Otoharu

Chapter 530
Li Meier bowed her head to salute Zhou Yuyan, "Greetings to Mrs. Yan."

Zhou Yuyan hurriedly said: "I don't need to talk about these empty etiquette here, what happened when we were at home, what happens now..."

Qin's hastily interrupted He Zhen, "My lord—"

Zhou Yuyan's eyes were slightly red, and she was puzzled, "Why do you even..."

Zhou Hanyu and Qin Shi didn't say anything else, they just bowed their heads and saluted Zhou Yuyan.

Zhou Yuyan was dumbfounded.He grabbed them, looked at her mother and aunt with red eyes, and asked sadly, "What are you doing!"

After all, Qin felt sorry for her daughter and patted her hand lightly.

Zhou Hanyu said in a calm tone: "My lord has a different status now. Although we are your elders, we can't be as casual as before."

Zhou Yuyan bit her lower lip, a look of sadness flashed in her eyes, but she didn't say anything after all.

After a few people entered the side hall, Zhou Yuyan hurriedly pushed away the waiters, leaving only the four of them in the room.

The side hall where Zhou Yuyan lived was very magnificently furnished, as Linglong said before, all the furniture, utensils and decorations were treasures.

Zhou Hanju took a look, and knew that Zhou Yuyan was really favored in the palace, but the worry on her face was even heavier.

At this moment, Mrs. Qin took Zhou Yuyan and asked her about her daily life in a rambling manner. Zhou Yuyan answered all of them, and said to Mrs. Qin: "Mother, don't worry about me, I'm in the palace. The place is very good, Your Majesty treats me well, the Empress and... Concubine Yun also take good care of me, and I have not encountered any bad things."

When talking about Concubine Yun, Zhou Yuyan's tone was obviously different, but she quickly covered it up, but Zhou Hanyu and Li Meier both noticed the clues. Both of them knew the real identity of Concubine Yun, and they subconsciously opposed her. Looking at it, I felt some bad premonition in my heart.

"Mother, aunt, why didn't grandma enter the palace together? Is it because her illness hasn't recovered yet? I thought she would come into the palace. I asked the imperial doctor to diagnose her pulse." Zhou Yuyan also thought of her own family at the moment. Grandma looked at Zhou Hanju and asked.

Qin's face turned pale in an instant, she was trembling her lips, and was about to say something, but Zhou Hanyu took the lead and said: "Your grandmother is still ill, she really can't come, but she also misses you very much , you don’t have to worry too much about your grandmother, she will be fine with your mother and aunt taking care of her.”

Zhou Yuyan heard that Mrs. Zhou was still sick, how could she not be worried, and immediately said: "How about I ask Your Majesty to let the imperial physician go to the house to show grandma, grandma has been sick for so long and is not showing signs of improvement, I think it's just Those doctors outside are not good at medicine, let the imperial doctor take a look at it to be safe."

Zhou Hanyu didn't know how to respond, so she glanced at Li Meier subconsciously. She didn't want to tell Zhou Yuyan about her mother's stroke for now, for fear that she would feel guilty about it. If this offended His Majesty, her life in the palace would be even more difficult.

Li Meier immediately understood what Zhou Hanju meant, and continued, "Sister Yuyan, you have just entered the palace, and the Empress has already made an exception to let my aunt and the others enter the palace to see you. If you ask the emperor again, it may be inappropriate. Well, it’s better to take it easy and wait for a while.”

Zhou Yuyan thought for a while, and felt that what Li Meier said made sense, so she nodded and said, "Then I will listen to my sister, but if grandma's illness gets worse, you have to tell me immediately, and you can't hide it from me."

Li Meier and the others felt a little guilty when they heard her words, but they didn't show it on their faces. Zhou Hanyu smiled and nodded, "That's natural, how could my aunt keep it from you?"

Several people talked for a while, and Linglong reported outside: "My lord, Concubine Yun sent someone to invite Mrs. Li and Miss Li to Qingxi Palace."

Zhou Yuyan immediately looked at Zhou Hanyu, panic flashed in her eyes very quickly.

After Zhou Hanyu's initial surprise, his expression quickly returned to calm, and he seemed to guess that Concubine Yun would have such an invitation, so he said to Zhou Yuyan: "Since Concubine Yun has invited, I will go over and say hello to Empress. "

Qin Shi looked at Zhou Yuyan, hesitated to speak, Zhou Yuyan said to her indifferently, "You don't have to go with me, Yuyan misses you reading closely, you stay and talk to her."

Qin was visibly relieved, Zhou Yuyan didn't say anything, but there was still worry in her eyes.

Zhou Hanyu looked at Li Meier again, thought for a while and said, "If Mei Meier doesn't want to go..."

Before Zhou Hanyu could finish her sentence, Linglong interrupted again: "Concubine Yun said that the last time I met Miss Li in Jinmingchi, I just didn't have a chance to talk properly, and I just took this opportunity to see you again today."

This is what it means to go, Li Meier suddenly understood a little bit, maybe it was not Zhou Yuyan's own intention to let her come into the palace, but the order of Concubine Yun, otherwise Zhou Yuyan would have no reason to see her.

Li Meier only smiled gently and said, "Auntie, let me go too."

Zhou Hanju and Li Meier left Luhua Palace together.

After leaving the Luhua Palace, Zhou Hanyu whispered to Li Meier: "No matter what Concubine Yun wants you to do, just pretend that you don't understand, everything is up to me."

Li Meier naturally only thought that Zhou Hanju wanted to protect her, so she nodded to show that she understood.

When Zhou Hanyu and Li Meier were led into the Qingxi Palace by the maids, Concubine Yun was frowning and listening to a servant's report in a low voice, and He Linwan heard the words "Queen" and "Shadow Concubine".Concubine Yun turned her eyes and saw Li Meier and Zhou Hanju coming in, she immediately raised her hand to stop the servant's words, and signaled him to back down with her eyes.Zhou Hanju brought Li Meier forward to salute.

This was the first time Li Meier saw Concubine Yun face to face, if Brother Shanqing hadn't told her that this was Zhou Hanhan from back then, she would never have linked the two together.

The appearance of Zhou Hanhan in her memory is a little blurry, but she still remembers that it was a bit sharp and paranoid girl, the girl not only coveted her sister's fiancée, but also showed a slight hostility towards anyone and everything.

But at this time, the woman sitting on the carved soft couch is graceful and luxurious. Although her appearance is not beautiful, she has an indescribable charm, which makes people want to look at her more.

Although she was wearing a loose palace attire at this time, the high swollen belly was still impossible to ignore, because her figure was already thin, the belly became bigger and bigger, as if she could give birth at any time.

But Li Meier knew that Concubine Yun was only seven months pregnant, but such a big belly was bigger than other people's full-term pregnancy.

Li Meier's eyes only stayed on Concubine Yun's stomach for a few more seconds, and she seemed to notice it. She put a hand on her stomach, and said with a smile: "The doctor said, it's twins."

(End of this chapter)