"Is Concubine Ai going today?"

Since the reception of the envoys, Sima Shu has been idle, and seeing that there is nothing important, Luzhu's return home has become a top priority. Originally, according to Sima Shu's idea, he directly sent someone to Hepu County to investigate, and then made plans after he had definite news. However, Luzhu couldn't wait, she wanted to see it for herself.

"Well, please forgive your Highness, the concubine is willful this time!" Lu Zhu also knew that she was a little out of line this time, but fortunately this was outside, if she was in Beijing, I was afraid that it would be full of trouble in the city.

"Eh, what do you say about Concubine Ai! You are my beloved concubine, and now that you have any problems, of course I will help you solve them. Love the concubine and go with confidence, if something happens, I will carry it for you, and if there are any outstanding talents in your family, you can also bring them out, and you can be your companion when you return to Beijing with us in the future. I sent dozens of guards to protect my concubine's safety. Sima Shu whispered in her ear with her delicate body holding the green beads.

In this way, when the sky was slightly bright, a carriage quietly drove out of the palace of the emperor of Chengfanggang under the arch guard of more than 100 guards, and its direction went straight to the county seat of Hepu County in the northeast. Perhaps no one noticed that in this carriage sat the imperial concubine Niangniang and her three daughters.

"Mother, where are we going? What about the father? Why didn't you see your father? The eldest daughter, Sima Fang, asked her mother with a puzzled face, she couldn't figure out what her mother was going to do with the three sisters early in the morning, and it seemed that her mother's behavior was still a little sneaky.

"Fang'er, the mother concubine will take you to meet some people today. It's not appropriate for your father to show up, so only your mother will accompany you this time! Lu Zhu explained to her eldest daughter a little that the other party in the province was always suspicious.

"Oh? Who are we going to see the concubine? After listening to Lu Zhu's explanation, Sima Fang not only did not calm down, but aroused her greater doubts. She really couldn't understand who else in this world in this world was worthy of her mother's visit in this remote seaside, except for a few people in the palace who needed her mother to greet her in person.

"Well, sooner or later you will know, and the mother concubine will not hide it from you. The person the mother is going to see today is the mother concubine's mother's family......" Speaking of this, Lu Zhu's eyes showed a lot of sadness.

After the convoy drove into the county seat at noon, Yang Yi, the commander of the guards, came to the car and asked in a low voice, "Niangniang, aren't we going to meet the county magistrate here?" ”

The green bead in the car frowned slightly: "Didn't Bengong say it?" First go to the inn and charter a yard to live in. As for the local government, we better not be alarmed. And wait a while, don't call me this palace lady anymore. All of them changed their names to Madame, if they exposed their feet and caused trouble, the palace would not blame, and they would have to suffer when they came to His Majesty. ”

"Yes, Ben will understand. Please rest assured. I'll go and command. ”

"Hmm. Hurry up and find an inn first, and you don't have to worry about other things. ”

Before coming, Sima Shu had already inquired about the matter clearly, but in order to make sure. After arriving at the inn, Luzhu sent two more people to confirm his hometown and his brother's residence.

"Ma'am, why don't you go tonight?" The personal female officer asked with some puzzlement.

"Hongu is not ready yet." Lu Zhu said slowly.

Although she has completely forgotten the hatred of being abandoned by her family over the years, and even sometimes she is secretly grateful to them in her heart, otherwise how would she meet Sima Shu and become the noble concubine of a country. But years of lonely life still make her involuntarily think about her family, although she is angry at the people who abandoned her, but she subconsciously defends them, and what she is most entangled with is that in this family, the two people who make her the most unforgettable are no longer there, how should she face others?

"Madam, do you think of the old man and the old lady again?" The female officer asked. In her opinion, the sadness in the eyes of the concubine was purely because she thought of her father and the old lady, so she persuaded: "Anyway, you are about to be reunited with your family, and the old lady and the old lady will be relieved if they know it, and aren't the lady's brother still there?" You brothers and sisters haven't seen each other for many years, and you will be very happy. ”

Lu Zhu nodded slightly, that's right, although the father and mother are no longer there, several brothers and sisters are still there, and it is also appropriate to give them a good life. As for revenge, Lu Zhu has never thought about it, but now she is a powerful person standing at the top, and the hatred she had back then has long been forgotten by her.

When they got up early the next morning, Lu Zhu and their three children changed into more ordinary clothes after washing themselves under the service of the palace maids...... Well, it's the kind of clothes that are relatively ordinary but very clean...... To be honest, even this piece of clothing is expensive in the eyes of ordinary people.

After a while, the voice of the guard Yang Yi came from outside the carriage: "Madam, Stone Lane has arrived." ”

Stone Lane is where Lu Zhu's brother Liang Hai's family lives, and it is also where she lived at the beginning. She lived here for about ten years, until one day her parents died, and her sister-in-law insisted on taking her to pay off her debts, so her eldest brother quietly sent her away. Anyway, the eldest brother is still good to her.

