"You...you...you..." Fang was so angry that she couldn't speak.
Mingyue straightened her chest, showing no sign of stage fright, and asked, "Aren't you leaving?"
Fang was furious and subconsciously wanted to slap Mingyue, but Lu Min pulled her hand away as soon as she raised it. "Alright, let's go out first."
"Why? I haven't even said anything yet! Why should I leave?!" Fang was indignant and kept nagging, but Lu Min didn't give her a chance to make a scene. He grabbed Fang's hand and dragged her out.
Lu Qing was the same; Lu Min held one in each hand, giving the mother and daughter no room to resist.
Once they reached the outer courtyard, both Fang and Lu Qing angrily shook off Lu Min's hands. One stomped her foot, while the other rubbed her wrist, which had been pulled so hard, and complained, "Master/Father, have you gone mad?"
Lu Min rubbed his throbbing head. "Ladies, stop embarrassing yourselves, okay? I don't need to tell you what status Yuan'er has now, do I? Be careful, she might just throw you all in the Ministry of Justice if she's unhappy!"
Upon hearing that she might be arrested, Fang became a little timid.
On the surface, however, she remained arrogant and domineering, "What, does becoming a Noble Consort make you so great? Does becoming a Noble Consort mean you don't have to care about filial piety anymore? We are her legal mother and legal sister. If she dares to treat us like this, the censors will not let her get away with it!"
Lu Qing didn't believe it either. "Father, are you favoring her now that she's risen to prominence? Humph, I doubt she'd dare, unless she wants to fall out of favor. The Emperor doesn't like domineering and unreasonable women!"
Lu Min was extremely annoyed. "Alright, alright, let's all say less. She came back this time just to see her birth mother. Just deal with her properly and send her away. Why have a conflict with her?"
Things are different now. Not to mention others, even his own father wouldn't dare say a word against her.
The Emperor truly doted on her, granting her the power to manage the six palaces.
With the Crown Prince, the Wise Prince, and the Prince of Qi as her protectors, she will be the rightful Empress Dowager once the Crown Prince ascends the throne!
The fact that the Lu family could produce such a noble daughter is a blessing from their ancestors. Besides listening and waiting, how could he possibly oppose her?
The more Lu Min thought about it, the more he felt he couldn't let Fang Shi and Lu Qing cause trouble, so he immediately pulled everyone away from the small courtyard.
Mingyue watched the person leave before bursting into laughter.
She raised her hand to close the door. "Your Highness, they've all left. It seems Lord Lu is quite reasonable after all."
Chu Yuan sneered, "Of course he is reasonable. He wouldn't be able to become the head of the Imperial Medical Academy if he wasn't. He's just too mediocre and cowardly. He doesn't dare to offend the Fang family and lets them torment us."
Looking at her daughter, who had changed so drastically—noble, poised, and composed—Mrs. Lin's eyes slowly reddened for some reason.
Chu Yuan was startled when she saw this. "Mother, why are you crying? Has Fang been bullying you again these days? How could that be! We're living separately now, and I even arranged for someone to guard the only connection to the other side, the Moon Gate. Does Fang have a death wish? How dare she come here?"
Madam Lin quickly waved her hand, "No, no, they didn't come. Mother accidentally got sand in her eye."
Chu Yuan shook her head; this person was treating her like a three-year-old.
I was sitting comfortably inside, where did the sand come from?
But clearly, Lin didn't want to say, so Chu Yuan didn't press the matter.
The mother and daughter talked for half an hour. Chu Yuan then had Mingyue neatly stack the gifts she had brought into the Lin family's storeroom, and it was about time for her to return.
She hugged Madam Lin and said, "If Mother misses me, just send a token to invite me to the palace. The Emperor still favors me, so he won't prevent me from seeing my family."
Lin hugged her back, nodding with a sob in her voice.
The faint fragrance emanating from her made me feel both at ease and a little sad.
She was heartbroken because she didn't know where her own daughter had gone, but this "daughter" in front of her treated her better than her own daughter.
He thought of her in everything and even got the emperor to bestow an imperial title upon her, so that from now on, she would never be bullied by anyone again.
After death, she can be buried with the master and will not be lonely.
For a moment, she didn't know how to start the conversation, so she simply kept quiet.
She thought, perhaps this lovely and kind girl was the one that Nannan had found to help her?
Her daughter should be doing well in another world.
Chu Yuan was unaware that Madam Lin had seen through her. She instructed Mingyue to select several clever people from the Imperial Household Department to come here, preferably those who knew some martial arts, so that Madam Lin's safety would be guaranteed.
"Oh, right, let's choose a leader from this group. In the future, if Mother has any issues, she can come directly to me without any reservations."
Mingyue nodded, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, this servant will definitely arrange everything perfectly."
That's how the master and servant came in such a grand manner, and how they returned in such a grand manner.
Unexpectedly, he was stopped by Eunuch Li as soon as he arrived at the palace gate.
Chu Yuan asked curiously, "Eunuch Li, why did you leave the palace? Where is the Emperor?"
"Shh—" Eunuch Li raised his finger, looking mysterious.
Lowering his voice, he said, "His Majesty has decided to travel incognito and has asked me to wait here for Your Highness."
"Your Majesty wants to take me with you?"
With a beaming smile, Eunuch Li waved his whisk in a wide arc. "Is there any need to say more? Your Highness, please hurry. It's getting late, and if the Empress Dowager finds out, you might not be able to go."
Chu Yuan hasn't left her home in this world except for visiting relatives today.
Naturally, I was very tempted.
However, she was not entirely at ease with Chaochaosimu, so she sent Mingyue back first.
“Mingyue, after you return to the palace, tell Consort Wan and Consort Fang not to leave at night. They should stay in the side hall of Baohua Palace. I will feel more at ease with them taking care of the child.”
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