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Lou Yichen didn't stay long, and soon returned to Songhuazhai, and Lou Yueqing continued to study her own affairs.
However, just after noon, the building that I hadn't seen for a long time came.
Lou lived in a simple house during this time, almost didn't go out much, and Lou Yueqing was not in Ningguo Mansion, so since the Mid-Autumn Festival State Banquet, I haven't seen her for more than ten days.
Mrs. Ning Guo and Lin Peiyun both went to the Bishan Courtyard to see her before, but Lou never went, it is said that after the palace banquet, she also had a cold, so she has been recuperating from illness these days, plus her marriage has a month, she has to prepare many things, and she must also taboo not to show her head too much before marriage, so she has been staying in her own yard, and she has not been here on the day Lou Yueqing came back, however, Lou Yueqing and this sister have always had no feelings, and she doesn't like Lou's temperament, so she didn't care about it, I didn't expect to come over today.
Lou Yueqing was doing her own thing in the side hall on the first floor, and when she heard the report of Tingyu, she didn't let her in, but put down her work and walked out.
Standing at the door looking at the pavilion in the garden, Lou stood on the edge of the pavilion, standing with his back to this side, Lou Yueqing walked over.
Lou has not been out in recent days, so dressing is very simple, today wearing a light green floor-length skirt, wearing some simple beads on the head, a little powder, the whole person is like a small jasper.
Lou Yueqing walked over, the maid behind her saw Lou Yueqing, and hurriedly saluted, Lou Wensheng looked over, and also bowed, "My sister has seen my sister!"
Listening to her weak voice and looking at her somewhat haggard face, Lou Yueqing couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, it seemed that she was really sick.
smiled faintly, "Sister doesn't have to be polite!"
Lou stood up when he heard the sound.
Lou Yueqing looked at her, raised her eyebrows and asked, "I heard that my sister occasionally feels cold, and she doesn't look very good, but is she looking for a doctor?"
Lou didn't look very good, and he was a little thinner.
Lou said softly, "Mother asked the imperial doctor to check my pulse every day, and now it is much better, my sister can't go to see her sick child outside these days, and now my sister is back, thinking that my sister has been back for two or three days, so I came to have a look!"
Since Lou Yueqing came back, she has been silent, she used to have her at major banquets in Beijing, but recently she rarely went out, after all, the Lou family had only one daughter before, the scenery is infinite, who doesn't please her? But now Lou Yueqing has come back, her reputation has far overshadowed her, she rarely goes out, and stays in her yard every day, so during this time, Lou Yueqing is sick, and there is a lot of noise outside, she is also sick, but no one knows.
"It's much better, that's good!" Lou Yueqing said softly, then looked at the stone table next to her, and said, "Sister sit down!"
Lou Wensheng sat at the table, Lou Yueqing sat opposite her, and Tingyu held two cups of cooked tea in front of them.
Lou took a sip of it, and then smiled with a smile, "Good tea!"
Lou Yueqing picked up the tea and sniffed it gently, but did not drink it, smiled when she heard the words, put down the teacup and said softly, "If my sister likes it, I still have a lot of them here, and I will send them to my sister later!"
She's not fit to drink tea right now, so she just smells the tea.
When Lou heard this, he smiled lightly, "Thank you, sister!"
Lou Yueqing was silent.
Lou suddenly asked, "By the way, the day after tomorrow, Concubine Xue's birthday banquet, my sister should also go, right?"
Looking at Lou looking at herself with a hopeful face, Lou Yueqing bowed slightly, "Of course!"
When Lou heard this, his face was happy, and he said with a shallow smile, "That's great, you can enter the palace with your sister when the time comes!"
Lou Yueqing raised her eyes and looked at her very happily, raised her eyebrows, and didn't say anything.
Lou asked again, "By the way, sister, do you know why Qin Guifei was grounded by the emperor?"
When Lou Yueqing heard this, her face changed slightly, she squinted and looked at Lou, seeing that her eyes were curious, and there was a hint of nervousness, Lou Yueqing smiled faintly, "My sister said that she laughed, how could I know about this?"
