Sanqiao repeated Hua Fushu's words to Liuzhi exactly as they were said, and Liuzhi felt a little disappointed.
In the palace, the Queen's Kunning Hall.
Lu Tianyun arranged for herself to be married to the Prince of Qin, and the Queen Mother kept her in the palace to teach her. She moved from Fengyi Pavilion to Kunning Palace, and her sister, Queen Lu, was in charge of her teaching.
After several months, Lu Tianyun's words and deeds were even better than before, completely in line with the royal family's views and requirements for princesses of the royal family. No one could find any fault with her.
The wedding date of the Lu Mansion and the Qin Wang Mansion is approaching, and Lu Tianyun has to return home to prepare for the wedding. She wears a green silk robe and packs her belongings, and she goes to the Cining Palace with Aunt Mo, who is by the Empress Dowager's side, to pay a visit to the Empress Dowager.
Just now, Aunt Mo said that the Empress Dowager wanted to see her.
Lu Tianyun followed Aunt Mo to the Cining Palace.
She bowed and said, "Tianyun greets Aunt Empress Dowager."
The Queen Mother said, "Yun'er, please don't be polite."
Lu Tianyun stood up and looked, only to see the queen mother sitting on a red sandalwood couch carved with auspicious beast patterns. She was wearing a brown and red kesi silk gown with a ruyi pattern and a large sleeve. She had her hair done up in a high bun and wore a five-phoenix hairpin with pearls. Two gold and jade ornaments were placed on her temples, making her look dignified, noble and elegant.
The Queen Mother waved to Lu Tianyun and said kindly, "Yun'er, come to your aunt and talk to her."
The Empress Dowager smiled sweetly. In the past, the Empress Dowager Aunt did not like her. For the first time, Lu Tianyun felt that the Empress Dowager Aunt also had a kind and loving side, and a sense of closeness to her began to arise in her heart.
She stepped forward, and the Queen Mother moved to the edge of the wooden couch, "Yun'er, sit here."
Lu Tianyun bowed: "Yes, aunt."
Lu Tianyun landed beside the empress dowager. The empress dowager took Lu Tianyun's hand with a smile on her face, appearing more approachable than usual.
The empress dowager looked at Lu Tianyun carefully. Her skin was as white as cream, her neck was as white as a cicada, her appearance was pure and elegant, and her phoenix pattern on her lips was slightly raised, revealing a unique charm.
She sighed secretly, this niece is really a first-class beauty.
With this appearance, she deserves the title of Daji of the world.
It was worth her effort to snatch the person from His Majesty and give her to the King of Qin.
"Your father has prepared your dowry. He has allocated nearly half of the betrothal gifts from the Prince of Qin's mansion to your dowry. His Majesty has discussed with your sister and has awarded you a robe and other items to supplement your dowry. Your aunt will also give you a dowry according to the share of a county lady, and it will be sent to the Shangshu Ling Mansion later."
Lu Tianyun was flattered.
She was marrying the Prince of Qin, so the Shangshu Ling Mansion would give her a large share of the dowry. Her father loved her, so half of the betrothal gift from the Prince of Qin was added to her dowry. Her elder sister and His Majesty also gave her a lot of items as dowry, and the Queen Mother, her aunt, added a share of the dowry to her according to the share of a lady of the country.
Then her dowry is not ordinary generous.
The share is almost catching up with the share my eldest sister got when she got married.
"Yun'er thanks you, auntie."
The Queen Mother looked at Lu Tianyun and said, "You are my only niece waiting to be married. Your family background is relatively low, and if you don't have a large dowry, the King of Qin might be unhappy. Although your dowry is not as rich as your elder and second sisters', it is still rare in the capital."
The Queen Mother held Lu Tianyun's delicate hand, gazing at her beautiful face, and said with pity, "Your appearance is superb. The King of Qin will surely like you. Niece, I have something to say to you. It's common for men to get tired of the old and love the new. A woman's youth only lasts a few short years. When your beauty fades and you become old and ugly, men won't even want to look at you. I have a secret beauty elixir that can preserve your youthful appearance."
