Chapter 810 Get Over Her Vanity
“Stay here and keep watch. Don’t let anyone in. Inform if the personnel of the Ministry of Rites cos,” Lin ngya said, turned around and looked around.
The death of the Empress was no longer a secret. Naturally, there were plenty of people intending to co to check out the situation.
As soon as Lin ngya gently knocked on the door, a palace maid popped out her head and looked out vigilantly.
She did not breathe a sigh of relief until she found the woman in front of the door was Mada Jingrou’s trusted palace maid.
“Young Lady, are you sent by Mada?” The palace maid asked.
Lin ngya nodded. The palace maid opened the door and let Lin ngya in, but maintained a vigilant look in her eyes.
The door was closed imdiately after Lin ngya ca in.
The Linqiu Pavilion was still the sa as before, but it looked a little bleak and cheerless.
From now on, this place would probably be desolate for a long ti.
Nevertheless, it would probably beco as bustling as before a few years or decades later.
There were always a multitude of secrets hidden in the imperial palace.
It would be difficult for future generations to find any clues of what she had experienced recently in historical records.
What she had experienced recently was just a mory that would fade with the passage of ti.
“I didn’t expect you to be sent here.” Just when Lin ngya was sighing with emotion, she suddenly heard a slightly tired voice from behind.
Lin ngya turned around, only to see that Empress, who had been incomparably noble, was only dressed in a plain but elegant dress without any hairpins or make-up.
Despite her slightly haggard look, she looked much more amiable than the ferocious and an woman she had been.
It seed that Yao Lu had really straightened out her thinking.
“Greetings, Your Grace,” Lin ngya said.
Yao Lu waved her hand. The past was gone.
After seeing through many things and straightening out her thinking, she was eventually able to get over the past.
Giving up the obsession that had dominated her over the past more than 20 years was more of a relief for her.
“I’ve forgotten what happened before. Don’t address as ‘Your Grace’ anymore. Since she sent you here, you must be trustworthy. I’ll have to trouble you to handle all this,” Yao Lu said politely.
Lin ngya did not expect this.
But thinking about it carefully, she recalled that Yao Lu, who was actually born into an aristocratic family, must have received an excellent education.
As a well-bred lady, she was unlikely to cast what her upbringing had taught her behind her back in a short ti.
In fact, during her stay in the imperial palace, Lin ngya had ascertained what the Empress had done.
Although the Empress deliberately picked on Mada Jingrou again and again, she rarely played dirty and contemptible tricks.
Thinking about it now, Lin ngya assud most of the sches were offered by Mada Hui.
“Your Grace, don’t ntion it. It’s my duty to handle all this. What else do you want to do? I’ll do as you say,” Lin ngya said.
In fact, most people might think it miserable to get out of the imperial palace and live alone for the rest of her life.
However, it might be the best end of Yao Lu’s story.
Yao Lu looked up at the azure sky with a peaceful and lifeless look in her eyes.
After pondering for a mont, she gently shook her head and said, “I don’t want you to do anything. I... I’m just reluctant to part with my son. As his mother, I should be blad for putting him in this situation. Helan, I know you are not an ordinary palace maid. If there’s a chance, please seek justice for my poor son.”
Her words aroused Lin ngya’s suspicion.
Wasn’t the Eldest Prince safe and sound outside the imperial palace? Why did Yao Lu say these words?
Could it be that she was so heartbroken that she had a lapse of mory?
“Please don’t be overly sad, Your Grace. You’ll certainly be safe and sound for the rest of your life even after leaving the imperial palace. The matter concerning the Eldest Prince is out of my reach.” Lin ngya tried to comfort Yao Lu tactfully, only to see her shake her head with a bitter smile.
“Even you think I’m crazy, don’t you? Although I had never raised Jing’er personally since he was a child, how could I, as a mother, mistake my son for soone else? Jing’er had been rciful and generous since childhood. Even I, as his mother, often thought him too weak. But since his 15th birthday, his disposition has changed drastically and he has beco increasingly indifferent. Even I, as his mother, can’t see through him,” Yao Lu said with sorrow.
Lin ngya’s initial reaction was, of course, to suspect if the current Eldest Prince was an impostor.
However, she instantly found it impossible. In fact, she had experienced all kinds of ans of the Candle Dragon Cult before.
But they could not work on the royals of the Lieyun Empire.
She had heard from Xiaoyu that before every royal was born, a kind of venomous insect would be implanted in his/her mother’s womb.
This kind of venomous insect was harmless to the baby’s health and even good for it.
Nevertheless, without this kind of venomous insect, the baby would have a special reaction as soon as he/she took the first silk of breast milk.
Furthermore, as the princes and princesses grew up, a multitude of asures would be adopted to verify if they were of royal blood.
Of course, the royal family did this to ensure the princes and princesses were pure royals in the past.
Now, it was more of a ceremony to proclaim their blue blood.
