The First Empress - Chapter 118

Chapter 118 Sogong-2
Linglong interrupted Lan Sou Yu’s embarrassed reply. He continued to ask, “Since it is more effective, I believe that the Empress is also a precious and important pavilion. However, I don’t know why she was stolen. Firstly, I have never been to Changle Palace. Secondly, this red-stringed Guanyin has always been disdained by everyone in the palace. Could it be that Guanyin Guild Leader ran into the palace on her own?” Linglong’s two questions almost shortened the arrogant Lan Sou Yu by half. Lan Sou Yu was even more embarrassed, but she still maintained her unforgiving posture.

“It’s not Red Line Guanyin. I also know that Red Line Guanyin cannot be worshipped in the palace.” Lan Sou Yu opened her eyes to speak nonsense. Ling Long did not continue with Lan Sou Yu’s words. Instead, she cut to the core of the question from another point. “Since that’s the case, then this palace should ask another question, cough cough cough cough.” Linglong was a little cold and started coughing slightly.

Lan Sou Yu hurriedly found a staircase for herself, but before she could go down the stairs, she suddenly rose.

“Little sister Jieyu, it’s better to go to the inner hall to rest. Don’t summon Feng Han. Tomorrow, I won’t be able to say anything.” When Lan Sou Yu saw that framing was not allowed, she could only comfort Ling Long.

However, Linglong did not want to be too big. After a cold laugh, she said, “Your Highness, this palace is still the second question to ask Your Highness. This palace has never been to Your Highness’ Changle Palace. Could it be that Guan Yin walked to someone else’s palace with her legs and spirit channels?”

Lan Sou Yu had already thought about it. “The reason I found the Empress, “First, it’s to stop the harem from speaking. If others ask me, I can answer them easily, including the Emperor. Second, although the Empress has never been there before, she can’t guarantee that the servants and maids under her have never been there. So …”

Linglong’s tightly pursed lips moved slightly, “Your Highness is also righteous, I hope so.”

As she spoke, she coughed twice again. Lan Sou Yu saw that she did not dare to delay here. She quickly smiled and embarrassedly said, “This palace …”

“There’s no need to apologize. The Nippon Palace will sue the Emperor and the Empress for their grievances tomorrow.” As Linglong spoke, she turned her head. Qin’er had already arrived in front of Lan Sou Yu. “Since Your Highness is a treasure, please go back.”

Lan Sou Yu Lan hurriedly went to Ling Long’s side. “Little sister Jie Yu, this palace has no intention of making an enemy. Could it be that this palace’s intention, Your Highness, is not clear?”

Linglong sneered and covered her lips with her hands. “Your Highness naturally doesn’t want to make enemies. Unfortunately, this palace and Your Highness’s thoughts are exactly the opposite. This palace wants to make enemies with Your Highness.”

Lan Sou Yu’s eyes widened. Tonight, things were really too difficult to get off the hook. This was something she hadn’t expected at the beginning.

Her repeated hints were as if asking for directions was meaningless. Lan Sou Yu repeatedly apologized, “It’s Ben Gong’s fault. Ben Gong shouldn’t have come to Yunluan Palace. Sister Jieyu, please don’t cause any complications.”

“Extra complications?” Linglong laughed coldly. Her laughter was like a bead of jade. “There are some things that I don’t want to embarrass the Empress with. Unfortunately, the situation is stronger than others. I can only look like this. I will see for myself tomorrow. Today’s matter will not end so soon.” As Linglong spoke, she coughed twice again.

Seeing that it wasn’t his head, Lan Shuyu hurriedly charged and walked out of the Cloud Phoenix Hall.

Linglong looked at Lan Sou Yu’s back and said coldly, “Forgive me for sending her away.”

Only then did Lan Sou Yu return defeated.

Seeing Linglong coughing slightly, Qin’er hurriedly helped Linglong into the palace.

“Your Majesty’s body” Qin’er was very worried. She raised her eyebrows and helped Linglong to the inner hall before pouring a cup of hot tea.

Linglong caught it, but she didn’t take a sip. Only then did Qin’er know that Linglong was just playing around. She smiled and said, “Concubine’s health is better than anything else. You should rest early. You still have to go to the Emperor and the Empress tomorrow.”

Seeing that Qin’er was well-behaved, Linglong felt relieved and said, “Do you think I’m going a little too far?”

Qin’er said, “This servant does not feel that Your Highness is going too far. However, this servant thinks that Your Highness is not such a person who is obedient. Thus, Your Highness has her own limits in doing things. However, there are some things that Your Highness cannot accomplish in a flash.”

