Reborn Daughter of the Clan

Chapter 132 Conspiracy Undercurrents (2) ([-])
Nangong Linglong held Princess Yichang's hand back, implying that her mother need not worry.

Princess Yichang turned her head and glanced at her daughter quickly, wanting to say something, but when she saw Eunuch Fu leading the way, she said nothing.

The mother and daughter followed Father Fu to Jing'an Palace soon.

The emperor's father stopped in front of the Jing'an Palace, without asking, he knew that he was also visiting the Empress Dowager in Jing'an Palace, maybe it was false to visit the Empress Dowager, but it was true to wait for the mother and daughter to enter the palace.

Princess Yichang paused at the gate of Jing'an Palace, her face was stained with an incomprehensible look.

"Please, princess, the empress dowager just woke up and asked about Princess Linglong again." A eunuch greeted him from inside, and seeing Princess Yichang who had stopped walking, he immediately came forward, respectfully Said respectfully.

Immediately the eunuch shouted loudly inside again: "Princess Yichang is here, Princess Linglong is here."

Eunuch Fu has dismissed the twenty or so eunuchs, and he has returned to the emperor's side.Princess Yichang led Nangong Linglong quickly into the palace gate, walked through the courtyard of Jing'an Palace, walked up the long corridor, and walked to the Queen Mother's bedroom.

Every five steps along the way, you can see a guard in yellow clothes and a court lady and eunuch. Because the emperor is here, the guards here will be particularly strict.

Seeing the mother and daughter, the servants silently blessed themselves, and waited until they passed by before standing up straight.

Although the queen mother woke up, she didn't have much strength to sit up again.Her energy became worse, and she ate so little that she could only drink half a bowl of soup for each meal, and she couldn't swallow anything else.

Han Tianyun, Han Yao, several clan princes, and princes all guarded the room, while the concubines in the harem, headed by the empress, guarded outside the room.

It is extremely quiet both inside and outside the room.

Hearing the eunuch's announcement, everyone reacted slightly.

Princess Yichang and Nangong Linglong finally arrived outside the Queen Mother's dormitory. Seeing all the concubines in the harem, Princess Yichang's heart sank immediately. Everyone came, which proved that the Queen Mother was dying.

"The imperial grandmother." Seeing this scene, Nangong Linglong's heart sank to the bottom of the valley. Regardless of etiquette, she pushed open the door of the Empress Dowager's bedroom, hurried in, and rushed to the Empress Dowager's bed.Calling eagerly: "Grandmother, Long'er is back."

The Queen Mother looked at her, struggled to identify for a while, and then stretched out her hand to caress Nangong Linglong's head pitifully. Her weak voice couldn't hide her happiness: "Long'er, it's really you, you're back."

The sound fell, and the corners of the Queen Mother's eyes became moist.

"The emperor's grandmother, it's Long'er who is unfilial." Nangong Linglong also showed her true feelings at this moment, and then knelt down in front of the queen mother's bed, with tears in her almond eyes.

Princess Yichang stood aside silently, not disturbing the Queen Mother.

"Long'er, come, let Ai's family take a good look." The queen mother gently wiped away the tears from her eyes, and waved to Nangong Linglong who was kneeling in front of the bed.

Nangong Linglong stood up, sat down in front of the Empress Dowager's bed, stretched out her hand and put it in the Empress Dowager's hand.

Looking at her most beloved granddaughter, the Empress Dowager showed a loving expression.This little baby has been growing up under her eyes since birth, and is now 16 years old, slim and graceful, both like Princess Yichang and Nangong Hao, and she can still be seen faintly with her handkerchief handed over.If possible, she really wants to see this girl get married and have children, but unfortunately...

Seeing Nangong Linglong who had returned after a long absence for a year, the old lady seemed to be in good spirits. With Nangong Linglong's support, she was able to sit up, and everyone was delighted.

Unexpectedly, this is the reflection of the Empress Dowager.

Because Nangong Linglong improved the queen mother's spirit, the emperor ordered that the mother and daughter of Princess Yichang stay in the palace.

That night, just as the time of Chou arrived, the Empress Dowager passed away.

Before the empress dowager passed away, only the emperor was by her side, and the rest of the people didn't know until the death knell rang in the palace after the empress dowager returned to the west.

White flags were hung in the palace overnight.

From the emperor to the servants, they all put on plain clothes to wear mourning for the queen mother.

Civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty automatically put on mourning clothes and entered the palace to pay respects to the Empress Dowager in the early morning. Nan Gonghao, as a son-in-law, entered the palace as early as when the Empress Dowager died.

Seeing that all three members of her family entered the palace, Princess Yichang was even more worried, but she could not leave the palace at this moment, because as a daughter, she had to keep filial piety in the palace until the empress dowager was buried.

On the night of the queen mother's death, it snowed heavily again in the capital, and the biting cold wind howled, rolling the sky full of snowflakes and dancing in the world.

Everywhere in the capital is silver-white, and it looks a bit bleak.

The nights in deep winter come earlier and darker than usual.

In Xiangfu, Wen Renchu ​​always wore the same white clothes, standing under the nameless pavilion, watching white snowflakes fluttering under the black night sky, and thick snow had already accumulated on the ground.

This snow has been falling for a day and a night, and it has not stopped or decreased.

Ye Xiao stood silently behind Wen Renchu, looking at him.

"Princess Yichang is not a princess of the royal family." Unexpectedly, Wen Renchu ​​uttered a sentence in a low voice, as light as snowflakes, and he couldn't hear his emotions.

As soon as the Empress Dowager died, it was immediately rumored in the palace that Princess Yichang was not the daughter of the late emperor, but the daughter of a general of the previous dynasty. Because both her biological parents died, she was adopted by the late emperor and the queen mother in the palace, and became a sibling with the current emperor.The emperor and Princess Yichang also acquiesced to this rumor. The concubine in the palace thought of the emperor's love for Princess Yichang, and instantly changed her attitude towards Princess Yichang. She no longer regarded Princess Yichang as the emperor's sister, but as a threat.

"Princess Yichang is not a princess of the royal family. Is there any benefit to the master?" Ye Xiao asked thoughtfully. Wen Renchu's character is not to meddle in other people's affairs. It is useless to him. He would not even say anything. .Saying this sentence at this moment must be useful to him.

Wen Renchu ​​smiled, bowed his head, and lightly brushed the white clothes on his body, thinking that Nangong Linglong was also wearing white clothes at the moment, which just matched him, and the smile on his lips deepened.Seeing the clothes of Nangong Linglong who came back, and hearing the names of the two maids beside her, he knew who she was now.

Her luck is not so good.

"There are many benefits." Wen Renchu ​​turned around and walked to the stone table under the gazebo to sit down, looking at the black night sky, a hint of coldness flashed through his peach blossom eyes, he put one arm on the stone table, and said : "The emperor's kindness to Princess Yichang is definitely not an ordinary sibling relationship, but... a relationship between a man and a woman." Wen Renchu ​​said the last sentence very lowly and deeply. "I heard a little about the secrets of the palace more than [-] years ago. The emperor married Princess Yichang because of the blood relationship between the two. Now I know that Princess Yichang is not a royal princess and has no blood relationship with the emperor. , I missed it for more than [-] years, how could I miss it again with the emperor's heart? The emperor must take some action, and I just took advantage of this to create some opportunities."

(End of this chapter)