Chapter 85 Eunuch Rong’s Bad Idea

No matter how much Lu Haozhi cared about Meng Yan, he could not hold on at this juncture, so the imperial edict was sent to the Marquis' Mansion, and the oral order was also forwarded to Changchun Palace by Rong An.

During this period, Meng Yan has been chanting scriptures and praying in Baohua Hall.

She didn't believe in these things by nature, and at first she just wanted to avoid Lu Haozhi, but as time went by, she found that chanting and copying scriptures could calm her mood.

This is probably the reason why many concubines in history liked to worship Buddha.

That day, she had just finished copying a scroll of scriptures and handed it to Master Huixian to be placed before the Buddha for offering, when Ruizhu came in from outside, her face full of joy, saying, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has graciously allowed you to come to the palace to visit your Majesty. He said you will come early tomorrow morning."

Looking at Ruizhu's overjoyed expression, Meng Yan couldn't help but smile, "This is a happy event, we should prepare well."

Lu Haozhi would show grace and allow his brother to enter the palace to see her because he was about to send him to the battlefield.

The underlying meaning is actually to see each other again in case of any unexpected events.

Meng Yan felt a constant pain in her heart. In her previous life, although her brother survived and made great military achievements, he broke his legs and almost ruined his life.

In this life, although she prepared medicine for her brother's injuries in advance, how could she not be anxious and concerned about her closest relative?

For the sake of the Meng family, my brother is willing to risk his life and fight on the front line.

Because of Meng, she had to stand in the harem of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

If they were not the children of Yiyang Marquis, perhaps they would not have to bear so much.

Sometimes, Meng Yan would envy her sisters from the side branch. Although they were not as well-fed and pampered as she was since childhood, they could live freely among the people.

Overthinking was useless and would only add to her worries. Meng Yan shook off these useless thoughts and said, "Since it is the Emperor's grace, then I must go and thank him. Go down and give the order, pack up and go to the Yangxin Palace."

No matter what, she was very happy to see her brother again.

Meng Yan left Baohua Palace and rode on a sedan chair to the Yangxin Palace.

It is already the end of spring. The sunlight is warm, but it makes me feel a little hot when it shines on my body. It is probably time to change into light summer clothes.

When they arrived outside the Yangxin Palace, Meng Yan held Ruizhu's hand and climbed the stairs.

When Rong An saw her coming, he was surprised but also a little embarrassed, and he had a strange expression on his face.

Ruizhu couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Eunuch Rong, I haven't seen you for two days. Is your face cramped?"

Rong An rolled his eyes at her. This damned girl, so disrespectful. Never mind. She was the Imperial Concubine's subordinate. Eunuch Rong wouldn't bother with a little girl.

Meng Yan smiled and said, "Eunuch Rong, I've come to express my gratitude. Could you please let me in and pass on the message?"

Just as Rong An was about to speak, a man walked out from the door of the Yangxin Palace.

The man walked straight forward and bowed to Meng Yan, "I promised Shen that I would like to meet the Imperial Concubine. May the Imperial Concubine be well."

Meng Yan took a closer look at her and saw that she was a slender and graceful person with a fair face and quite attractive features. Her eyebrows were slightly drooping, and she seemed to be a respectful and polite person.

She thought for a while before she remembered that the girl's name was Shen Zhaohui. She was a concubine who entered the palace with Lin Yanrong and was given the title of concubine.

This Shen promised that she had been mediocre in her previous life. Until the end, she just relied on seniority to become a noble person. She was like a character who made up the numbers. I have never heard of how she was favored.

However, she was still a concubine in the harem after all, so it was not surprising that she had tried to please the emperor.

Meng Yan thought in her heart and smiled, "Shen agreed to get up. It's such a nice day, come out for a walk."

This was just a casual remark, but it made Shen Zhaohui blush and she nodded vaguely.

Rong An had already gone in to pass the message and came out to invite Meng Yan in.

Meng Yan no longer paid attention to the Shen family and walked inside.

After entering the Yangxin Palace, he saw Lu Haozhi sitting behind the imperial desk as usual, with a piece of paper in front of him.

Meng Yan looked at it and it didn't look like a memorial.

She stepped forward and bowed prostrate, "I bow to thank the Emperor for his grace. Long live the Emperor."

Lu Hao ordered her to stand up and said, "Your brother is a talented general. I am relieved to entrust this battle to him."

These are just face-saving words. The situation has come to this point, what else can we do?

Meng Yan didn't think much about it. After all, this was something that happened in her previous life. It was just that Lu Haozhi spent a lot of effort to coax her at that time. She would not let him bother with this again in this life.

"It is a blessing for the Meng family to be valued by the Emperor. Serving the Emperor is also the duty of a minister."

After exchanging a few polite words, the two fell into silence.

Just when Meng Yan felt that she should show some respect and say goodbye, Lu Haozhi suddenly couldn't help but stammer, "Well... Shen agreed to come here to tell me that she would donate all her recent embroidery earnings to the front lines. Her ancestral home is in the southwest, and although she later moved to the capital, she still has some feelings for her hometown."

Meng Yan was a little surprised. Why would Lu Haozhi suddenly say this to her?

But on second thought, it was probably because she, the eldest son of the Meng family, was about to serve the country, and Lu Haozhi was afraid that she would be unhappy if she saw Shen agree to leave the Yangxin Palace.

It turned out that the page of paper on his desk was actually a running account.

The maids in the harem, and even the concubines of lower rank, would often do some embroidery in their spare time and ask the eunuchs to take it out of the palace and sell it to supplement their expenses. The embroidery in the palace was quite popular among the dignitaries in the capital, and thus the profits were quite lucrative.

Meng Yan was not very good at needlework, and she held a high position and had a prominent family behind her. She had never had to do these things, but had only heard about them in the past.

What Shen Da Ying did was just a common tactic used by the harem to compete for favor, nothing special.

Meng Yan's rosy lips curved slightly. "The concubines in the harem are truly virtuous and considerate of the stability of the Great Zhou. I, a humble concubine, am powerless, so I can only chant sutras day and night in the Baohua Palace, praying to the Buddha to bless the soldiers on the front lines, and do my best to help. Your Majesty is busy with government affairs, and I dare not disturb him too much, so I will take my leave."

Lu Haozhi didn't stop her, but after Meng Yan went out, he immediately brought Rong An in.

"Bad idea!"

Lu Haozhi scolded him angrily. After following him for so many years, this old guy is getting dumber and dumber.

He grew up in the royal family. All he saw and heard was the competition for favor in the harem. All he learned and understood was the way of the emperor, but no one had ever taught him how to pursue women.

After thinking about it, Rong An has been working in the harem for a long time and interacts with the concubines much more than he does, so he should have some good ideas.

Unexpectedly, it was of no use at all and even added fuel to the fire.

Rong An put on a bitter face and said, "How would I know..." He didn't finish his words, but swallowed them all when he met the emperor's cold gaze.

Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and he remembered something. "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager will be returning to the palace soon. When the time comes, we can ask her to mediate, won't that be enough?"