Linglong nodded and said, “This palace is merely taking this opportunity to remind Lan Shuyu that this palace is not a soft persimmon. No matter how Lan Shuyu pinches it, she will not chew it. This palace only wants Lan Shuyu to understand that this palace is not easy to bully.”

‘”But,” Qin’er looked at Linglong worriedly, “But, the Empress also knows that Lan Sou Yu is very favored now. If it comes to taking down Lan Sou Yu, this servant feels that …”

‘”I’ve already thought of everything. Since the Emperor has pampered Lan Sou Yu, it means that Lan Sou Yu is still useful. After all, Lan Sou Yu’s father is the Elder of this dynasty, so this palace will still be able to grasp the yardstick.” After she finished speaking, she smiled. Only then did Qin’er feel relieved and waited on Linglong to sleep.

The next day was actually a continuous autumn rain. The thin rain kept the cold and the slanted light made her eyes clear. Only then did Linglong prepare to go to the Empress’ hall to appeal to her grievances. She raised her head to look at the sky outside. The rain did not bode well, but the empty air in autumn was much better.

Qin’er carried the oil-paper umbrella along with Linglong into Kunde Palace. Presumably, the Emperor was still in Kunde Palace today, so Linglong did not pounce empty-handed.

The pavilion’s willow color was already yellow, and the smoke flowed across the water. With a few points of light, Linglong looked up at the flying geese in the sky and smiled. Then, she arrived at Kun De Palace.

The Emperor and the Empress were looking at the scenery of Xiangxiu. When Linglong arrived at Kunde Palace, she saw the two of them sizing up the scenery with great affection and love. Naturally, she felt that she had caused a scenery disaster and retreated back repeatedly.

When Pei Lan saw Linglong coming over, he asked, “Is Empress Jieyu coming?”

Linglong had no choice but to retreat and avoid, so she could only head on.

The Emperor and the Empress simultaneously cast their gazes over. They looked at Linglong with gentle eyes. Hui Qi had already noticed Linglong’s sullen expression and asked, “It doesn’t look very good to come here early in the morning. What exactly is the matter?”

Linglong looked at Hui Qi and then at the Empress. She said sorrowfully, “Your Majesty, Your Highness, Your Highness, this concubine has been wronged!”

Huiqi and Ji Zhuhua were both shocked when they saw Linglong’s grieving expression and said, “Speak–” Qin’er pointed at herself. Only then did she say the same thing about last night. Huiqi said coldly, “Impudent, impudent! Go summon Lan Sou Yu to Kunde Palace.”

‘”What nonsense! This palace will make the decision for you. Even if this palace cannot make the decision, there is still the Emperor here. It’s good that you have something to say. Don’t hold it in your heart.” The Empress raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at him with admiration.

Linglong thanked her repeatedly. Huiqi’s expression was extremely ugly. This was what Linglong wanted.

Ji Zhuhua’s eyes occasionally glanced sideways. Linglong and Ji Zhuhua nodded after exchanging glances. The two of them were indeed tacitly powerful.

After a while, Lan Sou Yu had already arrived at Kun De Palace. Seeing this, she knew that Ling Long had already cried. Ling Long ignored Lan Sou Yu and continued to cry.

Hui Qi said, “Stop crying. Isn’t this me here?”

Lan Shuyu’s arrogance was no longer one thing at a time. Hui Qi had always closed his eyes. This time, he did not expect that Lan Shuyu would become more and more ferocious. He could not bear it if he went into the Cloud Phoenix Palace to act wildly.

“Tell me, for what reason did you search the palace last night? I only heard that the thief you went to the palace got it?” Huiqi’s eyebrows were high and he showed his dissatisfaction. The matter was still unclear. Huiqi did not seem to be ambiguous. After all, he was the judge, so he could not let any party suffer any grievances.

As Lan Sou Yu apologized to Ling Long, she finished explaining what happened last night. After she finished, Ji Zhu Hua nodded and looked at Ling Long. She meant that Ling Long could say what she wanted to say. She could uphold justice for Ling Long here.

Linglong glanced at the Emperor and the Empress before she pleaded guilty and knelt on the ground with a “putong” sound. “The Emperor and the Empress have forgiven my innocence, so I dare to speak freely.”

Huiqi said calmly, “Forgive your innocence. Speak.”

Linglong nodded her head and said, “I only heard that Lan Zhaoyuan was looking for some Bodhisattva last night. As a concubine, she did not refuse to search the palace. However, the more I thought about it, the more strange it became. The Emperor and Empress knew that concubines were busy during the day. Although there weren’t many big and small matters, they were as busy as legless crabs.” “I have to pay my respects to the Empress during the day, and I have to take care of my own Cloud Phoenix Palace in the upper study. How can I have the time to commit a crime? Besides, why would this concubine steal a Bodhisattva? Isn’t that a joke?”

