Chapter Ninety-One: Return to the Church
Lu Yanwan looked at her haggard little face, and just sighed lightly and said: "You don't have to do anything, as long as you are the same as before, eat well, sleep well, take care of your body first, and by the way, paralyze the emperor's vigilance, if you have the opportunity, you will mention to the emperor about the slave maid's workshop, he has already promised the slave maid, he should not regret it, the slave maid wants to retrieve some things, which will be very helpful to us in the future." ”
Li Yufen nodded cautiously, suddenly exerted a strong force, grabbed Lu Yanwan's hand tightly, and said with some excitement: "Wanwan, I only rely on you now, I heard those eunuchs say that the great leaders of Zeguo are extremely cruel, they eat human flesh, drink human blood, and even reward their wives to meritorious subordinates at will, that place is hell!" Even if I die, I can't be ruined by such people. ”
Lu Yanwan took a deep breath, some unbearable memories of her previous life came to mind, she suppressed the sourness in her heart, and still patiently persuaded Li Yufen, "No, no, the slave will never let that happen, it will get better as soon as it happens......" After finally coaxing Li Yufen, Lu Yanwan immediately asked Lu Qian and others, who were anxiously waiting outside, to prepare a bowl of white porridge.
Lu Qian knew that Li Yufen was finally willing to eat, she was overjoyed, and immediately went to the imperial dining room Zhang Luo in person, and the white porridge was quickly delivered, accompanied by all kinds of exquisite side dishes, Lu Xianwan personally fed Li Yufen to eat, she was very cooperative, and there was no vomiting reaction after eating, which made Lu Qian and the other palace maids completely relieved.
After eating, Li Yufen fell asleep, she ate and vomited for a day, she couldn't stay up, Lu Xi saw that she slept sweetly, so she retreated lightly.
Lu Qian had been waiting outside, and when she saw Lu Hui coming out late, she asked in a low voice, "Is the princess asleep?" ”
Lu Yanwan nodded tiredly, Lu Qian hurriedly pulled her to the ear room, where there were many meals, Lu Qian pressed Lu Yanwan on the chair and sat down, and then said: "In order to take care of the princess, you haven't eaten for a day, hurry up and eat some, but the princess is fine, you are tired." ”
Lu Yan didn't think it at night, but now when he saw a table of food, he really felt hungry, smiled slightly, didn't talk nonsense, picked up the bowl and ate it.
Lu Qian also sat beside her, watching her eat, occasionally helping her pick up a dish, and didn't say anything, until Lu Hui was full and put down the chopsticks, she cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, and asked hesitantly: "Wanwan, how did you convince the princess, I saw her like that in the morning, it's really ...... I didn't expect that after your persuasion, I would completely change my appearance when I arrived, as if nothing happened. ”
Lu Yan knew that Lu Qian would ask her, maybe it should be said that she asked for the emperor, so she replied casually: "Actually, it's nothing, the princess is just too sad, after all, the emperor has always loved her the most, and suddenly asked her to go to Zeguo and kiss, the princess naturally couldn't accept it, I just said that in fact, Zeguo is not as terrible as she imagined, she is the princess of our Great Zhou, and the big leader of Zeguo will definitely treat each other politely, the princess may have figured it out, and she will change her attitude, but I think that if the emperor can come to see her more, After all, the princess has always relied on the emperor the most, and he will persuade him more than anyone else. ”
Lu Qian listened carefully, nodded thoughtfully, and did not speak. Lu Yanwan knew that Lu Qian would tell Li Yan what she said, Li Yan also felt guilty about Li Yufen, after all, she was a daughter who had been spoiled for more than ten years, it was impossible to have no feelings at all, he would definitely come to see Li Yufen, and would persuade her to go to kiss obediently, because he felt guilty in his heart, no matter what Li Yufen asked at that time, I am afraid he would agree.
Sure enough, Li Yan came over early in the morning of the second day, he was still wearing court clothes, and it looked like he had just come after the court, Li Yufen had just had breakfast at this time, because he slept early last night, and his face looked much better today than yesterday, but his lips were still a little white, and the whole person looked a little weak. When Li Yan entered the house, his face was full of distress and worry, he sent all the palace maids around Li Yufen out, and when Lu Yan was about to leave, he glanced at Li Yufen with some worry, afraid that she would be too excited for a while and anger Li Yan.
The look on Li Yufen's face was very calm, and she smiled at her when Li Yan didn't see it, and Lu Yanwan was a little relieved and slowly retreated.
