royal princess

Chapter 257 Forming an Alliance
Aunt Hua nodded in satisfaction, "The servant girl will not disturb the young master's rest, so I will leave now."

"Auntie, please." Su Rui said softly.

After Aunt Hua left, Huian, Su Rui's close maid, sent her out respectfully, and when she came back, she hesitated to speak while looking at the little master who had her back turned to her.

"Huian, what do you want to say?"

Hui An smiled wryly when she heard the words, looked at the young master and said, "Young master, slave... the slave just thinks it's too reckless to agree to the noble concubine?"

Su Rui was silent for a while, and then said: "This is indeed a good opportunity, a chance to meet the emperor without Concubine Xi, I think there is probably no woman in the harem who would refuse this opportunity."

"It's just like this that slaves feel that it's inappropriate. The young master can't listen to the concubine and empress in everything, and always has to plan for himself. Lady Peng is a lesson from the past. Didn't she end up like that in the end?"

"Why am I the same as Peng Mingwei? Standing behind me is the Su family in Quzhou. Even the imperial concubine's natal family dare not stand up to my family. Now I just need to take advantage of the imperial concubine to take a step forward. In the future... maybe not Not as good as her."

Hui'an was taken aback for a moment, looking at the young master's back, she was speechless for a while, but it was true after thinking about it.The young lord's natal family is Quzhousu, which is something that many people in the palace can't match.

"What does the servant girl need to do?" Hui An asked in a low voice.

"You go... Wherever Chu Guiren is, just ask Chu Guiren if it's convenient for you to see me."

Hui'an was taken aback again, Mr. Chu Guiren had long disdained to criticize others, but he still nodded, "Yes, I'm going now, servant girl."

Hui'an backed out, Su Rui watched her figure leave the palace gate through the window, looked up at the corner of the sky, and smiled silently at the corner of her mouth.

When Hui An arrived at Chu Guiren's place, she didn't expect that Chu Guiren actually saw her after the pass-through, and promised to meet their little master.So much so that when he came back, he was still in a trance, and he couldn't believe it.

Su Rui tidied up, changed into old clothes that were probably new and went to see Chu Chenglan.Everyone in the room was sent out. The big hood on Su Rui's head covered half of her face. Looking at the haggard Chu Chenglan lying on the couch, she couldn't recognize that she was the young and tender girl.

Ever since Chu Chenglan couldn't stay in the hotel room, she became grumpy and vicious. Her sallow face was full of resentment, and she looked at Su Rui with a bit of gloom.

"Why did you suddenly come to see me?" His face changed drastically, but his voice remained the same.

Su Rui sat down on the brocade tree, looked at Chu Chenglan and said, "I'm going to ask you something, if you can answer me truthfully, I will promise you one condition?"

"It's up to you?" Chu Chenglan sneered, she doesn't know what kind of virtue Su Rui is, and she is still talking nonsense here, but she is just a dog in front of the imperial concubine.

"Behind me is the Su family in Quzhou. The family sent us into the palace, not just to eat and die. I couldn't control my temper before, but after so many things, can I still grow? You see Look at those of us who entered the palace, Peng Mingwei is dead, you are paralyzed on the bed, even Qiao Lingyi is crushed by Concubine Xi, unable to turn over, and has become a laughing stock in this palace. The girl of the Li family in Longxi, the Wang family of Qiyang Girl, do you think these people will really stay silent in this palace like this? Even if we agree, the family will definitely not agree. Peng Mingwei's death is just the beginning. If we don't stand up again, maybe The next one is you and me!"

"Don't fool me with these sweet words, who wouldn't say these high-sounding words." Chu Chenglan sneered, rolled his eyes, and didn't even look at Su Rui.

Su Rui's previous temperament might have jumped up a long time ago, but this time she sat there steadily, and said in a steady voice: "You are lying here because you were framed by Qiao Xiaoyi and the empress fell into trouble, could it be Are you willing to watch them step on you forever? Don't you want to avenge yourself?"

Chu Chenglan's face changed instantly, and she became a paralyzed person. This was something she could never let go of in her life.Being pulled out bloody like this, the resentment deep in my heart is like being exposed to the sun, and there is nowhere to escape.