Lan Sou Yu kowtowed repeatedly and defended herself, but was interrupted by Ji Zhu Hua.

“Listen to Jieyu first. It’s more like you’ve been wronged. This time, it was you who bumped into Jieyu.” Ji Zhu Hua’s voice was slightly inexplicable. Lan Sou Yu hurriedly waited silently for Ling Long to say something. Ling Long continued, “Sister Zhaoyuan couldn’t help but come to my Yunluan Palace. This concubine’s knowledge is shallow. I have never seen such a bold thing before. Naturally, I will let Sister Zhaoyuan come in to take a look.”

‘”Cough cough …” Linglong began to cough slightly. Qin’er hurriedly sent the Turtle Ling Paste into Linglong’s hand. Linglong took a sip of the small porcelain bottle and said, “Your Majesty and Your Majesty are wronged. Please uphold justice for your Majesty and Your Majesty.” After he finished speaking, he kowtowed with tears streaming down his cheeks. Huiqi’s heart twitched slightly as he looked at Lan Sou Yu and scolded, “Are you happy now?”

Lan Sou Yu repeatedly kowtowed, “This concubine accidentally accidentally crashed into Sister Jieyu. This concubine deserves to die, this concubine …”

Seeing this scene, Ji Zhuhua was afraid that Huiqi would be soft-hearted. He hurriedly said, “This is the first time such a thing has happened. It hasn’t happened since arriving in Zihua Palace. If I let you off this time, I’m afraid I won’t be able to convince the crowd. Moreover, if there is one, there will be two. If there is two, there will be three. Your Majesty, watch your discretion!”

After he finished speaking, he seemed to suddenly recall something. He frowned and said, “This concubine heard that you are looking for a Bodhisattva again. What kind of great Bodhisattva is she? It is impossible to worship a Bodhisattva in a trance in the palace.”

Behind her, Perrin said, “Your Highness remembered wrongly. It is not that all Bodhisattvas are not allowed to worship. Only two types of Bodhisattvas are not allowed to worship. One is the Red Line Bodhisattva, and the other is the Collarbone Bodhisattva.”

Lan Sou Yu kowtowed repeatedly.

However, seeing that Lan Sou Yu would not be spared, Ji Zhu Hua aggressively asked, “What is a red line and what is a collarbone?”

Perrin confessed. He hurriedly began to explain. These two Bodhisattvas were used to suppress victory. In other words, they were both on the left side of the road. Furthermore, they had also found someone to cast spells outside the palace. Hearing this, Hui Qi and Ji Zhuhua’s expressions were not very good.

Huiqi looked at Lan Sou Yu and said, “You have grown up. Sou Gong is worshipping Bodhisattva again. Tell me what kind of Bodhisattva are you worshipping?”

“This concubine is worshipping Bodhisattva Guanyin.” Hearing Song Zi Guan Yin, Huiqi’s mind moved slightly. “You also let the imperial physician look at you. I think it’s fine. Tell me why you went to Yunluan Palace to search the palace.”

Lan Shuyu originally thought that Huiqi had relaxed, but when she heard this, she repeatedly complained in her heart, “This concubine is only searching from door to door. She does not dare to, does not dare to leave anyone behind.” At this point, Lan Sou Yu kowtowed repeatedly.

Ji Zhuhua’s expression changed. His head was drenched in pearls as he waved his head. “How presumptuous! Lan Zhaoyuan, how can you act recklessly in the harem? Don’t tell me you don’t have this palace in your eyes anymore?”

This was originally the matter of the harem, but Hui Qi merely looked on coldly without saying a word.

Linglong already knew that Ji Zhu Hua wanted to show Lan Sou Yu power, With great difficulty, he rolled the snowball and threw it at Ji Zhuhua’s feet. Of course, Ji Zhuhua understood. He reprimanded, “Last time, this palace already said that this palace has its own rules. If this palace was lenient to you, the national law would be the first to open the door to everyone. Apologize to Bu Jieyu first. Look at how you stayed up all night. Bu Jieyu was frightened and caught a cold. Now, she coughs badly.”

Lan Sou Yu repeatedly kowtowed, “Sister Jieyu, it’s my fault. Please forgive me.”

Linglong was naturally forgiving. In this matter, the only one who would not let Lan Sou Yu off was the Empress. Lan Sou Yu must also be clear in her heart. She looked at Ji Zhu Hua and said, “This concubine will definitely change from now on after being punished by the Empress. She will not ignore the rules of the palace.”

As she spoke, she turned her gaze to Huiqi for help, and Huiqi ignored her.