Sister Ling is 7 years old this year. She is indeed thin and her body is about the same size as other people's 5-year-old children.
She wiped her tears, trembling with fear, looked at her vicious stepmother, and didn't dare to come over.
"Come here, Sister Ling, don't be afraid! You know your aunt. I always like children. Will you be happy to follow me in the future?" Xie Yunyin gently coaxed Sister Ling to come over.
Ling Jie'er finally mustered up the courage to leave, but was stopped by her stepmother Zhu.
"Dowager Consort, Princess, Crown Prince's Consort, Sister Ling is usually a bit stupid, why not let Sister Yan go? After all, she is the Crown Prince's Consort's legitimate daughter, so Sister Yan is more suitable, right?"
Zhu's selfish motives are obvious.
The old lady ignored her, and Zhu's face turned blue and red.
The old lady praised Qing'er's courage and said, "This child is Qing'er. How old are you this year?"
"In reply to the Queen Mother, Li Qing is 8 years old this year." Li Qing spoke clearly, and although his tone was childish, he was neither humble nor arrogant.
"Are your family members willing?" the old lady asked loudly.
"I am willing, Concubine. This is a great blessing for this boy." Li Qing's father said this with a smile on his face, and he was eager to send his son away.
Xie Yunyin looked at the child who was about to cry with his eyes lowered and teeth gritted, and called out gently, "Qing'er, come here, come to your mother."
Qingger lowered his eyes and gradually approached Xie Yunyin.
Seeing that no one mentioned Ling Jie'er anymore, Zhu Shi became anxious. She gritted her teeth, pushed Ling Jie'er and said, "Ling Jie'er, go ahead. Even if your mother is reluctant, she can't stop your future."
Lingjie stumbled and fell to the ground. It was late autumn, and the ground was cold and hard...
Xie Yunyin felt distressed. She should have adopted Ling Jie'er in her previous life, but unfortunately she was weak and incompetent, leaving the child unloved since childhood.
"What are you doing? Are you taking your anger out on your child? You're not the biological mother, so there's no need to be so obvious." The old lady cursed directly!
"I... I didn't mean that. I treat Sister Ling as my own child!" Zhu said with aggrieved tone.
Xie Yunyin ignored Zhu and shouted, "Sister Ling, if you are willing to recognize me as your mother, then come here. From now on, I will not treat you badly. You and Qing'er are both my children. He is the older brother, and you are the younger sister."
Under the gaze of everyone, Sister Ling limped towards Xie Yunyin with red eyes.
Xie Yunyin didn't care about any ethics or morals, she hugged the two children in her arms and started crying!
Everyone was moved to tears by this scene...
She secretly swore that in this life, she would never let Li Yunzheng and Qu Dieer live a carefree life.
The title of king, wealth, and glory that the Li family cares about most, she will make everything vanish into thin air!
She stayed alone in an empty house for fifteen years and died with hatred in her heart. The pain must be borne by the Li family!
The autumn rain suddenly started to fall, and an awning was quickly set up outside the mourning hall.
Xie Yunyin gave her first order as the palace's mistress: "Everyone, I will divide everyone into three groups. Children and elders should go back first. The weather is cold, don't catch a cold. The kitchen will make ginger soup for you."
"Thank you, Princess..."
Concubine Wang was very satisfied and said to Si Chunyan, "See, your daughter-in-law is no worse than you."
Si Chunyan could only agree, but after receiving a pile of account books from the mansion, she claimed to be sick.
After Xie Yunyin settled the guests, she asked Ruyun to take Lingjie and Qingge back to wash up and eat.
She was alone guarding the mourning hall with Rumeng.
She asked Rumeng to guard the door while she pushed open the coffin to check Li Yunzheng's body.
There was no birthmark on his neck, but the topaz he carried with him, which symbolized the prince's noble status, was extremely conspicuous.
Obviously, they found a corpse with a body shape similar to Li Yunzheng's and placed this topaz there deliberately.
But looking back on the past, when Li Yunzheng returned to the palace again, he brought this jade with him, proving that he was the prince of Guangyang County and a loyal minister of Daliang.
This piece of topaz was of vital importance, so Xie Yunyin quickly pulled it off and stuffed it into her sleeve.
She wanted to block all of Li Yunzheng's escape routes.
She knew clearly that her life in this palace would not be smooth sailing from now on.
And she knew that Si Chunyan would not give up.
She still has to cheer up and face everything.
"Princess, someone is coming..." Rumeng came in trotting and said in panic.
Xie Yunyin was so calm, "Come, close the coffin."
"She's someone from the palace, wearing a purple robe and a gold and jade waist badge... the Crown Prince's Consort."
Oh, it turns out someone is coming from the palace.
"Lord Lu, the Seal Holder of the Zhaoding Division, has come to visit the surviving family of the Guangyang County Prince's Mansion." The eunuch announced in a shrill voice...
Could it be Lu Jin, the eunuch leader who is now second only to the emperor and above everyone else?
Now he is not only the emperor's confidant, not only in charge of the military power to defend the city, but also in charge of tens of thousands of Zhaoding guards of the Zhaoding Division. In the true sense, he is in charge of the inner court internally and supervises all officials externally.
The whole court regarded him as a treacherous eunuch!
But he was extremely powerful, cruel and treacherous, and he could do whatever he wanted. He had the final say on life and death.
Even the current emperor was personally supported by him to ascend to the throne! Who can do anything to him?
As the message was passed, the person was already behind her. Xie Yunyin immediately stood up and bowed, "Thank you for your concern, Lord Lu. I accept your sincere gratitude on behalf of the entire Marquis' Mansion!"
She is now the widow of a meritorious general. She has to be sad and graceful, but she also has to be polite.
Xie Yunyin heard the sound of the wide sleeves being blown by the wind, and the eunuch's voice suddenly fell.
Lu Jin took two steps closer, bowed slightly, and said, "I have been asked by His Majesty to come here to mourn the loyal minister and offer condolences to the widow of the Zhao family. His Majesty is deeply moved and has asked the court to bring me here tomorrow to mourn and bid farewell to the Crown Prince."
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