A tree of peach blossoms pressing the prime minister

Chapter 176 It's Difficult to Let Go
She thought it was another concubine Ji from the mansion who came to cry and complained that she had lost her things, but when she looked up, Gu Huairou and Jiang Taohua were dumbfounded.

Concubine Lan was wearing the dress of an ordinary concubine concubine, with her hair hanging down in a bun, jade flowers on her hairpin, and light makeup, she was looking at them with a smile.

"You..." Taohua was stunned: "Why are you here?"

After the death of Emperor Mingde, the childless concubines would be sent up to the mountains to support their old age. Moreover, the late emperor died in Zhilan Palace. There should be many people in the court who would trouble Lu Zhilan. I never expected where Lu Zhilan would go...

"I'm not welcome?" Lu Zhilan smiled, walked in front of her and said, "Didn't Shen Zaiye tell you? From today, I'm the lady in this yard."

Gu Huairou: "..."

Jiang Taohua: "..."

In history, there was a story about a son inheriting from his father and concubine, but it was also ridiculed by the people all over the world. Unexpectedly, Shen Zaiye would bring the concubine Lan Gui, who is the favorite of the sixth palace, directly back to the prime minister's mansion!
So rampant, so bold, so affectionate!

Pursing her lips, Tao Hua slightly nodded at her: "My lord hasn't mentioned this matter yet, so I'm a little surprised. Ma'am... No, Miss Lu has settled down?"

"Well, it's in Shixiang Pavilion."

Gu Huairou stared blankly at her, then at Tao Hua, not knowing what to say for a while.

How did you bring her into the mansion?It's fine if they are the first emperor's concubine, aren't Lu Zhilan and Shen Zaiye still brothers and sisters in name?It is against the rules and regulations to be so deviant, how could I do this!

"Madam, don't you have anything else to ask me?" Lu Zhilan looked at Jiang Taohua with deep eyes.

anything else?Tao Hua thought for a while and asked, "Why did your empress come to this Prime Minister's mansion?"

"Why else?" Sitting down and looking at the things on the table, Lu Zhilan chuckled, "Of course it's because I like him."

Who this "he" is, we don't need to say it.

Unexpected, but within reason.Taohua nodded, not thinking about anything, her expression looked extremely calm.

Lu Zhilan raised her eyes and looked at her reaction curiously: "Why doesn't madam blame or get angry?"

Taohua shrugged: "Where did I come from to blame and get angry? You and Xiangye met before me, and the things I experienced in the middle are beyond my understanding. Since you and I both think that this is the right way, then How about this."

"Oh?" Lu Zhilan raised her eyebrows, propped her chin and looked at her charmingly: "Aren't you afraid that I will steal your favor?"

Favor?Tao Hua smiled: "It's all up to Grandpa to be happy, he can pet whoever he likes, there's no need to fight for it."

Her eyes sank, Lu Zhilan looked her up and down, and said in a low voice: "It seems that you may not take him seriously."

"how do I say this?"

"As a woman, if you really put a man in your heart, jealousy and jealousy are the most basic things." Lu Zhilan said quietly: "Once you let go of these two things, you may not like that man very much."

Looks so reasonable, Tao Hua nodded.So she really doesn't like Shen Zaye very much?

There is nothing wrong with this, after all, although the two of them are often tired of being together, who can tell how sincere they are?If one party takes it too seriously, it will hurt the other party.And it's too difficult for both of them to be in the play at the same time.The matter of feelings is too complicated, even more difficult than calculating people, so Jiang Taohua has never bothered to sort it out.

No matter what the relationship between her and Shen Zaiye is, it is good that they can benefit each other and live a good life.

Gathering her mind, Tao Hua looked at Lu Zhilan and said with a smile: "Miss Lu, let's go and say hello to the master first, we are busy here, we will drink tea together when we are free."

"Okay." Lu Zhilan got up and smiled at her, "Then I'll go find the Prime Minister."

"Yeah." She lowered her eyes and continued to look at the list on the table. Taohua looked as if she just greeted an acquaintance, without any other emotions.

Gu Huairou was astonished and couldn't help but said: "I finally understand that you are the only one in this courtyard who can sit on the position of mistress, and if you put it on someone else, how can you not be jealous!"

"Why are you jealous?" Taohua chuckled lightly, "You can't get along with yourself?"

"That's not what you said." Gu Huaiju said: "Everyone in our yard knows how good the Lord is to Concubine Lan. Before, it was just a brother and sister relationship, but now... don't you feel that your status is being compromised?" Are you threatened?"

What's the threat?Taohua glanced at her: "Miss Lu will never be the mistress of the Xiangfu with her status."

"The concubine is not talking about this status." Gu Huairou stomped lightly: "The concubine is talking about the status in the heart of the master!"

Sink in ambition.Jiang Taohua chuckled and shook her head.Which woman can occupy a high position in his heart?What he has in his heart is his family, his country, and the world, and what he has at least is his love for his children.Xu Yangui had already said before that Shen Zaiye felt guilty towards Lu Zhilan.Since he felt guilty, he should treat her better.

