Ling Ruo snorted coldly and said: "Yong Rong died because of your sister. The emperor spared your family the death penalty. Just banishing Ning Guta was the most benevolent and righteous. But you are still not satisfied. You not only coaxed the emperor to recall your family, but you are innocent."
Shi Shi, you also made your two brothers transform from sinners to eighth-rank officials. You are really good at it. There are so many concubines in the palace, but no one can have such good methods as you. Even the Ai family feels unsatisfactory.
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Wei Jingxuan said hurriedly: "No, I didn't. I didn't expect that the emperor would suddenly change his mind and pardon my family. As for the two brothers, I didn't know until my father wrote a letter home."
Every statement is true, please read it clearly."
Mrs. Hu stared at her and said, "By what your concubine said, do you mean that the emperor suddenly changed his mind and everything has nothing to do with you?"
Wei Jingxuan glanced at her timidly, lowered her head and said, "I don't dare to deceive the Queen Mother and the Empress. I really don't know anything about it."
Mrs. Hu sneered and said: "My concubine, you are so brave. You dare to lie to me in front of the Queen Mother. If it weren't for your sweet words, how would the emperor have repeatedly awarded your family members? From the eighth-grade official, how many people have lived in poverty for ten years?
He is just an eighth-rank official. Your two brothers are from farming backgrounds and have not even read a few volumes of Jingyi Ziji. How can He De occupy this official position?"
"Your Majesty is absolutely right. After I heard the news, I was also very uneasy. I was afraid that my two brothers would be incompetent and unworthy of the Emperor's expectations. For this reason, I once made suggestions to the Emperor, hoping that the Emperor could take back my order, but His Majesty
Said it was just
The two idle jobs can be done with a little seriousness and have nothing to do with knowledge, so I can only accept the job in fear. Fortunately, the letter home from my father said that the two brothers are grateful for the emperor's kindness and are quite serious and responsible in their work. I, the concubine,
This makes me feel a little more at ease.”
Mrs. Hu sneered: "My concubine is really eloquent. Whenever something happens, she blames it all on the emperor. Even this reward was forced upon your Wei family by the emperor."
Wei Jingxuan looked at Ling Ruodao with an aggrieved face: "I dare not deceive the Queen Mother. In fact, for me, if I really want any reward, I would take He Jing and He Yu back to Yongshou Palace to raise them. It's a pity..." At this point...
, she shed tears and said in a choked voice: "I have been thinking about them for a few days after they left. I really miss them very much."
Ling Ruo looked at Wei Jingxuan indifferently. She had not paid much attention to Wei Jingxuan. Firstly, over the years, her health was not as good as before, and she was sick and bedridden for half a year. Secondly, Wei Jingxuan came from a humble background and was just a little girl.
concubine
She is not even qualified to call her "Empress". She has given birth to children several times, and they are all princesses, so they cannot cause any trouble. It was not until this incident that she fell in love with this woman. Now
Looking at her words and deeds, I feel that this woman is not simple.
While Ling Ruo was deep in thought, Mrs. Hu already said: "My concubine is clean, but it's a pity that no one will believe what you said."
"Concubine..." Before Wei Jingxuan could continue, Ling Ruo said: "Okay, concubine, please go down."
As soon as these words came out, Wei Jingxuan was surprised. Looking at Ling Ruo's words just now, she was clearly provoked by Mrs. Hu and was extremely dissatisfied with her. How could she let her go so easily in the blink of an eye? Not even a word of reproach.
Seeing that Wei Jingxuan had not made any move, Ling Ruo's voice was low, "What's wrong? Is there anything else?"
Wei Jingxuan came to her senses and said quickly: "No, I will leave."
Looking at her leaving figure, Mrs. Hu said anxiously: "Your Majesty, I can't believe what your concubine said. If she hadn't secretly used the means, it would have been impossible for the Emperor to suddenly spare the Wei family, let alone these rewards.
When the sixth elder brother left, how much did the emperor have?
Sad, you can see it too. It is really worrying to have such a manipulative person next to the emperor. This time, she coaxed the emperor to appoint her two brothers as eighth-rank officials; next time, I wonder if she will coax him.
The emperor made her father a first-grade official."
Ling Ruo was silent for a moment and said: "The Ai family knows what's going on, so you should also step back."
Mrs. Hu was startled and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, I am not an alarmist. My concubine..."
Ling Ruo glanced at her and said coldly: "Didn't you hear the Ai family asked you to step back?"
Seeing Ling Ruo's gloomy expression, Mrs. Hu had no choice but to keep silent and exited the Cining Palace unwillingly. After she left, Ling Ruo maintained the same posture for an unknown amount of time. Ling Ruo suddenly said: "Yang Hai!
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When Yang Hai, who had gray hair on his temples, heard this, he quickly stepped forward and said, "I'm here!"
There was silence in the palace for a moment, and the next moment, Ling Ruo said: "Go and invite the emperor over!"
"Hey!" Yang Hai responded, lowered his hand and stepped back. About half an hour later, Hongli strode in. As soon as he entered the palace, he said nervously: "The emperor is so anxious to summon his ministers, why don't you come here?"
But you are not feeling well?" Yong Rong's death was a big blow to Ling Ruo, although she was not too close to this grandson.
She was too close, but Yong Rong's death had something to do with her. It could even be said that she, like Wei Xiuyan, was the indirect murderer of Yong Rong. This matter was like a huge net, tightly binding Ling Ruo.
It was difficult to break away, and for this reason, she lingered on the bed until spring, when she finally started to feel better.
"The Ai family is fine, but there are some things that need to be discussed with the emperor." Hearing what she said, Hongli felt relieved. After sitting down next to Ling Ruo, he said: "If the emperor has anything to do, just ask her, and my son will definitely do it."
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After the palace servants presented the Yuqian Longjing that was newly paid as tribute this year, Ling Ruo said: "Emperor, the Ai family wants to ask you, why do you want to forgive the Wei family? Is it related to your concubine?"
Hongli's expression froze, and then he smiled and said: "My son has said before that Wei Xiuyan was not to blame for Yong Rong's death. His son was in grief at the time, so he wanted to exile them in anger. After the incident passed, he felt a little
It was not appropriate, so they were exempted from their sin; as for the concubine...she never said anything in front of her son."
When Hongli was speaking, Ling Ruo never took his eyes away from his face. After he finished the last word, he said slowly: "Emperor, you are born in the Ai family. Over the years, except for those who were alive when the late emperor was alive,
In the past few years, you have never left the Ai family. If what you say is true or false, the Ai family will know at a glance."
Hongli's eyes flashed slightly and he said calmly: "Does the Queen feel that her son is lying?"
"Isn't it?" Ling Ruo stroked her silver temples and said slowly: "This is the first time in so many years that the emperor has deceived the Ai family. The reason must be for his concubine. It seems that this woman is very remarkable. She actually
Let the emperor protect you like this."
Hongli was silent for a moment, lowered his eyes and said: "My son did not deceive the emperor, and he has nothing to do with his concubine."
Ling Ruo's eyes turned cold, and she moved the Buddhist beads in her hand and said in a deep voice: "It is not appropriate for such a charming and charming woman to continue to serve the emperor. Please take away her green card."