"Alright." She nodded slightly and lazily said something. Recently, she had spoken less and less.
He also lazily asked about the matters in the palace. The less he knew, the better it would be, saving himself from being unhappy.
Quietly stepping out of the room, he saw two palace maids sitting under a tree outside the room. "I heard that the emperor is about to select his talent show."
"That's right, even the empress has a candidate. I wonder who it is?"
"In the past, it was to establish the Qin Clan's second young miss, Qin Zhilan. Now that the Qin Clan has lost their power, I'm afraid that even if Qin Zhilan were to enter the palace, she wouldn't be able to become a queen."
"The emperor only sent Qin Zhihao to prison, that's really biased. Maybe it's because …" As soon as the palace maid said that, she glanced towards the window, but when she tilted her head, she discovered that the window was very close to her. This startled her so much that her expression changed, and she quickly kneeled to hide her guilt, "This servant pays her respects to the young lady."
"Rise." If she had the charm, she wouldn't have been locked up in the Palace for so long. Xi Men Rui Xue ignored her as if she did not exist, which made her think that his purpose for imprisoning her was to wait for her memory to recover before he asked her to hand over the Flame Token. However, she could not remember anything, nor could she hand over the Flame Token.
She gave a self-deprecating smile and completely ignored the trembling palace maid. This palace maid was probably a newcomer. The other maids from the past were always fearless in front of her, not caring about her feelings at all.
"Thank you, Miss."
Yes, her identity was a joke in the palace. She was not a palace maid, but she could not be considered to be someone of Ximen Ruixue. She was already considered a respected lady, and when she thought of the unborn baby in her womb, her heart was in chaos.
In this palace, the medicine of calming the fetus and sliding the fetus must not be allowed to stray. If someone found out, it would be difficult for her to let this child go.
After thinking about it for two days, he still couldn't come up with a solution.
It is said that pregnant women are not allowed to do more exercise, otherwise, a carelessness will cause the fetus to flicker.
Looking at the swing in the yard, she had been thinking for several days. Perhaps, she should start from that swing.
He couldn't just walk over there. When he was tired, he would just come back and say he was going to sit there and rest. Then, everything would naturally be settled.
As she thought of this, her heart became restless. In the end, she was still a small life form. Even if this child died, he would still be a piece of flesh that fell from her body.
The more he thought about it, the more upset he felt.
The more he thought about it, the more ruthless he became.
But if she wasn't ruthless, that would just be harming the child.
She was currently so weak that even she couldn't protect herself. How could she protect a child whose father didn't even know who it was?
"Esteemed Empress Dowager is lucky." As he walked towards the lotus pond in a daze, he suddenly heard the greetings from the palace maids behind him.
There was only one empress dowager in the palace right now. When she thought about how Xi Men Rui Xue had personally saved Yun Ru Xi from her hands that day, an indescribable feeling arose in her heart.
In the end, she still could not compare to Yun Ru Xi's weight in Xi Men Rui Xue's heart. That day, his intimate action with Yun Ru Xi had made her constantly guess their relationship in her mind.
That intimacy, and it didn't matter if it was seen or not.
Remembering that day when Yun Ru Xi was being carried by Xi Men Rui Xue on horseback, looking at her proudly, Ruo Ruo's heart was bleeding.
She must have come here as a demonstration again, but that was just the right thing to do.
In any case, the beggar from that day was called over by Yun Ru Xi to the Fragrant Pavilion. Since this child came because of her, then it would be better if he came for her.
This was the karma in this world.
After circling the swing and stopping by the pool, he habitually sat down on a rock by the edge of the pool, holding the water in his hand. He comfortably watched the water swirl around the pool; it was truly beautiful in autumn.
In the middle of the lake, a figure walked closer and closer. He lightly smiled. Now, it wasn't that she wanted to provoke someone, but rather someone wanted to provoke her.
Her mischievous heart suddenly skipped a beat. She simply took off her shoes, revealing a pair of fine white legs. When placed in the water, it actually made her feel very comfortable.
"Qin Zhiruo, you are truly shameless. How could there be a woman who would be so shameless as to be barefooted in this broad daylight?"
With the provocation coming, Yun Ru Xi was jealous right? Jealous that she had kidnapped her, but if she had never regretted it, she regretted regretting that she did not kill her that day and could only vent her hatred by killing her.
Hehe, I can't really be considered as a broad daylight place. Other than serving me as a servant, only kittens and puppies would come in. Today, I don't know what kind of wind blew over such a shameless person who only knew how to wet his pants in front of people. "As she spoke with a smile, it would be a huge mistake for Yun Ruxi to try to beat her up. She wasn't afraid at all.
