Aunt An sent the freshly decocted decoction to Ling Xi's eyes, and although the decoction was very bitter, Ling Xi still drank the decoction in one go. Last night, Xiang Hongxuan promised her that as long as she was in better health today, she would let her go to the Neiwei Mansion to pick up the ginkgo biloba in person. Compared to the suffering of Ginkgo biloba for her, these decoctions are nothing. Ling Xi hurriedly dressed up casually, and hurriedly walked towards the Inner Guard Mansion.

This is the second time Ling Xi has come to the Inner Guard Mansion, she walked from the gloomy corridor to the cell again, and she was greeted by the stench of rotting on the prisoner's body, as well as the painful moaning, Ling Xi couldn't help but speed up her pace, she wanted to pick up the ginkgo as soon as possible, this is not a place for Ginkgo to stay, and it shouldn't be a place for Ginkgo to come.

As soon as she walked to the door of the cell, Ling Xi's eyes were startled, she stumbled and almost fainted outside the cell, and then Xin'er screamed, and everyone looked into the cell, only to see Ginkgo's body suspended in mid-air, and she hanged herself in the cell. Aunt An immediately helped Ling Xi aside and sat down, and the internal guards also hurriedly opened the door of the cell, and the palace maids panicked to untie Ginkgo's body from the white silk.

Aunt An cautiously came to Ginkgo's side, she touched Ginkgo's body with her hand, it was already cold and stiff, it was estimated that she had died last night, she said slowly: "Queen Mother, Ginkgo girl has left." ”

Ling Xi didn't seem to believe Aunt An's words, she pushed away the palace people in front of her, and walked to Ginkgo's corpse with some trembling, she stretched out a hand and put it on the tip of Ginkgo's nose, there was really no trace of breath, Ling Xi's painful face was immediately filled with tears.

"Your Majesty said that you are not allowed to torture Ginkgo, you dare to abuse Ginkgo and force her to commit suicide, you are so bold." As soon as Ling Xi turned his head, he immediately yelled at the internal guards, so frightened that these internal guards quickly fell to their knees, each trembling.

An older guard trembled and said, "Queen Mother, Your Majesty has an edict not to torture the Ginkgo girl, and we have never tortured her. ”

Ling Xi didn't believe the words of the internal guards at all, she was a little crazy, and lifted the clothes on Ginkgo's body, but there was indeed no trace of torture on Ginkgo's body.

"Your Majesty said that you will let Ginkgo leave the Neiwei Mansion today, why is this happening."

Ling Xi fell to the ground in a trance, and kept muttering, Aunt An was a little frightened, she stepped forward to help Ling Xi, looking at Ling Xi's appearance, she also felt a little sorry for her.

"Queen Mother, please mourn and change, the ginkgo girl may be afraid of being tortured, so she can't think about it, so she will take her own life."

Suddenly doubts flashed in Ling Xi's mind, Aunt An's words reminded Ling Xi that Ginkgo is not such a timid and afraid person, the palace change is so dangerous, Ginkgo can accompany her to come over, under the premise that there is no torture in the Inner Guard Mansion, why should Ginkgo hang herself, this is not right.

"Who has Ginkgo met?" Ling Xi asked the guards eagerly.

After the internal guards looked at each other, the older internal guard slowly spoke: "According to the rules, people who enter the Inner Guard Mansion are not allowed to meet outsiders, but yesterday, the third lady of the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion said that she came on the order of the queen's mother."

Send a few changes of clothes to the ginkgo girl, and the slave lets her in. ”

"What did they say?" Ling Xi asked through gritted teeth.

"Queen Mother, after the third lady entered the cell, the minions withdrew, and the third miss stayed for a quarter of an hour, what she said to the ginkgo girl, the minions really don't know."

While speaking, Aunt An handed a confession letter in the cell to Ling Xi, and Ginkgo admitted that the sweat towel was hers, saying that she had an affair with Ling Zhu before entering the palace, but later because Ling Zhu wanted to marry the daughter of the Marquis of Anguo, they broke off the relationship, and this sweat towel was a token of love that she planned to give to Ling Zhu.

Seeing this, Ling Xi's heart was entangled again, she didn't expect that Ling Zhu had a relationship with Ginkgo biloba, if she had known earlier, she would definitely not have brought Ginkgo into the palace, it was she who hurt her.

