Chapter 54 Everyone can hear the Ninth Princess's thoughts, except her

She promised her family that she would help the youngest sister of the second house to find out whether General Shen was married. If he was not married, could she ask the emperor to give General Shen a marriage.

What are you asking about now?

Neither the gender is right, so what’s the point of getting married or not.

How many of them would have the guts to snatch people from the emperor?

Qu Zhiwei silently lit a candle for her sister and said, "Sister, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that I really can't help you."

She decided to write a letter to her parents' home after paying her respects, asking them to stop thinking about General Shen because he was already taken.

There were many concubines who shared the same idea as her.

After all, the young and promising General Shen took over Beiyong, and his future was bright.

Everyone wants to pull him into their own bowl and form an alliance with him!

Although they cannot get married, they have cousins ​​in their natal families, and it would be great for them to become relatives of General Shen.

Unfortunately, it’s all gone now.

The concubines were collectively silent because of this melon.

Only Concubine Lu Zhirong was feeling nervous.

She knew that everyone had such expressions because they heard the Ninth Princess's thoughts.

But for some reason, she couldn't hear anything.

If Jiang Shile had not had a good relationship with her and told her about this, she would not have known about it until now.

That Ninth Princess is indeed a monster.

No wonder the emperor likes her so much.

Although they were both daughters, her little girl was ignored and ignored. She was three years old and had only seen her father a few times.

However, Lu Li could see the emperor every day.

Lu Zhirong felt sad and upset, but she put on a surprised expression on her face to make herself look no different from everyone else.

Lu Liya had no idea about these things. She yawned out of boredom and fell asleep.

When Xia Shuyi saw that his daughter had fallen asleep, he asked everyone to leave.

As soon as they left the Empress's Weiyang Palace, Jiang Shile came over and affectionately took Lu Zhirong's arm.

She looked very interested. After walking a few steps, she lowered her voice and said, "Oh my God, I can't believe it. The Concubine Shu is General Shen."

Lu Zhirong was shocked.

What? So this is what today’s melon is about.

No wonder Concubine Shu stayed indoors for so long, it turned out that it was because she was not in the palace at all.

"Yeah, I never expected that." Lu Zhirong nodded in agreement.

Jiang Shile did not doubt her. They were close friends before they got married, and they did not become enemies after entering the palace. Instead, they always supported each other.

At first, both of them were given the title of noble concubine. Later, when Lu Zhirong gave birth to the eighth princess, she was promoted to concubine.

Although their positions are different now, it does not affect their good relationship.

"I never thought that the concubines in the harem would be able to leave the palace one day, and go to the battlefield." Jiang Shile looked envious.

Once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea. Most of the concubines can only die in the palace, and only a few favored concubines can be granted grace to go home occasionally.

She had never heard of a situation like Concubine Shu's.

"Yeah, I really didn't expect it. I thought Concubine Shu was really sick." Lu Zhirong answered her absentmindedly.

Jiang Shile suggested expectantly: "When Concubine Shu comes back, let's go to her to pay our respects and let her tell us about going to the battlefield."

Lu Zhirong shook her head. "Let's see if the emperor is willing to make this public. If he is not willing, how can Concubine Shu admit that she has been on the battlefield?"

"That's true." Jiang Shile nodded, with some disappointment in her tone.

In the days that followed, the concubines all followed Lu Li in looking forward to Concubine Shu's return.

Every day, no one in the harem was absent to pay respects to the Empress, for fear that they would miss out on Lu Li's thoughts, fail to keep up with everyone's progress, and not be able to chat about gossip together.

Lu Yanshi was very satisfied when he saw everyone's respect for Xia Shuyi.

It seems that the queen he chose is very good and is loved by all the concubines in the harem. He can safely leave the harem to the queen.

Occasionally, he would carry Lu Li to court, causing the concubines to look at him with resentment.

Lu Yanshi was a little confused.

What's wrong with these concubines? Why are they all so attentive to the Empress and Xiao Jiu, but so indifferent to the Emperor?

But he was very busy and had no mood to care about these trivial matters, so he didn't take it to heart.

His mind was full of thoughts on how to manage Beiyong after taking over, and which country to attack next.

Lu Yanshi was ambitious.

…

Lu Yanshi was busy, and his children were not idle either.

Lu Yuan found Lu Yan.

She asked Lu Yan to meet her in a corner of a side hall to discuss matters, and then she dressed up as a palace maid and rushed over.

She did this, firstly to avoid Xia Shuyi's eyes and ears, and secondly so that she could extricate herself if the truth came to light in the future.

The first thing she said when she saw Lu Yan was, "Second brother, are you willing?"

She saw the hatred in Lu Yan's eyes. His mother was dead, and now he had to call the person who killed his mother his mother. He must be feeling very aggrieved.

"What does it matter if I am willing or not?" Lu Yan said calmly.

He is no longer the same person he used to be. The death of his mother and the six-month long confinement to copying books have made him calmer.

"I know you hate the queen, and I hate her too. Do you want to join forces with me?" Lu Yuan continued to encourage her younger brother.

"I don't hate the Queen. If you want to die, don't drag me into it." Lu Yan was not fooled by her few words.

"Alas, second brother, we are all children without mothers. I understand how you feel." Lu Yuan sighed, and her voice became much softer.

"My mother died when I was born, and it was the Queen Mother who brought me up. But my father listened to the Queen's instigation and ignored the Queen Mother's defense, and had her executed. I feel like my heart has been dug out, and I feel very uncomfortable."

"I know that without the Queen Mother, there will be no one to protect me anymore. Just like when you lost your mother, did the palace maids start to treat you harshly?"

Her words gradually broke down Lu Yan's defenses.

After all, he is just a ten-year-old child.

When he heard Lu Yuan talking about his mother, his eyes became red.

"One day, I will kill all those dogs and slaves who flatter the powerful and look down on the weak." Lu Yan clenched his fists, and his teeth chattered with anger.

"So, do you want to cooperate with me? I want to avenge the Queen Mother, and you want to avenge your mother. We are natural allies." Lu Yuan continued to tempt him.

Lu Yan pursed his lips and said nothing.

Seeing that he still refused, Lu Yuan continued to add fuel to the fire.

"Alas, your mother is dead, but you don't even have the courage to avenge her. You even want to acknowledge the thief as your mother. If your mother knew about this, she would be so sad."

"Tell me, how do you want to cooperate?" Lu Yan couldn't bear it any longer and agreed.

Lu Yuan curled the corners of her lips slightly, it's good that she was fooled.

She laid out her plan.

Lu Yan thought about it for a moment, felt it was feasible, and agreed.

The two men left after reaching an agreement, and neither of them noticed the faint breathing sounds coming from the rockery behind them.