Chapter 105: Just Hug Your Thighs and You'll Be Satisfied
"Your Majesty the Queen is here to see you." Lu Xiang bowed and saluted.
Queen Song smiled and pulled her up. She looked at the jeweled hairpin on her head with great joy: "Well, this hairpin suits you very well. It looks beautiful."
When Lu Xiang wore the things she gave her, Queen Song felt that her gift was worth it and was happy.
Lu Xiang smiled faintly: "Your Highness has a good eye, thank you very much... This pair of glass bottles is given to you by your Highness. It was brought back from another country by my eldest sister-in-law's eldest brother. It is not very valuable, but it is a rare item."
Queen Song accepted it happily: "You are thoughtful. I like it very much." She asked Yunlu to take it to her bedroom and replace the original vase.
"I asked someone to make clothes for you. If there are any colors or styles you like, please tell me so I can ask them to adjust them."
Lu Xiang was flattered and quickly shook his hand: "No... no need."
Queen Song didn't see it, and said to herself, "If you have no objection, then I'll do it. Yunlu, bring the food quickly."
Yunlu walked into the hall happily, and the little palace maid behind her carried a plate and placed it on the table.
Queen Song sat opposite her, smiling beautifully, "Eat."
Lu Xiang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Why did she feel like the Queen was feeding a pet?
But, so many delicious things...
Lu Xiang swallowed, picked up a glutinous rice ball and started to bite it, his eyes narrowed into a line because of the delicious food.
"Did Lu Mingzhu cause you any trouble after she returned?" Queen Song asked as she wiped the crumbs from the corner of her mouth.
Lu Xiang shook her head: "She doesn't dare to do that because the queen is protecting me. She is also confined by my grandmother." She paused and looked at Queen Song: "Your Majesty, how is Concubine Zhen these days?"
Although my grandmother didn't say it, she always saw her looking absent-minded when she went to pay her respects these days. Lu Mingzhu was not enough to make her worry. The only person who made my grandmother worried was Concubine Zhen who was deep in the palace.
"Princess Zhen doesn't care about your niece, so why do you still care about her?" Queen Song said disdainfully.
Lu Xiang smiled shyly: "After all, she is still my aunt."
"Shaohua, come here." Queen Song shouted outside the palace.
Shao Hua heard this and walked into the palace: "What do you want, Madam?"
"Tell her about Concubine Zhen's recent situation." Queen Song said.
She was accustomed to turning a deaf ear to what was happening outside the window, unless it was a major event in the palace. She really didn't know about trivial matters like how Concubine Zhen was doing recently.
However, the palace maids around her knew everything about the palace, big and small.
Shao Hua understood and picked up the important things to say to Lu Xiang: "Miss Liu was punished, and Concubine Zhen was slapped by Concubine Shu, and she has never been to Chuxiu Palace again since then."
As for how Concubine Zhen felt or what she was thinking, she had no way of finding out.
"Thank you, Aunt Shaohua." Lu Xiang thanked.
Shaohua bowed with a smile and said, "Miss Third, please don't be polite to me." Then she walked out.
Queen Song served tea to Lu Xiang and said, "Don't be nervous. Everyone in the palace knows that Concubine Shu is domineering. Since Concubine Zhen has decided to rely on Concubine Shu, I think she has considered various factors and consequences. Besides, Concubine Shu still needs Lu Mingzhu. As long as she is useful, she will not give her up easily. When Lu Mingzhu's screen is embroidered, Concubine Shu's anger will subside."
"Zhenpin can only vent her anger at best. She has no children and no high position, so she can't become a thorn in Shufei's eyes."
Lu Xiang nodded in understanding and lowered his head to drink tea.
Queen Song continued, "I asked you to come to the palace today because I have something to tell you."
"Your Majesty, please tell me. As long as I can do it, I will do my best."
"That..." Queen Song started to speak, but she found that it was too difficult to say the next words. After pondering for a while, Queen Song said: "Didn't I propose to take you as my adopted daughter last time..."
Before she finished speaking, she saw Lu Xiang jumped up in shock: "My queen, I am timid, please don't scare me."
Seeing her panic, Queen Song didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "What I want to say is that this matter can only be discussed later. There are many issues involved. I have to solve them one by one before I can take you as my daughter without any worries. It's my negligence. I promised you before the matter was finalized. Please wait a few more days."
Lu Xiang covered his chest and breathed a sigh of relief: "Your Majesty, you are too kind. I have done nothing good and I dare not accept your kindness. In fact, it is a great blessing to have your love. Your Majesty, please do not do anything difficult for me."
There are a series of things to go through for a wealthy family to adopt a daughter, let alone a queen. The daughter she adopts will be a princess of the royal family. Not to mention whether the emperor is willing to acknowledge her, even the ministers in the court will probably have discussions about it. After all, she has not made any contribution to the country.
It's right that this matter failed, and we should never discuss it again in the future.
Lu Xiang was satisfied as long as she could hug someone's thigh, and she didn't want her identity as a princess to cause herself any trouble.
Queen Song felt that Lu Xiang was a very considerate child and was deeply touched.
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In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed. Autumn crows are roosting on the branches. Outside the window, the fog is thick and the air is filled with a bleak feeling.
Lu Mingzhu held the finished embroidery and left Mingjiao Courtyard. She first went to pay her respects to the old lady, then gently unfolded the embroidery in her hand: "Grandma, my granddaughter has finished the embroidery. Can I take a look at it?"
As she spoke, she glanced at Lu Xiang triumphantly.
That proud look seemed to be saying, so what if it was you who embroidered it, everyone would only think that it was embroidered by her, Lu Mingzhu, and the reward from Concubine Shu and the praise from the Empress Dowager were all hers.
Lu Xiang remained silent, picking up the teacup to hide the bloodthirsty sneer on his lips.
I hope you can still laugh after today.
The embroidery is majestic, with hundreds of birds humble and a phoenix soaring in the sky, all vivid and lifelike.
Even though the old lady disliked Lu Mingzhu, she couldn't help but show surprise: "Yes, the Empress Dowager will definitely like it. Hurry up and put it away and send it to the palace." Don't damage it.
Lu Mingzhu was even more proud: "Yes, Grandmother, then I will enter the palace."
Concubine Shu now disliked Lu Mingzhu. She just asked someone to accept the embroidery, casually rewarded her with a small gift, and sent her away without even meeting her.
Lu Mingzhu complained in her heart but didn't dare to say much.
After leaving Chuxiu Palace, she thought for a moment and went to Yanxi Palace.
Recently, Zhenpin didn't dare to appear in front of Shufei. She was waiting for Lu Mingzhu to finish the embroidery and make Shufei satisfied and the empress dowager happy before going out. So when she heard that Lu Mingzhu entered the palace, she hesitated for a moment and still met her.
"What did Concubine Shu say?"
Lu Mingzhu curled her lips: "The palace maid said that the queen is not feeling well and should not see me."
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