Chapter 61
The entire palace was astonished upon receiving this news!
After reporting the news at Qingminglou, Lianwu finally revealed her confusion:
"Why does Your Highness confront the Imperial Noble Consort, yet always protect Noble Consort Lan? As far as I know, the Imperial Noble Consort is the most vengeful and domineering, while Noble Consort Lan of Lan Yi Pavilion, as long as she doesn't break the rules, will always be aloof and kind, and will never use tricks to harm anyone."
So why offend someone who holds a grudge and acts without restraint, while protecting someone who will never be close to you?
Yunji picked up a Longjing pastry and slowly sipped it, the bitter tea aroma spreading in his mouth.
He lowered his head and stared at his slender, white fingers with distinct knuckles for a long time before saying:
"Whoever Your Majesty loves, I will protect."
Ignoring the wide-eyed Lianwu, Yunji calmly instructed, "This Longjing pastry is very well made, reward it."
Lianwu had no choice but to leave, while Yunji sat there for a long time without saying a word, turning his head to look at the bright moon outside the window.
Bathed in moonlight, I felt both joy and chill; after all, autumn nights are always cold.
But even under the moonlight, he was shining.
He was willing to give everything for that cold, dazzling moonlight.
After all, the only person he could rely on was His Majesty.
At Weiyang Palace, a thousand acres of people waited outside the hall.
"May Your Majesty be well." Qian Qing said somewhat cautiously.
Lingwu, who had stepped down from the imperial carriage, helped Qianqing, who was bowing respectfully, to her feet. "It's chilly at night. You don't need to come out and wait if you're not feeling well."
"Ah Qing, Ah Qing thought His Majesty... would never come to see Ah Qing again." Qian Qing lowered her head slightly and rested it against Ling Wu's neck, tears welling up even faster than sobs.
Lingwu sighed softly, "If that's the case, then why send others to my side?"
Jinghongbi also reminded Lu Chengfeng at the right time that he was eavesdropping.
Ling Wu's expression remained unchanged as she patted Qian Qing's back and gently put her arm around him.
When she sighed, the extreme tenderness and doting in her eyes brought tears to Lu Chengfeng's eyes.
Sang Lingwu used to treat him like this!
Sang Lingwu is indeed a fickle and promiscuous woman!
No, the most important thing is that this scumbag seduced her! Otherwise, Sang Lingwu would never have betrayed him!
Qianqing had no idea what Lu Chengfeng was thinking. If she did, Lu Chengfeng would definitely be in big trouble.
At this moment, Qianqing looked like a fragile little white rabbit, her eyes red, "Isn't it because Your Majesty hasn't come to Weiyang Palace lately? Everyone in the palace is saying that you're fickle and like Xi Ruoyu and that Yun Ji, and that you're tired of A-Qing..."
Ling Wu was both amused and exasperated. "Then why did you send a new concubine to my side?"
Lu Chengfeng, who was eavesdropping, gritted his teeth.
A newcomer? He's a newcomer to Sang Lingwu? They've been entangled for three lifetimes, and Sang Lingwu actually says he's a newcomer in her eyes?
Qianqing was stunned for a moment, and after a long while, she muttered to herself, "But, this has always been how it is in the harem..." Once someone loses favor, they send the most attractive woman in their life to the Empress's side.
Although Lu Chengfeng was punished by him, he had Lu Chengfeng's indenture, so Lu Chengfeng would certainly not dare to betray his master.
He thought for a long time but still couldn't come up with a proper solution. In the end, he only said, "Aqing thinks that since there are new concubines in Weiyang Palace, when His Majesty comes to see the new concubines, Aqing will be able to see you often."
Lingwu chuckled and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.
The gentle words made Qianqing blush, while Lu Chengfeng's eyes reddened!
The lanterns in Weiyang Palace were lit all night.
Lu Chengfeng, who had been standing in the side hall all night, chuckled softly. Finally, he raised his eyes, which were now bloodshot and their original clarity had turned into darkness.
Isn't it just about vying for favor? Isn't it just about fighting with a group of men for his ex-wife?