"It's as if you can help me avenge me, whether it's Qiao Lingyi or the queen, which one can you touch?" Chu Chenglan's voice was strangely excited, her hands were tightly clutching the brocade quilt, and her eyes were fixed on Su Rui. Can't blink.

"The road is made step by step, but when I take this step, why do you think I will come to you to cooperate?" Su Rui sneered.

The two faced off.

I don't know how long it took, but Chu Chenglan couldn't hold on any longer. If she didn't want to avenge herself, she would have long since wanted to live like this.But she was not reconciled to dying like this, why would the person who harmed her still enjoy the glory and wealth, but she had to endure the suffering like this.

"What do you want?" She could only gamble, it wasn't Su Rui, but the Su family in Quzhou who blocked her.

Qiao Lingyi?Queen?She won't let go of either of these two!

"The drug that made you what you are now."

Chu Chenglan just laughed, "You really like to joke, I was harmed like this, how could I have this kind of medicine?"

"They are all daughters of the Chu family. If the empress can have one, don't you?" Su Rui didn't believe it. Although Chu Chenglan often has no brains, he is not really stupid.

Chu Chenglan's heart fluctuated, and it took a long time to look at Su Rui, "You have to do something in exchange, don't you?"

Su Rui just smiled, and looked at Chu Chenglan, "Then just wait and see, remember your words, don't break your promise, don't try to use me, otherwise..."

"How else? I look like a ghost, what else can you do with me?"

"Of course you are not worth my troubles, but who made you have an aunt."

"You...do you think the door of Duke Ling's Mansion is so close?"

"No, you are wrong. Compared with a little aunt, which one do you think Ling Guogui will choose?"

Chu Chenglan's face was livid, and it was only at this moment that she realized that Su Rui seemed to be a completely different person.

Meeting Chu Chenglan's eyes, Su Rui stood up slowly, said with a smile: "Remember your words, I will come again after the matter is finished."

Su Rui left, Chu Chenglan was lying on the bed, looking up at Chengchen, feeling chills in her heart, Su Rui like this makes people feel creepy.She knew that Su Rui had been ill for the past few months, but what kind of illness would change people's temperament to such an extent?
Su Rui went to see Chu Chenglan quietly, but Qiao Lingyi's people found out.At the same time, Si Jin, who had been sending someone to keep an eye on Su Rui, also got the news.

Qiao Lingyi frowned and looked at Miyan, "Are you sure you read it right?"

Mi Yan nodded, "The servant will definitely not mistake it, it is indeed a Sumerian. Although the Sumerian is wearing old clothes, the servant just happened to see half of the face under the hood, and will definitely not admit it wrong."

"What is Su Rui going to see Chu Chenglan for?" Qiao Lingyi felt a little uneasy, since the two had a bad relationship with Su Rui, they basically had no contact with each other.In the past few months, she has not been able to report her illness, but now she suddenly appeared, but she went to see Chu Chenglan. This matter seems a bit strange.

Mi Yan naturally couldn't answer this question, and she couldn't follow in and eavesdrop.

Qiao Lingyi knew that Chu Chenglan couldn't get away from what he was doing today.But this incident is not to blame for her, if it wasn't for Chu Chenglan's other intentions to approach her, she wouldn't be her stepping stone, if it was her who failed, she would become Chu Chenglan's stepping stone.

Although the queen does not look down on this younger sister, her existence, a fertile belly, is the biggest threat.So if there is a chance, she will naturally get rid of it, but I didn't expect the queen to be much more ruthless than her.She just hoped that Chu Chenglan would be hated by the emperor, but the empress made Chu Chenglan lie in bed and suffer for the rest of her life.

Because of this matter, she was almost schemed by the empress. The empress was so scheming, it was no wonder that the imperial concubine had been favored by her for many years, but she could not shake her position.

Now... What agreement did Chu Chenglan reach with Su Rui?

"Go and check on Su Rui and see what she's been up to in the past few days." Qiao Lingyi was feeling uneasy, looking at Mi Yan and ordered.