Qin Guifei made any mistakes, she knew it, she knew it from the time she saw the emperor that day, but what if she knew? The emperor hid it, although Rong Zhi never mentioned it, but he definitely didn't want this matter to be known, Lou Yueqing naturally wouldn't say it, after all, this is a matter related to Qin Guifei's life and death, she and Qin Guifei have no grievances, so naturally they won't harm her.
However, Lou suddenly came to ask her, I am afraid that it is not just as simple as hiding her curiosity.
Lou Wenyan looked at Lou Yueqing and looked at her with something wrong with her eyes, lowered her head and said in a muffled voice, "I thought that my sister had such a good relationship with His Royal Highness the Regent, and His Royal Highness the Regent would tell my sister, it was presumptuous!"
It was indeed inappropriate for her to ask such a question.
When Lou Yueqing heard this, she looked at her with a look of self-reproach, smiled faintly, and said, "The matter between the emperor and the concubine is not something you should care about, if you have time, it is better to prepare for next month's wedding, my mother has sent someone to find the second brother a few days ago, and the second brother is afraid that it will arrive in a few days, and the dowry of the younger sister must be very generous at that time!"
Lou Yimin's property is all in charge of Lou Yimin, so if you want to prepare a dowry for Lou, Lou Yimin is going to come back.
Lou is the daughter of the Lou family in the name of Mrs. Ning Guo, and getting married will naturally not be a trivial matter, so during this time, Mrs. Ning Guo has also spent a lot of effort for her marriage, and she will go to Xining County Mansion every few days to discuss the big wedding with the princess of Xining County.
Lou nodded slightly, "Sister knows!"
It stands to reason that she does have to prepare, but she is not in a hurry......
In a month, there is still the possibility of turning back, she doesn't want to decide the fate of her life like this!
Lou Yueqing looked at the unwillingness in Lou's eyes, raised her eyebrows, and then said lightly, "Although the Xining County Mansion is not as prominent as other palaces, I heard that the prince of the county, Rong Kang, is a talent, a gentleman, I believe that when my sister marries, she will definitely be with the prince and his wife, and she will not be wronged by her sister!"
For floors, this is the best option.
Mrs. Ning Guo chose such a husband for her, and looked wronged by her, but in fact, it was for her to plan in every way, the hundred-legged insect died without stiffness, the Xining County Mansion was prominent for a while, even if it was demoted to the county king by the first emperor, but it has been prominent for many years, the family is rich, and it will not be wronged, the best thing is to stay away from the court, no matter how the court divides and forms a party in the future, it will not affect the Xining County Palace, and Mrs. Ning Guo found her a stability.
For a woman, nothing is as important as stability, no matter how noble her status is, there will be the possibility of falling into the dust, no matter how big the reliance is, there will be the possibility of collapse, but as long as the Chu State does not die, and the Xining County Mansion does not rebel, it will not endanger her.
Lou Mian said shyly, "Sister's words, my son understands!"
Rong Kang is indeed a good person, after getting engaged, she has been in contact with it once, she is very handsome, humble and polite, personable, and extraordinary, and extremely gentle to her, which is not much different from the man she wants to marry, but it is very different from the person in her heart!
A down-and-out county king's mansion, how could she be willing?
Lou Yueqing will marry into the Regent Palace, this can't be changed, the regent princess is the status that many women dream of? Even if she is not the queen, but she is already more beautiful than the queen, she is also a sister, but she can only be a down-and-out princess?
Oh, she never!
Lou Yueqing looked at Lou quietly, looking at the shyness on her face, but her eyes were cold, the corners of her mouth were slightly hooked, and she didn't say anything.
That night, Rong Zhi's letter came again.
Looking at the exact same content on the paper as the previous two nights, Lou Yueqing had no idea.
On the second day, Lou Yueqing went to see the county lord of Qingning.
The county lord of Qingning has recovered well in the past few days, although she is still sick, but since Rong Zhi lost her vitality, she has recovered some of her complexion, and she is much lighter, although her face is still pale, but she doesn't look as terrifying as a few days ago.
It happened to be sunny today, and Lou Yueqing helped Qingning County to walk in the main road garden.
The county lord of Qingning walked quickly, Lou Yueqing supported one side, and on the other side, he was supported by the personal maid of the county lord of Qingning, Han Xiang, and walked for a long time, only half of the garden.
Lou Yueqing didn't say anything all the way, so she helped the county lord of Qingning to walk slowly, the county lord of Qingning turned his head to look at her, and asked with a smile, "What's wrong?"
