The Six Palaces of Favorites: The Black-bellied Emperor's Cold Concubine

Chapter 1314 Unknown Origin (5)
Yun Lan hurriedly replied: "It is said that I left Mu Mansion in the morning. It seems that I have invited some friends to enjoy flowers somewhere in the middle of the capital. Madam, don't worry, Su Pei is following, and Xuanwu and the others are secretly protecting you. Something will happen."

Qingchen was not at ease, and was about to ask Jinxiu to go out of the palace to have a look, but saw that she was hesitant to speak, so she asked, "What do you want to say? After working with me for so many years, the relationship between our master and servant , Is there anything else that needs to be covered up?"

Jinxiu hurriedly said: "This servant doesn't dare, it's just that this servant doesn't know whether to say it or not."

Qingchen asked in amazement: "What is it that makes you so embarrassed? If you have something to say, just say it. If I don't blame you, I will lose it."

Jinxiu hesitated again and again, seeing that the queen had been quietly waiting for her to speak, she hesitated and said: "My servant feels that the crown prince seems to have a special affinity with that young lady from the Lu family. The last time Miss Lu almost fell off her horse in the racecourse, Your Highness He also gave the two Hetian jade ruyis that the emperor rewarded to the young lady to shock her. Although this does not explain anything, but in recent days, every time the prince comes back from the palace, his body will be more or less stained with the smell of women's powder , so the slaves guessed that it is true that His Highness went out to admire the flowers and rewarded the real ones."

Qingchen was slightly surprised by Jinxiu's words, but she was not completely confused. In recent years, every time that Miss Lu family entered the palace, Jing'er and Yixuan both treated her very well. left out.Originally they were just friends, Lu Fuyao was an outsider, and she treated her better out of hospitality, but didn't she think that things were not what she thought?

"So, is it that girl from the Lu family that Yixuan is in love with?" Qingchen's eyes deepened, his brows frowned slightly, obviously disapproving. Growing up, she is pure, kind, gentle and prudent, and this is the best candidate for the crown princess. Even if she is not the daughter of the Mu family, I will definitely arrange this marriage for Yixuan. But now, I am afraid that It's going to be a little troublesome. This palace will definitely not let her marry into the royal family, not to mention Yixuan, even if she is a concubine for Jing'er."

Yun Lan understood what the queen meant, nodded and said, "Is your empress afraid that this woman of unknown origin will have some ulterior motives when she approaches the crown prince and Jing'er? Besides, with her status, she can't be a concubine at all. , if she really becomes a side concubine and is extremely favored, then it will really make trouble in the house."

The queen sneered, with a sarcasm on the corner of her mouth, she turned her head and said to Yun Lan: "This is what I am worried about. That Miss Lu looks innocent on the surface, but as a concubine, she is a concubine in the Lu family. Growing up in a group environment, a group of women fighting openly and secretly, is not much inferior to this harem, she can still have such a pure heart, do you believe it?"

Yun Lan pursed her lips lightly, and shook her head lightly. No matter how cunning a fox is, she is still too immature after all. She cannot pretend in front of countless empresses.

"In the eyes of the young masters, Miss Lu is the most beautiful woman in the world, helping people in distress on the street, rescuing an injured animal from the prince, and even ignoring her own safety in the racecourse to save an injured little maid. She is extremely gentle and kind, but how can people only look at her appearance? Just because she is so good at acting, you know that this little girl is very extraordinary."

"Tell Xuanwu and the others that they have kept a close eye on Miss Lu. I don't believe it. If she is really someone with other purposes, she will act without leaving any flaws." In Qingchen's life, the most important thing in doing things is patience. The prince is about to get married, so how long can Miss Lu wait without making a move?
"Yes, servant girl knows." Yun Lan nodded with a knowing smile.

Walking to the gate of Kunyi Palace, the queen saw Jing Han and Mu Rui talking about something, and when she saw her coming, Jing Han hurriedly hid something in her hand behind her back.

Qing Chen pretended not to see it, and asked Mu Rui, "Rui'er, it's so late, why haven't you left the palace yet?"

Mu Rui saluted respectfully, his face was a little red, and he said awkwardly: "Auntie, it's not that I haven't left the palace yet, I just came in and asked Jinghan for something, I wanted to ask my aunt to please her and leave, but who knows Aunt is not here, and the palace gate is about to be closed, if there is nothing else, my nephew will leave first."

Qingchen didn't want to ask, but seeing him like this, he wanted to tease him instead, "What's your urgent matter with Jinghan, you have to enter the palace at this time?"

Mu Rui hesitated and refused to say, but Jing Han was very generous, put the thing in his hand in front of the queen, and said with a smile: "Look, mother, my cousin sent me this thing. A few days ago When I left the palace, I fell in love with a purple jade bracelet in a jewelry store, but at that time the bracelet was ordered away, so my cousin did everything possible to find another one for me, and came in at this time, just to give it to me. It's really stupid for my daughter to give this, isn't it too late to give it to me tomorrow?"

The queen saw that the string of purple jade bracelets was indeed very special. Eighteen kinds of flowers were engraved on the eighteen lavender beads. Not to mention that this was a very novel style for the little girl, the jade of this color alone It is very difficult to find, the royal family has a lot of good jade, but only lacks such a color, it can be seen that this jade is very difficult to find in Dagan.

Seeing the queen looking at him with a half-smile, Mu Rui was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly explained: "I saw that Jinghan seemed to like it very much that day, so I asked someone to buy a few pieces of such jade from a merchant for polishing. It becomes a bracelet, but it’s just a bracelet, and it’s not worth anything.”

Qingchen's gaze fell on Mu Rui's gauze-wrapped fingers. Seeing the bruises on it, he knew that things were not as delicate as he said. Maybe this string of purple jade bracelets was carved by him himself. How much effort it took, perhaps only he himself knows.

Mu Rui noticed the Queen's gaze, and hurriedly hid the injured hand in his sleeve, and said with some anxiety, "Auntie, it's getting late, I should go back."

Qingchen nodded, "Go ahead, Auntie will talk to you some other day."

Mu Rui paid a respectful salute as if someone had seen through his mind, and left in a hurry.

Jinghan looked at his back and said with a smile: "What a fool, but the quality of the purple jade bracelet that my cousin found is much better than the one I saw the other day. Unexpectedly, he is quite discerning."

"Don't talk nonsense, Rui'er is smart and stable, what a good child, how did he become a fool?" Qingchen shook his head, and asked Jinghan, "Did you see the scar on Rui'er's hand?"

Jing Han was slightly taken aback, "Daughter didn't see it, he is a frail scholar who can't ride a horse or a bow, how could he be injured?"

(End of this chapter)