Volume 1 Chapter 8 Returning to My Mother's Home
He slept until the afternoon. Xiang Yun opened his eyes drowsily and felt the softness in his arms, and he couldn't help but tighten it.
"Comfortable~"
Xiang Yun has never felt so comfortable in his life. This feeling is like being in heaven!
Zhen Rou, whose face was still slightly flushed, was also awakened by Xiang Yun's movements. With a satisfied smile on her face, she saw Xiang Yun preparing to get up and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, wait a minute. Let me help you change your clothes."
Xiang Yun's heart moved, and he responded comfortably, "Hmm~" and then his body did not move.
Zhen Rou stood up with a red face, put on her clothes first, and then served Xiang Yun.
Xiang Yun accepted it with satisfaction. He caught a glimpse of a streak of blood on the silky bed sheet from the corner of his eye, and his smile became even more intense.
After both of them were dressed, two palace maids came in with silver washbasins and wiped the emperor and the empress's faces.
The breakfast in the imperial kitchen had already been prepared, but Xiang Yun fell asleep and couldn't get up, so he had to reheat it repeatedly. Then he discarded the breakfast and made a sumptuous lunch, which was now waiting outside the bedroom.
As soon as the palace maid carrying the washbasin left, Yuan Ping waved his hand and eight eunuchs carrying dishes came in. They placed the food on the dining table and arranged it in order. They also prepared the bowls and chopsticks and served the rice.
After the eight people left, Yuan Ping waited on the side, waiting to be ordered.
Xiang Yun looked at him with satisfaction, thinking to himself that it was good to be an emperor. You didn't have to say anything, others would prepare everything for you.
After pulling Zhen Rou to sit down and telling her to eat, Xiang Yun ignored everything else and started to wolf down the food.
There are eight dishes in total, three stir-fried, two roasted, one steamed, one boiled and one soup. They include both meat and vegetables, with a balanced balance of yin and yang, and the taste is the best in the world.
Xiang Yun was very satisfied with the meal. He finished four bowls in a row and had almost finished all the dishes. He burped and then realized that Zhen Rou next to him had not even finished half a bowl of rice and was still chewing it.
Xiang Yun blushed, not caring about his previous gaffe, and asked curiously, "Is it because the taste is bad? Why do you seem to have no appetite?"
Zhen Rou quickly swallowed the food in her mouth and replied, "No, I have always eaten like this, a little...slow."
Xiang Yun suddenly remembered that the more prestigious a person is in this world, no matter how much they eat or how delicious the food is, they will chew slowly and not be greedy.
However, there are women like Zhen Rou, but they are a minority.
"Then take your time to eat. There's no rush. If the food is running low, ask the imperial kitchen to bring more."
Xiang Yun didn't care about these details, but he was full and didn't want to leave first, so he said, "I'm in a good mood today, so I decided to reward you. Tell me, what do you want?"
Zhen Rou said quickly: "I don't want anything. If Your Majesty can spend more time with me, I will be satisfied."
Xiang Yun felt comfortable with these words, but he still said, "No, I'm not kidding. Since I said I'd like to reward you, you must take it. Tell me, whatever you want, I'll grant it to you!"
Zhen Rou shuddered, hesitated for a moment, put down her bowl and chopsticks, stood up and knelt down, saying: "I have only one request, that is, I haven't seen my family for two years. I miss my mother very much. I just hope to go home to visit my parents to show my filial piety. I hope Your Majesty will grant this request."
"Go back to my parents' home?" Xiang Yun then remembered that, among the women in this world, only wives had the right to go back to their parents' home after getting married, while concubines would never have the chance.
Moreover, this is the imperial palace. Now they are honored as empresses, and their status is far higher than that of their relatives from their mother's family. So even if they want to visit their relatives, one of their family members outside the palace must be separated to come into the palace to visit. The empresses in the harem are not qualified to leave the palace.
Zhen Rou left home to follow me when she was fifteen, and now she is only sixteen years old. At such a young age, how could she not miss her family?
Speaking of parents, when I traveled through time, I didn't see any parents there. Even if I wanted to show respect to them, there was nowhere to show respect.
Seeing Zhen Rou begging and longing, Xiang Yun's heart softened, and he said, "Get up quickly. This is not a big deal. Why do this?"
Zhen Rou was overjoyed and quickly stood up, asking in disbelief, "So, His Majesty has agreed?"
Xiang Yun pondered for a while and then said, "According to the rules, you have to let your mother visit you in the palace, but since I have promised you, then you can leave the palace.
But you can't go there openly or secretly, and I will go with you!"
Zhen Rou couldn't stop smiling, she rushed over and hugged Xiang Yun, saying happily: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty is so kind to me."
Xiang Yun also smiled and said, "Okay, let's eat quickly, we'll go today!"
In fact, Xiang Yun didn’t decide to go to the Zhen family just for Zhen Rou. His deeper purpose was Zhen Rou’s grandfather, the head of the Zhen family, Zhen Dajin!
As the saying goes, businessmen pursue profits. Xiang Yun believed that he was definitely interested in cooperating with an emperor. If so, Xiang Yun could rest assured.
Zhen Rou was in no mood to eat, so she quickly finished her meal, called Yuan Ping over to Xiang Yun, and ordered, "Prepare two sets of casual clothes for me and Concubine Zhen, and leave the palace on your own way!"
"This..." Yuan Ping was a little embarrassed. The emperor leaving the palace was a big deal, and everything had to be arranged properly. Otherwise, if he encountered an assassin, he would lose his head.
