Chapter 153: The Empress
"Wear this, the flower banquet in the palace, this one will be more suitable."
Huo Jing handed a dark pink palace dress to Lu Weimang, who took it and looked at Huo Jing suspiciously.
"Peach blossoms are also this color, should I wear this color too? I'm afraid the bees will misunderstand me. β
Lu Weimang gestured in front of the mirror, and still felt that the light cyan student clothes on his body were more comfortable and durable.
Huo Jing smiled, "It's okay, there is a bee flying around with no head and no brain, I'll drive it away."
Seeing Huo Jing's insistence, Lu Weimang had no choice but to change into a pink palace dress.
Huo Jing's carriage went directly from the north gate of the palace to the imperial garden. Lu Weimang and Huo Jing went from the north gate of the Imperial Garden to the verandah, and went directly to the queen's Fengyi Palace.
"You're sensible today, and you're here early enough."
Under the service of the palace maid, the queen put on a scarlet thin cloak, and naturally stretched out her hand, Huo Jing stepped forward and held on to the side, Lu Weimang saw Huo Jing's gaze, and also held the queen's other hand with interest.
The queen nodded with satisfaction, "I'm married and sensible." β
Lu Weimang felt a little strange. Today's Huo Jing and the queen make her feel a little different from before.
Helping the queen to come to the flower viewing banquet, the ladies who entered the eyes were dressed magnificently, bright and solemn, Lu Weimang looked down at the dark pink palace dress on his body, as if he knew what Huo Jing was used for, her dress, Among the ladies and nobles, there was no sense of disobedience, if it was still that cyan student uniform, it would stand out from the crowd, and people would notice it at a glance.
Glancing at Huo Jing on the side, Lu Weimang learned from his nose and nose to his mouth, and kept a low profile, and from time to time he and Huo Jing rushed to pour tea and wine for the queen's mother.
After this woman gets married, she will naturally set her sights on her husband's family. Niangniang, you see, isn't Lord Lu also very considerate now? β
The noble lady under the queen's hand spoke and brought it to Lu Weimang, who raised his head restrainedly and smiled at the lady.
The queen was also satisfied, but she still shook her head politely, "Hey, she still has a lot to learn." However, with the humility of a woman, the details next to it are not so important. β
Lu Weimang heard the alarm bell, what the queen meant, do you still want to give herself a big makeover?
Lu Weimang glanced at Huo Jing out of the corner of his eyes, only to see him soothing to Lu Weimang, Lu Weimang came back to his senses, followed his example, and followed the queen diligently.
"Why is Lord Lu so restrained? The queen mother, the son-in-law has Lu Weimang's help, and now that the shipping has been successful, can you put your mother-in-law's score in front of my benefactor. β
The second princess put her hand on the queen's left, and was drinking and talking freely at the moment, and when she saw Lu Weimang in the interval of stopping, she said so.
The words of the second princess can be regarded as reminding Lu Weimang that Huo Jing has been mentioning himself since the morning, which is the reason.
Time has changed, and Lu Weimang has changed from the fiancΓ©e candidate of the queen mother and Huo Jing to the daughter-in-law of the Huo family. As the queen mother who raised Huo Jing since childhood, she naturally wanted to compare Lu Weimang to determine whether she could be the hostess of Huo Mansion and take care of Huo Jing.
No wonder Huo Jing let Lu Weimang change his dress, but he was also afraid that the queen would think of Lu Weimang's previous self-reckless appearance?
Thinking of this, Lu Weimang locked the queen even more, and served diligently behind her, often before the mother's hand was stretched out, Lu Weimang had already handed over the tea.
The queen also nodded with satisfaction, and kept greeting the ladies in front of her, no longer focusing on Lu Weimang all the time.
Lu Weimang cheered up and complimented people, and he was also very talented.
Huo Jing on the side had a smile in her eyes, knowing that she fully understood her thoughts.
An ordinary flower banquet in the palace ended, Lu Weimang and Huo Jing stayed until the end, and then turned back to Huo Mansion when it was dark.
As soon as he got into the carriage, Lu Weimang's back softened, and he couldn't wait to lean on the carriage.
Huo Jing pulled Lu Weimang, who was lying on his stomach, leaned on himself, put his hand on the corner of Lu Weimang's eyes, and kneaded and massaged her with no light or heavy intensity.
"How long will this expedition take? I can't stand it every now and then. β
Lu Weimang leaned on Huo Jing, and the spirit of this day was tense to lock up the queen, which was more tiring than her riding a horse all day.
Huo Jing looked at the hairy head of the man in front of him, and gently put his chin up, he liked to lean on his girl so affectionately, "Just this time, the next few palace banquets, I will find an excuse to push it off." When there is a chance in the second half of the year, we will be transferred out of Beijing, and you will be liberated. β
"Really?"
Lu Weimang suddenly heard the word "external transfer" and sat up in shock.
Going out of Beijing and being a parent official in one place is an idea that Lu Weimang has always had since he left the country. But it is one thing to be reluctant to have a family, and it is another thing to not have a firm foothold in the DPRK and China.
Now that he suddenly heard Huo Jing mention what he had been thinking all along, Lu Weimang couldn't help but be excited.
