Chapter 69 Sending Her the Last Journey
"And I was in the capital, and it took a lot of effort to convince my parents to give up on finding me a date."
"Let them give Ling Rui some time. Once Ling Rui advances two levels, they will allow him to come to Anyang Marquis's Mansion to propose marriage."
When Ruan Yiyu said this, her face was full of nostalgia. That period should have been the best time for her, the one she was looking forward to.
But at this moment, the name Gong Lele frequently appeared in the mouths of officials in the court, and this name often appeared together with Ling Rui.
Marquis Anyang did not need to attend court on weekdays, but he also heard these rumors.
For this reason, he returned home and scolded Ruan Yiyu severely, and brought up the matter of finding a date for Ruan Yiyu again.
It was in this situation that Ruan Yiyu wrote a letter to Ling Rui.
"But this letter fell on deaf ears, and I never received a reply." Ruan Yiyu looked away, her expression sad. "I guess he has a beautiful woman by his side, and he has long forgotten me."
"In that case, I don't want to wait any longer. There are plenty of outstanding young men in the capital. Although my father, the Marquis of Anyang, has no real power and a bad reputation, it is still a marquisate after all. Finding a good family for me shouldn't be a problem."
The Marquis of Anyang's Mansion began to match Ruan Yiyu. Since her relationship with Ling Rui was a private agreement between the two, and apart from them, only the Marquis of Anyang and Qiu Lan knew about it, the match went smoothly.
But Ruan Yiyu always hesitates...
Qiu Lan also saw that her daughter could not forget Ling Rui for the time being, so she tried every possible way to enlighten her and also advised Marquis Anyang not to force his daughter for the time being.
This delay led to the marriage of Ling Rui and Gong Lele.
That day, the whole capital was happy for them, but she was crying her heart out at home.
She still remembered how her mother had looked down on her and asked, "Why are you crying?"
"If you are so useless, and you really can't bear to let her go, then find a way to get her back."
"Look at your father. His mind is on those little demons, but so what? He's still completely controlled by mother."
Ruan Yiyu's heart ached, "He already has a wife...does that mean I have to become his concubine?"
She is a legitimate daughter, how could she be someone's concubine?
"Things are different now." Qiu Lan squeezed next to her daughter, "Yiyu, Ling Rui was only a seventh-rank deputy general before. Even if he was promoted again, it would be impossible for him to be promoted to the fourth-rank Pingbei General now."
"He's a fourth-rank general, but he's different from your father's Marquis of Anyang. He actually holds the military power."
"Besides, your father also heard that General Liu Hong's old injury is serious, and he will definitely hand over his military power in two years at most."
"Think about it, by then Ling Rui will definitely be the one to take over."
"As long as you can capture Ling Rui's heart, when Ling Rui and Gong Lele go on the expedition, won't you have the final say in the general's mansion?"
"Give him another son..."
"The key is..." Qiu Lan whispered in Ruan Yiyu's ear, "The key is not to let Gong Lele give birth to a son."
At that moment, Ruan Yiyu really had such thoughts, but it was only at this moment. She also had the pride of being a legitimate daughter, and quickly let go of this thought.
But...
Just a few months later, Gong Lele was pregnant and a group of bandits suddenly appeared in Lanzhou. Gong Lele sent the female soldiers around her out.
At this time, people around Rong Ruxiang, who was the queen at the time, found Ruan Yiyu and took her into the palace to meet Rong Ruxiang.
No one knew how Rong Ruxiang knew about the relationship between Ruan Yiyu and Ling Rui, but she used threats and inducements to make Ruan Yiyu agree to help.
Rong Ruxiang also gave her some poison...
"Although I promised the Queen Mother, I also thought about it for a long time."
"Once, my mother and I were shopping and were almost hit by a carriage. By chance, it was Gong Lele who saved us."
"Gong Lele saw that I had sprained my ankle, so she took me back to the mansion to find someone to treat me."
"She and I became friends because of this, and I went to the mansion many times to talk with her afterwards."
"She is so kind and has no guard against me..."
"She doesn't know that the Queen Mother has been urging me to take action."
Ruan Yiyu turned to Ling Chan and said, "The poison needs to be administered to her in divided doses. This will prevent her from having a difficult labor and heavy bleeding. Not only will she not be able to give birth to the child, but she will also suffer from anemia."
"After she gives birth, we need to give her another dose to ensure she doesn't die from blood loss within two years."
"This medicine is extremely poisonous, and it's difficult for doctors to detect it."
Ling Chan gritted her teeth. No matter how poisonous the poison was, it was not as poisonous as the human heart.
"She was pregnant, and I couldn't bear it, so I gave her less medicine, which saved your life."
"But you were born weak. Gong Lele tried many methods, but there was no improvement."
"During this period... the Queen Mother asked me to find something in Gong Lele's courtyard." Ruan Yiyu finally got to the point.
"What is that?" Ling Chan frowned and her expression turned cold. She felt that this thing must be the reason why the Queen Mother wanted to kill Gong Lele.
"It's said to be an imperial edict, or a secret letter or something like that." Ruan Yiyu said.
Imperial edict or secret letter?
Ruan Yiyu lowered her eyebrows, "But, I didn't find what the Queen Mother said."
"After the female soldiers returned from suppressing the bandits, I never looked for Gong Lele again."
Two years later, Gong Lele died, and her female soldiers were sent out by Ling Rui to suppress bandits, and later disappeared.
Ruan Yiyu was also arranged by Rong Ruxiang to marry Ling Rui as his second wife. She gave birth to Ling Xueyao in the same year and Ling Xuehui the following year.
In the winter of the third year, the previous emperor passed away. In the spring of the fourth year, the new emperor ascended the throne and named the country Yonghe. Queen Rong Ruxiang became the empress dowager.
"Over the years, I have been helping the Queen Mother look for that thing, but I have never found it."
"The Queen Mother speculated that the thing might be in the hands of Gong Lele's female soldiers. She firmly believed that they would come back to find you."
"So she asked us to torture you as much as possible, but not let you die."
Ruan Yiyu's lips curled up slightly, "The Queen Mother promised that if I do this, Yao'er will replace you as the Princess of Huai."
"For so many years, she has tacitly agreed to let Yao'er have everything that belongs to you."
"Haha." He chuckled sarcastically, "I didn't expect..."
"I didn't expect that after being imprisoned in the Ling Mansion for more than ten years, you seemed to have become a completely different person overnight..."
She suddenly widened her eyes in fear, "Ling Chan, you..."
Ling Chan smiled and said, "Ruan Yiyu, you are already dying, don't delve into some things."
Ruan Yiyu took a deep breath and said, "Go away."
"Don't forget what you promised me."
Ling Chan stood up, picked up the imperial guard on the ground with one hand, and dragged him slowly out of Ruan Yiyu's room.
She didn't walk far, but stood outside the yard, looking at Ruan Yiyu through the window.
Ruan Yiyu sat in front of the bronze mirror and dressed herself up.
Then he rummaged through the cupboard for a while and found a belt. He then stepped on a chair and climbed onto the table, throwing the belt onto the beam diagonally above the table.
Put your neck inside and let your legs hang down calmly...
Her last glance was at Ling Chan standing outside the window. This could be considered as her final farewell to the child she had left behind because of her momentary reluctance.
Ling Chan looked down at the imperial guards on the ground, picked them up, and flew out of the Ling Mansion.
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