"What is this?" Shuixiu asked with lingering fear, grabbing Yang Hai's hand next to her.
Ling Ruo replied coldly: "It's a crow!"
"Your Majesty is right, crows like to stay in the yard. Every time the door is opened, they will fly away, but they will stop again after a while." The little eunuch explained while leading Ling Ruo and others in. At this time,
The coldness and ruin of the cold palace were completely revealed before Ling Ruo's eyes.
The Cold Palace is very big, almost as big as the Chengqian Palace, but it is absolutely impossible to be as exquisite and luxurious as the Chengqian Palace. There are houses that are about to collapse everywhere, and the tiles on the roofs of several houses have fallen down and smashed to the ground.
Several pieces were thrown on the ground like this
, no one was seen cleaning it up, bird droppings could be seen everywhere on the ground, and some haggard women were walking around the yard like wandering spirits. One of them had unbuttoned her clothes, exposing a large area of dry skin. In their eyes,
, Ling Ruo couldn't see a trace of anger.
"Why do crows like to stay in the cold palace so much?" Just as he was talking for a while, a crow stopped on a tree that had lost all its leaves.
Ling Ruo stopped, turned around and said, "If you knew what crows like to eat, you would know why they like to stay in the cold palace."
Seeing Shuixiu still didn't understand, Yang Hai whispered two words in her ear, "Corpse!"
"Ah!" Shui Xiu was so frightened that she jumped up. She stared at Yang Hai in disbelief and asked softly: "Is this true?"
Yang Hai nodded and said: "Although crows are regarded as sacred birds, they really like to eat carrion, and someone will die at any time in the cold palace, so they naturally like to stay here."
Shui Xiu thought this place was eerie, but after hearing what he said, she felt even colder all over, and quickly moved closer to Yang Hai.
By the way, Ling Ruo glanced at the strange women and said, "Where is the Wen family who was just deposed by the emperor some time ago?"
"I will take you there right now." With that said, the little eunuch led Ling Ruo through the yard and came to a house that seemed to be relatively intact. He opened the door and said, "Wen Ruqing, someone is here.
It’s up to you!”
Wen Ru, who was sitting in the chair with her back to the door, turned around when she heard what the little eunuch said. When she saw Ling Ruo, the joy in her eyes quickly disappeared, replaced by disappointment and...hate!
Yes, she should hate it. If Ling Ruo hadn't exposed her affair, she wouldn't have ended up in this situation.
After sending the young eunuch off, Ling Ruo stepped into the dusty room. Looking at Wen Ruqing, she raised her eyes and chuckled, "Why, are you disappointed to see it's me?"
"What are you doing here?" Wen Ruqing looked at Ling Ruo warily.
The smile on Ling Ruo's face deepened, and she ran her fingers across the old table, "It's nothing. You are the sister of Concubine Huixian after all. I am having a fight with Concubine Huixian's sister. Isn't it normal for me to come and see you?"
Wen Ruqing sneered and said: "You don't have to be pretentious here, you really want me to die!" After saying this, she seemed to understand something, and suddenly said: "I understand, you must want to see if I am dead.
, you want to avenge Wen Ruyan, but it's a pity that I am alive and well. And not only am I alive now, I will also be alive in the future, and I will live longer than you!"
"Really?" Ling Ruo was not angry because of her words. She moved her fingers across the old table, stirring up fine dust flying in the air.
Ling Ruo's carelessness fell into Wen Ruqing's eyes, which made her even more excited, and she said loudly: "Yes, so what if you win this time, you still haven't killed me, and there is nothing you can do about me. Just look at it, one day
I will leave here and leave this damn cold palace!"
"Yes, you will leave, but after your death, no one can leave the cold palace alive." The superficial smile suddenly faded, replaced by a bone-chilling coldness, "Don't even think that the emperor will come.
Look at you, you killed Concubine Huixian and almost caused Concubine Qian to have a miscarriage. The Emperor hates you so much, how can he forgive you? You must give up on this!"
"I will leave, I will definitely leave!" Wen Ruqing waved her hands excitedly, "I will not lose to you, Niu Hulu Lingruo, I will never lose to you!"
Yang Hai scolded: "How dare you call me by my concubine's name!"
Wen Ruqing said nonchalantly: "So what if I call her anyway? Does she dare to kill me? It is still the period of mourning for the Queen Mother, so it is not appropriate to see blood!"
"I won't kill you, but..." Ling Ruo bloomed with a smile again, like the flowers blooming in spring, and like the clear sunshine in summer, it was dazzling. In such a smile, she spoke every word
One sentence: "I will watch the emperor execute you!"
"No! Your Majesty will not kill me! She...she will save me." Wen Ruqing was like a cat whose tail was severely stepped on, and she spoke with bared teeth and claws. However, the more ferocious she showed, the more exposed she became.
Out of inner uneasiness.
"The woman you are talking about refers to the queen, right?" Ling Ruo stroked her face and said something to break the last point of reliance in Wen Ruqing's heart, and then smiled sarcastically: "Wen Ruqing, you are so naive, the queen was afraid that day
If you talk nonsense in front of the emperor, it will implicate her, so I have to save your life. But now you are in the cold palace and no one can hear you no matter what you say. How can she risk her life to save you?
She will only do one thing, and that is to watch you die!"
Wen Ruqing shook her head vigorously and murmured: "No, the queen will definitely save me. She gave me that stew pot. As long as I tell the emperor, she..."
"What about her? Will she be banished to the cold palace like you? Wen Ruqing, don't dream. If you could convict the queen by relying on one-sided words, she wouldn't still be sitting in the Kunning Palace now.
You are arrogant and treat everyone as pawns, even the queen. But in fact, you are the pawn, the pawn in the game between me and the queen. No matter who wins or loses, you are the pawn.
The one who was abandoned."
"No, I'm not a chess piece!" This sentence touched Wen Ruqing's sore spot. She thought that she was extremely smart and could stand out in the palace and play with everyone, but it turned out that she was played by others.
, ended up in the cold palace.
Ling Ruo nodded sympathetically and said: "Originally, you could have stopped being a chess piece and could have been your nobleman in the Yanxi Palace. But you didn't want to. You deceived me and even killed your biological sister. Wen Ruqing
, I really want to ask, what is it about Concubine Huixian that I feel sorry for you for, why are you so cruel!"
"Because she is stupid!" Wen Ruqing shouted with a ferocious look: "I was willing to accompany you earlier than you, but I am willing to be behind you. If I listen to her, I will have to be behind you for the rest of my life. I don't want it, I want it.
If I climb higher than you, I will become the most favored one in the harem."