Getting off the car, following the direction of Yang Yi's finger, I saw that two hundred steps ahead, a cyan stone tablet was engraved with the words 'Stone Lane', next to the entrance of the alley, but the big stones on the ground were already old, some had been broken, and I don't know how many years had not been repaired.

"Mother, what are we doing here? Is Father also here? The youngest daughter, Sima Xuan, also got out of the car and asked curiously with her sleeve pulling on the green beads.

"Nonsense!" Lu Zhu gently touched her head: "Your father is in the palace, it's still far from here, and Xuan'er's uncle lives here." ”

"Xuan'er also has an uncle?" The little guy's eyes widened, and suddenly the corners of his mouth curled, "Hehe, Xuan'er has an uncle, it's great!" Lu Zhu originally wanted to reprimand him, but seeing her daughter so excited, her nose suddenly became sore, and her original hesitant thoughts suddenly became firm.

Lu Zhu held her little daughter in her hand, followed by dozens of guards, and approached the alley along the way, counting the doors as she walked. It was rare to see the living, a few children followed behind to watch the excitement, and some people went home to tell the adults, and in a while, many people in the alley knew that there was a little lady with three children who came to look for relatives, and the men took a look, and some women leaned against the door to see which family she was going.

This alley is deep, and after walking for nearly half a mile, Luzhu saw a somewhat familiar courtyard. This courtyard looks good from the outside, the courtyard walls are all made of bluestone, not very high, standing outside the wall a little head can see the courtyard, there are about a dozen rooms in the yard, it is also considered a well-off household.

"Xiu'e, you come forward and call the door." Luzhu pointed to the gate and said.

"Yes, ma'am, ma'am, and wait here for a moment." A palace maid ran two steps to the gate, knocked twice, and the green bead slowly walked over.

The door squeaked open, and a middle-aged man of forty-seven or eighteen years old who looked a little haggard appeared at the door, and saw a beautiful little lady standing there looking at him at the door, and couldn't help but say slightly, "I don't know what this little lady is doing?" ”

"My wife came to look for relatives, and her brother lives here." The palace maid of Xiu'e said confidently.

"Your lady's brother?" The middle-aged man's body shook slightly, and he slowly raised his head and walked around.

"Brother!" Luzhu shouted softly and led the three children over.

Looking at the green beads, the middle-aged man's eyes widened, and he asked cautiously for a while, "Beads?" ”

"Big brother, it's me, Zhu'er has come to see you!" Luzhu nodded vigorously, and the tears flowed down a little uncontrollably, although she tried desperately to stop the tears, but it still couldn't stop flowing.

The middle-aged man still looked at her in disbelief, and after a while he confirmed that it was correct, the tears could not stop flowing, he turned his head suddenly, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Quick, go and report to the lady and the young master, and tell them that our family's pearl is back." ”

After speaking, he walked quickly to Luzhu, and pulled Luzhu, who was still looking at him in a daze, and said happily: "It's my Zhu'er who is back, and my brother knows that our Zhu'er must be the most beautiful when she grows up, are these children all yours?" These dolls look just like you when you were a child, and you must be a big beauty when you grow up! ”

"Big brother, I'm back" Lu Zhu's face smiled, and she suddenly had a feeling of happiness in her heart, filling in the part of her heart that she had always felt lacking...... At this moment, she knew the meaning of her family, and she completely stopped rejecting it.

"Eh, our pearls are home"

Liang Hai also nodded again and again, and the two brothers and sisters stared at each other, as if they couldn't see enough, and suddenly, his face darkened, and he whispered: "Zhu'er, when you ...... It was ...... It's the big brother who is sorry for you. ”

"Big brother, don't say it, I know you don't have a choice in this matter, besides, I never blamed my big brother, and I'm not alive and well, don't I?" Lu Zhu knew that the culprit of the incident back then was her sister-in-law, and it was only because of the injustice of her eldest brother-in-law that her sister-in-law took control of the Liang family after the death of her parents.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps from the courtyard, and I saw three maids approaching a young woman of about thirty-two or three years old and a thin boy.

Liang Hai hurriedly let go of Lu Zhu's arm, pointed at the woman and said, "Zhu'er, this is your sister-in-law, and that child is your nephew." ”

Lu Zhu hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, shouting, "I've seen my sister-in-law." ”

The young woman glanced at Xiao Wan, a look of contempt appeared in her eyes, and she looked at Liang Haidao dissatisfied: "It's just a girl, do you need to be so happy?" And called us all out. ”

After that, he looked at the two children beside Lu Zhu, and there was a burst of disdain in his eyes: "Who knows if she is fleeing the famine or coming back, if it is really your sister, you can send it to another place as soon as possible, I don't support idlers here." ”

With that, she twisted her waist and walked away, and the little boy grimaced at the green beads and followed the young woman. There must be a master, there must be a servant, and several maids also snorted coldly and followed the master away, ignoring the male master Liang Hai at all. (To be continued......)