Chapter 94 Don’t Be Serious
"Your Majesty, Lord Su pleaded with His Majesty to restore your position and lift your house arrest." said Qinglian, the new palace maid.
Su Qingrong, who was originally dazed and lifeless, suddenly reacted, and the light in her eyes seemed to be rekindled.
"Daddy... As expected, Daddy still cares about me." Su Qingrong suddenly shed two lines of tears, feeling very guilty.
Think about it, she was actually dissatisfied with her father because of His Majesty before.
She was so wrong.
Your Majesty is a heartless man.
She should have listened to her parents' advice and not been obsessed with love, but instead found ways to become the queen and expand the family.
This was her only purpose in entering the palace.
She no longer wanted the emperor's true love.
Qinglian caught a glimpse of the determination in Su Qingrong's eyes, knelt before her, and said resolutely: "This servant is willing to follow the queen until death."
Su Qingrong felt strange and asked, "You are..."
Qinglian nodded and said, "Yes, I was sent here by the Su family. Now that Lan Xiang is gone, there must be someone who knows you well by your side."
Su Qingrong regained her confidence.
Her family is so powerful and can provide her with so much help. As long as she doesn't feel sad about love like before, she will definitely be able to reach the end of her road to glory.
**
In Roufu Palace, Jiang Yingli had just finished the morning meeting.
This time she went directly back to Changyang Palace, and the guards of Changyang Palace respectfully invited her in.
Since His Majesty was busy, Jiang Yingli admired the paintings His Majesty painted for her in the palace.
Seeing the painting of her kneeling beside the dragon robe and apologizing, Jiang Yingli thought for a moment and added a line under the small words written by Xiao Chenglan.
'I love Your Majesty the most.'
After finishing writing, Jiang Yingli happily put down her pen, then picked it up again. Thinking of something, her interest suddenly became high.
His Majesty painted so many paintings for her, so of course she would paint for His Majesty as well.
Although her painting skills are not as good as Your Majesty's, they were all taught by Your Majesty and have the same style. It will definitely be pleasing to the eye when hanging them together.
Jiang Yingli got down to work right away and called Qiuxia and Lianqiao to grind ink.
What Jiang Yingli wanted to paint most was the stunning look of His Majesty when she first met him.
At that time, His Majesty was dressed in white clothes as white as snow, his hair was tied up with a silver hairpin, his face was as handsome as jade, and he appeared before her like a banished immortal.
When he looked at her, his eyes were clear and deep. In the silent silence, those eyes seemed to be able to speak, as if he had been waiting for her for a long time, which was very captivating.
She admitted that her heart was beating very fast.
Just draw this!
That night, when Xiao Chenglan returned to Changyang Palace, Jiang Yingli had already fallen asleep from painting. Seeing Xiao Chenglan enter the palace, she quickly covered her half-finished painting with a piece of white paper.
She wanted to wait until the painting was finished before taking it to His Majesty to claim credit.
"What are you hiding?" Xiao Chenglan walked straight towards her.
Jiang Yingli half-lay on the painting, smiling innocently at him.
"Nothing."
Seeing her hiding something like this, Xiao Chenglan raised his eyebrows, put his arms around her waist from behind, put one hand on the table, turned his head and asked her in a low voice.
"It's so mysterious, could it be that you've copied me and drawn something indecent?"
Jiang Yingli was anxious when she saw that her "white moonlight" was being thought of in a bad light. She retorted in a clear and loud voice:
"No! It's very serious, very serious! Your Majesty is the one, can you please stop thinking about such frivolous things?"
Xiao Chenglan looked at the covered painting and felt a little unhappy.
She didn't even let him see it, but he showed her everything.
But he didn't force it open.
"Then forget about it, just do it."
He picked up Jiang Yingli and walked straight towards the inner hall.
Jiang Yingli kicked restlessly in her arms.
"Your Majesty, didn't you just finish handling government affairs? Why don't you take a break? Aren't you tired?"
"Why are you asking if I'm tired again?" Xiao Chenglan put the man on the couch and slowly untied his belt.
"You didn't do it on purpose, did I go easy on you yesterday?"
Jiang Yingli bit her lip and smiled, then turned her face away to hide the pride of her little trick having succeeded.
