Chapter 983 Fleeing the Famine? There's No Way to Escape (30)
Lu Chengwen glanced at the new emperor's dark face and smiled, "Don't worry, your brother-in-law won't kill you. Not only will he not kill you, he will also let you live a long and healthy life. Men, send the deposed emperor back to the former Third Prince's residence."
This means that the deposed emperor was imprisoned, and he was actually quite relieved, at least he wouldn't die.
Afterwards, he glared at Cheng Ya. This bitch was just like her promiscuous sister, utterly shameless and without any sense of propriety. He would deal with her when they got back to the manor!
Cheng Ya shuddered at the gaze of the deposed emperor.
"Brother-in-law, spare me! Cheng Ya doesn't want to associate with this man. He wants to devour me alive. If I'm locked up with him, I'll only die!"
Lu Chengwen didn't want to listen at all. With a wave of his hand, a squad of soldiers walked in, and the emperor and his wife were taken away, along with the concubines.
Li Wenbin came in and asked, "Brother, do you really want to just keep this deposed emperor and empress like this?"
Lu Chengwen shook his head, "No, no. If it weren't for these two people, Xiaobao wouldn't have lost his mother. Back then, because Chengyun suddenly left, he cried and had a high fever repeatedly. If he hadn't happened to meet Madam, he would have either cried himself to death or been driven crazy by the fever."
How could I be so soft-hearted for someone who is only related to me by blood and whom Xiaobao has never even met?
Even a broken boat has three pounds of nails; after all, he was once an emperor, so who knows what bargaining chips he might still have up his sleeve.
Do you really think anyone can seize power so easily? He needs someone to support him. He can easily clear things up in the open, but he has to use his brain to do things behind the scenes.
"Understood, sir. Immediately send men to keep a close eye on the deposed emperor. If anyone contacts him, we can follow the trail and take them all down!"
Lu Chengwen smiled and said, "I trust you to handle things."
...
Two months later, a long convoy arrived in the capital.
Inside the carriage, Old Lady Ning looked at the streets of the capital and sighed, "This is the capital! I never thought in my life that I would be able to live in the capital one day."
Ning Yan said, "Your good fortune is yet to come."
Grandma Ning held her granddaughter's hand and said with a smile, "That's right, good fortune is indeed on the way."
Who could have imagined that our family would have such an opportunity? Our grandson has rendered meritorious service in supporting the emperor, and our granddaughter is about to become empress.
Xiao Bao is six years old. Lu Chengwen has been fighting for the past two years, so he has spent the most time with Ning Yan. His relationship with Ning Yan is far beyond that of a biological mother and son, and he has visited the Ning family quite often. In the future, when Xiao Bao ascends the throne, he will not mistreat the Ning family.
Soon the Ning family returned to the Ning residence arranged by Lu Chengwen, while the Lu family returned to the Lu family's old house. Ning Yan and her mother-in-law Xiao Bao went straight to the palace.
At the palace gate, Lu Chengwen personally led his men out to greet them.
Fortunately, he had not yet officially ascended the throne, so he did not need to perform any grand ceremonies.
When Madam Lu saw her son, her eyes were filled with tears.
"Mother, you must be tired from your journey."
"It's not hard work, it's not hard work, it's my son who's working hard."
Lu Chengwen supported his mother, but his eyes kept drifting towards Ning Yan. Despite sitting in the carriage for so long, she showed no signs of fatigue; on the contrary, she looked energetic. Madam is truly beautiful.
As for his eldest son, he didn't even give him a second glance.
Ning Yan: ……
We've been apart for a while now; I'm afraid the nights won't be pleasant.
The group entered the palace. The old lady was arranged to go to Cining Palace, while Ning Yan was taken directly to Lu Chengwen's palace.
Xiao Bao was then sent to the East Palace.
"Father, I don't want to live in the East Palace by myself."
Lu Chengwen's eyes flashed with anger: "When Father ascends the throne, you will be the Crown Prince of this country. If you don't live in the Eastern Palace, where will you live?"
Hurry up and get out of here! That brat has no sense at all! The eunuchs have already brought water for the lady to wash up. What is he still doing here?!
"Chief Steward Hai, escort him to the East Palace."
Xiao Bao glanced at his mother, but seeing that she didn't speak up for him, he could only walk away dejectedly.
After he left, Lu Chengwen hugged her tightly, saying, "My wife, you've finally come."
"It would have been better if I hadn't come; this palace is full of beauties..."
Lu Chengwen waved his hand and dismissed all the servants. After they left, he picked up the person and went into the inner room.
He had already replaced the original dragon bed here. He wouldn't use something that someone else had used. Besides, the old dragon bed was a bit too small for him to handle. The new bed he replaced was a full two meters wide.
Ning Yan: ……
She covered herself with her clothes, saying, "I just arrived, and it's still broad daylight."
Lu Chengwen laid the person on the bed and started pulling at his coat, "How long have we been apart?"
Ning Yan: "..." One year and two months?
"Madam, hurry up and take it off."
Ning Yan: She also makes mistakes in judgment. It turns out that she doesn't have an easy time during the day either.
...
Fortunately, Lu Chengwen was not such a tactless person. As dusk fell, he took his men to Cining Palace, where the whole family had dinner together.
However, he really had too many things to do. He was called away after dinner and didn't return until almost midnight.
Ning Yan was asleep at that time.
"Madam, how could you go to sleep first?"
Looking at the person who had shaken her awake, Ning Yan kicked his leg and said, "You're sick."
Lu Chengwen wasn't angry at all when he was kicked. His wife was just a delicate girl; how much strength could she possibly have?
He grabbed her fair ankle and chuckled as he climbed onto the bed. "You can sleep however you want while I'm not here, but not when I come back."
"Hmph, watch out for your old back." He was a 27-year-old man.
"Pah, pah, pah, my back is perfectly fine."
...
According to the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, November 18th is the best day for the coronation.
Lu Chengwen decided to hold the coronation ceremony and the empress's investiture ceremony at the same time, mainly because the production of the phoenix robe and dragon robe took too long, and they would be almost ready by November.
In early November, after more than six months, the phoenix robe was finally completed. Ning Yan tried it on and found that it fit perfectly, expressing her satisfaction with Lu Chengwen's discerning eye.
“My lady, it seems this phoenix robe doesn’t need any alterations,” said Biqing, the personal maid.
Ning Yan nodded.
"Hmm, is the dragon robe ready?"
"It's been prepared for a long time."
The word "early" is very insightful.
Ning Yan smiled and changed out of her phoenix robe. "Your master said yesterday that he wanted to eat hand-pulled noodles. Have the kitchen prepare them, and I will cook them for him myself at noon."
Unable to stand someone's constant fuss, Ning Yan moved to Fengqi Palace, which has its own small kitchen.
"Yes, Master. This servant will go and inform the small kitchen immediately." The maid's words were filled with joy. The better the relationship between the masters, the more promising the servants like them would be.
Lu Chengwen arrived at noon, but found no one in the main hall, so he asked the palace maids, "Where is your master?"
"Master is making hand-pulled noodles in the kitchen."
"With so many servants, why would she need to do it herself?" She said this, but she couldn't suppress the upturned corners of her mouth.
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