"These are indeed necessary, but you don't have to belittle yourself like this. When you entered the palace, who didn't know that Concubine Xie was the most beautiful? Even the eight years in the cold palace only made you a little haggard and cultivate yourself carefully. After a while, it will all be made up for soon!"
Xie Churou lowered her head and smiled. In fact, she didn't say these words to comfort people. It was rare every time she came here in the past few years. This time she looked at Xie Ruling so close.
I just feel that my complexion is a lot haggard. If I use good things and practice more, I may be able to return to my previous appearance.
"The face is certainly important, but it's definitely not the only important thing."
Xie Ruling reached out and touched her face, and smiled a little ashamedly, "I'm sorry to bother you anyway."
"You and I are both women of the Xie clan, and we will both be damaged. What's more, there won't be much time left for my aunt to protect us. While my aunt can still speak in front of His Majesty, it's better for my sister not to stay in the cold palace. If you endure it, come out if you can."
Xie Churou persuaded her earnestly, but in fact, besides being genuinely worried, she also had some thoughts of her own.
Nowadays, the entire harem is dominated by Concubine Zheng. Concubine Zheng's two children can guarantee her unlimited favor in the future. It is precisely because of this that she becomes more arrogant and arrogant.
Except for the concubines who were obedient to her, she always looked at the other concubines, and she had suffered a lot of anger over the years.
At present, no one in the harem dares to compete with Concubine Zheng, so I want to invite Xie Ruling out. At least Xie Ruling was the most favored harem back then. No matter what the reason is, she still has some ideas.
Thinking of the anger she has received over the years, I feel really aggrieved. Normally, she doesn't fight or do anything to compete for favor, so His Majesty treats her indifferently, neither good nor bad.
It doesn't matter how favored she is, but she definitely won't fall out of favor. Perhaps it is precisely because of this that Concubine Zheng makes things more difficult for her.
Although my aunt is the Queen Mother, she is not that close to His Majesty. What's more, her right to speak may become smaller and smaller in the future, and maybe His Majesty will not listen to my aunt's words in the future.
Perhaps it was entirely because of her aunt that her life was better. If it weren't for her aunt, I'm afraid she would have been embarrassed to death by Concubine Zheng.
It is precisely because of this that we must seize the time to persuade Xie Ruling to come out as soon as she can, but don't really spend her whole life in the cold palace. This is really not cost-effective and not worth it!
"Don't worry, I know everything."
Seeing that Xie Churou was so anxious that her forehead was sweating, Chu Xin couldn't help but smile and stretched out her hand to wipe all the sweat off Xie Churou's forehead. It was obvious how anxious the other party was.
In fact, over the years, her breath has long since faded away. Every time she mentioned what happened back then, the impulsive emotion in her heart had long since disappeared, leaving only a calm and peaceful feeling.
It's been so many years, and it's time to figure it out. You've already figured it out. Your Majesty may have only had a little affection for her at the beginning.
Later, the feelings were transferred to Zheng Yinghuan, and he would naturally like her, so that's why he put the blame on himself without even thinking about it.
In fact, now that I think about it, the relationship I cared about back then was ridiculously boring, and it was good to be able to calm down her mind after so many years.
"Okay, I can't stay here for too long. Just leave this cloak with you. I'll have people bring you the things you need. Be sure to remember not to overdo it during this period. High profile.”
Xie Churou stood up and warned her that she still had to return to her aunt. As long as she agreed to come out, everything would be easy to say.
"Um."
Xie Ruling nodded, stood up and watched Xie Churou go away.
Things have reached this point. There is really no point in staying in the cold palace any longer. Even if she doesn't think about herself, she still has to think about Chu Xin.
The worst outcome for Chu Xin is to stay in the cold palace for the rest of her life. The better outcome is that as she said just now, your majesty can be kind enough to take the person out, and then find someone to marry, and can stop Youyou's mouth.
But how could the daughter she raised be treated so casually?
"Is she gone?"
Chu Xin opened the door and walked out of the house. She nodded and looked outside. She didn't see anyone, which meant she had left. When she turned around and saw Xie Ruling wearing a furry cloak, her eyes lit up. .
"This thing will feel so warm around your body!"
Chu Xin also got inside curiously, and sure enough, she felt that her whole body felt warm when she was surrounded by the cloak, blocking out all the cold wind.
Xie Ruling hugged all of Chu Xin and stood up to wrap her cloak tighter around her.
In fact, it shouldn't be like this. It's just a small cloak. Seeing that such a small thing can make Chu Xin so happy, there is really an indescribable feeling in her heart.
She was the legitimate princess born from the queen, so she shouldn't be so excited about this little cloak.
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"Auntie, Sister Ruling finally agreed. She seemed very calm when I tried to persuade her. I think she has figured it out too!"
Xie Churou was returning to the Queen Mother in Cining Palace. She was a little excited, as long as she was willing to come out.
"Well," the Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction, "it seems that giving her a hard time can really make her think clearly. As long as she is still in the cold palace, such things will definitely be inevitable in the future. While I can still If you can speak in front of His Majesty, come out as soon as possible!"
