Shi Qiuci was having dinner with Yinqi in the hall, and when he heard that the palace people came to report that Concubine Xi was coming, he was both surprised and happy, and he was busy inviting her in.

After Ling Ruo entered, before she had time to salute, her hands had been pulled by Shi Qiuci, and she said happily: "Concubine Xi came so suddenly, but taught me that I didn't prepare at all, did I have dinner?" Would you like to use some with me? ”

After that, he was about to tell the palace people to prepare another pair of dishes and chopsticks, but Ling Ruo stopped: "Concubine Xie Jing is kind, but I used too much for lunch, and I don't feel hungry until now, so I really can't eat it." ”

On the side, Yin Qi bowed in a proper manner and said: "Please say hello to Concubine Xi, Niangniang is auspicious." ”

"Twenty-three elder brother doesn't have to see outside." After helping Yinqi to get up, Ling Ruo carefully looked at Yinqi, who was already up to her shoulder, and said with a smile: "Twenty-three Elder Brother is so tall, Hongli is two years older than him, and he is only so tall." ”

"What's the use of growing tall, Hongli's knowledge is much better than Yinqi's, and even Master Wang praises it." Having said that, Shi Qiuci still had a lingering smile on his face, "It's you, you came over suddenly, but you have something to tell me?" ”

"Can't you come to see the concubine if you don't have something to do?" Ling Ruo raised his head, a seemingly bright smile on the corner of his mouth.

Shi Qiuci smiled and didn't say anything, but Yinqi said: "My son is already full, so I will retire first, and Eniang and Concubine Xi will chat slowly." ”

Shi Qiuci bowed his head and admonished, "Remember to memorize all the homework taught by Master Wang today before going to sleep." ”

"My son knows." Yin Qi bowed to the two of them before retreating, and after the palace people cleaned up the table, Shi Qiuci pulled Ling Ruo to sit down in the chair and said, "Speaking of which, after the first emperor's funeral, this is the first time that our sisters have sat together and chatted." ”

Ling Ruo smiled slightly, and suddenly said, "Sister, do you remember how many years we've known each other now?" ”

Shi Qiuci pursed her lips and smiled: "Are you testing me?" I'm a year older than you, but I'm not old enough. I still remember when I met you, I was eight years old and you were seven years old, which is nearly twenty-seven years. Speaking of this, she sighed for a while, "Twenty-seven years, the vicissitudes of life, it has really changed a lot, if someone told me twenty-seven years ago, one day I will become a concubine, and you will become a concubine, I will be that person talking crazy." ”

"Really?" Ling Ruo got up suddenly, walked to the half-open Jinge square window, stood here and could see the moon that had just risen, today is twelve, the moon has turned from a loss to a profit, and is infinitely close to the full moon, "I thought that everything was expected by my sister." ”

Shi Qiuci sneered: "Look at what you said, I can't know the prophet, how will I know." ”

Ling Ruo lowered his head and smiled, turned around and said, "Also, if my sister could not predict the prophet, she would not have played right and wrong in front of the crown princess in the first place." ”

Since Ling Ruo came in, Shi Qiuci has always been smiling, until this moment, panic and horror climbed into her eyes, although the smile did not change, but it has become extremely reluctant, "Sister, what does this mean, how can I not understand a word." ”

"Don't you understand?" Ling Ruo shook his head and walked in front of her step by step, eighteen years had passed since she knew the secret, and it was finally time for her to speak calmly.

"How can my sister not understand what she has done. In the past, I have always been very curious, Concubine Rong has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and she has not stepped out of the palace gate for decades, how can she know about the matter between me and Rong Yuan. She said, her eyes were fixed on Shi Qiuci's face, not letting go of any of her subtle expressions.

The panic in Shi Qiuci's heart further expanded, and he subconsciously wanted to avoid Ling Ruo's gradually cold gaze, "Maybe, maybe it was the crown princess who told her, you also know that the father of the crown princess had a holiday with you Ama back then, and she didn't want you to enter the palace to try to do everything possible to Jian You is a normal thing, what's so strange." ”

"The crown princess is also a person from the deep palace, even if there is Shi Houde's father, she may not know everything, not to mention that only a few people know about me and Rong Yuan, where did the princess come from?"

Ling Ruo's every word hit Shi Qiuci's heart like a drum, making her panicked, she never thought that the secret she had kept for more than ten years would be revealed one day, "Even so, you can't say that I hurt you, you and I have been sisters for more than 20 years, can't you even believe me." ”

"It's because I believe in you too much that I fell for you." At this moment, Ling Ruo finally wiped away the disguise of the last trace of a smile, and said coldly: "If it weren't for Concubine Rong telling me personally, I'm afraid that I would still be in the dark, sister, my good sister, you treat me really well." ”

This time, Shi Qiuci was finally speechless, and said astringently for a long time: "So, you already knew about this matter more than ten years ago?" ”

"Yes!" Ling Ruo said word by word: "From that day on, I swear, definitely, I must make you pay!" ”

Shi Qiu's porcelain face was like ashes, she thought that she had done it without knowing it, but it turned out that she had been known for more than ten years, but she had never found out about it, and she was deceived by it so far.

"Speaking of which, I can become Concubine Xi, and it is all thanks to my sister, otherwise I would have become a concubine like my sister now, or I would have died in the hands of my sister." She said, there was endless coldness in her eyes, like ice that had accumulated for thousands of years, and she had waited too long for this day.

The two stared at each other for a long time, a trace of blood slowly appeared on Shi Qiuci's pale face, and his frightened expression gradually calmed down, "Even if you know the truth, can you kill me?" Do you dare to kill me? In the final analysis, I have always been the widow of the first emperor, even if you are a concubine Xi today, you can't easily touch me. As for the events of those years...... Hmph, it's been so long, who can say it clearly, not to mention that you don't want the emperor to know about your past with Imperial Doctor Xu, right? ”

Before, because the deepest secret in his heart was exposed at once, he was so panicked that he lost his bearings, and when he calmed down, he immediately thought of this, and it was expected that Ling Ruo would not dare to deal with himself, and his heart suddenly settled down.

Ling Ruo's eyes flashed with disappointment, and he shook his head and said, "After so many years, I thought you would have a trace of remorse, but now it seems that I overestimated you." Shi Qiuci, the biggest mistake in my life is to know you, so I believe ......"

"Enough!" Shi Qiuci suddenly interrupted her words, and deep hatred appeared in her eyes: "Do you think I want to know you?" Niu Hulu Lingruo, you are wrong, from the first time I saw you, I hated you, because you are more beautiful and beautiful than me. In order to surpass you to make up for the lack of appearance, I worked hard to learn manners and manners, so that I could be flawless in everything I said and did; But it's useless, it's still useless, that time I was waiting for you in Zhongcui Palace, I saw Li Dequan send you back, and then you told me that you met the first emperor, and the first emperor even rewarded you with the flute. Niu Hulu Lingruo, do you know how much jealousy I have at the moment when I know the Dao; And I also understand that no matter how hard I work and how hard I work, as long as you are in the palace for a day, I will never be able to win against you. ”

"So you tell Concubine Rong about me and Rong Yuan, and let her use this as an opportunity to depose me?" The cold moonlight shone on Ling Ruo's body, making her whole person exude a wordless coldness.

"Yes!" This time, Shi Qiuci did not deny it again, and simply said: "Only when you are deposed, will I have a chance to come out; What's more, you do have a personal relationship with Rong Yuan, how can you rely on me to wronged you. ”