Dongling Yuanhao stepped out of the "Leng Yue Palace" gate. He did not leave immediately, but stopped to look back at the palace behind him and thought about what he had just gained.
Ximen Yourong may seem weak, but she is by no means an ordinary woman with no merits.
She was very smart, and she deliberately revealed in her words that she had almost no father-daughter relationship with Ximen Zhende. She wanted him to know that she had no nostalgia for Ximen, so she would not have any grudge against Dongling Yuanyong.
heart of!
She knew very well that she was in danger, so she acted preemptively and showed weakness. Only by showing weakness could she avoid incurring more danger.
But no matter what, at least she confessed that she wanted to live peacefully, and Dongling Yuanhao felt that she was telling the truth.
It’s just that she wants to live in peace, but does her position as queen allow her to live in peace...?
Lengyue Palace was soon covered by darkness. Ximen Yourong didn't believe Dongling Yuanhao's ghost story, so he was not afraid.
But Xiang Qing was so frightened that she looked around Ximen Yourong and said fearfully:
"Miss, is this really a haunted palace?"
That Prince Hao was really bad. Originally, she didn't mind that this place was abject and old, but when he said that someone here committed suicide and it was haunted, she couldn't help but become afraid.
Ximen Yourong patted her hand and comforted her:
"It doesn't matter. How can a person stay in this world after death? If you are afraid, just sleep next to me. Don't worry!"
Xiang Qing used the dim firelight to look at Ximen Yourong, who had regained her composure. Perhaps because of her peace of mind, she yawned and murmured:
"That's right, as long as the lady is here, there are ghosts, and the ghosts will also like the lady."
Ximen Yourong was speechless by Ximen Yourong's nonsensical words. Although she didn't care whether she was liked by others, she didn't want to be liked by ghosts either.
Looking sideways at Xiang Qing who was already drowsy, Ximen Yourong asked her to lie on the cleaned floor beside the charcoal stove, then picked up the mink fur cloak that Dongling Yuanhao kindly left and covered Xiang Qing and Ximen Yourong.
On the sleeping Ximen Ruozun.
With the charcoal fire to keep warm and the cloak to keep out the cold, Xiang Qing soon fell asleep after a tiring day.
But Ximen Yourong was not sleepy at all. She was feeling this loneliness and confusion alone. She suddenly realized that all of this frightened her more than she imagined.
Today she boldly asked Dongling Yuanyong to pardon Xiang Qing's life. Apart from the fact that she really wanted to rescue Xiang Qing openly, she was actually afraid of stepping into this secluded palace alone.
She knew clearly that even if she didn't ask Dongling Yuanyong, Xiang Qing's chance of escaping was almost certain. As long as the limelight was over, it would not be a problem for Xiang Qing to live an ordinary life.
But she still brought Xiang Qing into the palace, just because she was afraid that there was no one here who could tell the truth.
But now it seems that the situation in this palace is not as comfortable as the small courtyard in Ximen Mansion when they were children. At least that small courtyard is small but has all the internal organs.
Not to mention the time in "Shengci'an", it was the most free and enjoyable time for her!
However, here, not only did she lose her freedom, she didn't even know how she would take Xiang Qing and her nephew to save their lives. All she could do now was to be prepared for possible dangers as much as possible...!
The loneliness of "Leng Yue Palace" became more intense as the night deepened. Dongling Yuanhao, who had returned to the brightly lit Dowager Palace, stepped into the main hall and saw Princess Yi and Dongling Yuanyong having a meal.
Dongling Yuanhao walked over and didn't even give a big gift. He sat down and said to the serving maid:
"Quick, quick, give me a pair of bowls and chopsticks, I'm almost starving to death!"
As he said this, before the bowls and chopsticks were served, he reached out and grabbed a chicken leg and ate it hungrily.
Concubine Yi, who looked slightly aged but still graceful and elegant, looked at Dongling Yuanhao with disgust and confusion and scolded:
"Didn't you go out of the palace to wander around? I thought you would come back after you had eaten as usual. How could you grab him like a starving ghost? What does it look like?"
Dongling Yuanhao was probably used to Concubine Yi's "disdain" for a long time, so he ignored it automatically, and then glanced at Dongling Yuanyong who was silent, intentionally or unintentionally, and then said:
"Mother, I went to visit you, but I didn't leave the palace."
"You haven't left the palace and you can visit from day to night?"
Zhizi Moruomu, there is no place in this palace that Dongling Yuanhao would not want to leave.
He complained every day that the palace was boring and always wanted to run away. Concubine Yi knew very well!
Dongling Yuanhao knew that Concubine Yi wanted to say that there were few places in the palace that attracted him, so he would not deny it normally.
However, in fact, he no longer finds the palace boring. He smiled and said:
"I admit that I didn't find anything interesting in this palace before. But things are different now. My brother is back, and now I feel comfortable everywhere in this palace! Even a place as dilapidated as "Leng Yue Palace", I
They all found it very interesting.”
"Leng Yue Palace?"
Concubine Yi didn't remember that there was this palace in the palace, and her old headache was looming again today, so she stayed behind closed doors to keep herself quiet, so she didn't have time to hear that Ximen Yourong was dumped in an abandoned palace.
"It was the original "Jade Tower Palace". My imperial brother gave me a plaque with the name "Leng Yue Palace" to replace "Jade Tower Palace"."
"Why?"
Concubine Yi looked at Dongling Yuanyong and asked, but then she guessed what was going on. She was afraid that it was the residence for the "new queen".
Dongling Yuanyong first glanced coldly at Dongling Yuanhao, who was making trouble, and then he looked at Concubine Yi calmly and replied without hesitation:
"That's the residence I arranged for Ximen Yourong."
Concubine Yi's thoughts were confirmed as soon as she heard this. When she heard the surname Ximen, she unconsciously darkened her expression.
She knew that Dongling Yuanyong personally executed the Ximen family today, and she also knew that the Ximen family relied on the protection of Dongling's ancestors to leave a bloodline that could be passed on to the next generation.
However, she did not expect that Ximen could appoint a direct female family member to take charge of the harem.
When she heard the news, Concubine Yi felt unhappy. When she heard the name Ximen Yourong, she even sighed angrily and said:
"The late emperor was deceived and unjustly killed his sister. As a result, Ximen Ruofeng successfully sat on the throne of the queen for fifteen years. Now we have finally set things right, but we didn't expect that the position of the harem master will still fall into the hands of the female relatives of the Ximen family.
I feel bad just thinking about it.”
Concubine Yi always remembered Queen Fuxuan's kindness, so for many years, she secretly waited for the opportunity to help Dongling Yuanyong regain everything that belonged to him. The most important thing is that she wanted to see Queen Fuxuan's grievances redressed!
I thought that by killing the three powerful officials headed by Ximen, everything would calm down.
However, the late emperor let Ximen Ruofeng remain the queen for fifteen years. Now, another daughter of Ximen Zhende was about to occupy the position of the harem master, and the more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she became.
Just thinking about Ximen Zhende's eldest daughter and youngest daughter taking over the harem thrones of Emperor Hongwen and Dongling Yuanyong respectively, she felt ridiculous!