"Have you heard? Have you heard? The palace was struck by lightning yesterday!"
"I've not only heard about it, I've seen it with my own eyes!"
"Tsk, have you heard where the lightning struck?"
"Where? Do you know? Was someone struck by lightning?"
"That's it! I heard that the Cining Palace was struck by lightning!"
"What? The Cining Palace was struck by lightning? How is this possible?"
"It's the Cining Palace, and the Empress Dowager and Concubine Hui are inside. Only the two of them, and none of the palace maids or eunuchs are there!"
In this feudal ancient times, being struck by lightning was not a good thing!
The empress dowager was struck by lightning the day after she returned from worshiping Buddha in the temple. What does this mean?
Initially, everyone would think that it was a problem with the royal family of Donglin Kingdom.
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However, under the guidance of Emperor Donglin, everyone thought that once the empress dowager came back, she would make things difficult for Concubine Liang and Xiao Ruoyi.
Before the empress dowager returned, Emperor Donglin had spread the word that Xiao Ruoyi was a fairy from heaven, and sixty to seventy percent of the people in the imperial city believed it.
I guess the only people who didn't believe it were those in high official positions; all the common people believed it.
Combining the two, everyone felt that maybe God was helping Xiao Ruoyi to get revenge!
In addition to Emperor Donglin's brilliant addition, before being struck by lightning, the fake empress dowager wanted to punish Concubine Liang and Xiao Ruoyi, and even made Xiao Ruoyi kneel down.
Xiao Ruoyi didn't kneel at first, but knelt down after leaving.
Not long after they left, the thunder of heavenly punishment fell and struck the Cining Palace. The fake empress dowager and Concubine Hui inside were both hit and are still unconscious!
As a result, everyone believed more in the rumor that Xiao Ruoyi was a fairy who descended from heaven.
"What? The Queen Mother and Concubine Hui were struck by lightning?"
"Didn't the Queen Mother and Concubine Hui just come back from worshipping Buddha in the temple? How could they be struck by lightning?"
"Yes! Did the Queen Mother and Concubine Hui do something that angered the heavens and the people?"
"I heard that the Queen Mother made things difficult for the fairy who came down from heaven!"
"Little fairy? Could it be the little princess from the cold palace?"
"Yes, the Queen Mother and Concubine Hui targeted the little princess as soon as they came back yesterday. It is said that they are making things difficult for Concubine Liang and the little princess again today!"
"So... the Queen Mother and Concubine Hui were struck by lightning because they bullied and offended the little princess?"
"That little princess is really a fairy from heaven! How can a fairy be bullied by mortals?"
"That's right! How can a fairy kneel down to an ordinary mortal so casually? Mortals can't bear it!"
"Oh, it is said that there were only the Queen Mother and Concubine Hui in the palace. The lightning only struck them, and the collapse of the Cining Palace only crushed them!"
"Hahaha...So, they really were the ones who offended the little princess! They deserved to be struck by lightning!"
In fact, it was because there were only the Queen Mother and Concubine Hui in the palace, otherwise, the old man would not have done this!
This also gives Emperor Donglin more opportunities to operate secretly.
After all, why did the lightning strike when the Empress Dowager and Concubine Hui were together, instead of earlier or later?
As a result, more and more people believed that Xiao Ruoyi was a fairy who had descended to earth, including officials of high rank, such as Xu Ke.
Xu Ke was highly valued by Emperor Donglin, and many people in the Dali Temple took advantage of the situation and began to flatter him in various ways.
And everyone knows that Xu Ke was valued by Emperor Donglin because of the little princess.
But now some people find the rumors outside a bit strange, and they don’t know whether it is good or bad for Xiao Ruoyi.
So, someone brought this matter to Xu Ke's attention.
When Xu Ke heard the rumors outside, he understood after just a moment of thinking, without any worries at all.
Although Xu Ke did not hear Xiao Ruoyi's thoughts, he thought of the rumor that Xiao Ruoyi was a fairy who descended from heaven, which had been circulating in the imperial city before the Queen Mother and the others returned.
He used to think that this message was a bit strange, but now, he felt that someone had left it deliberately.
Xu Ke also guessed that this person might be the current emperor.
Xu Ke didn't expect that Emperor Donglin would actually do so many things just to improve Xiao Ruoyi's status.
Now what happened in the Cining Palace has implicated Xiao Ruoyi again. Not only did Xiao Ruoyi not get blamed, but her image was made even more deified.
Xu Ke couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Since the little princess appeared, the court has been in turmoil, but it is a good thing for Donglin Country. Maybe the little princess is really a fairy from heaven! That's why the emperor attaches so much importance to the people named by the little princess, such as General Tan, and... like me!"
Concubine De cheated on Emperor Donglin, Xia Huai was a spy for the Northern Zhao Kingdom, Minister Zhang had a golden house at home, Concubine Shu and Duke Lu framed Concubine Liang and plotted to murder Concubine Hui, and Xiao Ruoyi was involved in several major events.
So everything is because of Xiao Ruoyi. These are all good things for Xiao Ruoyi. It is not an exaggeration to say that Xiao Ruoyi came to the world to save the Donglin Kingdom.
So, Xiao Ruoyi might really be a fairy who descended from heaven!
Finally, Xu Ke clenched his fists and swore secretly that he must not let Emperor Donglin down and must not let down the little princess's trust.
Since the emperor wants to prove that the little princess is a fairy from heaven, then he has to help, right?
"We should be able to do something about Xia Huai's matter!"
Xu Ke, who believed it, immediately added fuel to the fire, intending to make the rumor that Xiao Ruoyi was a fairy who descended from heaven more true.
After hanging out outside and hearing the rumors, Tan Xiaofeng brought his sister Tan Sixuan back home and started yelling at the top of his lungs as soon as he got home.
He told Tan Xu and the others what was happening outside. At the end, he looked solemn and worried.
It was not easy to get to know Xiao Ruoyi, and he met her at the welcoming banquet yesterday. Tan Xiaofeng really didn't want anything to happen to such a well-behaved and lovely princess sister, or any bad rumors.
"Daddy, there are rumors out there that the Queen Mother was struck by lightning after she made things difficult for the little princess! Will this be bad for the little princess?"
Tan Xu touched his scraggly beard and said, "Probably not!"
"Why not? I think this is a little too unbelievable! Everyone will think that the little princess is a bit of a monster!"
Mrs. Tan just pondered for a moment, then smiled and comforted Tan Xu, "Don't worry, no, if I'm not mistaken, this may be the emperor's handwriting!"
Tan Xiaofeng shouted in shock, "What? Your Majesty?"
Even Tan Xu looked at his wife in surprise, "The Emperor's handwriting? Is this true?"
After understanding what Mrs. Tan said, Tan Sihan chuckled and nodded in agreement, "Mom is right!"
"You know again?"
Tan Xu and Tan Xiaofeng looked at Tan Sihan with shocked expressions, especially Tan Xu, whose eyes were filled with resentment!
I always feel that in the Tan family, there are more yin than yang!
Those who have brains are women, men have some brains, but not much!
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