listen.explain

(21)

"Erhe, is the news from Baoding true?" Ruyue asked leisurely in Yongshou Palace.

"Although Bacha concealed it very well, this matter is absolutely true." Looking up at Concubine Ru, Erhe couldn't bear to say: "Your Majesty really wants to tell Xiangling about this? Isn't it to Xiangling... ..."

"Is it too cruel?" Ruyue sighed and chuckled. "Sooner or later, Xiang Ling will know about this matter. I just brought the time forward."

"Xiang Ling has already trusted the empress very much, even if the empress does not tell this matter, Xiangling will tell the truth in time. But the empress has made such a heavy hand, Xiangling is such a smart person, I am afraid that one day he will guess our intentions. "

"Erhe, Xiangling doesn't trust me very much, she only trusts me seven percent." That day, she still missed a move, and Ruyue didn't miss Xiangling's flustered and clear expression. "Do you remember what I said, to gain a person's complete trust, you must let him fall hard. Now, it's time to let Xiang Ling fall hard, and then lend a helping hand."

"But……"

"I also did this to protect Wanxiu." Ruyue can always speak beautifully without mentioning any selfishness behind her back. "I tested many ways that day, but Xiang Ling was still hesitant. It can be seen that she has a very close relationship with the owner of the sachet. If Xiang Ling is sad, that person will not feel well, and if you care about it, you will be confused. Taking this opportunity, maybe the truth will be revealed. .”

"Xiang Ling must be in a hurry to leave the palace when she hears about this, but after leaving the palace, she has no relatives to rely on, and she will definitely not go back to look for Bacha. At that time, as long as the fifth elder brother still needs to take care of her, she can lure Xiang Ling When Ling returns to the palace, if the connections around him are cut off and there is only a thread hanging over him, all Xiang Ling can do is to hold on to this thread."

Erhe couldn't refute what Concubine Ru said, but her heart was full of worries.Concubine Ru is so shrewd about emotions, but can emotions really be divided into pieces in this way, and go completely in the direction imagined?When Liu Mengmei knew that Du Liniang was a ghost, she didn't run away in fear, but followed her life and death; on the other hand, when Li Jia married Du Shiniang, no matter how affectionate she was, she was no match for cowardice.Just the word love and ginseng, can you really see through the short love and the long love?

When Xiang Ling followed Erhe into Yongshou Palace, waves of uneasiness came to her heart, especially when she saw Concubine Ru's face that was about to say something, Xiang Ling felt a thump in her heart, saying that Concubine Ru had already understood the truth.

"Xiang Ling, I have something to tell you." Concubine Ru looked at her with sympathy and pity, but no hatred. "Last time, I sent people to investigate Bacha's affairs. In order to make you feel at ease, I also ordered people to go back to Baoding to visit the situation, but I found out one thing."

"Your three children all died in a plague a year ago."

Xiang Ling's mind was blank, and she grabbed Ruyue's arm in a disgruntled manner. "Impossible... This is impossible! Ma'am, you lied to me, right?"

"Xiang Ling, have you received any letters from the countryside in the past year?"

Her arms drooped down, what Rufei said was just to confirm Xiangling's concern all along, but then Xiangling looked at Rufei with hatred. "Why are you telling me this! Why?!"

"Because I treat you like a sister." Ruyue wanted to hold Xiang Ling's hand, but was thrown away.

Xiang Ling couldn't help but laugh when she heard the words, the only hope in her life collapsed in an instant, she laughed desolately and desperately. "If you really treat me like this, why don't you lie to me? Why don't you continue to lie to me?"

"Xiang Ling, I can't bear to..."

"Enough!" Xiang Ling backed up a few steps and didn't stop until he hit the door panel. "Don't say anything, I want to be alone."

Xiang Ling turned around and rushed out of Yongshou Palace. Erhe saw that she wanted to persuade her, but Rufei said "no need".

"Your Majesty, let Xiang Ling be alone..."

"If she breaks the ban and rushes out of the palace gate, that's what I expected." Ruyue put away her reluctance and said calmly, "You follow Xiang Ling and see if anyone will come to comfort Xiang Ling."

Xiang Ling rushed all the way, only thinking about rushing back to Baoding to meet her three children, when she left home and entered the palace, Yan Yan's laughter still lingered in her heart, how could they just leave her like this?

Mu Du'er happened to pass by the corridor, seeing Xiang Ling running forward as if she had lost her soul, she eagerly called out to Er Niang.There was no response, Mu Du'er chased after him, and managed to grab Xiang Ling.

"Second mother, what happened?"

Seeing that it was Mu Du'er, Xiang Ling remained silent, Dou Dazhu burst into tears, and finally grabbed Mu Du'er's sleeve, Xiang Ling leaned over her body and burst into tears.

