"Ling-er (Liang-er) greets the ancestor.”In Ningshou Palace, Jiu Ranling and Jiu Ranliang bowed obediently, but their smiles were exceptionally bright.
"Get up. It's really strange that you two eccentric people came to this widow together today." The Empress Dowager's eyes fell on Jiuran Ling. Did she cause some trouble again?”
"Hehe, the ancestor is really wise!”Jiu Ranling jumped to the Empress Dowager's side and massaged her back eagerly.
"Alright, even if you give this widow some bewitching soup, it's useless.”
"Ling-er didn't intend to lie to the ancestor.”Jiu Ran Ling told him everything that had happened.
"Twelve, is that true?" The Empress Dowager stared at Jiu Ran and asked coldly.
"Ancestor, Royal Sister is right.”Jiu Ranliang stood still and answered seriously.
Jiu Ran Ling raised a hand and closed her fingers.""Ancestor, Ling-er swears to the heavens that everything she said is true. We have indeed angered that useless Countess Lan Yu to tears.”
"So you came to this widow to find a shield.”The empress dowager continued.
"But you can't blame Ling-er for this. That Lan Yu is too cowardly. It was normal to be bullied if one was not good at chess. Ling-er had been bullied since she was young.”
" Sigh..." The empress dowager sighed and pulled Jiu Ranling to sit down." Girl, although you did not do anything wrong, your motive is easily misunderstood by others. Your words are a little too intense."”
"There's nothing to misunderstand. In the end, it's just that I don't like Lan Yu. Otherwise, why would I deliberately let Shi Er play chess with her and even make an issue out of the royal etiquette?”Jiu Ranling admitted it generously and sat beside the Empress Dowager to eat her snacks.
"A few days ago when you suggested letting Lan Yu live in the palace, this widow and the emperor knew that things were not that simple. Your baby egg is full of bad things.”
"Ancestor!" Jiu Ranling puffed up her cheeks." If Lan Yu can't even pass Ling-er, then she's not qualified to be the Fourth Imperial Consort." We will never admit that she is our fourth sister-in-law.”
"Girl, you always pull your brothers along to cause trouble!”The Empress Dowager wanted to reprimand her with a stern face, but she could not put on airs as she looked at Jiu Ranling's likable face.
Jiu Ranling looked at the Empress Dowager fawningly." No matter how much trouble Ling-er causes this time, it's for the sake of Fourth Brother's marriage. Ancestor, please don't be angry on account of our deep brotherhood."”
"You ah, what do you want this widow to say about you. Usually, you push the Crown Prince into the lake, water the Empress 'flowers, and secretly replace Consort Li's tonic with laxatives. These are all our own matters in the palace. Aijia and the Emperor can help you settle them, and treat them as harmless jokes. However, when it comes to the court or even the people, sometimes even the Emperor and I cannot protect you all the time. So, most of the time, you have to learn to protect yourself. He had to know clearly that there were things that he could not say and things that he could not do.”The Empress Dowager patted her hand earnestly.
"Ancestor, do you think Ling-er did something wrong? Are you worried that Taichang Lan Mu will put pressure on my father and let him punish me? Jiu Ranling sat beside the Empress Dowager and stared at her without blinking. His eyes were so dark that they seemed bottomless, but they were so clear that it was intoxicating.
The Empress Dowager sighed slightly." It's these eyes. They're exactly the same as Concubine Rong's."”
Jiu Ran Ling was stunned for a moment before she laughed again. This smile caused his eyes to be covered with a thin layer of mist. However, he could not see anything clearly in his eyes.
"Ancestor, Imperial Mother has been dead for twelve years.”Jiu Ranling held the Empress Dowager's hand and swayed it gently. If she knew that the Great Ancestor missed her so much, she would be very pleased.”
"If you can make people less worried and not cause a ruckus all day long, causing everyone to be in chaos, your Consort Mother will definitely be more gratified.”When the empress dowager said this, the topic suddenly changed." Girl, will you complain? She blamed herself for losing her mother when she was five?”
Before Jiu Ran Ling could respond, Jiu Ran Liang, who was eating happily, spoke up,""Ancestor, Royal Sister, Concubine Li and her party are here.”
"Oh?" The Empress Dowager tilted her head lightly." I didn't expect Consort Li to be such a worrisome person."”
Jiu Ran Ling lowered her eyes and gave Jiu Ran Liang a grateful smile.
The next moment, Concubine Li led Lan Yu and a group of palace maids and eunuchs into the Palace of Tranquil Longevity in a mighty manner. She cried and shouted,""Mother, you must stand up for Li 'er!”
They wailed and sang all the way from outside the palace to inside the palace. When Consort Li and Lan Yu entered the door and saw Jiu Ran Ling sitting leisurely beside the empress dowager, they immediately froze and even forgot to continue faking their cries.
Jiu Ranling held the Empress Dowager's arm and smiled proudly at them.
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