. If there is anything important, I will hurry up and send it here." After that, he continued.
He said: "Qingliang Temple has not been sleepy for so long. I guess there is not much food in the mountains, so when I came, I asked the prefect's Yamen to prepare some snacks. Emperor's wife, please try them."
While Hongli was talking, Sixi, who came up with him, had already taken out the exquisite snacks in the food box one by one and placed more than ten plates on the table.
Ling Ruo has been eating wild fruits for two days in a row. Except for Xiayue's half steamed bun, there is nothing that can really satisfy her hunger. She is really hungry. After picking up some snacks that suit her taste, she eats a few pieces.
Finally, she said to Shui Xiu: "That's enough for the Aijia. You can take it and share it. Remember to give some to the monks at Qingliang Temple. They are the ones who are the most tired and suffering during this period."