Chapter 187 The Crown is Crooked
"You are Concubine Lang Gui?" The Queen Mother spoke, without much emotion in her voice. "You are indeed good-looking."
Si Linglong felt a headache when she heard this.
Generally speaking, when elders compliment you on being virtuous, it means that you are not good-looking but honest; when they compliment you on being gentle and quiet, it means that you are dull and boring; as for when elders compliment you on being good-looking... haha, it means that you have no good qualities other than your good looks.
Si Linglong was under someone's roof at the moment, so it was not easy for her to confront the old lady. She just stepped out of the group and said timidly, "Please forgive me, Queen Mother."
[It’s my fault that I’m too good-looking. 】
Everyone thought she was just apologizing for her distraction, and Bai Qianqian spoke up at the right time, pretending to be tolerant and saying, "Don't blame me, Queen Mother. Sister Lang caught a cold yesterday, and she may still be feeling unwell."
The Queen Mother uttered an "oh" after hearing this, and looked at Si Linglong, her eyes still sharp, "If you are not feeling well, there is no need to rush over to pay your respects to me."
If this was not explained, people would probably say that she came to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager despite being ill, and that she was intentionally offending her.
Although Si Linglong didn't like this kind of situation, she understood it, so she answered obediently.
"Empress Dowager Lao and Concubine Lian were worried about me. I took the medicine yesterday and I am much better now."
Bai Qianqian nodded again in a serious tone, "Look at Sister Lang's rosy face, she is indeed getting better."
Si Linglong vaguely guessed why Bai Qianqian repeatedly mentioned her illness. It was worth mentioning in front of the empress dowager and might cause her to suffer. She was either saying that she was unlucky or that she had "seduced" Helian Yue away as soon as she arrived yesterday.
Sure enough, a concubine next to her spoke in a gloomy tone, "When Concubine Lang Gui arrived yesterday, the Emperor went to see her and stayed with her for a long time. When the Emperor came out, her crown was crooked. Isn't Concubine Lang Gui better?"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the concubines in the hall, except Gu Qingquan, looked at Si Linglong with eyes that were either contemptuous or inquiring.
Apparently this has already been heard.
As for the saying that the crown was crooked, it was clearly saying that Si Linglong took advantage of her illness to win the emperor's favor and made the emperor do inappropriate things with her in the holy land of Buddhism.
This is a serious crime.
Sure enough, when the empress dowager heard the concubine's words, her eyes looked at Si Linglong with a sinister look as if she was ready to cut a knife.
Si Linglong was almost stunned by the ideas of this group of people.
If she admitted to such a crime, she would probably be beaten to death here by the Queen Mother today!
Regardless of the rules, Si Linglong glared at the concubine who was speaking and asked coldly,
"The emperor's crown is crooked. Did you see it with your own eyes? Where did you see it? Did you see it accidentally, or did you deliberately spy on the emperor?"
The concubine wanted to make a few more sarcastic remarks, but she almost fell silent after hearing Si Linglong's blunt question.
How could she answer this?
A bad answer would be like spying on the emperor.
"Lang Guipin! You are too presumptuous in front of the Queen Mother!"
Si Linglong only glanced at her lightly and said, "How dare you arbitrarily accuse me in front of the Queen Mother? And you don't even allow me to ask for clarification?"
Having said that, regardless of the other party's reaction, Si Linglong turned around and knelt down in front of the Queen Mother, not wanting to stop until she said something shocking.
"Queen Mother, they are clearly planning to kill people in front of you!"
Si Linglong's accusation made the Empress Dowager, who was already dissatisfied, look gloomy.
It’s a sacred place for Buddhism, yet they say someone is murdered!
This is a taboo!
Bai Qianqian stood up immediately and said to Si Linglong in a reproachful tone, "Lang Guipin, how can you talk about murder in front of the Queen Mother? Do you still know where this place is?"
Bai Qianqian was a little annoyed. This person just said "they". The only one who accused her was the concubine. Which "they" was she referring to? !
Si Linglong glanced at Bai Qianqian indifferently and didn't argue with her.
She always liked to speak directly when doing things, and she immediately opened her mouth and talked about the conspiracy between Bai Qianqian and the concubines.
"If I don't explain this matter today, I will never be able to defend myself. You are saying this in front of the Queen Mother. Aren't you just trying to use her power to kill me?"
Si Linglong said, then suddenly changed the subject and pointed at Bai Qianqian and the concubine who was speaking, her face full of anger and sorrow, "What do you all think of the Queen Mother?!"
The concubines present were almost frightened by her words.
Only Si Linglong had tears in her eyes but a sneer in her heart.
【It's just acting, who doesn't know how to do it?】
【Come on, let’s hurt each other! 】