The next day, a decree came from Cining Palace, asking A'luo to go see the emperor. The Queen Mother summoned A'luo, but he had to go there even though he was reluctant. After Xianyue learned about it, he asked Qi Kuan to accompany her to Cining Palace.
Along the way, he met palace people from time to time. Facing their gazes, Ah Luo felt uncomfortable all over. He quickened his pace again and again, almost jogging past when he got to the back.
Qi Kuan followed her and comforted her: "Aluo, don't be so nervous. It's okay. No one will say anything."
While avoiding the eyes of others, A Luo said in a panic: "You don't need to comfort me, they must be talking about me behind my back, and the whole palace is talking about it."
Qi Kuan said helplessly: "So what if others really talk about it? As the master said yesterday, you are not wrong. You don't need to care about what others say."
A Luo ignored him and just walked quickly ahead. After stepping into Cining Palace, he saw Ling Ruo admiring the snow under the eaves. He quickly took a breath and stepped forward to salute with Qi Kuan.
After signaling them to get up, Ling Ruo said in surprise: "Why are you out of breath so quickly?"
"When we go back to the Queen Mother, the slave is in a hurry, so we walk a little faster on the way." After that, Aluo said again: "I wonder what the Queen Mother has told the slave to do?"
Ling Ruo smiled half-heartedly and said: "This journey has been very painful for you, hasn't it? You feel that everyone is talking and making fun of you behind your back. This is why you have been unwilling to step out of Yanxi Palace for so long.
It’s because of the palace, right?”
A Luo was silent for a moment and said in a solemn voice: "Everyone knows about this matter, how come they don't talk about it."
"Yes, as far as the Ai family knows, many people are talking about it, but... A Luo, do you need to care about this?" Ling Ruo's words shocked A Luo, "Please forgive me for not understanding what the Queen Mother means."
After entering the palace and sitting down, Ling Ruo said, "Has Concubine Xian ever told you about the Queen?"
A Luo lowered his head and said, "When I went back to the Queen Mother, the master said that the Queen ordered Sun and Huang to do what happened to the slave. Because of this matter, the Queen has been banned from Kunning Palace."
"Then did she mention to you that she came here to meet the Ai family yesterday?"
A Luo shook her head and said: "Master only talked about the Queen's affairs and did not mention the rest." At this point, she asked tentatively: "Master came to see the Queen Mother, but it is about the slaves?"
"That's right." Ling Ruo nodded slightly and said with emotion: "Concubine Xian is really good to you. In order to get justice for you, she even did not hesitate to offend the emperor and came here to ask the Ai family to depose the queen. How many people in the palace have spent all their efforts.
She is scheming to please the emperor and offend the emperor... She is the first person the Ai family knows."
Aluo never expected that Xianyue would go to this point for her own sake. She endured the sourness in her eyes and choked out: "This slave's humble life is not worthy of what the master has to do."
"Everyone thinks so, but Concubine Xian always insists. If she hadn't listened to the Ai family's advice in the end, now... I'm afraid she would have been in deep trouble with the emperor." At this point, she turned and said: "You
If you feel that the looks and comments of those people outside make you uncomfortable, have you ever thought about Concubine Xian? When you were hiding in the room and couldn't come out, she had been enduring the criticism, and at the same time she had to find a way to find a solution for you.
Those who harmed you, give you the justice that many people don’t take seriously.”
Listening to Ling Ruo's words, A Luo seemed to see Xianyue kneeling in the Cining Palace, begging Ling Ruo to depose Ming Yu and take the throne. He cried and said: "Master treats this slave so well, I will never be able to repay you in this lifetime.
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"Concubine Xian is the one who cares about you and treats you well. You only need to care about her, so why bother with others? The more you escape, the more fierce those people will talk. If you want to really get rid of it, the only way is to encourage
Have the courage to face it. Don’t make your loved ones suffer and your enemies happy.”
A Luo wiped away the tears on his face, raised his head and said, "Yes, I understand. Thank you Queen Mother for your advice."
Ling Ruo nodded and said, "It's good to understand. As long as you can get through this, the Ai family believes that nothing will be able to trouble you again."
After A Luo nodded again, she said: "Okay, go back and serve Concubine Xian properly."
After coming out of Cining Palace, A Luo still felt uncomfortable facing other people's eyes, but she tried hard not to evade and dodge again. She faced those eyes like before. As Ling Ruo said, she can only have the courage to do so.
Only by facing it can she truly get rid of the past.
Death is the best way to get rid of all this, but the master has paid so much for her, she cannot die, even if it is for the master, she must live.
In the Yanxi Palace, Zhichun saw that Xianyue kept looking at the closed palace door, and knew that she was worried about A Luo, so she comforted him: "Master, don't worry, Qi Kuan is with A Luo, nothing will happen."
Xianyue said worriedly: "Having said that, this is the first time she has gone out since A Luo's accident. I am worried that she will not be able to stand the eyes of outsiders because of her unresolved knot." After that, she added, "I've been here like this.
"It's been a long time. It's supposed to be time to come back. Why haven't I seen anyone yet? Zhichun, please go out and have a look."
Zhichun was about to agree when the palace door was pushed open and Qi Kuan walked in with A Luo. Seeing A Luo come back, Xianyue's heart finally relaxed. After A Luo stood up and saluted,
Wen Yan said: "How was it going along the way?"
"If you return to the master, everything will be fine." Saying this, A'luo suddenly knelt down, and choked up in Xianyue's surprised eyes: "Thank you, master, for everything you have done for me. I will remember you for the rest of my life."
It’s good.”
Xianyue stood up and helped her up and said: "Silly girl, you are my relative, and I should do whatever I do for you. There is no need to say these unreasonable words. My biggest wish is..."
Before Xianyue could finish speaking, A Luo already said: "Master, don't worry, I have already figured it out. From this moment on, I will live well, and I will no longer talk about life and death, nor will I escape anymore."
"Okay!" Xianyue nodded excitedly. After waiting for so long, she finally waited for the moment when A Luo was relieved and willing to stand up again.
A'luo wiped away the tears from the corners of Xianyue's eyes and said gratefully: "The Queen Mother has told this slave everything. Thank you very much, Master, for everything you have done for me."
Xianyue held her hand and said guiltily: "It's a pity that I have never been able to seek real justice for you."
"No, the master has done enough. If the master really offends the emperor for the slave, the slave will be alone for the rest of his life. Even if the slave seeks justice, he will not be happy." At this point, A Luo lowered his head and took out a dagger from his sleeve.
, it was the one that killed Sun and Huang last night, and he said softly: "Last night, I was sitting in the house, looking at this dagger. Do you know what I was thinking?"
Xianyue was about to shake her head when she remembered what A Luo said before leaving last night and the hatred revealed in her words. A terrible thought flashed in her mind, and she said in horror: "You...you don't want to commit an assassination."