Lu Yanwan waited anxiously outside for nearly two quarters of an hour before Li Yan walked out, stopped when he walked to Lu Yanwan's side, stared at her for a while, and then said in a commendatory tone: "You did a good job, didn't you tell me last time that you wanted to go back to the church to see, I will arrange it these days, serve the princess well, I will not treat you badly." ”
Lu Yanwan immediately knelt down to thank him, and sent Li Yan away, and only when he was sure that he had gone away did he breathe a long sigh of relief, thinking that Li Yufen had finally calmed down, and it seemed that Li Yan was very happy.
When Lu Yuwan entered the bedroom, she saw Li Yufen looking out of the window with a lonely face, her eyes were red, as if she had cried, Lu Yuwan hurriedly walked to the bedside, took a thick cloak and draped it over her shoulders, and said softly: "Princess, it is cold in the morning, be careful of catching a cold." ”
Li Yufen blinked, the tears in her eyes seemed to have decreased a lot, she turned her head to look at Lu Yanwan and said: "Wanwan, my father said that sending me to be with him is just an expedient measure, and when the civil strife subsides, he will definitely send troops to Zeguo again to take me back, my father really coaxed me like a three-year-old child, don't say whether I can survive until that time, even if I survive until my father comes to save me, will I still be the carefree and noble princess of Da Zhou......
Lu Yanwan sighed, hugged Li Yufen in her arms, and did not speak, she felt that what Li Yan said might be a little sincere, but so what, she had already hurt a person fiercely, and no matter what remedies she did afterwards, it would be useless, just like if you smashed a beautiful porcelain, no matter how beautiful and flawless the patchwork was, you could still see the cracks.
Since Li Yan came, Li Yufen has become more well-behaved, eats and sleeps on time every day, and does not make noise to go out.
On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Li Yan fulfilled his promise and sent a eunuch to the princess's palace to pick up Lu Yan from the palace and go to the teaching workshop outside the palace.
Lu Yanwan changed out of the palace maid's clothes, only wore the old clothes from before, and followed the eunuch out of the palace. Lu Yanwan followed the eunuch out of the palace gate, she was faintly excited, she didn't expect that she would be able to get out of the palace so soon, looking back at the majestic and magnificent nine-fold palace, but she didn't want to go back at all.
There was already a carriage waiting outside the palace gate, Lu Hui got on the car at night, and as the carriage swayed forward, he became more and more worried in his heart, I don't know if Qin Qin and the others would be very surprised to see them, they would definitely blame themselves, and there was no news after leaving.
Thinking wildly, the carriage had already arrived at the door of the workshop, and Lu Yanwan couldn't wait to jump out of the carriage, looking at the familiar back door, his eyes were slightly sour.
Just when she was sentimental, she saw a familiar figure walking in front of her, her pupils suddenly shrank, her body immediately tensed, and she quickly lowered her head to hide the wary look in her eyes.
Soon the man walked in, and Lu Yan immediately saluted and said respectfully: "Wanwan has seen her father-in-law, is your father-in-law okay?" ”
Hua Ling looked at Lu Yan with a smile for a while, and then slowly replied: "Okay, good, our family has seen that Wanwan has been doing well recently, she has grown taller and fatter, and it is not a loss for our family to cultivate you, our family knows that you are very valued by Her Royal Highness the Princess, and this time you come back to the workshop, it can be regarded as a return to your hometown, and our family will not delay you much time, you can go in and see Qin Jiaoxi and your sisters." ”
Lu Yan was grateful again, and didn't want to talk more with Hua Ling, so she walked into the teaching workshop quickly, this eunuch was full of a chilling temperament, she was really afraid that if she stayed any longer, she couldn't help but show her true disgust.
The workshop is very familiar with Lu Huiwan, after entering the door, she walked straight to Chu Xiuyuan, now it is early, most of the girls are still making up for sleep, there are not many people in the workshop, Lu Yanwan has not met any acquaintances along the way, and soon arrived at the small courtyard where Qin Qin lived, and when she arrived at the gate of the courtyard, her steps slowed down, and she looked at the front with some hesitation, and there was some timidity in her heart.
"Wanwan! Is it Wanwan!? A light green voice ran out of the far door, letting out a cry of surprise, Lu Huiwan looked at it, it turned out to be okra, and immediately showed a smile on his face, and nodded in response: "It's me, sister okra." ”
Okra's expression was obviously very excited, and he quickly stepped forward and took Lu Yanwan's hand, looked up and down carefully, and asked anxiously: "Wanwan, where have you been these days, but we are worried to death, because of you, I haven't eaten well for a whole month, and I have been talking about you all the time, I am afraid that something will happen to you, but now that you are finally back, so he took Lu Yanwan's hand and walked in, and continued as he walked: "Come with me to meet the teacher, if she knows that you are back, she will be happy." By the way, explain where you have been these days. ”
Lu Yan let the okra drag her, after listening to her words, she felt even more guilty in her heart, Qin Qin has always been good to her, this time she must be worried about her, she hasn't eaten well for a month, and I don't know if it will hurt her body.
was dragged into the house by okra, Qin Qin was sitting by the dressing table, looking as if she had just gotten up, wearing only a simple plain white coat, no fat powder on her face, and looking good, which made Lu Yanwan breathe a sigh of relief.
