Wen Ruyan's fair complexion looked even more crystal clear in the heavy snow. It was impossible to tell that she was already in her thirties. She just took advantage of the situation and held Ling Ruo's hand and said: "I was bored in the palace, so I thought of
Come and sit here." Behind her was a palace servant carrying a food box.
Wen Ruyan entered the Nuan Pavilion where the earth dragon was burned, and the heat rushed to their faces, swallowing up the coldness on both of them. After Wen Ruyan sat down, she ordered the palace servants to open the food box and took out a bowl with steaming food.
The steaming dumplings came, "Although it's not New Year's Eve yet, but in these two days, I remember that when I was in the house, you liked to eat the dumplings I made the most, so I made a few while I had nothing to try.
Let’s see how it tastes.”
"The dumplings made by my sister are naturally delicious." Ling Ruo said with a smile, scooped one into his mouth, chewed it carefully and swallowed it, nodded: "It's the same as it was nineteen years ago, some things haven't changed."
"Besides Han Yan, I can only eat these dumplings with you." Wen Ruyan said this, with a hint of disappointment on his face unconsciously.
Ling Ruo felt keenly that Wen Ruyan was worried, and immediately asked: "What's wrong with sister?"
Wen Ruyan noticed something strange about herself, quickly shook her head and said, "It's okay, let's eat dumplings."
As she said this, Ling Ruo put down the bowl, paused for a while and said, "Sister, are you thinking about your family?"
Wen Ruyan was silent for a while and said: "Yesterday, they sent me a letter saying that my younger brother failed the test many times and asked me to plead with the emperor and reward him with an official position so that he would not be idle at home all day.
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Ling Ruo stared at her and said, "This is not a big deal. My sister told me, but you want me to say this to the emperor?" If Wen Ruyan really said that, based on their friendship, she would definitely not
Will refuse.
"No." Wen Ruyan shook her head, and the emerald pendant under her ear shone with a cold light, gently hitting her face, "I just feel very sad. When I was a princess in the palace, I couldn't receive one letter in a year.
Letters, but since I was granted the title of Concubine Fu Jin, letters have often been brought to my home. After I entered the palace and became concubines, I received letters from them every day. Ruo'er, have you ever seen such a snobbish person?
family?"
Ling Ruo was speechless. She only heard Wen Ruyan mention her family on the day she first entered the house, but she never heard of her family again and said they had no contact with her ever since.
"I have always known that they sent me to the palace in the hope that I would bring them glory and wealth, but they did not want my power to reach this level. When I was humiliated and unfavored, they ignored me. Now I have been favored by the emperor.
After being named a concubine, they just stick to her with a shy face, it's really scary." While talking about this, Wen Ruyan had a sarcastic and sharp smile on his face.
Ling Ruo held her hand and said softly: "Sister, please don't be sad. You return it to me, as well as Sister Hanyan and Sister Yun. No matter what, we will be by your side."
"I know, it's just that I suddenly felt sad." Wen Ruyan forced a smile, pointed at the dumplings on the table and said, "Eat it quickly, it won't taste good when it's cold."
"Yes." Ling Ruo ate all the dumplings in order not to offend her. After wiping the soup stains from the corner of her mouth, she said, "What are you going to do now? Do you want to ask the emperor for this favor?"
"No. They thought I was nothing before, so why should I care about them? Besides, this so-called younger brother was not born when I entered the house." Wen Ruyan really didn't feel anything about his family, but was disappointed and disgusted.
More.
"But they are my sister's family after all. Is my sister planning to ignore them all her life?" Although Wen Ruyan didn't say it, Ling Ruo could feel her pain. If not, who would want to be a stranger to her family.
Wen Ruyan was also confused, shook her head and said, "Besides, I'm really not in the mood to pay attention to them right now. By the way, I just saw Yubi going out, what was she doing here?"
After Ling Ruo explained the purpose of Yubi's visit, Wen Ruyan nodded and said: "Although she is cautious, she can still distinguish right from wrong. If you can make friends with her, try your best to make friends with her. Maybe you will be able to make friends with her in the future.
Be a boost.”
"I didn't think about this. I just thought that Hongli would have one more companion." Speaking of this, Ling Ruo sighed and said, "Being in the royal family is really pitiful."
"After all, no one in this palace is pitiful. The royal family... just looks noble, but is actually much worse than ordinary people." Thinking of the ups and downs over the years, Wen Ruyan sighed with emotion. If he hadn't been lucky enough to be born,
A Han Yan; if not for the support of Ling Ruo and Guarjia, she doesn't know where she would be now.
God is fair, and every loss must be rewarded. Although she lost the love of her family, she gained a rare friendship and a smart and sensible daughter.
Then she asked a few more questions about Ling Ruo's family, and after learning that he was still in prison, she said: "I know you don't want to bother the emperor, but there are some things that will get worse the longer they are delayed. The palace is watching you.
There are many eyes on your family, and I am afraid that they will take the opportunity to cause trouble. Therefore, you still have to say what you need to say, otherwise it will be too late to regret it when something happens."
Ling Ruo nodded silently, "I will, sister, don't worry."
In the continuous heavy snow, another day passed. On the night of December 29, Ling Ruo was taking the Hongli exam. The eunuch of the Jingshi Room came to the Qian Palace to deliver the order and ordered Ling Ruo to attend the Yangxin Hall.
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Ling Ruo tidied up a little, told Hongli a few words, and got on the Fengluan Chunen car that came to pick her up. Because there was a thick layer of snow on the ground, the car drove very slowly.
The bell kept making tinkling sounds in the wind and snow.
Su Peisheng was standing outside the Yangxin Hall. When he saw Ling Ruo getting out of Fengluan Chunen's carriage, he called Qian'er and whispered: "The emperor is inside, please go in."
Ling Ruo pushed open the heavy palace door and walked in. There were four gilded candlesticks placed on each side of the palace. The flickering candlelight illuminated the palace as brightly as day.
Yinzhen sat in the chair with his eyes closed, seemingly not hearing the sound of Ling Ruo opening the door and coming in. Just as Ling Ruo was about to salute, Sixi, who was waiting next to Yinzhen, made a silencing gesture towards her, and then walked lightly.
He came over and whispered: "Your Majesty, the Emperor is asleep."
"I understand." After agreeing in the same small voice, Ling Ruo quietly walked to the chair and sat down, waiting for Yinzhen to wake up.
This wait lasted for more than half an hour, and the candles on the candlestick gradually became shorter as time went by.
With a long exhale, Yinzhen opened his eyes. He was a little uncomfortable with the light in the room when he first opened his eyes. After a while, he saw Ling Ruo who had already stood up. He pinched the bridge of his nose and called his hands:
"When did you come and why didn't you wake me up?"