"yes."
Zuo Qianrou knelt on the ground, her brows furrowing slightly. She couldn't understand why Emperor Yuanwu would suddenly bring this up at this time.
Wasn't she personally selected by him in yesterday's audition?
Could it be that she doesn't even know who her father is?
"I've heard that your father is on good terms with General Lu. Is that true?" Emperor Yuanwu's eyes flashed.
General Lu?
Zuo Qianrou felt a chill run down her spine.
For a moment, I couldn't understand what Emperor Yuanwu meant.
"I have lived in seclusion in my chambers for many years and know nothing of my father's affairs in the court." Zuo Qianrou's voice trembled slightly at the end because of fear.
"You don't know?" Emperor Yuanwu seemed unconvinced by the answer: "Then do you know that your father originally intended to marry you to Lu Zhaofeng, the second son of General Lu?"
Zuo Qianrou suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
This matter was only mentioned casually by his father and General Lu while they were drinking.
They did not come to propose marriage.
There were only the two of them drinking at the time.
No one else knows how Emperor Yuanwu found out.
Could it be that General Lu or Lu Zhaofeng told him?
Impossible, impossible.
Zuo Qianrou quickly dismissed the idea in her mind.
She has now entered the palace through the imperial concubine selection process.
If they were to tell Emperor Yuanwu about this...
Wouldn't that just be asking for trouble for nothing?
Besides, she had never met Lu Zhaofeng before.
He would never fall in love at first sight with her portrait.
Before he enters the palace, ask Emperor Yuanwu to grant him a marriage.
This is ridiculous.
But surprisingly, Emperor Yuanwu asked.
This shows that he already had solid evidence.
"That is indeed true, but it was just something my father mentioned casually when he was drunk with General Lu. He never actually came to propose marriage, and I have never even met General Lu Zhaofeng," Zuo Qianrou answered truthfully.
Her frankness finally eased Emperor Yuanwu's expression somewhat: "You're willing to tell the truth."
"Your Majesty, I dare not deceive you," Zuo Qianrou said calmly.
"Alright, stop kneeling there. It's getting late, come and help me change."
After Emperor Yuanwu finished speaking, he sat up straight: "There will be an early morning court session tomorrow."
"Yes!" Zuo Qianrou said softly.
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The next morning.
Emperor Yuanwu has just left.
The head steward of the Imperial Household Department, accompanied by maids, eunuchs, and a large pile of gifts, entered Qingfeng Garden in a grand procession.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty is the first among these nuns to receive the Emperor's favor."
"These are all prepared by the Imperial Household Department for Your Highness. They are just a small token of our appreciation. Please accept them with a smile."
"Although Her Highness has not yet received the Emperor's reward, she told me everything as soon as she asked Eunuch Jixiang."
"All these rewards will be given in accordance with the rank of a concubine."
Concubine?
Zuo Qianrou's eyes lit up, her joy barely concealed.
Yesterday, when Emperor Yuanwu mentioned Lu Zhaofeng...
She thought the emperor was going to punish her.
But I never expected to receive such a generous reward.
"It's really kind of you, Father-in-law, to go to all this trouble to come all this way." Zuo Qianrou winked at Jiaojiao, the maid who accompanied her in her dowry, behind her.
After exchanging their money, everyone took out a few pieces of silver from their purses and presented them to the head eunuch of the Imperial Household Department: "Her Majesty is new here, and we will need your guidance in the future."
"Of course, of course." The head steward of the Imperial Household Department weighed the silver in his hand, his mouth spreading wide with joy: "But when Your Highness rises to prominence, please don't forget me."
"Thank you, sir." Zuo Qianrou said politely.
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