Chapter 452 Entering the Palace
Amid the dumbfounded gazes of the three people from the first wife's house, Old Master Liu finally took the deed and signed it.
The handwriting was shaky, and although every stroke was written with great care, the schemer could not hide his dejection.
After Hu Xiner looked at his signature for a few seconds, she carefully put the deed away and walked out.
Before leaving, she couldn't help but glance at Old Master Liu who was sitting dejectedly on the bed: "Thank you."
Just as she was about to leave, she heard Old Master Liu ask somewhat unwillingly, "Aren't you going to regret abandoning your family for power?"
Hu Xin'er turned her back to him, lowered her head, and smiled helplessly, "It's obviously you who loves to fight for power the most, Old Master Liu. I forgot to tell you that I don't plan to return to the royal family. After I finish dealing with things here, I will leave."
Old Master Liu was startled at first, then he called out repeatedly, "Xin'er! Stop..."
Hu Xin'er ignored his call and walked out step by step firmly.
The rest of the Lu family followed her footsteps and filed out.
Old Master Liu waved his hands anxiously and glared at the Lu family: "How dare you, the Lu family, persuade Xin'er to do such an unfilial thing? Sooner or later, you will be punished!"
He knew Hu Xin'er's character and believed that she was capable of doing such a thing, but precisely because of this, he felt even more unwilling.
Hu Xiner is so outstanding, she should be the granddaughter of the Liu family, and she should shine in various occasions!
The children of the Liu family are notoriously incompetent in the capital, especially Liu Qingyi, who can be said to have single-handedly lowered the reputation of the entire Liu family.
If Hu Xiner could still live a smooth life after leaving the Liu family, the people in Beijing would only point fingers at the Liu family behind their backs if they knew about it.
How could Old Master Liu tolerate the Liu family's reputation being damaged? So he called out to Hu Xin'er with all his might, hoping to make her change her mind.
When Liu Zhi and the others heard that Hu Xin'er was a princess, they were so frightened that they stood there in shock. They kept thinking about what they had done to Hu Xin'er in the past. The more they thought about it, the more scared they became. They just wanted to kowtow to Hu Xin'er and beg for mercy.
But Hu Xiner's last words dispelled the haze in their hearts and made them arrogant again.
"Grandfather, please stop shouting. That heartless woman will never come back." Liu Qingyi said with a pout.
Old Master Liu simply ignored her. He got a headache when he saw this disappointing granddaughter.
Liu Zhize sighed quietly and said, "Alas, Old Master, I think Xin'er was just saying this in anger. Who would give up wealth and glory and leave the capital?"
In her mind, everyone except those from the capital was a country bumpkin, so she didn't believe that anyone would rather leave the capital.
His voice echoed behind him, mixed with the malicious accusations of Liu Zhi and others. It was not until the door was closed that Hu Xiner felt relieved.
She felt that freedom was written all over her body, but as her heart relaxed, a long-lost fatigue also came over her. She stumbled as she went down the stairs and almost lost her balance.
A warm hand wrapped around her waist, and Mu Qing picked her up by the waist, his eyes filled with infinite tenderness: "Xin'er, let's go home."
Under the starry sky, Hu Xiner suddenly felt infinite courage in her heart. She didn't care about people's eyes, stretched out her hand to hook Mu Qing's neck, then leaned on Mu Qing's chest and slowly closed her eyes.
"We will go to the palace early tomorrow morning. We will first find out the whereabouts of godfather. After rescuing godfather, we will discuss other things." She murmured in Mu Qing's arms.
Mu Qing said gently, "Don't think too much. I'll take care of all these things."
"That won't do." Hu Xin'er shrank into his arms. "Don't always do everything by yourself. If you get exhausted, what will happen to me and the baby?"
Mu Qing coaxed gently, "Okay, then I'll face it together with my wife."
He held his wife in his arms as if he was holding the whole world, and warmth surged in his heart uncontrollably.
Because they wasted some time in Liu Mansion, it was already late at night when they returned to Lu Mansion.
At this time, most of the servants were already asleep. Mu Qing knocked on the door tentatively, but it opened immediately.
The old butler and Yun Qiu, one old and one young, were squatting at the door. When they saw that they had returned, their sleepy eyes lit up at the same time.
Mu Qing put his finger to his lips, signaling them not to make any sound.
Because Hu Xin'er was sleeping soundly in his arms.
That night, returning to the familiar Lu Mansion, everyone had a lot of emotions in their mind, but they all chose to hurried back to their rooms to wash up instead of exchanging greetings and expressing their feelings.
After all, there may be a tough battle to fight tomorrow.
The next day, Hu Xiner was woken up at dawn.
She glanced at the sky outside and couldn't help but bury her head in the pillow and complained, "Why do we have to go out now? Can we sleep a little longer?"
Mu Qing was helpless: "Xin'er, the emperor's decree has arrived at the door, summoning us to the palace."
Hu Xin'er suddenly woke up: "Are we the only two?"
The door was suddenly pushed open, and the morning breeze blew through the condensed white frost, bringing a biting chill into the room.
Jiang Yao appeared at the door: "I'll go with you."
She was still wearing her dark green vine skirt, and a few pure white petals bloomed on her dark green cloak, adding a touch of warmth to her cold temperament.
Hu Xin'er wrapped herself tightly in the quilt, dumbfounded: "Aunt, what are you doing..."
Jiang Yao showed impatience: "Stop talking nonsense, change your clothes quickly and go to the palace."
The eunuch who came to deliver the imperial edict did not say anything when he saw the large group of people coming, but his attitude was quite enthusiastic, which was completely different from his previous cold appearance.
As soon as she entered the Yangxin Palace, Hu Xiner's eyes lit up with surprise: "Godfather!"
As expected, Old Man Dou was rescued by the emperor and brought to the palace.
When he saw Hu Xin'er, he was also very excited: "I heard them say that you all ran away somewhere else, why are you back now?"
Hu Xin'er was about to say something, but when she saw the emperor, she swallowed the words in her throat and said, "It's a long story. Let's talk about it later."
The emperor felt a little uncomfortable when he saw his daughter was only talking to outsiders, so he coughed dryly and said, "Xin'er, my injury has healed a lot."
He is now able to move freely and is being cared for meticulously in the palace. Apart from a few bandages wrapped around his chest, it is almost impossible to tell that he is injured.
Seeing him looking at her expectantly, Hu Xin'er said politely, somewhat awkwardly, "Your Majesty is truly blessed by heaven."
The emperor's perfunctory words became evidence of his daughter's concern for him. He immediately said cheerfully, "I was able to recover so quickly thanks to your service in protecting me. Now that you're back today, why don't you stay?"
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