Chapter 1580
We came here because we were looking for medicinal materials, so our journey was slow. We were eager to return home, so everyone ran as fast as they could, hurrying and taking their time, and rushed back to the imperial capital before lunch.
Ling Yu rushed into the palace without stopping, then hurried back to Kunning Palace, changed into mourning clothes, and rushed to Cining Palace to preside over the funeral of the Empress Dowager.
But just like that, she was the last to arrive.
Concubine Shao and Concubine Kang both put on mourning clothes and were greeting their wives to attend the wake for the Empress Dowager.
Seeing Ling Yu coming in a hurry, Concubine Shao couldn't help but shouted angrily: "Queen, you are the queen of a country. The empress dowager suddenly died and you were not in the palace and went to enjoy the mountains and rivers. Is it ridiculous?"
"Why don't you kneel down and apologize to the Queen Mother!"
Ling Yu smiled coldly. In front of so many concubines, Concubine Shao wanted to preemptively accuse her of being unfilial and wandering around. Is this possible?
If he swallowed his anger and admitted the crime today, wouldn't it mean that if word spread, people would drown him with saliva.
She had previously suspected that Concubine Shao and Zhao Ruirui had plotted to kill the Empress Dowager, because she felt that the Empress Dowager was supporting her and wanted to kill the Empress Dowager and leave her alone.
As long as he takes a step back, won't Mrs. Shao take advantage of her?
"Concubine Shao, please be careful what you say!"
"The Empress Dowager died suddenly. I am as sad as you are! But I did not go out to enjoy the mountains and rivers. I left the palace to find medicine for the Empress Dowager!"
Ling Yu said righteously: "The Empress Dowager has been suffering from unbearable leg pain recently. I have tried my best to find medicine for her. Unfortunately, the ordinary medicinal materials collected by the people and the palace cannot cure the Empress Dowager, so I went to the mountains to search for her." Thoughts of medicine!”
Ling Yu's words were half true and half false. The Empress Dowager's legs were caused by senile cold syndrome. The medicine only played a supporting role. It would not be a big deal if she paid attention to keeping warm.
But using the pretext of finding medicine for the Empress Dowager to refute Concubine Shao, who can go deeper?
"I traveled and slept in the open air, ate in the wind and drank the dew, traveled across mountains and rivers, and climbed over mountains and ridges. I was not afraid of hardships to find medicine for the Queen Mother. How come you turned it into a tourist trip?"
"Taifei Shao, even if you don't care about my filial piety, you can't slander me like this!"
Ling Yu's anger at being wronged and her hardships were not comforted, and her grievance at being questioned was revealed with her excited tone.
Tao Zi, who came with Ling Yu, said angrily: "Mother Princess, if you don't believe me, just go out and have a look. The medicinal materials will be delivered shortly."
"Our queen went out this time to find a lot of precious medicinal materials for the Empress Dowager. These medicinal materials are hard to buy for a thousand dollars!"
"Everyone should know how difficult it is to collect herbs. Some herbs grow on cliffs. Our queen climbed up to get them without fear of danger!"
Hanmei stepped forward and took Ling Yu's hand to show it to the wives: "Look, what happened to our queen's hands in order to collect medicinal materials? She still has..."
Ling Yu's slender, white hands were covered with scars stabbed by stones and thorns. They were densely spread across both palms. Some of the wounds were red, swollen and bloody.
The ladies who saw this were shocked and too miserable to look at it. It was obvious that Concubine Shao's words were inappropriate.
How could such an injury be caused by a trip to the mountains and rivers?
Princess Pingnan stepped forward to calm down the atmosphere and said: "Thank you for your hard work, Your Majesty. Everyone has seen your filial piety towards the Empress Dowager..."
"Taifei Shao may have misunderstood the truth, so she should apologize to the empress!"
Concubine Shao was silenced by Ling Yu and her maid. Looking at Ling Yu's red and swollen hands, she knew that today's plan to slander Ling Yu with a sightseeing tour would not work.
She reluctantly said: "I have misunderstood your Majesty, I will apologize to you!"
