Chapter 167 An Lingrong 108
Hearing this, Concubine Duan's expression paused, then she continued with her gentle and harmless dignified look: "Even so, Longyue is raised by me, I'm afraid she can't leave me for a while."
As he was speaking, he saw Lingrong clapping her hands and half-kneeling down: "Longyue, do you still remember who I am?"
The little girl took a sneak peek and shyly called out "Empress Yi".
"Would you please come to Empress Yi?" Lingrong coaxed her patiently. Longyue hesitated for a moment, but still ran over and hugged her.
"Our Longyue is so well-behaved. Do you remember who this is?" Lingrong pointed at Concubine Jing, and then heard the little girl sweetly call her Empress Jing again, and even opened her arms to ask for a hug.
Concubine Jing had raised this child for so long that she had already treated her as her own daughter. Seeing that she still recognized her even after more than a year, she was very moved and hurriedly held Longyue in her arms.
The girl leaned in her arms, and after a long while, she whispered softly in her ear: "Mother..."
Apart from Concubine Jing, only Lingrong, who was standing nearby and had a strengthened body, heard these words.
She looked at the little girl in surprise. She was indeed the disciple of the Great Demon King Longyue, who was even better than his master. Not only had she remembered everything since she was a child, but she also knew it clearly in her heart. Judging from her behavior, she might not completely regard Concubine Duan as her biological mother.
"Look, the princess remembers all of us who rarely met her in the past. It seems she's not as shy as Concubine Duan said."
Xiangpin raised her handkerchief to cover the corners of her mouth, her fox eyes curved and she smiled deliberately at Concubine Duan: "Besides, Concubine Rou is the biological mother of Princess Longyue. Mother and child are closely connected. I'm afraid Concubine Duan will find it difficult to understand this feeling."
"...Xiangpin's words do make sense. I'm not blessed with the gift of bearing a child, but my love for Longyue is no less than yours for Wen Yi. Why are you being so aggressive?"
"Sister, you've wrongly accused me." Seeing Concubine Duan slightly turn her head away, looking so pathetic and sad, Concubine Xiang couldn't help but curl her lips. "I was worried that Sister Duan and Sister Rou might not have explained things clearly, and that this might have ruined their sisterly relationship."
"So that's how it is. I was wrong about you..."
Longyue, who was in Concubine Jing's arms, struggled out of her arms while they were talking and ran back to Concubine Duan: "Don't be sad, mother. Longyue will always be with you."
"Longyue, Empress Rou is your mother." Huipin was also anxious, but no matter how smart a child was, he was limited and could not understand the adults' roundabout ways.
Seeing that Longyue was about to cry, Zhen Huan, her biological mother, took a step back first: "I was too hasty. I just returned to the palace. It's only natural that Longyue doesn't recognize me now."
Concubine Duan also took Longyue by the hand and said: "That's right, you are still pregnant now, I am afraid it is not convenient for you to take care of Longyue. I will bring Longyue to visit you later."
After saying this, he bowed to Lingrong and hurriedly left with Longyue.
Caiyue, who was beside Huipin, came in at the right time and said, "Your Majesty, it's almost time to visit the Queen Mother."
"Then... then I'll go first." Huipin and Zhen Huan said goodbye, turned to look at Zhen Huan and Jingfei, nodded somewhat awkwardly, and then hurriedly left with Caiyue.
"Xiangpin and I have an appointment to take the children to the Thousand Carp Pond to play, so we won't disturb you sisters to catch up. I will visit you another day."
Concubine Jing and Concubine Xiang both noticed that the two sisters obviously had something to say, so they politely found an excuse to leave.
Soon, Lingrong and Zhen Huan were the only ones left in Yongshou Palace.
"Lingrong...it's been a long time." Zhen Huan looked at her with a complex mix of emotions. She felt both excited and overwhelmed by a strange sense of homesickness.
Ling Rong's face remained the same as before, but the aura around her was even more awe-inspiring. Even she subconsciously did not dare to look directly at him, as if she was facing an abyss.
"Yeah, it's been a long time since we last met. Wouldn't you like me to sit down with you?"
"Hurry up and sit down. Juqing will serve the tea."
"After many years of separation, my old friend's appearance has not changed, but his temperament has changed a lot." Ling Rong took the tea, took a sip, and looked at Zhen Huan, whose temperament was now more restrained and peaceful. She felt that she had become a little more decisive and ruthless.
"I feel the same way. I think someone must not have had a very happy life these years." Facing Ling Rong, Zhen Huan unconsciously revealed her sharp side, but it was not directed at Ling Rong.
"You know what?" Ling Rong smiled at her, "Now you are truly a queen worth making friends with."
"After three days of absence, one should look upon him with new eyes. After so many ups and downs, if I don't see through them a little more, even I will look down on myself."
The atmosphere between the two relaxed, they smiled at each other, and everything was said without words.
"Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince is here."
Jinxi's words interrupted the two people who were chatting happily. Lingrong glanced at Shichen and stood up to say goodbye to her: "I'm afraid you and your son have something to say. It's getting late. If Yongan and Hongmin wake up and can't see me, they will make a fuss again. I'm leaving first."
After she finished speaking, she met the Fourth Prince who came in. Hongli was not surprised to see her here. He greeted her obediently and then walked into the inner room.
Ling Rong didn't care about how the mother and son reminisced about the past. She came here to maintain her image in front of the emperor, and secondly to use Concubine Duan and test Zhen Huan to make her position clear.
The best way to dethrone the empress is for Zhen Huan to do it. The fewer traces there are, the better it will be for the emperor to trust her. She is different from the later Zhen Huan who has no desires or demands. Zhen Huan can accept Yi Xiu, the empress in name only, but she cannot.
She must ascend the throne while the emperor is alive, and her son must become emperor.
"Meow——"
"Oh, what a big cat!"
Ling Rong only saw a flash of white light, and the next second a big white cat appeared in her arms.
Ronglu, who was following the sedan chair, was startled by the cat. Seeing the cat lying so well in Lingrong's arms, she thought her own queen had fed it in the palace: "When did the queen feed such a big white cat? I've never seen it before."
"This isn't mine. It must be Concubine Ning's cat." Lingrong was also somewhat helpless. Everyone in her palace knew that her queen loved to feed small animals. Small animals could be seen from time to time in Chengqian Palace, and there were countless birds flying freely. A few days ago, the Sixth Prince even brought a pair of rabbits for his younger siblings.
Therefore, when the servants saw this cat that was not afraid of strangers, they just thought it was another wild cat that she had picked up from somewhere.
"Meow~ Cat is here to get some snacks from you~"
Tuanrong meowed left and right in her arms, chatting about everything from dried fish to the ugly black bird that scared cats to the comfortable sun. He was so talkative that it gave people a headache.
"Okay, okay, just shut up for a while." Lingrong gently pinched her mouth, and only then did she feel at peace.
As a result, when she turned the corner, she met Concubine Ning holding a cassia flower.
Lingrong couldn't hide her embarrassment from looking down on him, so she quickly withdrew her hand. The big white cat was still meowing happily while she withdrew her hand, not noticing the death stare from its owner.
"Meow, don't break the cat's head, meow!"
Tuanrong shuddered, climbed up from Lingrong, and rubbed against Ning Guiren's feet: "Little Ye Zi, don't be angry. My relationship with her is fake, and my relationship with you is real~"
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