On the eve of her wedding, an urgent report arrived from the border, and the Marquis of Pingyang led his army to battle. To show appreciation and importance, the Crown Prince personally officiated ...
Lu Linglong's expression changed again and again. She was restrained by Concubine Li and learned a lot of palace rules.
She is the emperor's concubine and should be the stepmother of the crown prince and the crown princess. However, they are the crown prince and the crown princess, the future emperor of the Great Zhou.
As a concubine, she had to get the position of concubine or noble concubine before they could look at her in the eye and call her concubine.
Otherwise, in the eyes of the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, her identity is no different from that of a palace maid, and her status is even lower than that of the female officials around them!
Lu Linglong then reluctantly changed her tone and said, "Crown Princess, I have something to talk to you about."
Qin Wan then lifted the curtain and looked at Lu Linglong while holding the hand warmer. "I wonder why Cai Nu is looking for me?"
Lu Linglong said confidently, "I'm currently living with Consort Li, and it's very inconvenient. Since you're in charge of palace affairs, it's a good opportunity to find me a new place to live. I want a palace all to myself, not to share with others. Also, assign me a few smart people to help me."
"Oh, by the way, I need to replace the windows with glass ones, so they're translucent. And all the furnishings inside should be of the best quality. Also, I'm still short of clothes..."
Lu Linglong counted off the items she wanted on her fingers. It was all the Emperor's fault for taking away her list. Now she couldn't remember what she wanted. Finally, she waved her hand and said, "That's it for now. If there's not enough later, I'll have my people go to the inner treasury to get more. Oh, and most importantly, I want some Silver Frost Carbon! Give me some. It's so cold in winter. I want to stay warm this year."
"Oh, right, I also want a rabbit fur coat. The one you gave me a few years ago was so nice to wear. It's a pity I didn't bring it with me to the Marquis of Pingyang's Mansion. Please make a few for me. I also want a fox fur cape. I don't want white, I want red. Red is festive..."
Qin Wan lowered her eyes to look at the hand warmer and said calmly, "Are you done?"
Her voice was so soft, almost inaudible.
But for some reason, Lu Linglong didn't dare to speak. She couldn't tell how Qin Wan was different now than before, but facing Qin Wan like this, she really didn't dare to speak.
But who is she, Lu Linglong?
She turned her head away, not daring to look at Qin Wan, but raised her chin and said proudly, "That's all. I'll move over first. Hurry up."
After Lu Linglong finished speaking, she ran away without even waiting for Qin Wan's answer.
Zigui stared at Lu Linglong running away in amazement: "Crown Princess, this..."
Qin Wan looked at Lu Linglong's back and smiled: "Since Cainu is not satisfied with her living conditions, she must move on."
Zigui asked in surprise, "Crown Princess, are you really going to change her?"
Qin Wan propped up her chin and smiled. "I see that Consort Li is a little worried about having such an idiot around. Why don't we give her a hand? Besides, isn't it our decision where to live?"
Qin Wan winked at Zigui playfully.
Zigui understood immediately and started laughing.
Consort Li was truly displeased with Lu Linglong. How could this be considered a new rival in her palace? It was clearly just another new source of trouble!
Isn’t it?
If one eye misses the target, the person will run away.
Consort Li sat in the yard with a sullen face, braving the cold wind, waiting for Lu Linglong to come back.
As soon as she entered, Li Zhaoyi grabbed the teacup and threw it at her feet: "Who allowed you to go out?"
Lu Linglong now had Qin Wan's support, so she was very confident: "Your Majesty is just asking me to learn the rules, not to put me under house arrest. Why can't I go out? Do you have more power than His Majesty?"
Consort Li was furious. "Alright, you're living in my palace, and you're using His Majesty to pressure me! You're so bold!"
"I won't be living in your palace any longer! Humph!" Lu Linglong glared at her, then turned proudly and walked towards her own residence, shouting, "Quick, pack up our clothes! We'll be moving out soon and living in our own palace!"
Li Zhaoyi sneered at Lu Linglong's back. She wished she would leave quickly!
If she hadn't done it to show others that she was really serious about disciplining Lu Linglong, she wouldn't have bothered to get angry at such a fool! It was a pity that a teacup was broken. I felt so sad.
Li Zhaoyi's personal maid asked, "Your Majesty, can she really live in a palace of her own? The Crown Princess was once her sister-in-law, will she favor her?"
Li Zhaoyi sneered, "Partiality? Although I don't know the Crown Princess, I know that a brainless woman would not ascend to the position of Crown Princess as a second-married woman. A woman with brains would favor Lu Cainu? What a joke."
"Just wait and see, she'll cry someday."
Li Zhaoyi did not say who was crying, and of course no one thought that the one crying was the Crown Princess who was currently in the limelight.
In just one night, Qin Wan sent people to clean up the palace and asked the eunuch in charge of the palace to invite Lu Linglong.
The eunuch in charge was very sensible. When he arrived at Qingshuang Pavilion, he first went to pay a visit to Li Zhaoyi.
Li Zhaoyi was lazily embroidering. When she saw him come in, she just raised her eyelids and said, "I don't think I've seen you before. Which palace are you from?"
The eunuch in charge smiled and said, "I am the steward of Yinghua Palace."
"Oh, it's a great place," Li Zhaoyi laughed.
The eunuch in charge also laughed and said, "It is indeed a good place. I am quite comfortable there. It is perfect for my retirement."
Consort Li smiled, covering her mouth. "A concubine of the eighth rank shouldn't have been allowed to live in the main hall before, right? Isn't that embarrassing for you?"
The eunuch in charge sighed, "Your Majesty, you don't know that Yinghua Palace has been uninhabited for many years and has fallen into disrepair. The weather is cold now, so it's not suitable for repairs. You have to make Concubine Cai live in a side hall."
"You are so smart, here's a reward." Concubine Li signaled her personal maid to give her the reward before letting him leave.
Lu Linglong had already packed her bag. When the eunuch in charge arrived, she immediately asked him to carry the bag and follow him, chattering all the way: "Where is it? Is it far? Is there a sedan chair to pick me up?"
The eunuch in charge smiled and said, "To answer Miss Cai, it's not far. The scenery along the way is beautiful. Let's walk and see, and we'll get there."
Lu Linglong was so happy that she almost jumped up and said to the maids and eunuchs who served her, "See, I told you my sister-in-law wouldn't ignore me! Follow me and enjoy the best! Let's go!"
It wasn't far, but Lu Linglong seemed to have never reached it no matter how hard she walked. She felt a little tired and asked, "Why haven't we arrived yet?"
"It's almost there." The eunuch in charge pointed to the plum blossoms in full bloom in the distance and asked with a smile, "Look, Miss Cai, there are plum blossoms over there. How about we pick a few and put them in a vase?"
Lu Linglong's attraction was immediately attracted and she ran over.
Lu Linglong picked a few plum blossoms along the plum grove and wanted to go back, but the eunuch in charge led her to look ahead: "There's a pavilion over there, would you like to rest there?"
Lu Linglong naturally needed to rest. When she was about to leave after a while, the eunuch in charge pointed to the Taihu stone rockery next to her and said, "This rockery has a unique artistic conception. Now that you've rested, why not go in and take a look?"
"Okay, let's go." Lu Linglong was now occupied by the desire to play. She didn't expect that there were so many fun places in the palace.
As they walked and played, Lu Linglong finally saw what the palace looked like.