It had only been a day since the beginning of the witchcraft incident. There must have been some loopholes, but the higher-ups didn't plan to investigate, and the subordinates didn't have the courage to say anything. So, I watched Consort Hui being dragged away while crying and crying. All the servants around me were implicated. After the concubines who had their own thoughts were quickly sent away, I turned to look at Jing Yi.
This emperor who had not been in the Kun Yi Palace for the past ten days seemed to have something to say. I hesitated in my heart, not knowing whether I should pretend to reflect on my oversight or directly ask him what instructions he had.
Fortunately, Jing Yi didn't have much time to waste, so she skipped the topic of Consort Hui.""Lanshan wants to see you. Shen Lin has something to do too.”
I was stunned. I didn't expect these words to come out of his mouth. A few days ago, he was clearly gnashing his teeth and threatening me that he didn't want to see Luo Ying appear. Why would he go back on his word and call me out of the palace today?
" Ask Hongyan to come with you," Jing Yi said quickly." Come back before dark. Don't cause any trouble."”
" No need-" I was already very familiar with the route to the inner palace. Even without Fu Hongyan, there would be no problem. I was used to working alone and was about to refuse when I saw Jing Yi's warning look. I immediately swallowed my words and nodded." Alright."”
He glanced at me and said,"I don't want anything to happen to the Rong family in the short term."”
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As the Empress, I couldn't enter the palace as easily as I used to. The first thing I had to do was cover up for the Kun Yi Palace. Fortunately, Jing Yi's presence alone gave me an excellent excuse. I told Shui Mo to close the palace gates and told the public that the Empress had been reprimanded by the Emperor and that she couldn't suppress her shame and resentment and wouldn't see anyone.
Almost everyone in the palace recognized me now, so it was not easy to sneak out in broad daylight. However, it was much more convenient with Jing Yi's arrangements. There was no need to climb over the walls. I changed my clothes and was directly carried in a small sedan chair. I randomly made up a family member and swaggered out of the palace with Fu Hongyan leading the way. The guards around the palace were under his control, so no one dared to stop me for inspection.
On the way out of the palace, I finally found an opportunity to ask Fu Hongyan why Jing Yi would personally arrange for me to leave the palace.
" Ni Shui Hall has chosen a new hall master. Shen Lin said that you have to show up no matter what." Fu Hongyan was still not very happy with me. He looked at me and said," You're so amazing. You hid for half a year and just showed up once to get rid of Lu Zhaoyuan. What would it look like if you didn't show up when the new hall master is appointed?"”
Unlike how he usually addressed the Emperor and the Royal Highness, when Fu Hongyan called Shen Lin by his name, it meant that he was speaking as a member of the Qingcheng Family. Actually, Fu Hongyan was born in a bad family, but other than me, no one in the hall knew his identity and duties. Not many people have seen him before. In the past few years, Qingcheng had been Shen Lin and my partner in the open and in the dark, while Jing Yi's partner was Fu Hongyan.
I've always been jealous of him for being around Jing Yi day and night, so I've never shown him any mercy. Now that I've entered the palace, he finally has a chance to return the favor.
" Oh." I didn't have the mood to argue with him, so I nodded in resignation. I still thought that it was wrong. Jing Yi wouldn't involve Rong Chengjia just because of this, so I asked," What else?"”
" Also…" Fu Hongyan's expression turned serious. He frowned slightly and said," Lanshan was very angry when she found out about your identity. She said that she wanted to kill Rong Chenghong, but the City Lord did not allow it. The two of them fought, and Shen Lin did not stop them."”
"Ah?" I was shocked." What do you mean you couldn't stop him? Is it serious?"
" The City Lord is in the Prince's mansion. Shen Lin said that it's safer to stay by his side." Fu Hongyan sighed." You'll know if it's serious when you see him."”
I was silent and puzzled."How could this be?"
"Why not?" As if he thought that I was making a fuss over nothing, he snorted." Who dares to stop the two of them? Who can stop him?"
I knew that Fu Hongyan was still blaming me for starting this. I had hidden it for so many years, and it was such a big deal when it was exposed. No wonder Lanshan was angry. It was not unusual for her to fight with Tang Jie. Shen Lin and I were used to it. The one who made a fuss was Fu Hongyan, who had left Tang Jie's side a long time ago. However, this time, everyone knew about it. Could it be that Lanshan was really angry?
My heart sank. I glanced at Fu Hongyan but didn't say anything.
