The girl was stunned for a moment and looked at him in confusion.
Leng Ming blinked his eyes sideways, and continued with a hint of mystery:
"Treat my mother well. One day, I will come back to take you out. Then, you will be a meritorious official. Even if I cannot make you the queen, you can still be a noble concubine."
Leng Ming's words stunned the girl in front of him. Looking at this handsome man, her face turned red and her heart began to beat wildly.
Leng Ming knew that this little girl had been tricked. If he wanted his mother to live a stable life here, he had no choice but to resort to this last resort. He had to find a way to make this little girl willingly take care of his mother.
He then took out a jade pendant and a few pieces of silver from his sleeve and held them in front of the little girl.
"This jade pendant is a token of my love for you. Keep it safe and don't let anyone see it. Also, use this small change to buy some food and drinks for my mother. I'll come back and give you some more money when I have the chance..."
The little girl took the jade pendant and the silver coins with trembling hands, and looked at him dreamily.
"Prince Ming, is what you said true?"
Leng Ming raised his hand, gently lifted the hair on her forehead with an ambiguous look in his eyes, and nodded with a smile on his lips.
"Every word I say is true. As long as you treat my mother well, I will not let you down."
"Prince Ming..."
The little girl was a little flattered and held the jade pendant to her chest, biting her lips shyly and nodding.
"Prince Ming, my name is Xiaotao. You must remember my name. I will also remember what you said."
"Just remember. I'm leaving now. Remember, take good care of my mother, and you'll have the chance to rise to prominence as a phoenix. If I find you mistreating her again, you know what I'll do."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Xiao Tao will definitely treat the Empress as her master and serve her well."
Leng Ming glanced at her, his eyes moving a few times with ambiguous meanings, then he stood up and walked to Concubine Chang, clasping his fists reluctantly and saying:
"Mother, I am leaving now. Please take care. I will come back when I have the chance."
Concubine Chang knew what a crime it was to trespass into the cold palace, so she nodded quickly.
"Go ahead, don't let anyone find out."
Seeing this, Xiao Tao hurried to him and said softly as if to offer her courtesy:
"Don't worry, my lord. Xiaotao will go outside and take a look first."
This little girl was already bewitched by Leng Ming's few words. When she spoke to Leng Ming, her face turned red unconsciously.
She turned around and opened the door. After looking outside for a while, she turned back to Leng Ming and said:
"There's no one here now, please leave!"
Leng Ming looked at Concubine Chang again, took big strides and walked towards the door.
When passing Xiao Tao, he looked at her, raised the corner of his mouth and said:
"Xiao Tao, I will remember your name, and you should also remember what I said."
Xiao Tao's face turned red again. She lowered her head and nodded vigorously, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Xiao Tao will be waiting for you."
When she finished saying this and looked up, she found that Leng Ming had disappeared from her sight. She looked at the jade pendant in her hand, smiled contentedly, turned around and closed the door.
After coming out of the cold palace, Leng Ming's mood became very complicated.
He could tell from his mother's face that she had suffered a lot during this period.
He had no choice but to say those words against his will. In order to prevent his mother from suffering more, he could only temporarily betray his heart and use Xiao Tao.
Luo Xue, I'm sorry!
As these words appeared in his mind, Luo Xue's shadow appeared before his eyes.
It seems that in this era where imperial power is paramount, he must obtain enough power. Only in this way can he protect his closest people and get the people he loves most.
If he were lucky enough to ascend the throne, he could not only save his mother, but also marry Luo Xue. Since he had the opportunity, why didn't he fight for it?
He looked up at the sky. The gray sky made him feel a little depressed. The dark clouds in the sky seemed to tell him that the road ahead would be difficult. But even though he knew that it would rain heavily at any time, he had to move forward in the rain. For his mother and for Luo Xue, he could not turn back, and there was no turning back...
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In the Imperial Garden,
Yu Qiaoqiao sat in the pavilion, looking at the three children playing from afar, with a faint smile on her lips.
Lele was really kept by the emperor to play chess with him. The other three children ran to the back garden to play. Luo Lan asked Acai to look after them, and she left the palace early to go to Huichun Hall.
Dysentery has been quite serious in the capital recently. She was afraid that the patients would be anxious if they couldn't find her, so she hurried to Huichuntang.
"A Cai, please sit for a while. Princess Yu is not here, and I am not your master. There are no rules."
Ah Cai smiled and shook her head.
"I'm not tired. I'm used to standing."
Seeing that Acai didn't seem to appreciate it, Yu Qiaoqiao stopped talking and looked at the three children who were climbing on the rockery again.
After Leng Ming came out of the cold palace, he went straight to the imperial garden. He expected that the three children would be in the imperial garden.
He came to Yu Qiaoqiao, clasped his fists and saluted.
"Fifth sister-in-law..."
Yu Qiaoqiao shook her head and waved her hands in embarrassment. She wanted to tell Leng Ming not to call her Fifth Sister-in-law because she and Leng Xi were about to divorce. But thinking of what her mother had said before entering the palace, she stopped talking and nodded at him.
"Prince Ming, you haven't left the palace yet?"
"I haven't seen the kids for a while. Let me play with them for a while."
Ah Cai nodded with a smile on her face.
"These kids keep talking about you, saying they haven't seen you in ages. Come over! They'll be so happy to see you."
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