Xiao Chenglan turned her face towards him and his tone became dangerous.
"I saw that you were in a bad mood last night, so I tried to comfort you. It seems that I was being too sentimental, and you liked it..."
The last two words were said by Xiao Chenglan in Jiang Yingli's ear, causing Jiang Yingli to cover her ears shyly and scream.
Xiao Chenglan grabbed her wrist with a wicked smile, not forgetting to cover her mouth, and warned: "Save your energy, it hasn't even started yet."
**
The people from the Ministry of Justice acted efficiently and effectively. Within one day, the cases of the Xu and Jiang families were sorted out, registered, the stolen money was confiscated, and the money that should be returned was also returned to the flower merchants.
When Xu Yuanliang and other members of the Xu family were taken to the guillotine, many people gathered below.
There are more than just florists among these people.
After all, the Xu family has been doing evil for a long time. Now that the wall has fallen, all the people who were once oppressed will applaud.
When the execution was carried out, Jiang Yingli was still sitting in front of Changyang Palace painting the unfinished painting.
During the break, she looked up, her expression a little dazed.
"Qiuxia, didn't His Majesty say yesterday that they should be exiled from the capital tomorrow?"
Qiuxia nodded. "Yes, my lady."
Jiang Yingli thought for a moment, took out a new piece of paper, and started writing.
When Xiao Chenglan came back, he saw Jiang Yingli sitting in front of the window in a daze. She was a small and thin figure.
He walked over and naturally put his arms around her without saying anything, just sitting there in a daze with her.
After a long moment, Jiang Yingli turned to look at Xiao Chenglan, "Your Majesty, can't you pardon Jiang Zhao? My brother is a pure man, and those things were definitely not his doing."
"Whether or not he did it, he is still a male member of the Jiang family, and he is over 18 years old. There is no reason to pardon him. If I only show leniency to one person, how can I convince the others?"
The hope in Jiang Yingli's eyes slowly faded.
Xiao Chenglan looked at Jiang Yingli's dejected face and said in a soft, soothing voice, "He has to go. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to survive in the capital. But he's still young and has plenty of opportunities to make achievements. With sufficient reason, I can reward him and call him back. Do you understand what I mean?"
Jiang Yingli was stunned for a moment, then suddenly understood.
She was so focused on feeling sad that her brother was going to be exiled and become a slave in his prime that she overlooked one thing.
Even if my brother doesn't have to go into exile now, he is still charged with a crime in the capital. He might even be criticized for getting away with it thanks to her connections. This is not good for anyone. It's better to wait until the storm has passed.
Jiang Yingli felt better. "Your Majesty is indeed very thoughtful."
After a moment, she asked in a muffled voice, "Then, before they leave tomorrow, can I see them again?"
Xiao Chenglan nodded, "Okay."
The next day, the Jiang family members were dressed in white prison uniforms and taken to Zhaohua Palace.
Jiang Yingli dismissed the palace maids and sat in the main seat, watching her parents, who had aged a lot, walk tremblingly into the palace gate.
She used to feel sorry for them when she saw them like this, but now she just finds it funny.
When people use her name to do evil, I'm afraid they will be able to move as fast as the wind.
Jiang Yuanzhou and Xu Huiran knelt down this time, while Jiang Zhao stood behind them with his head lowered.
"After just a few days of not seeing you, my father and mother have become so haggard. I am heartbroken."
Hearing this, Xu Huiran felt like she had grabbed a life-saving straw.
She thought someone had drugged Jiang Yingli with some kind of magic potion that made her turn against them, but it turned out that she was still someone who cared about them.
"Since you're heartbroken, why don't you go and plead with His Majesty? Can you bear to see your father and I, at our ages, toil in such miserable mines?"
"Yes, Li'er! If you don't think about us, you should also think about your brother! He's still so young, how can you bear to ruin his bright future?"
Jiang Yuanzhou said as he pushed Jiang Zhao forward.
Jiang Zhao shook off his hand and lowered his head even lower.
He had brought shame to his sister and he was too embarrassed to see her again.
Jiang Yingli looked at this scene and smiled.
"I just feel bad for you, why would I do anything for you? My parents taught me this through words and deeds, and after nineteen years, I've finally learned it."
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