Lou Yueqing came back to her senses and said busily, "It's okay!"
said that it was okay, but looking at the heavy worries, the county lord of Qingning asked helplessly, "Is Zhi'er not here and unhappy?"
Rong Zhi has been away from Beijing for three days.
Lou Yueqing pursed her lips slightly, "No!"
Seeing that she was obviously denying it, but her eyes were extremely uncomfortable, knowing that she was thin-skinned, he smiled, pointed to the stone table over there and said softly, "I'm tired, help me go and sit for a while!"
Lou Yueqing heard the sound and helped her over.
Slowly helped her to sit down, and then sat next to her.
The county lord of Qingning looked at Lou Yueqing and asked softly, "Why did you think of coming to see me today? It's a long way away, and I thought you wouldn't come!"
Her voice was a little weak, and she was weak.
Lou Yueqing thought for a while and said, "Rong Zhi must not be worried about you, so I came over to take a look, so I can write to tell him, but I will go back later!"
Actually, she wanted to come and see it herself.
Although she doesn't have a good relationship with the county lord of Qingning, she has lived here for so many days, and it is unreasonable not to come and see it, not to mention, she is Rong Zhi's sister, she wants to come and see it anyway, otherwise she will not be at ease.
Lou Yichen didn't want her to come, it was a long way from the capital to here, who knew if there would be danger, but he couldn't resist her, so he had to let her come but sent a lot of guards to follow.
When the county lord of Qingning heard this, with a faint smile between his eyebrows, he reached out to take her hand, and said softly, "Well, it's good to come and see it today, Rong Zhi is not here, don't move around, otherwise, what will happen if something happens, Aunt Hua said that I am recovering well, you don't have to worry, when Zhi'er returns to Beijing, you can come with him to see me!"
Although she doesn't go out often, she also knows something about things outside, and Lou Yueqing is now attracting a lot of resentment, and I'm afraid it's a lot of danger.
Lou Yueqing smiled slightly, "Okay, I'll write it down!"
However, after today, she didn't have much time to come out.
The county lord of Qingning remembered something, and said, "Yesterday, my aunt mentioned to me that tomorrow the palace will hold a birthday banquet for the newly sealed Concubine Xue, and I should have invited you, right?"
Lou Yueqing nodded, "Hmm!"
The county lord of Qingning said in a deep voice, "You have to be careful, don't stay alone, and be cautious about the things at the entrance, the queen mother hates you now, and she won't let go of this opportunity easily, Zhi'er is not here, she is afraid that she will find a way to deal with you!"
She understands very well that now Lou Yueqing is already a thorn in the side of the Empress Dowager Yuan, because of Rong Zhi, because of the Ningguo Mansion, Lou Yueqing She will definitely not let go, not to mention what happened to Princess Zhao here last time, the Queen Mother has always been very fond of this daughter, she cares very much, and the last time the matter was even worse, Rong Zhi left Beijing this time, how could the Empress Dowager Yuan let go of such a good opportunity?
Lou Yueqing bowed her head and smiled slightly, "I understand, the county lord is not in good health, and Aunt Hua said not to be too sad, so don't worry about me!"
Sick people should not think too much, this will aggravate the condition, plus the county lord of Qingning is so weak, and he is worried about her, Lou Yueqing naturally understands her intentions, although the county lord of Qingning will be good to her because of Rong Zhi, but he also treats her sincerely, Lou Yueqing is a little touched.
The corners of the county lord of Qingning pulled slightly, "It's good if you understand!"
Lou Yueqing pursed her lips and didn't say anything.
The county lord of Qingning stretched out his hand and gently rubbed his brain, and said in a low voice, "Okay, I'm tired, help me go back and rest!"
"Good!"
After helping the county lord of Qingning to go back, Lou Yueqing didn't stay long, and left directly to return to Beijing.
At the same time, the Qin family.
Because Qin Guifei was suddenly grounded, and Concubine Xue appeared, Mrs. Qin entered the palace several times to ask to see the emperor, and she was already depressed, and the day before yesterday I heard that the emperor was finally willing to see someone, but only the Qin family was not seen, Qin Youxiang and Mrs. Qin were blocked out several times, plus Concubine Xue was given to live in the Yongning Palace, the emperor actually acquiesced to the fact that the queen was going to hold a birthday banquet for Concubine Xue, and Mrs. Qin fell ill because she was worried about Qin Guifei's situation.