"Teach Xi, look who's back!" Okra screamed, Qin Qin immediately followed the prestige, and when she saw Lu Yanwan, the expression on her face was also very excited, she immediately stood up from the chair, took two steps, and asked with some uncertainty in her tone: "Is it Wanwan?" ”
"It's Wanwan, Jiaoxi, she's back, you have to torture her well, where have you been these days!" Okra pushed Lu Yanwan in front of Qin Qin and said jokingly.
Qin Qin also opened her eyes and looked at Lu Yan carefully for a while, and the excited emotion finally calmed down, held her shoulder, and said again and again: "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay!" ”
Lu Yanwan's eyes were slightly wet, and he quickly blinked, forced back his tears, tilted his head and smiled at Qin Qin: "Jiaoxi, I'm back, I'm worried, it's really mine." ”
Qin Qin looked at Lu Yan for a while, as if he had thought of something, so he instructed Okra with a solemn expression: "Okra, you go out first, I have something to say to Wanwan, you remember, don't tell the people in the workshop about Wanwan's return." ”
Seeing Qin Qin's strict appearance, Okra immediately nodded, and then withdrew from the door, Qin Qin then pulled Lu Yan to sit down at the table, and asked with concern in his tone: "Wanwan, are you okay when you come back to the church, that day in Jinmingchi, Her Royal Highness the princess only sent us a message, saying that she wanted to leave you to speak, and then you had no news, I dragged many people to inquire, but there was no news of you, and I also went to ask the grandfather, and he was also silent, only told me that you are okay, I was a little relieved, and you are ...... now." Is it still with Her Royal Highness the Princess? ”
The people in the workshop didn't know that she had saved the princess before, and naturally she didn't have a relationship with Li Yufen, they must have thought that she was suddenly called by Her Royal Highness the princess for questioning, and there would be nothing good, Qin Qin's worries were also natural, Lu Yanwan immediately comforted Qin Qin and said: "I am now serving by Her Royal Highness the Princess's side, the princess is good to me, my life is also very good, and the emperor has let me leave the country, I am now a good person, and when I leave the palace in the future, maybe I can come to see you often." ”
Qin Qin was obviously even more surprised when she heard that Lu Huanwan was now in the palace and that she was also the palace maid beside the princess, but after the surprise, she was more relieved, and said with a look of relief on her face: "This is really good!" That's great! You've finally made it through......"
Qin Qin sighed for a while, then thought of something again, frowned and asked, "But, since you are in the palace, how can you come here again, didn't you say that the palace maid can't leave the palace lightly?" ”
Lu Yanwan smiled and explained to Qin Qin: "It's not that all palace maids can't leave the palace, I serve Her Royal Highness the princess thoughtfully, and the emperor allows me to go back to the church to see you, and by the way, report peace, which can be regarded as a reward." ”
Qin Qin was relieved at this time, although she was very curious about what happened to Lu Yan in the past few days, she also knew that there were some things that should not be asked, as long as she knew that the result was good.
"By the way, has anything happened in the workshop recently, how are Si Niangzi and Shishi Niangzi?"
Qin Qin and Yue smiled, and immediately replied to Lu Huiwan: "There is a happy event, a few years ago, Sang Yang personally came to the workshop to propose marriage to Chun's mother, to redeem Qingqing, and marry her, although Chun's mother is powerful, but for this kind of thing is never stopped, readily agreed to Sang Yang, after receiving his money, he married Qingqing in a beautiful manner, but unfortunately you were not there at that time, I looked at that Sangyang people are good, although they are older, but the older ones know how to love their wives, he will definitely be good to Qingqing." ”
Lu Qingwan listened quietly, and was very happy for Si Qingqing in her heart, thinking that Sang Yang must have settled his mother, Si Qingqing would agree to marry him, and now that the ending is like this, everyone is happy, Si Qingqing is a good girl, she just entered the workshop, if it weren't for Si Qingqing's care, I'm afraid the days would not be so leisurely, now I know that she has a good home, and I am really happy for her.
"What about the two of them now, are they still staying in the capital?" Lu Yanwan asked again.
"That Sang Yang is a maritime businessman, he has to run around all the year round, Qingqing's girl is also a straight person, what do you say to marry a chicken with a chicken, marry a dog with a dog, you must be with Sang Yang, take care of his diet and daily life, this is not a month ago I just went to sea with him, and I haven't come back yet, this year is spent outside." Qin Qin shook his head helplessly and replied.