We arrived at the Prince's mansion very quickly. Tang Jie was seriously injured. He tried his best to speak but was stopped by Shen Lin. I sat in the room for a while. When I got up, I saw Lan Shan.
Lanshan didn't say anything and slashed at him with her sword.
I didn't dare to be careless with her. She hadn't been able to let go of my disappearance for half a year, and her sudden shocking identity had angered her again. If she really fought, she wouldn't pay attention to propriety. The seriously injured Tang Jie was a good example. Moreover, I didn't have the Dark Night with me at this time.
She didn't dare to explain and hurriedly turned around to dodge. Lanshan stuck tightly behind me, not giving me the chance to retreat. Instantly, danger surrounded her, forcing me to muster my courage and use my finger to flick away the sword that was close to her. With a clang, my entire right hand trembled in pain. I hurriedly cried out for mercy,"Lanshan-"
Only then did Lanshan stop, but she refused to put away her sword. She stared at me and frowned."Where's your sword?"
I was out of danger and smiled at her."I didn't bring it."
"Who allowed you to not carry a sword!”Lanshan's expression was unreadable. She said in a low voice," Did you not bring it, or did he not let you bring it?”
" There's no difference." I still smiled." I chose this path myself, so I have to walk it firmly.”
She stared at me for a while, then put away her sword and turned around to walk out. I knew she had something to say, so I followed her silently.
" I've always guessed that your father was a big shot since your mother kept a close watch on him." After a long while, Lan Shan said calmly," I just never thought that he would be from the Rong family."”
" Yeah." Before I could say anything, she seemed to have an epiphany again." Who else can make her not even dare to tell me?"”
" Jinyan, Rongcheng Jinyan-" She turned around." You're amazing!" Did she think that anyone could be the empress?”
" Of course not." I was silent for a moment and looked up into her eyes." Lanshan, you said that as long as we can achieve our goal, we can ignore the means.”
She snorted coldly." That's right, but the prerequisite is that you can achieve your goal. Aren't you afraid that you'll backfire? If he still doesn't want you, you won't be able to stay in Qingcheng either? Aren't you afraid that I'll really kill that heartless man if I find out who he is?”
" I'm afraid." I smiled sadly." That's why I waited so many years before I dared to take this risk. I've loved him for so many years. How could I accept the ending of being empty all of a sudden?”
"I've never been so glad that my surname is Rong Cheng. It wasn't easy for me to stand by his side with an identity that he couldn't push away. Do you have the heart to let me become empty again?"”
" Yanyan, you're really like your mother." After a while, she finally sighed." I hope you won't regret it."”
" My mother didn't regret it, so why would I?" I paused." She said that if you like her, don't give up.”
"She said that?"
Seeing me nod, Lanshan closed her eyes slightly and sighed." I'm always inferior to her.”
" She used love to support herself, but you imprisoned yourself in hatred." This was the first time I commented on her relationship with Tang Jie in front of her. My eyes drifted to the room where Tang Jie was." Why did you do this?”
Lanshan looked at me and didn't answer my question."Jing Yi must be mad at you, right?”
I smiled." Yes, he's about to explode. It's hard for him to keep his composure."”
"So, how could he let you out otherwise?”She looked relaxed." At least you can let him know that you had no choice but to hide it for so many years. If Rong Chenghong had died a few years ago, he and Rong Chengyao might have been incompatible with each other. How could you let him plot until now?"”
" Because of this, you wouldn't have killed my father if you knew about it a few years ago." I understood Lanshan's painstaking efforts to help me. I was grateful but still worried." You're always so harsh. Aren't you afraid that you'll really kill him one day?”
Lan Shan snorted and turned her head away without saying anything. After a while, she said,"If he dies, remember to get someone to inform me.”
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After sending Lanshan away, I returned to the house. Shen Lin asked Fu Hongyan to look at Tang Jie. He glanced at my right hand that I was secretly kneading. He didn't say anything and only mentioned that he wanted to bring me to meet the new hall master of the Reverse Water Hall.
I nodded and followed him. Other than Tang Jie and Lan Shan, the others did not know Shen Lin's true identity, so we naturally could not arrange to meet in the Prince's mansion. We left the Prince's mansion through the back door and went to a private house not far away. We sat down in the garden and Shen Lin instructed someone to inform them.
From the moment we met until we were alone, Shen Lin did not take the initiative to say anything to me. He answered every question without any displeasure or warmth. I looked at him in front of me and knew that although his anger was half-real, Shen Lin's estrangement was real.# Cancel all reviews: wdd201302 Time:111420185: 54PM #
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