After noon the next day, the sedan chair landed at the gate of the palace.
The sun was scorching, and sweat oozed from Mrs. Su's forehead. Her purple brocade back was wet, and the gold hairpin on her head sparkled.
She looked at the magnificent glazed tiles, sighed, and forced herself to cheer up. Although her son was exiled to a desolate land and her daughter died tragically, fortunately she still had a sister, the Queen Mother, and her life would not be difficult.
Follow the palace maid to Cining Palace.
In the past, she would go to the Kun Palace first, but because Concubine Jia poisoned Su Yunfu, she wanted to strangle Concubine Jia to death in her dreams, and would rather avoid seeing her if possible.
At the gate of Cining Palace, the stone lions' eyes seemed to be staring at her.
"Madam, please." The maid's voice was as cold as ice.
The sandalwood incense was wafting gently in the hall, but it seemed colder than usual.
There was something indescribably strange in the palace maids' eyes. The empress dowager was wearing an orange-yellow phoenix robe with a peony pattern. She was leaning on the phoenix couch with her eyes closed, twisting the emerald Buddhist beads in her hands.
There were guards with swords standing on both sides of the hall, they were not there on normal days!
"Sister, I heard that your waist was uncomfortable. Is it getting better now?"
The Queen Mother slowly opened her eyes, and a look in her eyes was unfamiliar to Madam Su, which made her shudder.
Normally, the Empress Dowager would always ask her to sit down, but today she just stared at her coldly, which made Madam Su feel terrified.
"Sister, you went to Baiyun Temple the day before yesterday. Why didn't you tell me so that I could accompany you to burn incense and pray?"
Madam Su wiped the corners of her eyes with her silk handkerchief. "My sister also wanted to make a wish for Fu'er to be reborn into a good family. She passed away at such a young age. You said that I am the one who sent her off young. How could her life be so miserable..."
The Queen Mother suddenly shouted, "Su, are you still not admitting your guilt?" The Buddhist beads hit the table with a "bang".
Madam Su's legs went limp, and before she could react, the guards pressed her shoulders and made her kneel down with a thud.
"Sister...what happened?"
"Look who this is." The Queen Mother waved her hand, and Aunt Wang was brought in with a hunched back.
Mrs. Su's pupils suddenly shrank - this wrinkled face was exactly the same wet nurse from twenty years ago!
"Madam, do you still recognize me?" Aunt Wang said hoarsely, "You withheld my monthly salary and caused the death of my grandson..."
"Nonsense!" Madam Su screamed. "Sister, this lowly slave stole my jewelry! I drove her away. You can't believe what she says!"
The Queen Mother sneered, "Tell me, what is it about her that I can't believe?"
Madam Su was choked with words and trembled with guilt.
The head nanny brought out the brocade plate.
The Pisces jade pendant shone brightly in the sunlight. Although the plum blossom pattern brocade had faded, the traces of fire on the corners were clearly visible.
"You said the jade pendant was lost back then." The Queen Mother's fingertips trembled. "Then what is this?"
Madam Su's face turned pale as death. She suddenly rushed forward and tried to snatch them away: "Sister, it was this lowly slave who stole these two things! She is a thief, you can't listen to her nonsense!"
At this time, outside the Cining Palace, Xuan Ling's bright yellow imperial carriage and Sheng Xiyan's red-wheeled phoenix chariot happened to meet.
"Yanyan." Xuan Ling reached out to help her get out of the car, and the nine-dragon-patterned cuffs flashed with tiny golden light in the sunlight.
Sheng Xiyan was wearing a bright red robe with a golden phoenix pattern, and the peony flower on her brow was dazzling.
She stamped her embroidered shoes and acted coquettishly, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother must be talking about Yu Chen. We must be firm!"
Xuan Ling pulled her hand to his lips and pecked it, his narrow eyes showing a doting smile, "Yan Yan, relax. We will definitely resolve this matter today. No one can take our child away from us."
The two turned around and saw three familiar people walking towards them from a distance.
Sheng Xiyan was surprised and asked, "Brother, mother? Sister-in-law?"
Sheng Jingheng and Ruan Niang hurried over, supporting Sheng's mother. The three of them bowed quickly when they saw the emperor and empress.
Xuan Ling personally helped Sheng's mother up: "Mother-in-law, there is no need to be so polite."
Mother Sheng was so shocked that she was at a loss - the emperor actually called her mother-in-law?
"Brother?" Sheng Xiyan grabbed Sheng Jingheng's sleeve in confusion, "Why are you here in Cining Palace?"
Ruan Niang said mysteriously: "My Lady, it's about your life experience..."
Xuan Ling and Sheng Xi looked at each other in bewilderment. They had received the empress dowager's invitation today and thought it was about Yu Chen's matter. They also wanted to have a serious talk with the empress dowager, but they didn't expect - it wasn't?
Sheng Xiyan's heart skipped a beat. Although she knew that she was adopted, how could she be related to the empress dowager?
Xuan Ling took her hand, wrapped his warm palm around her slightly cool fingertips, and leaned over to whisper in her ear, "Yanyan, don't be afraid, the result will be good."
The head nanny ran out of the palace gate: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Queen Mother invites you."
The atmosphere in the hall was stagnant.
Mrs. Su collapsed on the ground, her hair disheveled like a mad woman.
Seeing the emperor and empress come in, the empress dowager suddenly stood up, and the pearls on her phoenix crown shook violently.
"Yan...Yan..." She called out this name over and over again. Ever since she knew that Sheng Xiyan was her biological daughter, she had silently practiced this name many times in her heart.
But he saw Sheng Xiyan with a vigilant look on her face, sticking closely to Xuan Ling's side, as if she was a monster.
The Queen Mother's heart ached, and she said in a trembling voice, "Emperor, please take the Queen and sit down first."
Sheng Xiyan curled the corners of her lips and said, "Hey, why is the Queen Mother looking at me with tears in her eyes?"
She felt dizzy and had a feeling. She frowned slightly and pinched Xuan Ling's palm.
Xuanlang, why is she looking at me like that?
Xuan Ling noticed her uneasiness and reached out to touch the back of her head.
The Queen Mother said, "Wang, you speak."
Aunt Wang kowtowed and said, "Your Highness, may your Majesty live long and long. I also pay my respects to the Empress, may your Majesty live a thousand years and a thousand years."
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