Bai Yueguang, the stand-in for Prince Sick Jiao

Chapter 129 Rumors
Ever since Ling Ling entered Beijing, she has indeed been in constant trouble.

Although Ling Ling escaped Jin Meiren's plot this time, the Queen Mother did not intend to just let her go.

The faint sunlight falls on the magnificent palace, the vermilion walls and blue tiles do not reflect any warmth, and the sandalwood in the hall is wafting, and there is nothing but the sound of twirling Buddhist beads.

Lingling knelt in the hall with her head down, the exposed half of her neck still had traces of fighting with the golden beauty.

The queen mother was sitting on the throne, her eyes were slightly closed, and there was no expression on her face.

Nanny Gui waited by her side, but she didn't say a word, she didn't even move, as if she had been given a hold spell.

If Lingling hadn't been kneeling here all day, she would have thought that the Queen Mother just asked her to accompany her in chanting scriptures and praying for blessings.

Lingling knelt for a whole day, her legs were already numb, her knees were sore and cold, her body trembled slightly, she bit her white lips, trying to suppress the pain in her legs.

Although her background is not as good as Ling Youyao's, she was also raised by gold and jade.

When she was in Huaizhou, her mother was never willing to let her suffer a little bit, and her father was more responsive to her requests. Even if she made a mistake, she would scold her at most. How could she be punished like this?
Lingling's hands hanging by her sides were tightly clenched into fists. Looking at the empress dowager's indifferent face, her eyes were red and red again.

Gui Momo noticed her small movements, and reminded her aloud: "Madam Ling, now that you are a concubine, your words and deeds represent the royal family. The empress dowager thinks that you have a poor background, so that's why you are called to Yanfu. Palace, personally teach you court etiquette."

These words are really high-sounding!

What personally teaches etiquette?Just to toss her in different ways!

Lingling took a deep breath in her heart, gritted her teeth and said, "Empress Dowager, this concubine has been kneeling for a whole day today, if I kneel again, I'm afraid that this concubine's leg will be crippled."

Hearing this, the Empress Dowager finally opened her eyes slowly, her cold eyes fell on her, and she said, "I've only knelt for a while, and my legs are going to be disabled?"

"Then when you climbed onto the dragon bed, why were those legs not useless?!"

The Queen Mother suddenly raised her voice, causing Ling Ling to tremble in fright. She quickly got down and explained: "The Empress Dowager is clearly aware! The concubine was wronged, and the concubine was also plotted against by others."

"Scheming?" The queen mother snorted coldly and interrupted her, "So you are still a victim?"

Lingling nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, the concubine was clearly in her tent that day, but in the end she ended up in His Majesty's tent for some reason."

The Empress Dowager had heard these words countless times, but she would never believe that Lingling was innocent.

She has seen too many women who want to fly up to the branches, especially an ordinary but greedy woman like Ling Ling, who is even more disgusting!

Fu Xiuyun originally wanted to push Ling Lingxu into Prince Jing's mansion, but Fu Mingjue wanted to send Ling Ling to the dragon bed instead.

This matter was originally Fu Xiuyun's despicable means, but in the end, he could only smash his teeth and swallow blood.This matter was his mistake, so he did not tell the Queen Mother the inside story.

If he doesn't say anything, the queen mother will send someone to investigate.

Although it was not found that this matter was directly related to Fu Mingjue, no evidence was needed, and the Queen Mother also knew that Fu Mingjue must be the person behind the scheme.

Even if the Empress Dowager knew that this matter was caused by Fu Mingjue, if it wasn't because Lingling followed her to Qiushou, how could the following things happen?
In the final analysis, it was all Lingling's fault.

"Excuse!" The queen mother stared at her angrily, "If you weren't greedy for vanity, why would you come to the capital by all means?"

"If you failed to enter King Jing's Mansion, you decided to enter the palace as a concubine. Compared with Ling Youyao, you really have some means! But don't forget, this is not Huaizhou. This is your fate!"

Thinking of Jin Meiren's tragic situation when she was dragged down yesterday, Ling Ling's body couldn't help trembling.

She didn't want to become the next golden beauty, no matter how dissatisfied she was, she could only grit her teeth and endure it.

"Yes, my concubine understands."

Seeing her appearance, the Queen Mother was quite satisfied, and she did not intend to continue to punish her today, she just said: "If you are honest, there is still a way to survive if you stay in the palace, but if you dare to think about things that do not belong to you , don't blame Aijia for not warning you."

Hearing the words, Lingling subconsciously touched the jade pendant hidden in her clothes, and said respectfully: "Yes, my concubine would like to follow the Queen Mother's instruction."

The Empress Dowager's expression was slightly restrained, she twirled the Buddhist beads in her hand and said: "Okay, I'll be here today, you can go back."

Lingling stood up slowly while supporting her stiff and numb legs. She nearly fell several times, but none of the palace servants in the hall came forward to help her.

For the first time, Lingling thoroughly felt the indifference of this majestic palace.

What is cold is not the late autumn night, but the indifferent heart.

After Ling Ling left, Nanny Gui helped the Queen Mother to walk to the inner hall.

The Empress Dowager remembered that Lingling always had a lump in her heart, so she turned her head and asked Nanny Gui: "Do you still remember how Lingling went to Beijing?"

"Your maidservant will naturally remember," Nanny Gui said, "at the beginning Ling Annian was implicated in the remnants of the previous dynasty, and later his concubine was exiled in Suizhou. It happened that Shen Shizi went to Suizhou for disaster relief. Shen Shizi heard that she and Princess Jing were married. With the same clan, he decided to bring him back to the capital."

The queen mother twitched the corner of her mouth coldly, and said: "Shen Xuhuai is kind."

"Shizi Shen may have no intentions, but this servant has recently heard a rumor about the concubine Ling."

The queen mother heard the sound and looked at her: "What rumor?"

Nanny Gui lowered her voice and said, "When I passed by the Clothes Clothes Bureau today, I heard the ladies in the palace discussing that the concubine Ling was born with the fate of a phoenix, and that's why she entered the harem by mistake."

I don't know who spread the news about Ling Ling being the fate of the Phoenix. Some people took it as a joke, while others believed it to be true and wanted to curry favor with Ling Ling.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, Nanny Gui feels that this matter is not simple.

After listening, there was a dangerous light in the empress dowager's muddy eyes: "Who spread this word?"

The queen is now pregnant, so such absurd remarks are the most taboo.

Lingling was originally going to marry into Prince Jing's mansion, but in the end she ended up in the harem. Although the queen mother knew that this was Fu Mingjue's handwriting, but now that the words of Phoenix's fate appeared, she had to think deeply.

Is this rumor groundless, or is it true?
Nanny Gui comforted: "The imperial doctor said that the empress's womb looks stable and she will be able to give birth safely. If you are worried that such rumors will disturb people's hearts, this servant will block the news so that it does not reach the empress's ears."

The Empress Dowager frowned, thought for a moment, and then said: "The Empress is pregnant, and those who spread such rumors must have evil intentions. If anyone talks about this matter again, they will be shot immediately."

"Yes, the slaves obey the order."

Afterwards, the queen mother thought of something again, and said: "Ai's family always feels uneasy when thinking of Huaizhou. You send someone to Huaizhou to investigate Lingling's background, and check to see if there are any traces of that incident."

"If there is, you should know how to do it."

Nanny Gui nodded slightly, "This servant knows."

(End of this chapter)