After being forced to marry as a substitute, I became famous in the limbo

The weather is getting colder day by day, and there are patches of dark clouds over the imperial city every day. When the winter wind blows, the vegetation is withered, and the eyes are full of desolation.

No matter where in this world, there are always people who follow the wind and worship the high and step down. Since Shen Qingrong became pregnant, those palace people who had been friends with Jiang Ning all flocked to Changle Palace by coincidence.

The entrance hall of the Leng Palace is deserted, and the fields in the courtyard that were originally full of vegetables are now overgrown with weeds. The name of the Leng Palace now really fits the name.

The weather was getting colder day by day. Although the Ministry of Internal Affairs also sent charcoal stoves and other utensils for heating to the cold palace as usual, they were not very careful after all.

Only Lu Feng and Lin Zheng were left who often sent some warm items.

Jiang Ning didn't care about this.

She stayed with Xueqiu all day long, and made some toys for Xueqiu in her free time, but she didn't seem to care much about herself.

Whether it's good or bad, life is still going on like this day by day, approaching the end of the new year, all the courtyards in the harem are preparing for the new year, but the cold palace seems to be isolated from the world.

Seeing her being so negative, Zheliu felt anxious in her eyes and tried to persuade Jiang Ning many times to no avail. After her eyes turned red again and again, she finally couldn't help but exploded.

One day, Jiang Ning was playing with the snowball with a small bamboo ball, and Zhe Liu had just brought back some red paper and was going to cut some decorations for the New Year.

After trying to communicate with Jiang Ning several times and being ignored, Zhe Liu picked up the snowball in front of her in a rage, and was about to say something to wake up Jiang Ning.

Unexpectedly, before she had time to speak, Jiang Ning raised her head in a daze, and looked at her with a puzzled face, her eyes were at a loss, like a dazed girl who strayed into a strange land.

Zhe Liu instantly lost his temper.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Ning's voice was very soft, with a bit of weakness.

Zhe Liu was inexplicably choked by her, and after a long while, she said warmly, "Mother, it's almost the end of the new year, and this servant wants to cut some colored paper with you to win the prize."

This is a custom that has existed in the country since the beginning of the year. At the end of the new year, red paper is cut into the shapes of various animals and pasted on the windows, implying good luck and well-being.

Jiang Ning was stunned for a moment, nodded slowly, and a slightly jerky smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Okay."

Her smile actually made Zhe Liu almost shed tears.

"Okay." Zheliu spoke incoherently, handed the snowball back to Jiang Ning, and hurriedly prepared the materials.

Jiang Ning and Zhe Liu gathered around the table to cut the ribbon. I don't know if it was because of excessive worry recently, Jiang Ning's cutting movements trembled slightly.

Zhe Liu saw the pain in his eyes, but he could only suppress his tears and continue cutting.

They didn't know how long they had been cutting, and the originally gray sky darkened a bit. Zhe Liu looked up at the sky, but unexpectedly found crystal snowflakes falling from the sky outside the house.

"My lady, look, it's snowing!"

Zheliu shouted excitedly, Jiang Ning turned his head and looked out the door with a smile on his face.

Gong Country is located in the south, and it is rare for it to snow in winter. Even if it does fall, it is only a little salt-sized snow flakes, and when it falls on the ground, it has completely melted into water droplets.

As for the shocking scene covered in snow and snow, Jiang Ning had never seen it before.

Just when the master and servant were shocked by the snowy scene in front of them, there was a knock on the closed palace door, Zhe Liu put the paper and scissors on hand, walked quickly to the palace door, opened The door was Jiang Qingyuan's thin and weathered face, and beside him, a young man in blue was holding an umbrella for him.

Seeing Zhe Liu, a faint smile appeared on his face, and he spoke immediately.

"Thank you, I want to see Concubine Ning."

Zhe Liu nodded slightly, then stepped back, Jiang Qingyuan led the servants and walked slowly towards the main hall.

The moment the other party stepped into the palace, Jiang Ning's eyes were briefly surprised.

After all, although she and Jiang Qingyuan are called father and daughter, they are actually strangers, not even acquaintances. Now that she loses power, she must avoid it so as not to be implicated.

Jiang Qingyuan took off the cloak he was wearing, and handed it to the young man beside him. The young man took it, patted the snow on it, and retreated obediently.

Zhe Liu followed closely behind and closed the door of the main hall.

He walked around the palace for a couple of steps, looked around, and sighed with regret, "Your Majesty doesn't seem to be living well."

Jiang Ning smiled, and there was no uncomfortable expression on her face. After all, no matter how hard and tiring her life was, she had come through, and this level was nothing.

"The good and the bad have their own way of life." Her face was indifferent. Seeing this, Jiang Qingyuan was a little surprised, and then nodded appreciatively.

"Young lady is open-minded."

Jiang Ning straightened the paper-cuts on the table, motioned Jiang Qingyuan to sit down, and picked up the teapot to pour Jiang Qingyuan a cup of hot tea, but no matter how he poured it, there was nothing left.

Only then did she realize that she didn't even have a cup of hot tea in her palace.

She smiled awkwardly at Jiang Qingyuan.

Jiang Qingyuan waved his hand with a look of indifference.

"I'm here this time because I have something to discuss with my empress." He said, and took out a bag of things wrapped in kraft paper from his arms and sent it to Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning took it and sniffed it with the tip of his nose. It was a pack of medicine.

Before she could ask about the use, Jiang Qingyuan spoke first, "A few days ago, the old man sent someone to look for the little girl, and found it in an embroidery workshop in Suzhou."

Jiang Ning immediately understood the seriousness of the matter, and quietly swallowed the confusion in his heart.

"Now she is married to a doctor from the previous pharmacy, and she already has a child." Speaking of this, Jiang Qingyuan's dim eyes showed some unspeakable warmth, "He is a well-behaved little boy."

When Jiang Ning was considering whether to give a blessing, the other party continued.

"The little girl has already admitted that she suddenly eloped with this doctor because she was instigated by a woman she met when she was buying jewelry. After investigation, the old man found out that the other party was indeed from the Shen family."

Before Jiang Ning had time to be surprised, the other party continued to speak.

"The old man has already informed the emperor about this matter." He twirled the beard on his chin, "The old man guesses that the emperor should have his own plan for this."

She nodded slightly, but still didn't get out of the other party's words.

After all, now that she and Mu Jingzhao have broken up, even if the other party has some plans, they won't tell her.

"This old man has a premonition that the imperial city will not be peaceful in the future, so I want to ask my empress if she is willing to leave early to avoid the coming storm?" (End of this chapter)