Bai Ze wanted to look up and lower his head the moment the gauze curtain fell. In the end, he raised his head and met Lin Yueying's red and swollen eyes.
"Ying Er…"
Bai Ze had just called out when he heard the door of the palace being kicked open.
In the midsummer weather, Chu Huaijin seemed to have walked in with a gust of cold wind. He glared at Lin Yueying with anger.
She still had familiar eyes and facial features, but there was a surprise on her face that he had never seen before.
The reason why she had such an expression was all because of this strange man in front of her.
"You just caused the death of my prince. Are you thinking of colluding with others so quickly?”
" Your Majesty…" Lin Yueying was extremely angry. Her eyes were wide open. She could not believe that this was something the ruler of a country, Chu Huaijin, would say. She snapped.
"Lin Yueying, are you getting bolder and bolder? How dare you speak to me like this?" Chu Huaijin's anger also surged, and he had the intention to settle old and new grudges together.
"Ke ke, emperor, yes, yes, in the emperor's eyes, this concubine may deserve to die, but you have to give me a crime. Why don't the heavens issue an edict to the ministers and abolish my position as empress?”Lin Yueying was born in the Prime Minister's mansion and was from a prestigious family. She had been taught the " Women's Rules " and " Women's Commandments ". She knew very well what a woman's reputation meant to her.
If Chu Huaijin hadn't spoken so carelessly in front of her, she wouldn't have been so angry that she would have scolded him in front of outsiders and even angered Long Yan.
After his anger subsided, a faint sense of discomfort welled up in his heart.
No matter why Shen Pan 'er's child was miscarried, Chu Huaijin, as a man, never protected the woman he loved. He even failed to keep the child. No man would be able to accept this.
She lowered her head, her eyes suddenly peaceful.
Chu Huaijin had originally planned to immediately issue the imperial edict to abolish the Empress Dowager when he saw how unreasonable and willful she was. However, he gradually calmed down when he saw her suddenly give up.
Xiao Luzi, who was beside him, kept reminding him,""Emperor, there's news from outside that Granny Li from the Empress Dowager's palace has arrived.”
Granny Li, Granny Li, it was her again.
When he heard her, Chu Huaijin inexplicably thought of Empress Dowager Lin. The indescribable heartache he felt for Lin Yueying quietly disappeared.
Crippled empress, was it? This was not a problem. He flung his sleeves and left, even forgetting to ask Bai Ze, who had his head lowered…
After Chu Huaijin left in anger, Lin Yueying turned to the side and tears fell silently.
Bai Ze patted her shoulder." Ying 'er, I didn't expect you to really enter the palace."”
Bai Ze, you've got the wrong person." Lin Yueying wrapped herself and her head in a blanket.
" If I'm mistaken..." He would rather he was mistaken. Bai Ze frowned in pain.
His eyes scanned her brocade blanket. The Lin Yueying he knew had a beautiful smile and was full of spiritual energy. However, Empress Lin's eyes were dull and her body was in tatters.
"The Empress doesn't know my name, but Ying 'er does.”Bai Ze's curved eyes were half-closed, and there was a trace of affection in his eyes.
When the Emperor was still around, he had his head lowered the entire time. He was afraid that if he raised his eyes, he would no longer be able to hide the fluctuations in his heart.
The moment Chu Huaijin walked in, he had already recognized him. Back then, if not for him, he and Yue Ying would have been childhood sweethearts. However, ever since he took the initiative to get close to Yue Ying, Yue Ying's heart had been stolen.
The conversation between the two of them was all about him and only him. Then, he finally lost contact with her.
He guessed that she had entered the palace, but no one told him the answer, so he kept pretending that she had just left.
"Ying 'er, you can pretend that you don't know me, but your body is in a terrible condition. You need to take medicine. I'm confident that I can make you recover, but you must listen to me.”He comforted her as gently as he did when they were young.
Lin Yueying's body trembled slightly as tears rolled down her cheeks.
Back then, they were still young. When they were really innocent, no one said anything. It was only when Chu Huaijin took the initiative to approach her that her heart was moved.
Tears blurred her vision. Lin Yueying waved her hand to let Qing Li out. Only the two of them were left in the huge inner room.
" I'm sorry. It was too rushed at that time…" That was why she left without saying goodbye.
"It's not your fault. Do you regret it?”Bai Ze whispered.
"I don't regret it. This is my responsibility as a daughter of the Lin family. When my father decided to help Chu Huaijin, I knew that my fate was bound to him.”
During the coup in the palace, Chu Huaijin was not an innocent person, and her father's support for him was not a free trade.
He stood on the side, so he naturally wouldn't let her sacrifice in vain.
She had never wanted to think about these things in the past. She only wanted to enjoy her honor as a daughter of the Lin family in peace.
But recently, she had been thinking a lot.
In the past, she had been immersed in the illusory dream that Chu Huaijin had woven for her. She was unwilling to think about Chu Huaijin's ulterior motives for marrying her. After suffering so much abuse and disdain, she finally understood that she was only giving Chu Huaijin a little reward after using the Lin family. From the Lin family's standpoint, she might not be very important. Perhaps she was just a chess piece to ensure that the Lin family could continue to be prosperous and rich.
Recently, there had been a lot of trouble in the court. Her father was old, but he was unwilling to let go of the matters in the court. He wanted her elder brother to inherit his mantle.
However, he had forgotten that the current appointment system of officials in West Chu was no longer the same as the previous dynasty. As long as one received the evaluation and recommendation of a reputable person, they could enter the court as an official. Some official positions could even be hereditary.
Now that the imperial examination system was in place, favoritism was taboo and fairness and justice were advocated.
The possibility of her big brother wanting to succeed the position of Prime Minister was too small, or perhaps not at all.
"I didn't know in the past, but I finally understood one day. Since I've enjoyed the honor of the Lin family, I'll have to pay the price for everything I've enjoyed sooner or later.”
Just like her aunt, the empress dowager. Although she was the empress dowager and had a respected status, for some reason, she felt that she was not as happy as she had imagined. This matter had already been discovered when she was still young.
When facing the late emperor, the empress dowager's aunt would always smile like a blooming flower. But once the late emperor left and there was no one else by her side, she would no longer smile. Even if she occasionally smiled, it was a bitter smile.
She had never known why. When she was young, she was insensible and had even asked her once. However, the Empress Dowager still found her insensible and did not intend to tell her. Lin Yueying still remembered her reaction at that time very clearly. She stroked her back and said in a low voice,"Love is harmful. I only hope that when you grow up, you will never fall in love with anyone else.”
Unfortunately, things did not go as she wished. Not only did she fall in love, but she also fell in love with a man who did not love her at all and was very afraid of her and her family.
Therefore, her fate was destined to be a tragedy.
"Ying 'er, don't be afraid, I can help you.”Bai Ze took out a white porcelain bottle made of jade from his pocket. The bottle was as clean as snow, just like his character and his name, white and clean.
"This is a spirit herb passed down from generation to generation in my Bai family. It is most suitable for nourishing the body of a woman who is injured.”
He poured out a pill and fed it to Lin Yueying's mouth.
Lin Yueying's body stiffened and she shook her head.""I don't want it. I know this medicine is quite precious.”
The two of them had known each other since they were young. She was very familiar with the white porcelain bottle on Bai Ze's body. She vaguely remembered that it contained the most important pills of their family.
"I never take back what I take out.”Just like his feelings for her, once he gave it to her, he would never take it back. Whether she wanted it or not, he would always stand there.
" You…" The two of them were in a deadlock, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:122120184:14AM
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