Chapter 131: You're Free

"What is the prince doing here?" Gu Lingge didn't have any prominent expression on her face, and she didn't know what expression she should put on now, so she could only speak first.

"The emperor handed over the matter of the reunion banquet to his younger brother, who has just returned from his mother to discuss some things that need attention." Qing Ruiyang didn't mean to say this. Come to the Queen Mother to ask for instructions on these things at any time, and he came over today, just to listen to some more words.

"That's right." Gu Lingge's words looked indifferent, but they actually blocked everything Qing Ruiyang wanted to say. Obviously, I just don't want to talk anymore.

Qing Ruiyang really didn't know how to pick it up, now it was snowing outside, although it looked beautiful, yes, but Gu Lingge should be very cold standing in the snow.

In the end, he didn't say anything, just walked towards her step by step. Gu Lingge looked at his resolute face line, and his heart was as calm as a lake where even snow had not fallen.

He and Qing Ruifan are the same in some places, their eyes are equally full of predatory and tender, they are originally two contradictory things, but they get along very harmoniously.

Gu Lingge clearly knew that this person was not Qing Ruifan, but she also understood that she didn't need anyone else. Whether it is Qing Ruifan or Qing Ruiyang, they are just a small microcosm of their chaotic period.

Qing Ruiyang looked at Gu Lingge, whose eyes were not focused, gently untied his cloak, and then gently placed it on Gu Lingge's shoulder. Her skeleton is not big, and even a little thin, Qing Ruiyang looked at her like this, and something in her heart was still touched.

"There's something else going on in this palace, so let's go first." Gu Lingge shook his shoulders, put his hand on the scion, ripped off the cloak again, and put it back into Qing Ruiyang's hand as if unintentionally, and then walked to the corridor without looking back.

It's quite cold, indeed. Gu Lingge shook off his gown again, and put it firmly on his shoulders with both hands. The long placket made her look more slender, and the golden chrysanthemum sprinkled with gold set off the whole person full of majesty, but Gu Lingge knew very well that she was very sad now.

Qing Ruifan did not chase him out after Gu Lingge left, but sat on the edge of the bed and took care of Yang Li'er, who was still in a coma. And the others were all chased away by Qing Ruifan's eyes.

"Li'er......" Qing Ruifan stretched out his right hand and gently rubbed it on Yang Li'er's face. There was no blood on her face, and even the temperature was unacceptably low. It is still delicate and can be broken, but Qing Ruifan feels strange when he touches his hand.

He was afraid that she would be cold, so he called Lianyue to bring the quilt over and cover her again. Yang Li'er is the kind of Jiangnan girl who becomes more and more delicate the more she looks at it, but because she has lived independently with Yang Fan since she was a child, she even carries her own mark on every eyelash. has commonality and individuality, Yang Li'er is actually worthy of liking many times.

He still remembered that when she followed him into the mansion at the beginning, even if she missed her brother, she never showed it, just smiled. Even crying is always in a place he doesn't know. He didn't know about those days, he didn't hear her talk about it.

Everyone felt that Yang Li'er should be the best candidate for the Fenglan Palace Master, but because of Qing Ruifan's momentary thoughts, the queen became Gu Lingge's bag. During that time, there were many cynicists around her, but she never accompanied her, leaving so much sadness to her.

Lianyue stood aside, looking at her mother lying on the bed, and the emperor's eyes were full of pity. She still felt that it was worth it in her heart, at least let Gu Lingge be deflated, and let Yang Li'er return to the throne. With Qing Ruifan's care, Yang Li'er's future path should be better.

All momentary freshness has a deadline, and after the time has passed, everything is over. For example, Gu Lingge is to Qing Ruifan, but it is just teasing. This cat is used to staying at home, doesn't it also go out to steal fish to eat?

Outside, it was slowly starting to get dark. Qing Ruifan still had no intention of leaving, took care of Yang Li'er and drank the medicine, raised her small head, and saw the light cyan veins on her forehead clearly. Qing Ruifan hid his unhappiness, and carefully fed the medicine, even if it was the dripping medicine, he cleaned it well. This is one of the few times he has been gentle, and he can see Lianyue smile like a flower on her face.

Gu Lingge returned to the palace, and he was already sitting at the table when he was holding the lamp. There was nothing in front of her, except for a porcelain bowl that contained most of the black liquid.

Lixia knelt in front of Gu Lingge, took off the clothes of the noble concubine, and only had a light green skirt on her body, and her palm-sized face was desolate. Gu Lingge looked at her, the corners of her mouth were also drooping, she didn't want to do this, but she still couldn't resist the straightforward momentum in her heart. She really should have a good talk with Lixia.

