After a peaceful night, at dawn, "Leng Yue Palace" was silent. Unexpectedly, as soon as the sun came up, Ximen Yourong was awakened by the noise outside before he woke up.
Xiang Qing also opened her eyes in a daze, got up and looked out the window, and then muttered:
"Why is it so noisy?"
Ximen Yourong remained silent. She first looked at her nephew who was still awake beside her, then got up and walked to the door and opened it.
To her surprise but not surprise, there were three or five servants moving things back and forth in the yard.
At this time, there were already many objects placed in the yard. Although they looked old and not new, they were all items that were used daily.
The leader, who looked like a steward, saw Ximen Yourong. He looked at Ximen Yourong twice before walking up a few steps with a smile on his face, bowing slightly to Ximen Yourong and saying:
"Slave, Qian Youde has met the Queen."
Ximen Yourong probably also saw what was going on now, she said quietly:
"Eunuch Qian doesn't need to be so polite. I wonder what this is...?"
"Replying to your Majesty, I received instructions from Eunuch Cao yesterday to buy some necessities for your Majesty and send them to the "Leng Yue Palace", but I forgot about it in a hurry. No, I remembered this thing in the morning and hurriedly sent it to my Majesty.
I have brought you something, and please forgive me for disturbing your dream."
"It's okay! Thank you Eunuch Qian for your hard work."
Ximen Yourong didn't deliberately ignore Eunuch Qian's excuses, she just didn't expect to receive any real favor.
A little servant in charge, if he hadn't been told by someone above to neglect her, how could he have dared to wait all night to deliver something?
Eunuch Qian raised his eyes and looked at Ximen Yourong, who was neither surprised nor happy, with a peaceful face. He was slightly stunned.
Everyone could hear the hint of neglect in his words. Ximen Yourong should know better where he "forgot" to send something. It was obvious that he deliberately delayed sending it until now.
But he didn't expect that Ximen Yourong, who was wearing the Queen's phoenix crown, looked completely calm. Her mood was as peaceful as if she had no temper.
Eunuch Qian has been a slave in the palace for decades, and he has seen all kinds of masters in the palace.
This was the first time for him to see such a noble but not noble queen as Ximen Yourong.
If there hadn't been instructions from above, he wouldn't have known whether he should neglect her or provide for her!
However, with clear instructions, he doesn't need to worry about not knowing what to do now.
Eunuch Cao looked at all the items that had been moved. He straightened his waist and looked at Ximen Yourong and said "respectfully and politely":
"Your Majesty, I have prepared all the basic daily necessities for you. However, all the big and small things in the womb have been put together. The maids and eunuchs are too busy to get away from themselves. Therefore, the layout of the palace..."
Ximen Yourong understood what Eunuch Qian wanted to express as soon as she heard it. She smiled and said:
"It's just a place to stay. Eunuch Qian can go and do other more important things. I can take care of things here."
She feels better if no one is waiting for her, and she can arrange the residence she wants as she likes.
After sending Eunuch Qian away, Ximen Yourong and Xiang Qing began to simply pack up those items...!
I originally thought that this day would be a peaceful and undisturbed day, but at noon, Eunuch Cao, who was next to Dongling Yuanyong, came in person and took her out of the "Lengyue Palace" alone.
Ximen Yourong was taken to a palace that was strictly guarded by the Forbidden Army. When she saw the name "Yonghuang Palace", she immediately knew who lived in the palace here.
However, when she saw her eldest sister, Ximen Ruofeng, who was more than twenty years older than her, she actually didn't feel anything. But she didn't understand why Dongling Yuanyong asked her to see Ximen Ruofeng?
The haggard and downcast Ximen Ruofeng looked at Ximen Yourong. After a while, she spoke:
"May I have your name?"
"Ximen Yourong."
"Rome is great, but desire is strong! What a beautiful Ximen Yourong! I didn't expect that I have a sister with such an outstanding appearance. No wonder my father gave you to Dongling Yuanyong. I must have hoped that your beautiful face could be as beautiful as possible.
Let’s keep a little bit of Ximen’s glory!”
Ximen Ruofeng's words made Ximen Yourong frown subconsciously, and she responded calmly:
"Eldest sister, what you said is wrong. You were not chosen because of your appearance, but because I happened to be the only one suitable for being chosen. Furthermore, the Ximen clan has no glory to speak of now, let alone any way to protect it!"
"Do you plan to sit back and enjoy the glory and be alone?" Ximen Ruofeng looked at Ximen Yourong coldly.
"Why do eldest sisters think that I, the guilty one, can sit back and enjoy the glory? My life is obviously hanging by a thread, so how can I survive alone?"
Ximen Yourong's tone was indifferent. She didn't know that now that Ximen's sins were known to the world, how could Ximen Ruofeng come to the conclusion that she could just sit back and enjoy the glory and be alone.
Ximen Ruofeng was dissatisfied with Ximen Yourong's attitude that was intentional or unintentional. She leaned closer to Ximen Yourong and lowered her voice, almost arrogantly, and said:
"So what if you are a guilty person? As long as you sit in the position of the queen, coupled with your beauty, you will have countless opportunities to capture the heart of the new emperor and let him use it for you...!"
"Eldest sister, if the new emperor can be obsessed with my beauty, why would eldest sister do this?"
Ximen Yourong interrupted Ximen Ruofeng's whims with an expressionless face. She never considered her beauty to be a great advantage.
Ximen Ruofeng heard the hint in Ximen Yourong's words, and how could she not know that Dongling Yuanyong was by no means a fatuous lord. Otherwise, he would not have been able to bear the humiliation and bear the burden for fifteen years before returning to the imperial city to dominate the world.
She used despicable means to become the queen, and also made her son the prince.
But their mother and son's honor was only valid for fifteen years. She had tried so hard to get Emperor Hongwen to depose and kill Empress Fuxuan, but she didn't expect that she would be reaping the consequences now.
Dongling Yuanyong has returned to the throne, and her son will probably die as well!
But now that things have come to this, Ximen Ruofeng knows that her life has come to an end no matter what.
However, the dignity in her bones made her greedy, so she asked to see Ximen's face before drinking the poisonous wine sent by Dongling Yuanyong.
Unexpectedly, Dongling Yuanyong was willing to meet her request. However, she found that meeting Ximen Yourong didn't seem to mean much to her.
Because apart from the fact that they share the same blood, there is no emotional intersection between them at all.
Therefore, she did not expect Ximen Yourong to change her fate of death.
However, she is the eldest daughter of the Ximen family. Even if she dies, she has the obligation to give her final instructions to Ximen Yourong.
There is no doubt that Dongling Yuanyong wants to take her life, but her only son Dongling Yuanxi is Dongling Yuanyong's half-brother. She wants to use this to gain a chance for Dongling Yuanxi to survive. This is her last