Chapter 61 Her Brother
Yunxiang naturally thought that these were all nonsense. Ever since their queen came to the emperor's side, who else could the emperor look at in all these years?
When he was in the Qiandi Palace, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince spent every night in their master's room; after entering the palace, whenever the Emperor wanted to sleep with someone, he would always turn over the Empress's name.
Even when the late queen was still alive, the emperor would not go on the first or fifteenth day of the lunar month.
She is just a young concubine who has just entered the palace. How could the emperor become estranged from the empress because of her?
Meng Yan saw Yunxiang's cautious expression in the diamond-shaped mirror in front of her, and her red lips curled up slightly.
Having been a slave under my command for two lifetimes, I certainly know what she is thinking.
It was because of this that in my previous life I overestimated my own limitations and treated Lu Haozhi as my husband and regarded myself as his wife.
Now it seems like nothing, just a joke.
Meng Yan didn't respond, but picked up the facial cream she usually used, took some, rubbed it in the palm of her hand, and pressed it on her face.
"Yesterday I noticed the two peonies in the yard weren't doing well. I'll send someone to the greenhouse to tell them to send a gardener to take a look. Don't miss out on this year's bloom."
He casually gave some instructions for daily chores, without mentioning the emperor at all.
I wonder how last night's lawsuit ended. Should I blame the dead man or let Lin Yanrong suffer the loss in vain? I'll just have to endure it and let Liang Chengbi and the others worry about it. Anyway, it can't be blamed on her anymore.
Meng Yan knew clearly that Lu Haozhi would definitely not have the time to care about the harem at the moment.
After all, the war that had been raging for more than half a year in the previous life was now imminent.
The victory of this war won nearly fifty years of peace on the border for the Great Zhou Dynasty, and laid the foundation for the subsequent Qianyuan prosperous era.
As a capable monarch, Lu Haozhi is well aware of the interests involved. Right now, he must be focusing all his thoughts and energy on this war.
As long as Lu Haozhi doesn't make things difficult for her, she is not afraid of anyone.
What was she doing during this period of time in her previous life?
Meng Yan thought carefully for a moment. At that time, Lin Yanrong was still living in poverty in Gyeongbokgung Palace. She still devoted all her love to Lu Haozhi. She devoted herself to serving him every day and personally cooked medicinal food and sent it to the Yangxin Palace to relieve him of the fatigue and pressure brought by the heavy government affairs.
Now that I think about it, all the tenderness is just feeding the dog.
In this life, whoever wants to do this job can do it. She is happy to be free and at peace.
She could use this free time to deal with an important matter that had been weighing on her mind.
Her biological brother, Meng Changyuan, the heir of Yiyang Marquisate, will also lead the troops into battle this time.
In this battle, my brother made great contributions, but he also broke his legs and was unable to walk for the rest of his life.
Although she was highly rewarded by the court and was appointed as the first-class Protector of the Country by the emperor, she knew very well that her brother had always been unruly and self-righteous. How could he accept that she, who was once a talented scholar and a top disciple of the powerful, had become a disabled person who could never stand up and walk again?
To make matters worse, his brother had been engaged to the third daughter of the Duke of Anguo, whose maiden name was Zheng Fangchu.
When my brother was healthy, he was a dashing, virile man, talented in both literature and martial arts, and a famous handsome man in the capital. That Miss Zheng Fangchu was also a beautiful woman, and they had a childhood friendship.
Originally, this was a good marriage between two people of equal social status.
However, after my brother injured his leg, Miss Zheng came to visit him at first. But when she saw that there was no hope of recovery, she gradually disappeared. Later, rumors spread that she was having an affair with the son of Anyang Marquis.
In her previous life, when this letter reached Meng Yan's ears, she could not bear it. In a rage, she sent people back from the palace to throw all the tokens of love and gifts exchanged between the two families in front of the door of the Anguo Mansion, humiliating Zheng Fangchu and forcing her to cancel the marriage.
After this incident, her brother became increasingly depressed, his temper became more and more violent and domineering, to the point that no one could control him. She was in the deep palace and was unable to reach him or persuade him.
I wonder if the stupid things my brother did later were related to this?
Thinking of her brother, Meng Yan felt her eyes slightly moist and hot.
If there is anyone in this world who can give her the warmth of family love, it is only her brother Meng Changyuan.
Her mother died early when she was only six years old. Her father was busy with official duties and was a man, so he left his two children to be taken care of by nannies.
The two brothers and sisters depended on each other and supported each other as they grew up.
The Marquis of Yiyang's mansion had strict discipline for its children, and Meng Yan was often scolded by her female teacher when she was young. After being punished, she would wipe her tears and be taken by her brother to the backyard to pick mulberries.
On an early summer afternoon, the sun shone through the mulberry tree, casting specks of gold. She looked up at her brother's nimble figure as he climbed up the mulberry tree, picked the deep purple fruit and threw it to her.
Her brother's brilliant smile and the sweet taste of mulberry honey lingered in her mind, still as clear as ever in both her past lives.
This family bond can't be replaced by anything.
Therefore, when her brother got into trouble later, she became furious and was determined to vent her anger for her brother regardless of any scruples.
Although she felt relieved at the time, she also earned the reputation of being a spoiled concubine in the former dynasty's harem.
She didn't regret it, but was her brother really happy?
After that, Meng Changyuan became more and more depressed. He never married and eventually died of illness in prison.
In this life, she would never let her brother go down this path again.
During this period, various things happened one after another and she had no free time at all. Sometimes she would think about it late at night, and after thinking about it, she felt that her brother's leg injury might be the root of everything.
He had always been a talented man in the capital, a sought-after match by prominent ladies. How could he tolerate himself becoming a cripple?!
What's more, in Meng Yan's opinion, if it is for the country and the people, it is worth it.
It’s not worth it to defend the world for Lu Haozhi.
However, she was just a woman in the deep palace. Once she entered the red walls, she could not leave. The southwestern border was thousands of miles away, and she didn't know anything about marching and fighting. So what could she do?
After thinking about it, she thought that maybe she couldn't do anything else, but she could prepare a medicine based on the symptoms of her brother's leg injury in his previous life and give it to her brother.
In her previous life, after her brother became disabled, she had devoted countless efforts and read many medical books. But even though she had inherited all the true teachings of her grandfather, by the time her brother returned to Beijing, his injury had lasted for too long, and no panacea had any effect.
In this life, she prepared it in advance, and combined it with her spiritual medical pulse to stimulate the effectiveness of the medicine. She asked her brother to carry it with him, so that if he was injured again, he could use it at that time, and it would surely be effective.
There is still some time before Meng Changyuan goes on the expedition, so she still has room for maneuver.
Meng Yan made up her mind and spent the next few days preparing medicine for the wounds in the palace, ignoring everything else. As for those people who were mentioned in the book and were surrounding Lin Yanrong, she wanted to stay as far away from them as possible.
Therefore, when Xiahou Yu visited Changchun Palace again, he was turned away.
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