Although he was almost face to face with the Queen Mother, Nangong Lie did not look at her. His deep eyes only fixed on Zhenliang and said coldly, "May I ask the Queen Mother, why can't I take away my princess?"
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The Queen Mother almost choked when she asked this question, as if she was clearly scolding her for taking charge of people she shouldn't have to take charge of.
The Queen Mother calmed down and said confidently, "Concubine Liang is disrespectful to the Ai family. The Ai family just asked her to kneel down for a while. Does the emperor deserve to be so angry?"
Zhenliang rolled her eyes at the Queen Mother helplessly. Can she be called a little kneeling when she has been kneeling for a few moments? It is obviously that she cannot afford to kneel for a long time, okay?
Nangong Lie held Zhenliang in his arms and walked toward the door, directly past the Queen Mother, until he stood behind the Queen Mother, then he stopped and said in a back-to-back posture, "The emperor's brother asked for love from the Queen Mother two days ago.
My mother has personally agreed to let Concubine Liang go, so why are you going back on her word just two days later?"
Because Zhenliang was present, Nangong Lie deliberately did not mention that he also interceded with the Queen Mother on behalf of Zhenliang. Firstly, he felt that his role was not very important to the Queen Mother. Secondly, he did not want Zhenliang to know that he was interested in her.
The slightest concern.
Nangong Lie's behavior of avoiding talking about her did not surprise the Queen Mother, because in her heart, it was exactly what Nangong Lie thought, and only the words of her youngest son Nangong Yu could really have an effect.
Only this time, her two sons begged her for a woman at the same time. Although she agreed in words, she did not agree in action. In other words, she broke her promise.
"Mother, since you just made Concubine Liang kneel down without eating or drinking, I will treat Concubine Liang as wronged and won't argue with you. However, I hope that similar things, especially what happened to Concubine Liang, will happen in the future.
Don’t let it happen again.”
Nangong Lie's words were as cold as ice and sonorous and powerful. No one dared to look at him while he was speaking. But Zhenliang could clearly see the expression on his face. It was such a sinister face that no part of it was left untouched.
The face eroded by the anger, although it still retains its handsomeness, makes those who see it feel cold and tremble in their hearts.
"..." Nangong Lie accused her of wrongdoing in front of so many servants. The Queen Mother was so angry that she opened her mouth wide, but she couldn't say a word.
Although this son had a lot of dissatisfaction with her, he had never been so sharp in his words or treated her with such a cold attitude, whether in front of others or behind others. And for the first time, her face was lost in front of others, and the culprit turned out to be
She's the ugly girl who deserves to be cut to pieces!
Nangong Lie held Zhenliang in his arms and walked steadily down the steps of the hall, step by step without looking back, but his voice was deep and cold and said, "Why didn't the queen think before punishing Concubine Liang? If the emperor's brother knew about this,
What kind of reaction will he have? According to his temperament, will he just say a few words to his mother like me?"
"..." The Queen Mother's mouth, which she had finally closed, opened wide again, but still nothing could come out.
The resentment and unwillingness in the Queen Mother's heart were put aside for the time being. All that was swirling in her mind was the upright and handsome face of her youngest son Nangong Yu. What the emperor said was indeed true. If Nangong Yu knew about this, he would definitely treat her like this.
The queen mother is extremely disappointed, and her words may be even more fierce than the emperor's, and she may even do some extreme behavior. For example, she will go to the palace less and less frequently in the future, and even when she does, she will not come to see her on purpose...
Although her disgust and hatred for Concubine Liang became even deeper because of this, the Queen Mother still felt a lot of regret for today's behavior. She should punish Concubine Liang severely, but she should not punish her so directly.
If everyone knows about it but doesn't tell it, it is more likely to hurt my son's heart. It is really a thankless mistake.
Outside Cining Palace, except for Zhenqi who was cheerful again, no one dared to follow Nangong Lie, because no one had the shame to disturb the emperor and Concubine Liang's majestic closeness in broad daylight!
For those who have lived in the palace for a long time, this is definitely the first time they have seen the emperor and his woman so close during the day!
Before this, the emperor and the women in the harem had never shown any intimate behavior in front of others, even simple holding hands, snuggling, hugging, etc.
Everyone thought that this was just because of the emperor's reserved temperament and his unwillingness to show intimacy with women in front of others, which affected his cold and aloof demeanor. Even at night, lights must be turned off and no conversation was allowed, so no one thought that, or at all,
I never thought that the emperor would change his long-standing habits, and that the first woman who asked the emperor to change his temperament and receive special treatment was actually an ugly girl who had just entered the palace!
Zhenliang closed her eyes slightly and lay quietly in Nangong Lie's generous arms. Whenever his steps changed slightly, she would frown and endure the pain, but gradually, she found that Nangong Lie's slender body was still the same.
It's just that the changes in the steps are getting smaller and smaller, so the pain from the knees is getting smaller and smaller.
