"Concubine Yun has always been informal, so please feel free to do as you please." Xu Ning smiled lightly and leaned slightly.
Although the two of them are about the same age, Al Yunduo behaves very freely and uninhibitedly, while Xu Ning looks much more stable and mature.
Seeing that she didn't seem to be planning to speak, the two of them were speechless for a while. Al Yunduo had no choice but to speak first: "You don't even want to ask me what I am doing here?"
"I have never had a personal relationship with Imperial Concubine Yun, and I am not a nosy person. Apart from being entrusted by others, I can't think of any other reason for you to come to visit me late at night." Xu Ning did not look at her, but stared intently.
He stared at the candlelight in front of him.
The shadow of the candle flickered red and shone on her face, which made her look so lonely and desolate.
At this moment, a series of hurried footsteps sounded outside the door. Al Yunduo looked back curiously and saw Lan Ling running towards this side with a jade bowl in her hand. She put her umbrella outside the door and turned around and walked in.
"Your Highness, the medicine has been prepared. You must drink it while it's hot..." She was still breathing hot air when she entered the back room. When she saw Al Yunduo sitting in the room, she was stunned for a moment and then immediately bent over.
He bowed at the waist and said, "I didn't know that Concubine Yun was here, so I have disturbed you. Please forgive me for disturbing you."
"It's okay, I just came over to see how your Highness is doing, you are busy with your business." Al Yunduo casually smoothed a few strands of hair under the temples.
Lan Ling took two steps forward and handed over the soup with both hands. However, Xu Ning just glanced at the dark soup, waved her hand listlessly and said, "You go down, I will drink it later."
Lan Ling turned a deaf ear and kept her hands raised motionless.
"What? You didn't listen to what I said?" Xu Ning was slightly annoyed. After finishing her words, she covered her chest and coughed lightly.
Hearing this, Lan Ling held up the jade bowl and plopped down on her knees, and even more strenuously persuaded: "Your Highness... How can you do this without eating or drinking? You must hurry up even for the sake of the child in your belly.
Get better!" She seemed ready to persuade her to the death.
Al Yunduo raised his eyebrows and observed the two of them with interest, stood up, took the bowl from Lan Ling's hand, and said with a smile: "If you don't want your princess to get angry and hurt her body, please go down first, we still have something to say.
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"...Yes..." Lan Ling wanted to say something else, but when she raised her head and saw Al Yunduo's eyes, she nodded and retreated obediently.
The beloved has gone far away, her time has passed, and separation and reunion are all predestined.
Xu Ning stared at the direction she was leaving without moving. The maids in the palace were all wearing the same palace clothes, and their hair was combed into the same bun. Looking at their backs, there was no big difference between them.
Difference. But in Xu Ning's heart, no matter how many maids there are in the future, no matter how good they are, they can't compare to Binglan.
She could neither forgive Binglan for the mistakes she committed, nor could she accept the fact that Binglan had to die to apologize. After thinking about it, she suddenly felt a discomfort in her throat and couldn't help but cough lightly.
Seeing that she couldn't stop coughing, Al Yunduo handed her the jade bowl and kindly advised: "Drink it. After all, it is your own body. If you don't take care of it yourself, who will take care of it?"
"Thank you, Imperial Concubine Yun, for worrying about it. I don't want to drink it now..." Xu Ning shook her head and declined her, and asked lightly, "I don't like to meddle in other people's business, so why are you here all the time?"
As a cold wind blew in, the strong smell of soup and medicine hit her nostrils, making Al Yunduo couldn't help but frown. She put the jade bowl on the table and sat down in front of her.
"One more thing is worse than one less thing. I really don't like to ask for trouble, but the fourth princess is worried about you, so she asked someone to bring me a message before leaving the palace and asked me to come..." Al Yunduo said slowly, "But I didn't want to cause any trouble, so I chose to come here in the dead of night."
The Queen Mother was worried that if Concubine Jing's true identity was revealed, it would affect the majesty of the late emperor and the face of the royal family, so she hurriedly discussed with Fu Deyou and suppressed the matter. Most of the insiders had been executed. It was declared to the outside world that Binglan was the owner.
The mastermind of the matter.
But now, Binglan's murder of the prince and the assassination of the emperor have spread throughout the court and the public. In the end, Fu Deyou, in order to calm down the matter, whipped her to death in public for treason. However, this move suddenly pushed the Xu Mansion to the forefront of the storm.
superior.
"The Fourth Princess asked me to tell you that tomorrow there will be countless people coming to impeach you and your father. Right now, the Xu Mansion is in a precarious situation. The only thing you can do is to take good care of your body and successfully deliver the grandson in your belly.
Only after she is born can there be a slight improvement." Seeing that her expression did not change, Al Yunduo emphasized, "This is also the only bloodline of the prince."
After hearing this sentence, Xu Ning's expression changed slightly.
"I'm sorry for my father, I'm sorry for His Highness the Crown Prince, I'm sorry for my father, the Queen, and my mother..." She sobbed twice, lowered her head and covered her face with tears, "Why, why did she never mention it to me...
"
If she tells you that she is following you to be your personal maid, just to murder the prince and assassinate the emperor, can you still keep her by your side without any worries? Al Yunduo curled his lips as he watched her losing control of her emotions.
Still held back and didn't say anything.
"Obviously all of His Highness's medicines were handled by Binglan, but I never doubted her... I was wrong... I killed His Highness..." Xu
Ning couldn't help but burst into tears.
