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"If it weren't for the special circumstances and your grief was too great, I'm afraid I would have convicted you and your son of false accusations. Do you understand?"
The virtuous concubine surrendered: "I know my crime."
"Well, considering this is a misunderstanding, I am grateful to Prince Ning and his wife for losing their son, and Concubine Xian for losing her grandson, so I will forgive all the blame... This is also my grandson, and I feel as sad as you do. But the child is gone, why don't you ask for the whole story? This is not like the royal style. Forget it, I won't pursue these. If Aunt Rong had explained this to the Queen Mother earlier, things wouldn't have turned out like this. But I think you have been meritorious in serving the Queen Mother, and your merits and demerits offset each other, so I won't pursue the responsibility for the time being. In the future, you need to be reminded from time to time to serve the Queen Mother carefully."
Nanny Rong knelt down to express her gratitude.
"As for the Crown Princess..." The Emperor hesitated for a moment.
An Qingran smiled: "Father, it was just a misunderstanding. Qingran will not care about it. Everyone is heartbroken for losing a loved one, and Qingran is equally heartbroken. Qingran only hates that he was not good enough in learning skills and could not save Princess Ning. Therefore, he deeply blames himself and asks the emperor to punish him."
"You have done nothing wrong. It's not nice to keep belittling yourself like this. What I want to say is that you should go back and have a good rest. You have worked hard for many days to prepare the birthday banquet for the Queen Mother..." The rest of the words were not said.
The Queen Mother felt that this was the third slap.
The Emperor struck most vigorously.
It hurt more than anyone else. It hurt so much that her heart was wrenched, but she swallowed her anger.
It was like swallowing countless knives, and every time I took a breath, the knives were stabbing and piercing my internal organs...
Finally, everyone retreated.
The Queen Mother was still sitting there, her eyes fixed. Nanny Rong knelt down and stepped forward: "The Queen Mother..."
"Shut up!" The Queen Mother waved her hands, as if she had lost all her strength, and said weakly, "You are my ancestor, I am not your Queen Mother."
"The Empress Dowager has killed me, I deserve to die. Please let the Empress Dowager scold me..." Nanny Rong said while kneeling.
The Queen Mother didn't even look at her. She just looked over her head and stared at the door. She said in a daze: "How dare I? How dare I scold you? Why don't you scold me..."
"Empress Dowager, please allow me to plead my case. I should not have betrayed you. It's just that the prince found my brother and discovered that he had committed a crime. He wants to kill his entire family. If I testify, only one person will be held accountable. I only have this one brother. Poor brother, he is my only child. I agreed to them for the sake of our Rong family. If they threaten me, I would rather die... Besides, Empress Dowager, I don't think this matter poses a threat to you. An Qingran is just a princess consort. Even if she is put in solitary confinement for a few days, she will still come out and will not hurt anyone." Nanny Rong cried as she spoke.
The Queen Mother straightened up after hearing this and looked at her straight in the eye: "Then why didn't you tell me in advance?"
"The prince won't allow it, Queen Mother."
"This prince dared to make trouble for me and even plotted against my people..." The Queen Mother's expression seemed to ease a little, but then she was extremely surprised again, "He really has some skills!"
Seeing this, Madam Rong nodded again: "Yes, I never thought that he would find out about my brother and their affairs..."
"You can tell me about this kind of thing. Don't tell me that I won't take care of you? How have I not taken care of you over the years?"
"I just think that being a witness won't cause any loss to the Queen Mother."
"What do you know!" The Queen Mother slapped the table and stood up, "You..."
She thought about it, but didn't curse. It seemed that she didn't know what to curse. She just waved her hand and said, "Don't show up in front of me. Go out and kneel down."
Seeing that she was finally willing to talk to her, Nanny Rong told her to leave.
She thought that if she knelt for an hour, the Queen Mother would calm down.
Unexpectedly, I would kneel for a whole day and night.
During this time, Nanny Rong fainted several times and collapsed in the yard. She was old and weak, and had not exercised for many years. This kneeling was the end of her life. She finally fainted in the yard and twitched. The palace maid ran in tremblingly and reported it. The empress dowager thought for a while, and finally said bitterly: "Go find the imperial physician to take a look at her."
This glance can be considered as forgiveness.
When Rong Mama woke up, she saw the Queen Mother sitting not far away. Although her face was gloomy, at least she was not gritting her teeth. She hurriedly got up and almost fell to the ground again. She could only kneel on the bed: "Queen Mother, I dare not ask for your forgiveness. I only ask you to protect your body and not let me get angry. I will die with my eyes closed."
The Queen Mother still said nothing.
"It is all my fault. I acted on my own. I am too ashamed to see the Empress Dowager..." Aunt Rong's tears fell down and she almost died from crying.
"Okay, okay, just take care of yourself and recuperate. Do you want me to take care of you when you are so sick?" After saying that, the Queen Mother flicked her sleeves and stood up to leave.
Nanny Rong was stunned for a moment, wiped her eyes, and a smile appeared in her eyes.
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Imperial study.
Emperor Yunqi sat beside him and drank a bowl of thick black medicine juice, frowning: "This medicine, there is no difference whether you drink it or not, and it seems to be useless."
