Chapter 61 It's really a ghost
"It's right to be low-key, but there's no need to hide anything. The emperor has specially sent General Xiao Shen to escort the queen. As long as the emperor's whereabouts are not disclosed to the public, there's no need to hide the fact that our queen is going home to visit her relatives."
Her Majesty has great favor from the Emperor, and it would be inappropriate to hide it.
What's more, when the Emperor makes a private visit, the Empress's visit home to visit her relatives will be shown in public, and everyone's attention will be on the Empress, which will make it more convenient for the Emperor to investigate the people's sentiments.
"How long can your Majesty stay in the mansion?" asked the old lady.
Su smiled and replied, "The Queen said she can stay at home for at least a month."
Two days later, the team escorting Concubine Zhen arrived at Yangning City, led by Chen Chi. He sat on a blood-white horse and wore silver armor, which radiated a dazzling glow under the sunlight.
In the middle of the team was a gorgeous carriage pulled by four horses. The carriage looked luxurious and luxurious, with egg-sized luminous pearls inlaid on the four corners, dazzling the eyes. Long tassels hung down, swaying in the wind. On both sides of the carriage, palace maids dressed in green and pink followed slowly.
At the gate of the Lu Mansion, the old lady and everyone in the Lu family stood at the gate to welcome them. Looking at the slowly approaching team, her eyes were filled with tears of excitement.
"Madam, be well, old lady. I am Shen Chi, and I am here to escort Concubine Zhen back on the orders of the Emperor."
Shen Chi dismounted and bowed to the old lady. The handsome young man was full of vigor and vitality. He was dressed in a dark blue robe with a picture of cranes flying over the sea of clouds embroidered with fine silver thread on the lapels and cuffs. He also wore a hollow gold belt, which made him look elegant and outstanding.
The old lady was immediately terrified. This was the eldest son of the loyal and brave general. He had been quite prestigious in marching and fighting with his father. He was known as General Little Shen. How could she dare to accept a salute from him?
“General Shen, you have worked hard on the journey. Come into the mansion and have a cup of hot tea.” The old lady turned sideways, avoiding Shen Chi’s salute, and said politely.
Chen Chi smiled cheerfully: "Your Majesty finally returned home to reunite with her family and has something to say. I will not bother you today and will come to visit you again in a few days."
“This…” The old lady paused, and in the moment of hesitation she saw Shen Chi walk to the middle carriage.
"Your Majesty, you have been tired from the journey. Please come in and rest. I am in charge of the post station. Your Majesty, please tell me if you have anything to ask."
"Thank you, General Shen." In the carriage, Concubine Zhen's voice was as melodious as a yellow oriole singing in a valley, or as clear and pleasant as a gurgling brook.
Shen Chi didn't stay long, and left with his horse.
The palace maids then lifted the curtain of the carriage, and then Concubine Zhen stretched out her slender and soft figure from the carriage, her wrists as white as jade, her skin as red as bamboo shoots, and her body as slender as spring onions.
Everyone at the entrance of the Lu residence knelt on the ground one after another: "Welcome to Her Majesty Zhenpin. May Her Majesty be well and at peace."
With the help of a palace maid, Concubine Zhen stepped down from the carriage on a mat. Under the warm sunlight, the woman was dressed in gorgeous clothes, with jewels matching her jet-black hair. She was like the elusive moon in a misty spring night. Her face was beautiful with her makeup on. Her willow-leaf eyebrows swept diagonally into her temples, and her drooping eyelashes were thick and long. If you looked closely, you could vaguely see the water flowing in her eyes.
"Please stand up quickly." Concubine Zhen suppressed her inner excitement and raised her hand to ask everyone to stand up.
She walked into the Lu Mansion surrounded by the crowd, and the guards immediately dispersed around the Lu Mansion to protect Zhenpin's safety.
When they reached the old lady's courtyard, Concubine Zhen finally took off her dignified disguise, her knees softened, and she knelt down in front of the old lady: "My daughter is unfilial. I couldn't accompany my mother to fulfill my filial duties all these years."
The old lady was startled and hurriedly pulled Concubine Zhen up: "You are the emperor's concubine, how can you kneel in front of me?"
"There is no emperor's concubine here, only my mother's daughter." Outside, she was the emperor's concubine and represented the royal family. She could only watch her mother kneel down and kowtow to her.
But after entering the Lu Mansion, she was just her mother's daughter.
The old lady choked up and tears as big as pearls fell from her eyes.
Concubine Zhen kowtowed three times to the old lady, and the old lady quickly pulled her up.
Liu was very fast, and in a few seconds she squeezed to the other side of Concubine Zhen and held her hand: "Your Highness is thinking about the old lady, and the old lady also misses you very much. She hopes that your Highness is doing well in the palace every day. As long as your Highness is well, it will be the greatest filial piety to the old lady."
Her smiling words touched the hearts of both of them, but the old lady felt depressed when she saw Liu and was not moved.
Concubine Zhen had never seen Liu before, so she looked at the old lady in confusion: "Who is this?"
Without waiting for the old lady to introduce herself, Liu knelt down and saluted to Concubine Zhen, saying, "I am Liu, and I am here with my little daughter Mingzhu to pay my respects to Concubine Zhen."
Upon seeing this, Lu Mingzhu immediately walked up to Concubine Zhen, her bright little face flushed with excitement: "Mingzhu greets the Queen." She had been under house arrest in the North Courtyard, but now that Concubine Zhen has returned, the old lady and her father couldn't keep her under house arrest forever, so they temporarily lifted her house arrest, but she couldn't move back to the He Courtyard yet.
The aunt said that she would take advantage of the time when Concubine Zhen came back to please her aunt, so that the old lady would not dare to bully her anymore.
Concubine Zhen didn't react for a moment to who Liu was, but when she heard the name Lu Mingzhu, her beautiful eyes suddenly lit up, and her face immediately showed joy: "You are Mingzhu, come quickly, let me take a good look."
What?
Seeing that Concubine Zhen was so kind to Lu Mingzhu, a concubine's daughter, almost everyone's eyes popped out. Even Liu and Lu Mingzhu were shocked and dizzy by this sudden surprise.
Lu Mingzhu glanced at Liu, who eagerly winked at her to take the opportunity to get close to Zhenpin. So she took a few steps forward with a flushed face and called out again, flattered: "Aunt..."
She just wanted to not miss any chance to please Concubine Zhen. After all, if she could win Concubine Zhen's favor, her status in the Lu Mansion would be close to Lu Xiang or even higher. But she never expected that Concubine Zhen would be so close to her. Was she born to be likable? Even Concubine Zhen, who had never met her, fell in love with her at first sight.
"Fu Yue, take out my set of sapphire jewelry and give it to Mingzhu." Zhenpin said gently, looking at Lu Mingzhu with such joy as if she was looking at her own daughter.
Oh my god...
Aunt Fang was so angry that her eyes were crooked and her mouth was twisted. She twisted the handkerchief in her hand into a twist out of jealousy. She wanted to push her daughter out to win favor, but she didn't dare to.
Before Zhenpin got married, she was not very friendly to them. They didn't dare to offend this lady at the beginning, and now they dared not to be presumptuous. Her beautiful eyes whizzed towards Liu and Lu Mingzhu like sharp swords, wishing to poke them into a sieve.
Aunt Lin held Lu Qiao's hand tightly, her fingertips turned pale from holding too tightly, and her head was lowered so that no one could see her expression.
Aunt Yao looked at Liu and her daughter in disbelief and was greatly shocked.
It's really weird that Lu Qing, who has always been picky, is so affectionate to the daughter of a concubine.
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