Chapter 45 Bigger troubles await them
Furong said, "The Crown Prince's wife has experts by her side. If it doesn't work this time, we can just send another expert next time."
Lu Ningshuang shook her head: "There won't be a next time. She didn't succeed this time, so she will only be more vigilant."
Seeing her young lady's unhappy expression, Furong could only advise, "It doesn't really have to be this way. She's already married to the prince, so why not take it slow and steady?"
When Lu Ningshuang heard her say the words "marry the prince", a chill appeared in her eyes.
Ji Yunshu was clearly going to marry Zhao Heng, but she still followed her mother to the Changxing Marquis Mansion to attend the wedding banquet.
But in the blink of an eye, she became Zhao Shen's wife.
Zhao Shen...
Lu Ningshuang vaguely recalled the young man whose talent and appearance were unparalleled in the world.
After a long time, she calmed herself down and said slowly, "You're right. Things have come to this. I can't be impulsive anymore."
Although Ji Yunshu didn't trust her now, it didn't matter, she had plenty of patience.
Just thinking of her own troubles, she asked again: "How is my mother today? Has she mentioned returning to Beijing?"
Furong nodded: "Madam went out for a walk today. It seems that she is almost well now. She has asked the people around her to pack her luggage for the trip back to Beijing."
Lu Ningshuang pondered for a moment and said, "Forget it. I have to go back sooner or later."
Furong also breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that the young lady was willing to return to Beijing. If she continued to confront the wife of the Crown Prince of Changxing Marquis's Mansion head-on, something might happen.
At this time, they didn't know that even bigger troubles were waiting for them.
Although Ji Yunshu wanted to stay in the manor, she received the empress dowager's decree early in the morning, asking her to return to Beijing immediately.
He even sent his personal maid, Nanny Wen, to bring her directly into the palace.
Facing the worried Nanny Wen, Ji Yunshu frowned: "Mammy, you can see that I'm really fine."
Nanny Wen said with a pleasant expression, "This servant saw it, but the Empress Dowager couldn't. You don't know how worried the Empress Dowager was when she heard the news of your assassination yesterday. You should go back and comfort her."
Ji Yunshu was helpless. To be honest, she had gone to Taiqing Temple on the second day after she came to the manor, and had only returned yesterday. In total, she had not stayed here for two full days.
However, she could also understand the Queen Mother's feelings.
The Queen Mother raised her as her own daughter, so she was naturally worried when she heard that she had been assassinated.
Moreover, Jingzhao Yin still needs pressure from the palace.
So he ordered people to pack up and return to Beijing.
As for Zhao Shen, she thought that he was a fake anyway, and it was inconvenient for him to show up in public, nor could he go to the harem with her, so she simply found a reason to let him continue to live on the farm.
So, on the way back to Beijing, she once again ran into the Lu family's carriage.
The Lu family set out earlier than her and walked ahead.
Lu Ru muttered, "Why do I keep running into Miss Lu lately?"
Lan Yin smiled and said, "I heard that she came here to recuperate for Madam Lu. It's been almost half a month now. Now that Madam Lu is well, it's time for her to go back."
This time, Ji Yunshu did not suspect that Lu Ningshuang had deliberately gone with her.
I'm just a little curious about how Lu Ningshuang would react after she knew that I asked Jingzhao Prefecture to get rid of the Yama Palace?
"What did you say?"
Lu Ningshuang returned home and had just greeted her grandmother and settled her mother back inside when she received the message from Ji Yunshu that was passed on to Jingzhao Prefecture.
She crushed the teacup in her hand and angrily said, "Who the hell does Ji Yunshu think she is? What right does she have to dictate to the Jingzhao Prefecture?"
Furong flinched under her anger, but still stepped forward and said, "Miss, calm down. This matter requires long-term consideration. There is no need to hurt yourself over this."
The teacup in Lu Ningshuang's hand shattered, the porcelain fragments scratched her hand, and blood gradually flowed out from between her white and slender fingers.
She took a deep breath to stop her anger from controlling her emotions, and stretched out her palm to shake off the broken porcelain.
