The empress dowager looked at "her" with a cold face, her eyes sharp and sensitive, but there was a hint of surprise. She didn't expect that the other party would refute. She still used such intense words and tone. This made her unable to understand the thoughts of the woman in front of her.

"Jingyue, you know what kind of person your lady is." This is not a question, but a certainty.

"The Ai family knows that your lady has suffered a lot. She has never treated you well since you can remember. It is understandable that you blame her for jealousy of her, and it is jealous of her." The Empress Dowager sighed, "This is all an injustice!"

"..." Lin Jingyu didn't know how to answer, for fear of letting go of the mouth and revealing the filling, so he remained silent. However, his heart felt like he had knocked over a bottle of five flavors. He couldn't tell what it felt. He didn't know whether he should believe the Queen Mother's words or his own eyes. After all, in the past year he met Yun Yue, Yue'er's performance was remarkable, he treated people politely and kindly, and was a gentle and charming woman. Could it be that... she was always disguised in front of him? After all, he had limited time to go to Jiangnan, and only went twice a year, and only stayed for more than a month each time, including a concealment of people's conditions. Other times...

Lin Jingyu couldn't imagine it.

He tried hard to search for the memories of Jingyue in his mind. It seemed that the weak girl who had been following them obediently... she always had no smile on her face. She also joked that the Jiangnan woman was petite, and even a maid was weak. But he kept ignoring a fact: it is said that Jiangnan is full of beautiful women, and the other maids in Yun's house are also smart and charming. Why did Yue'er have to use such a pretty girl?

Seeing that the other party was silent, the Queen Mother thought that she had provoked the "her" concern and was having a quarrel, so she stopped forcing "her", so she eased her tone and said softly:

"Ai family sent someone to thoroughly investigate your life experience and thought you were a poor person, not to be considered a traitor. What's more, your original intention was not to kill your lady. It was just to fulfill the infatuation of the Yun family's cousin, so he designed to let the young master take the lady away. Unfortunately, the lady refused to obey and had a dispute with the man. In the end, the cousin left. But somehow, your lady had a miscarriage and blood flowed. Because she didn't dare to tell her family, she delayed the treatment opportunity, but you were not by your side... I don't know what happened - is the Ai family right?"

Lin Jingyu was speechless and confused. Didn’t that thing... wasn’t Liu Susu instructed someone to do it? How could it be Jingyue? What happened to that young master?

"To be honest, Jingyue, you actually like your cousin master, right? Therefore, you are not concerned about the emperor, and you let him spoil you, but your heart is clear!" The empress dowager blamed without hesitation, and reached out to her heart and clicked gently. "You ask yourself: Who is your heart facing?" She strongly opposed "Jingyue" to stay beside the emperor from the beginning. This "woman" is not heartless, but - losing her heart! The secret report from the Shadow Guard will not be wrong.

One after another, the incident was revealed from his thin red lips, which surprised Lin Jingyu and was shocked. Even if there were thousands of words, he could not say a word now. But there was one thing he had to figure out--

"Miss's business... wasn't it done by Liu Susu, the Concubine, instructed someone to do it?"

Expecting that "she" would ask this, the Queen Mother showed a mocking smile on her face.

"That girl Susu has always been arrogant. Although your lady is a cousin, the two have no interaction. Do you think, with Susu's personality, will she take the initiative to meet a cousin? But why does your lady have to go to the capital to explore this not very close relative? Do you dare to say that your lady has no other thoughts?"

Lin Jingyu dared not think about anything or say anything. Now, he is increasingly unable to understand the woman's thoughts. He still remembers that his first meeting with Yun Yue was in the Liu Xiang Mansion and in the garden of Liu Susu's boudoir. When Liu Susu introduced them to them, he said: "I have never met my cousin a few times, but coincidentally, you met you when you came."

...

"I'm sorry, but I don't know how to make wedding clothes for others. Therefore, when Susu learned the ridiculous marriage news, how could she be calm? Did she do that? After all, it was your lady who took the love from others, and she was also asking for some punishment and suffered some small losses." The empress dowager's words made Lin Jingyu even more confused.

"As things come to this point, don't be afraid. Although Susu's child will vent his anger, he will not take any ruthless action. He originally wanted to remind you to beware of Yuan'er, but by chance, the girl taught her master to kill him. Now, no one in the harem can beat you at all, and you should be content. Don't think about what you have or not, just increase your worries."

After speaking earnestly, the Empress Dowager put her slender hands into her sleeves and looked at the petite and delicate woman in front of her again.

