Before the Prime Minister's wife could even react to the shock, she arrived early in the morning, intending to knock on her son's door.
"Bang bang bang—"
"Changling, Ling'er, come out here! Don't scare your mother!"
The Prime Minister's wife leaned against Xie Changling's door, pounding on the door frame with both hands, making a "bang bang" sound.
Despite the commotion, the people inside seemed not to hear it and refused to open the door, ignoring the knocking from the outside.
"Xiang Ning!"
"Xiang Ning, could it be that Xi'er has really been taken into the palace?"
The person speaking was Song Lingxi's third aunt, Li Xiuxiu. She had just settled into the Prime Minister's residence when she was shocked to hear this terrible news.
Her eyes were filled with disbelief. They had greeted each other just the day before, so how could he be in the palace?
"Cough cough, cough cough, Mother, don't worry, Madam will explain everything to us."
Yi Changfeng, dragging his exceptionally weak body, had just started to feel a little better, but upon hearing this devastating news, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
But he couldn't care less about anything else and followed his mother all the way here, wanting to hear what the Prime Minister's wife had to say in person.
Perhaps Song Lingxi is resting at home. They don't believe the rumors circulating outside that the eldest daughter of the Song family has become a concubine. They're sure it's not their Lingxi.
Li Xiuxiu's health was already at its limit. Her children and grandchildren had their own blessings to offer, and she could see that the younger generation's lives were getting back on track.
But how could such a dramatic change happen overnight?
"Xiang Ning, the maid who went out to buy pastries told us that the eldest daughter of the Song family has caught the emperor's eye and has now been made a Noble Consort."
"You're saying that the one from the Song family can't be Lingxi, right?"
Li Xiuxiu's steps were unsteady. She gripped the Prime Minister's wife's hand tightly. She couldn't believe it; her Xi'er had never even seen the Emperor's face, how could he possibly have taken a liking to her?
Your Majesty, that's the Emperor!
Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger. One careless move could anger the emperor, and no one would dare say anything, let alone be banished to the cold palace or have their entire family executed.
Moreover, once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea. If the emperor takes a fancy to Lingxi today, he might take a fancy to someone else tomorrow, and he can forget about Lingxi at any time.
With so many women in the Emperor's harem, and Lingxi initially being someone else's woman, it was inevitable that the Emperor would develop resentment over time.
Although these are all speculations, the possibility that they might become facts cannot be completely ruled out.
Li Xiuxiu was so worried that she almost fainted. She was already in poor health, and she couldn't bear such a blow.
"Xiang Ning, answer me! This isn't true, is it?"
Li Xiuxiu tugged at the Prime Minister's wife's sleeve, wanting her to explain things clearly, just in case they really were mistaken!
There must be other Song families in the capital, and that eldest daughter must belong to someone else; she definitely can't be Song Lingxi!
...
The Prime Minister's wife looked at the person tightly gripping her sleeve and thought to herself, "Heavens, how come everything always happens to my old friend?"
She couldn't bear to tell Li Xiuxiu the truth; her body was as fragile as a piece of paper, how could she withstand such a blow?
"Don't worry, Xiuxiu. Xi'er must have overslept with Changling."
The Prime Minister's wife put on a calm demeanor and comforted Li Xiuxiu, saying only that Song Lingxi was still in the Prime Minister's residence.
"I just wanted to see Changling. You know he's not in good health and always sleeps in. I wanted to wake him up so he could practice some kung fu and improve his health."
"Go back first. When Lingxi wakes up, I'll have her pay her respects to you. Don't worry about it."
The Prime Minister's wife patted Li Xiuxiu's hand, trying her best to comfort her, not wanting Li Xiuxiu to know the truth.
Moreover, everything she knew was told to her by the servant, so there might be some discrepancies!
Li Xiuxiu was still uneasy: "Xiangning, don't lie to me. How many Song families are there in the capital?"
"this……"
"Don't worry, Xiuxiu. The people in the capital are a mixed bunch, and you won't be living here for long anyway. The Song family has built several of them, so don't worry."
The Prime Minister's wife made up a bunch of nonsense. As far as she knew, there really was only one Song family in the capital, the Imperial Censor Song's family, but that didn't stop her from spouting off.
The most important thing is to calm Li Xiuxiu down first, and prevent her from dying in a moment of panic.
She had to ask Ling'er about Lingxi herself.
How could someone be lost at a flower-viewing banquet? And how could the Emperor abduct another man's wife?
She still remembered that tall, thin boy. Although their Prime Minister's family had not done anything of great kindness, they had indeed saved the Emperor's life back then!
Given this relationship, she didn't believe the Emperor would do something like snatching the young mistress of the Prime Minister's residence!
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