She had endured it for so long and finally found an outlet. She probably wouldn't stop for a while. Al Yunduo stood up helplessly, regardless of whether she could listen or not, and said to himself: "Anyway
Now the royal family has no time to take care of themselves, and no one cares about your life or death, you can take care of it yourself... I have left after the words have been brought."
After finishing speaking, Al Yunduo was silent for a moment. When he heard her crying gradually stop, he turned around and left with peace of mind.
The princess' sister Qian Dingzhu Wan asked her to enlighten Xu Ning. If she hadn't heard that Xu Ning had begged for her when she was punished by the queen, she would have only come here in the middle of the night to listen to her crying! Al
Yun Duo rubbed his ears, suddenly feeling a little irritable.
Her words came true, the prince died suddenly, and so many people were involved, including the fourth prince. If she had tried the Wanjie Dan, would the prince have lived longer? What happened today is
Wouldn't it happen? Al Yunduo frowned and thought deeply, but he met Tong Zhuo who was patrolling.
Although the mastermind was eliminated, Tong Zhuo was worried that there were still some party members in the palace, so Tong Zhuo did not dare to neglect him at all.
"I just went to see the Crown Princess because I was afraid that she might be depressed..." Al Yunduo closed his mouth after finishing speaking. He couldn't help feeling a little regretful. Why did he give an explanation in the first place? He obviously didn't ask.
He glanced at Al Yunduo thoughtfully, then turned to the guards behind him and said, "It's not peaceful in the palace. I'll escort Concubine Yunduo back first."
The guards didn't ask any questions, and after saluting, they dispersed.
Al Yunduo looked at their retreating figures, seemingly silent on purpose.
"Concubine Yun, please stop walking around these days. I'm worried that there are still remnants of the Xie family in the palace." Tong Zhuo turned aside to let her go first, and followed behind him and said in a deep voice, "They are vicious in their methods, it's better for you to be careful."
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Al Yunduo sighed deeply and looked towards the dark night in the distance, with some regret in his tone: "No matter how careful you are, you still won't die..."
"Empress—" Qing Glaze called softly, but before she could react, she heard Tong Zhuo make a surprised sound.
"Empress Yun!" Tong Zhuo stopped her with a leap and reminded her in a low voice, "This is in the palace. Please be careful in your words and deeds!"
Al Yunduo saw his clearly visible black eyes and pursed lips when he was nervous, and his dull mood was swept away. The corners of his mouth slightly raised in a slight arc, and he nodded with a smile.
Seeing that she agreed, the expression on Tong Zhuo's face became less stiff. He quietly breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Did the empress go to visit Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess on the request of the fourth princess?"
Al Yunduo hummed softly and deliberately slowed down to wait for him to stand side by side. Seeing her slowing down, Tong Zhuo also secretly delayed. The two were in a stalemate for a while, and finally Tong Zhuo gave in.
Since she returned to Baixiang Palace, the two of them have never walked side by side like this again. After that incident, in order to avoid suspicion, Tong Zhuo often saw her far away and followed her lead.
Inevitably, apart from saluting and greetings, he never said a word.
People say it is scary, but Dajin is even more terrible than Dongjue.
"The fourth princess was afraid that the princess would not be able to think clearly, so she asked me to enlighten her, but she is not as fragile as I thought," Al Yunduo nodded with certainty, "At least for now, it seems that the Xu family, the queen, and
Dajin's future is all pinned on her, and she wants to..." She quickly raised her eyes to look at Tong Zhuo's face, and changed her words, "It doesn't matter what she wants."
Qing Glaze chuckled behind her, and Tong Zhuo also curled his lips quietly, seeming to be very satisfied with her rigor.
"Tong Zhuo, I want to ask you." Al Yunduo thought again and again, turned around and said seriously to Tong Zhuo, "If I have an antidote, I may be able to extend the prince's life and buy him more time to find an antidote. You...
…Will you let me hand it over? Or can you understand my selfishness?”
She looked directly at Tong Zhuo without hesitation, her big eyes full of uneasiness and expectation, just like a child waiting for an answer, and she always believed that Tong Zhuo would give her the answer she wanted.
Tong Zhuo's dark eyes slowly turned to her and said calmly: "My subordinates have long known that the empress has the 'Wanjie Dan' in her body, but if the empress falls into self-blame because of this, there is no need."
He actually knew?! Al Yunduo was shocked, and quickly accepted the news that shocked her. He was the leader of the Imperial Guard, and his methods were naturally different from ordinary people. It was not surprising that he knew these things after a little inquiry.
Seeing her burning gaze, Tong Zhuo unnaturally moved his gaze to the distance and said in a deep voice: "The poisoning of His Highness the Prince was not accidental. The Xie family's purpose was very clear. Even if the Empress handed over Wanjie Dan to save His Highness,
You can't protect yourself for the rest of your life."
Al Yunduo naturally knew the meaning of his words. Their purpose was clear. Wanjie Dan gave Tong Zhuo and the others time to find the antidote, which also gave the Xie family the opportunity to poison again.
With Xu Ning's trust in Binglan, the poison can be administered completely unnoticed. Even if the palace is turned upside down, it will be difficult to find the person who poisoned it. Therefore, the prince is still dead, and she has no choice but to take it.
It doesn't matter at all if you come up with the Ten Thousand Solution Pills.