The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1123 Borrowing Strength

"The lone beast is sad, the lone goose cries in silence; gratitude and hatred have not yet been resolved, and I sigh in hatred for my loneliness."

The angry voice of Concubine Cen was still lingering in the air when the gentle and gentle sigh of Empress Sheng Ran followed the trail and disappeared.

Suddenly, Concubine Cen, who was crying bitterly, was choked to death.

Facing Concubine Cen's angry glare, Sheng Ran actually nodded seriously.

"..." Concubine Cen suddenly felt breathless again.

  Without bothering to wipe the tears from her face, she pressed her hands hard on the table and asked Sheng Ran in a deep voice, "The Queen is sure to win, so why do you have to tease an old man like me?!

I don't regret what I did, but I'm unwilling to let Yongping escape the heavy responsibility. However, I'm crying here for a while, and it won't affect you. Why do you rub salt into my wounds? ! "

  "Concubine Cen, please don't think too much. I just felt unfair for you!" Sheng Ran stroked her hairpin and turned her eyes towards the sleeping Yongping. "Even though you have tried your best and used the emperor as a pawn against your conscience, in the end, it's still all in vain!

Not only can he not enter the imperial mausoleum and have no face to see the late emperor and the late empress dowager, but he also got involved in the stripping of Prince Jing's title. He has no idea whether he can keep his royal status in the future. Tsk tsk tsk, how pitiful!

What about Yongping? Not to mention that there is no evidence to sentence her to death, even if she is given a cup of poisoned wine, she still has so many children! If the concubine has a good memory, she should remember that the two previous emperors had promised that the Hong'an Grand Princess Mansion and the Yong'an Princess Mansion would be preserved for generations, and the heirs of the two princesses would be given the title of Prince, and the title would be inherited from generation to generation.

Compared with Yongping who was destined to enjoy the incense of descendants, Prince Jing was more pitiful. He was transferred out of the royal ancestral temple and he could not even count on the two little sons born to Lang. Oh my, how pitiful!

Thinking of this, Concubine Cen's pain of not being able to fully avenge your hatred and not being able to fully eliminate it seems to be nothing!"

After Sheng Ran finished speaking, she deliberately looked at Concubine Cen's face. Seeing that her face was getting paler, she became more and more excited: "Concubine, I heard that although the two late emperors were very kind, they also had a clear distinction between love and hate. Not only did they love the people in the house, but they also hated the people in the house. If you and your son were to meet them again in the afterlife, I'm afraid that Prince Jing would be driven away again. Hey~~ I'm afraid that he wouldn't be able to get some incense from his father and brother!"

"You!" Hearing Sheng Ran's voice that was in a roundabout way and seeing Sheng Ran shaking her head with a smile, Concubine Cen was so angry that her eyes turned black. If Sheng Ran hadn't pressed the acupuncture points on her arms, she would have fainted from anger.

"The Concubine Dowager has a bad temper. I am just speaking the truth. Why are you so anxious?"

"Hmph!" Concubine Cen wanted to retort, but her chest felt like a ball of fire swaying, and she couldn't say the words.

It was not until she adjusted herself for a while and slowly exhaled the foul air that she felt much more relaxed.

"If the Queen wanted to make me suffer, you have done it!" Concubine Cen sat back with a sullen face, "I made the Emperor suffer physically, so you make me suffer mentally! Hehe, tit for tat, that's fair!"

"Revenge? The Concubine is wrong! The Emperor is almost recovered, and I don't hate you that much... Even if I am a little dissatisfied, it is far less than my disgust and aversion to Yongping." Sheng Ran fiddled with the tassels hanging by her ears, looking at the surprised Concubine Cen gently, as if the previous sarcasm and ridicule had never happened.

Concubine Cen looked at her clear eyes and suddenly narrowed them. She was startled and seemed to feel something vaguely.

Concubine Cen, who was still unsure of her guess, remained silent for a few breaths before asking in a hoarse voice, "If it's not revenge, why bother repeating the facts that are out in the open? It really makes me feel helpless!"