Ginkgo's confession slipped from Ling Xi's hand, and Ling Xi left the Inner Guard Mansion in despair. Self-blame, remorse, sadness, and other emotions surrounded Ling Xi's heart, and her tears continued to flow out of her eyes like a fountain. It's just one day away, if she had come to pick up Ginkgo a day earlier, Ginkgo wouldn't have died.

Suddenly, she thought of Ling Man again, the last thing Ginkgo saw before she died was actually Ling Man, what did Ling Man say to Ginkgo? Immediately, Ling Xi's eyes were full of fire, and soon she walked towards the Qingyu Tower angrily.

"What did you say to Ginkgo?"

Ling Man was still concentrating on embroidering her purse in the building, and she couldn't help but be surprised when she saw Ling Xi with an angry face walk in.

"Queen Mother, I didn't say anything, I just sent a few clothes to Ginkgo, I was worried about the poor conditions of the Neiwei Mansion, so I kindly sent her a few clothes."

"Hongu asks you again, what did you say to Ginkgo?" Ling Xi couldn't listen to Ling Man's high-sounding reason at all, she didn't believe that Ling Man was really so kind to give Ginkgo clothes, she roared at Ling Man even more angrily.

Seeing Ling Xi's rude appearance, Ling Man's heart secretly rejoiced, maybe what she said to Ginkgo that day played a role, it seems that Ginkgo gave a sweat towel to Ling Xi, which means that Ling Xi's position as the queen may not be saved.

"The queen mother is so strange, what can I say to Ginkgo, the queen mother's bedroom found a man's sweat towel, this matter has been troubled to the previous dynasty, the officials are staring at this matter, such a big thing, Ginkgo is a little palace maid, she can't bear it." Ling Man said with some smugness.

Ling Xi was stunned, she finally understood, Ginkgo, that stupid girl, probably heard from Ling Man that the officials had impeached Ling Xi, and Ginkgo was afraid that Ling Xi's position would be threatened, so she committed suicide to take the blame for Ling Xi. But what she didn't know was that Xiang Hongxuan had promised herself that he would let her out, and the matter was about to end. Just one step away, if it weren't for Ling Man's life, everything would be perfect.

"She's dead."

Ling Xi looked at Ling Man viciously, his eyes were like a knife with a wrist bone, and Ling Man couldn't help but be a little scared.

"Who died?"

"Ginkgo died, she died in the cell of the Inner Guard Mansion, she committed suicide." Ling Xi said coldly.

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Man was shocked, Ginkgo actually committed suicide, that is to say, her calculations were in vain, Ling Man, who was still excited just now, suddenly seemed to pour a basin of cold water on his head, and lost his spirit. She said in a disdainful voice, "Why can't she think about it so much? ”

"After seeing you, she died, and you killed her."

Ling Xi approached Ling Man step by step, seeing that Ling Man was forced into a corner by her, Ling Man was not paying attention and fell to the ground.

"It's not me, I'm just persuading her, it's really not me."

Maybe it was because of Ling Xi's murderous momentum, or maybe because of Ginkgo's death, Ling Man was a little incoherent.

Ling Xi slowly leaned down and squatted beside Ling Man, she whispered in Ling Man's ear, "Not you?" Then how could Your Majesty know about the sweat towel, only you have seen that sweat towel in Qingfeng Yuan, Ginkgo was killed by you, and she will not let you go. ”

"Second sister, don't scare me, who did Ginkgo die for, you and I know it, Ginkgo won't let you go, if you're not afraid, I'm not afraid."

Ling Man, who was still a little panicked just now, also came to her senses, and her words stung Ling Xi again. Ling Man's words were right, no matter how Ling Man instigated, but Ginkgo did die for her, and in an instant, a line of tears crossed Ling Xi's face, she slowly got up and walked to the window lonely.

She looked up at the sky outside the window, no matter how big the palace was, it was not as vast as the sky of Yicheng, but unfortunately Ginkgo could no longer be seen. Some people don't want to set foot in this imperial city for the rest of their lives, and some people want to sharpen their heads and want to come in. If she wants to go out, she can't afford to send it out, but if she wants to come in, don't want to get her wish.

"The third sister has been in the palace for too long, it's time to leave the palace, the third sister is ready to prepare, let's leave the palace today."

