Her words made Yinzhen smile and hug Ling Ruo to his chest. Outside the palace, there was wind and rain, thunder and lightning, but inside the palace was full of tenderness and the spring scenery was infinitely beautiful.
His lips touched Ling Ruo's collarbone, and when he was about to kiss, he suddenly touched something cold and hard. When he looked closely, he saw a jasper ring hanging on a thin chain around his neck. On top of the ring
There are a few cracks as thin as hair, and there is a ring of gold on the outside. Under the candlelight, the gold and green are intertwined, which is very beautiful.
Yinzhen's eyes tightened slightly. He naturally remembered this ring. Nineteen years ago, he personally crushed the ring by the Jianjia Pond. Nineteen years ago, he ordered a craftsman to repair the ring and took it to the store.
Ling Ruo's neck. Since then, she has never been seen taking it off again.
"What is the emperor looking at?" Ling Ruo felt Yinzhen stop his movements, opened his eyes and found that he was staring at the ring hanging around his neck in a daze.
Yinzhen came back to his senses, shook his head and said with a smile: "It's nothing, I just didn't expect you to still be wearing it. I thought you had misunderstood that I sent people to hunt you down, so I threw away this ring in anger."
Ling Ruo smiled softly, raised her hand and touched the jasper and said: "I did think about throwing it away at that time, but in the end I was reluctant to part with it. It was the first thing the emperor gave to me, and it is more precious than anything else.
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Yinzhen was moved, and said against her forehead: "You fool, you are the only one who would hold a broken ring finger as a treasure. But..." The anklets wrapped around Ling Ruo's feet, and the warmth spread up.
He said slowly: "I like it, I like your stupidity."
Ling Ruo raised her head and pressed her lips against his slightly trembling thin lips. The next moment, she was surrounded by a kiss so intense that she could not breathe.
Ling Ruo, stay by my side forever. Instead of Meier, stay by my side forever, and I will always be kind to you!
When Ling Ruo woke up early the next morning, the clouds had cleared and the rain had dispersed outside. Only the wet ground faithfully witnessed yesterday's heavy rain, and Yinzhen's figure was no longer on the bed.
As soon as Ling Ruo stood up, someone from the palace immediately opened the gauze curtain hanging in front of the couch and asked, "My Lady, are you awake?"
"Hmm." Ling Ruo's voice still had a hint of laziness because she had just woken up, "What time is it?"
"As for your Majesty, it's already a quarter past two o'clock." The palace servant replied while hanging the curtains on the golden hooks on both sides.
"It's so late?" Ling Ruo said with some surprise: "Why don't you wake me up?" He thought he was so deep in sleep that he didn't even know when Yinzhen got up.
"The emperor went up to the court and saw that the empress was sleeping soundly, so he ordered the servants not to wake the empress and let her rest for a while." The palace servant's words made Ling Ruo feel warm in her heart. She remembered that Yinzhen often did this when he was in the palace.
In order to make her sleep more comfortable, I specifically told my servants not to wake her up. Nothing seems to have changed...
"Your Majesty, the palace servants from Chengqian Palace are waiting outside at the moment. Do you want to send them in?" The palace servant asked after helping Ling Ruo sit down in front of the bronze mirror.
Ling Ruo stroked her graceful long hair hanging on her chest and said, "Let them come in."
Shui Xiu and others had already brought their clothes and were waiting outside the Yangxin Palace. After receiving the palace servant's words, they went inside to help Ling Ruo freshen up and dress up. After everything was tidied up, Shui Xiu and Shui Yue Fang helped Ling Ruo onto her shoulders.
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"Return to the Qian Palace. The ground here is slippery. Be careful when walking. Don't scare the master." Shui Xiu warned the young eunuch who was carrying the carriage.
"Hey!" the four young eunuchs agreed, and they all raised the carriage and were about to start, when they heard a voice coming from the carriage, "Let's go to Kunning Palace first."
"Master, if you go over now, I'm afraid the queen will take the opportunity to pick on you." Shui Xiu said uneasily. After the concubine went to bed, she went to pay her respects to the queen as usual to show her gratitude. However, this time has passed.
It's really a little late.
"It's better to be late than never. If I don't go, it's really up to the queen to decide whether or not to go." Ling Ruo had already said this, and Shui Xiu and others followed the rules and went all the way to Kunning Palace.
go.
It was already the end of the afternoon when we arrived at Kunning Palace. When we entered, we happened to see Feicui leading two women out. They were only fifteen or sixteen years old. They were both extremely beautiful. However, Ling Ruo had never seen her in the palace before.
However, their faces were tight, and one of the women in pink had a hint of arrogance in her eyebrows, while the other in blue seemed to be much more modest and submissive.
"My slave, please send your greetings to Concubine Xi. May your concubine be blessed." Feicui saw Ling Ruo and hurriedly came up to him and gave a salute. Then he said to the two women behind him: "You two, please hurry up and see Concubine Xi in Chengqian Palace.
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"I have seen Concubine Xi." The two of them knelt down and saluted, their voices as delicate and crisp as an oriole emerging from the valley, which was very pleasant to hear.
Since she is called Princess, she must not be a woman from the palace. Ling Ruo thought for a while and guessed the identity of the two people, "Are these two the daughters of Lord Long and Lord Yingge?"
"Yes." Jade hurriedly agreed: "The Queen Mother said the day before yesterday that she wanted to meet the two princesses in person, so the Queen Mother specially sent the two princesses to the palace. Now she is about to ask the slaves to take them to Cining Palace to pay greetings to the Queen Mother!"
Ling Ruo smiled and said: "If that's the case, then go quickly, don't make the Queen Mother wait in a hurry. By the way, the Queen Mother is in the main hall?"
"Yes, the Queen is drinking tea in the palace." After Jade replied, he leaned forward and led the two women away.
"Master, who do you think the Queen Mother will choose to be the second prince's direct descendant?" Shui Yue asked in a low voice on the way to the main hall.
Ling Ruo smiled softly but did not answer. When he entered the back of the main hall, he saw Nala sitting upright and drinking tea. He immediately stepped forward and knelt down respectfully and said: "I wish you the best of luck to the Queen.
Jin'an, a thousand years old, a thousand years old."
"Concubine Xi, please get up quickly." Nala said kindly, and after Ling Ruo sat down in the chair, she said with a smile: "I thought Concubine Xi would not come today!"
Ling Ruo quickly stood up again and said with a frightened expression: "I am late, please forgive me, the Queen."
"It's just a greeting. It's not so serious. Sit down quickly." Nala smiled kindly and said: "Concubine Xi came out of the palace to pray for the Qing Dynasty this time. It can be said that she has worked hard and achieved great results. She is also the person who is the most beloved of the emperor.
Even if you don’t come here to pay my respects, it’s okay.”
"During the days when I was praying outside the palace, I always remembered how well the Queen treated me. If it weren't for the Queen's support and care, how could I be where I am today. Originally, I should have said to you as soon as I returned to the palace.
My concubine's greetings have been postponed.
One day is already a crime that deserves ten thousand deaths. Fortunately, the empress is kind enough not to argue with me. I am already crying with gratitude. How dare I not know how to advance or retreat and not uphold my duty?" Ling Ruo looked very sincere and spoke.