Marrying Gold and Jade

But watching the two of them fighting in front of her, no matter who she sided with, it seemed like she was forcing the other to do evil.

The Queen just left, Pingyao should have just arrived in the imperial city. Lin Yu was thinking about all this in a mess, and inevitably thought that whoever of these two people came to power in the future, I'm afraid I would have to stay with that person, and I wouldn't have any say in it.

"I want to go see Pingyao now. Can you guys wait a while before making trouble?"

After Lin Yu finished speaking, he ran out of the hall, with Zhu Lian and Qing Dai quickly following behind him.

The two men did not catch up. As soon as Lin Yu ran out of the palace gate, he saw someone dressed in plain clothes, waiting outside the door with his back turned.

"elder brother."

Lin Ji came to find her, and seeing that she was in a panic, he seemed to have anticipated the situation in the hall.

"The Queen's body is being kept in Kunning Palace. I'm here to take a look. You must come with me."

"I'll go!" Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, there was Lin Ji. "Brother, take me with you."

Wangyue Pavilion is remote, so they could talk for a while on the way. Lin Yu gradually talked about his friendship with Pingyao.

"If I hadn't persuaded her, she might not have made up her mind to run to the military camp, and... she might not have missed seeing the queen for the last time."

Lin Yu's accounts must always be settled separately. As for Xu Jinxuan and others' revenge on the Queen, she naturally had no objection.

But Pingyao was separated from his mother by the Yin and Yang, which is another matter.

Lin Ji just listened quietly, knowing that she was involved with everyone, so she didn't say anything.

Inside the Kunning Palace at this time.

Several important figures in the palace were present. Emperor Xianzhen stood with his back to the emperor, and faint cries could be heard from the people kneeling behind him.

It was not Pingyao, nor the prince, but Concubine Rong and Concubine Xian.

Lin Yu had only seen them twice at palace banquets and had no idea what their relationship was like with the Queen, but at this moment he could hear them crying so heartfeltly.

"I still remember when I first entered the palace, my elder sister saw that I missed home, so she asked someone to bring me snacks from outside the palace, and also asked me to write a letter home."

"When I had twins, they were difficult to deliver, and it was my sister who ignored all taboos and sat by my bedside to accompany me during the births. Now my sister is lying here, but I can't help her at all..."

Kneeling at the front were Pingyao and the prince. Pingyao knelt straighter, while the prince seemed unable to accept the fact yet, his body half collapsed.

After entering Kyoto, Pingyao left behind his entourage and rode fast on his horse, just to see his mother earlier.

Let her know that she was right and that martial arts were useful for girls, but she never expected that she would never have another chance.

Amid the sobbing of Concubine Rong and Concubine Xian, she took a deep breath, stood up, picked up the wooden box covered with brocade beside her, and placed it next to the spirit tablet.

"Goodbye, mother. This head was something I wanted to boast about, but now..." When she said this, her eyes turned red and she couldn't help choking up.

It was not difficult for her to guess what the queen would say to her. The cold wind and sun in the north would destroy the skin that she had carefully cared for for twenty years in just twenty days.

There was a scar on the back of her hand. If her mother saw it, she would probably frown and scold her for many days.

Seeing Pingyao holding out the head, Emperor Xianzhen said, "Your mother in heaven would also be proud of you."

Pingyao kept shaking her head, "Father really doesn't understand my mother at all. She has been cautious all her life and is most afraid of someone who goes out of line. Not to mention that I just cut off Amohan's head, even if the entire Tatars were flattened by my Daxing Iron Cavalry, my mother would only advise me to take off my armor and come back to get married."

His daughter was right. Emperor Xianzhen sometimes wondered how a person like her who followed the rules and was afraid of going out of line could do such a thing as poisoning the royal heir and murdering the palace concubines.

Did I really push her to this point back then?

Pingyao walked slowly towards him and stood in front of him. In a rare move, he looked up and his eyes were almost level.

"I was in the military camp before my mother passed away, and I knew very little about what was going on in the palace. I heard that the day before my mother hanged herself, my father went to Kunning Palace and had a big fight with my mother."

When she asked about this matter at this time, it was not difficult for Emperor Xianzhen to sense that she had some hidden meaning.

"Yes."

"Then today, in front of my mother's spirit tablet, my brother who is still the crown prince, and the two concubines in the harem, Father, please tell me if it was you who forced her to death."

For Ling Fei, and for the truth that he should have known long ago.

"How could you be so suspicious of me!" Emperor Xianzhen could not hide his surprise on his slightly tired face, "Have I not respected your mother enough over the years?"

Pingyao was unmoved, "I am not suspicious of you, father. As long as you say so, I will believe it."

Emperor Xianzhen looked at her intently and said, "No."

Pingyao nodded and said, "Then this is mother's own choice."

Then she immediately knelt on the ground and prostrated herself on the ground, just as she had begged Emperor Xianzhen to let her go to the northwest military camp.

"I offer the head of Amohan today. I do not ask for any reward, but only for serving my country and guarding the northwest for the rest of my life."

"If I die on the battlefield, please engrave my rank on my tombstone. Don't let a 'princess' generalize."

"Pingyao!" This voice was called by the prince.

He actually guessed why the queen committed suicide, especially on the day before Pingyao was to return to Beijing with her achievements, but he really didn't dare to question his father.

But what Pingyao proposed at this moment was tantamount to completely severing ties with the royal family.

"you you……"

Emperor Xianzhen was in his prime. He had lost his empress one after another, and his daughter wanted to break off the engagement with him in person. Under such continuous stimulation, he suddenly became unstable and took a half step back. Li Quan was quick to support him.

Pingyao continued, "I have been supported by the people for the past twenty years. I wish to repay their kindness by serving the country for the rest of my life!"

She did not choose to say it in private, but instead said it in public, right after questioning.

Her father was the emperor, and under pressure from many sides, he really said, "I can no longer control you."

"Father! Pingyao is young, Father, you must not listen to her words, Father!"

Emperor Xianzhen then turned his attention to the crown prince and sneered, "Your sister is more aggressive than you."

The prince was 27 years old, and for the first time he had to beg for mercy. He advised Pingyao: "The military camp is not a good place for you to stay. You have made a name for yourself in this battle. In the future, you will be a living target and swords will be aimed at you!"

Pingyao stretched out his arms and bowed to the man, "Your Majesty, I bow to thank you for your kindness."

This scene frightened Rong Fei and Xian Fei so much that they couldn't cry anymore. They stared at each other and finally came to the conclusion: forget it.

They were just two insignificant women in the harem and could not decide anything at all.

When Pingyao stood up to thank her, Lin Yu finally had the chance to come into her sight.

Lin Yu originally thought that this time when she came back, they could be serious "friends".

But judging from the way she looked away coldly, there would be no chance in this life.