Chapter 235: The Irritable Queen Mother vs. the Cold Imperial Master (18)

Without waiting for the eunuch to announce it, Jiang Lianxue pushed the door open and walked in.

Although she was wearing a veil, it could not hide her red and swollen cheeks, and her originally beautiful eyes were now squeezed into triangular shapes.

"I followed your instructions and went to get the Phoenix Seal, but the Queen Mother not only refused to give it to me, she even ordered the nanny to slap me!"

Jiang Lianxue threw herself into Chu Yixiao's arms with tears in her eyes:

"Your Majesty! You must severely punish the Queen Mother!"

Chu Yixiao suppressed his impatience and pretended to be gentle and affectionate as he hugged her: "I didn't expect that my mother would be so excessive!"

"But she is my mother. If I lay hands on her, I will be condemned as unfilial by the people of the world."

"My beloved concubine's birthday is coming up in a few days. I'd like to host a banquet for you. Is that okay?"

Jiang Lianxue, who had been somewhat dissatisfied just now, felt much better after hearing Chu Yixiao's words. She leaned against his chest like a little bird, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

So what if Jiang Lucha is the queen mother?

Chu Yixiao likes her!

Jiang Lianxue's eyes showed pride, and she did not notice the mockery in Chu Yixiao's eyes as he caressed her head lovingly.

idiot.

-

At noon, the sun is shining brightly.

Inside the Cining Palace, two small figures in green and pink were squatting by a shady wall somewhere.

"Queen Dowager, Jinyu feels it's inappropriate. It's too dangerous for you to leave the palace alone."

"So I'll take you over the wall."

Jin Yu was speechless for a moment and could not find any reason to refute.

Lu Cha stood up and reached out to climb the wall.

"There are many guards outside the Cining Palace. If the Queen Mother does this, she will be mistaken for a thief and killed."

A voice as clear as cool spring water came from behind.

Lu Cha turned his head stiffly.

Ming Yan was standing not far away, carrying a wooden box, followed by two young eunuchs.

When will the little villain bring his men? ! ! !

Lu Cha pretended to be calm as she adjusted her skirt: "I'm just checking to see if there's anything that needs repairing in the Cining Palace."

"You guys step back."

The eunuchs left tactfully.

"Queen Mother, why do you want to leave the palace?"

Lu Cha took the wooden box from Ming Yan's hand, took out the porcelain cup, and drank the medicine:

"The palace is too stuffy."

She was tired of the pastries from the imperial kitchen and wanted to change her taste.

Looking at the girl holding the cup in her hands, speaking with resentment, looking inexplicably pitiful, Ming Yan spoke as if possessed by a spirit:

"Your Highness, I can take you out of the palace."

“?!”

The little villain is so kind?!

Lu Cha looked at him doubtfully, but couldn't suppress her desire to leave the palace. A bright smile spread across her lips, like a blossoming flower on a branch, stunning this summer day.

"Then I would like to thank you, Imperial Master."

Ming Yan nodded calmly.

The slightly drooping long eyelashes concealed the light in the eyes.

I don't know whether it was the bright sunshine that leaped into his eyes, or the girl's brilliant smile that was reflected in his pupils.

"Jinyu, you stay in the palace. If anyone asks, just say I'm resting."

Jin Yu looked blankly at her own queen mother's ruthless back as she left.

Queen Mother, why don’t you take her with you?

-

On the most prosperous street in the capital.

The place was crowded with people and the vendors were shouting their wares.

Lu Cha changed into a simple white dress and looked around excitedly.

Putting aside her identity as the empress dowager, she was just a young girl in her prime.

Ming Yan, who was following behind, was lost in thought.

Suddenly, Lu Cha turned around, holding two oil-paper bags in her hands, and looked at him eagerly:

"Do you have any money?"

She forgot to take it.

Ming Yan pursed his lips slightly.

Zhuo Xuan has always been responsible for carrying the silver.

But he did not bring Zhuo Xuan with him today.

Ming Yan looked at the vendors waiting to pay and said, "Please go to the Imperial Master's Mansion to get the money later."

The peddler, who had originally suspected that the two men were poor and wanted to mock them, heard about the Imperial Master's Mansion and looked at Ming Yan's attire.

When the vendor discovered that he had a jade plaque engraved with a lotus hanging around his waist, representing his status as a national teacher, his expression instantly changed, and he said respectfully:

"I greet the Grand Master."

"This cake is not worth much. It is a blessing for us that you like to eat it. Please take more."

The peddler didn't dare touch Ming Yan, so he enthusiastically stuffed the oil paper packages into Lu Cha's hands.

