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Chapter 212 Entering the Palace (3)
Citron was in a cold sweat listening to it, and for a moment Fang smiled and persuaded: "Your Majesty, since this is the case, why not let this matter stop here? Miss Xuan only entered the palace once, and she got into such a big trouble. I'm afraid that Mrs. Dingguo will never let her enter the palace again, so she can't force her head if the cow doesn't drink water? Just like what the empress said, the empress can still use power to oppress others, and the empress will not let her enter the palace again. The old lady of the country is not good enough to do the same. Even if she knew that Miss Xuan had entered the palace, with Brother Yuan's current status... she would not be able to enter the palace. What should I do if I let the emperor know? Think twice..."

Concubine Luo Guifei heard the words, the distress on her face immediately froze, and after a long while she smiled wryly and said in a low voice: "You are right, even if you take that girl into my palace, so what? So did you see Brother Yuan? Brother Yuan wanted to see her, but he couldn't see her anywhere outside, why did he have to chase her into the palace to see her? What's more, the emperor didn't want to see her at all, and the previous incident was because of me I tried my best to stop him, so I didn't anger him. If so, I also took away the title and family property that should have belonged to him... I knew everything in my heart, but I still had some vague hopes to do it... ...Citron, is this the only way for our mother and son to be like this for the rest of our lives? We are so close at hand, but even seeing each other is an extravagant hope, let alone hearing Brother Yuan call me "mother". Shouldn't..."

Before he finished speaking, tears were streaming down his face, and he was so choked that he could hardly continue, "But even if I can't see him, I still want to know his news from time to time, and know how he is doing, except Miss Jiangxuan I came to the palace to ask her in a different way, who else can I ask? I am afraid that the emperor will find out, and the first one will not let go of the person who revealed the news to me... I dreamed that he could Call me 'mother', but you can see how stubborn he is, except for that Miss Xuan, I don't know who else can help me achieve this wish..."

Seeing this, Citron remembered her master's yearning and concern for Ling Mengqi over the years, and the suffering she had suffered in the past few days since Ling Mengqi left the palace. It's fine to say it in front of me, but you must not say a word in front of others, otherwise... Brother Yuan is still young, how do you know the heart of being a parent? He is a few years older, and he is also a parent. "Only when you raise a child will you know the kindness of your parents." He will naturally understand how good and difficult it is for his mother. Maybe things will turn around by then? Don't worry, everything is going well now anyway. Now that you are in Beijing, there will be a long time to come, and your wish will come true one day!"

But I know in my heart that with Brother Yuan's stubbornness, I am afraid that my master will never wait for that day. Even if she surrenders her status, the master and empress will try to please a common girl, and the mother-in-law will try to please the future My daughter-in-law-to-be wants Brother Yuan to love the house because of that girl, but I'm afraid she won't be able to wait for that day.

It turned out that after Ling Mengqi came out of the palace, Concubine Luo Gui wanted her son very much, but she didn't dare to go back to the emperor and spread the word that Ling Mengqi would meet in the palace. Since Meng Qi cared so much about Lu Mingxuan, if he could establish a good relationship with Lu Mingxuan and let Lu Mingxuan help him speak well in front of him, wouldn't the relationship between mother and child be improved?

So she first sent the chief eunuch in her palace to Dingguo Duke's mansion to appreciate Lu Mingxuan's birthday present, and by the way, she proposed to take Lu Mingxuan into the palace for a few days, but if she couldn't see her again, she personally proposed this to Mrs. Lu today. As soon as the incident happened, she thought that it would be the best if Ling Mengqi could be lured into the palace to meet her. Of course, she always knew in her heart whether it was due to Ling Mengqi's subjective reasons or other objective reasons. , this is impossible; if not, at least he can learn about his recent situation from Lu Mingxuan, and improve the relationship between mother and child through Lu Mingxuan.

It's a pity that now it seems that her plan will be forced to die before it is put into actual action.

So Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Lu really think too much, but it's impossible for them to know.

Besides, after Mrs. Lu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law returned to their home, although they all had their own concerns, it was a big festival after all, and there was a family banquet in the evening, so they didn't show it on the surface.

Soon it was dark, and the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet in Duke Dingguo's mansion was about to begin.

As usual, the female relatives sat inside the screen with Mrs. Lu, while the males sat outside. Because they were taking a rest today, Ling Mengqi was also there. Sitting with Lu Wenzhu and others, they would be as bright as ever. During the day, the hall becomes brighter and brighter.

After the old man raised his chopsticks first, the banquet began.

First, the elder brothers Lu Zhongmian and his three toasted to the old man and Mrs. Lu—because today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, the day of family reunion, the old man made an exception and temporarily released Lu Zhongjing and Mrs. Lu's confinement, and let them He also attended today's banquet, so apart from the absence of Lu Mingzhu and Lu Mingya, the entire Duke's Mansion was well attended.

It's just that both Lu Zhongjing and Mrs. Lu seem to be in a bad state of mind, especially Mrs. Lu, even if she wears brand-new clothes, wears a ruby ​​head, and deliberately draws her eyebrows and puts on rouge, she still can't cover her face. Haggard, think about it, Lu Mingya is just one of the sons and daughters to Lu Zhongjing, but to Mrs. Lu they are all, if she is not haggard, it would be strange.

Then the men of the younger generation toast to the elders.

When it was Ling Mengqi's turn to come in to toast Mrs. Lu, Princess Fuhui and others, Lu Mingxuan kept her head down and refused to look at him, but the old man's words kept ringing in her ears: "Apart from being the Mid-Autumn Festival today, Apart from the festive season, there is another happy event. Brother Qi has just been honored by the peak a few days ago and has been promoted to a hundred households of the sixth rank. There are not many people at his age who can achieve a hundred households by their own ability, so today I will tell our family , It can be said that double happiness is coming, you little ones, you can all use him as an example!"

The old man really treats Ling Mengqi as his own nephew, so he is not affected at all by the deprivation of the Ling family's title and family property. How he was treated in the past is still how he is treated now, while other people in the mansion People used to be a little bit of admiring and demeaning, or had quarrels with Ling Mengqi. Seeing the old man's attitude, and now hearing that Ling Mengqi had been promoted, he at least treated him as usual on the surface, of course. What those people think in their hearts, only they know.

Lu Mingxuan couldn't help but secretly feel happy for Ling Mengqi. He has only been promoted to Jinyiwei for less than half a year, and he has already been promoted to the third level, and has become a hundred households of the sixth rank. As long as he continues to work hard in the future, he will not worry about not being able to make a fortune in the future, which can be regarded as a realization His original intention, but she was only happy for him in her heart, but she didn't intend to have a single word with him, or take a look at him. She knew from the beginning that it was doomed to be impossible, so why embarrass each other and add to the sadness Woolen cloth?
(End of this chapter)