Looking at the girl with sparkling eyes in front of her, Huo Jing smiled dotingly and took her into his arms, "Since that year's Hero Festival, didn't you say that you wanted to go out of Beijing?" Looking for an opportunity this year, let's go out together. I will be the governor of a state, you will be my governor, let's go out and travel around for a few years, and when the time comes, we will return to Kyoto. β
Lu Weimang just listened, and felt comfortable. But can it really be done? Lu Weimang felt a little unlikely, "I'm fine here, but the Empress and Her Majesty take you very seriously, they should want you to be by your side, right?" β
From today's queen acting faintly as Lu Weimang's "mother-in-law", Lu Weimang knows that the queen thinks of Huo Jing very much, and always wants to add everything she thinks is good to Huo Jing to be satisfied.
Huo Jing surrounded Lu Weimang, and a cold voice sounded in her ears, "It is precisely because the queen mother looks closely at me that we want to go out of Beijing." Today is just a little test for the queen, you are deferential, and you can still fool around, but after a long time, she can't keep it picky, and when the time comes, you and your aunt are both soft on the outside and the inside, and you have to decide the winner. It's not that my aunt is two faces, it's just that now, your position is my bride, the mistress of Huo Mansion, she inevitably has to observe you carefully, and your every move in her eyes must achieve her satisfaction. But you are you, where can you become the person that your aunt is 100% satisfied with? When the time comes, you will inevitably be in conflict. You and your aunt have a hard time, you will only lose both, let's avoid the edge first, wait out of Beijing for a few years, she misses us, thinks of your good, when the time comes, let's come back, it's best to bring a small one, when the time comes, she is picky and gone, the rules don't care, only happy and satisfied. β
Lu Weimang listened to Huo Jing's words and understood his intentions today. Let Lu Weimang first put on a bride's supple attitude, and then slowly train it later. If Lu Weimang did her own thing today, it is estimated that she might be left in the palace by the queen today and taught well.
The queen has always wanted to transform Lu Weimang, and she knows this very well. If you are caught by the queen today and accepted in the palace to reform and teach, not to mention the possible sins that Lu Weimang may suffer, the key is that if a person looks at you with a critical eye at the beginning, and when he sees the end, he will only find out the bigger fault, and he will not suddenly understand and look at you in a day or two.
Between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, since ancient times, because they have their own positions, water and fire are incompatible. Whether Lu Weimang is in his previous life or in this life, he has seen a lot, and his mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are rare reasonable and harmonious people in life, but they are almost angry with each other when they live together.
Lu Weimang thought that if he stayed in Beijing, he might have a trivial matter, or the wits and courage of the mother of the country, and resolutely supported Huo Jing's decision to go out of Beijing, Lu Weimang sat up straight and turned his head to look at Huo Jing, "I think you are right, Daddy and Chengyang don't have to worry about me, Changfeng is still learning in Guozijian, so now is a good time for us to go out of Beijing." β
Lu Weimang clenched his fists in his small hands, expressing his firm agreement with Huo Jing's idea and expressing his support.
Huo Jing grabbed Lu Weimang's fist with his big hand, "It's good if you agree." But don't be anxious, we have to find a good opportunity that my aunt can't refute, and then we don't have to talk about it, just leave. β
"Uh-huh!" Lu Weimang nodded vigorously, "Your head is spinning fast, you decide, I'll just go with you." β
Huo Jing was amused, and pointed his finger at the forehead of the little girl in front of him, "Why, if you have any thoughts and opinions, say them to your face, it's not your temper that you poke so secretly." β
Lu Weimang shook his head vigorously, "Then how dare you, my elm head can't keep up with your rhythm, and I have to let you drag it away, how can I have an opinion?" You've decided, just find a chance to tell me, it's all for my good anyway, if I have a brain, I'll definitely agree! β
Lu Weimang was full of yin and yang.
I don't know when Huo Jing made up his mind to go out of Beijing, but today, when Lu Weimang saw the change of the queen with his own eyes, he took the opportunity to mention it. Although from a tactical and strategic point of view, Huo Jing is the smartest approach, if Lu Weimang acts, he will probably choose this method of presenting facts and reasoning.
But this morning, Huo Jing asked Lu Weimang to change her clothes and be obedient by the queen's side, obviously having the opportunity to reveal a little to her in advance, but he still hid it from her and let her understand it herself.
Finding a smart and clear husband is what makes people feel frustrated. People think of everything in front, do it in front, and only wait for you to understand it yourself and then make it clear to you, which makes Lu Weimang feel uncomfortable.
Although, intellectually, Lu Weimang felt that her husband was like this, very charming and reassuring, but it did not prevent her from taking the opportunity to attack and show her frustration.
Of course, Huo Jing also knew that Lu Weimang was not really angry, so he compromised at the moment, "Okay, it's me who is too self-righteous." You say, how do you want to punish me? β
Lu Weimang turned his head arrogantly, and thought about it, what can be solved by brain power is too simple for Huo Jing, Lu Weimang thought about it, turned his head, and looked at someone in front of him who was a head taller than him, "Let me play a brain melon!" β
(End of chapter)