Mo Jingxiao and Ning Yujin floated down to the ground. Mo Ye quickly came over and asked in a low voice: "How is the situation inside? Is the queen mother okay?"
Ning Yujin waved her hand and said, "Okay, everything is fine with the Queen Mother. The bad thing is the dancer."
Mo Ye was a little surprised when he heard this, and couldn't help but asked with some confusion: "What do you mean by this?"
Ning Yujin shrugged, curled her lips and said, "She's dead."
"Dead? Why did he die?" Mo Ye was surprised for a moment, then frowned and said, "Could it be a fraud? If she died so easily, then why did she plan so many things?"
Ning Yujin raised her head and looked at the sky, and suddenly thought of the dancer dancing seriously in front of the memorial tablet of Emperor Chengguang, and said slowly: "Maybe there are many things in the world that cannot be explained for a reason. Maybe she has done so many things.
She just wants to prove that she has not forgotten the hatred of her ancestors. Maybe all the hatred is an illusion. She just wants to dance in front of the late emperor again."
"Dancing?" Mo Ye wanted to ask what else, but Mo Jingxiao had already opened the door of the ancestral hall and said, "Go in."
In the ancestral hall, the dancer was still in the same posture as she had fallen down, with a white handkerchief covering her face, looking peaceful and quiet.
Next to her, Queen Mother Zhou was facing the corpse of the dancing girl, knocking on the wooden fish and turning the prayer beads, as if to save her.
Sometimes Ning Yujin really couldn't understand what the Empress Dowager was thinking this week. I heard Mo Jingxiao say that she and the late emperor were a couple in times of need, and they had a deep love for each other. However, when the late emperor passed away, she only stood in front of the Yangxin Hall.
She left after a while, but now she is trying to save herself from the culprit who almost caused her to be deposed.
Seeing that the Queen Mother was fine, Mo Ye stepped forward and wanted to remove the white handkerchief covering the dancer's face, but Mo Jingxiao reached out and stopped her: "The deceased is dead."
Mo Ye was stunned for a moment, then stretched out his hand, smiled, and turned around to face Queen Mother Zhou.
Ning Yujin was squatting at the dancer's feet, staring at her shoes.
Seeing this, Mo Jingxiao walked over and imitated her and squatted down: "What are you looking at?"
Ning Yujin pointed to the shoes worn by the dancer and said: "I know how the lotus flowers came from. You see, the soles of her shoes are much thicker than ordinary shoes, and there is a lotus flower hollow at the bottom.
As long as a small shrapnel is installed inside the shoe and white fluorescent powder is installed, as long as a person walks, a lotus shape will appear on the ground."
Mo Jingxiao nodded: "A very clever little trick."
"She was a very smart woman, and she should not have ended up like this." Ning Yujin stared at the corpse of the dancer for a while, then suddenly tilted her head and asked Mo Jingxiao, "You said it was hatred?
Which one is more powerful? Or is it the power of love?"
Mo Jingxiao was stunned for a moment, and he really didn't think of how to answer.
At the same time, the sound of knocking on wooden fish suddenly stopped, and Queen Mother Zhou turned her head and looked at Ning Yujin with some surprise.
"Queen Mother," Mo Ye pointed at Ning Yujin and said, "That is the princess to whom Uncle Nine Emperors was betrothed."
Empress Dowager Zhou nodded, slowly turned her head, and continued to tap her wooden fish.
Mo Ye had the dancer's body carried out, and following the instructions of the Empress Dowager Zhou, he chose a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, and buried it in an unmarked grave.
Mo Jingxiao and Ning Yujin were also preparing to return home. There were no expected crises, only an unexpected hasty ending. This result was indeed the best, but it always left people missing something.
Just as she was about to leave, the maid next to Queen Mother Zhou stopped her: "Miss Ning San, Queen Mother, please stay."
Mo Jingxiao nodded and let her go: "I'll wait for you in the Luo Ting Hall in front."
Then he added: "Talk well to the Queen Mother."
"Yes." Ning Yujin responded, and the maid led her into the sedan, and followed the Queen Mother's carriage.
Mo Ye wanted to send Queen Mother Zhou back, but she waved her hand and said: "Your Majesty still puts state affairs first."
"I sincerely follow the teachings of my mother." Mo Ye cupped his hands and could only stop and watch the Queen Mother's team returning to the palace go away. He accidentally glanced at Ning Yujin's sedan chair and slowly took it back.
The Shoukang Palace where Empress Dowager Zhou lived was very elegant, quiet and simple. As soon as you entered the palace, you could smell the faint scent of sandalwood. There were not many maids and eunuchs coming and going, and they were all gentle, quiet, and well-educated.
Very comfortable feeling.
Empress Dowager Zhou was supported by the little maid just now and sat on the soft couch. She reached out and called Ning Yujin, who was looking around here, and said, "Sit over here."
It was a simple action, but there was a hint of everyone's demeanor and magnanimity. Ning Yujin felt the breeze blowing on her face, and without any hesitation, she immediately walked over and sat down.
"The Queen Mother believes in Buddhism?" Ning Yujin glanced at the Buddhist hall in the inner room and asked involuntarily.
In fact, this is a bit nonsense. Everyone knows that Empress Dowager Zhou is a devout believer in Buddhism. For so many years, she has always accompanied the ancient Buddha with a green lantern. She is the most pious person.
However, Queen Mother Zhou shook her head and said, "The Ai family does not believe in Buddhism."
"Ah?" This answer was a big surprise to Ning Yujin, and her beautiful eyes widened.
The maid who came to serve Ning Yujin tea could not help but cover her lips and chuckled when she saw her appearance.
Only then did Ning Yujin realize her gaffe, rubbed the back of her head and said with embarrassment, "I'm just too surprised."
Empress Dowager Zhou smiled nonchalantly and said: "It's nothing. You have to believe in something in your life. If you don't have even a little supporting belief, then life will be meaningless."
Ning Yujin said: "Actually, there are many interesting things in life, such as being able to eat a lot of delicious food, being able to see the world outside, being able to grow old with your lover, and being able to watch yourself.
The children grow up slowly. If life is like this, then what is there to regret?"
"Yes, what's there to regret?" Queen Mother Zhou lowered her eyes, smiled, and said thoughtfully, "It's better to be young and full of confidence in everything."
Ning Yujin also laughed and said: "It's very embarrassing to tell the Queen Mother. When I heard that Ah Xiao was the king, I couldn't hide. I was afraid that I would have some relationship with the royal family.
Hou Men is as deep as the sea, and I am afraid that I will be very tired in the future. But when I am really with him, everything is not what I originally thought. No matter what difficulties, one person will be exhausted if they bear them, but two people will bear them, but
I feel that no matter how big the difficulty is, it is no longer a problem. So, you cannot judge your future life subjectively. If you are willing to relax and take a look at the outside world, you will find that everything is no longer a problem.
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These words would be heartbreaking to others, but when facing the Queen Mother Zhou, she felt that she was like her elder and someone she could confide in.
After hearing this, Queen Mother Zhou looked at her kindly, reached out and took her hand and said, "Xiao'er is different. He is a good boy, and you are also a good boy. No matter what you encounter, you must be good."
Ning Yujin was embarrassed again: "Why do you become a good boy?"
Empress Dowager Zhou smiled softly: "If you can say that kind of thing, you can't be so evil-minded."