Chapter 258: Being Calculated

Helian Yue was almost laughing because of her.

She has to leave the palace at any time. She has to leave the palace at any time.

Has she forgotten who she is?

I still want to leave the palace.

Don’t even think about it!

Helian Yue simply stood up, glanced at her with his phoenix eyes, and said in a somewhat deliberate tone, "My beloved concubine, there is no need to be so entangled. After all, we haven't asked the child yet. Maybe she doesn't want to leave Yutai Mountain."

Si Linglong suddenly looked at Helian Yue.

To be honest.

She really hadn't thought about it.

After all, according to the plot of the novel, when encountering such a helpless child, of course he would be adopted directly.

Si Linglong had adopted quite a few cats and dogs in the past, so she subconsciously thought this was no big deal.

As a result... now she is told that she cannot keep the child.

There was a hint of dissatisfaction in Si Linglong's eyes when she looked at Helian Yue.

[As a male villain, why don't you follow the routine? 】

Helian Yue raised his eyebrows.

Could it be that this child also exists in the original novel?

The answer is of course no.

Si Linglong asked again, "When do we leave? It can't be too early, right? The sisters who came with us are still sick."

Si Linglong thought that she could at least delay the time. In case little Li Sheng really didn't want to go with her, she would have to make good arrangements for her here, at least she couldn't hang out with the foxes and foxes in the mountains anymore.

The more Helian heard her talk about "sisters", the more he smiled mockingly. After a while, he spoke in an ambiguous tone, "Don't worry, my beloved concubine. When it's time to set off, their illnesses will naturally heal."

Si Linglong was puzzled, but as she was thinking about Xiao Li Sheng's arrangements, she didn't want to ask more questions.

The next day, news indeed came from the Queen Mother.

Three days later, the Empress Dowager's procession will return to the capital along with the imperial guards.

Those concubines who were still recovering from illness were dumbfounded when they heard the news.

How come the time for returning to Beijing has been set?

How can they travel when they are still sick?

Bai Qianqian was the most incredulous. She had been leaning on the couch, but now she couldn't help but sit up straight. "What did the emperor say? He can't ask all the sisters to go back sick, right?"

Zi Yue said with a bitter face, "The Emperor said that if you have a cold and are not fit to travel after three days, you can stay in the Huguo Temple for a while, and when you recover, the imperial guards who stay at the Huguo Temple will escort you back to the capital."

It sounds appropriate, but that's the case.

Which concubine would dare to stay just to recuperate?

"How can this be possible?! Ahem..."

Bai Qianqian was anxious for a moment and couldn't help coughing twice. Seeing this, Ziyue hurriedly gave her a glass of water, and she finally felt better. Because of this relief, Bai Qianqian also made up her mind.

"I can't be left in the Gokokuji Temple no matter what."

The emperor already hated her. If she was left in the Huguo Temple because of a cold, he might not even remember her in the future. If she was left here forever, she would really have to live with the ancient Buddha with a green lamp for the rest of her life.

She's not the queen mother. Who would be willing to stay alone in a place like this?

Even if he was lucky enough to be taken back later, some bad rumors would inevitably spread.

Not only Bai Qianqian thought so, but the other concubines certainly thought so too.

That afternoon, about half of the concubines were "recovered" by Helian Yue's order.

When the news reached Si Linglong, she was also shocked.

"Yesterday you said you were too sick to get out of bed, how come you're all right all of a sudden?"

Qinglu also thought it was rare, and just told Si Linglong as gossip, "Yes, I also thought it was rare, and I even went to take a peek at two of them, and they were both alive and kicking."

Si Linglong was even more incredulous. She caught a glimpse of Shu Hong, who seemed to have something to say, and asked her, "Shu Hong, do you know something?"

Shu Hong paused and said, "I am just guessing."

Si Linglong and Qinglu immediately came to her side and listened to her.

Shu Hong cleared her throat and then slowly told her guess.

"Although the emperor only brought seven concubines including you this time, it is unusual for all the concubines to fall ill at once. I guess that some of the concubines were indeed ill that day, and the others may have followed suit or perhaps wanted to gain the emperor's sympathy, so they also reported illness."

Shu Hong paused here before continuing, "Seeing that the Holy Driver suddenly decided to set off, if he didn't recover, he would probably be left behind, so naturally he recovered a lot."

Si Linglong suddenly understood after hearing this.

No wonder Helian Yue said last night that when they set out, those people's illnesses would be cured.

So he knew about this a long time ago?

"No, you just said it might be for the sake of following the crowd. What's the point of following the crowd when you're sick? It won't benefit them at all." Si Linglong was puzzled.

"How can it be useless?" Shu Hong suddenly glanced at her and said softly, "Didn't the Queen Mother punish her by making her copy scriptures the next day because she caused them to fall ill?"

Si Linglong realized what was going on belatedly and her eyes widened suddenly.

? ? !!

She was tricked! !