Chapter 160 The Queen Mother Invites
"If mother wants to punish me, then go ahead. I'm not afraid. A mere minister's daughter is trying to climb over my ninth sister's head and bully her. I just can't stand it." Chu Ying'er said arrogantly.
But Lu Xiang was not scared, but he scared himself half to death.
She initially wanted to scare the palace maids and eunuchs. They were already terrified enough when they saw her on normal days, and playing a prank on them would scare them to the point of almost pissing their pants. After a while, they got tired of it.
Later, she became keen on scaring the female relatives who came from outside the palace, and she enjoyed it very much. But today, she fell into Lu Xiang's hands. Which rich girl would not be afraid of such things? This woman is simply not a normal person.
She will think of something more terrifying to scare Lu Xiang next time.
"Thank you for your help, Your Highness." Lu Xiang thanked Chu Jinyan.
She just wanted to scare the person away and never thought of asking Chu Ying'er to apologize. Besides, with Chu Ying'er's pride, it was impossible for her to apologize to her, the daughter of a minister. Chu Jinyan helped her, scared the person away, and asked Chu Ying'er to apologize to her, which was simply flattering her.
Otherwise, she would definitely have to get entangled with the little princess for a while longer.
"No sincerity." Chu Jinyan said with some arrogance.
Lu Xiang was stunned: "..."
Your Highness, your arrogance does not match your noble and cold temperament.
"What...what sincerity?" Lu Xiang looked at Chu Jinyan blankly and asked.
Chu Jinyan: "I haven't thought about it yet. I'll owe you something. I'll tell you when I think about it." He had made up his mind on the way from the palace gate to here. Since Lu Xiang wanted to avoid him, he would be more proactive and leave her nowhere to hide.
Otherwise, when will I be able to win the beauty?
"Aren't you going to see the Queen Mother? Go ahead." Chu Jinyan nodded slightly at her, indicating that she could leave.
Lu Xiang was totally out of his mind. He listened to Chu Jinyan's words in a daze and walked towards the harem.
"Good luck to Miss Third." Yun Lu calculated the time and came to pick up Lu Xiang.
Hearing her greeting, Lu Xiang suddenly came back to his senses, and then he knocked his head in annoyance.
Why was I being led by Chu Jinyan?
Haven't you made up your mind to avoid him and stay away from him?
In just a short while, she already lacked sincerity!
Lu Xiang wanted to cry but had no tears.
Yunlu looked at Wuyue, whose face was a little pale, and asked, "What's wrong? You look so bad, what happened to Miss Third?"
"It's okay, it's okay." Lu Xiang smiled and said, "Aunt Yunlu, you don't have to come to pick me up. It's so cold."
She had already received Chu Ying'er's apology, so the matter was cleared up. If she told the Queen, it would be too much of a bully. After all, she was still a royal princess. Don't offend the Emperor because even the Queen couldn't save her.
Yun Lu looked at Lu Xiang suspiciously, and seeing that she didn't want to say more, she didn't ask any more questions, but just smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Miss Third. I'm not cold. I'm so happy to see Miss Third coming."
"Aunt, have you prepared anything delicious?" Lu Xiang asked with a smile as he followed Yun Lu towards Jingren Palace.
Yunlu covered her mouth and chuckled: "Yes, yes, I got up early and made the Third Miss's favorite food, waiting for you to come."
The three of them were passing through the imperial garden when suddenly a eunuch came over with his body hunched.
"This servant has met Miss Lu San."
He walked up to Lu Xiang and bowed.
Wang Fu, who was beside the Queen Mother, was a palace man whom she did not know in the eyes of others in this life, so Lu Xiang just looked at him quietly without saying a word.
"Eunuch Wang, is there something wrong?" Yun Lu's expression changed slightly and she asked vigilantly.
Then he whispered his identity into Lu Xiang's ear.
"He is a popular person around the Queen Mother. I think he has bad intentions."
Lu Xiang showed a look of sudden enlightenment and bowed to Wang Fufu: "Hello, Eunuch Wang."
"I am just a palace servant, I dare not accept the gift from the Third Miss." Wang Fu smiled and dodged: "The plum blossoms in the Imperial Garden are in bloom, and the Queen Mother said she wanted to appreciate them. When she heard that the Third Miss entered the palace, she specially ordered me to come and invite the Third Miss to appreciate them together."
Yun Lu had a look that said "I'm really not at ease" and subconsciously wanted to pull Lu Xiang away, but she came to her senses the next moment.
Taking the Third Miss away at this time would be harming her.
When the Queen Mother invites, even the Empress dares not refuse.
I don’t know what the Empress Dowager’s intention is in summoning me at this time. Is it really as simple as just to appreciate the plum blossoms?
Yunlu expressed disbelief.
Lu Xiang knew she couldn't avoid it, so she didn't refuse. Instead, she nodded obediently: "It's my honor that the Queen Mother invited me. I'll have to lead the way, eunuch." Then, she turned to Yun Lu and said, "Aunt Yun Lu, please tell the Queen Mother that Lu Xiang will go to pay her respects later."
Yunlu pursed her lips and nodded, watching Lu Xiang and Wang Fu leave, then turned and hurried towards Jingren Palace.
She didn't know what the Empress Dowager meant, so she had to report it to the Empress and ask her to come and save the situation, so that the Third Miss would not be bullied by the Empress Dowager.
Although the weather is cold, in addition to the plum blossoms, countless flowers in the imperial garden are also blooming, and the flowers are in clusters. It seems that the cold weather has not affected the famous flowers in the garden. It is quite charming at a glance.
In fact, the Empress Dowager's favorite was not plum blossoms, but peonies, so she cleared a piece of land and made a transparent greenhouse. When winter came, the flowers were moved into the greenhouse and cared for by special personnel. A pot of charcoal fire was placed under each peony to warm the flowers every day. This ensured that they bloomed all year round without withering, which was a waste of both manpower and financial resources.
Lu Xiang was not someone the Queen Mother liked, so she only invited her to appreciate the plum blossoms instead of the peonies.
In the Imperial Garden, there is an artificially dug lake. Under the sunlight, the lake surface is sparkling. In the center of the lake, there is a pavilion, connected to the shore by a white jade arch bridge.
"Empress Dowager, Miss Lu San is here." Wang Fu walked up to the Empress Dowager and said.
Lu Xiang knelt down and saluted: "Your servant pays homage to the Queen Mother. May the Queen Mother live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."
"No need for formalities," said the Queen Mother.
Lu Xiang stood up and bowed his head respectfully.
The Queen Mother said again: "Come closer and let me take a look."
She waved to Lu Xiang, the wrinkles on her face were as sharp as if they were cut by a knife, and her black eyes, as deep as the abyss, were faintly sharp. She had not lost the ruthlessness and sharpness of her youth because of the passage of time.
If a woman who has been struggling in the deep palace for decades did not have any means, scheming and strategies, she would have been eaten to pieces in the harem.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