"Er Niang, Er Niang...Xiang Ling..." Mu Du'er called several times but got no response, and finally called out her title, calling Xiang Ling as before.

Xiang Ling raised her eyes from the tears, seeing the concern in Mu Duer's eyes, she couldn't help feeling sad. "Children... all three of my children are dead, they died in the plague a year ago!"

Mu Duer was also shocked, but at this moment she could only force herself to be calm. "Who told you this? How can you just believe the rumors in the palace..."

"Does Concubine Ru have a reason to lie to me? The only one who has a reason to lie to me is Bacha! Don't blame me for asking him about the status of my children many times. He is so prevaricated, he just ignores his business and only cares about taking concubines... He is the one who killed me. children!" Xiang Ling gritted her teeth and said the last sentence, her eyes were already cracked, and what dripped from her eyes was not tears but blood.

Seeing this, Mu Duer tightly hugged Xiang Ling into his arms, and kept saying in his ear: "I know you want to leave the palace now, but you can't get out like this, I will tell the empress about this matter, and beg Empress Rufei. I will help you out of the palace, and I will let you see them, Xiangling, don't panic, don't panic..."

Those words of comfort are like a clear stream, flowing into Xiangling's almost dry soul.Xiang Ling finally burst into tears, holding Mu Du'er tightly with both hands.

Even though Mu Du'er's back hurts from nails embedded in the flesh, Mu Du'er still refuses to let go, fearing that letting go will be another ten years of misunderstandings, and these ten years are already enough for her.

Tired of crying, Xiang Ling fell limply on Mu Du'er.Looking sideways, I realized that the girl I took care of in the past was already graceful, maybe I no longer needed to worry about her, she already had her own thoughts.

"Muduer, you have really grown up."

Xiang Ling's warm words made her unable to bear to lower her head and stare deeply.

But I saw a few words softly uttered from Xiang Ling's lips. "I believe you have nothing to do with Concubine Chun, but the sachet must be brought back."

A few days ago, some tea leaves were distributed in the womb, Xinjiang apocynum tea is also considered a treasure, so Wanxiu asked You Xiang to make a pot, intending to kindly share a cup with her when Muduer came.

Mu Du'er did come, but as soon as she entered the door, Wanxiu found that her expression was not right.

"What? Does anyone else dare to provoke Chuxiu Palace's aunt?"

"Yes." Putting the menu on the table, Mudu'er's answer surprised Wanxiu, but the unexpected came later. "It was you who provoked me, Concubine Chun."

Wan Xiu's expression turned cold, and her tone became sharp. "Muduer, what do you mean by that now?"

"Give me back the sachet." Mu Duer stretched out his hand calmly, looking at Wanxiu with piercing eyes.

"What on earth do you mean!" Wan Xiu slapped the table with her palm, and the tea she just poured spilled all over the floor.

"I dropped the sachet by accident. You also said you would return it to me. Don't you want to keep your word?"

Wan Xiu said angrily: "Okay, then tell me the reason, why do you want this sachet now?!"

Mu Duer looked at Concubine Chun, feeling a little unbearable for a moment, but then remembered that Xiangling cried so miserably for the first time, at this moment she really didn't want to make Xiangling worry anymore.Mu Du'er hardened his heart, and looked at Wan Xiu who still had hope in his eyes. "This sachet was given to me by my second mother. I am from Baoding, and my second mother is a woman from the south of the Yangtze River, so I did not arrange the spices. My second mother replaced it for me, and told the ingredients one by one, and gave it to I wear it."

Wanxiu, who was leaning on the kang, straightened up suddenly when she heard Mu Duer's explanation, and when she heard the other party's words, she was so angry that she couldn't finish wearing the sentence, Wanxiu had already untied the rope Vigorously throw the sachet back to Mu Du'er.

"Just your tattered sachet, I don't care about it! I don't want things that other people have used!"

As soon as he squatted down, a teacup was smashed in front of him, Mu Du'er's face remained unchanged, he still picked up the sachet on the ground.

"Buyamuqi Muduer──you used the things that others gave you to fool me, thinking who I am! Did I, Niu Hulu Wanxiu, let you spoil like this!"

"Have you finished reading the empress's menu? If you haven't read it yet, Ushi Muduer will ask the maid to come over and ask for instructions."

"You go out!!"

The meal list was abruptly thrown to the door, Mu Du'er turned his back and stopped looking at the situation in the room.Even if Concubine Chun wants to make chaos and make trouble, it has nothing to do with her anymore.

She was originally a palace maid of the Chuxiu Palace, and her master was the Empress Empress, even if she was just a servant of the palace, but it was not for everyone to come and go at her whim.

It was only after hearing the door slam shut that the tears that were suppressed in the bottom of his eyes fell heavily.