What exactly Fu Jinan said to the emperor that night was not explained in detail to Luo Ran, but he finally told her: "I promised him that day that as soon as Fu Yi dies, I will do whatever he wants. What he said is right, what is my last name?" It doesn’t matter, we can’t let Qing Ning and Jing Xing remain so unclear.”
Only then did Luo Ran realize that no wonder Fu Yi was nowhere to be seen after his death in the previous life. I'm afraid he already knew the emperor at that time, but there was no Qingning sister and brother in his previous life, so he never disclosed this secret.
Seeing that she was thoughtful, Fu Jinan thought she was worried about her two children, so he said, "As for Qing Ning and Jing Xing, don't worry, the emperor has already ordered someone to change the marriage certificate."
Luo Ran calculated the time he mentioned, and it happened to be the time when both of them left Beijing, and the twins were usually born prematurely, so it made sense.
Of course, these are just deceptions. When the emperor comes forward, who dares to say anything even if he accuses a deer of being a horse?
It was getting late, and the two little guys would sleep soundly wherever they saw their parents. At this time, they didn't know what they were dreaming about. The siblings chuckled twice and fell asleep again.
Fu Jin'an reluctantly kissed Luo Ran's eyes and whispered: "This is Cining Palace. I can't spend the night here. Don't worry, you are surrounded by your own people. I will pick you up in two days."
Luo Ran was a little worried, grabbed his sleeve and said, "You have to be careful."
Once the identity of the eldest prince is made public, they will face more open and covert attacks in the future. Although the couple has not stated this explicitly, they have already prepared for each other. So when this moment really comes, I feel like the knife on my head has finally fallen, and it's welcoming.
After Fu Jinan left, a palace maid named Caiwei came in to help Luo Ran wash up.
Just as he was about to enter the clean room, Fan Zhen, the eldest maid next to the Queen Mother, came over. As soon as she came in, she bowed politely and then explained with a smile: "I have been busy with the Queen Mother just now, and I have neglected the county master. Please invite the county master." Lord, don’t blame me.”
Of course Luo Ran would not take her words seriously. He must have come here after seeing Fu Jin'an leave to avoid suspicion.
He stepped forward to help her up and said with a smile: "Miss Fanzhen, you're welcome. Everything is fine here. Let the Queen Mother rest assured."
Fanzhen nodded, gave some more instructions to Caiwei, and finally said to Luo Ran: "Don't worry, County Master, the Queen Mother has said that the two young masters are young and need people to take care of them, so they will let the slaves out of the palace early tomorrow morning. Bring the people who are serving you into the palace. I want to ask, the county master, if you need anything else, please bring them in together."
Luo Ran looked around and saw that from the child to her, everything was fully prepared. It was obvious that they had been carefully prepared early in the morning, and then said: "Thank you, Queen Mother, it's very good here, I don't need anything else. Troublesome girl, please just bring Youqing over tomorrow, it’s not convenient if there are too many people.”
Seeing her insistence, Fanzhen didn't say anything, said a few polite words and left.
Luo Ran lay on the bed after washing himself and could not fall asleep for a long time.
Unlike the silence here, there was an explosion elsewhere.
Anyone with some connections knows that Li Baolin, the emperor's first chamberlain, left the palace before the key was locked and personally brought the conductor's family of four into the palace.
And the mother and son actually rested in Cining Palace!
They sent many people to inquire, but all returned in vain.
Fengqi Palace.
The palace maid Ping Cui came in, looked at the queen's face that was bright and dark, and whispered: "The queen, Concubine Liu Guifei is here."
The queen was stunned for a moment, looked at the night outside, and frowned: "Why is she here so late?"
Grandma Yan said: "If you don't want to see me, I can go..."
"Need not."
The queen raised her hand to interrupt: "Let her come in."
Concubine Liu was covered tightly in a crow-green cloak. After entering, she took off her hood and curtly saluted: "Concubine, see you, the empress. May the empress live a thousand years."
The ceremony was a bit hurried, and his face was rarely as frivolous as before.
Queen: "Sister, please get up. Do you have something important to come here so late?"
Concubine Liu took off her cloak, sat down at the Queen's head, stared into the Queen's eyes, and whispered: "Sister, I don't believe that the Queen can still fall asleep at this time, so I came here to talk to the Queen for a while."
The queen lowered her eyes with a faint smile on her lips: "I don't understand what my sister said, why can't I fall asleep?"
Concubine Liu chuckled lightly.
He waved away the palace servants waiting around him and glanced at Granny Yan.
The Queen opened her eyelids and glanced at her, then nodded to Aunt Yan.
After everyone in the palace had gone out, the queen asked: "What do you want to say, sister?"
Concubine Liu lowered her voice and said, "Didn't you hear that Cining Palace was very lively tonight?"
The Queen's fingers holding the tea cup tightened, and she remained calm: "It's just a woman and two children. The Queen Mother is old and a little confused. She always loves other people's children very much."
Seeing that the queen still refused to let go, Concubine Liu relaxed her body and straightened her wide sleeves, and sighed: "My sister heard something interesting a few days ago. Since the empress is not interested, I won't bother you."
As he said that, he got up and left.
The queen looked up at her and said, "Since my sister is here, why don't you leave without a sip of hot tea on this cold night?"
Concubine Liu smiled slightly, sat back, picked up the teacup and smelled it, closed her eyes intoxicatedly, and said slowly: "I heard that your empress loved this peony tea even before she got married. I didn't expect that after so many years, you still love it. Love it as always.”
The queen smiled bitterly.
Concubine Liu continued: "There are many jasmine teas and osmanthus teas in the world, but this peony tea is rare. First, peonies are expensive and ordinary people cannot afford to drink them; secondly, naturally they don't know the beauty of it. However, My sister has heard that the peonies in Luoyang are the best in the world, but I don’t know if the peonies in Chen County, not far from there, are equally outstanding.”
The queen suddenly raised her head and looked at her.
Liu Guifei still said calmly: "My sister is young and doesn't remember things. But I heard my mother mention it at home. She was lucky enough to drink peony tea once in Rongguo Duke's Mansion. The taste... tsk tsk, my mother still remembers it. I still haven’t finished it yet.”
The queen stared at her for a long while before speaking: "What exactly do you want to say?"
Concubine Liu did not show off, and said bluntly: "There is no need for me to hide anything from my concubine. You have to know that even if the incident was found out, the person was brought by the Fu family, but he died in the Zheng family, which has nothing to do with the Liu family. Relationship."
Seeing that the Queen's face became more and more ugly, Concubine Liu changed the topic and said: "Your Majesty, we should stand on the same line now. Think about it, why did the Emperor delay in establishing a queen? All these years , Has the emperor ever cared about the prince? If that bastard really gets the upper hand, none of us will be able to live well!"
Concubine Liu's eyes were fixed on the queen. For a moment, the queen softened and murmured: "It's too late, it's too late. The emperor has already taken her into the palace. I think she will tell the world early tomorrow morning."
