C337 (1/2)
Lin Hua Palace.
Imperial Concubine Liang sat upright in her imperial chair, a gentle smile on her face. She nodded in satisfaction as she looked at the two people kneeling before her.
Lian Ruyue kneeled on the ground with her hands pressed to her forehead, bowing. She was wearing a long dress of rose and red flowery dark clouds, with a comb close to her chignon, and a jade eight treasure hairpin in between her hair. Unlike her usual cold and elegant appearance, she had an extra elegance that was just right for her. On her face that was like a hibiscus face, her willow-shaped eyebrows were like almonds.
Beside her was her younger brother, Lian Lian Fu. He was dressed in a brocade robe and was as beautiful as jade and had a graceful bearing to him.
Lian Ruyue said, ”The Imperial Concubine's good fortune is that she and her younger brother came together to thank you for saving our mother from danger. We will never forget the great kindness you have shown us.”
”If the Empress had not intervened in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable.” Lian Dao continued.
Imperial Concubine Liang raised a hand. ”There's no need to be so courteous. Both of you, brother and sister, get up quickly.”
”Thank you, esteemed Empress.” Lian Ruyue lifted up her body and saw Grand Concubine Liang's kind expression. She smiled faintly. Her face was like a flower bud blooming in spring, tender and glistening.
”Come, sit.” The two eunuchs brought two chairs over and placed them on the left side, and Lian Xiyue and Lian Fu sat down on the chairs.
”Is Lady Lian well?” Imperial Consort Liang asked with concern.
Empress Dowager Xie was very concerned, but fortunately esteemed wangfei sent Imperial Physician Rong in time. Mother saved the fetus in her womb, and now the situation has stabilized. Mother also said that she should enter the palace today to express her gratitude, but she was afraid that her body would bump into the Empress after taking the medicine. Lian Ruyue slowly and courteously spoke. Her every word and action was dignified and elegant; she was respectful and humble, neither servile nor overbearing. This made the imperial concubine greatly praise her in her heart.
Speaking of which, you're my savior and Zhuo'er's savior. If you didn't see that there was something wrong with Fang Yingyu, then you would have taken out the wooden figure under the tree and replaced it with an iron birch. On the night of Esteemed Empress Dowager's birthday, both of us might have suffered. Grand Concubine Liang still felt a lingering fear as she thought back to that day. If it weren't for the fact that the moon had discovered the problem in time, the empress and the crippled crown prince would both have ended up in the same state.
”That day, it was like the moon had also accidentally discovered that Fang You was absent-minded, which caused her to become suspicious. The real person who found the wooden puppet was the Ninth Prince himself.” Lian Ruyue obviously did not plan to tell Consort Liang that she found out from the wound on Fang Yuping's palm that she was from the Fourth Prince. That was why she was able to find the flaw.
”You, don't be modest. I have already recognized you as the savior of our lives. ”Rest assured, I will not go into detail about how you found the flaw. Your heart is for me and Zheng'er, that is enough.” Imperial Concubine Liang had a heart of orchids. She could see that there was something that was difficult to explain about Moon, so she didn't ask any further.
”The Empress's heart is clear. She knows everything.” Lian Ru Yue bashfully smiled. Lian Fu Yue discovered that when she was with Imperial Consort Liang, she didn't feel pressured by the position and power of being a noble. Instead, she felt like she was talking with her parents and elders.
”And you, the incantation …” Imperial Concubine Liang looked kindly and gently at the young man in front of her and said, ”I have remembered how many times you spoke up for the Ninth Prince that day. You two are very loyal, and you two are very different from the common children of noble families.
He rose to his feet and bowed. ”Your Highness praises me too much. I have only done what I thought I should do now.”
”Not everyone has the courage to do this.” Imperial Concubine Liang looked at Lian Lian Fang and also liked him very much. She felt that this young man was different from the others. He was noble and elegant, and had a very pure and clear temperament to him.