Furong quickly found some medicine and came to help her treat the wound.
As she used the small tongs to pick out the broken porcelain, Lu Ningshuang asked calmly, "What did Lord Qin say?"
The current prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture is Qin Fengwei.
Furong shook her head: "It doesn't matter what Lord Qin says. The wife of Prince Zhao has been following us all the way, and she is escorted by the Imperial Guards."
Lu Ningshuang knew what she said next without her having to say anything. With the empress dowager's support, how could the prefect of Jingzhao dare not cooperate?
"In the palace..."
Lu Ningshuang pondered and said.
Furong shook her head: "Because of the Queen's childbirth, many people in the palace have been purged. We have suffered a great loss. The remaining people..."
It has to be used at the critical moment.
Lu Ningshuang knew that it was not easy to place people in the palace, but if those people were not used now, there might not be a chance to use them in the future.
She found that Ji Yunshu was simply her nemesis. Ever since she married Zhao Shen, nothing had gone smoothly for her.
"Ji Yunshu has entered the palace. What do you think she will do? Lord Qin may not take her words seriously, but once the emperor issues an order, things will be troublesome."
Lu Ningshuang looked at her bandaged palm, which was still faintly bloody, with a cold expression: "Instead of this, let's let something happen in the palace first."
Although Furong didn't agree with reaching out to the palace at this time, she was not qualified to question the young lady's words: "What is your plan, young lady?"
Lu Ningshuang said, "Isn't my cousin very unhappy about the Queen successfully giving birth to a prince? Then help her."
Ji Yunshu entered the palace directly under the escort of the Yulin Guards.
The Queen Mother looked her over carefully before she felt relieved. "I'm glad you're alright. I was shocked to hear you were assassinated."
Ji Yunshu said helplessly: "Didn't I send someone to tell my aunt that everything is fine?"
The Queen Mother pulled her to sit down before she said, "Everyone outside is saying you were stabbed. It's so convincing that even the Emperor was alarmed. How can I feel at ease unless I see it with my own eyes?"
Ji Yunshu deliberately complained, "I wanted to take this opportunity to pretend to be sick and rest for a few days at the manor, but now you've taken me to the palace, and everyone knows I'm not injured."
The Queen Mother poked her forehead and said, "You lazy girl! I heard that as soon as you left the palace that day, you were taken to the farm by Prince Zhao. Haven't you been resting all these days? Haven't you had enough rest yet?"
Ji Yunshu rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "You don't know how comfortable life is on the farm. You can sleep as long as you want every day and don't have to worry about anything. It's not even as hot as in Beijing."
The Queen Mother laughed and said, "Why didn't I realize you were such a lazy person before? It's only because you married Prince Zhao that he doesn't find fault with you."
Ji Yunshu hugged the Queen Mother's arm and acted coquettishly: "It's all because of my aunt's support. No one in the Marquis' Mansion dares to say anything, so I live a carefree life."
As they were talking, they heard an announcement outside that the emperor had arrived.
Before Ji Yunshu could move, Emperor Jingming came in.
Seeing Ji Yunshu about to stand up and salute, he stopped her with a smile and said, "No need to be so polite, cousin. I heard you making the Queen Mother happy from outside, so it seems that there is really nothing wrong."
Ji Yunshu hadn't expected that he could actually alarm his cousin. He was a little surprised, but he still smiled as he said, "Aunt isn't being happy at all; she's clearly making fun of me."
Emperor Jingming didn't know what was going on. In the past, this cousin always relied on the favor of the empress dowager and looked down on everyone, acting arrogantly.
But it still seems to be like this now, but he feels much more likable than before.
He thought it was probably because she saved the queen last time.
Even as he thought this, he put on a stern face and said, "I heard you sent a message to the Jingzhao Yin, saying that if they couldn't find the mastermind behind your assassination, they would have Yama Palace destroyed. How dare you, a woman from the inner chambers, order an official of Jingzhao Prefecture to do something? Do you know what your punishment should be?"
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