"Lixia, why?" Gu Lingge knew that he was asking a stupid question, but he still wanted to ask it himself. She still remembers that Lixia was full of anticipation and told herself that she wanted to enter Liulizhuang. At that time, Lixia sincerely believed in Gu Lingge, she didn't know it.

But after I came back, a lot of things inevitably changed, no matter what the aspect, everything changed. Lixia not only raised her position, but even learned to collude and learn how to achieve her own goals through others.

Everyone doesn't like to be calculated, but Gu Lingge also knows it very well. Lixia came out of the bloody harem where so many concubines and palace maids died, and calculation has become the instinct to live, so there is no point in saying anything at this time.

"Is there poison on the mother's table?" Li Xia didn't answer directly, her voice suddenly became coquettish, and when she replied, her watery eyes looked at Gu Lingge, and there was an inexplicable seduction.

"It's not." Gu Lingge is not so insidious. Although she is a gangster, she does not have the fierce urge to see who kills whom. She just wants the two of them to have a good talk, and she hasn't reached the point where she kills people if she doesn't agree.

"Niangniang, you say, why didn't the emperor chase you out?" Li Xia's voice seemed to be tempting Gu Lingge to think more, like a wandering bird who was holding a suggestion when he was lost. But Gu Lingge is not an unprincipled person, although she will also doubt, but she will definitely not be mentally fragile.

"Lixia, you've been with me for almost a year. Such an opening statement is really irritating. Gu Lingge looked at the phoenix order he had placed on the table. She didn't think of it when she came back, but somehow found it under her pillow when she was cleaning up.

Although Gu Lingge doesn't like to pack things very much, important things are never misplaced. Gu Lingge rarely has a few things that can be determined.

The storage and use of the Phoenix Order has always been known only to Gu Lingge, Yunshuang, and Lixia. Yunshuang would never do anything to the Phoenix Order, so the rest would be Lixia. She wouldn't believe it if it wasn't for the exact thing, and unfortunately, Lixia herself confirmed it.

"Does Niangniang think Lixia is unfaithful?" Lixia's retreat is actually not clever. She thought that Gu Lingge was the kind of person who really moved her heart. Lixia still saw Gu Lingge's thoughts quite clearly, but she underestimated Gu Lingge's self-control. No matter what time it is, Gu Lingge is always sensible.

"Mother, although Lixia has done so much to hide from you, nothing has been done wrong." Li Xia looked at Gu Lingge's unwavering eyes, and something slowly sank in her heart. She felt that everything she had thought of was now being realized step by step, but she found that everything she wanted was moving away one by one.

"Lixia didn't collude with Concubine Wanniang." Gu Lingge is not a saint, and many times he can't do everything word for word. Therefore, Lixia can only explain clearly sentence by sentence.

"Concubine Wan, Niangniang, you have already looked for the slave maid before you came back. At that time, she said that she would let the slave maid steal the phoenix order and make her a concubine under false will, but the slave maid did not listen. "At that time, Lixia was struggling and had no initiative at all. But even if she was trampled to death by Yang Li'er, she had never heard a word from her.

"Later, Concubine Wan Niangniang and Concubine Chen Niangniang began to instigate the slave maid, saying that the maid had always only considered herself, and even completely disregarded the safety of the slave and maid, and let the slave stay in the palace just because it still had value for the maid." When Li Xia looked at Gu Lingge's eyes, she realized that every word she had made was wrong, "That's why Li Xia helped Concubine Wan Niangniang to fake and forge Niangniang's handwriting to write letters, causing this catastrophe." Lixia's eyes were bright, and what was in them was not stars, but guilt.

"This time, Lixia admitted that it was selfish. Lixia admits punishment and is all up to her mother. Lixia slowly prostrate herself and knelt down, her pale green skirt curling as her body stretched. Gu Lingge looked at her with a ruined look, and finally just shook his head.

"From the beginning to now, I have used self-title, not honorific name." Gu Lingge closed his eyes slightly, not wanting to speak anymore. In her consideration, even now, she just wanted to talk to Lixia, not to punish her, nor to say what to do to her.

"Lixia, I have never called you this palace. This is the first time, and hopefully the last. Gu Lingge's face began to become serious, and ice and snow slowly condensed in his voice, "From now on, this palace will officially exempt the noble concubine from all powers and abolish the deed." "The deed of wrapping is a contract that all palace maids must sign when they sell to the palace, whether it is for their original intention or not, they must sign something.

"Lixia, you're free." Gu Lingge's meaning was easy to understand, but it made Lixia start to panic. Gu Lingge used the Phoenix Order, but it was useful to make her a real free person.

Li Xia is now free to choose whether to stay in Fenglan Palace and continue to be with Gu Lingge or leave the palace to run her ordinary life. The freedom she had always wanted before, Gu Lingge gave her, but it was so within reach that it made her feel scared.