Chapter 290 When can she become a concubine?
Lu Jingyu was thinking about his wife and daughter, so after seeing his father off, he planned to go to Qiulu Palace.
But the Sixth Prince held him back.
Seeing that there was no one else around, the Sixth Prince whispered:
"Brother, why do you think the Ninth Prince suddenly adopted a woman as his adopted daughter?"
Lu Jingyu turned around and looked at him.
The Sixth Prince quickly explained: "Look, he did this on purpose to steal your limelight today!"
Lu Jingyu: "I don't need to be in the spotlight."
"When I heard you mention her, I thought you were interested in her."
"But since she is the adopted daughter of the Ninth Prince, she is nominally our cousin, so you'd better not pay attention to her."
The Sixth Prince's mouth twitched.
He is not hungry, he can eat anything!
But he guaranteed that there must be something wrong with the adopted daughter of the Ninth Prince.
Lu Jingyu didn't want to pay any more attention to him, but walked towards Qiulu Palace.
But halfway through the journey, he saw Nalan Zhuer, who was looking forward to seeing someone.
When Nalan Zhu'er saw Lu Jingyu, she still resisted subconsciously, but she still bowed to Lu Jingyu reluctantly.
Lu Jingyu: "What's the matter?"
Nalan Zhu'er was very depressed today. She really wanted to take advantage of the palace banquet to see her younger sisters.
As a result, Princess Jiamin did not come, and Gu Qingning also disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Her identity was sensitive, she couldn't walk around the palace randomly, and she didn't know anyone.
I don't want to be with the women of the Cen family either...
But who would have thought that the only familiar person he saw was Lu Jingyu!
But the feeling of missing my little sisters still prevailed.
Nalan Zhu'er: "Why can't I see Qing Ning? I want to find her, Your Highness, do you know where she went?"
It is well known that Nalan Zhu'er is good friends with Gu Qingning.
Even though the Cen family is on the Ninth Prince's side, they also know that Nalan Zhu'er, the Princess of Southern Xinjiang, is good friends with Gu Qingning.
The Cen family tactfully reminded Nalan Zhuer to stay away from Gu Qingning.
But he was rejected by Nalan Zhuer.
She said at the time: If it weren’t for Ajue, the first people I would stay away from would be you guys!
Cen family: ...
I can't persuade him at all. I really can't persuade him at all.
Let her do whatever she wants.
Lu Jingyu said: "Qing Ning is in Qiulu Palace."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left. Nalan Zhuer was depressed and angry.
What made her angry was that Lu Jingyu didn’t even take her to find Qing Ning.
The frustrating thing is that she cannot go to Qiulu Palace because of her identity.
Just when Lu Jingyu went to Qiulu Palace, someone quietly came to the road leading to Cining Palace.
Qin Mingyue was very nervous.
She had just been sitting too far away at the banquet and had no chance to see the Queen Mother.
Later, the Queen Mother was surrounded by a group of people, and she couldn't move forward.
Now, seeing that the Queen Mother is going back to the Cining Palace, this is her last chance!
After a while, the Queen Mother's carriage was seen.
Qin Mingyue made up her mind, ran out and knelt in front of the imperial carriage.
"Grandfather... Empress Dowager! May you be blessed with good health!"
Qin Mingyue knelt on the ground and kowtowed, making loud bangs, which startled all the eunuchs and palace maids.
If anyone else had disturbed the phoenix carriage, they would have been dragged out immediately.
But this person was once the Empress Dowager’s favorite granddaughter!
Sun Fuhai walked up to the Queen Mother and asked in a low voice, "My Queen, it's Miss Lu from the Marquis of Ping'an Mansion."
The Queen Mother: "Well, let's go back to the Cining Palace together and let her talk to me."
Qin Mingyue, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly brightened up her eyes and felt delighted.
The Queen Mother really still cares about her!
When she arrived at the Cining Palace, Qin Mingyue recounted the grievances she had suffered over the past few months.
"They locked me up and wouldn't let me go out."
"And the Duke's Mansion, oh no, the current Ping'an Marquis Mansion, is full of smoke and dust, the master is not a master, and the servants are not servants."
"Now, the lowly Zhao has been made the mistress's manager..."
"Lu Hangzhi is even more of a hopeless person. Since he became a cripple, he has been drinking all day long."
"None of them cares about me. After thinking about it, it is you, Queen Mother, who loves me the most."
"I was wrong before. I was blind and unworthy of your love."
The Queen Mother listened to her calmly, said a few words to comfort her, and then said:
"What does Mingyue want from me today?"
Qin Mingyue came here to seek power, of course.
But after the beatings she had gone through during this period of time, she had calmed down a lot and knew how to temporarily hide her intentions.
She said obediently: "Now Mingyue has no other request, I just hope that I can come to the palace to visit you, the Queen Mother, from time to time and stay by your side."
"Make up for the filial piety that should have been shown before."
"I hope the Queen Mother will give Mingyue a chance!"
Qin Mingyue stood up and knelt on the ground again.
The Queen Mother gave Sun Fuhai a look, and Sun Fuhai immediately stepped forward and helped the person up.
The Queen Mother took out a jade pendant and said:
"It's easy. When you miss me in the future, just hand this jade pendant to the palace. If I am free that day, I will naturally come to see you."
Qin Mingyue was extremely surprised and nodded suddenly, "Thank you, Queen Mother!"