As soon as Ling Man heard Ling Xi's words, she immediately got up from the ground, she ran to Ling Xi's side in a hurry, and said excitedly: "Queen Mother, you can't send me out of the palace. ”

Ling Xi looked at Ling Man with sharp eyes again, she deliberately lowered her voice and said, "Third sister, don't take this palace's tolerance for you as your shameless capital, leave the palace immediately, if you mess around again, don't blame this palace for ignoring sibling affection." ”

A strange smile squeezed out of Ling Xi's face, she tried her best to restrain the resentment in her heart, she turned around sharply and walked towards the outside of the Qingyu Tower, at this moment she never wanted to see Ling Man again, she didn't want to see her again in this life.

"I am already His Majesty's woman, I can't leave the palace in this life, and you can't send me out of the palace, the queen."

Ling Man's words came faintly from behind Ling Xi, and Ling Xi turned around excitedly. She looked at Ling Man incredulously and asked, "You are talking nonsense." ”

Ling Man sneered and said triumphantly: "If you don't believe it, the queen mother can go and ask Your Majesty in person, and she will naturally know if I have nonsense." ”

Ling Xi's face stiffened, she couldn't help covering her chest with one hand, her heart was like being pressed by a thousand pounds of stones, she was almost out of breath, she glanced at Ling Man, who was still proud, Ling Man's face was not only proud but also arrogant.

Ling Xi walked quickly in front of Ling Man,

With a snap, she slapped Ling Man fiercely, and walked out of Qingyu Tower without looking back.

Ling Xiping retreated from the palace people around her, and she dragged her heavy steps in despair, wandering around the harem. Ginkgo died, Xiang Hongxuan didn't know when he slept with Ling Man, just now in the Qingyu Building, the momentum of the queen, suddenly deflated, she was like a helpless child, with nowhere to go, mixed feelings in her heart, but no one could tell.

She lowered her head and smiled bitterly, last night she was still full of joy that she could pick up the ginkgo today, but she didn't expect that what was waiting for her was a cruel fact. Thinking of Xiang Hongxuan's affectionate paragraph last night, Ling Xi's heart ached faintly, she couldn't tell the truth from the fake.

"Queen Mother, where are you going?"

Ling Xi looked up, and he didn't know when, Aunt Yan from Fengqi Pavilion had already come to his side.

"Hongu is just taking a walk, and I'm about to go back to Seifuen." Ling Xi said lightly.

"Queen Mother, Qingfeng Yuan is over there, you are going in the wrong direction, this is the road to Fengqi Pavilion."

Aunt Yan pointed to a path behind Ling Xi, and Ling Xi realized that she had unknowingly walked towards the cold palace. Ling Xi turned around in embarrassment and was about to walk towards Qingfeng Garden.

Aunt Yan walked quickly in front of Ling Xi, she blocked in front of Ling Xi again, and said softly: "Queen Mother, the matter of the ginkgo girl, the slave maid heard about it, please mourn and change." ”

Hearing Aunt Yan mention the ginkgo, Ling Xi's heart was touched again, her eyes were overflowing with tears again, she ignored Aunt Yan and continued to walk in the direction of Qingfeng Yuan.

"Niangniang, there are so many such things in the harem that you can't imagine, if Niangniang only has such a concession, one day, you will be scarred in this harem, and you will have nothing."

Suddenly, Ling Xi stopped, she turned around and looked at Aunt Yan. What does this palace man who has repeatedly shown favor to her want from her?

"This palace is not another harem woman, this palace does not harm people, but others don't want to harm this palace."

"Niangniang, if you want to avoid being harmed in the harem, you can only eliminate those harmful ghosts and ghosts. There are some things you don't want to do, the slave can do it for you, and the mother's hands are always clean. ”

Ling Xi sneered, although she was very disdainful of Aunt Yan's so-called means, she knew that the best protection in the harem was the means.

Under Xiang Hongxuan's affectionate style, she can also take the time to spoil Ling Man, she is a little unsure of how true Xiang Hongxuan's love is. Ling Xi thought of Liu Manzhi again, when she fell out of favor, would she also die a humble death like Liu Manzhi, maybe she needed such a palace person by her side, but if so, what was the difference between her and other women in the harem?

"This palace is tired, you can step down." Ling Xi said tangledly.

(End of chapter)