Sheng Ran saw her answering and smiled: "After all, the expected fact has not happened. Since it has not happened yet, it can be modified. Your fault has not been announced to the world, and Yongping's sin has not been heard by outsiders... Maybe the final fact is that Yongping is crying and you are smiling?"

In Concubine Cen's eyes that suddenly widened, suspicion and excitement were like layers of ripples that echoed repeatedly.

At this moment, she was completely immersed in disbelief and extreme surprise, and she couldn't calm down for a long time.

Sheng Ran didn't rush her, giving her plenty of time to calm down.

After a long while, Concubine Cen finally asked a hoarse question from her dry lips. "What do you mean?"

"My Queen Mother, you are a smart person who came from the inner garden of the imperial palace. You should know that the truth cannot be spoken openly. It can be understood by both parties."

The smile in Sheng Ran's eyes gradually faded, and her elegant face became even calmer and more indifferent. She was clearly next to her, but the words she said seemed to float over from far away, slowly exploding in her ears.

"What does the Queen want to do?" Concubine Cen stared at Sheng Ran for a long time, until she was sure that she had not misread the emotions in the other's eyes, then she asked in a deep voice.

"My Lady Concubine, you are mistaken. It is not what I want to do, but what you want to do!" Sheng Ruxu pointed at Yongping behind the fence, and then at Concubine Cen's chest, and said lightly, "Everything comes from the original intention, and everything is done according to the heart."

“…Ha! Haha! Hahahahahaha!” Concubine Cen was startled for a moment, then suddenly raised her head and laughed, “Good! Good! Good! It’s a good saying that everything comes from one’s intention and one’s actions are in accordance with one’s heart!”

After laughing, she suddenly put away her smile, opened her eyes wide, and locked her gaze on Sheng Ran: "The Queen has cleared herself of all charges, and I have no complaints; but where is the Queen's sincerity?!"

"Concubine Cen, you are wrong again!" Sheng Ran smiled and shook her head, "I know nothing about this, how can I get away with it cleanly? As for sincerity? What kind of sincerity? Under the guidance of the emperor, I have always acted in accordance with the law and regulations. If I have to be sincere, it is sincerity to the law and regulations."

"..." Concubine Cen was silent for a moment and finally understood everything.

It was also because she understood that she felt a chill all over her body when she looked at Sheng Ran's gentle face and easy-going smile.

"I do not recognize the two sons born to the Lang family, nor do I care about their incense and their descendants. I just feel sorry for my son who is lonely..."

"The Empress Dowager Xiaohewen and the late Emperor Jinghe were accompanying their mother and son, and the concubine followed them according to the rules, which was also reasonable. Why should we worry about it? Moreover, the previous Emperor Ping of Yan and Emperor He of Chen had their brothers buried with the emperor, and they still share the court offerings of later generations... With the generosity of the late Emperor Jinghe, he would naturally be happy to continue the good story."

At this point, Concubine Cen slowly stood up from the table, her eyes fixed on Sheng Ran's: "Maybe I can go back home today?"

"Of course! The Concubine went to the palace to visit the Emperor. Now that she knows that the Emperor has recovered, can she go back with peace of mind?!"

"Okay." Concubine Cen nodded and said with a hint of meaning, "With a virtuous wife like you, the Emperor will be fine. It's really comforting!"

As she said this, she took a deep breath and slowly turned her head to look at Yongping who was still sleeping: "With the Queen taking care of him, I don't have to worry anymore. In this case, I'll take my leave now!"

"You always walk slowly."

"Stay, I won't see you off!"

Concubine Cen walked to the door and suddenly stopped. She didn't look back, but just held the door frame and sighed softly: "The Chu Jiang royal family finally has a wise man... It's a pity that it's hard to tell whether he is right or wrong, and whether he has done good or bad!"

After saying this, she didn't stay any longer. She laughed twice with relief and walked away step by step.