Chapter 291: Hesitant Princess
"Hey, it seems to be the Empress Dowager's aunt, hehe, it's easy to do now, you don't have to go back to the Goddess Palace." Just as Princess Yidan took Yao'er's hand and approached the royal guard holding the lantern in the distance, Yao'er suddenly said in surprise.
Because Yao'er didn't know that Yanyu was the goddess Empress Dowager at first, she always called her aunt, and even Yanyu called herself an aunt in front of Yao'er, but later learned that Yanyu was the goddess Empress Dowager, so she had to change her name to the Empress Dowager under the repeated reminders of Phantom Lian.
But she always felt that she was kind to her aunt, but Phantom Lian thought that she must not lose her manners in the palace, otherwise she would be used by someone with a heart to make a fuss, which would not be good for the goddess Empress Dowager and Yao'er, so after Yao'er compromised a little reluctantly, she finally became the name of the Empress Dowager's aunt.
Phantom Lotus couldn't cry or laugh at this, and Yanyu also felt that Yao'er was just a child, and they all said that Tong Yan was unscrupulous, even His Majesty would not pursue the matter, since the Empress Dowager had acquiesced, so Phantom Lotus would no longer be entangled in Yao'er's weird name.
"This ...... The Empress Dowager is so late, how could she come to the cold palace? Yao'er, could it be said that the Empress Dowager knew about your sleepwalking and came to you on purpose? When Princess Yidan listened to Yao'er's words and took a closer look at the goddess Empress Dowager, she instinctively pulled Yao'er to hide behind a tree and asked in surprise.
"The Empress Dowager doesn't know about my sleepwalking yet, and we only returned to the palace today. So I haven't had time to tell the Queen Mother yet. I don't know why she's here, but it doesn't matter. The important thing is that I can finally do what my aunt told me to do in my dreams. As you can see, the Empress Dowager's aunt is not sleeping, so you don't have to worry about disturbing her rest. Hee-hee. Let's go, let's go and meet the Empress Dowager, shall we? Yao'er said truthfully, and after speaking, she wanted to pull Princess Yidan out from behind the tree to meet the Queen Mother.
"That'...... Yao'er, my sister thinks that since the Queen Mother didn't see us, and my sister looked at her, she seemed to be thinking something? Or maybe there are very important people to see in the cold palace, so we rush over, will it disturb the queen mother? Otherwise, let's hide here for the time being, and wait for the Empress Dowager to pass, let's go to the Goddess Palace and wait for her to come back, shall we? When Princess Yidan really saw the goddess Empress Dowager, she was a little timid, and she always felt that she was not ready to meet the Empress Dowager Yin Guifei, so she whispered to Yao'er without confidence, and also refused Yao'er's request to pull her out from behind the tree.
"It's okay, the Empress Dowager loves me the most, if she knows that I sleepwalked in such a dark place, and almost fell into the lake, and happened to be rescued by you, it's too late to thank you, how can she blame you for disturbing her? So, sister, you don't have to worry, just follow Yao'er to see the Empress Dowager's aunt. Besides, the aunt in the dream told Yao'er what to say, don't you believe the aunt in Yao'er's dream just now? Did she say that she would harm Yao'er and you? Yao'er replied disapprerovingly, and moved out the fictional Concubine Dan to persuade Princess Yidan.
Yao'er naturally saw through Princess Yidan's mind at a glance, but she couldn't persuade Princess Yidan to be like an adult, so she could only find a reason that Yidan couldn't refuse from the perspective of a child, so as to stop Princess Yidan from retreating.
Hearing Yao'er say this, Princess Yidan didn't know what to say, after all, the dream aunt mentioned in Yao'er's mouth, but her mother, she naturally believed that her mother could not harm her and Yao'er, so she had to bite the bullet and follow Yao'er to continue walking towards the royal guard carrying the lantern.
It's just that she is very weak-hearted, that is, it was not she who saved Yao'er before, but Yao'er's timely appearance saved her, after all, if Yao'er had been a little late just now, she would have drowned in that Lingyang Palace Lake at this moment.
Of course, it is not ruled out that Yao'er continued to sleepwalk at that time, maybe she really fell into the lake and had an accident, if she hadn't been punished by Concubine Yin to kneel in the garden of Lingyang Palace tonight, and her mother would not have come to Lingyang Palace to find her, then there would not have been a matter of her mother possessing Yao'er and talking to her.
In this way, Yao'er may really have an accident. So Princess Yidan thinks that it should be her mother who saved them in the spirit of heaven, but all this is too unbelievable, even if she says it, no one will believe it.
Therefore, it is only reasonable for her to save Yao'er now, after all, she is an adult, and Yao'er is just an eight-year-old girl, if an eight-year-old girl comes forward to stop an adult woman who plans to commit suicide by jumping into the lake, such an experience, even if it is a person who talks about it, may not be able to believe it in the world.
Thinking of this, Princess Yidan probably guessed that that was how Yao'er would explain what they encountered in Lingyang Palace in front of the Empress Dowager in a while.
