After entering the palace, Gu Lingyue followed the palace maids directly to Shoukang Palace where the Queen Mother lived.

At this time, not only the Empress Dowager but also Concubine Lu was in Shoukang Palace.

Gu Lingyue greeted them one by one. The Queen Mother smiled warmly and waved, "Come, Yue girl, come to me quickly."

Gu Lingyue cursed in her heart, "You old woman, you laugh so cheaply, you must have bad intentions."

She didn't move her feet, but said, "Grandmother, I just left the prince before entering the palace. Although I know you love the prince and don't mind, I can't get too close to you. If I bring illness to you, it will be my fault."

The Queen Mother glared at Gu Lingyue with a look of reproach after hearing this, then said with a smile, "You are a cautious child. I am still very strong in my old age and will not fall down because of such a small matter."

Although she said this, she did not let Gu Lingyue come forward.

Gu Lingyue sneered in her heart, "Old woman, you are afraid of death."

He kept saying, "Yes, the Empress Dowager is right. You are blessed with long-lasting blessings and will surely live a hundred years..."

At this point, she pretended to slap herself in the face and said, "Look at me, you will surely live a long life. Your granddaughter-in-law is just thinking about you."

Gu Lingyue said a few more flattering words, then walked to a chair not too far from the empress dowager and sat down.

Seeing that Gu Lingyue was very well-behaved, the Queen Mother smiled with satisfaction.

Seeing this, Concubine Lu smiled and said, "Princess Jing is so smart and clever. No wonder the Queen Mother loves you so much."

Gu Lingyue complained in her heart, the Queen Mother likes her? If she likes her so much, then she gives her a set of poisonous jewelry?

She couldn't afford this kind of love.

However, she smiled at Concubine Lu without changing her expression and said, "Your Highness, I am too kind. I am just a fool, and what I said just now was all the truth."

I just thought to myself: A thousand-year-old turtle is a ten-thousand-year-old tortoise, she is just an old turtle.

The Queen Mother laughed heartily and said, "Well, that's a very true statement. Well said. I will borrow Yue-ya's good words then."

Concubine Lu looked at the Queen Mother and said with a smile, "Look, Queen Mother, I said that Princess Jing is the most considerate person."

"Well, Yue girl is indeed a filial and good child." The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction.

Gu Lingyue has been on guard since she came in.

These two people, one is Long Fu's mother, and the other is Long Fu's grandmother. Long Fu had just suffered a setback in Prince Jing's Mansion. Could it be that they let him into the palace just to praise himself?

I thought of many ways to deal with their plots against me on the way here. Are they all useless?

Gu Lingyue couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

At this time, Concubine Lu said, "Princess Jing, I wanted to see you today, but I was afraid that Prince Jing would not allow you into the palace, so I asked the Empress Dowager for help. Please don't blame me for taking the initiative."

Gu Lingyue smiled brightly, "How could that be? You are the prince's elder. I am so happy that you asked me to come here. How can I blame you?"

"Haha, Princess Jing is indeed sensible and considerate."

Gu Lingyue smiled slightly and said nothing. She knew that they were about to start talking about the purpose of her entering the palace.

As expected, the Queen Mother said, "Yuerong, what's going on? You've confused me."

Concubine Lu said helplessly: "Your Majesty, this is what happened.

At noon, Fu'er came into the palace. He told me that he heard that Shang'er was assassinated, so he planned to visit Shang'er. Unexpectedly, Shang'er was not convenient to see him. He thought that the servant in Shang'er's house deliberately prevented him from seeing her, so he had a conflict with the servant.

It happened to be seen by Princess Jing, and there seemed to be a misunderstanding, and some unpleasant things happened..."

At this point, Concubine Lu stopped talking and continued, "When I heard about it, I criticized Fu'er. No matter what, he is the emperor's elder brother. Why can't he give in to his younger brothers and sisters?"

"Oh, so that's the case. We are brothers. If there is any unhappiness, just talk it out." The Queen Mother agreed.