"I know you have a way to get out, so stop pretending. Also, you can just follow me on this trip, and don't make it public."
Having said this, Yuan Ping had no time to say anything and hurried to make arrangements.
After a while, Xiang Yun and Zhen Rou, dressed in eunuch uniforms, followed Yuan Ping and were taken out of the palace. There was a carriage waiting outside the palace gate. The two got on the carriage, and Yuan Ping drove straight to Zhen's Mansion.
We dare not delay on the way, for fear that something might happen to His Majesty, and Yuan Ping cannot afford it.
The carriage stopped in front of the Zhen Mansion. Zhen Rou had changed into a white lotus skirt, while Xiang Yun was wearing a dark red fish dragon robe and holding an ink folding fan.
After getting off the carriage, Zhen Rou looked at the gate of the Zhen Mansion in front of her. She could no longer hide the joy in her heart, and she jumped up and knocked on the door like a little rabbit.
Xiang Yun behind him shook his head helplessly and smiled. This little girl forgot about him as her Majesty when she returned home. Looking at Yuan Ping who was cautious beside him, he nodded with satisfaction, patted his shoulder and said, "You are still loyal to me."
Zhen Dajin had seven sons. Zhen Rou's father Zhen Fukang was the eldest son and stayed in the capital with Zhen Dajin, while the other sons were sent to other cities to manage business.
Zhen Fukang had a son and three daughters, and Zhen Rou was the youngest.
The door of the Zhen family opened, and a middle-aged man in a purple robe stood inside. When he saw Zhen Rou, he was overjoyed and said, "Miss Third? Why are you back? Aren't you..."
This person was the Zhen family's steward, Li Bo. Before Li Bo could finish speaking, Zhen Rou hurriedly asked, "Uncle Li, is my mother here?"
"Um... the eldest lady is walking the dog in the garden." Li Bo said hurriedly.
"Got it!" Zhen Rou agreed and ran towards the back garden of the Zhen Mansion, and disappeared in a flash.
At this time, Xiang Yuncai and Yuan Ping walked in, but were stopped by Li Bo and asked, "Who are you?"
Yuan Ping was the first to speak: "Our young master is the husband of your third young lady, do you understand?"
Li Bo was stunned, and then his legs and feet went limp with fear. He hurriedly prepared to salute, but was stopped by Xiang Yun, who said, "Today I am just taking Rou'er back to her parents' home to visit her relatives. It's nothing serious."
After saying that, he walked inside and said, "I'll go shopping by myself, you guys can do whatever you want."
Liu Bo was so frightened that he broke out in cold sweats. He had just received the news this morning that the third young lady had been chosen by the Emperor. The whole family was rejoicing, but they did not expect that the Emperor would bring the third young lady over in the afternoon.
What is this? Does the emperor really dote on the third young lady so much?
Although Xiang Yun told him not to follow, Yuan Ping didn't dare not to follow. He ignored Li Bo and followed secretly.
Li Bo hurriedly went to find his master Zhen Dajin. His Majesty the Emperor was visiting incognito, so if he didn't know, it would be fine. But now that he knew his identity, he must not be neglected.
Xiang Yun was strolling in the Zhen Mansion when he suddenly heard the sound of weapons fighting. He went to look for the sound and turned a corner to see two handsome young men fighting with swords on a fighting stage.
One of the two men was dressed luxuriously, while the other was dressed simply, which formed a sharp contrast, but their kung fu skills were equally matched.
Xiang Yun became interested and walked closer to watch. There was a woman wearing a dark green dress embroidered with lotus flowers standing under the arena. Her face was similar to Zhen Rou, but she looked to be in her twenties, much older than Zhen Rou.
After a while, the young man in plain clothes was careless and his sword was knocked out of his hand by the opponent. He was then kicked and fell off the arena.
"Are you okay?" Zhen Yueling hurried over to help the plain-dressed young man up. She looked at the man in fancy clothes standing on the arena and scolded, "Zhen Cai, you were too harsh."
Zhen Cai spread his hands and said speechlessly: "Big sister, just indulge that boy. Fighting in the ring is not like a scholar reciting poetry or painting. Swords have no eyes, so it is inevitable that he will get hurt."
"You two young knights, you have great kung fu!" Xiang Yun walked forward holding a fan and smiled at the young man supported by Zhen Yueling, "What's the name of this young knight?"
The young man broke free from Zhen Yueling and bowed to Xiang Yun, saying, "My surname is Jiang, and my given name is Yue."
"Jiang Yue, that's a good name." Xiang Yun praised without hesitation.
Zhen Yueling looked at Xiang Yun with a strange look, as if she had never seen him before, and could not help but frown. Zhen Cai, who had just come down from the arena, asked directly, "Where are you from? How did you end up in my Zhen family mansion? Who brought you in?"
"Cai'er, don't be rude!" Xiang Yun was about to speak when he saw a burly old man wearing gold and silver jewelry walking towards him in a hurry, followed by Li Bo, the housekeeper of the Zhen family who had opened the door for him before.
Xiang Yun knew that the owner of the house had come, but he didn't know whether it was Zhen Fukang or Zhen Dajin.
The old man walked quickly to Xiang Yun, knelt on his knees, and bowed, "I am Zhen Dajin, the common people, and I pay my respects to Your Majesty. Long live the emperor!"
Li Bo also bowed down. This scene frightened Jiang Yue, Zhen Cai and Zhen Yueling. This person of the same age as them turned out to be the current emperor, the one in the palace?
This was such a big joke that the three of them immediately knelt down and bowed.
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