"When the old man heard Nan Qing's name, his bones trembled with fear."
Throwing the imperial edict aside with a look of condensation in his eyes, Shen Qianyu's eyes were filled with murderous intent and a hint of irritation.
The Nanqing envoy has not yet arrived at the border of Dongning. If he is asked to pick him up now, won't he have to leave Beijing for several months? How could he let go of being separated from Song Wan at this time?
The two of them share the same affection, and it is the time of deep love. Letting him leave at this time is no different than killing him.
"Your Highness, calm down."
Wan Xiao stepped forward and picked up the imperial edict again: "If Song Chenghui knew that His Highness was angry during the Queen's funeral..."
Shen Qianyu glared at him angrily, and Wan Xiao shrugged: "I'm afraid I might think that His Highness is ungrateful."
"It's ridiculous. How can I get angry over such a trivial matter?"
He snorted coldly: "You will go ahead with me today, and let the guard of honor welcoming the Nanqing delegation follow behind."
If he travels in the name of the prince, he may not be able to reach the border between the two countries even if he waits for half a year.
"My subordinate is traveling with the Crown Prince?"
"You have nothing to do all day long, why not stay with me."
After Shen Qianyu finished speaking, he asked the eunuchs around him to pack their things and prepare to leave.
Song Wan received the news that Shen Qianyu was leaving in the palace, and felt quite reluctant to leave. But she was not a person who expressed her emotions verbally, so she asked Heng Zhihengwu to pack a lot of things overnight and send them to Zhongshan Palace.
"Wan'er, come and greet me quickly."
Just after finishing the prince's trip, Lu Youyun walked into the Yi Pavilion with her maid in mourning clothes. Song Wan stepped forward to greet her and saw that she was carrying a huge bamboo basket in her hand.
"How come Lu Liangyuan is here today?"
After letting Jin Shu take the things, she hurriedly poured tea for the panting Lu Youyun.
Lu Youjun took a big sip, and then she whispered: "Didn't the prince receive the order to greet the Nanqing envoy? I'm afraid I won't be able to eat or sleep well after traveling and traveling all the way."
"We sisters have gathered some things and we are thinking of sending them to the prince together with you."
Song Wan nodded: "I have prepared some here and will send them together when the time comes."
Lu Youjun opened his mouth to agree, but his expression was gloomy.
During the Queen's mourning period, livestock could not be slaughtered within or outside the capital for a hundred days, which meant that she would not be able to eat meat, drink alcohol, or even listen to Qi Liangyuan playing the piano and singing for a long time.
This was really a big torture for her.
Seeing that Lu Youyun was full of sorrow, Song Wan couldn't help but comfort him: "Your Highness will be taken care of by Wanxiao Jirong when traveling, so nothing will go wrong. Moreover, although Your Highness has been hostage in Nanqing for many years, he is no longer what he used to be. He will meet Nanqing again." People will not be bullied like in the past."
"You don't have to worry too much."
"Ah...that's true."
Lu Youyun nodded blankly, embarrassed and nodded along with Song Wan's words.
Seeing that she still looked worried and unhappy, Song Wan said: "The honey-soaked hawthorn made by Hengzhi a few days ago should be ready. I asked her to get you two cans."
"Why is this so embarrassing?"
Lu Youjun's round and chubby face turned red, and she pursed her lips and smiled shyly: "Isn't it troublesome?"
Song Wan couldn't help but feel happy when he saw a blush on her tender face.
In the East Palace, only Lu Youjun and Zhang Baozhen were younger. The two little girls were gentle and kind, which won Song Wan's heart very much, so she couldn't help but take care of them more.
And I heard that Lu Youjun's mother and her sister came to the palace some time ago, and they asked her for three thousand taels of silver, but Lu Youjun couldn't give it, so they forced her to let Miss Lu Fuxi stay in the East Palace.
It's obvious what the Lu family has planned, but this approach is really ugly.
Heng Zhi said that the Lu family had been in a lot of trouble for a while, and in the end it was Shang Liangdi who took action to send the Lu family away.
Song Wan sighed softly, feeling inexplicably sad.
