Chapter 122 He deserves to die. How could I bear a grudge against you?
Su Rui was a concubine and could not ride with Yun Ji when entering the palace to pay homage or on important holidays.
The two of them entered the palace gate one after the other, but as soon as the car stopped, Su Rui realized something was wrong.
They were paying their respects today, so they could take a carriage and get off at the Internal Affairs Office, then go directly to the Imperial Study through the East Corridor.
But at this moment, it stopped shortly after passing the palace gate, which showed that it was parked at the outer palace gate.
When Su Rui opened the car curtain, she saw a person standing in front of her.
It was not a eunuch leading the way, but a person dressed as a nanny.
Looks somewhat familiar.
"Concubine, that is Nanny Wang from the Empress's palace, the second-class steward." Luo E reminded in a low voice.
Why would the nanny from Queen Lin's palace come here?
But after seeing Yun Ji get off the carriage, followed by Su Rui, Nanny Wang stepped forward and said, "The Emperor is not in good health and does not have the energy to see you in the Imperial Study. You will have to go to the Yangxin Palace. Concubine Su will follow me. Your Majesty is already waiting in the palace."
Logically speaking, Su Rui was a concubine, so she didn't even need to be summoned for the ceremony and could just perform the ceremony outside the palace.
She didn't even think that the queen would meet her, after all, she killed the eldest prince.
But now that Queen Lin has sent someone specially, she can no longer disappear.
Su Rui looked at Yun Ji, gave him a look that told him not to worry, and was about to move forward.
Yun Ji reached out and held her hand, saying softly but forcefully, "Be careful, I'll be there to pick you up soon."
Su Rui nodded slightly, pulled her hand away, and followed Nanny Wang.
Nanny Wang remained silent all the way. When they were almost at Fengqi Palace, she smiled at Luo E and said, "Miss Luo, you've found a good job."
She could hear the joke, but Luo E remained calm and replied, "I was given to her as a concubine by the Empress. I must obey her orders and be loyal to her."
Nanny Wang glanced at Su Rui, her eyes filled with disdain and sarcasm, and said with a smile, "Then you must serve the concubine well."
Then, without waiting for Luo E to reply, Nanny Wang stopped and bowed to Su Rui, saying, "Please wait here for a moment, Concubine Su. I will go and report to you and will come back to bring you into the palace later."
It was necessary to inform the second-class nanny that they were leading the way, and Nanny Wang did not wait for Su Rui to agree or not. After she finished speaking, she went into the Fengqi Palace gate on her own.
The palace road only had two bare walls, without even an extended eaves, let alone any shelter.
Although it is late autumn now, the sun is still scorching near noon. It shines directly on your head and soon makes your skin hot and you sweat all over.
Luo E raised her hand and used her sleeve to shield Su Rui from the sunlight, but it was only a little better than nothing.
Seeing Su Rui's lips turning pale, Luo E asked softly, "Shall I go in and ask what's going on?"
Su Rui shook her head. "You came from Fengqi Palace, don't you know the rules of the palace?"
Luo E naturally knew it, but since there was no reply, she could only wait.
But if the sun continues to shine, Su Rui will definitely get into trouble given her health.
"It's okay, I can bear it." Su Rui took out a calming pill from his sleeve pocket, put it under his nose and took a deep breath, and his dizzy mind became clearer.
She knew that Queen Lin was deliberately torturing her.
I hate her but I can't kill her. How can I get rid of the anger in my heart if I don't talk her over with her?
"I'm sorry to have kept Concubine Su waiting for so long. Her Majesty was taking a nap just now, so I had to keep you waiting for a while."
Just when Su Rui thought that she would have to bask in the sun for another hour or two, Nanny Wang came out from the gate of Qifeng Palace again.
Queen Lin didn't intend to torture her, but really wanted to see her?
I couldn't figure out what Queen Lin was planning for a moment, and I just felt a little uneasy.
But this uneasiness could not be relieved outside the door, so Su Rui stepped over the threshold.
Fengqi Palace remains the same as before.
Queen Lin remained the same.
She was wearing a sky-blue palace dress, with a palace maid holding an umbrella and shears beside her as she tended to the flowers and plants in the garden, just as Su Rui had seen her when she first entered the palace.
Noble, tranquil, kind...but without a trace of sadness.
Even her cheeks were rosy and shiny, her eyes were clear, and there was no sign of sadness on the face of a mother who had lost her child.
"I'm here." Queen Lin looked up at Su Rui, smiled and waved at her, "You've been waiting for so long, you must be terribly hot. Come sit down and have some tea."
Su Rui paused for a moment, she had never expected that Queen Lin's attitude towards her would not change.
Feeling even more uneasy, she stepped forward and bowed. "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, the Empress."
"I've told you many times, no need to be so polite." Queen Lin turned her gaze away and continued pruning.
Su Rui stood up and took a closer look at the flowers that Queen Lin was tending to. It was a pot of red roses, which had passed their blooming period and only had withered branches and leaves left.
After a pause, she spoke first. "I thought Your Majesty did not want to see me."
"You are having your wedding ceremony with Yun Ji today. Why do you feel that I will not see you?"
Why?
Who doesn’t know this?
Su Rui then told the truth: "I accidentally killed the eldest prince. I thought the queen would hate me and would not want to see me."
Queen Lin chuckled and snipped off a dead branch with her scissors. "He deserves to die. How could I bear a grudge against you?"
Should he die?
Su Rui never thought that she would hear these words from Queen Lin.
Even if the eldest prince's actions were indeed worthy of death, he was still the son of Queen Lin.
How could a mother say that her child deserved to die?
"What? Was I wrong?" Queen Lin raised her eyes and looked at Su Rui with a smile.
The smile was so pure, without any concealment.
Either that or Queen Lin's acting skills were excellent enough to create a mask that was difficult to break.
Either that or Queen Lin was telling the truth and she felt that the eldest prince deserved to die.
The reason why he deserved death was not because of the things he had done, but because the emperor had caught him and put him on the chessboard, making him a dead chess piece that blocked her path.
But is this how a mother should behave after her child dies?
The child was not the emperor's, but was born after Queen Lin carried him for ten months and raised him for twenty years.
Even if you raise a cat or a dog, you will have feelings for it, let alone a child.
But no matter the former or the latter, Queen Lin made Su Rui feel frightened.
Even though the person in front of him was still smiling, Su Rui felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, with a chill running from his heels straight through his head.
"Why are you standing here all the time? Sit down." Queen Lin, unable to see her fear, reached out and pushed Su Rui to sit on the chair brought by the palace maid.
Facing Queen Lin's kind smile and eyes without a trace of depth, Su Rui felt fear. It came from instinct, just like the fear of seeing a beast that had no chance of resistance.
"Don't be so nervous. You are Yinqin's concubine, the one he cherishes now. I will not hurt you."
"I am just an ant, Your Majesty probably won't mind." Su Rui tried her best to keep herself calm.
"A thousand-mile embankment can be destroyed by ants. Sometimes even ants can cause harm. Don't underestimate the enemy." Queen Lin raised her hand, and the slender gilded jewel armor brushed against Su Rui's cheek. "Besides, you are the one Yin Qin went to so much trouble to protect. Do you know what he did to get the emperor to spare your life?"
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