Slowly opening his eyes, Zhenliang looked gratefully at Nangong Lie, his eyes direct and frank. However, Nangong Lie could easily feel her eyes, but he stared straight ahead without even looking back at her.
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Zhenliang blinked and stared at Nangong Lie's delicate chin, which was carved like a sculpture. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, doesn't this man have three hundred taels of silver in this place? He obviously has a careful side, but he deliberately doesn't want her to know. It's a pity.
, she had already felt that in order to make her knees suffer less, he not only became more and more steady in his steps, but also kept his arms holding her as still as possible.
Zhenliang pursed her dry lips slightly, turned her face and looked outside. Thinking of what Nangong Lie said to the Queen Mother in Cining Palace, her heart that had been cold for a long time felt very warm. This was really the first time.
This time, when he said something particularly unpleasant, she felt it sounded very pleasant and refreshing.
Her face was close to his chest just now, so she could clearly feel his suppressed anger and sincere protection of her. Although he should be protecting her because of her parents, but when she was lonely and in pain
At that moment, he appeared in time like a gust of wind to save her, and bravely took her away from the place where she was likely to get into trouble willfully.
I really can’t imagine that if Nangong Lie hadn’t arrived, if an hour had passed and her knees had been injured, whether she would have been able to hold on to the wall and leave Cining Palace, and how she would have offended the Queen Mother, who would not like her, and even brought her to the hospital.
Greater punishment...
She had to admit that it was his arrival that prevented her from impulsively ignoring the Queen Mother's authority and leaving willfully, preventing her from having a direct conflict with the Queen Mother, and preventing her from injuring her knee more seriously...
It was because of his arrival that she suddenly realized that in this palace, in addition to those who were loyal to her in Qiongyu Palace, there was a more powerful person who could protect her from being harmed or persecuted.
It was precisely because of his arrival that she unexpectedly discovered that Nangong Lie was not the kind of foolish and filial person. His relationship with the Queen Mother was not as close and harmonious as Nangong Yu's relationship with the Queen Mother.
Inadvertently looking at the attractive tracts of snow on the roadside, Zhenliang's dry lips couldn't help but become even drier, and black smoke suddenly appeared in her throat, as if she would be swallowed if she didn't replenish her water immediately.
The fire burned him to death.
For something that was really unbearable, Zhenliang could only shamelessly choose not to endure it anymore. Looking at Nangong Lie's determined chin, he said softly, "Your Majesty, please let me down."
She pursed her lips very slightly. She just felt that her lips were dry. But as soon as she said this, probably because Nangong Lie was holding her outside in the wind and sun, her lips that had long lost their color followed her excessive movements.
And squirming, a few streaks of blood unceremoniously burst from her chapped lips. Even if she couldn't see it, she could still feel the cruelty and shock of the scene.
As soon as Nangong Lie lowered his head, what he saw was the moment when Zhenliang's lips were bloodshot. Immediately, his throat tightened, his arms stiffened, and he felt extremely depressed.
Many people said that he was ruthless and ruthless. He thought he inherited it from his mother, but today, he felt that his ruthlessness was far inferior to that of his mother.
Watching those blood streaks getting bigger and bigger, Nangong Lie had a strange thought and impulse in his heart. He wanted to use his saliva to directly moisten her miserable lips, give her moisture and warmth,
It wasn't until the bloodshot wounds healed and the lips returned to their former soft and bright red color that they were released.
But such thoughts passed quickly. Nangong Lie felt that this thought was really hard to express. His handsome face turned away slightly and he turned away his eyes, and said to Zhenliang with disdain, "Can you go like this?"
Let alone leaving, I'm afraid I won't be able to stand even if I stand still.
Nangong Lie was really not good at expressing his concern for women, so these words sounded to Zhenliang's ears as if he was mocking her for being useless, as if he was expressing his compassion for her.
Humiliated, Zhenliang's rejection of Nangong Lie immediately returned and even got worse. The gratitude she had felt towards him disappeared in an instant. Regardless of the pain of tearing her lips, she gritted her teeth and said, "Put me down! Let me down!"
Nangong Lie refused to comply, so Zhenliang glared at him fiercely and kept repeating these four words. For people who are extremely thirsty, anything that can quench their thirst can temporarily overcome all vanity, and she did not
Maybe I can bear to go to Qiongyu Palace for even a moment to drink water.
Of course, Zhenliang would not be stupid enough to struggle desperately in Nangong Lie's arms. Even if she struggled slightly, she would not use it because she would not joke about her already painful knees. Therefore, she could only make a small sacrifice.
A split lip.
Seeing that Zhenliang's lips seemed to be covered with bloodshot threads until they oozed out and were completely dyed red, Nangong Lie really didn't know why she insisted on going to the ground like this. He just thought that she was extremely disgusted with him holding her, and the anger in his heart couldn't help but
More and more, but finally, under the strong stimulation of bloodshot eyes, he leaned over and gently put her down.
It was said that she put it down, but in fact it was not a simple move, but when Nangong Lie estimated that Zhenliang's feet were already firmly on the ground, he let go of her body rather uneasily.
