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Chapter 176 Entering the Palace (3)
After Shuangxi took the order to leave, she told Shuangshou, "You go to the second bedroom yourself, and ask Miss Fifth to come and pick out some jewelry."

Shuangshou hurriedly bowed his knees to accept orders.

When Shuangxi was young, Shuangxi came back first, holding a black lacquer and gold faded box more than a square meter in her hand. Mrs. Lu took it, and while opening it, she waved to sisters Lu Mingfeng and said: "These jewelry are all made by me when I was young. I wore it from time to time, and now I don’t need it anymore, so you all come over and pick out a few, and it won’t be an insult to wear it in the palace tomorrow.”

Lu Mingfeng was in a slightly complicated mood at that time. From an emotional point of view, of course she didn't want her husband to have already decided on a concubine's room before she even entered the house, but from a rational point of view, she also knew that if the eldest prince Really being able to accept Lu Mingxuan is of great benefit to her, now seeing her grandfather intervening, she doesn't know what will happen... So she smiled a bit reluctantly, and said to Mrs. Lu: "Grandmother usually rewards me I already have enough jewelry, let the younger sisters choose."

Mrs. Lu said with a smile: "The ones who are rewarded on weekdays are rewarded on weekdays, and those who are rewarded today are rewarded today. You don't have to think about saving for me, and if you don't choose, your sisters are not easy to choose either, right?"

Hearing this, Lu Mingfeng symbolically picked out a double-knot Ruyi hairpin inlaid with white jade and red coral beads, and a pair of earrings inlaid with rubies and white jade crabapple flowers.

Mrs. Lu saw that she only picked two things, but she didn't force her, she smiled and waved to Lu Mingli and the others: "Your big sister has already picked, you all come over to pick, see if you like it, take it Go, today I will bleed profusely!"

Although Lu Mingli is the daughter of Lu Zhongmian, she is also Empress Xu's niece, but she has never been in the palace once when she grows up to this age, and now she has the opportunity to enter the palace, how can she not be unhappy, she will go in the future The in-law's family also has one more capital to talk about?Although Lu Mingfu didn't want to go to her in-law's house to boast, but the imperial palace is the most noble place in the world, if she can go in and see it once, it will be considered that her visit to this world is not in vain, so she is also very happy.

However, due to Mrs. Lu's complexion, the two of them dare not show their happiness, but their eyes are still shining with joy, especially now that Mrs. Lu asked them to choose jewelry, and those jewelry pieces They are all high-quality goods, and there is no woman who doesn't love them. They pick and choose, and forget to control their emotions, expressing their joy clearly.

Mrs. Lu saw that they were happy to pick them, and she was also happy. She also saw that Lu Mingxuan's face was filled with joy. A gold hairpin inlaid with coral and bats beckoned to her and said: "This hairpin is very festive, girl Xuan will take it, and wear it to the palace tomorrow to pay respects to the empress on her birthday, which is considered appropriate."

After speaking, seeing Lu Mingli and Lu Mingfu were both hesitant and didn't know what to choose, they smiled and said: "Look at your picky looks, that's all, let me pick a few for you. , when I was young I was famous for being good at dressing up."

With Shuangxi's hand, he went to the table where the jewelry box was placed, picked it out, and sure enough, he and Lu Mingli picked out a gold hairpin with lace on the tip, a hairpin with emerald inlaid gemstones, and a five-bat bouquet. Shou’s mutton fat jade is silent and a pair of gold silk gourd earrings, while Lu Mingfu’s is a silk cicada inlaid with precious stones, a pearl headband, a pair of Pisces playing beads sapphire bracelets and a pair of ruby ​​lantern earrings, In addition to the hairpin just now, Lu Mingxuan also got a hairpin with red gold unicorn pattern inlaid with rubies and a hairpin with pearl tassels.

After Mrs. Lu made her choice, her interest became more and more high, and she ordered her servants to serve Lu Mingli and Lu Mingfu to put on all the jewelry she had just chosen with them, and said with a full face: "You go and look in the mirror, See if my old woman brags about herself."

Even if Mrs. Lu's choice of jewelry was not good, Lu Mingli and the others didn't have any reason to say it. Besides, Mrs. Lu's choice of jewelry was indeed good. After looking in the mirror, they all laughed and said, "Sure enough, I answered that sentence." Older gingers are more spicy'."

Just as they were talking, Shuangshou led Lu Mingxin in, and the master and mistress of the second bedroom were all grounded. How could Lu Mingxin's life as a concubine be easier, but it took only ten days or so, and she had already lost a lot of weight , making her small face even bigger than two fingers, she had just heard Shuangshou tell the reason why Madam Lu asked her to come here on the way here, and she felt unbelievable for a while, but after coming in, she saw that other sisters were picking out jewelry , Fang believed it was true, flattered and grateful to Mrs. Lu, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed three times to Mrs. Lu, and finally got a few pieces of jewelry. Everyone was very happy.

Only Mrs. Lu was full of depression and couldn't say it out, she could only slander in her heart, what jewelry from when she was young, these jewelry are not a style that has only become popular in the capital in recent months, it can be seen that her parents-in-law had planned it long ago, After Ming'er enters the palace, if the Empress doesn't blame her for it, that's fine. If she wants to blame her, how should she explain to her?
After everyone dispersed in the evening, Mrs. Lu specially left Lu Mingxuan for a while longer, and turned away all the servants in the room and said to her: "After entering the palace tomorrow, remember to be inseparable with your sisters at all times, no matter what happens, At least one of them must stay together. Before leaving tomorrow, I will also instruct your sisters in the same way. In this way, besides taking care of each other, there will be no one who can testify when necessary .”

Lu Mingxuan had roughly guessed the intention of the old man's arrangement before, and now her guess has been confirmed. Although she is still a little worried about the "Hongmen Banquet" tomorrow, she has some confidence. As long as she and Lu Mingli and the others keep in touch Separation, unless Empress Xu is sure to solve all the sisters at once without revealing any flaws, and Dingguo's government will never pursue responsibility after the incident, otherwise she will not dare to act rashly, then she will be temporarily escaped .

I heard Mrs. Lu say again: "You don't have to worry that the empress will choose you to accompany Princess Dingyi to read. The old man has already disclosed this matter to the emperor and the eunuch Gao who is in front of him, so even if I can't refuse Empress, the emperor will definitely not see things as the empress wishes."

If things can really be as Mrs. Lu said, then it is naturally the best, but Lu Mingxuan knows that plans are often unable to keep up with changes, let alone the matter involves the shady secrets of the eldest prince, I am afraid that Empress Xu will risk everything. She wanted to put her to death, so she didn't dare to relax, and still made the worst plan, because she whispered to Mrs. Lu: "Mingxuan is very grateful to the old man and the old lady for doing everything for me, and also to both of you. This old man has taken care of me for more than a year. If I can retire tomorrow, that’s all. If not, please ask the old lady to take care of my father and sister in the future. I will never forget the old lady’s great kindness. Virtue!" After speaking, he knelt down on the spot and kowtowed respectfully to Mrs. Lu three times.

(End of this chapter)