Ruyi knelt there and said: "Your Majesty, please take care of your body. Now that the slave's mission has been completed, please allow me to stay in Xiluan Hall to serve your Majesty."
Nuan Si covered the wound and coughed lightly and said: "Ruyi, you are a good girl, not suitable to stay in the palace, and how can a woman like you be a palace concubine? This palace has specifically allowed you to leave the palace and grant you a marriage.
You are the top scorer in this year’s new subject.”
After hearing this, Ruyi burst into tears and kowtowed: "Ruyi will never forget your great kindness and virtue."
After sending Ruyi away, Bei'er came over in confusion: "Empress, what's going on? Hasn't Song Ruyi always been against Empress?"
Nuan Si smiled: "When Ruyi first entered the palace, she was really arrogant and arrogant, but after being punished by me, she became much better. That day, she was bedridden after the execution. I appointed her as the imperial doctor and wanted to send her away.
When leaving the palace, she was grateful for my kindness and was unwilling to leave the palace. At this moment, Mrs. Lan pretended to rescue her. Then the girl had an idea and decided to lurk beside Bai Ruolan. Unexpectedly, today she actually sent a
use."
Belle heard this and sighed: "It seems that as a human being, you still have to make good connections at all times."
"Actually, when I rescued Ruyi, I didn't expect such a long-term outcome. Although she offended me at the time, I didn't want to kill her, but wanted to give her a small punishment. I didn't expect that after she had an epiphany,
I am always grateful, and I also know that she and this year’s number one winner are childhood sweethearts, so they are beautiful as adults.”
Belle praised: "My queen, everything is going smoothly now, just like a noble person helping me."
Nuan Si sighed: "Maybe my unborn child has a soul in heaven."
Belle then rolled her eyes and said, "Madam, what kind of person do you think the emperor is?"
"Extremely smart and thoughtful." These eight words were Nuan Si's evaluation of the man beside her pillow.
Belle then said worriedly: "Tell me, will the Emperor doubt us about this matter? Will he believe what Bai Ruolan did?"
Nuansi mocked: "Do you think you can hide it from him?"
Belle was shocked: "Then...if that's the case, aren't we doomed?"
Nuan Nuan stretched out her index finger and swung it from side to side: "No, on the contrary, he has always known everything, it's just that he prefers us to do this."
"Why is that?" Belle asked doubtfully, she really didn't understand.
"Killing with a borrowed knife." The four words are the most appropriate interpretation, Nuan Si said slowly.
"Kill someone with a borrowed knife?" Belle pondered carefully and suddenly said: "My servant understands that the emperor has always wanted to eradicate the power of the Bai family. There have long been rumors that the prime minister is secretly forming a clique and has too much power, so the emperor must eliminate it quickly.
But the emperor doesn’t want to do it openly, so he borrows the help of the empress to first move down Mrs. Lan’s big tree that is an eyesore.”
Nuan Si nodded: "Belle, your reaction is not as fast as before."
Belle scratched her head in embarrassment, and then sighed: "I don't understand, this slave, doesn't the Emperor have any love for Mrs. Lan?"
Nuan Si said disdainfully: "Belle, in the emperor's family, love is the most humble thing."
Belle was moved when she heard this and opened her mouth but said nothing.
In the court
People are already panicking. If something happens to Mrs. Lan, the Prime Minister will definitely not be able to escape. Therefore, the Prime Minister's followers are also worried about whether it will affect them.
"My dear friends, tell me, how should I deal with Mrs. Lan?" The emperor's majesty cannot be underestimated.
In fact, matters in the harem do not need to be discussed in court, but assassinating the queen is a crime that implicates the nine clans, so when the prime minister is involved, the topic becomes sensitive, and the emperor also wants to see Bai Shi'an's attitude.
Yan Yu stepped forward and cupped her hands and said: "Mrs. Lan has committed a heinous crime, which is unforgivable, but please, for the sake of the loyalty of the Bai family, please do not implicate the nine tribes."
