Chapter Twenty-Three Stay Alone As Much As Possible
Thinking about Dongling Yuanxi, Ximen Ruofeng's mood gradually calmed down. After she sighed deeply, she said:
"You are right. Dongling Yuanyong is by no means an ordinary person. I think too superficially. However, since you have been protected by your ancestors and taken the position of queen, you have the responsibility to restore Ximen's honor.
This is an opportunity created by our ancestors for us descendants of Ximen, you must seize this only opportunity!"
As Ximen Ruofeng spoke, she had already picked up the poisonous wine that had been placed in front of her. She looked at Ximen Yourong's eyes with reluctance, but she endured it angrily and finally said:
"Ximen Yourong, although you and I don't have the so-called sisterly affection, we share the same blood. When I see you today, I want to see how you become a phoenix. When I see you, I actually feel that you have the ability to hold your position. Therefore.
, you may be able to save the life of my son Dongling Yuanxi!"
Ximen Yourong's calm state of mind suddenly flickered because of Ximen Ruofeng's words.
Who is she? Why should she be a queen? Why should she be responsible for raising her nephew Ximen Ruozun? Now why does Ximen Ruofeng inexplicably ask her to save Dongling Yuanxi? What can she hold on to?
She was supposed to be the person most likely to have nothing to do with any of this, so why did everything end up being related to her?
Looking at Ximen Ruofeng holding the poisoned wine in trembling hands, Ximen Yourong didn't know how to respond to her request.
In the end, Ximen Yourong only said:
"Eldest sister...have a good trip!"
"It will be beneficial to you to save your nephew Dongling Yuanxi!"
Ximen Ruofeng shouted sadly at the back of Ximen Yourong who turned to leave, but Ximen Yourong just paused, she opened the door and walked out without even looking back!
When Eunuch Cao who was guarding the door saw her coming out, he winked at the eunuch beside him, and the eunuch took the other eunuchs into the palace.
Ximen Yourong glanced at the eunuchs. She knew what their purpose was, but...she chose to remain silent!
"Queen, Your Majesty has an order, please come with me to see the emperor."
"Please, father-in-law, lead the way!"
What was supposed to come would always come. She knew she couldn't avoid this complicated and complicated disturbance, but she didn't expect it to come so quickly!
I followed Eunuch Cao and walked in a winding way for more than half an hour before arriving at the "Longtai Hall" in Yuanyong, Dongling.
Seeing Dongling Yuanyong sitting in front of the desk and reading a book, a quarter of an hour had passed since Ximen Yourong knelt down to say hello, but Dongling Yuanyong not only didn't let her get up, he didn't even look at her.
Ximen Yourong lay on the ground and did not move for a full quarter of an hour. Just when she thought she was going to kneel until dark, she heard the footsteps of Dongling Yuanyong putting down his books and getting up and walking towards her.
Then, she felt him squatting in front of her and heard him say:
"Queen, get up!"
Ximen Yourong sighed secretly and slowly raised her head. A pair of noble boots embroidered with Tenglong Chuanyun first caught her eye.
When she raised her head and straightened her waist, her eyes had to meet Dongling Yuanyong's cold eyes.
Once again, he stretched out his hand to her, and she wisely put her hand in his!
Dongling Yuanyong held her cold hand tightly. The moment he stood up, he pulled her. Ximen Yourong stood up passively.
But the numbness of her knees, which she had been kneeling on for a long time, made it impossible for her to stand firm. When she instinctively staggered and was about to collapse, Dongling Yuanyong's hands went around her waist and clasped her tightly against his chest.
Dongling Yuanyong lowered his head and looked at Ximen Yourong, who showed signs of panic but was instantly calm. He joked:
"What's wrong with the queen, why do you just kneel down like this and your legs don't obey your orders?"
Ximen Yourong took a shallow breath, and she looked into his probing eyes and replied slowly:
"I'm sorry, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Her calmness made Dongling Yuanyong's lips curl up, and he let her go and let her stand on her own.
Then he took a few steps back and looked at the well-behaved Ximen Yourong and said:
"Ximen Ruofeng asked to see you before going on the road. I granted her request. I wonder if the queen has spoken to your eldest sister properly so that she can feel at ease?"
In fact, he could completely ignore Ximen Ruofeng's request, but he was curious about Ximen Yourong's attitude after meeting Ximen Ruofeng?
Ximen Yourong bowed his head slightly and said calmly:
"Your Majesty is magnanimous. Yourong should be grateful. But apart from having the same blood origin, Yourong and the deposed empress Ximen Ruofeng have nothing to do with each other. Therefore, the meeting with the deposed empress just now was a waste of your majesty's good intentions."
"So, is this a waste of time?"
"With all due respect, yes!"
"But from what I can see, Ximen Ruofeng misses the sisterly relationship with you, so she insists on seeing you even before she dies."
"She is not thinking about sisterhood. She just wants to revive the glory of the Ximen clan through me. She even wants me to help save the life of the deposed prince Dongling Yuanxi."
Dongling Yuanyong looked at Ximen Yourong who had nothing to hide. He was silent for a while, and then asked casually:
"What does the Queen think?"
Ximen Yourong raised her eyes and looked at Dongling Yuanyong, and she said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone:
"Yourong just thinks it's ridiculous!"
"Why?" Dongling Yuan Yongqu smiled coldly.
"Ximen is lucky enough to survive and has no glory. As for saving people, it's hard to save yourself. Who else can you save?"
"You are already the master of the harem, and you have the protection of Dongling ancestors, so why should you worry about your life?"
"Since I have no choice but to step into this palace, I am afraid that Yourong's life will no longer belong to me. Thinking about this, Yourong is naturally worried."
The corners of Dongling Yuanyong's lips were raised slightly. He deliberately refused to accept Ximen Yourong's words and asked instead:
"Leaving aside Ximen Ruofeng's crimes, does the Queen think Dongling Yuanxi should be exempted from death penalty?"
Ximen Yourong looked at him, and she sighed helplessly, she really didn't want to have anything to do with these things.
However, there was no kind intention in Dongling Yuanyong to give her a chance to say goodbye to Ximen Ruofeng. He just wanted to test her inner orientation.
Even if she told him that she was neither sad nor happy about Ximen's demise and that she had no intention of restoring Ximen's glory, he probably wouldn't believe it.
The reason why he doesn't kill her and Ximen Ruozun now is just because he knows that their aunt and nephew are not harmful to him for the time being.
However, the fact that he deliberately complied with Ximen Ruofeng's request to see her was the first step in deciding whether to kill her or not.
If there was even the slightest chance that she would fall to Ximen Ruofeng, she believed that he would definitely kill her without hesitation.
Therefore, her best option to save her life is to be as alone as possible.
Regardless of whether it was the restoration of Ximen's glory or the people and things related to Ximen, she had to stay away from it. In fact, she really had no intention of having anything to do with it.
The sad thing is that her surname is Ximen. As long as she lives, Dongling Yuanyong will be taboo about her. At least for now, he will never let down his guard against her.
He deliberately asking her about Dongling Yuanxi's life and death was nothing more than a further test. She might not care about Dongling Yuanxi's life and death, but how she answered Dongling Yuanyong was related to her own life and death!