Chapter 20 Jin Ling 20
"...Jin Ling, I don't know what you're worried about, but we've been friends for many years, and you should understand what I want."
Li Yi didn't allow her to make any more jokes and lifted her left hand. There was a red rope covered by the layered sleeves, and on it was a round and lovely red bean.
"The red beans are still tied, how can I not know my longing for you?"
Li Yi stared at her slightly drooped eyes. Her crow-feather eyelashes trembled slightly as he asked, revealing that the person in front of him was not at peace.
Jin Ling was certainly not at peace. After so much preparation, she was finally about to reap the rewards. She was practically bursting with joy, suppressing it with all her might, but the trembling in her voice still betrayed the turmoil in her heart.
"Li Yi, you are already the Son of Heaven..."
"So what? Yi's feelings for Jin Ling have never changed because of her social status. Could it be that Jin Ling's feelings for me will change because of my change in status?"
"meeting!"
Jin Ling finally looked up, her eyes filled with his reflection. It was clear that there was only Li Yi in them, but when she opened her red lips, she uttered such a cold and heartless answer.
Li Yi didn't understand, he really didn't understand: "Why? Why is Jin Ling willing to fall in love with the King of Light who has nothing, but is unwilling to look back at the Emperor who has the ability to protect you?"
"Maybe I'm scared." Jin Ling walked quietly to the window and pushed it open. Today was the day she had carefully chosen.
The full moon on the fifteenth day of the lunar month hangs in the sky, just as it did back then.
Jin Ling bathed in the moonlight, her smile as bright and clear as it had been seventeen years ago: "Li Yi has always been Li Yi, Jin Ling knows it."
"But Prince Guang is not him, and neither is the Emperor. Prince Guang has the Empress Dowager in his heart, and Your Majesty has the common people in his heart."
"Whether it's Li Yi, Prince Guang, or Your Majesty, Jin Ling's heart remains the same. It's the Li Yi who only has me in his heart."
Li Yi stood there, and there was only less than five steps between them, but he felt that they were separated by thousands of mountains and rivers.
"But this is not your Majesty's fault, nor is it Li Yi's fault." She seemed to sense his guilt and pain, still smiling: "It's Jin Ling's fault..."
"Jin Ling is the one who was left behind. She is the one who was trapped in the deep palace and stuck where she is."
"How can we ask those who are moving forward to stop and wait for a memory that is stuck in the same place?"
The tears in Jin Ling's eyes finally rolled down like pearls from a broken string, dripping into Li Yi's heart, burning him with pain.
He approached the woman who was already lost in his memories, and listened to her still laughing and crying out in pain: "I'm scared, Li Yi... I'm so scared..."
"It's okay, it's okay. Li Yi is here, Li Yi is back." They fell into the moonlight, and Li Yi's tall body seemed to be holding a lost child. He repeated over and over again, tirelessly: "I will never leave again, Li Yi will never abandon Jin Ling again..."
On their clasped hands, the faded bells and the bright red acacia seeds collided with each other, and the moonlight surrounded them, embellishing them with a bright and lustrous glow.
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That night, Jin Ling noticed the tiredness in his eyes and brows, knowing that he hadn't gotten enough rest because he had been dealing with Ma Yuanying and was worried about her attitude these days. She watched him slowly fall asleep before getting up and leaving.
Nothing happened between them. After all, this was the Queen Mother Zheng's bedroom, and she didn't intend to let her mother-in-law hold a grudge against her.
So after going out, he came to pay a visit to the Queen Mother, and sure enough, the Queen Mother was still awake.
Queen Mother Zheng's entire life was dedicated to her son, and in her heart, her son was probably more important than her own life. These days, Li Yi deliberately met her, and his absent-mindedness must have been hidden from his mother.
Fortunately, Queen Mother Zheng is almost the second Liu Sanhao in the palace. Although she was tortured by Queen Mother Guo for a long time, she is still kind and friendly. Most importantly, she is reasonable!
Jin Ling silently complained that only in this movie could you see so many good people.
In any other world, his character would definitely be evil.
"Jin Ling pays respects to the Empress Dowager."
Queen Mother Zheng hadn't expected her to come so late. She had thought the two of them had already...
"Stand up," Queen Mother Zheng called out, but she didn't embarrass her. "Why did Miss Yao come to my place so late at night?"
"Jin Ling is here to apologize to the Queen Mother." She knelt there, but she looked like a tall green bamboo, her voice steady without any fear.
"Oh? What mistake did Ms. Yao make?" No emotion could be heard in the dignified female voice.
Jin Ling slowly told the Queen Mother about her past with Li Yi. Of course, she only briefly mentioned their relationship and focused on her help to Li Yi that day. She ended with a sincere apology:
"I consider myself unlucky. When Your Majesty ascended the throne, I felt apprehensive. How could a firefly like me stand shoulder to shoulder with the blazing sun? That's why I kept running away. Now I realize I was wrong."
"Your Majesty is a man of high virtue, and the Empress Dowager is kind and compassionate. I should not have judged them with my own petty mindset. I have failed Your Majesty's kindness and caused the Empress Dowager worry. Therefore, I come to apologize."
When Queen Mother Zheng saw that she looked ashamed when she said this, and there was worry in her eyes, she had obviously noticed the dark circles under her eyes, and the slight dissatisfaction in her heart also dissipated.
She hurriedly waved to call Jin Ling, and patted her throne. Seeing Jin Ling hurriedly refuse, she personally ordered Zi Lan to pull her over.
"Please sit down. We are a family from now on." Queen Mother Zheng gently took her hands and smiled at her tenderly and lovingly, "I never expected that you and the Emperor had such a past. Now that you have cleared up your misunderstanding and achieved a happy ending, I am truly happy for you."
"Back when I was still the Dowager Consort, I saw that you were so smart and clever despite being so young. After the Emperor left, you secretly came to the palace to visit me several times, and I knew everything."
Seeing Jin Ling's surprised expression at her words, which was quite girlish and innocent, Empress Dowager Zheng felt even softer. "Back then, I felt that if I had a daughter like you, I would have found some comfort in the deep palace."
"Later, for our sake, you hid the Persian fabric and helped us replace the highly toxic drugs. You are our benefactor!"
Jin Ling hurriedly tried to kneel down, claiming she dared not. But the Empress Dowager held her back, saying, "Get up quickly! You deserve every word I say. Now that you and the Emperor are finally together, I am very happy for you."
"I will feel relieved to have you by the emperor's side in the future."
When Jin Ling heard the empress dowager say this, she even took off the jade bracelet on her wrist, and only accepted it after repeatedly refusing.
The emerald green jadeite was worn on her slender wrist, complementing the red rope with a heart-shaped knot, and they looked very well matched.
Amulet on right hand, jade bracelet on left. Jin Ling couldn't help but sigh that women really understand women. They were both gifts, but the emperor, a straight man, was not even a little bit inferior to his mother.
Thinking of this, Jin Ling showed the sweet smile that elders loved most, and recalled the past with Queen Mother Zheng in a dignified but intimate manner. After chatting about the past days for a while, she left the Cining Palace leisurely.
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