Seeing the imperial doctor leave, Qin Linglong sighed, turned around and walked back to her mother's room, and saw Mrs. Qin lying there with a haggard face, her eyes closed, the whole person seemed to have lost weight, biting her lip, and her face was full of worry.
My sister has been locked up in the Hehuan Hall for eleven days, and I don't know why there is no one anymore.
The emperor has always doted on his sister, why is he so ruthless this time?
At this time, Mrs. Qin, who was originally unconscious, frowned, and kept whispering in her mouth, "Ying'er...... Ying'er ......"
Qin Linglong's face changed, and she hurriedly took Mrs. Qin's hand, "Mother, wake up, ......"
Mrs. Qin slowly opened her eyes and looked at Qin Linglong sitting there, frowning, "Linglong ......" her voice was extremely hoarse.
Qin Linglong took Mrs. Qin's hand and asked urgently, "Mother, how do you feel?"
Madam Qin furrowed her brows, remembered something, and hurriedly grabbed Qin Linglong's hand and asked, "What's the matter?"
Seeing that her mother was anxious to ask her sister about it as soon as she woke up, Qin Linglong pursed her lips slightly and said in a low voice, "No!"
Not only that, but he also favored Concubine Xue, and even changed his attitude towards the queen, and went to the queen unusually, although he didn't stay overnight, but such a change is the same whether he stays overnight or not.
When Mrs. Qin heard this, her face changed, and she immediately sat up, "No, I want to enter the palace to face the saint, I want to go and intercede for your sister......"
The emperor's attitude shows that this time the matter is definitely not simple.
Seeing that Mrs. Qin was about to lift the quilt and get out of bed, Qin Linglong's face changed slightly, and she hurriedly said, "Mother, your body is so weak, the imperial doctor said that you should recuperate well, and you can't go out again!"
Since the news of my sister's matter spread, my mother has never rested well, and the emperor loves Concubine Xue, and at this juncture, the queen is allowed to hold a birthday banquet for Concubine Xue, which is even more devastating, and she is worried, and she is in a coma for a day and a night.
Madame Qin gritted her teeth and said, "Your sister has such a big incident, how can you let me rest in peace? The emperor has never punished your sister, now that this is the case, how can I rest assured that I can recuperate?"
Her baby daughter, who has never suffered such grievances since she was a child, has never suffered such a hardship, this time she can make the emperor, who has always loved her, so ruthless to her, who knows if the emperor will kill her?
Mrs. Qin didn't know how paranoid this daughter was, she was unwilling to be in the palace for so many years, and she had always hated the emperor, presumably because of these things and the emperor were unhappy, the emperor was so angry and so cruel to her, no matter what, they all asked the emperor to open up and bypass her once.
Otherwise, what should she do?
When Qin Linglong heard this, she was annoyed for a while, and she was a little angry, "Don't you understand, the emperor won't see you, instead of being like this, why don't you find out what your sister did?"
She was also worried, but during this time, the emperor's attitude was obvious, he would not see the people of the Qin family, and he would not listen to any pleas, in this case, even if he entered the palace now, it would be the same result, if he angered the emperor, who knows if the emperor would be even more angry?
For so many years, because of his sister's relationship, the emperor has always been very good to the Qin family, and he has great trust in his father, but this time, because of his sister's matter, he directly refused to see his father, which shows that he is extremely angry.
She knows very well that her sister, who has always been cold and indifferent to the emperor, has also persuaded her sister many times, after all, the emperor is the king of a country, let her not go too far, but her sister just didn't listen, and now it's all her own fault.
Now, we can only find out what happened, otherwise, blindly interceding will only make the emperor even more annoyed, and at that time, the fire will be added, who knows what will happen?
Hearing this, Madam Qin gritted her teeth, thought for a while, and said in a deep voice, "Then tell me, what should we do? The emperor kept it a secret, otherwise anyone would know what was going on, how would we be able to figure it out?"
The emperor didn't let anyone know why he punished Ying'er, but he refused to forgive her......
"Since the emperor is hiding it, he naturally has his reasons!"