night enchanting

Chapter 31: Making Her Empress (1)
In the afternoon of summer, the light reflected by the scorching sun on the lake becomes the most important scenery in the Imperial Garden.

Rumo, who had recovered his martial arts with the help of Han Yubed and Mo Cange's Raging Flame Divine Art, sat alone under a willow tree by the lake, watching the endgame in a daze.

"Sister is very interested, playing chess here alone." A coquettish voice sounded, Concubine Mei was brightly dressed, with a charming demeanor, and walked towards Rumo with a smile.Ru Mo Dai frowned slightly, since the incident in Fengyi Palace, all the concubines, maids and eunuchs have detoured when they saw her, for fear of inadvertently causing death.Only this Liu Mei, as long as she leaves the Huangwu Palace, she can always run into each other, as if she has made an appointment.At first Rumo ignored her, but she didn't care, she still showed her favor frequently.Rumo asked Yi Yu to check her details, and after half a month of checking, she found nothing.It was the mausoleum king who had been found out by them.

"You didn't disturb my sister's Yaxing, did you?" Concubine Mei asked with a smile, and sat down opposite Ru Mo.

Ru Mo said: "It's just a pastime when you're bored, it's not about elegance." After speaking, he raised his eyes slightly, and said indifferently to the woman with a mysterious background: "The king is not here today, so you should find another place, Concubine Mei."

Her attitude was cold enough, her tone was not good, and others would be angry no matter what, but Concubine Mei giggled.Concubine Mei smiled and said, "It turns out that my sister always thought that I came to talk to my sister to get closer to the king, no wonder my sister is always so cold."

"Isn't it?" Rumo smiled back, "Then I'm really curious."

Liu Mei laughed more and more freely, at this time Qianyu came to report: "Miss, Miss Yi sent someone to bring some snacks."

So fast!She just said yesterday that she hadn't eaten Yi Yu's handmade dim sum for a long time, unexpectedly, Yi Yu sent someone to deliver it today.

Immediately put away the chess and got up, ready to return to the palace.Concubine Mei asked at the right time: "I heard that yesterday, a palace maid died in my sister's palace because she ate my sister's snacks. I wonder if it happened?"

Ru Mo paused, slowly raised his eyes to look at her, and said expressionlessly, "Who did you listen to? Why don't I know!"

Concubine Mei probably didn't expect her to deny it. Concubine Mei was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "It seems to be a rumor. I heard that the king has decided to seal the empress. Since my younger sister is now in favor, I am afraid that someone will worry that my younger sister will take her position." The women in the harem, not everyone is as upright as you, sister, and disdains tricks. And some people are like snakes, and they are duplicity. Sister, you kindly let her go today, but she may not be grateful. , Maybe it will get worse, and I swear to get rid of my sister soon! Sister, you are a smart person, so I won’t say more. If my sister is useful to my sister in the future, just say it, my sister fell in love with the king, Assist the imperial concubine in dealing with the affairs of the harem, if someone dares to harm you, even if she is the imperial concubine, as long as you are willing to speak out, my sister will definitely make the decision for you."

The hand that took her and patted it lightly, the hint turned into an explicit one.Indeed, Concubine Yan was the one who wanted to harm her, but Rumo didn't intend to make this a big deal, Concubine Yan had a special status, so she wanted to show Nangong Ao some affection.Not to mention that she is invulnerable to all poisons, and now that she has recovered her martial arts, she doesn't pay much attention to the tricks of the imperial concubine.It's the woman in front of her, she should pay more attention.

"Concubine Mei's kindness is appreciated by Rumo Xin. I'm more interested in checking that broken stool studded with nails than the poisonous dim sum." Rumo said with a smile, and saw Concubine Mei's wink after speaking. With a slight change, Ru Mo pushed Concubine Mei's hand away, turned and left indifferently.

Back at Huangwu Palace, the people sent by Yi Yu had already left, and Rumo was surprised to see Nangong Ao staring at the snacks sent by Yi Yu, in a daze.

"What's the matter?" Rumo asked when he entered the room, Nangong Ao immediately came back to his senses, with a strange look in his eyes, he greeted her, with a signature evil smile on his lips, and said with a very familiar smile: "You are back! It's a snack sent from outside the palace by someone from your friend, and it smells very good, I don't know who made it. Do you know, Ning'er?"

It seemed to be an unintentional question, but the tension in his expression revealed the tension in his heart.Rumo suddenly remembered that Yi Yu said that someone in the palace was checking her background.

The light in his eyes turned, and Rumo smiled and said, "You want to know? Then you have to tell me first, what is so special about this snack to you."

He went straight to the table, twisted a piece and put it in his mouth.The skin is crispy, the inside is soft, slightly sweet and slightly salty, and there is a mint aroma, refreshing and cool taste, lingering on the tip of the tongue, invading the heart, as if the heat in the whole body has been driven away, the taste is unique and indescribable .