Lu Yanwan is very envious of Si Qingqing, being able to be by the side of the person she loves, no matter where she goes, she is happy, Qingqing is much happier than many of them.
"What about Shishi, how is Shishi?" Lu Yan was the best with the two of them, and now that he knew that Si Qingqing had a good home, he naturally cared more about poetry.
"She's not the same as before, since that cheap man, she hasn't paid attention to anyone, it seems that she is really ready to die alone, you also know that she is not young, even if she is popular for a few years, I will let the okra go to her for a while, let the two of you meet, she is also very worried about you these days, if you know that you are okay, she will be happy."
Lu Yanwan naturally nodded, compared to Si Qingqing, Shishi is indeed more pitiful, when she was young and ignorant, she was deceived by a cheap man, and she took up all her life for money, no wonder she has no confidence in men now.
Qin Qin sent someone to call Shishi, because it was Qin Qin looking for her, she naturally came over quickly, as soon as she entered Qin Qin's bedroom, she saw Lu Yuwan sitting next to her, her eyes immediately stared at the ground as big as a copper bell, and she stretched out her hand and pointed at Lu Yanwan's face speechless.
Lu Yanwan was amused by her appearance, immediately stood up, ran to Shishi's side, held her fingers and teased: "Sister Shishi, what are you looking at, what a hellish look, am I so terrible?" ”
Shishi suddenly raised her eyebrows, raised her hand and shuddered at Lu Wan's smooth forehead, and scolded viciously: "You dead girl, where did you go, I don't know if we are all worried about you, I thought I thought it was ......" As she spoke, Shishi's eyes were already red.
Lu Yanwan's heart was warm, and she leaned against Shishi's arm and said: "Sister Shishi, I know it's wrong, didn't I come back to see you again, don't you see that I'm good, you don't have to worry about me anymore." ”
"Xiao Nizi, she still has a conscience and knows that she will come back and report safety!" Shishi tapped Lu Yanwan's head with a thin finger again, and then she showed a smile, but she didn't ask where Lu Yanwan had gone during this time, why she hadn't come back for so long, and she knew a little bit about it, and the things in it were not so simple.
Lu Yanwan pulled Shishi to the chair and sat down, and the three chatted for a while, and Lu Yanwan said to the two of them with a stern expression: "Teach Xi, Sister Shishi, in fact, I came back today, except to see you, mainly to get some things......"
Qin Qin looked at Lu Yanwan's face and knew that what she wanted to take must be very important, so she also asked cautiously: "Wanwan, if there is anything you need help with, you can just tell us." ”
Lu Yuwan didn't hesitate, she completely believed in Shishi and Qin Qin, so she said directly: "The thing I want to take is in the room where I used to live, I hid it in the pillow, I came back this time, and the dude must have sent someone to monitor me at all times, so it is inconvenient for me to take it back myself, so I can only ask you to help." ”
"What are we supposed to do?" Qin Qin and the others naturally would not refuse, and immediately asked Lu Yanwan.
Lu Yan had already thought of a plan, so he said to Qin Qin: "After a while, I will change clothes with Shishi, I will go out first in the appearance of Shishi, and Shishi will pretend to be me, continue to pretend to talk to you here, and after I get the things, I will come back in the form of a female envoy, and then Shishi will leave in the form of a female envoy." ”
After Qin Qin listened to Lu Yanwan's idea, she was a little worried, frowned and said: "Isn't this too flawed, after all, there are still some differences between you and Shishi's appearance, in case those people find out ......?"
"Don't worry, I have a solution." Lu Yanwan smiled confidently, stood up, and under the curious eyes of Qin Qin and Shishi, walked to the side of the state, and then took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms, and poured out some light yellow liquid from it, the liquid in this bottle is the juice of mulberry flowers, which can wash away the scars on her face, this flower is not difficult to find, there are quite a lot of palaces and imperial gardens, and Lu Yanwan made a lot of them before leaving the palace, and hid them on his body in case of emergency.
She poured the juice into the palm of her hand and rubbed it gently against the scar on her face. After a while, the scar on the left side of his face slowly fell off, leaving only a red, yellow, and yellow patch on his face.
Qin Qin and Shishi were dumbfounded, until Lu Yanwan took a clean handkerchief and wiped the last color on their faces, revealing smooth cheeks, they hadn't woken up yet. Lu Yan turned around and smiled at them, the 0 plain white little faces were as smooth as jade, even if they were dressed plainly at the moment and had no hairpin ring accessories on their bodies, it was difficult to hide the color of the city. RS