It is nothing more than that she sleepwalked to the cold palace, and unconsciously came to the lake in the center of the garden of Lingyang Palace, and happened to meet Princess Yidan by the lake, and Princess Yidan naturally stopped Yao'er, and after waking up Yao'er, and asking Yao'er to live in the goddess palace, she sent her back, but she happened to meet the goddess and the queen mother on the way.
Of course, Princess Yidan can also imagine that when the Empress Dowager sees that she is ragged and full of wounds, she will definitely ask herself why she is covered with bruises.
Then she had to tell the story of the tragic ending that she and her mother were persecuted by Yin Guifei and now died and were injured, and after that, the goddess and queen mother, who have always been righteous, will definitely go to Yin Guifei to interrogate in person in order to verify what she said.
After all, now that Empress Nalan Qiqing has passed away, and the harem happens to have no owner, it is reasonable for the empress dowager to try the harem dispute.
And after seeing the goddess Empress Dowager, Concubine Yin will definitely deal with it calmly and leisurely, completely denying that she sued her for forcing her mother to death, and will let all the royal guards and palace maids in the palace testify for her.
Those royal guards and palace maids themselves were her confidants, and they didn't take her advantage less, so they naturally spoke to Concubine Yin.
Moreover, Yin Guifei has always been ruthless, even if someone sympathizes with the unfortunate experience of herself and her mother, and knows that even if she personally participated in the whole process, she will give up because she is worried about Yin Guifei's retaliation afterwards, they know that even if one or two people dare to testify, it is only a small number of witnesses, after all, the real evidence of killing Concubine Dan and abusing Princess Yidan has long been cleaned up.
So in the end, because there is no real evidence, coupled with the support of many ministers in the court, and the love of the people who do not know the truth, even the goddess and the empress dowager will not be able to convict Yin Guifei without evidence, and it will be over.
Then after Concubine Yin calms down this turmoil, the first thing is to secretly kill those who dare to testify against her, for Concubine Yin, who covers the sky with one hand, it is not difficult to make the insignificant royal guards in the palace, and the palace maid who betrayed her disappear forever.
With this concern, Princess Yidan believed that those royal guards and palace maids around Yin Guifei would never betray Yin Guifei.
Although Princess Yidan knew that although she could sue Yin Guifei in front of the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager would investigate the matter thoroughly in the face of the Empress Dowager who had saved Yao'er just now, she was not optimistic about the final result.
It can even be said that there is no hope at all, in her eyes, the goddess and the empress dowager are people who passed away thousands of years ago, although she has been resurrected, she no longer understands the situation in the palace now, and she doesn't know anything about these favored and disgraced concubines in the past, and it is difficult to help her clear her grievances.
"Oh, Sister Yidan, don't you hesitate? The Empress Dowager's aunt seems to be about to turn a corner. If we don't go out to stop her, what if she really goes to other places to see others and doesn't go back to the Goddess's Palace at night? Yao'er had to tell the Empress Dowager's aunt immediately, Yao'er had the habit of sleepwalking, and she had to be accompanied by the Empress Dowager's aunt when she slept at night. And Yao'er believes that if the Empress Dowager knows that Yao'er will sleepwalk out without her guard, she will definitely not go to other places to find others. Come, Sister Yidan, follow Yao'er over, right? Yao'er saw that Princess Yidan, who was hiding behind the tree, did not speak for a long time, and did not follow her out to see the Empress Dowager's aunt, so she naturally urged again in a hurry.
After finishing speaking, he didn't care about Princess Yidan's distraction, took Princess Yidan's hand, and rushed out from behind the tree.
It's just that it was too dark behind the tree, and Yao'er didn't see it clearly for a while, there was a fork next to Princess Yidan, which happened to scrape on her own tattered clothes, and suddenly, Princess Yidan's clothes were torn again.
"Snort......" The sound of clothes being torn rang out, instantly breaking the silence near the cold palace, and also waking up Princess Yidan, who was deep in thought.
And Princess Yidan instinctively exclaimed, tripped over a stone under her feet, and cried out in a lost voice: "Ah...... My clothes, Yao'er, stop...... Ah......h
"Poof!" With a bang, Princess Yidan fell to the ground heavily, and she, who was already scarred, was dizzy and couldn't get up for a long time after being dropped like this.
"Ah...... What's wrong with you? Sister Yidan? After Yao'er felt the sound of her clothes tearing behind her and the sound of Princess Yidan falling to the ground, she quickly stopped, turned around and asked worriedly.
"What people! Hurry up! The three of you protect the goddess and the empress dowager! I'll check it out! Just as Yao'er squatted down to check on Princess Yidan lying on the ground, one of the four royal guards who were about to pass by not far away shouted vigilantly.
"Yes! Captain! The three royal guards said respectfully, and after speaking, they quickly drew their swords and stood by the side of the goddess Empress Dowager, who had been deep in thought.
And the goddess Empress Dowager also interrupted her thoughts because of this sudden change, and looked curiously in the direction of the sound......