Lu Qingtang was not surprised at all when the queen invited her to Chongning Palace.
Although she didn't know much about her personality, she learned from Concubine Shu that the queen didn't like fighting.
This can also explain why the power that belonged to her to manage the harem passed to Concubine Ning.
But can a woman who has been in the palace for a long time really be indifferent to the world?
But Lu Qingtang didn't think much about it. What she was thinking about now was to save enough money to take Su Mu out of Prince Chen's Mansion and away from Yanling, a place of intrigue and intrigue.
She could imagine that when Mo Zeshen learned that his mother had been demoted as a concubine by her, lost the power to manage the harem, and was still confined in the palace, he would probably want to kill her.
However, what is coming will still come.
Since she did it, she is not afraid of retaliation.
He got on the sedan chair and took Sumu with him, and swaggered all the way to Chongning Palace.
This sedan chariot was given by His Majesty early in the morning to facilitate Lu Qingtang's outing. Different from the sedan chariot next to it, it also had an extra roof on it for shade.
The people carrying the sedan chair were also several young eunuchs arranged by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They moved into Longqing Palace early in the morning and made it convenient for Lu Qingtang to go out at any time.
Not only that, before Lu Qingtang woke up, Emperor Kangyuan rewarded him with a bunch of supplements and added several palace servants to the kitchen of Longqing Palace. As long as Lu Qingtang wanted to eat, he could make it at any time.
It can be seen that His Majesty is very concerned about the child in Lu Qingtang's belly.
But he didn't know how terrible it would be if he knew that the child in his belly was not Mo Zeshen's.
A chill ran down his spine, and Lu Qingtang didn't dare to think any more.
Arriving at Chongning Palace, Lu Qingtang got off the sedan chair with the support of Su Mu and Fei Yu.
Aunt Gao, who was guarding outside the palace gate, saw this and immediately came forward to greet her. "Old slave, please give your regards to Princess Chen. Princess Chen will invite you soon. Our empress has been waiting for you for a long time."
Walking into the main hall of Chongning Palace, Lu Qingtang almost thought that he had gone to the wrong place.
She thought Longqing Palace was frugal enough, but she didn't expect there to be a place even more simple than Longqing Palace.
Looking up, I saw that the paint on the beams had peeled off, and some of them had revealed their original color.
This is not where the queen lives. This is simply a cold palace.
Lu Qingtang couldn't help but frown. She looked at the sick and lifeless Empress, and saluted her, "My daughter-in-law has met the Empress."
"Okay, come and sit." The Queen forced a smile and waved to the palace attendants beside her, "Put the stool farther away, don't let Princess Chen get over her illness."
Lu Qingtang nodded, and with Su Mu's help, he stepped forward and sat down.
The stool under her buttocks was some distance from the bed. The Queen was leaning on the bed and looking at Lu Qingtang.
"I already know what happened last night. Are you not scared?" The Queen looked concerned.
Lu Qingtang smiled and said, "Thank you, Queen, for worrying. My daughter-in-law is fine."
This morning, the whole palace was speculating about what happened last night.
Concubine Ning, who had all the power in the harem, was demoted to the rank of concubine overnight, deprived of her right to manage the harem, and even banned from the palace.
However, it was said externally that she failed to take good care of Lu Qingtang, causing her to fall into the water and almost lose her life.
This is just a trivial matter. After all, Lu Qingtang can still stand in front of others.
Even if His Majesty is interested in the child in Lu Qingtang's belly, he will not be so angry.
Anyone with any brains will know that this is not as simple as falling into the water. I'm afraid there is something more to it.
As the real owner of the harem, the queen should naturally know the truth about this matter.
However, she has always been weak and is too lazy to meddle in so many other things.
"It's okay. Princess Chen, you don't know. Your Majesty had your morning court this morning. The first thing he did was to inform me that you were pregnant with twins." The Empress smiled from ear to ear, "This is a big deal in Daheng. The dynasty is a great joy, and you will have endless blessings in the future."
Lu Qingtang tried his best to put a smile on his face, "Thank you for your compliments, my daughter-in-law is overjoyed."
She didn't like these polite words, but she had to say that these ancient times were tiring.
Just as she was talking, Grandma Gao waved, and more than a dozen palace people filed in holding or carrying gifts.
"These are all gifts to congratulate you on being pregnant with twins. In addition, I want to thank Princess Chen for her life-saving grace." The queen said, waving to Aunt Gao.
Aunt Gao nodded and clapped her hands to signal the palace attendants to open the gift box.
Lu Qingtang felt embarrassed now. Although he said "Mother, you are too polite", he had already left the chair and stood up to walk towards the gifts.
"Princess Chen, these pairs of jadeite Ruyi are carved from a single piece of Hetian jade. They can bless you and the twin fetuses in your belly, and everything will go well." Aunt Gao pointed at the jade Ruyi and said with a smile.
This is a pair of emerald green jade Ruyi that are all shining, with high quality and exquisite carving skills.
If you take this out, you should be able to exchange it for a lot of money.
Lu Qingtang was thinking about it when he saw Aunt Gao pick up a tapestry fan and said, "Princess Chen, the fan is made of tapestry technology and the handle is made of ivory. It is perfect for fanning in hot weather. Our queen specially chose the pomegranate pattern. , the pomegranate has many seeds, which means Princess Chen and his hundreds of sons and grandsons."
Lu Qingtang took the round fan. Although he didn't like the meaning of the pomegranate, he especially liked the tapestry technique.
This is our unique luxury product in China, even more expensive than those cool Pradas.
"Wow, it's so exquisite and beautiful." Lu Qingtang fanned himself with a fan.
Although I have seen the tapestry fan in the museum before, the feeling in my hand is different.
Aunt Gao introduced her to other gifts, including pearl necklaces, various gemstones, gold, silver and jade jewelry, and various supplements, which was dazzling.
After the introduction, Lu Qingtang thanked the Queen and ordered Feiyu to take the gifts back to Longqing Palace, while she stayed to accompany the Queen to have lunch.
In order to take care of Lu Qingtang's taste, the queen's kitchen added many salty dishes, such as sauce-flavored pork elbow, braised lion's head, fish soup and tofu.
After dinner, the Queen had to take a lunch break, and Lu Qingtang had to go back to sleep for a while, and then left Chongning Hall.
It was the end of the day, the hottest time of summer, and even Lu Qingtang was sweating while sitting in the covered sedan chair, let alone these eunuchs in robes.
We were about to return to Longqing Palace. When we walked into the Imperial Garden, which was the only way, we saw several figures on the roadside. The leader, Lu Qingtang, recognized them at a glance.
This man is none other than Concubine Ning’s precious son, the wise king Mo Zeqing.
It's just that the original owner was not familiar with him.
But as far as she knew, Mo Zeqing was a well-known modest gentleman who treated everyone politely. Compared with Mo Zeshen, he was like a god in the sky.
Just when passing by Mo Zeqing, Lu Qingtang raised his face high, pretending not to see.
He never enters the palace. Last night Concubine Ning banned her. Today he enters the palace. For what reason, it is self-evident.
If you don't go home to rest at this late afternoon, how can you go to the roadside to bask in the sun? He must be blocking Lu Qingtang's road.