The Queen Mother ordered Aunt Mo to get the medicine.
After a while, Aunt Mo brought out a small square brocade box.
The Queen Mother took the small brocade box, opened it, and revealed a pill the size of a pearl. The pill was dark red in color and emitted a faint fragrance.
She took the dark red pill and fed it to Lu Tianyun's mouth, "Come, Yun'er, eat it."
Lu Tianyun subconsciously turned his head away.
The Queen Mother said calmly, "Yun'er, Auntie is doing this for your own good. Don't be ungrateful."
Lu Tianyun didn't know what the pill was. The Queen Mother said it was for moisturizing and beautifying the skin, but she didn't quite believe it in her heart. She thought that such things should not be taken without knowing the details.
"Aunt loves Yun'er very much, and Yun'er is very grateful. However, Yun'er is still in her prime, so it's better to wait a few years before using such a good thing."
The Queen Mother said gently, "Yun'er, since you know that Auntie cherishes you, you shouldn't refuse her kindness."
He brought the pill from his fingertips to Lu Tianyun's lips again and urged her, "Take it."
Lu Tianyun dodged again.
The Queen Mother lost her patience and reached out to pinch Lu Tianyun's cheeks, forcing her to open her mouth.
The Queen Mother's face suddenly became ferocious, and Lu Tianyun was extremely surprised.
What's wrong, aunt?
Why does he seem like a different person?
Lu Tianyun clenched her teeth and refused to open her mouth no matter how hard the Empress Dowager tried.
She would not let the Queen Mother stuff the medicine into her mouth. The Queen Mother's attitude just showed that there was something wrong with the medicine.
Lu Tianyun didn't know where he got the strength from, but he pushed the empress dowager away. The pill rolled out of the empress dowager's hand and fell to the ground, rolling a long way away.
She took advantage of the situation and tried to escape from the Cining Palace, but after only a few steps, she was caught by palace servants, who forced her to kneel before the Empress Dowager.
The palace maid picked up the pill and presented it to the Queen Mother, who wrapped the pill in a handkerchief and wiped it clean.
The Queen Mother walked towards Lu Tianyun and signaled to the palace maid.
The palace maid pinched Lu Tianyun's jaw and pried her mouth open with force.
The Queen Mother put the pill into Lu Tianyun's mouth. Lu Tianyun tried hard to spit it out, but he finally swallowed it into his stomach.
The palace maid let go of Lu Tianyun. Lu Tianyun wanted to spit out the pill, but she couldn't.
"What did you feed me?"
Lu Tianyun looked up at the Queen Mother, not even wanting to call her "Auntie", and questioned her directly.
The Queen Mother said lightly, "Poison, flowing wind and returning snow."
Lu Tianyun's face turned pale instantly.
"This poison won't kill you, but it will attack you once a month. When it attacks, you'll feel freezing cold and excruciating pain," said the Queen Mother.
After a while, Lu Tianyun asked, "Empress Dowager, what do you want me to do?"
The Queen Mother said happily, "I like to talk to smart people, and Yun'er, you are very sensible."
Lu Tianyun smiled faintly. It wasn't that she was smart. The Queen Mother poisoned her but didn't want her life.
So, there is only one possibility.
She is useful to the Queen Mother. In other words, the Queen Mother needs her and needs her to do something.
The best way to make her obedient is to control her.
Poisoning her is a good idea.
Lu Tianyun said, "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, I wonder what you would like me to do for you."
The Queen Mother asked Lu Tianyun to stand up, took her hand, and smiled kindly, as if the poison she had just fed her had never happened. "Yun'er, when you were young, you were rescued by the King of Qin. People say that a life-saving grace should be repaid with a spring. Auntie arranged your marriage to the King of Qin to repay your kindness. You must take good care of the King of Qin."
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