In the blink of an eye, the oil-paper bags in Lu Cha's arms piled up into a small mountain.

Why is the little villain so popular?!

She barely freed one hand, pulled out the jade hairpin from her hair, and quietly placed it on the vendor's table.

Noticing Lu Cha's little action, Ming Yan's eyes rarely showed a hint of surprise.

He thought that the Queen Mother would accept it as a matter of course.

"I just heard someone calling the Grand Master?"

“Here!”

Because of the hawker's voice, people from the surrounding area flocked over.

They took out different things and gave them to Ming Yan to express their admiration for the national teacher.

Not daring to get close, they piled all the gifts at Ming Yan's feet.

There were vegetables, fruits, cloth, porcelain bowls, and even a tied-up rooster.

Ming Yan took a half step back, trying to avoid the struggling rooster, but ended up stepping on an egg on the ground behind him and breaking it.

Ming Yan fell into a strange silence, looking a little helpless.

It's like a child who accidentally breaks something at home and doesn't know how to explain it to others.

Lu Cha couldn't help laughing.

Such a little villain is quite cute.

It happened that at this moment Ming Yan raised his eyes and saw the smile on Lu Cha's face, and a look of helplessness flashed in his eyes.

The Queen Mother, on the other hand, would enjoy watching the fun.

His drooping right hand was suddenly grabbed by Lu Cha.

Ming Yan subconsciously wanted to pull back, but heard that soft voice:

"The Imperial Master wants to take the rooster back home?"

Ming Yan immediately stopped resisting and let Lu Cha pull him through the crowd to escape.

A gentle breeze blows.

The girl's long black hair fluttered in the wind, leaving a delicate itch on his wrist.

The little hand holding his was white and warm.

It just happened to cover the small scar on the back of his hand, left by a little fox bite.

In a trance, Ming Yan saw the little fox on Lu Cha's body, patting his hand and comforting him, and blurted out a sentence:

"Why are you running?"

Lu Cha paused, having already shaken off the people who were chasing him enthusiastically.

She smiled meaningfully: "Because there are too many people."

Ming Yan came to his senses in an instant and shook off Lu Cha's hand.

Is he crazy?

It was actually a fox, an uncertain guess, that took the initiative to approach the Queen Mother?

Ming Yan closed his eyes lightly, and when he opened them again, he had returned to his usual calm and indifferent demeanor, like an exquisite yet bone-chilling sculpture.

"I will escort the Queen Mother back to the palace."

Lu Cha nodded obediently.

—

As they approached the palace gate, Lu Cha stuffed an oil-paper bag into Ming Yan's pocket and said, "I'm very happy today."

"You'll like this."

After saying this, Lu Cha walked into the palace.

Ming Yan raised his hand to open the oil paper package, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

Inside is soft and sticky chestnut cake.

Queen Mother, how do you know that he likes to eat chestnut cakes?

Ming Yan wanted to ask for clarification, but the girl had already disappeared.

My heart, which had just been quiet, was now in turmoil again.

It seemed that his heart had been no longer at peace since he met the Queen Mother.

A bloody corpse suddenly appeared in front of Ming Yan's eyes.

He suppressed the glittering light in his eyes and slowly released his hand.

The chestnut cake fell to the ground, spreading tiny cracks.

Ming Yan turned and left, repeating a sentence in a low voice, as if trying to forcibly dispel the throbbing feeling at that moment.

His heart cannot be in turmoil.

[Ding—Villain’s favorability +10, darkening value -5.]

-

Three days later.

To show his respect, Chu Yixiao held a palace banquet tonight to celebrate Jiang Lianxue's birthday.

Although some officials felt that it was inappropriate, Chu Yixiao had made up his mind. Moreover, they were afraid of the power of the Jiang family, so they could only turn a deaf ear and dumb.

Mulanyue was also named Lanpin because she pleased Chu Yixiao.

Lu Cha leaned listlessly on the soft couch in the bedroom and didn't even eat the snacks that Jin Yu brought.

The little heroine was taken advantage of by a pig.

The little villain didn't give her a chance to speak these days and just left after delivering the medicine.

She is simply like the draft that was mentioned - tears welling up in her eyes like looking towards the river!

Jin Yu: "Empress Dowager, Concubine Jiang has sent someone to inquire about the Phoenix Seal again."

Ever since Jiang Lianxue was beaten when she came to Cining Palace last time, she has learned her lesson and no longer comes here herself, but she will send people to ask about Feng Yin from time to time, trying to annoy Lu Cha to death.

Lu Cha smiled maliciously:

"Spread the news that I will choose a concubine tonight and bestow upon her the Phoenix Seal."

Play with the dog!