"Yes, servant girl is going now." Mi Yan turned and left.

Qiao Lingyi sat there but couldn't calm down for a while, after thinking about it, he decided to go to his aunt's place.Concubine Xian's birthday is going to be a big event, and Concubine Xi will definitely not appear when she is pregnant. This is the best opportunity, and no one will let it go.

Naturally, Qiao Lingyi didn't want to let go of this opportunity. She knew that she was in a bad situation and had some difficult knots with the emperor.But she can't and won't give up at this point, give up without giving it a try, this is not her.

After dressing and changing, Qiao Lingyi led the people directly to Shoukang Palace.

In Shoukang Palace, the Empress Dowager was reciting Buddha's name. Aunt Shi led Qiao Lingyi into the hall to wait, and said with a smile, "The Empress Dowager is in the small Buddha hall to worship the Buddha. My master will wait a moment."

"Thank you, auntie." Qiao Lingyi smiled and expressed concern for Aunt Shi's question about the Queen Mother's health, and then said in a low voice, "I have been afraid to visit the Queen Mother recently because I was afraid that she would still be angry with me. "

Aunt Shi smiled and said few words of consolation, Qiao Lingyi sighed inwardly, but kept smiling.Aunt Shi has been loyal to the Empress Dowager all her life, and if she wanted to learn something from her, she would not be able to get a single word out unless the Empress Dowager allowed her to do so.

Aunt Shi looked at Qiao Lingyi and sighed in her heart, her looks were not bad, and her wrists were not bad, but she lacked the patience and perseverance of the empress dowager back then.With such an impatient temper, it's no wonder that the Empress Dowager would be angry. Seeing all the things after entering the palace, none of them are satisfactory.

It's a pity that such a great advantage was wiped out like this.

If he could listen to the queen mother from the beginning, he wouldn't have come to this point.Young and energetic, he always thinks things are too good. Now that his head is broken and bloody, he knows he will turn around. If it doesn't hurt, he doesn't know where he is wrong.

No wonder the queen mother is cold to her.

Aunt Shi served the tea with her own hands, looked at Qiao Lingyi and said, "Master, please drink some tea first, and this servant will go to see the Queen Mother."

Qiao Lingyi nodded, watching Aunt Shi turn around and go to the Small Buddha Hall.

After entering the small Buddhist hall, the queen mother was still reciting scriptures, she didn't dare to step forward to disturb her, she just stood aside and waited quietly.He waited until the Queen Mother finished reading this volume, and then stepped forward to report, "My Lady, Cousin is here."

The Queen Mother opened her eyes and looked at Aunt Shi, "Come here at this time?"

Aunt Shi nodded, and stretched out her hand to support the Queen Mother, "It seems that something is difficult."

The queen mother sneered, stood up, and said slowly: "This child is just too stubborn. He always thought that his childhood affection could coax a man, but he didn't know that the most fickle thing in this world is a man's heart. What's wrong with the emperor's temper?" It's the kind of person who is led by the nose, Aijia said long ago that this road will not work. But she just doesn't believe it, how is it now?"

"Biao girl has kind thoughts in her heart, and she also thinks about her youthful affection. She always thinks things are better." Aunt Shi replied in a low voice.

"But, the emperor is no longer the emperor of the past. Look at how he treats the Qiao family? The Ai family just wants to call her family back to Beijing. It's fine if he doesn't agree, but what are the secret methods? Do you put me in the eyes of the queen mother at all? If I knew this, I shouldn't have kept him here, and it would be better to have another one." The queen mother sneered.

Aunt Shi was silent for a while, and then said: "Don't be angry, Queen Mother, the emperor will eventually understand that you are still doing his best."

"He only has Concubine Xi in his heart now, how can he take Aijia's words to heart. Lingyi is useless, she didn't understand, if Concubine Xi is not eliminated, who will be in this palace within a few years?" It can be seen in the eyes of the emperor again. The stone blocking the road can only be smoothed if it is moved away. If you do not give up, you will have to hit your head and bleed." After finishing speaking, the queen mother helped Aunt Shi He walked out and gave her such a long time, so he should figure it out now, right?
(End of this chapter)