Not beautiful, but very comfortable. I can't see what "she" is outstanding, but I can get rid of danger after repeated danger. In addition to the emperor's protection, this child himself is also capable. At least, there are people in the palace to protect him.

The Empress Dowager felt quite comforted. Jing'er was accompanied by such a caring woman, which saved her a lot of trouble. Thinking of seeing Jing'er sleeping so peacefully in the warm room just now, but only this child was left by her side. It can be seen that "she" has an unusual position in her son's mind. Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager's eyebrows and eyes bent again, and her smile faintly floated into her heart.

Lin Jingyu felt very uncomfortable.

"Why... want to tell me this..."

"Because, the Ai family suddenly doesn't want to drive you away."

“…”

"According to the observations of the Ai family over the past few months, although you are not close to the Ai family, you are not arrogant because of favor. You have not seen you deliberately make things difficult for anyone, make things difficult for anyone, and you do not care about the concubines or plot against each other. The most rare thing is that you did not vent your anger or punish your servants for a little unpleasant little thing. Even in the days when you were in power, it can be seen that your nature is not bad. Therefore, the Ai family decided to let you go."

No wonder, the Empress Dowager did not do anything to her during this period, and it turned out that she was observing herself...

Lin Jingyu was uncomfortable. It was not that he didn't want to punish those palace ladies. According to his nature, those dereliction of duty were not enough to die a hundred times. But... they were stopped by that soul every time...

"...This is what I should do." He grinded his teeth and finally put the word "I" on his lips. But he was vomiting blood in his heart.

"You are a good child." The queen mother smiled very kindly, but her next sentence trampled on a good mood in the soil.

"But you are not suitable to be the mother of a country."

"..." Lin Jingyu took a deep breath, and his teeth were itchy with hatred. I didn't plan to do it either!

"The emperor can spoil you, but he won't, and he shouldn't have you in that position."

"..." This annoying woman, at first, had a little affection for her, and then began to interfere with my decision! My queen... I don't need you to arrange it!

Lin Jingyu turned his face away in anger.

"I hope you can remember what the Ai family told you." The Empress Dowager thought she was making a tactful person, so she chuckled and didn't take it to heart.

"After all, the emperor is the king of a country. It is not easy for you to be one of the four concubines with an unclean body. However, if you want to climb up, it will make the court officials despise and will also cause the emperor to be passive.

"The Liu family, the Wen family's power should not be underestimated. In order to restrain these two families, the emperor cannot favor each other. Only Concubine De's mother Li family, although it is also a noble family, his father is just a second-rank civil servant. He does not hold a big position and will not attract big news. I believe that the Wen and Liu families will not make things too difficult for him. You don't have to worry that Concubine De will make things difficult for you in the future. After all, only Concubine De has not taken action against you before, and everyone else has gone to the walls of Jingsi Hall to think about it."

Lin Jingyu knew what the Empress Dowager said. But...

"What's the use of the Empress Dowager telling me about this? After all, the establishment of the Empress is a major event, and the emperor's decision is not something I... can interfere with." Gripping his teeth and continuing to endure.

"The Ai family believes that the emperor will consider your opinion." The empress dowager looked at "her" meaningfully.

Lin Jingyu glared back without being outdone, pursing his thin lips tightly. A pink and white face, due to his anger, was dyed with a little bright red color, adding a touch of beautiful and charming appearance.

The queen mother squinted her eyes, as if she was tempted, and she unconsciously stretched out her hand.

"It's just such a pair of eyes... it's so similar to Jing'er." Lin Jingyu gently stroked a thin layer of eyelids with his slender white and soft jade fingers. He was so scared that he quickly closed his eyes and turned his head to avoid it.

The warm fingers shrank back, Lin Jingyu opened his eyes carefully and found that the Queen Mother looked at "her" in a daze, with a look of melancholy.

Perhaps because she felt that her behavior was a bit abrupt, the elegant and luxurious woman finally ended this long talk, and only told her to be more careful in everything, so she turned around and left, taking away the long ceremonial guard waiting a hundred steps away.

Lin Jingyu breathed a sigh of relief, and then he realized that a thin layer of sweat was coming out of his back. When the cold wind blew, his body shivered uncontrollably.

"Emperor..." With a sigh, a cloak with human body temperature covered his fox fur cloak.

Lin Jingyu turned his face, and the elbow in red was standing quietly in the white snow, with a thin layer of sweat hanging on his forehead, which showed that he was also very nervous just now.

"The Queen Mother--Isn't it difficult for the Emperor?" He didn't dare to step forward rashly without a cover around.

Lin Jingyu thought about it and gave an ambiguous answer: "Yes, not." Then, he pulled off the thick black red cloak and handed it back to him.

