Chapter 343 Come Back in Two Days
Qiao Jingru silently glanced at the brocade box on the table, thinking to herself, wouldn't it be uncomfortable to put this thing around your waist?
"Then I'll leave and come see you in two days."
Qiao Jingru said calmly: "No need."
Lu Chao left without looking back.
I don’t want to listen!
Mother Ding followed behind him all the time, trying to prevent him from coming back to kill her halfway.
When passing by the garden, she saw Mrs. Qiao walking hurriedly. When she saw Lu Chao, she was stunned for a moment: "How did you get in?"
The servant came to report that Lu Chao appeared in the Qiao Mansion and walked towards Ruer's yard. She was shocked and was about to go and see what was going on.
Lu Chao touched his nose embarrassedly. He certainly couldn't say that he crawled in through the dog hole. Not only would it damage his image of being a romantic and dashing man, but he was also worried that the Qiao family would find out and block the dog hole. Then it would be inconvenient for him to come in next time when he was rejected at the door.
"Greetings to mother. I'm going back now. I'll come to see you next time."
Mrs. Qiao looked at Lu Chao's departing back and went to look for her daughter with a suspicious look on her face.
Qiao Jingru was staring at the brocade box in a daze. The box was opened by Liangchen, revealing a crystal clear jade bracelet inside. It was of the finest variety and rarely seen in the world.
Come to think of it, the things given by the emperor cannot be bad.
Lu Xiang didn't know that Lu Chao had gone to the Qiao family again. She was summoned by Concubine Zhen and entered the palace.
Before going to the Yanx Palace, she first went to see Queen Song.
Because Lu Xiang was injured, she had not entered the palace for more than a month. When Queen Song saw her, her joy was beyond words.
"Xiangxiang, how is your injury? Why did you suddenly come to the palace? Is there something wrong?"
Queen Song took Lu Xiang aside and asked him about his well-being, which made Lu Xiang feel warm inside.
She smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, my injuries have healed. Concubine Zhen needs to see me for something. I hope you will forgive me for not coming to the palace to visit you for such a long time."
Queen Song glared at her and said, "What crime can you forgive? You were implicated by Old Eight and suffered an unjust disaster. I wish I could leave the palace to see you."
"I'm sorry to have worried you, Your Majesty. How are you these days?" Lu Xiang asked.
The version that Queen Song knew was the same as what everyone else knew. She just thought that she was accidentally injured on the street by the assassin who was trying to assassinate Chu Jinyan. Lu Xiang did not dare to tell the queen the truth, for fear that the queen would fly into a rage and rush to the princess's mansion to beat Chu Huining half to death.
Given the Queen's sentimental character, it's hard to say.
As the mother of a country, her every word and action is of great importance. Lu Xiang feels that it is better not to let the queen worry about such a small matter as his own.
"That's all." Queen Song snorted coldly, "No matter how much trouble the people in the harem cause, I can keep them under control."
The main reason was that people still remembered the incident of Concubine Xian framing others and demoting her from a concubine to a concubine, so no one dared to do anything in the spotlight. As for those trivial matters, they were not even worth mentioning in front of Queen Song.
Lu Xiang felt a little distressed when looking at Queen Song.
Everyone only saw the queen's noble status, but no one thought about the turmoil hidden beneath this dignity.
Queen Song felt Lu Xiang's heartache and felt warm in her heart.
"Since Concubine Zhen wants to talk to you about something, then go quickly. Come over and have lunch with me later." Queen Song said with a smile.
Lu Xiang nodded.
Yunlu immediately said happily: "Then I will show off my skills and make more dishes that Third Miss likes."
Lu Xiang looked at Yunlu and smiled, "I can't bear to see Aunt Yunlu work so hard. I will eat whatever she arranges for me. I am not picky about food."
Yun Lu was so delighted by Lu Xiang's coaxing that she giggled, covering her mouth: "Miss Third is really good at talking. It's not hard for this servant at all."
Lu Xiang came out of Jingren Palace and went to Zhenpin's Yanxi Palace.
As early as when Lu Xiang entered the palace, Concubine Zhen knew that she had gone to Jingren Palace first. Not to mention that she had such a close relationship with the Empress Dowager that she should go to pay her respects to the Empress first. Even if not, the families of concubines entering the palace should also pay their respects to the Empress first.
"Your Majesty, the third young lady has arrived." Su Wei walked into the hall and said with a smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Xiang came in.
"Greetings to Concubine Zhen, may your Majesty be well." Lu Xiang bowed respectfully.
Concubine Zhen hurriedly pulled her up and said, "Quickly, don't be polite, Su Wei, bring the iced green bean drink over."
"Yes." Su Wei responded and quickly brought the mung bean drink over.
"Miss Third must be feeling too hot after all the journey. Come and have some wine. The Queen has asked me to prepare it early in the morning." Su smiled.
Lu Xiang looked at Concubine Zhen and said, "Thank you, aunt."
Concubine Zhen said softly, "We are a family, and you are still so polite to your aunt. Your injuries are very serious, and I shouldn't let you walk around freely. You should rest well. But I heard about Lu Chao's incident, and I don't know the details. After thinking about it, I think it's best to ask you in to ask."
As the emperor's concubine, she could not leave the palace easily. Her mother was old and she heard that she had a lot of headaches because of Lu Chao. Apart from Lu Xiang, she really didn't know who to ask for information.
So after asking Fu Yue to leave the palace and ask about Lu Xiang's injuries, he called her into the palace.
Lu Xiang took a sip of the mung bean drink and said, "My injury is almost healed, aunt, don't worry."
"That's good. I have a hundred-year-old ginseng in my storeroom. You can take it back to replenish your body later." Concubine Zhen said, "Although you are all in the capital now, I am in the palace and still can't get the news in time. I didn't expect Aunt Yao to be such a vicious person, and Lu Chao is also confused."
Lu Xiang: "Grandmother felt sorry for Aunt's hard life in the palace, and she couldn't bear to let Aunt worry about the affairs of the mansion anymore, so she kept it a secret on purpose. Fortunately, nothing serious happened. How did Aunt know?"
Hearing this, Concubine Zhen laughed helplessly, "Lu Chao sent a greeting card to the palace to see me. I was originally wondering why this kid never came to see me for anything. It was only after meeting him that I learned about such a big thing that happened in the mansion some time ago."
Lu Xiang was stunned: "He entered the palace?"
"Yes." Concubine Zhen gnashed her teeth as she thought of something: "She coaxed a pair of jade bracelets and 1,000 taels of silver from me, saying that she was going to buy a gift for Jingru. By the way, how is Jingru's child?"
This brat is so sweet-talking that he softened her heart with just a few words.
Lu Xiang's mouth twitched slightly, and he was speechless to Lu Chao: "Sister-in-law returned to the Qiao family. Fortunately, we rushed there in time and no tragedy happened. However, these things happened to sister-in-law, and her mood was greatly affected. She sent a letter of divorce a few days ago, but brother didn't want to divorce."
Concubine Zhen sighed quietly, "Your elder brother has already made up his mind to repent. As the saying goes, a prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold. I think he will definitely be devoted to Jingru in the future. You have always been on good terms with her. You should try to persuade her when you have time. There is no need to break up a good family."
This world has always been harsh on women, and a divorced woman is bound to have a hard life.
Whether considering it from the perspective of the Lu family or from the standpoint of Qiao Jingru, Zhenpin felt that divorce was not possible.
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