Chapter 104 Intimidation
An autumn breeze blew, and Yun Wan took the initiative to hold Lu Changning's hand, smiling and said, "It's windy here, why don't you go in?"
Feeling the soft warmth of her palm, Lu Changning smiled and shook his head: "We are not cold. Your Majesty is an honored person, we cannot lose our manners."
Yun Wan was angry: "It's only been a few days since we last met, and Changning and I have become estranged."
Hearing this, Lu Changning's eyes turned red and he looked at her with tears in his eyes.
She wanted to call her "Third Aunt" as she did before, but she knew it was inappropriate.
Yun Wan patted her hand to comfort her, glanced at her and changed the subject: "Where is the old lady?"
There are many familiar people here, but Mrs. Lu is missing.
Lu Changning paused and said embarrassedly, "Grandmother was ill a while ago and couldn't leave the bed. I hope Your Majesty won't mind."
She and everyone else knew why the old lady was ill, and they also understood that the person in the family who would find it most difficult to accept Yun Wan as a concubine would be the old lady.
Yun Wan nodded and said, "I'll go take a look later. Go in first."
Lu Changning smiled: "Okay! My Queen, be careful with the steps!"
Aunt Zhong, who was standing behind, rolled her eyes. She hadn't realized that this eldest girl was so good at flattering.
After entering Duke Lu's Mansion, Yun Wan rejected the proposal of holding a banquet to welcome him and went straight back to Cuiwei Garden.
The first person to see her was Yue'e, "Madam is back!"
After calling her "Pah Pah" twice, he said, "Wrong, it should be Empress Yunfei!"
The other maids quickly put down their work and burst into tears when they saw Yun Wan, "Your Majesty..."
Yun Wan comforted them one by one: "Silly girls, why are you crying for no reason?"
Yueya and the others didn’t know why they were crying, they just wanted to cry.
"This is Fuling. She has been taking care of me in the palace." Yun Wan introduced her to them.
The two nodded in greeting, recognizing each other's faces. Then Fuling knew they had something to say, so she took the initiative to say, "Master, I will go and see if I have left anything behind."
Yun Wan nodded: "It looks like it's going to rain today, so remember to come back early."
After Fuling left, Yun Wan invited them into the house, sat down, and said, "I think you all know that after I come back this time, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to leave the palace again."
Hearing this, several maids looked depressed.
Yuezhi: "Madam, will you stay in the palace from now on?"
When there are no outsiders around, she still likes to call him that as before.
Yue'e snorted, "Isn't that nonsense? Have you ever seen a concubine in the palace who can leave the palace every day? Our wife is going there to enjoy herself, why is she looking so sad?"
Yuezhi put her hands on her hips and glared at her: "You're the only one who can talk!"
The two were used to bickering, and after this interruption, the dull atmosphere dissipated.
Yue Jian was more steady and asked, "Madam, can we follow you into the palace and continue to serve you?"
Yun Wan: "That's exactly what I was going to say."
"I know you are loyal to me, but entering the palace requires caution. You must consider it carefully."
Several maids were in hesitation.
After finishing a cup of tea, Yun Wan slowly spoke: "Yuezhi, I heard that you have a childhood sweetheart, a fiancé. When do you plan to get married?"
Yuezhi nodded: "My mother said it might be the end of this year or the beginning of next spring, but......"
A struggle flashed across her face.
Her fiancé is a good man, but she can't bear to leave his wife.
Yun Wan made the final decision: "Don't bother with that. Just stay outside the palace and help me collect the accounts. When you get married, I'll give you an additional dowry."
Yuezhi has a family and a fiancé, and they are going to get married soon. Yunwan certainly won't break up the couple, so she simply makes the decision for her.
Sure enough, Yuezhi breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
Yun Wan looked at the remaining people: "Yue'e, what about you?"
Yue'e was silent for a moment and then said firmly, "I am worried about my mother and sister at home, so I want to stay."
"good!"
Yueya then spoke up, "Madam, Yuejian and I are both orphans. We have no relatives in this world. We have decided to call each other sisters and continue to serve you!"
Yun Wan nodded with relief: "That's good, you can support each other in the palace."
Afterwards, she readily returned Yuezhi and Yue'e's indentures to them, and signed a contract with Yunxiang Pavilion. From then on, the two of them no longer stayed in Duke Lu's Mansion, but went to Yunxiang Pavilion to help.
Fortunately, one of them can read and organize the account books, and the other is eloquent, and both can make use of their strengths in Yunxiang Pavilion.
........
After saying that he was going to visit the old lady and arranging the whereabouts of several personal maids, Yun Wan went to Ci Xin Hall.
The room was filled with a strong and bitter smell of medicine. Old Mrs. Lu, who was lying on the bed, was sleeping uneasily. When she opened her eyes and saw the person sitting on the edge of the bed, she was shocked.
"Why is it you?!"