The lord took the cloak and breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the emperor's face, the matter just now was solved safely. After all, the dragon body was drowsy and the empress dowager was the biggest at this time. She issued a random imperial decree, and it was not a trivial matter that it was not worth mentioning.

"What did the Queen Mother say to you? My brother looked at the emperor's brother from afar and embarrassed and angry, afraid that the Queen Mother would say something harsh to her brother!" The sixth prince Lin Wenyu was afraid that the Queen Mother would be unfavorable to her brother, so he had followed her for a long time, but he didn't dare to get close. After seeing off the big Buddha, he quickly turned back. If the Queen Mother did anything bad to her brother without knowing it... she would suffer from her in the future! He secretly complained in his heart.

Lin Jingyu flattened his mouth and said nothing.

After looking around, I realized that there was a vast openness around me, with only a few trees standing in the corner of the walls and bare low plants in the snow. This is really a good place to talk. As long as the crowd is removed, no one will be ambushed nearby and hear their conversation. The Queen Mother... is a careful woman who does things without any leakage.

Looking at myself, I actually went out without taking a follower. Now that I think about it, I feel a little scared.

Those who are blind and don’t follow me when I see myself leaving the palace gate! What a slap!

He gritted his teeth in resentment-

"Return to the palace!"

This day was spent without any danger.

I made an excuse in the evening, saying that the emperor brought the masters out of the palace to the folk to watch the lanterns, and asked the empress dowager and the empresses to slowly enjoy a sumptuous dinner. A group of women immediately praised her face. However, everyone saw that Concubine Jin, who had always been favored, was also here and did not leave the palace with the emperor, and felt much more balanced.

The Empress Dowager glanced at "Jingyue", and "she" immediately stepped forward sensibly and whispered in her ear: "After I persuaded the emperor to set up soon, the emperor was angry and left the palace. He said that he would not find a good one among the people. He also accused me of being accused of being accusing me of being a tempted by the emperor. I guess the emperor knew that the Empress Dowager Qiansheng had talked to me today." As he said that, he pretended to be aggrieved and returned to his seat with a small handkerchief, lowering his eyes and saying nothing.

The queen mother raised her eyebrows and did not express any opinions. She lowered her head to eat, feeling a little frustrated, but her face looked as usual.

A reunion banquet ended in an unsatisfactory mood. Lin Jingyu and other insiders breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, the dragon body was still lying quietly in Zhengyang Palace, without any improvement. Zhou Quan and Yu Zheng were careful to take care of him. It was just an excuse to say that the emperor left the palace.

However, on the second day, the concubines of each palace received a lantern. It is said that the emperor asked someone to bring it back from the people. Different riddles were written on it to help the empresses of each palace to relieve their boredom and give them a reward for the guessing. For a moment, the women were in a better mood and went to visit each other to guess riddles. In a bad mood, only the empress dowager.

It is said that the emperor had to leave the palace for several days in vain, and his return date was uncertain.

The Empress Dowager lowered her face and looked at the red plum that was bent on the branches by the snow, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Two days later, the side hall of Zhengyang Palace (because the Jinxiu Palace was partially destroyed in Zhurong, construction has not started yet, and "Empress Jin Concubine" lives here temporarily. This is what the emperor means, and everyone dare not object.).

Lin Jingyu was burying his head in front of the table and was writing something when he suddenly felt a breeze blowing behind him. He immediately turned around and took two steps away, holding his hand on the handle of the short sword at his waist.

"How?" After seeing the figure in front of him, he relaxed his tense body, exhaled, and asked impatiently.

"My subordinates found out that Yun Yue, the third lady of the Yun family in Suzhou, and his cousin were childhood sweethearts since childhood. Although he had not talked about marriage, he had close contact."

Lin Jingyu did not say anything, but was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "What about Jingyue?"

Meili was silent for a while and answered truthfully: "Jingyue is indeed an orphan."

"How does her lady treat her?" This is what Lin Jingyu cares about the most.

"...Not very good." Meili hesitated. After all, Miss Yun San is the woman the emperor likes. He is not sure whether the emperor wants to listen to good things or something else.

Lin Jingyumo.

Meili carefully observed his face and continued carefully: "The small wounds on Jingyue's body are almost all related to Miss Three. It was not her turn to serve Miss Three, but the maid had just left because she couldn't bear the scolding of the lady. She had finished her contract and she had not even settled the wages."

Lin Jingyu took a deep breath and waved his hand, "I understand. This ends with you, you can go down."

Meili did not leave as he said, and reported another more important thing.
Chapter completed!