Lu Jinyue returned to the palace with a unhappy look on her face. She really wanted to ask Shen Yunxiao in person whether he had really assassinated the Lu family behind her back, just like he had sent people to assassinate the Ye family.
And where had he gone this time? She couldn't just sit there and wait for death, could she? That would be too passive.
Lu Jinyue was just a little negative for a moment, then she cheered up. After all, the mission still had to be completed and the male protagonist still had to be conquered.
She had previously promised to compensate Shen Yunxiao with a bow. She thought that ordinary bows could be found everywhere, but crossbows were not common, especially crossbows with sophisticated designs, which were not available in this dynasty.
Baohuan didn't know what Lu Jinyue was busy with all day. She was really curious about what Lu Jinyue made, but Lu Jinyue spoke very mysteriously.
"Keep it secret. You'll know when the emperor comes back." Lu Jinyue made a gesture to keep quiet and continued to make changes on the drawing.
She bought the blueprint for a crossbow in the system mall, which can fire three long arrows at once, with amazing lethality.
But this drawing cannot be used directly, she can only copy it according to it.
Baohuan and Baozhen both came to join in the fun, and the two little palace maids sometimes lent a hand to Lu Jinyue.
After three days of hard work, a crossbow arrow as long as an adult's forearm was finally completed, and Lu Jinyue also successfully became familiar with them.
"Oh my God! This thing looks so majestic!" Baohuan's eyes turned into stars.
"Miss Lu is so amazing! What is this thing?" Baozhen held it in her hand and pointed it at a pot of flowers not far away.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he loosened his hand, three arrows were fired at once, and in a blink of an eye, the flowers were shot into a sieve.
Baozhen stared at the miserable flower in amazement, the shock in her heart was beyond words.
Fortunately, she didn't point it at anyone, otherwise she would have paid for that person's life!
"This thing is too lethal, don't point it at anyone." Lu Jinyue just turned around to organize her things, and she didn't pay attention and Baozhen almost got her into trouble.
"Girl, why didn't you tell me earlier?" That was a pot of flowers worth a thousand gold! She quickly stepped forward and pulled out the arrow. Fortunately, the flower was strong and the bud was still there.
Baohuan brought Lu Jinyue the medicine that she had to drink every day and urged her to drink it.
The imperial physician said that this injury must be treated well and not be treated recklessly.
Lu Jinyue couldn't pour out the medicine in front of the two palace maids, so she had to drink it obediently.
After finishing the medicine, she felt that her life was miserable.
This is so fucking painful!
Baozhen quickly stuffed a candied fruit into her mouth, and only then did Lu Jinyue feel that the bitterness in her mouth was less severe.
These days, Lu Mingchuan has been staying in the prison comfortably since Baozhen went to the prison to clear things up. At least he doesn't have to eat rotten steamed buns and water soaked in rotten leaves, and he can sleep on a small wooden bed. His living conditions have been greatly improved.
These days he kept wondering how Lu Jinyue was doing with Shen Yunxiao. Was she willing to stay in the palace?
Did Shen Yunxiao force her? What was her mood when she entered the palace?
He had no way of knowing all this. Since Lu Jinyue came that day, she had only sent palace maids over. It must have been extremely inconvenient for her to come out.
He was also very concerned about his parents and younger brother.
When he arrived, his mother was still unconscious, his brother was still running a high fever, and only his father was relatively well.
He was worried about both the Lu family and Lu Jinyue, and couldn't help feeling anxious.
However, given his current situation, it is impossible for him to resolve the difficulties of either side.
Lu Jinyue had no idea of Lu Mingchuan's anxiety. She was bored in the palace and started wandering around.
There were not many concubines of the previous emperor in the palace, and they all lived in remote and quiet corners. Lu Jinyue thought they were too far away and did not go there.
She just walked further and further away to another corner, and could even see a bamboo forest.
The snow in the bamboo forest has not melted in winter. Looking around, the bamboo forest is covered with white snow amidst the emerald green. Some of the bamboos are bent by the heavy snow, and the snow falls down when the wind blows.
The forest here is the only thing that stands out in the entire palace. There is a fence around it, and it looks like a bamboo forest in the mountains.
She was curious about why this forest suddenly appeared here.
"Miss, this is a forbidden area. We can't go in." Before Lu Jinyue could take a few steps forward, Baozhen grabbed her sleeve.
The snow suddenly fell heavier and heavier, and soon their heads and bodies were covered with snow.
If this continues, they will be soaked all over.
"Miss, please go to the pavilion and wait for a while. I will go back and get an umbrella and come back to pick you up." The pavilion Baozhen mentioned was in the bamboo forest, which was just the right place to shelter from the snow.
The snow was scattered like goose feathers, blown by the wind towards her cheeks.
The weather in the first month of the lunar year was still so cold. She suddenly remembered the day when Ye Zhixing abandoned her. It seemed that it also snowed so heavily.
But the cooling effect was not even half as great as that day.
"The cold snow presses down on Lu Qing, but her noble character will never be broken. As she bids farewell to winter and celebrates the spring, she will still smile in the spring breeze next year." Lu Jinyue was moved and a poem came out of her mouth.
She was angry that Ye Zhixing abandoned her without hesitation, but she did not give up on herself, but survived tenaciously.
Baozhen didn't understand the meaning of the poem. She just felt that the weather was getting colder. If she didn't go back to get an umbrella, if Miss Lu's injuries became serious, her life would be in danger.
Lu Jinyue didn't expect her to understand, so she urged her to go back and get an umbrella, as it would be dark if she delayed any longer.
"That girl, please don't go inside. The border is on the other side of the pavilion." Baozhen reminded her again before leaving.
As soon as Baozhen left, the surroundings became quiet again and she walked towards the pavilion in the bamboo forest.
As I walked and watched the snow, my mind suddenly became clear.
There was such a place in the palace, and she suddenly wanted to find out what it was.
As for forbidden areas, she was not afraid at all.
When I walked to the pavilion, I saw two bamboo doors as tall as a person blocking the middle of the road. Once these bamboo doors were erected, they divided the path into two worlds, inside and outside.
She had only stood in front of the bamboo gate for a while when someone called her.
"Who's there? Come out quickly!" An old and hoarse voice sounded, full of threats in the words.
Lu Jinyue paused in her steps, feeling embarrassed as if she had been caught.
Isn't this a forbidden area? Why are there still people living here?
"I'm sorry, senior. I'm sorry for disturbing you." No matter what, as an intruder who disturbed other people's peace, it would be better for her to apologize first.
There was silence for a moment before he said, "I see you are polite, why don't you leave quickly!"
They started to chase people away.
Lu Jinyue smiled helplessly, "It's snowing heavily outside. My maid has gone back to get an umbrella. I hope the elder will let me take shelter in this pavilion for a while."
"Whatever you want." Then there was no sound.
Lu Jinyue performed the woman's etiquette toward the inside, then walked politely into the pavilion to wait for Baozhen.
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