"Yes, I thought so too." Concubine Lu said helplessly, "It's just that Fu'er is too embarrassed to come to Prince Jing's mansion. I have no choice but to apologize to Princess Jing on Fu'er's behalf. However, I can't leave the palace, so I want Princess Jing to come in. But I'm afraid Shang'er won't agree, so I'm asking for your help."

After saying this, Concubine Lu apologized to Gu Lingyue again, "Princess Jing, your second brother has a quick temper, but he's a good man. He realized his mistake this time, but he's just embarrassed to apologize to you and Shang'er. I'll bring him to formally apologize to you. Can you forgive him?"

Gu Lingyue was stunned when she heard this. She didn't expect Concubine Lu to say such a thing. Although she had omitted a lot of things in the middle, she didn't know whether she had omitted them on purpose or Long Fu hadn't told her, but if they didn't cause trouble for her from now on, she decided to write off the past.

Although she is not afraid of trouble, she does not want to cause trouble for herself. Unless she has no choice, she is unwilling to make an enemy for herself.

So, she smiled and shook her head, saying, "Your Highness, you are too kind. The prince and I are not angry with the Second Imperial Brother. As the Empress Dowager said, we are all brothers. We can talk it out and everything will be fine."

At this time, the Queen Mother smiled and said, "Now that everything has been brought to light, let it be and never mention it again."

After saying that, he looked at Gu Lingyue and asked anxiously, "What happened to Shang'er? Is he okay? Has the assassin been caught?"

Gu Lingyue shook her head. "He's fine, but the assassin escaped."

The Empress Dowager's expression changed for a moment, but she quickly recovered, as if relieved, and said, "I'm glad he's alright. The Imperial Household Department just sent some new tea, you can try some too."

After the Queen Mother finished speaking, the nanny beside her instructed the palace maids to bring the tea.

One of the palace maids placed a cup of tea in front of Gu Lingyue.

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Try it quickly. How does it taste?"

As she spoke, she took a sip. Concubine Lu smiled and said, "I am also grateful to Princess Jing for your kindness today. Normally, when I come here, the Queen Mother is reluctant to give me any."

As he spoke, he picked it up, blew on it, and then took a sip.

The Queen Mother laughed and scolded, "You have no conscience. I missed you when you came to my house that time."

"Yes, yes, I was jealous of the Queen Mother's kindness to Princess Jing, so I said this on purpose."

Concubine Lu said with a playful smile, but her eyes were looking at Gu Lingyue.

Seeing that Gu Lingyue didn't drink, the Queen Mother urged, "Why don't you drink, Yue girl? Don't you like it? Or should I ask someone to change it for something else?"

Gu Lingyue shook her head and said, "Thank you, Grandma. That's great."

As she spoke, she lifted the teacup from the table and put it to her lips, just as she was about to drink, she suddenly noticed a small black speck inside. Gu Lingyue frowned slightly, took a closer look, and discovered that it was actually an insect egg.

Moreover, if she was not mistaken, it was a poisonous insect egg.

Gu Lingyue's expression turned cold. It turned out that they had said so much because they were waiting for her here. What they had just done were smokescreens to make her relax her guard?

She sneered in her heart. This was in the Empress Dowager's palace, and the tea was served by the Empress Dowager. She didn't know whether Concubine Lu knew about it or not, but through the jewelry the Empress Dowager gave her last time, she was sure that this time it was definitely the work of the Empress Dowager again.

You old woman, since you are so unkind, don’t blame me for being unfair.

"Girl Yue, what's wrong? Why don't you drink?" The empress dowager still had a smile on her face, her eyes fixed on the teacup in Gu Lingyue's hand.

Gu Lingyue smiled and said, "Just smelling this tea makes me feel so good. I can't bear to give it up."

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "If you like it, I'll have someone pack some for you to take back when you leave. Don't be reluctant to part with this cup of tea. If you don't drink it now, it will get cold, and the taste will be bad if it gets cold."

"Then you won't be polite, granddaughter-in-law." As she said this, she held the teacup in one hand and the lid in the other, and used the hand holding the lid as a cover to directly send a cup of tea into the space.

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