Chapter 297 She is the Queen Mother and She is Willful
It clearly sounded like sweet talk, but his overly reserved expression prevented Lu Xinran from sensing any glibness in it.
She felt sweet in her heart, and the smile on the corner of her lips fully revealed her mood at the moment.
"You better not be lying to me."
"will not."
Song Junyan wanted to raise his hand to rub the top of her head, but she quickly turned her head away.
We were about to arrive at the palace. My hair was messy and if someone noticed it, I didn't know what they would say.
In Changchun Palace, it was rare for the emperor to wait here early in the morning.
The Queen sat quietly beside him, with her eyes closed and looking calm and composed.
The emperor felt inexplicably uneasy that night. Thinking of his two sons, Song Junsheng and Song Junhua, he felt so angry that he wanted to slap each of them.
He wanted his sons to compete for the position. If they didn't, how would he know who was suitable for the position?
But what he wanted to see was a confrontation between them in the court and on government affairs, not such despicable tactics.
He spent the whole night thinking about what would happen if the country fell into the hands of these two people.
His mind seemed to have never been so clear, making him break out in a cold sweat.
He was getting a little impatient, and when he glanced at the empress's leisurely and confident look, he felt inexplicably annoyed.
"The Queen has been at ease these days."
"Thanks to your majesty."
The queen knew what he was angry about, but she didn't mention any sensitive matters.
She no longer had feelings for him as a couple, and if it weren't for the Zhang family and herself, she would never have come back.
She did not accept Qi Yu's suggestion to stay in the border town because she wanted to come back and see the emperor's outcome with her own eyes.
The emperor snorted, and became increasingly dissatisfied with the queen's attitude, but he could not find any fault with the queen.
As for the Zhang family, the border situation has been tense, and Chahar is showing signs of making a comeback.
Apart from Qi Yu and Zhong Rui, he had no other brave generals available.
For the sake of the Great Chu, he cannot touch the Zhang family now.
He couldn't use the Zhang family to threaten the empress, and for a moment he couldn't think of any way to embarrass the empress.
Just as he was feeling depressed, a message came from outside the hall, and Song Junyan and Lu Xinran finally arrived.
From outside the palace gate to Changchun Palace, Lu Xinran felt that she had used up all her breastfeeding strength.
Several times, she took advantage of the fact that there was no one else in the palace and pinched Song Junyan's waist like a little cat.
Song Junyan just smiled and held her small hand tightly with his big palm, then clasped their fingers together, and did not let her go until they were close to Changchun Palace.
The queen looked at the two people kneeling in front of her. As someone who had experienced this, she could see the changes in Lu Xinran's eyes and eyebrows at a glance.
Fortunately, these two were not as confused as Song Junhua.
"Your Highness, your daughter-in-law has met your father, the Emperor, and your mother, the Empress."
The two men knelt on the ground and kowtowed in unison. The emperor looked at the two figures, one tall and one slender, and thought of his foolish son in his heart.
He sighed inwardly and waved for them to get up without making things difficult for them.
He also asked Eunuch Fu to deliver the meeting gift to Lu Xinran. Lu Xinran looked at the lacquered wooden box on the tray and was quite curious about what kind of wedding gift the emperor would give her.
Being curious, I naturally wanted to take a look in the system.
[Send me a spring house? Is the dog emperor serious? ]
This Zuichunlou had closed down long ago after having no customers overnight.
The emperor didn't think about making good use of the waste and gave Chunlou to her. What a waste!
The queen almost burst out laughing when she heard what was going on.
The emperor, who was used to being criticized, said calmly, "I'll go back and watch it later."
"Yes, thank you, Father."
Lu Xinran took the lacquered wooden box from the tray with both hands and bowed on his knees.
The wedding gift that the queen gave them was nothing out of the ordinary: a box of gems that she had found in a border town.
Although the gems were not valuable, the deep meaning contained in them made Lu Xinran's heart tremble slightly.
She seemed to have guessed something!
The emperor frowned and wanted to test it out to see if Song Junsheng was plotting against his brother. However, it felt too abrupt to bring up the subject at this time, so he could not open his mouth. He could only reluctantly let them leave Changchun Palace and go to Yongshou Palace to pay their respects to the empress dowager.
Although the Queen Mother did not leave the palace the night before, she heard every word of the lively atmosphere.
She also wanted to know who was plotting against Song Junhua, especially the origin of the woman who had bewitched him so much.
But she was the empress dowager and she was willful. She couldn't wait until later to find out what she wanted to know, so she sent someone to Prince Jin's mansion to pick him up and take him to Yongshou Palace early in the morning, waiting for Lu Xinran to come in and start today's happy melon-eating.
However, she was thoughtful enough to report Han Jung-woon as well as Song Jun-sung's queen and concubine to the palace.
When Lu Xinran walked in and saw the woman standing trembling behind Han Jingyun, he was stunned for a while.
Here, Queen Mother, do you have to be so anxious?
Doesn't she feel suspicious when there are so many coincidences put together?
She subconsciously exchanged a glance with Song Junyan, and when she saw him nod slightly, she knew that she had made up her mind.
"Grandson and granddaughter-in-law, pay your respects to the Empress Dowager."
"Okay, okay, get up quickly."
The Queen Mother smiled so much that her brows were hidden from view, and she quickly waved her hand to signal them to sit next to her.
She asked the palace maids beside her to present the wedding gift to Lu Xinran: "This is the headdress I wore on my wedding day. Although it looks a bit old-fashioned, it is my favorite. I am giving it to you. I hope you will live happily and harmoniously."
Lu Xinran took it happily, thanked her sweetly, and then looked at the headpiece again and again as if she couldn't let it go.
The Queen Mother smiled and waited for her to finish reading before calmly directing the conversation to the concubine, "Knowing that you will be entering the palace today, the Princess of Chu and the Princess of Jin came to the palace early in the morning to congratulate you. You two must get along well with each other in the future."
"Yes, my grandson's wife has made a note of it."
Several people stood up at the same time and bowed to the Queen Mother.
After everyone sat down again, the Queen Mother glanced at Princess Chu, who raised her hand and gestured to the two concubines behind her: "These are Concubine Hua and Concubine Lu from our palace."
Lu Xinran smiled and nodded slightly to the two of them, then looked at Han Jingyun very cooperatively.
Han Jingyun's body was still in pain at this time. In order to prove his ability the night before, Song Junhua didn't care about her tenderness as it was her first time. The beast tortured her until late at night before letting her go.
She felt fear and hatred in her heart, and she would have no way out if she consummated the marriage.
Originally, she wanted to find an opportunity to go back to her parents' home or meet her parents today, but she was woken up just after she fell asleep and came to Yongshou Palace in a daze.
Thinking of the person behind her who was the instigator who put her in this situation, she suppressed her hatred with difficulty and said quietly: "The prince has not yet married a concubine, but Miss Ge will be promoted to a concubine by the prince soon. I will bravely bring her into the palace today."
She herself didn't even notice how bitterly she said these words. Lu Xinran forced a smile and glanced at Ge Qing'er expressionlessly, then said in his heart very tactfully.
[So this is the concubine of King Jin. Let me see what makes her different from others.]
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I don’t dare to write about that, my dears, so, oh, I’m sorry, hmm