As night fell, Yang Hai walked in from outside and said to Ling Ruo, who was still paying close attention: "Master, the two princesses have left the palace. I inquired in Cining Palace and learned that among the two princesses,
The Queen Mother chose the one from Mr. Inge’s family.”
Sure enough... The corners of his lips raised slightly, with a hint of indifference, and he stared at Yang Hai and said, "Have you heard about the specific situation at that time?"
"The servant asked the little eunuch of Cining Palace. I heard that the Queen Mother originally belonged to Princess Yilong. She is not only beautiful, but also talented and knowledgeable. She is good at playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Unfortunately, she is a bit arrogant, unlike her.
Mr. Yingge is so approachable, humble and polite, so the Queen Mother finally chose Mr. Yingge."
"Easy to approach, humble and polite." Ling Ruo repeated these eight words, stopped what he was doing and sneered: "It is often said that hearing is false and seeing is believing. In my opinion, seeing is not necessarily true.
.”
"Master, why did you say this?" Shui Xiu asked curiously while wiping the sweat from Ling Ruo's palms.
"If I guess correctly, the woman in pink that I saw in Kunning Palace this morning should be the princess of the Longkodo family, and the woman in blue is from the Yingge family."
Shui Yue responded from the side: "Well, I remember that at that time, I asked my master who the Queen Mother would choose to be the second elder brother's direct descendant."
Ling Ruo smiled with a secretive smile, "If you want to become the prince's direct descendant, appearance, family background, talent and learning are very important. The first two are very different, and the last one, the Yingge family is slightly inferior. But apart from these few
out of the ordinary
, there is another thing that the Queen Mother values and that is virtue. The Queen must also know this very well, so she starts from here to let her niece grasp this point tightly, so as to become the best candidate in the eyes of the Queen Mother
.”
Shuiyue's mind was spinning very fast, and she vaguely understood the meaning of Ling Ruo's words, and whispered: "Master, are you saying that the princess from Lord Yingge's family is just pretending to be humble and gentle?"
"I have paid careful attention to the two of them. Although Nala Lanling seemed humble and gentle, when he left with Jade, he kept walking in front of the Long family woman and refused to fall behind. If Nala Lanling is really a gentle and humble person,
How could a woman act in such a calculating and targeted manner?" As the night grew darker, the wind blew in from the open door, causing the candlelight that had not been covered with gauze to sway for a while. It was not until Yang Hai closed the door of the palace that the candlelight began to shine.
Gradually stabilized.
"If the queen wants to consolidate the status of her family, she must not let her second elder brother Fujin fall by the wayside. It is expected that Nala Lanling will be chosen." Inge's daughter's surname is Nala and her maiden name is Lanling.
"Then let the queen get what she wants?" Shui Xiu was a little unwilling.
"What can I do if the Queen Mother has already chosen it, but it's not always the case that I got what I wanted." Ling Ruo smiled slightly, stood up and said, "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore, let the kitchen bring out the dinner earlier.
After I finish using this palace, I still need to continue copying. I have to finish copying and send it over before sunset tomorrow. In addition, go and call the Fourth Brother over to have a meal with you."
However, just after dinner, Ling Ruo summoned Yang Hai alone, with only one instruction, "From now on, everyone in Chengqian Palace is at your disposal. I want to know every move of the second elder brother." Since the last time, everyone in Chengqian Palace is at your disposal.
After intercepting Shi Qiuci's letter, Ling Ruo trusted Yang Hai a little more and began to let him do many things.
"Slave, I obey!" Yang Hai agreed, knowingly not asking why Ling Ruo did this. As a slave, the most important thing is to be obedient and loyal, and the most undesirable thing is to be talkative and curious.
Before sunset on the third day, Ling Ruo presented the copied palace regulations to Wu Yashi as scheduled. After looking through it carefully, Wu Yashi found that the handwriting was the same and there was no copying, so her expression softened slightly.
Looking at Ling Ruo who was kneeling on the ground, she said, "I hope Concubine Xi won't think that the Ai family is deliberately making things difficult for you."
Ling Ruo quickly kowtowed and said: "I made a mistake, and it is natural for the emperor to punish me. How dare I have such thoughts?"
Wu Yashi saw that Ling Ruo did not deny the past events and her attitude seemed quite sincere. She nodded slightly and handed the thick stack of paper in her hand to the maid waiting beside her.
Please keep this in mind in the future and don't behave as willfully as before, otherwise the Aijia will not be punished as lightly as this time."
"Yes, I would like to follow the teachings of the emperor." Ling Ruo agreed quickly and sat with her for a while before leaving and returned to Chengqian Palace. After resting for a while, she saw Yang Hai coming in and whispered in Ling Ruo's ear.
After a few words, Ling Ruo thought for a moment and stretched out her right hand towards him, "Help me go to the Royal Garden for a walk."
"Hey!" Yang Hai replied quickly and helped Ling Ruo's hand out. In October, when late autumn turned to winter, the imperial garden no longer had the grand scene of hundreds of flowers blooming, but under the careful care of the palace people, it did not
I saw something in ruins. Seasonal flowers were blooming in the cold wind, such as green chrysanthemums, thousand-petaled chrysanthemums, hibiscus, etc.
Passing through the cobblestone path planted with plum blossoms on both sides is the northeast corner of the Imperial Garden. There is a floating green pavilion across the pool. Now there is a person standing in the pavilion. When Ling Ruo walked in, that person's heart
Feeling the feeling, he turned around, and when he saw it was Ling Ruoshi, he quickly bowed his head and saluted, "Hongshi has met Empress Xi."
"It's the second elder brother, no need to be polite." Ling Ruo looked at him with gentle eyes, "Second elder brother is not talking to the Queen in Kunning Palace, how can he stay here alone, without even a servant."
"I'm just taking a walk. I'll go back later." Hongshi's eyes were a little evasive, but the more he acted like this, the more Ling Ruo became curious. He took another closer look and said in surprise: "Hey, two
Why is my brother's eyes a little red, but he cried?"
Hongshi quickly lowered his head, avoiding Ling Ruo's probing gaze, and smiled with all his strength: "Ms. Xi, you are joking. Why am I crying for no reason? It's because sand got into your eyes just now, so it's a little red."
"Is that so?" Ling Ruo glanced at him meaningfully, sat down on the bench and said, "I heard that the Queen Mother has chosen a candidate for the second prince's direct successor. I wonder which daughter she is?"
A trace of pain flashed across Hongshi's eyes, "She is... the daughter of Lord Yingge."
"Mr. Yingge?" Ling Ruo pretended to be surprised and said, "So she is the second elder brother's cousin? It is a beautiful thing to have a kiss. However... I look at it, and the second elder brother seems to be
Not very happy? Not even as happy as a bridegroom."
Hongshi wanted to say that he was very happy and was about to marry his cousin, but he couldn't say it out loud against his will. From the beginning to the end, the only woman he wanted to marry was Jiamo, the daughter of the Long family.
Well, the cousin is not the person he thinks of at all.
Seeing that Hongshi was silent, Ling Ruo said with concern: "If there is anything wrong with my second brother, you might as well tell me. Maybe I can help you."