"Yes, it seems that sister has really figured it out." Xiaode nodded in agreement, and suddenly thought of something, "It's just that I see that sister seems to like Princess Xin'er very much. I think a big reason why she is willing to come out is because of the princess. Well, I want to fight for a good future for the princess."
"If she likes it, keep her by your side," the Queen Mother said nonchalantly. "It's a good thing she was born as a princess, and it's good that she can survive safely."
"Yes." Xie Churou said with emotion, "I don't know if His Majesty has any objection to this matter, and I'm afraid it's not easy to deal with Concubine Zheng. Your Majesty has already determined that my sister did what happened in the first place. I'm afraid Concubine Zheng will bring up the old matter again. , it’s also very troublesome at times.”
As soon as she mentioned Concubine Zheng, Xie Churou frowned, with a hint of disgust in her eyebrows. She had really suffered a lot over the years, and she really hoped to suppress Concubine Zheng's arrogance.
Xie Ruling was also quite favored when she entered the palace, but she doesn't know if she will have the chance to return to the original one this time. Let's take a gamble first!
"You don't have to worry about this. Ru Ling entered this cold palace by herself back then. Your Majesty has never had the intention of sending her into the cold palace. What's more, now I can speak in front of His Majesty for such a trivial matter, Your Majesty. I won’t refuse to listen.”
The Queen Mother is still reading a Buddhist scripture. Since reaching this age, she has lost interest in anything and only loves reading Buddhist scriptures.
Maybe it’s because many things I’ve done over the years have made me feel uncomfortable, and I just want to rely on Buddhist scriptures to make myself feel more comfortable.
"No matter what, Concubine Zheng is just a concubine, not a queen. His Majesty only gave her the power to manage the harem for a short period of time, and she can take it back at any time."
The Queen Mother turned the pages a little too much, and it was obvious that she also disliked Concubine Zheng very much.
"Yes, then I will have people quietly send me some things to prepare in the past few days. My sister also said that she wants to recover well and doesn't want to be so haggard."
Xie Churou also had her own thoughts, and wanted to send all the good things in her palace to him. When she saw him just now, she felt that this man was really haggard. No matter what, he must keep his complexion in good shape first.
"It's all small things, just follow Ru Ling's wishes."
The Queen Mother nodded and said, since people are already willing to come out anyway, there is nothing to worry about these little things, just give them what you want!
"Yes, I, my concubine, will retire and won't disturb the Queen Mother's reading of Buddhist scriptures."
Xie Churou nodded and bowed and retreated. When he walked out, he looked at the day. It was a rare day that the sun came out. However, the cloak on his body was left in the cold palace, and he still felt a little cold.
"The one in the cold palace is finally willing to come out, and it's not in vain that the empress has been persuading her for so many years."
Qing Yundan held Xie Churou's arm, thinking about how difficult it was to accompany his master to the cold palace all these years.
"Yes," Xie Churou breathed a long sigh of relief, as if she had successfully completed a task, "I know that I entered the palace just to make up for sister Ruling's position. After she was thrown into the cold palace at that time, there must be no absence in this harem. As a woman from the Xie clan, my aunt chose me to enter the palace."
"But the empress was not happy after entering the palace. Although the Queen Mother protected her, her life was not too bad, but Concubine Zheng was really too domineering, and the empress also suffered a lot of grievances!"
Qingyun was dissatisfied and said that she used to sit beside Xie Churou when she was a young lady, and she was brought in with her when she entered the palace, so she would only think about her master.
"That's why I want her to come out. Just think that I have my own selfish motives. At least there are two women from the Xie family in the harem, and Concubine Zheng's attention will not be on me at all."
Xie Churou smiled sarcastically, half of the reason was because she really couldn't bear Xie Ruling's suffering in the cold palace, and half of the reason was that she didn't want to make herself the target of public criticism, and she didn't want to be offended every time she went to pay her respects.
After all, people will think about themselves, but she thinks that she has never done anything to feel sorry for Xie Ruling. Women of the Xie family have to pay.
"But the imperial concubine has a son and a daughter. That is her greatest confidence. No one in the harem can beat her, right?"
Qingyun, why is it? Although the imperial concubine is arrogant and domineering, she still has the capital to be arrogant. Princess Yi is His Majesty's favorite princess!
It is said that Princess Yi is the most charming, cute and smart, and is loved by His Majesty the most. How can the princess in the cold palace compare with Princess Yi?
"No matter what, let's give it a try first," Xie Churou said helplessly, "Maybe after so many years, His Majesty has slowly forgotten what happened back then. Maybe he will also think of her in his heart?"
Xie Churou could only pray silently in her heart, praying that Xie Ruling still had a little place in His Majesty's heart, hoping to suppress Concubine Zheng's momentum.
"One can only hope so."
Qingyun nodded, as long as she could make her master live a better life in the future. She had been serving her master since she was a child. Naturally, she wanted her master to live a good life with all her thoughts. She really couldn't care about other people.