He slowly stood up from the rock, then slowly turned around. His graceful appearance was like a blooming flower, trembling with the petals, causing people to not want to look away from her beauty.
"Qin Zhiruo, do you think you can still leave this little courtyard? The emperor has long forgotten about you. Haha, even when you're about to die, you're still being stubborn. Let's see how I'll deal with you now." After he finished speaking, he waved his hand and struck towards Ruo Ruo.
As expected, Ruo Ruo's words made her angry. The embarrassing incident that happened to her that night was something she would never forget in her entire life, so she wholeheartedly wanted to kill Qin Zhiruo. Since Jingyang Palace had always been so airtight, they couldn't even fly in a fly.
He tilted his head and dodged the slap. At the same time, a hand seemingly subconsciously grabbed onto Yun Ru Xi's sleeve. If she were to die, she would die with her, depending on who had the better luck.
He pulled, and the two of them quickly fell into the water.
"Miss …"
"Esteemed Empress Dowager …"
On the shore, Cui'er and the empress dowager's maidservants immediately cried out in panic. They bent down to save her, but if they had done so on purpose, they dragged Yun Ru Xi into the water.
"Someone, help me!" Although this pool was not big, even the place close to the edge was very deep. It was a pool that the gardener had to dig for three years before he could get his hands on.
She did not care about that and focused as if her life depended on it and Yun Ru Xi was naturally trying her best to float to the surface.
However, the more she struggled, the faster she sunk. Haha, at this moment, even if she was saved by others, it would still be like drowning in water for a moment.
The bubble kept rising, and she did not know how much water she drank. At this cruel moment, Ruo Ruo's mind was actually thinking about the scene when Xi Men Rui Xue had given her an artificial breath the last time she was saved.
It was already chaotic on the shore, if she thought the person who rescued them was coming here fast, but after a moment, a eunuch ran over and "plop" he jumped into the water and quickly saved her and Yun Ru Xi.
The two of them lay flat on the grass, and if she was awake, she knew everything, listening to the sounds around her with her eyes closed.
The sound of footsteps was disorderly. There were people constantly running around.
"Who told you to save the empress dowager first? To save Miss Qin first?"
"This …" It was the imperial physician's trembling voice, as if considering whether to save Yun Ru Xi first.
"Quick, even if the emperor came, it would be to first save Miss Qin." Cui Er roared, and looked at Ruo Ruo like a madman. When Yun Ru Xi came over just now, she thought that the two of them were just arguing, but who would have thought that both of them would fall into the water in the blink of an eye.
"Blood... Miss Qin is bleeding. " While the imperial physician was hesitating, a palace maid shouted in panic.
If she still had her eyes closed, she would have felt the sticky feeling between her feet when she was laid down on the grass. At that time, she thought it was just water, but now that she knew it was blood, her heart relaxed.
Darling, I'm sorry.
Darling, I'm really sorry.
Mother didn't do it on purpose.
As she closed her eyes, she could hear the sounds getting farther and farther away from her ears. It was as if she was sleeping, and her face was incredibly tranquil.
The Residence of Jing Yang was thrown into chaos. On the evening of that day, the emperor, who had just left the palace, rushed back. He was still dressed in his hunting suit, so when he hurried into the room, Cui'er fell to her knees with a thud. "Your majesty, it was Cui'er's fault. The empress dowager, she …" "She …"
Xi Men Ruoxue kicked him, and Cui Er fell to the ground, eyes shining like flowers.
"Your majesty, Cui'er deserves to die."
"Get out of here, all of you." A roar resounded in the room, but it did not wake Ruo Ruo who was still sleeping on the bed.
A tear was in the corner of her eye. The child had gone, and that was her heartache.
His heart felt very, very painful.
It hurt. He didn't want to wake up, didn't want to face this heartless palace.
The door closed softly behind him.
Xi Men Rui Xue's long figure instantly appeared in front of the bed. In the candlelight, tears could still be seen at the corner of her eyes. She lightly wiped the wet spots with her finger …
Looking at the quiet face in front of her, Xi Men Rui Xue felt extremely upset.
"Darling, I'm sorry …" While she was sleeping, Ruo Ruo accidentally whispered in her sleep.
The five words were clearly transmitted to Xi Men Rui Xue's ears. Her hands trembled as they fell into Ruo Ruo's eyes. He was carefully reflecting on the meaning of those five words when Xi Men Ruoxue suddenly turned around and strode out of the room.
Cui'er lowered her head in fear, standing by the door, "I send you off, your majesty."
"Who said I was going to put up a fight? Cui Er, I have something to ask you." With a few steps, he walked to the outer hall and sat down on an armchair. With a cold gaze, he looked at the palace maids around him and said, "You may all withdraw."