diskusbooks Chapter 239 The Virtuous Consort Only Wants to Maintain Her Respect (4)
Chapter 239 The Virtuous Consort Only Wants to Maintain Her Respect (4)
Winter is dry and windy, and fireworks are set off in the palace.
Therefore, Bai Ruofu was prepared.
The large vats in the four corners of the room were all filled with water.
She escaped quickly after the fire started.
However, it still looks a bit messy.
Before long, the emperor and empress arrived.
Bai Ruofu did not remind the two people who were still embracing each other in the backyard, reluctant to part.
The noise from the firefighting efforts, coupled with the distance, prevented Xu Ruchu from realizing the emperor had arrived...
She looked at Ling Chuan with deep affection and said, "Guard Ling, thank you so much. I will remember your great kindness for the rest of my life."
Ling Chuan said, "For you, I would not hesitate to die in the fire."
The emperor happened to overhear this conversation.
The emperor, who had come to see the wronged former virtuous concubine, now felt as if he had swallowed a fly.
Ultimately, it was he who instructed Ling Chuan to take care of Xu Ruchu!
The Empress also arrived. Seeing Bai Ruofu suffering, she felt pity and had her personal maid drape a garment over Bai Ruofu.
Bai Ruofu thanked the Empress.
Xu Ruchu, however, viewed this scene as a betrayal!
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Just now, Xu Ruchu saw that bright yellow figure.
But she pushed Ling Chuan away slowly and deliberately.
In Xu Ruchu's heart, she and Ling Chuan were innocent, and there was no need to hide anything.
and……
Let the emperor see that there are plenty of men who will fawn over her!
Xu Ruchu herself was unaware of the contradiction between her previous and subsequent thoughts—"transcending romantic love" and "showing affection".
The emperor initially felt sorry for Xu Ruchu and wanted to drape his own dragon robe over her shoulders. But now he only felt like he was being cuckolded.
Ling Chuan saved Xu Ruchu, which is why he inevitably came into contact with her.
To save face, the emperor wouldn't say anything directly, but simply gave Xu Ruchu a cold glance before leaving.
The others followed suit and left.
The Cold Palace fell silent once more.
Only the lingering smell of burning in the air reminded the people in the cold palace how horrific the scene had just been!
Xu Ruchu gazed in the direction the emperor had left and said, "Your Majesty... you still have me in your heart..."
Hearing this, Ling Chuan's face was filled with desolation and heartache.
Xu Ruchu noticed Ling Chuan's emotions out of the corner of her eye.
His eyes grew increasingly satisfied.
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During the Jingzhe period, the emperor obtained evidence proving that Xu Ruchu had not poisoned the imperial heir, and sent people to bring Xu Ruchu out. Bai Ruofu naturally went out with her.
Xu Ruchu was restored to the rank of Consort Xian, and Bai Ruofu continued to serve as her personal maid.
I don't know what the emperor was thinking. He saw Ling Chuan and Xu Ruchu embracing, but he didn't do anything.
Since that's the case, Bai Ruofu decided to find an opportunity to help him.
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Xu Ruchu returned to her former status as a virtuous consort, and that very night, she punished Bai Ruofu by making her kneel at the door.
"Let you all see the consequences of betraying the Lord!"
However, before Bai Ruofu could kneel down, a palace maid from the Empress's side came to tell Consort Xian that the Empress wanted Bai Ruofu to go to Changchun Palace to serve the Empress.
Xu Ruchu was only a concubine after all; how could she go against the Empress?
But she still said reluctantly, "Palace maids are people too, and they have their own thoughts. Why don't you ask Bai Ruofu if she wants to go to serve the Empress's Changchun Palace, or stay here with me?"
She pouted her red lips as she looked at Bai Ruofu, exuding a strange confidence—
Everyone would choose her; if no one chooses her, it must be because they have no choice in the matter.
But Bai Ruofu quickly said, "This servant is willing to serve Your Majesty the Empress!"