Chapter 245 Confession to the Royal Concubine

The second princess' wedding day will soon arrive.

Three days before her wedding, her husband's family would come to the palace to thank her for her kindness.

So on this day, Lin Zizhou and his mother went to the palace to thank him, and naturally they had to go to the Empress Dowager's palace first.

But today, by coincidence, the Empress Dowager's palace was very lively.

The Empress, the Imperial Consort, and even the eldest princess were all in the Empress Dowager's Palace, which saved the mother and son the trouble of traveling to several palaces.

"Greetings to the Empress Dowager, greetings to the Empress Dowager..." The mother and son knelt down and greeted everyone in a proper manner before sitting on the seat given by the Empress Dowager.

"It's a coincidence today." Because Lu Xingxue's wedding was approaching, the Queen Mother was in high spirits and spoke with full energy. "They are all in my palace, which saves you and your son from traveling back and forth in the palace."

"It's what I should do." Madam Lin was the wife chosen by Grand Tutor Lin for his son. She was a very well-educated and well-mannered person.

Seeing her like this, Song Qingyan couldn't help but say, "Xingxue is lucky to have a mother-in-law like you."

"Your Majesty, thank you for your compliment. I am unworthy of it." Although Lin Zizhou's father was only a third-rank official in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, given the Lin family's reputation in the capital, no one dared to look down on them.

Therefore, Lin Zizhou's marriage to the second princess was not considered too high a target.

Mrs. Lin was always in doubt because she heard from outside that the second princess's mother, Concubine Shu, was confined to the palace by the Emperor of Great Chu.

She really didn't know whether she should go to pay her respects.

"Mrs. Lin doesn't have to go to Shupin's place." This time it was Shen Ning who spoke.

I thought the second princess would follow the plan she and Shupin had made and go to ask the emperor or the queen mother in person to lift Shupin's house arrest.

With the help of Shupin, I will feel a lot more relaxed.

She and Song Qingyan had fallen out a long time ago. If Shupin stood on her side, it would provide her with a lot of help in the future.

But she never expected that the second princess would be so unkind.

She actually went to the Great Chu Emperor in person to beg him, saying that it was not easy for her mother to raise her, and she hoped to be married off from the Zhuhua Palace so that her mother could see the scene of her wedding.

Upon hearing this, the Emperor of Great Chu praised her for her filial piety and immediately ordered Meng Quande to go to the Jinxiu Palace.

Informed Shen Ning about this.

Shen Ning's work was in vain.

Therefore, she was somewhat dissatisfied with Shupin and the Second Princess.

When the empress dowager heard what the empress said, she couldn't help but frown. Why did she suddenly mention Shupin? Wasn't she just trying to make Xingxue unhappy for no reason?

She immediately stopped Shen Ning from saying anything else, but her tone was not good: "Shupin is an unlucky woman. Someone from her palace came to report yesterday that she was sick and couldn't get up from the bed."

After saying that, he looked at Lin Zizhou in front of him with a smile and said, "Don't worry, Zizhou. When Xingxue gets married, you can let her look at you two from the inner room."

Lin Zizhou naturally couldn't say anything, he just smiled and nodded.

The eldest princess seemed to notice that Lin Zizhou was a little nervous, and hurriedly comforted him: "Don't worry, Master Lin, you have met my sister Xingxue, she is a good girl with a gentle personality."

Of course the eldest princess was lying. The second princess was the most aggressive when she quarreled with her in the past.

As they were talking, Lu Xingwan came in tremblingly, led by Pei Chuyan.

Mrs. Lin was stunned for a moment.

People said that after Prince Pei lost his parents, he had a sullen face all day long, and even the ladies in the palace could not see him in a good mood.

How come you are attracted to a child here now?

Lin Zizhou also tried hard to hold back his laughter. This Master Pei looked quite nice towards children.

In order to divert attention, Mrs. Lin deliberately changed the subject: "This is Princess Yong'an, right? She is such a delicate and exquisite child. She is only seven months old, and she is already walking."

Although it was a change of subject, Mrs. Lin was also surprised.

The Queen Mother was naturally willing to listen to others praising her little granddaughter, and she clapped her hands at Lu Xingwan and said, "Wanwan, come and see the Imperial Grandmother."

Lu Xingwan immediately let go of Pei Chuyan's hand and ran quickly towards the Queen Mother.

However, because his footing was not steady, he fell to the ground suddenly when he was almost in front of the Queen Mother.

Mrs. Lin subconsciously reached out to help, but she saw that everyone around her was motionless, as if they were used to it, and were just waiting for Lu Xingwan to get up by himself.

He couldn't help but look at Song Qingyan a little longer. He had heard that the Royal Concubine was different from other people and that she was always forthright and bold in her style of doing things. He didn't expect that she would educate her children in the same way.

At that moment, there was a little more appreciation in his eyes.

When returning to Qingyun Palace from Rongle Palace, Pei Chuyan followed Song Qingyan into the inner room for the first time.

Song Qingyan had just put Lu Xingwan down and when she turned around, she was startled by Pei Chuyan, who was wearing black clothes.

But seeing that he had a serious look on his face, they knew that he had something to say, so they immediately sent everyone out and only kept the three of them.

Lu Xingwan's face was full of joy.

[Hurry up and tell me, my mother is waiting! She is so anxious! ]

Lu Xingwan had been looking forward to it for many days, and finally he was going to tell Pei Chuyan what he had been busy with recently.

"I originally wanted to handle this matter myself." Pei Chuyan could indeed handle it very well on his own, but it was ultimately related to party politics. He knew that Song Qingyan always had a clear vision of things, so in the end he still felt that he should ask for her opinion.

"But after thinking it over, I still think it would be better to ask your Majesty for your opinion."

"Well, sit down and talk." Seeing how serious he was, Song Qingyan didn't say much and just waited quietly for his next words.

Lu Xingwan also calmed down for a rare moment.

Pei Chuyan didn't say a word, but took out a letter that looked like a memorial from his sleeve and handed it to Song Qingyan.

Before Song Qingyan opened it, she heard Lu Xingwan's begging voice.

[Mother, mother, dear mother, Wanwan wants to see it too, mother, can you hug Wanwan? ]

As he said that, he began to pounce on Song Qingyan's legs. Song Qingyan smiled awkwardly and hugged Lu Xingwan in front of her.

The mother and daughter opened the memorial together and read it carefully.

Pei Chuyan almost laughed when he saw Lu Xingwan reading seriously in Song Qingyan's arms. This little girl, at such a young age, looked like an old child.

Sometimes I always feel that her eyes are very mature.

After Song Qingyan finished reading it, she looked at Pei Chuyan in front of her in surprise.

Lu Xingwan also looked at Pei Chuyan in surprise.

[This is not mentioned in the storybook! It only says that He Yong does not love He Yuyao.]

[Unexpectedly, it was He Yong who harassed his second wife and killed He Yuyao's mother. ]

[It's abominable, it's really abominable, how could someone in this world kill his own wife? ]