Wanyan Jing had been chosen as the successor to the throne secretly, so he must have undergone a more rigorous and complicated ceremony.
Hence, Yao Lu’s speculation was basically impossible.
“Okay, I’ll pay attention to it,” Lin ngya lowered her eyes and said.
She did not want to continue arguing with a sad person.
Perhaps Yao Lu considered the innocent and charitable Eldest Prince as her beloved son.
However, people could change.
“Alas, what’s the point of talking about this now. Just do as you wish. Anyway, he won’t be able to inherit the throne. But before I leave, I want to et my family whom I’ve troubled over the years,” Yao Lu said with a distressed look, presumably knowing that she probably couldn’t reunite with her family any more after leaving.
Lin ngya was aware that it would be cruel to turn down Yao Lu’s request.
Nevertheless, they had better keep Yao Lu’s fake death a secret among very few people.
“I’ll report it to His Majesty and Mada, but I think you’d better not et them. After all, if you want to spend the rest of your life peacefully, you should keep this a secret among as few people as possible,” Lin ngya said.
She knew that the Emperor and Mada Jingrou would probably disagree with it.
After all, this was of grave importance. More people learning this ant a greater possibility of giving the secret away.
Nevertheless, at the sight of Yao Lu’s expression, Lin ngya could not bear to be straight with her.
Yao Lu was presumably aware of this as well.
“Thank you. I’m tired. Yunmo, help to have a rest. His Majesty told to stay here and no one will discover . Just tell Yunmo in advance when you are ready to send out,” Yao Lu said.
Then she rubbed the spot between her brows, turned around, and headed for her chamber.
The vigilant palace maid, who had opened the door for Lin ngya, imdiately went up to support Yao Lu. She must be carefully selected by the Emperor and Mada Jingrou to take care of Yao Lu and watch over her.
Lin ngya did not stay in the Linqiu Pavilion for long, as she still had a lot of business to handle.
“How is it going? Did anyone suspicious pass by?” Lin ngya asked.
Outside the door, Baisu was standing with an indifferent look like a stone statue, which made her a deterrent to those who intended to co over to check out the situation.
“Rest assured, Miss. No one dared to co over. His Majesty has sent a lot of guards here. No one will find out about anything happening inside. But Miss, you’ve stayed inside for a long ti. Was there anything wrong?” Baisu said.
Naturally, she did not hide the fact that Yao Lu was still alive from Baisu.
After a short conversation, Baisu realized the importance of this matter.
“Send soone to the Ministry of Rites imdiately, and find soone to collect the body. Make sure to find a careful and reliable person. The person will be a great help,” Lin ngya said.
“Got it,” Baisu said.
Yao Lu was a guilty person and a Shaoshi of the lowest rank.
However, no ritual of her funeral could be skipped. In order to avoid the trouble brought by undue delay, Lin ngya decided to shorten the duration of the funeral as much as possible.
The personnel of the Ministry of Rites soon ca to Lin ngya and invited her to talk over the details of the funeral.
Taking the special customs of the Lieyun Empire into consideration, they settled all the details of the funeral.
They decided to hold the funeral procession two days later. Before that, Shaoshi Yao’s coffin would be placed in the Linqiu Pavilion so that the imperial concubines could pay respects to her remains.
Regarding the funeral procession, the Emperor and Mada Jingrou ant to keep things simple and keep a low profile.
Therefore, there was not going to be a big occasion, and even the Yao Family probably would not learn this.
That was good, as things would not go wrong.
Everything went as planned. Although the mourning hall was arranged in the Linqiu Pavilion, apart from Lin ngya, Ningqiu and a few trustworthy people who could get in and out of here, few people ca here.
Even when so imperial concubines and palace maids ca to mourn Yao Lu, they were accompanied.
Yao Lu lived in her chamber, but no one could discover her.
On top of that, the door was sealed with guards outside all day long, so Yao Lu’s secret wouldn’t be discovered.
Speaking of this, Lin ngya involuntarily sighed over the inconstancy of human relationships.
During the two days when the coffin was placed in the Linqiu Pavilion, apart from a few inconspicuous imperial concubines coming to pay their respects, none of those who had followed Yao Lu and put on airs ca.
Now the ga was set.
Mada Jingrou beca the mistress of the harem in na and in fact, while Yao Lu was Shaoshi Yao, a has-been. No one would openly go against Mada Jingrou at this ti.
Although it was a little despicable, it saved Lin ngya a lot of trouble.
“Miss, this is the news sent by Young Master,” Baisu said.
In the Fengyu Court, Lin ngya was sitting in her room, checking the process of the funeral procession and the burial held in the cetery tomorrow.
She raised her head and saw Baisu’s gloomy face.
“What’s wrong?” As she asked, she took the envelope from Baisu and opened it skillfully.
After reading the letter, Lin ngya also frowned slightly.
Reviews
All reviews (0)