After killing four concubines, the queen was sentenced to death and reborn

As night fell, silver light shone softly, and the flickering candlelight in the Weiyang Palace illuminated the dragon-patterned carved beams on the corners of the palace, adding a touch of solemnity and tranquility.

Xiao Chengji walked into the hall under the moonlight, with an imperceptible heaviness in his steps.

Lu Lingyuan had been waiting in the palace for a long time. She was dressed in a simple palace dress, with her hair tied up and a faint smile on her face.

Seeing him coming back, Lu Lingyuan walked closer slowly, and her soft hands gently stroked Xiao Chengji's arms, with endless tenderness and care in her movements. She saw that Xiao Chengji was worried, and came forward with a cup of hot tea, and said in a warm and delicate voice: "Your Majesty, is there something on your mind? Tell me so that I can share your worries?"

Xiao Chengji lowered his head, his eyes gently falling on her slightly worried face. He pinched her cheek lightly, and a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Today I went to Shoukang Palace to pay my respects to my mother, and my mother suddenly mentioned that she wanted to go to the imperial mausoleum."

"Imperial Tomb?" Upon hearing this, Lu Lingyuan frowned slightly, with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

Over the years, the Queen Mother had never thought of paying homage to the Emperor's mausoleum, so this move was really puzzling. She whispered, "Why would the Queen Mother suddenly have this idea?"

Xiao Chengji sighed, his eyes deep, and whispered: "My mother didn't say much, just said she wanted to take a look. My father passed away many years ago, but my mother has never set foot in the imperial mausoleum. Although this matter is small, it will inevitably cause those nostalgic old ministers to talk about it privately. I am worried that my mother will think too much."

Having said this, his expression became more solemn, and there was a hint of imperceptible worry between his brows.

Lu Lingyuan smiled gently, a gentle curve appeared at the corner of her mouth, she reached out and held his hand, and said softly: "If your majesty has any concerns in your heart, I am willing to accompany my mother to the imperial mausoleum, so your majesty can rest assured?"

Hearing this, Xiao Chengji's eyes flashed with relief. He stared at Lu Lingyuan, the corners of his mouth slowly raised, revealing a light smile. After a moment, he nodded gently, with a hint of imperceptible tenderness in his voice: "Okay, with you accompanying my mother, I will feel much more at ease."

Lu Lingyuan gently lowered her eyes, a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, like a flower blooming in spring, and she whispered softly: "Mother, maybe you miss father. Although I don't know the reason, I always feel that mother still can't let go of father in her heart."

Hearing this, Xiao Chengji's face flashed with a complex expression. He sighed deeply, his voice low and magnetic: "Really? In my mother's heart, she has always been resentful of my father. How can she care about him? Not to mention missing him."

Lu Lingyuan shook her head gently, with a touch of gentleness and determination in her movement. She said slowly, "Your Majesty, the human heart is the most unpredictable thing. My father has been dead for many years. If my mother really has no concerns in her heart, why would she suddenly want to go to the imperial mausoleum?"

"Sometimes, the care that people are most reluctant to admit is precisely the most real existence. The more unwilling one is to care about something, the harder it is to give it up; the more indifference one reveals inadvertently, the more one cares deep in one's heart!" Lu Lingyuan said earnestly, with a gleam of wisdom in her eyes that seemed to illuminate every corner of one's heart.

As Xiao Chengji listened to this, the expression on his face gradually fell into contemplation, as if Lu Lingyuan's words had touched a string deep in his heart, and ripples appeared in his heart.

After a moment, Xiao Chengnuo gently patted the back of Lu Lingyuan's hand, his gesture full of gratitude and relief: "Okay, I feel relieved to have you by my mother's side. Tomorrow, you must stay with my mother every step of the way to make sure she is well."

Lu Lingyuan smiled happily, with a hint of sweetness and satisfaction in her smile. The next second, she gently leaned on Xiao Chengji's shoulder, and both of them had happy smiles on their faces.

Outside the window, the moonlight was like water, sprinkling on their dependent figures, adding a touch of poetry and romance to this warm scene.