Chapter 71 I Will Definitely Satisfy You
"Shaohua, Yunlu..."
"Empress, Empress..." Shaohua burst into tears out of fear when she saw Queen Song. It was also because A'man saved their lives that she lowered her guard, so she exposed Queen Song's identity regardless of the occasion.
The two guards knelt down and pleaded guilty: "We failed to protect the emperor and put the queen in danger. We deserve to die."
When escorting the Queen out of the palace, not only did the two of them fail to get her safely to the Emperor, but they also put the Queen in danger. They really deserve several heads chop off for this. I only hope that the Queen will not vent her anger on their families.
Queen Song pursed her lips tightly, thinking of her two dead maids and the several guards who died to save her. She took a deep breath weakly and said, "I don't blame you. Get up."
Lu Xiang, who followed closely, really knelt down this time.
Since Queen Song didn't tell me before, I could only pretend that I didn't know her identity.
"Her Majesty... Her Majesty the Queen..." Lu Xiang appropriately showed a look of shock, his little face filled with anxiety and fear, half of which was acting, and half of which was genuine awe for the Queen.
Queen Song's tears washed out two black lines on her face. She wiped them away carelessly and helped Lu Xiang up. "Hurry up, I am leaving the palace secretly. If it weren't for you, I would have died here. I will remember your kindness and virtue. In the future, if you have any requests, I will do my best to satisfy you."
"Your Majesty, you are too kind. It is my honor to be able to help you." Lu Xiang was flattered and said, "Your Majesty, please follow me into the city first. It is important to see a doctor."
God has been really kind to her. Not only did he give her the opportunity to kill her enemies after her rebirth, but he also allowed her to hold on to Chu Jinyan, a powerful figure. Today, she even unexpectedly saved the Queen. It was like too many pies fell on her at once, and she felt a little overwhelmed.
Queen Song nodded. She had fallen a few times and had some scratches which were not a big deal, but Shaohua was seriously injured and needed treatment.
As soon as they entered the city, Lu Xiang asked one of the maids to call a doctor, and he took everyone to Liuyang Inn. Another maid took care of He Zhiyi who had a high fever, while Wu Yue and A Man helped the queen wash and change clothes.
The clothes were bought ready-made from a shop on the street, and were not as soft and gorgeous as the materials in the palace. But Queen Song and her two palace maids, who survived the disaster, were not picky about these things. They felt lucky to be alive.
After changing clothes, Song Hou couldn't wait to go to Shaohua's room.
Shaohua was injured in the shoulder blade, but fortunately it was not as serious as expected. He just couldn't move easily in the next few days and had to be carefully taken care of to prevent fever. Hearing this, Queen Song's heart finally fell heavily back to her chest.
After Shaohua fell into a deep sleep, Queen Song left. Lu Xiang had already prepared food in the room.
"Your Highness has been frightened all the way. Have a bowl of porridge first."
"Thank you very much."
As Queen Song was drinking her porridge, she suddenly remembered what Lu Xiang had called herself before and asked, "Whose daughter are you?"
"In reply to your Majesty, my father, Lu Youping, is the prefect of Yangning City."
"Is Concubine Zhen your aunt?"
The emperor went on a secret visit to the south of the Yangtze River, and not only did he bring Concubine Zhen with him, he also graciously allowed her to go home to visit her family. This kind of favor made the women in the harem jealous and crazy. When the queen heard Lu Xiang introduce herself, she immediately thought of her relationship with Concubine Zhen.
Lu Xiang lowered his hands and replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, that's right."
"Don't be so reserved, come sit down and talk." Queen Song smiled gently at Lu Xiang: "I never knew your name, young lady?"
She was not familiar with Concubine Zhen, and I heard that she was very close to Concubine Shu.
However, Concubine Zhen is Concubine Zhen, and the benefactor is the benefactor. Queen Song is grateful to Lu Xiang and does not have any extra thoughts about Concubine Zhen.
"Thank you, Madam." Lu Xiang sat down obediently, and only dared to sit one-third of the way like a lady, and replied to Queen Song: "My maiden name is Xiang."
In her previous life, she had never come into contact with the Queen, so she had no idea of her temperament. She only vaguely heard others talk about the Queen's weird personality.
After all, her strange temper was probably due to the fact that she was deeply immersed in self-blame and guilt as all her trusted palace maids died due to her own misfortune.
“Xiangxiang, you don’t know how grateful I am to you.” Queen Song held Lu Xiang’s hand, her bright eyes sparkling with gratitude, “If you hadn’t asked your maid to save them, I’m afraid I would never see them again in this life.”
She thought she was dead this time, but Lu Xiang appeared and saved her.
She thought that the palace maids and guards she brought with her would die because of her, but Lu Xiang decisively asked her maid to risk her life to save them. Queen Song could not express in words the feeling that she was in a desperate situation but was saved by the appearance of Lu Xiang.
The woman in front of him was dignified and beautiful, and even ordinary clothes could not conceal her noble temperament. She was the third empress of Emperor Chengde, and she was only in her early thirties.
"A'man said that the queen's guards have already dealt with most of the criminals, so she was able to rescue the people so easily." Lu Xiang looked at Queen Song and said, she did not dare to be proud of her achievements. Everyone was happy that A'man was able to rescue these people, but if the enemy was too strong to be defeated, A'man would definitely protect herself first.
"You, don't have to be so modest." Queen Song laughed, and she felt a little more fond of Lu Xiang, who was neither spoiled nor irritable.
"Did the queen encounter a robbery by mountain bandits? Ah Man said that their skills seemed to be uniformly trained, unlike ordinary mountain bandits. There have been no reports of mountain bandits appearing in Yangning City for several years. Did the queen find any other abnormalities along the way?"
When Queen Song heard this, her soft eyes suddenly turned fierce: "Of course they are not ordinary bandits. These people are coming for me."
Although she brought few guards, they were not useless. But today, only two of them were still alive. Could ordinary bandits have such ability?
"It is not safe for your majesty to be alone outside. Aunt Shaohua is injured and should not be moved. I heard that the emperor is staying in Jiangcheng. I will ask my father to escort your majesty to Jiangcheng first. Please rest assured, your majesty, I will take good care of Aunt Shaohua."
"Okay." Queen Song nodded.
She didn't know if there were any fish that had escaped the net, and she couldn't let the people who had finally survived lose their lives again.
Queen Song ate a few mouthfuls of porridge and then stopped eating. Seeing that she looked tired, Lu Xiang stood up and took her leave. She asked Wu Yue to stay. The queen now had only one palace maid to serve her, and she was unfamiliar with the place in Yangning City.
When Yunlu came in, the queen was sitting on the edge of the bed in a daze, with her eyes slightly lowered so that people couldn't see the emotions in her eyes, but her whole body was filled with an inextricable sadness.
"Empress." Yunlu closed the door and called softly.
Queen Song looked up when she heard the voice, her beautiful face covered with traces of tears. It turned out that her calmness and composure in front of Lu Xiang were all fake. When she was alone, self-blame and guilt almost overwhelmed her.
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