Ru Mo was never greedy, but at this moment he couldn't stop.Yi Yu didn't send much at all, she ate one piece after another, the small silver plate was almost bottomed out, Nangong Ao didn't speak yet, just watched her eat in a daze.

"Try it." Ru Mo handed a piece in front of him, Nangong Ao took it hesitantly, and put it in his mouth after looking at it for a while.

After only one bite, the look in his eyes was different.Unconcealable joy and unbelievable surprise made him grab her hand impatiently, and asked hastily, "Tell me, who made this snack? Where is she now?"

It was the first time Rumo saw Nangong Ao who was so eager to lose control.Something flashed through her mind suddenly, she frowned and asked, "Do you think this taste is very familiar? Have you eaten it before?"

Nangong Ao nodded, "Although they are not exactly the same, they are at least [-]% the same."

Rumo asked again: "Is it your mother's favorite flavor?"

Nangong proudly said: "It's the favorite food of our brothers, and it's a dessert made by my mother!"

Things became clear all of a sudden, and Rumo was already seventy-eight percent certain in his heart, and his mood sank instantly.When she was pushed off the cliff ten years ago, she hated the Nangong family so much, and hated the princess and queen who brought her a tragic fate. However, at that time, she never imagined that in the future, not only would she Falling in love with the son of the enemy, even the sisters who stay with each other day and night, may also be the daughter of the enemy!
What kind of evil fate is this?
"Nangong Ao, can you show me the portrait of your mother?"

"In Qiyun Palace. I'll take you there."

Qiyun Hall is the palace where the queen lived in the past. Although it is still gorgeous, it has been vacant for many years, so it is deserted and unpopular.

Nangong Ao and Ru Mo had just stepped into the gate of Qiyun Palace, when someone behind him ran to report: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Overjoyed!"

Nangong Ao turned back suddenly, saw that it was someone from Fengyi Palace, frowned almost invisibly, and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Report to the king, great joy! The imperial physician has just diagnosed that the imperial concubine is pregnant with a dragon heir, and the empress ordered the servants to come to report the good news to the king!" The young father-in-law knelt down to report, his face was full of joy, as if the person who was about to become a father was himself .

Rumo thought that he might not be able to see it today, and turned to go back, but was held back by Nangong Ao.

"Gu knows. Go back and tell your mother that Gu can't leave now because of something, and I will go to see her later. Tell her to rest well and don't run around." Nangong Ao simply confessed without seeing any joy , took Ru Mo's hand, turned around and left.The eunuch who left behind the message was stunned on the spot.

Shouldn't you be happy?Why does the king's eyes look so sinister.

The gate of Qiyun Palace was closed, Rumo glanced at the unhappy face of the man beside him, and asked, "Are you unhappy?"

"Do you think I should be happy?" Nangong Ao changed his usual evil charm and asked indifferently.

Ru Mo said: "Isn't it worth being happy to have your own child? Are you worried that she will give birth to a prince and you will have to make him the prince?"

Nangong proudly said: "I will not let this kind of thing happen."

Among the three thousand beauties in the harem, anyone's child can be the crown prince, except her and Concubine Mei!
Nangong Ao's face was rarely cold. At this moment, in Ru Mo's eyes, there was a slight overlap with the Nangong Ye in his impression.

"Don't you think?" Just thinking about it made my heart feel cold for a while.Ru Mo frowned, the slight affection she had just had for him these days was gone, she said incomprehensibly: "That's your own flesh and blood! Can you do it?"

Nangong proudly said: "There is no need for Gu to do it himself. There are many women with vicious hearts in the harem! Without Gu's strong protection, no one can give birth to the child safely."

The emperor's coldness is undoubtedly revealed at this moment.Even though it wasn't for her, Rumo also felt his hands were cold.At this moment, concubine Laiyan should be immersed in the joy of becoming a mother, but the father of the child here has already prepared a way for the child.

"It is said that the emperor is ruthless. This is not ruthless, it is ruthless! I really feel sad for those women of yours. But fortunately..."

"Fortunately what?"

Fortunately I am not your woman!If Mo didn't say this sentence, Nangong Ao could guess it.

"Ning'er, I'm not so unfeeling towards all women!" Nangong Ao held her hand, suddenly approached her ear, and whispered with a smile: "If the object is you... Or, if one day, you are willing to do it for me Conceive an offspring..."

"There won't be that day!" He interrupted without hesitation, with a decisive and cold tone.Ru Mo immediately broke away from his hand, his eyes lowered slightly, hiding a desolate regret deep in his heart.Not to mention that it is impossible for her to have children in her life, even if there is a miracle in the future, she will never give birth to such a heartless man.

Faced with her slightly violent reaction, Nangong Ao was stunned for a moment. It was the expected answer, but he still couldn't help feeling sad.

There was silence until the two entered an empty circular hall.