After sorting out the list, Tao Hua comforted Gu Huairou with a few words, and then walked out.

She never knew what jealousy was, and at most she had only tasted the pain of being betrayed in her relationship.When she saw Li Jin and Jiang Suheng together, she only had disgust and resentment in her heart, and she was never jealous.

A woman who is often jealous is easy to become ugly, she still has to listen to Master's advice and take good care of her face!
Just as he was about to step into the main house of Linwu Academy, someone pulled his sleeves.Tao Hua came back to her senses, and looked at Qing Moss beside her suspiciously: "What's wrong?"

"Master, have you forgotten?" Qingmo said in a low voice, "You just let Mrs. Lu in, but now she and Master are inside."

After a pause, Tao Hua suddenly realized, patted her head, and muttered in a low voice: "What am I thinking? I can't even turn my head. You should keep this thing, and give it to them when they come out."

With that said, he handed her the list in his hand, and turned around to leave.

However, before she could step out, she heard the voice of a conversation in the room.

"What I promised you, of course I will do it." Shen Zaiye looked at her deeply and said, "You also suffered a lot outside, and I will make it up to you one by one."

Lu Zhilan giggled, looked at him with complicated eyes and said, "It's really easy to compensate me, why don't you cook for me first, and make me a table of dishes?"

Tao Hua paused after hearing this, and thought to himself that a gentleman stays away from the kitchen, people like Shen Zaiye...

"Okay." The man inside responded.

"..." All the thoughts behind were strangled in her mind, Taohua walked out with her skirt in her hands, and smiled with her eyes downcast.

People who have a past are different in how they say it. There are too many things they have experienced together, and no one else can get in.

She wasn't underestimating herself, she was no worse than Lu Zhilan, but when she heard Shen Zaiya's word "good", she felt a sudden tugging in her heart, as if being twisted by someone, and she didn't know if something went wrong.

Shaking her head, she continued to go out and ordered her servants to clean up the mansion, and then sent someone out to inquire about the whereabouts of Zhao Guo's envoys, and finally sat in the Zhengchun Pavilion in a daze.

Lu Zhilan stood at the door of the kitchen, looked at the vegetables and meat on the desk, and asked with a half-smile, "Do you remember that dish?"

"Simple fried pork with bamboo shoots." Shen Zaiye said lightly, "You brought it to me from the Lu residence to the military camp, and it was completely cold when it was delivered. How can you not remember?"

A rich lady like Lu Zhilan actually doesn't know how to cook, but when he was in the military camp, Zhanlu complained that the food was poor, so she spent a few days in Lu's residence, and finally sent him such a dish from a long distance vegetable.

It was when delivering this dish that Lu Zhilan made it clear to him, saying: "I am willing to follow you for three thousand miles, I only hope that you will take my concubine with you."

He ignored it at the time, put the dishes aside, and continued to eat the meals in the military camp quietly.This probably caused her a lot of resentment, that's why she made such a request today.

Eyes full of reminiscence, Lu Zhilan watched him start chopping vegetables and said in a low voice, "If I had known, I wouldn't be so stupid."

"It's too late to regret it now." Oily smoke was everywhere, and it was rare for Shen Zaiya to be as graceful as an exiled fairy in such an environment. He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at her sideways: "It's not too late."

With a sneer, Lu Zhilan said, "You think I'm that stupid? I've already ended up like this, and I want to let you live without asking for anything in return?"

She is here to collect debts. After collecting debts in this life, she will not worry about them in the next life!
Shen Zaiya pursed his lips and didn't say much. After a while, he served the dishes and brought her back to the main room of Linwu Academy.

"You know how to cook." Lu Zhilan frowned as she looked at the fragrant fried pork with bamboo shoots on the plate in front of her.

It took her a lot of effort to make such a dish back then.

"After all, he used to be a member of the army." Shen Zaiye said indifferently: "If not, wouldn't he starve to death while sleeping in the wild?"

Well, Lu Zhilan pursed her lips, picked up the chopsticks, picked up the bamboo shoots and meat, and put them into her mouth together. After chewing, her throat moved slightly, she couldn't open her mouth when she wanted to say something, but her eyes gradually turned red.

Shen Zaiye reached out and gave her a handkerchief, and waited quietly by the side, watching her eat a dish with red nose and eyes, then put away the plate and bowl with his hand, and took them out.

When he stepped out the door, unsurprisingly, the suppressed sobs of the people in the room still came out.

Letting go of the past is painful, isn't it?Shen Zaye lowered his eyes, but only when he let go can he see clearly and understand what he is thinking in his heart.

"Father."

As soon as he left Linwu Academy, he bumped into Jiang Taohua, Shen Zaiye raised his eyebrows and looked at her: "What's wrong?"

Taohua smiled dryly, rubbed her handkerchief and said, "It's nothing, I just wanted to ask, what do you plan to do with the people of Zhao State?"

"Yang Wanqing and Li Jin will stay, and the rest will be sent back to Zhao State first." Shen Zaiye said: "The two countries want to form an alliance, and then Great Wei will also send people to Zhao."

(End of this chapter)