"It's not surprising if you don't know." Ling Ruo said as he walked in. The maid quickly stepped aside, and then followed her closely. When they arrived at the main room, they found that Fucha was not inside. He called the maid and asked,
I learned that it was in Yilan's room.
As soon as he arrived at the door, he heard voices inside. He opened the curtain and went in. He saw Mrs. Fucha sitting by the bed talking to the bedridden Yilan. There was half a bowl of red dates and millet porridge beside her. She saw Ling Ruo come in.
, Mrs. Fucha was surprised and happy. She quickly stood up and asked, "Ruo'er, why did you come back suddenly? Did the prince come with you?"
Seeing her coming in, Yilan's eyes flashed with a hint of joy, and she called "Sister" as if nothing had happened.
"No, my daughter just came back from the palace. I thought of Ama's mother and came over to have a look." Ling Ruo was talking to Fucha while looking at Yilan. She looked good and seemed to be fine.
"Have you met the emperor? What did he say, did he mean to blame Yilan?" Fucha asked quickly. She had been uneasy all morning because of this matter, fearing that the emperor would blame the Ling family for this.
Ling Ruo shook her hand and said, "Don't worry, Niang, the emperor is a very nice person. He knew that Yilan could not run for election because of a sudden illness, and he did not blame her at all."
"That's good." Mrs. Fucha stroked her chest, and then said hesitantly: "As for Yilan's matter..."
Ling Ruo smiled slightly and said softly: "Mom, I want to tell Yilan myself about this. Can you please let us stay alone for a while?"
Although Mrs. Fucha didn't know why Ling Ruo wanted to talk to Yilan alone, but looking at her like this, there should be no problem with Yilan's affairs, so she said: "Well, it's a rare time for you to come back, and E Niang will do your best."
Here’s the Thousand Silk Silver Ice Cream you like to eat.”
"Yes." Ling Ruo nodded, and after Fucha went out, she sat down where Fucha had been sitting, which was still warm.
"Sister, what do you want to say to Lan'er?" Yilan stretched herself out to make herself sit more comfortably.
Ling Ruo looked at her intently, not knowing what to think. After a long time, she sighed and said something that shocked Yilan, "Lan'er, tell your sister truthfully, that night at the Moon Pavilion in Louyun, what happened to the prince?"
Have you ever been sick?"
Yilan's eyelids twitched, and she subconsciously wanted to avoid Ling Ruo's probing gaze. She held back and said, "Sister, what do you mean by this? Do you suspect that I lied to you?"
Ling Ruo shook her head, but what she said next made Yilan even more shocked, "It's not a suspicion, but almost a certainty. Lan'er, you have always deliberately lied to me, but before today, I never wanted to think about it.
I dare not think that my sister has turned into a person who will do whatever it takes to achieve her goals."
No matter how scheming Elan was, her face changed slightly when she heard these words. She turned her head away and said uncomfortably: "I don't know what you are talking about."
"You know everything." The pain in her chest is deepening. She has been unwilling to touch many things for fear of ruining the sisterly relationship. However, she cannot live in a world of self-deception all her life. "If
My guess is correct, the prince was not sick at all that night, everything was a lie you told."
"Don't accuse me so randomly!" Yilan excitedly grabbed the quilt and shouted, "I didn't want to tell you about this at all. It was you who forced me to say it, but now you are here to say it unjustly."
I lied to you!"
"That night, you took the initiative to say that you wanted to stay and take care of the prince. At that time, the prince's illness was almost recovered and it didn't look like he would get sick. You said that he suddenly fell ill, and then you hugged you, and you were too panicked.
Forgot to ask people to come in; don't you think all of this is too coincidental?
"?" Ling Ruo took a deep breath and continued: "Yes, you didn't say all this directly, but the way you looked when you left; the clothes you specially smoothed for the prince; and the long hair left on the prince's clothes and the appearance in Jingsi
Ju hanged himself, isn't all this just to make me suspicious?"
Yilan was choked by her repeated words and could not speak for a long time. It took a long time to hide the panic in her heart and sneered: "Okay! Since my good sister thinks that I have been lying to you from beginning to end, then
What are you still doing here now? Are you accusing me?"
"Lan'er." After Ling Ruo sighed heavily, she held Yilan's cold hand and said, "Why don't you understand now? No matter what you have done, you will always be my sister. I hope you will be well."
How can I accuse you when it's too late? I'm just very sad, why did you lie to me like this? Is it because of the prince?"
Yilan's eyes flickered, she forced her hand away and turned her head, "I don't know what you are talking about."
Ling Ruo was such a smart woman. Seeing Yilan like this, she finally lost all her doubts. Shen Chen asked what she least wanted to say, "You like the prince, and everything you do is to get into the prince's palace."
Right?"
Seeing that she had guessed this, Yilan knew that it was useless to hide it anymore, so she simply met her gaze and said word by word: "Yes, I like the prince, so what? Do I even have the right to like someone?"
No?"
"There's nothing wrong with liking someone, but you shouldn't do whatever it takes to like someone, even your mother-in-law." Ling Ruo reprimanded bitterly, "And today, you are so bold that you don't enter the palace to stand for election. If
I won’t make this trip, just in case the emperor blames me..."
"That's enough!" Yilan interrupted her with a sneer, "Don't think of yourself as so great. No one can compare to you in terms of selfishness. If I told you that I like the prince, would you agree to let me enter the palace? No.
Yes, you will only find ways to marry me off so that I will not be an eyesore to you."
Seeing her talking about herself like this, Ling Ruo couldn't help but feel angry and anxious, "I never said you were an eyesore. It's for your own good to get you married. Wei Yuan is the most promising young man in Jinke. He has a promising future. What else do you have?
satisfy?"
"No matter how good he is, can he be better than the prince?" Yilan said sternly, her delicate face becoming ferocious and terrifying at this moment, "Sister, the prince is a dragon among men, and who is Wei Yuan? He deserves to be compared with the prince.
Is that so? You can become the prince's blessing and enjoy all the prince's favor, glory and wealth. You also have the surname Niu Hulu, so why can't I?"
"Is this what you have been thinking all along?" Ling Ruo looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar face in front of her. At that moment, she really doubted that the person in front of her was really her own sister.
"Yes!" At this moment, Yilan no longer needed to deny it. She lifted the quilt and walked barefoot on the cold blue brick floor. Every step brought back memories of the past, "I have liked the prince, ever since I was ten years old.
I've been in love since I was young, and I vowed to be his
Wife, but you..." Looking back suddenly, the resentment that had been suppressed for a long time completely burst out at this moment, his eyes were stern and he said: "You have always said that you want me to marry someone else and be his wife. You keep saying that it is for my own good, but
Have you asked me if I would?"
"I don't know these things." Indeed, Ling Ruo never knew that Yilan had hidden so many things in her heart, and she had hidden them for five years.