The windows in the hall were closed tightly, and the sunlight was blocked layer by layer, penetrating into the hall, leaving only a faint light, and nothing could be seen clearly.

Nangongao didn't draw the curtain, but chose to light candle lamps, and Rumo discovered that the entire four walls of the hall were covered with portraits of women.There are at least hundreds of paintings, all depicting the same person.Or stand by the window, or sit quietly, or play the piano and sing, or lower your eyes and meditate... Every picture is lifelike, just like a real person.The woman in the painting looks very young, and her facial features are [-]% similar to Yi Yu's, but their temperaments are quite different.The Yi language is bright and dazzling, while the woman in the painting is beautiful and mournful, with a kind of melancholy beauty that does not eat the fireworks of the world.

Such a woman should be the best weapon to deal with men, but she wants to use other women to seduce her husband's heart in order to achieve a certain purpose, and the result is to harm others and herself.

"These are the portraits of the queen mother. When we were young, the three of us drew them together." Nangong Ao looked at the portrait with deep nostalgia in his eyes.

Ru Mo said: "Sure enough! No wonder you only met Yi Yu once and started to investigate her life experience. I think, I don't need to tell you, you should have the answer. The reason why Yi Yu can make that kind of dim sum is because When she was young, your mother often went out of the palace to see her and did it for her personally."

"But the queen mother doesn't know where she is! She disappeared since she was born..." Nangong Ao said in doubt, and suddenly thought of something, "Could it be..."

"The disappearance is fake! In fact, it was because of your brother's tragic death that your mother made up her mind to fight against Ye Huang, but she was not sure. She didn't want all the children to follow her to take risks. Sent out of the palace, falsely claiming to be missing."

Nangong Ao nodded heavily, and sighed sadly: "You are right, but not all right. If it was just for the safety of Wang Mei, the Queen Mother would not even hide it from us. I think the Queen Mother may be I hope Sister Wang stays away from the darkness of the palace and becomes an ordinary and happy woman. But now, those darknesses have passed, and it is time for Sister Wang to come back. Ning'er, can you call her into the palace for me, please? I want to see you she."

Nangong Ao sincerely begged, holding her hand tightly, his eyes faded from evil, so gentle that no one could refuse.Maybe this is the power of family affection, and Nangong Ao's joy after learning Yi Yu's identity made Rumo think of Yi Xiao involuntarily.

Her heart felt bitter, for Yi Yu, she didn't know whether she should be happy or sad for Yi Yu with such a life experience.And because of her, Yi Yu already hated and even hated Nangong Ye very much, and even had no affection for the whole royal family.If Nangong Ao met Yi Yu rashly, she really wasn't sure about Yi Yu's reaction.

"What are you going to do?" Rumo raised his head and asked, seeing Nangong Ao's expression, it didn't look like he wanted to recognize each other immediately, but he had countless worries just like her.After thinking about it, she said: "I know you two brothers have never given up looking for her. I can call her into the palace for you, but you hope that you can give her some time and let her try to accept you first." .It should not be difficult for you to see that she doesn't like your brothers."

Nangong Ao continued: "Not only does he not like you, but he also wants to kill us to avenge you."

Nangong Ao smiled wryly, and said helplessly, "Actually, Ye is not as unfeeling to you...as you imagined! He..."

"I don't want to hear about him!" Ru Mo suddenly interrupted in a deep voice, if that's not unfeeling, then how can it be unfeeling?

"Nangong Ao, there is one more thing, I think I should tell you."

"What's the matter?" Nangong Ao asked.Seeing her suddenly serious face, he had an ominous premonition.

"Your mother is long gone!"

As soon as Ru Mo finished speaking, she clearly felt Nangong Ao's body tremble violently, and her monster-like eyes immediately burst out with sharpness like blades, as if someone else had cursed the god in his heart, and looked at her in disbelief. .

"Who told you?" After a long while, he spit out these words.

Ru Mo said: "Sha Zhong."

"He's just a lunatic!" Nangong Ao didn't believe it at all.

Ru Mo said: "He is pretending to be crazy."

"why?"

"Because your mother's last wish before she died was to make you think that she was still alive. She wanted to keep a hope for you." Ru Mo calmly told the facts she knew, without any pretense and tone, and succeeded. Destroyed the man's last self-deception.

Suddenly remembered that when I was a child, I was ignorant and always thought that as long as I was good enough, I could get my father's attention and snatch my father away from that temptress Ye Huang, but in the end, it backfired.In order to protect their brothers from harm, the queen mother swallowed her anger and suffered all kinds of humiliation.At that time, the brothers swore that when they grew up, they would kill the adulterers, get rid of the demon concubine, and present the most noble things in the world to their mother, so that mother would never have to live in fear of them day and night.However, great things have been achieved and the country is stable, but their wish to make up for their mother's half-life of misery will never have a chance to be realized!

(End of this chapter)