She couldn't stay in the Cining Palace for too long, so she talked with the empress dowager for a while before bowing and leaving.
She was led away by a palace maid.
But after leaving the Cining Palace, she glared fiercely in the direction of the Qiulu Palace.
Just now at the banquet, Qin Mingyue looked at Concubine Rou expectantly several times.
As a result, the other party ignored me.
She thought gloomily in her heart: Concubine Rou, you treat me like this today and don’t care about the mother-daughter relationship of more than 20 years at all.
Later, I will definitely make you regret your indifference today!
"A-choo."
In Qiulu Palace, Concubine Rou, who was looking at her son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter, suddenly sneezed.
Gu Qingning asked: "Mother, have you caught a cold?"
Concubine Rou shook her head. "Probably not. Maybe she was choked by something."
Her daily life was very monotonous. She either took care of the affairs of the harem or chatted with Concubine Jin and other sisters.
Or accompany Emperor Ming and Emperor He.
Today is a rare day for me to be with my son and his family of three.
She was very happy and cheerful.
But as the sun slowly moved westward, the sunlight swept through the window lattice, and Lu Jingyu and his family of three were about to leave the palace.
Concubine Rou was reluctant to leave, "When will you come again next time?"
Gu Qingning: "After some time, if mother misses Xiyao, I will bring her to the palace to see you again."
Even so, the weather is getting colder day by day.
Concubine Rou knew that her granddaughter was still young, so she naturally couldn't go out too often to avoid catching a cold.
She nodded and watched her son and his family of three leave.
Qin Xin helped her walk back with a smile.
"My queen, it's getting dark and cold outside. Don't catch a cold, or His Highness and the others will be worried."
Concubine Rou murmured, "I am worried about them, and they are worried about me."
"I wish I could move out and live with them someday."
Qin Xin was stunned and immediately looked around.
After making sure that no one heard it, he quickly pulled his wife into the house and closed the door.
She whispered, "My lady, don't say such things casually."
If the Queen can move out and live with His Highness and the others, wouldn't it be time for her to become a Concubine Dowager?
Concubine Rou also realized her own loss of composure and she covered her mouth.
But in my heart, I have some yearning for that future.
When can she be Toffee?
When Lu Jingyu and his family of three left the palace and got on the carriage, Xiao Xiyao had already fallen asleep.
Lu Jingyu was worried that she was tired, so he took the child from Gu Qingning's arms.
"Just now in the palace, I saw Nalan Zhu'er looking for you."
Gu Qingning: "Jiamin didn't come today, and I didn't have time to look for her. But I plan to send her a message in two days and ask her to go see Jiamin together."
Lu Jingyu: "Princess Jiamin is sick again?"
Gu Qingning: "She is not sick, she is pregnant, and the month is still early, so she did not come to the party today."
Lu Jingyu suddenly realized.
"No wonder these days, seeing Ouyang Rui's coffin-like face that never smiles for thousands of years, I smile like a flower."
Gu Qingning didn't know whether to laugh or cry. How could one describe a person like that?
The two talked for a while and brought up Qin Tingfang.
Gu Qingning talked about her doubts.
"Her words and actions are like those of a lady from a wealthy family, but I heard that she was originally from a poor family. I don't believe it."
"Besides, she always gives me a very familiar feeling."
"But in terms of appearance, he is definitely someone I don't recognize."
"But maybe I'm overthinking it. After all, the Ninth Prince is very high-profile today."
Lu Jingyu: "Being high-profile may be his trick to deceive people."
"But from what I understand, he never does anything in vain, so let's see what he wants to do with this adopted daughter."
Gu Qingning nodded.
The family of three returned to the yard and prepared to rest early as it was getting late.
Xiyao was taken away by the wet nurse.
Gu Qingning, who had finished bathing, lay on the bed and recalled what Concubine Rou had said in Qiulu Palace before.
The mother-in-law's urging for the birth was actually for her own good.
Although Lu Jingyu had promised her that he would never let her down no matter what.
But Lu Jingyu might become the crown prince in the future.
If a prince has no son, even if the emperor and Concubine Rou don't care, the empress dowager will definitely care.
Not to mention, there is a group of censors who are very eloquent and have nothing to do all day long.
Lu Jingyu never left her.
Gu Qingning also didn't want to make things difficult for Lu Jingyu.
In fact, the two of them hadn't had sex for a long time.
Lu Jingyu was originally a military general with a sturdy physique. Ever since he married Qing Ning, he still took that matter very seriously.
He also doesn't want concubines or maids.
After Gu Qingning became pregnant with Xiyao, Lu Jingyu suddenly became less lustful.
Every time they came, the couple would sleep in the same bed, simply covering themselves with a blanket, chatting and sleeping.
He would just hug her and kiss her a few times occasionally, and then let her sleep.
I don’t know if he really doesn’t care about it anymore, or if he doesn’t want to do it with her for the time being?
Gu Qingning thought about it, then took out a set of light gauze pajamas, let her long hair down, and lay down on the bed.
After Lu Jingyu came back from showering and changing clothes, he walked in while wiping the dripping ends of his hair with a fine gauze.
Most of the candles were extinguished, and he thought Qing Ning was very tired and had fallen asleep.
He moved very carefully, fearing to wake her up.
As a result, when I walked to the bed and looked at the beautiful scenery on the bed.
With a click.
The fine gauze in Lu Jingyu's hand fell to the ground!
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