She stared at Yun Wan intently, her face pale and still in shock.
Yun Wan brought a bowl of medicine, scooped a spoonful, blew it cool, and brought it to her mouth, smiling and said, "Mother, take the medicine."
The old lady glared at her: "I don't want to drink! Take it away! You bitch——"
"Bang!"
Yun Wan simply let go of her hand, and the medicine bowl immediately fell to the ground, breaking into pieces. The brown medicine spilled all over the floor, and also splashed the old lady's mattress.
The maid rushed in upon hearing the noise. Yun Wan wiped the medicine stains off her sleeves and said calmly, "The old lady refused to take the medicine and knocked over the bowl. Clean it up."
The maidservant had no suspicion of anything, and was obviously used to the old lady's strange temper.
After cleaning up the debris on the ground, she was stunned for a moment and looked at the scratch on Yun Wan's hand, "Your hand..."
Yun Wan held it down with a handkerchief and said, "It's okay."
The old lady was stunned. It was Yun Wan who deliberately let go of the bowl of medicine and broke it! How could she be the one who spilled it?
But seeing that Yun Wan looked fine, she gritted her teeth and endured it.
"How dare you enter our Lu family!"
After the bleeding stopped, Yun Wan put away the handkerchief and said slowly, "Why not?"
The old lady was furious: "Are you worthy of my son?!"
Yun Wan curved her lips, the smile not reaching her eyes, and said in a cold tone: "The one who wronged him is your daughter, Concubine Shu."
"The Concubine Shu brought me to Your Majesty's couch with a pot of wine. Are you satisfied with this answer?"
"The current situation is all thanks to your daughter, mother."
She kept calling the old lady "mother", which made the old lady feel like there was something stuck in her throat and her face became more and more ugly.
Looking at Yun Wan, dressed in a gorgeous outfit with pearl hairpins around her, looking gorgeous, she closed her eyes and said, "Get out of here! I don't want to see you!"
Having said what needed to be said, Yun Wan didn't want to stay any longer. He looked at her leisurely for a while, then stood up and prepared to leave.
Yun Wan admitted that she did it on purpose.
Sick people need to rest quietly and should avoid getting angry, as they are easily overwhelmed by anger. So she insisted on telling the old lady the truth and let her get rid of her resentment.
"Sui'er is our Lu family's child, don't even think about taking him away!" the old lady behind him said hysterically.
Yun Wan said calmly, "That's not up to you."
After leaving the house, he met Aunt Zhong in the yard.
When the other party saw Yun Wan, he turned around subconsciously, but was stopped.
"Aunt Zhong."
Aunt Zhong was forced to turn around, lowering her brows and asking, "What does Concubine Yun want?"
Yun Wan walked towards her, stopping just one step away from Aunt Zhong. In a voice only the two of them could hear, he said, "Haven't you always wanted to know who the man was who was fighting with me at Putuo Temple that day? I'll tell you now."
Aunt Zhong had a bad feeling and subconsciously wanted to refuse, but Yun Wan had already whispered in her ear: "That person is..."
"Your Majesty."
Aunt Zhong's heart skipped a beat and her color gradually faded.
Yun Wan smiled and said, "Now that you know who he is, why don't you go tell the old lady?"
"Oh, right, I remember you called us adulterers. You said that if I told His Majesty that Concubine Zhong, you would actually call him an adulterer..."
She said in a grim tone.
Aunt Zhong suddenly looked up, her eyes filled with fear, and begged for mercy: "Don't say it! Concubine Yun, it was my fault. I was blind and didn't recognize the great man before. Please forgive my fault and don't tell His Majesty about this!"
She knew how powerful pillow talk could be. If Yun Wan really complained to the emperor, she and her son Changze would be implicated!
Aunt Zhong was extremely frightened and looked at Yun Wan pleadingly.
Yun Wan lowered her eyes: "That depends on your performance."
After saying that, she lifted her legs and left, leaving Aunt Zhong to collapse on the ground.
Yun Wan actually didn't plan to do anything about Aunt Zhong, but if intimidation could make her feel uneasy and live in fear so that she would no longer cause trouble for her, that would be a good thing.
Returning to Cuiwei Garden again, Yun Wan sat alone in the room quietly, sighing, feeling quite bored.
Recalling the scenes in Cixin Hall, she felt as if she had learned bad things.
The way he scared the old lady and Aunt Zhong looked a bit like a certain man.
It's all his fault.
As expected, it was sunny in the morning, but heavy rain began to fall in the capital city near dusk. Yun Wan's plan to return to the palace had to be postponed temporarily. She would return to the palace tomorrow morning after the rain stopped, so she had to stay in Duke Lu's mansion tonight.
Late at night, in the palace.
Lying on the fragrant bed, Emperor Jingxuan took out Yunwan's small clothes, took a deep breath, and sighed softly.
The lady is not here.
Miss Madam.
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