The secret that Dongfang Ninghe had hidden for so long was finally exposed, and he felt a surge of anger in his heart.
Seeing Jiang Ruyi leaning against the table and looking at him sadly, he felt that perhaps this was too cruel for her.
But she had forced her way in, and this was the consequence of her having to know the secret.
The screams of the two palace maids being dragged away were like a knife stabbing into Jiang Ruyi's heart.
"Your Majesty, please let them go. It was I who insisted on coming in." Jiang Ruyi pleaded for them in tears.
But what good is that? It's already happened.
His ugly side was discovered by others.
Someone has to pay the price for this.
"Ruyi, be obedient. They did something wrong and they deserve to be punished." Dongfang Ninghe smiled and held her wrist, then put his arm around her waist, bringing her very close to him.
"But Your Majesty, it is clearly me who did something wrong." Jiang Ruyi looked at him with tears in her eyes, trying to restore his conscience.
"No, my beloved concubine is right. Ruyi would do nothing wrong." He rested his chin on the top of her head and gently stroked her back. "But I think if you invited Jiaojiao to come as a guest, I believe she would be very happy."
What?
Let her invite Su Jiaojiao over?
why is that?
She could only watch her love rival right in front of her, but she couldn't do anything. Wasn't this because they thought she wasn't dying fast enough?
Although Jiang Ruyi was held in his arms, she could not feel any warmth.
She felt as if she was in a world of ice and snow, and the cold wind mixed with snowflakes blew her mercilessly, making her unable to stand steadily.
"Ruyi, I believe you will do this, right?" Dongfang Ninghe looked straight into her eyes and said firmly.
Jiang Ruyi looked into his eyes and saw only coldness and a stubbornness that was inconsistent with him.
She opened her mouth, but nothing came out.
Now that she knew the truth, she had to pay the price for it.
At night, Dongfang Ninghe still lay in the same bed with her, but Jiang Ruyi was indeed stiff all over and forced herself to fall asleep.
"Ruyi, do you love me?" Dongfang Ninghe took her hand and looked at her affectionately.
If he had asked this question before today, Jiang Ruyi would have answered him yes with the same affectionate tone.
But now she can't pretend like this at all.
Because no matter what Dongfang Ninghe's look was, Jiang Ruyi felt that he was looking at another person through her.
Su Jiaojiao.
Late at night, the couple fell asleep in each other's arms.
Dongfang Ninghe was dreaming again. The other self had loose hair and a mad expression.
"Why can't I be with her?"
"The Demon King can't stay with her forever. He has another woman."
"You are different. You are affectionate and loyal enough. You don't need to care about Jiang Ruyi's thoughts."
"But......"
"Monsters cannot become humans, but humans can become monsters."
The other Dongfang Ninghe spoke with his eyes slightly narrowed, his figure sometimes far away and sometimes near, his voice sounding bewitching.
Humans can turn into monsters...
Yes, humans can turn into monsters.
After Dongfang Ninghe in the dream figured it out, his face showed an infatuated expression.
But suddenly he came to his senses as he thought of something.
In the Dongfang family, every generation has been told by their elders since birth that they were born to protect the people of the world and that they bear important responsibilities on their shoulders.
In the dream, Dongfang Ninghe suddenly stopped smiling and looked at him intently.
I woke up from the dream at this point.
Jiang Ruyi didn't sleep all night and she heard Dongfang Ninghe talking in his sleep.
She was still thinking about Su Jiaojiao, but this time, she heard it more clearly.
Before going to court, Dongfang Ninghe instructed Jiang Ruyi to find a reason to invite Su Jiaojiao to come as a guest and stay for a few more days.
Jiang Ruyi agreed with a smile.
After he left, Jiang Ruyi took off her disguise, covered her face with her hands and sobbed.
She felt she was living a lie, and the realization was painful.
What will he do after tricking Su Jiaojiao here?
She has no idea.
When Su Jiaojiao was lying on the bed reading a storybook, the little monk from Baoxiang Temple told her that the imperial concubine in the palace invited her to visit the palace in order to thank her for saving her life last time, and if Ye Jiuli was there, she would also invite him to go with her.
Ye Jiuli was naturally not there, so she agreed after just a brief thought.
After all, it was boring to stay here alone, and she didn't want to listen to the monks chanting.
Before leaving, the new abbot of Baoxiang Temple gave her a string of Buddhist beads, hoping that she would be safe.
"Thank you, Abbot Mingkong. I also wish you all the best and peace." Su Jiaojiao took the Buddhist beads, put them away solemnly, and then earnestly performed a Buddhist salute to express her gratitude to Abbot Mingkong.
Mingkong watched her leave, the worry in his eyes still lingering.
Su Jiaojiao looked at the scenery along the way. There were people carrying her on both sides, so she was not in a hurry.
Fortunately, Jiang Ruyi had a conscience and knew how to repay her kindness.
If Jiang Ruyi didn't express her opinion, Su Jiaojiao wouldn't have thought anything of it. Maybe she had some inconveniences because she was pregnant?
After all, she is different from herself, a fragile mortal.
The leader was Gu Sheng, who was an old acquaintance of Su Jiaojiao.
The two chatted along the way, and they didn't feel so lonely anymore.
"Did anything interesting happen in the palace?" Su Jiaojiao tilted her head back, feeling the sunlight on her face, and squinted her fox eyes lazily.
"Everything is normal." Gu Sheng was a man of few words, but in order to avoid a dull moment, he continued, "The other day, Miss Su composed so many poems on the stage at once. It really opened my eyes."
"It's okay. When I'm in the mood, inspiration comes like a spring." Su Jiaojiao embarrassedly smoothed the hair around her ears.
"Our emperor and imperial concubine have always been grateful to you and the Demon King for saving them. If the Demon King were here too, he would have gone with us." Gu Sheng looked at the road ahead and waved away the weeds that blocked the way.
The group walked and talked until they finally arrived at the palace.
Su Jiaojiao was a little surprised when she saw Jiang Ruyi waiting at the palace gate.
She didn't think she had such an important position in the heart of the imperial concubine who once wanted to play a trick on her.
"Miss Su, I've missed you so much since I last saw you for a few days!" Jiang Ruyi waited for Su Jiaojiao to get out of the sedan chair, then came up and took her arm affectionately.
"I miss the Imperial Concubine a lot too." Su Jiaojiao continued.
The two people walked together, and it seemed that they had a close relationship and were almost close friends.
The only thing left is to talk about how each other's men perform in bed.
"Chunmei, hurry up, a distinguished guest is coming today!" A nanny stared at several palace maids who were working, kicking them from time to time.
"Yes, Ma'am." Chunmei never had the chance to serve the imperial concubine again after being demoted to a palace maid.
At this moment, her face was weathered and her eyes were tired, and she looked nothing like the beauty she once was.
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