If Sang Lingwu could do it in her past life, why can't he?
He not only wants to win Sang Lingwu back, but also to take back the position she currently holds!
He remembered that someone in the Yongxiang Palace had said that Sang Lingwu had a younger sister in this life.
That Prince Jin is quite ambitious.
However, what he didn't know was that the ambitious Prince Jin had now transformed into a sister-obsessed person who followed his elder sister's every command.
Oh no, it's that he's a sister-obsessed person who only follows his elder sister's lead when it comes to playing chess!
The next day, Lingwu helplessly threw a folded document at Sangyu's forehead.
Sang Yu not only wasn't annoyed, but chuckled and praised, covering her head, "Your Majesty is so strong! No wonder so many young men are so devoted to you!"
Ling Wu glanced at her lightly, "Open it and take a look."
"This... Your Majesty, I don't want to get involved so soon..."
"How about playing chess?"
"Ahem, then I, your humble sister, shall respectfully comply!" With that, Sang Yu opened the memorial, and then her brows slowly furrowed.
After reading it, Sang Yu stared at the memorial with wide, angry eyes!
"I'm not in a hurry, my elder sister isn't in a hurry, but she's getting anxious! Whether I get married or not is none of her business. If she wants to get married, I'll have people bring her thirty-eight wives!"
They carried them up to room thirty-eight and stuffed them all in, each one ugly!
As soon as he finished speaking, Sang Yu suddenly remembered the conversation Xi Jiuqin had with him in front of the palace that day.
Could this old man be trying to seduce her with his good looks, making her infatuated with men and lose all interest in the throne?
Thinking she had guessed correctly, Sang Yu was speechless inside, but her face remained serious. "Royal elder sister! I don't like men!" Don't force her to get married; she didn't want to fawn over those beautiful women!
Lingwu was still pondering Xi Jiuqin's memorial, almost to the point of shedding a tear.
When Lingwu heard Sangyu say, "My sister doesn't like men," she looked up.
Xi Ruoyu, who had just entered Fengyi Palace, slowly withdrew her foot because of these words.
So... he doesn't like men? Then he likes women?
"Hmm." Ling Wu picked up her brush and marked the memorial with "Read," then carefully stamped it with her seal.
Then he put the matter out of his mind.
Sang Yu didn't get a lecture from Ling Wu, and realized that this was the real Ling Wu.
Her elder sister never pressured her to do these things.
"Sister, you're so kind~"
As Sang Yu, who was acting coquettishly, looked up, her gaze met that of Xi Ruoyu.
The joy in her phoenix eyes met the defensiveness in those cold eyes, leaving Sang Yu stunned.
When did she offend this Noble Prince Lan? Why does he look at her as if she's trying to steal his wife?
"Your subject greets Your Majesty and Prince Jin."
Ling Wu respected Xi Ruoyu's sense of propriety, so after Xi Ruoyu finished performing the ceremony, she pointed to the chaise lounge inside the screen of Fengyi Palace as usual.
"Go and rest for a while."
This time, however, Xi Ruoyu refused to leave. Instead, she told a flimsy lie and stayed by Ling Wu's side.
Throughout the morning, under Xi Ruoyu's watchful eye, Sang Yu silently straightened her back and corrected her posture.
She glanced again at Ling Wu's languid, reclining posture, which seemed to suggest a possible attempt to shift blame.
"But isn't my elder sister the same? Why does Consort Lan only mention me?"
Xi Ruoyu followed his gaze and saw that the beauty had already anticipated that he would look at her, so she looked up and smiled at him.
Gentle yet indifferent, languid yet alluring.
Xi Ruoyu's heart trembled, and she blushed as she said, "Your Majesty has worked hard, and it is normal to indulge yourself occasionally."
Sang Yu: ...What kind of reason is that?
Ling Wu gave a half-smile, "Oh? Is that so?"
Xi Ruoyu blushed even more, "Mmm."
Sang Yu: ...
She realized that she was destined to get nowhere today!
So he made an excuse to leave.
Before leaving, he didn't forget to look back at the two of them one last time.
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