He sighed.
Dongfang Jin put down the red brush in his hand and said sincerely: "Father, you just need to relax and don't need to take any medicine."
"Relax?" Emperor Yunqi repeated, with a wry smile on his face, "If I could relax, why would it be like this? I am old..."
Hearing him say this, Dongfang Jin felt sad. His father was not old, but why did his eyes look so lonely? He seemed like a monk who had no desires, but he lacked the peace and magnanimity of a monk.
My father is old at heart.
"Father, there is no need to think too much about the Royal Grandmother. It's normal for the old lady to be confused. Besides, Qingran doesn't care. It's fine as long as the misunderstanding is resolved." Dongfang Jin now hopes that everything behind the scenes was not done by the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother is still his Royal Grandmother and Father's mother. It doesn't matter even if she is an old woman with a weird temper.
Emperor Yunqi nodded slightly after hearing what he said: "You and Qingran are the ones I trust the most, but as for the others...what can I say? I hope your body can bear it and be fine, then I will be relieved."
"Father..." Dongfang Jin looked at Emperor Yunqi, and for some reason he felt a little nervous. He was actually a little scared. Why did he say that? His tone was so cold, as if he was making arrangements for his funeral.
Emperor Yunqi saw him like this and waved his hand: "It's okay, I just felt emotional suddenly. By the way, please approve the memorial as soon as possible. I will need it in the morning court tomorrow. By the way, you should also attend the morning court tomorrow."
"yes."
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East Palace.
An Qingran smiled brightly, and her laughter could be heard from far away.
Dongfang Ruoxue also smiled: "I knew you wouldn't do that. My sister-in-law and I are worried about you."
"Yes, I know the prince you helped me find, otherwise, I'm afraid I would be punished."
Lou Wanyue had something to say, and when she heard her say this, she frowned slightly: "Yanran, how could the Queen Mother torture you without asking any questions? Besides, you are the Crown Princess, the future Queen."
An Qingran just smiled calmly: "Maybe the Queen Mother has always been like this, she is strict, but it's hard to say anything."
Dongfang Ruoxue sighed, "The Crown Princess has escaped a disaster this time, we should celebrate. We'll make an appointment someday and come and bother you together."
Dongfang Ruoxue was smiling like a flower. An Qingran saw her smiling so happily and thought about her own nonchalant expression. If the two of them stood together, the scene would be very pleasing to the eyes.
The three of them talked and laughed, and after their meal, the aunt and sister-in-law wanted to leave.
An Qingran called them and said, "It's a rare opportunity for you to come to the palace. I have something good to give you."
As he said that, he turned around and took out two hollow silver jewelry boxes from the jewelry box. There was also a layer of peach wood inside, which was very exquisite.
She handed the two boxes to each person and said, "Don't mess around."
When she said this, she looked at Lou Wanyue, who blushed and lowered her head.
"Why?" Dongfang Ruoxue asked in confusion.
"I mixed these two boxes of rouge according to your skin tone. Your sister-in-law has fair skin, so my rouge is brighter. And you have a pink complexion, so my rouge is lighter. Otherwise, if you put on your sister-in-law's rouge, your face would look like red cloth." An Qingran joked with a smile.
Dongfang Ruoxue refused: "Which one looks like red cloth? I won't use hers."
"Well, it's just like red cloth. It's a beautiful piece of red cloth, the like of which has never been seen before and will never be seen again."
"How can you talk about someone's expression like that?" Dongfang Ruoxue said with a smile.
An Qingran glanced at Lou Wanyue again and said, "Your rouge looks even better under the lamplight."
Lou Wanyue nodded, with deep meaning in her eyes, as if she understood.
After they left.
An Qingran suppressed her smile and sighed. It seemed that the issue of whether the Queen Mother had poisoned someone would remain at this point for the time being, and she couldn't think of a good solution for the time being.
She hopes Dongfang Jin can find new clues.
Honeysuckle came forward with a basin of water and said, "Miss, please wash your face. You just came back from the Queen Mother's Palace and you haven't washed off the bad luck yet."
An Qingran looked at her and smiled: "You, if the Queen Mother hears about this, I won't be able to save you."
Honeysuckle didn't take it seriously: "Is there anything the Crown Prince and Crown Princess can't do? The night before yesterday you sneaked out and sneaked back in, and you can do that, so what else can't you do?"
"Yes, if we hadn't risked our lives, how could Princess Ning be so honest and kind to redress my grievances?" An Qingran's mouth showed a hint of coldness, "This woman is also dishonest. She won't cry until she sees the coffin. She has done something that no one in the world knows about."
Speaking of Qin Xiangning, the usually calm An Qingran no longer had a good tone in her voice.
Honeysuckle lowered her voice and asked quietly: "What did she do?"
"It's okay to tell you this. This is an anecdote that has been around for thousands of years. It's no wonder. Dongfang Yan was not satisfied with his first wife, so he married several concubines. Qin Xiangning was so jealous that she forgot everything. She was happy with Dongfang Yan despite being pregnant, but she got miscarried. She wanted to put the blame on me that day."
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