The Lu family was sure that Lu Youyun could not be favored, so they abandoned him in a hurry. He was too cold and cold.
"You take this honey-soaked hawthorn back, but don't be greedy and overeat."
After putting the things in a carved mahogany lacquer box, Song Wan carefully warned: "Hawthorn can dissolve food accumulation and relieve qi. It can also strengthen the stomach and widen the diaphragm, but eating too much will damage the teeth and make you hungry."
"You tend to accumulate food in the past. If your spleen and stomach feel uncomfortable, just suck it or drink a few pills."
Lu Youjun nodded, feeling happy in his heart.
It was only after she entered the East Palace that someone spoke to her so gently. I don't know how much better it was than the Lu Family. You must know that when she was in the Lu Mansion, even the servants liked to chew on her behind her back and call her stupid.
Lu Youjun said with a grateful face: "I told Yinghong to look at me and I won't eat too much."
The palace maid named Ying Hong nodded and took note, and then the two left Lai Yi Pavilion.
After Song Wan watched them leave, he went back to the study to read.
She has a low status and is not qualified to offer incense to the queen. If she has nothing to do, she can go to Shang Liangdi's palace to drink tea and chat with everyone, but now she cannot walk anywhere to violate the taboo.
Everyone in the harem, like Song Wan, had been holding back for twenty-seven days before they could leave their palace in plain clothes to meet others.
On the first day when Chu Chu went to Shang Rong's palace, the two Liang Di, Shang and Wu, Qi Zhao, Zhang Lu, Xi Liang Yuan and Song Wan all sighed deeply when they met.
I don’t know how, but after just a few months of getting along, everyone actually developed a lot of deep friendships.
"Shang Liangdi hasn't had a good rest recently?"
Wu Xixiang asked gently. Over time, everyone has become accustomed to seeing the marks on her face. Now that she no longer covers it, she is much more comfortable than at home.
Shang Rong stroked his chest and nodded with difficulty.
The queen died, and the sound of chanting could be heard from time to time in the palace. She was upset and found it difficult to rest. Therefore, she became even more ill because of her restlessness during this period.
Seeing this, Qi Qingling felt worried and stepped forward and said softly: "My grandmother often has headaches at home. I have learned a massage technique to soothe the collaterals. If Shang Liangdi doesn't mind, can I massage it for you?"
Everyone knows that Shang Rongnai was knocked down and bitten by a wolf in the temple. The sound of chanting sutras must have caused many bad memories for her and affected her rest.
But although Qi Qingling was worried, she didn't dare to step forward easily because of her six fingers.
Shang Rong said, "Good boy, please hurry up. This pain is torturing me."
She smiled weakly and lay down on the beauty's couch.
Seeing that Shang Rong didn't look disgusted, Qi Qingling stretched out her hand and gently rubbed her forehead. Several people in the room quietly retreated out, but they were reluctant to leave, and they all sat in the courtyard.
Some of them are literate and some have never read, so when they gather together they mostly chat.
Lu Youjun said that when she was a child, she ate fried pancakes from an alley. The pancakes were crispy on the outside, glutinous on the inside, fragrant and sweet, and were the most delicious thing she had ever eaten.
Wu Xixiang said: "I am the only daughter in the family, but I was born with a bad face, which really caused a lot of trouble for my father. On the day I entered the East Palace, it was the first time I saw my father cry so hard."
Song Wan shook his head slightly: "How can the mark brought in the womb become a bad mark? It's ridiculous that people in the world love to find some excuses to maliciously misinterpret, or make up some nonsense to vent their evil thoughts."
Zhang Baozhen, who was thin and withered, heard this and said: "Of course, of course, it's possible that Wu Liangdi's mark jumped out of her face at night and slapped the mouth of the person who told the nonsense?"
After a few puffs, everyone covered their lips and laughed.
Zhao Nanzhang also smiled and said: "That's true."
When she was pregnant, her mother died of a dystocia, and after three years of mourning, her grandparents passed away one after another. She delayed her flowering period for a few years and was rumored to be a monster. Now, no one has been tortured by her marriage to the East Palace.
Several women looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
They only know that the world is ignorant. If they live by listening to other people's words, how can they be as comfortable as they are today?
