vrcanaries Chapter 209 Prey
Chapter 209 Prey
"Nan Sheng, you should know that Ling Yun is now the queen, how can you call her by her name?"
Ruan Nansheng lost his composure for a moment and thought to himself that something was wrong.
Over the years, although he and Gu Lingyun had met secretly many times, each meeting was filled with reluctance to part, but they never let outsiders notice it.
If he hadn't known that Gu Lingyun was imprisoned in death row, he would not have revealed his true identity in front of Ruan Qionghua in such a desperate situation.
"Aunt! Please save her! After all, she and I used to..."
Before he could finish, Ruan Qionghua interrupted him, "How dare you bring up the past?"
After saying that, he slammed his palm on the table, angrily.
If Su Jingchuan knew about this, not only would Gu Lingyun be difficult to rescue, but even Ruan Nansheng himself might be doomed.
Ruan Qionghua knew very well how strong her only son's emotional possessiveness was.
Facing her aunt's reproach, Ruan Nansheng pursed her lips in grievance: "Aunt, all the men in the Gu family have been exiled. If you don't help, the queen will probably die."
"I understand. You go down first and leave me alone."
Ruan Qionghua held her forehead tiredly and waved her hand to let Ruan Nansheng leave.
Ruan Nansheng seemed to have been greatly wronged. When he stood up, he said angrily, "Aunt, don't forget how much responsibility father took on for you. Now I only ask you for this one thing, but you are unwilling to help. If father knew, he would be so heartbroken!"
After saying this, he left angrily, leaving the room in silence.
Seeing this, Su Jingya walked forward worriedly and gently stroked Ruan Qionghua's back, which was heaving due to emotional fluctuations: "Mother, please don't get angry and hurt yourself."
Ruan Qionghua pushed her away impatiently: "What's the use of comforting? You should think of a solution! Aren't you usually very smart? Once the queen is ill, I am afraid that Nan Sheng will act impulsively. If the Ruan family is involved again, how can I face the ancestors of the Ruan family in the future!"
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Late at night, in Chuxiu Palace, Ye Qianning was wandering in the bedroom with a heavy heart.
That day she clearly overheard the secret conversation between Su Jingchuan and Qiu Changyi, and was well aware of the pros and cons involved.
Recently, she always felt that someone was secretly monitoring her, and it was obvious that Su Jingchuan had become suspicious of her.
She wanted to tell Yu Yanwan about Su Jingxuan's secret, hoping that she could find a way to inform Su Jingchen, but she was also worried that once Su Jingchen found out, it might cause internal turmoil in Yuan Country and harm innocent people.
How is Qianxie doing in Sizhou now?
Has Su Jingchen been successfully rescued?
While he was thinking, there was a faint knock on the door, which startled Ye Qianning. Yu Lian and Qian He should have fallen asleep at this time, so who was knocking on the door?
She approached the door cautiously and peeked out through the crack, only to see a little eunuch with a familiar face standing outside.
The young eunuch waited for a while, and seeing that no one answered the door, he seemed quite anxious. After looking around, he took out a letter from his sleeve and carefully stuffed it into the crack of the door.
Ye Qianning held her breath and waited until she was sure that the eunuch was far away, then she bent down to pick up the letter that had fallen on the ground. She unfolded the letter, and the content of the letter shocked her heart: "The emperor intends to remove the regent, and the young master Ye may also encounter an accident."
Who sent this letter? Who could see through Su Jingchuan's hidden plot?
The face of the little eunuch flashed through Ye Qianning's mind, as if he had seen it somewhere before.
Suddenly, memories came flooding back like a tide, and she recalled the little eunuch who followed Jiang Dehai closely that day.
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Ye Qianning did not dare to delay. He quickly changed into night clothes, put on a wide black cloak, and stepped out of the palace gate.
Although the spring nights are getting warmer, the evening breeze is still chilly.
Ye Qianning quickened his pace and walked towards Yongqing Palace, looking around vigilantly, his uneasiness in his heart was self-evident.
This was the first time she walked alone in the night since she entered the palace as a concubine.
A team of patrolling soldiers came towards them, forcing Ye Qianning to quickly hide behind a nearby water tank.
"My lady, be careful!"
The eunuch's reminder came from the darkness in the distance, causing Ye Qianning to shrink back immediately.
A woman in a black cloak, followed by several tall eunuchs, hurried through and headed towards the cold palace.
Is that figure Concubine Shu? Ye Qianning used the faint light to confirm that it was Shu Rao.
What exactly does she want to do at this late hour?
Driven by curiosity, Ye Qianning inexplicably followed the group of people and stopped at the corner of the cold palace corridor.
"Gu Lingyun, you probably never dreamed that you would be able to see me in the last moments of your life, right?"
Shu Rao stood proudly, looking down at the woman who was crawling on the ground and tightly tied with heavy ropes with cold eyes.
Gu Lingyun, the former prisoner in the Dali Temple's death row, was now wearing a clean but dusty prison uniform. The black hood that originally blocked her vision had been removed, leaving only a look of astonishment and confusion.
Her mouth was stuffed full of white cloth strips, and she could only make helpless and unclear "woohoo" sounds.
The night was as dark as ink and everything was silent. Shu Rao's laughter suddenly rang out in the dead silence, just like a hungry and thirsty female wolf on the edge of the jungle on a dark and windy night, making a bloodthirsty warning to the humans it was about to hunt. Ye Qianning, who was not far away, felt his hair stand on end and an indescribable chill ran from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
As the order was given, the restraints blocking Gu Lingyun's mouth were removed. She immediately swallowed the long-lost fresh air greedily in big gulps, like a traveler who had finally found rain after a long drought. Her chest heaved violently, as if she wanted to completely absorb the taste of freedom at this moment.
When she calmed down a little, Gu Lingyun's eyes were like blades, shooting straight at Shu Rao, her voice full of anger and resentment: "You despicable villain! What do you want to do by bringing me here in the middle of the night?"
Facing the accusation, Shu Rao raised an unfathomable smile, and her eyes, which seemed warm but actually concealed a mystery, flashed with a playful light: "The Queen may not know, right? This is the sad place where Sister Yingfei suffered torture and lost her sight."
"It's you! Not only did you kill her, you also cruelly took away her precious eyes!"
Gu Lingyun struggled to break free from her restraints. Although she was staggering, she resolutely approached Shu Rao, and her slender fingers tightly grasped the other's collar. Her accusatory voice was deafening, "All of this is your trick, the purpose is to frame me!"
Shu Rao's fingertips gently stroked Gu Lingyun's fingers, which looked particularly pale due to anger. Her smile was mixed with sarcasm and disdain: "The Queen is indeed very smart. She was able to judge the situation and compromise. Otherwise, the consequences..."
Before she could finish, Gu Lingyun pushed her away in disgust, anger burning in her eyes.
"Don't even think about tainting me with your filthy hands! Shu Rao, you want to get rid of me by this means, do you think you can ascend to the throne of Queen? It's simply wishful thinking! With your background, I'm afraid you can't even pass the test of the Queen Mother."