It was okay that Yan Yu didn't say anything, because no one had mentioned the implicated nine clans, but Yan Yu's "kind-hearted" reminder made it even harder for the ministers to say anything.
Bai Shi'an has also aged a lot overnight, his hair is covered with white hair, and his complexion is not very good...
Yuan Taibao, who ranked first among the three princes, said: "In my opinion, Mrs. Lan must be beheaded to show the public, and the concubines have been warned."
Bai Shi'an shuddered when he heard this. Who doesn't know that Bai Ruolan is his most beloved daughter. Before leaving the cabinet, in the Prime Minister's Mansion, she held it in her hand for fear of melting, and held it in her hand for fear of breaking. She was like a rare treasure. Today, she heard the important news
He was already heartbroken to kill his daughter.
Suddenly, Bai Shi'an knelt down with a bang: "Your Majesty, this matter was caused by the old minister's momentary confusion. My daughter Ruolan didn't know about it. Please be kind to your Majesty and spare my little girl's life. The old minister is willing to die to apologize."
As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar. The prime minister was getting older, and he jumped into the trap before the emperor could use any tricks. To put it bluntly, he loved his daughter very much.
However, the emperor thought that Prime Minister Bai would plead for his daughter, but what he didn't expect was that he would bear all the charges.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I know that you love your daughter very much, and I don't blame you, but Lan'er made a big mistake this time, so I'm afraid..." The emperor hesitated to speak.
The prime minister burst into tears and interrupted the emperor's words: "Your Majesty, for the sake of the veteran who has worked hard for Nanyu for decades, please give Lan'er a way to live. The veteran is old and doesn't need anything, but he can't lose Lan'er. Lan'er
My mother passed away early, and I have been dependent on each other since I was a child. I really can’t give a man with gray hair to a man with black hair, so I beg the emperor for mercy."
No one listened to the Prime Minister's words without emotion, and everyone could understand that the Emperor heard what the Prime Minister meant and knew that he had decided to give up everything in the court, so after thinking about it, the Emperor finally made his decision: "Well, yes
Ah, Prime Minister Bai has been an official in Nanyu for many years, and he has worked hard even if he has no merit, so I still understand the Prime Minister's mood."
Hearing that the emperor had relented, Prime Minister Bai hurriedly struck while the iron was hot, fearing that the emperor would regret it, so he said: "The old minister's health is getting worse every year, so he is not qualified for the post of prime minister. Fortunately, he resigned from the emperor again and returned home."
The emperor said thoughtfully: "Where are you going when the Prime Minister resigns? The Prime Minister has a great fortune and many mansions in the imperial capital. Wouldn't it be a pity to leave?"
Prime Minister Bai was shocked and knew that the emperor wanted to clear out his family wealth, so he said: "Those honors were given by the court. Now that I am no longer an official, those things naturally do not belong to me. Therefore, I plan to take my daughter to a place."
Spend the rest of your life deep in the mountains and old forests."
Sure enough, the emperor nodded with satisfaction. Bai Shi'an resigned from office and handed over all his family property, so he really had nothing to fear.
So the emperor said: "I already know that I love you and you are loyal. For the sake of Prime Minister Bai's great contribution to Nan Yu, I will spare Mrs. Lan's death, but I will abolish the title and demote her to a civilian status."
Bai Shi'an immediately kowtowed: "I would like to thank the emperor for your kindness on behalf of my little daughter."
When Bai Ruolan, who was in the prison, heard the news, she was in disbelief. She didn't believe that the emperor would treat her like this. She always felt that the emperor loved her and looked at her with tender eyes.
She also knew that with the emperor's intelligence, how could he not know about her grievances, but the emperor still did not come, and all he brought was an imperial edict, saying that he would abolish her title, demote her to a commoner's place, confiscate the Baifu family property, and leave.
You can't bring any followers with you at this time.
Bai Ruolan stood there stupidly. After listening to the eunuch's announcement, she even forgot to thank her...
"Young lady Bai, why don't you thank me?" the old eunuch's voice was extremely harsh.
Bai Ruolan still stood there blankly...
