Chapter 677 What's the Plan?

Ruan Qingying almost walked out of the gate of the Princess's Mansion in a cold sweat.

When she stepped on the carriage, her legs were weak, and she staggered and almost fell. She turned around and shouted: "Are you all blind? Don't you know how to help?"

The face of the personal maid changed, and she quickly reached out to help her get on the carriage.

After getting into the carriage, Ruan Qingying leaned against the carriage in shock, clenched the handkerchief in her hand, bit her lips lightly, and her expression gradually became cold.

Ruan Qingling, you are really good at tricks. You actually have the ability to let Her Majesty the Queen grant you a marriage?

How can a little concubine's daughter have such a big face?

She still refused to believe this evil.

The carriage turned around and drove slowly, carrying her towards the west city. When she returned to the Ruan family, Ruan Qingying told Tao the truth about the incident. Tao was shocked and angry, "The Queen wants to grant Ruan Qingling a marriage?"

"That's what the Princess said." Ruan Qingying's tone was not very good, and her face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, "What do you think mother should do?"

What should I do?

Tao sat on the chair in a somewhat inappropriate manner, silent and gloomy.

"If it really doesn't work, let my daughter marry alone." Ruan Qingying thought about it, and a cold look flashed across her face, "Lord Ye is an important official of the court. When I marry Mr. Ye——"

"The Ye family specifically asked Ruan Qingling to marry as a dowry."

Ruan Qingying's face changed slightly: "Specified her as a dowry? Why?"

"I don't know." Tao shook her head slowly, "This is what Madam Ye said in front of me. She said that if both daughters marry together, the betrothal gifts will be doubled, but the extra ones have nothing to do with Qingling, and they will all be counted as your betrothal gifts."

Ruan Qingying didn't know what to say for a moment.

What is the Ye family up to?

Let the two daughters of the Ruan family marry together, one as the main wife, and the other as a dowry as a concubine, and even give an extra betrothal gift for this?

It seems that Qingling, the concubine, is still important in the hearts of the Ye family, but the extra betrothal gifts are given in the name of marrying the main wife, and have nothing to do with the concubine...It really makes people wonder what they are thinking.

"Ying'er, you know our family is not well-off now. Your brother has owed so many debts recently and is waiting for money to help him out." Tao's face was filled with worry. "The betrothal gift from the Ye family can at least solve the urgent problem."

Ruan Qingying sank: "But the request of the Ye family is too outrageous. I originally thought that the dowry was decided by my mother herself, but I didn't expect that it was Madam Ye who proposed it. Why did they do this? Ruan Qingling is just a little concubine's daughter. Is she worthy of their special attention?"

Although she didn't give her the title of wife, she was willing to give twice the betrothal gift. Doesn't it mean that in their eyes, the legitimate daughter of the Ruan family is worth the same as the concubine's daughter? Ruan Qingying was given the position of the legitimate wife because she was a legitimate daughter, and the other two were the same?

Tao didn't say anything. She was also wondering why the Ye family asked Ruan Qingling to marry over. If Her Majesty really wanted to grant Ruan Qingling a marriage, how should she talk to Madam Ye about this matter?

Both mother and daughter had their own thoughts, and at this time, the little concubine who was despised by the daughter of the Ruan family was carrying the freshly boiled medicine into the Dazheng Palace, kneeling on the table in front of Rong Yu.

The cold and noble regent sat in a chair behind the desk, looking through a memorial with his eyes downcast. He was wearing a large and thick cloak. Not far away, a pot of charcoal was burning vigorously, and the whole palace was warm and cozy, as if in a sultry summer.

Qingyang stood behind him, lowered his eyes and massaged his shoulders and neck, silent, only glanced at Qingling when she came in with the medicine.

The smell of medicine came to his nose, Rong Yu raised his eyes to take a look, and then lowered his eyes to look at the memorial.

Qingling did not urge her, she knew that the medicine was bitter, and it was even more bitter to taste it mouthful by mouthful. After a while, when it was not so hot, it was the best way to drink the medicine in one breath.

However, she would not leave until the Regent finished drinking the medicine. She had to see the Regent drink the medicine with her own eyes.

Rong Yu did not speak. He silently read through the several memorials at hand. He looked up outside the palace and could not help wondering what the morning court would be like at this time.

It rained a little last night, and the dull feeling in the second half of the night dissipated a little. The weather was pretty good this morning. The haze dissipated, the weather cleared up, and the sun was warm and bright, dispelling some of the chill in the air.

"You leave first." An indifferent voice sounded, with an order that could not be violated, "Drink the medicine later."

"Yes."

Qingling bowed and left, but did not leave too far. She just retreated from the palace to the palace door, and her eyes were still on the bowl of soup in front of Rong.

Rong Yuzhen leaned against the back of the chair, and was about to pick up the soup, but heard footsteps outside.

"Your Majesty!"

"Long live the Queen!"

Rong Yu raised his eyes, and a woman in a bright yellow dragon robe walked in from outside the palace, carrying a bright halo, with a beautiful face, calm and majestic eyebrows, and a majestic demeanor without anger.

Rong Yu's mouth corners unconsciously raised, and his expression was no longer cold and distant, as if there was some special magic, automatically transformed into a gentle mode.

"Your Majesty is back so early?"

Nan Xi took off the thick cloak and gave it to Yin Yue to hang up. He walked to the table and looked down at him: "Why haven't you taken the medicine yet?"

"Just when I was about to drink it, you came back." Rong Yu said as he picked up the medicine bowl and calmly began to take the medicine. He drank the whole bowl of medicine, one mouthful at a time. He took a sip of the water handed to him by Nan Xi, washed away some of the bitterness in his mouth, and then said, "Why did you leave the court so early today? Didn't the King of Huainan go to the palace to see the emperor?"

Nan Xi held her chin and looked at him, "He went to the palace. I have asked the Zongzhengyuan to handle the child's matter. There is nothing else."

Rong Yu hummed, "Did Xie Jin go to court?"

"No, he took a leave." Nan Xi's voice was gentle, "There was nothing major happening in the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Revenue these two days. It's understandable that he took a leave to rest for two days. As long as his subordinates can find him if they have something to do."