Chapter 501 This person has a dark heart
Just after the Si hour, thin rays of winter sun leaked into the Qixia Courtyard, casting mottled shadows under the trees. The heavy rain that fell last night had now frozen into ice, forming crystal clear ice crystals that refracted dazzling light and shadows.
There was a warm atmosphere in the warm room.
Lu Qiao buried his head, counting quickly on the abacus in his hand, comparing it with the account book and turning a page every once in a while.
"Sister Mu Jin, the account doesn't add up. Can you tell me where I made a mistake?" Lu Qiao's hand on the abacus suddenly paused. She looked up with a bitter face at Mu Jin, who was also checking the account seriously.
Upon hearing this, Mu Jin put down the work in her hands, stood up, walked to Lu Qiao's side, and looked at it carefully.
Because Lu Xiang wanted to focus all his efforts on dealing with the Xiao family, he had to gather all the money he could as soon as possible. Because the reconciliation and accounting work was too much and too heavy, Lu Xiang not only asked Lu Qiao to do the hard labor, but also asked Mu Jin to come back to help temporarily.
Lu Xiang quickly checked the account book in his hand, wrote down the last number, threw down the pen, and said with a twist of his neck: "Wu Yue, Wu Yue!"
Outside the door, Wu Yue heard the voice and ran in quickly: "What do you want, young lady?"
"Quick, massage my shoulders. I feel like my neck is going to break." Lu Xiang said weakly while lying on the table.
It turns out that people can't be lazy.
Now, after just a short while, she felt tired.
Thinking back to her previous life, she often worked till midnight to worry about Xiao Muheng and was happy to do so, now thinking about it, it seems like she is sick.
"Okay." Wu Yue responded, and quickly stood behind Lu Xiang and rubbed her shoulders.
Lu Xiang let out a comfortable sigh.
At this time, Qiao Jingru hurried into the warm room and sat down next to Lu Xiang.
"Didn't you go to see your elder brother? Why are you back so soon?" Lu Xiang asked.
Qiao Jingru first picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, then said, "I just heard a piece of news that Liu Anhui contracted a serious illness and was sent to the farm to recuperate."
Hearing this, Lu Xiang raised his eyebrows slightly and chuckled, "It's within expectations."
"Will Liu Anhui be forced to 'die of illness' soon?" Qiao Jingru asked.
Lu Xiang: "That depends on what Prime Minister Liu chooses."
Qiao Jingru sighed, "This man has a dark heart. He can abandon Liu Anyao, so naturally he won't have any sympathy for Liu Anhui. With such a selfish, cold and cruel father, it's no wonder that his daughter is also vicious and cruel. She deserves this fate."
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The 28th day of the first lunar month is the day Chu Pan'er gets married.
When the princess got married, all the procedures were handled by the Ministry of Rites, and Queen Song hardly had to worry about it.
Back then, when the Third Prince married Chen Ruijin as his concubine, Queen Song not only arranged the wedding for Chu Qingyun, but also asked the sewing department in the palace to make Chen Ruijin's wedding dress. Although there were many rules in place, and Chen Ruijin, as a concubine, could not surpass the principal wife, but judging from the Queen's attention to her, the face alone was enough to beat Cao Bingbing in getting married.
Queen Song was not afraid that Chu Pan'er and Concubine Xian would hold a grudge against her.
She's not her biological daughter, why should she worry about it?
What's more, Chu Pan'er has been against Lu Xiang time and again. She did this even though she knew that Lu Xiang liked her. It was obvious that she didn't take her as the queen seriously. In that case, don't expect her to give her face.
She didn't deliberately embarrass Chu Pan'er by blocking the Ministry of Rites. She had already done her best.
At noon, Empress Song took the concubines above the rank of concubine to the Cining Palace. After Chu Pan'er kowtowed to the ancestors in Fengxian Hall, she would come to the Cining Palace to kneel and kowtow to the Empress Dowager, the Empress and others before leaving the palace.
The concubines first went to Jingren Palace to pay their respects to Queen Song, and then the Queen took them to Cining Palace.
"Oh, sister Jinpin, you don't look well. Did you not sleep well last night?" Concubine Yi walked beside Concubine Xian and asked with a concerned smile.
When Concubine Xian heard her voice, she frowned slightly, then smiled distantly: "Thank you for your concern, Concubine Yi. I am fine."
"We have been sisters for so many years, there is nothing that cannot be said. If you are unhappy about something, tell me..." That will make me happy.
Concubine Xian looked at Concubine Yi's smiling face and couldn't help choking.
After living in the harem for more than 20 years, who doesn’t know each other’s moral character?
What's more, Concubine Yi showed an undisguised look of gloating over other people's misfortune, and Concubine Xian would have to be blind to fail to see it.
But today is her daughter's big day, she can't be angry.
Xianpin took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in her heart, and said with a gentle smile: "Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. Today is the Ninth Princess's big day. I am so happy that I can't wait. I just stayed up late last night because I was talking to the Ninth Princess."
"Really? Then you and your daughter must be really happy. I think Chu Pan'er doesn't like Ji Chong at all. Concubine Xian talked so much with the Ninth Princess last night. Did she tell her to behave herself today and not make a fool of herself and be laughed at by the world?"
Concubine Xian: “…”
No matter how patient Concubine Xian was, she couldn't help but look extremely ugly. She gritted her teeth and was on the verge of going crazy.
The nanny beside Concubine Yi was so angry that she wanted to cover her mouth.
Master, please save your energy.
Didn’t you see that Concubine Xian was about to faint from your anger?
Even a rabbit bites when it is angry. If you make Concubine Xian so angry that she fights with you, I wonder if the Emperor and the Empress will spare you.
"Empress Yi..." Suddenly, Queen Song, who was walking in the front, called out in a slightly cold voice, "Come here!"
Concubine Yi quickly responded, glanced at Concubine Xian, and walked to Queen Song with a feeling of being unsatisfied.
"What does the Queen want?"
Queen Song glanced at her speechlessly and said through gritted teeth, "Shut up."
Under normal circumstances, she wouldn't say anything even if she pissed Concubine Xian off to death. Today is not only Chu Pan'er's wedding day, but also a big wedding day for the royal family. She must at least consider the Emperor's face.
Since she was young, Concubine Yi had a harsh mouth, but at least she knew when to speak and when to speak, and she never made a mistake. Moreover, her tough personality intimidated many people in the palace, and even Concubine Shu was afraid to quarrel with her.
But now that I'm older, why do I act more capriciously than when I was young?
He is fearless and defies everything!
Concubine Yi looked at Queen Song's sullen expression and nodded calmly, "Oh."
All right, for the Queen's sake, she will wait two days before provoking Concubine Xian.
"Are you so willing to accept this?" Concubine Shu stepped back a few steps as if inadvertently, and said while looking straight ahead, but it was obvious that she was talking to Concubine Xian.
Xianpin's eyes flickered slightly, and she chuckled, "I don't understand what your majesty is saying."
Oh!
Even if Concubine Yi is a good-for-nothing, your Concubine Shu is a good person?
Shufei's face darkened slightly, and before she could say anything else, she had already stepped into the gate of the Cining Palace.
Everyone paid their respects to the Queen Mother and then took their seats.
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