The old eunuch was angry, walked over and kicked her in the knee. She was caught off guard and immediately knelt on the ground.
"I am already a pariah now. I thought I was so beautiful when I was a lady." The old eunuch left with a sarcastic remark and left with contempt.
Bai Ruolan's vision went dark and she fainted.
Three days later, an imperial edict was announced to the world: Prime Minister Bai Shi'an resigned and lived in seclusion in the mountains.
The imperial edict did not even mention the once-famous Mrs. Lan, and the people speculated for a while.
At this time, Bai Shi'an and her daughter were already on their way to a foreign country... There was no carriage, no entourage, only two parents. The old man was dressed in plain clothes and carrying a baggage, and the woman was dressed in white, with her face turned to the sky and tightly holding the old man's arm.
"Dad, where did mom go?" The woman's voice was very childish and did not match her age at all.
The old man stroked the woman's head and said dotingly: "Lan'er, good boy, Mom has gone to a far away place and can't come back for the time being. Listen to Daddy, and Daddy will make you sugar cookies."
When she heard about the sugar cake, the woman's face showed a bright smile: "Really? Then daddy must keep his word."
When Bai Ruolan heard the imperial edict in Tianlao, she couldn't bear the blow and fainted. When she woke up, she became stupid and had an IQ like a six-year-old child. But it was good, at least she could forget some unhappy things.
The backs of the two father and daughter looked so lonely in the setting sun. No one knew how beautiful they once were. One was once a high-ranking prime minister with overwhelming power, and the other was once the most favored harem and one of the most beautiful women in the imperial capital.
Mrs. Lan.
Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi. Even in the beautiful sun, the scorching sun will fall, and the powerful Bai family will eventually fall. Perhaps Bai Shi'an did not expect that this day would come so quickly...
"Your Majesty, Bai Shi'an has already lived in seclusion in a deep mountainous area within Lizhou." The subordinate reported the news truthfully.
The emperor put down the memorial he was reviewing, raised his head and said word by word: "Keep an eye on them. Once they come into contact with people from the enemy country, they will be killed without mercy."
"Yes." The subordinate followed the order and left.
This is Mo Yu Wuhuan, an emperor who thinks everything through, an emperor who smiles at you like a flower one moment, but may kill you the next moment. He has no pity, no guilt, and never even treats a charming woman like Bai Ruolan.
A trace of nostalgia...
Xiluan Hall
Nuan Si put incense on the small memorial tablet in the mourning hall and burned paper money. Her eyes were full of sadness: "My child, my mother has avenged you. You can rest at ease and reincarnate as soon as possible. Don't reincarnate into the emperor's family in the next life."
Belle wiped away her tears with her sleeves. Since losing her child, the Queen has seldom smiled...
"Belle, the Bai family is so miserable now, am I too bad?" Nuan Si asked tiredly.
"I think this is not the case. Not killing Mrs. Lan is the best destination for them," said Belle.
"But, I feel a little sorry for Beauty Bai. After all, he is also a member of the Bai family." Nuan Si felt depressed, because she and Beauty Bai were good friends, and she always felt a little unjustified when something like this happened.
Belle sighed: "Mr. Bai is well-educated and well-informed about righteousness. He will definitely understand the empress's difficulties. Besides, Prime Minister Bai and Mrs. Lan were not killed or injured, they just lost their glory and wealth."
Nuan Si nodded: "That's right. Bai Mei has always been considerate, so she shouldn't blame me."
At this time, the little eunuch outside the door ran in in a panic and reported: "Mother, something is not right."
Belle glared at the little eunuch fiercely: "Damn it, you can't say these taboo words in front of the Queen. What does it mean that the Queen is not good?"
Nuan Si smiled: "It's okay. I don't blame you. Tell me, what's the matter?"
"Border has once again captured the traitorous ministers of Xi Liang and Bei Xi who conspired. The emperor is furious and has ordered an attack on Xi Liang. A hundred thousand troops have arrived at the border of Xi Liang." The little eunuch said anxiously.