Ning Huayue's eyes, which were still triumphant just now, suddenly froze, and she watched Grandma Zhong's back gradually go away.
Lingyun stomped her feet unwillingly and glanced at Mandong rudely.
Not to be outdone, Mandong stared back.
A moment later, Nanny Zhong appeared at the door again. She nodded a little apologetically but not too much to Ning Huayue. When Ning Huayue didn't react, she whispered: "Your Majesty, please invite Concubine Wei to the study. Princess, do you have anything to say?" You can convey it on your behalf.”
Time waits for no one, and Lu Qing has no intention of admiring Ning Huayue's unpredictable expression. She goes straight to Yan Fuguang's study.
Just after returning home and not having time to have a meal, Yan Fuguang was dealing with important letters at hand. Hearing Lu Qing's slightly panicked footsteps, he raised his head and asked with confusion and worry: "What's the hurry?"
Lu Qing knelt in front of the desk without saying a word and without even taking off her cloak.
"Please ask the prince to investigate clearly for me."
Yan Fuguang's brows furrowed when he heard the sentence without beginning or end. Even if there was a blanket on the floor, he could really hear the muffled sound when he knelt down. What on earth had happened to make her so anxious?
He stood up and walked around to the desk to help her up, and said in a deep voice: "Get up and talk."
Lu Qing shed tears before she spoke, but her expression was fluent and did not delay her from getting down to business.
"You also know my origins. Today, Concubine Ji and Concubine Guan suddenly brought a family to Jinxiyuan. It must be that my family came to ask my concubine to recognize them."
"Then what?" Yan Fuguang's first reaction was also disbelief. He nodded and encouraged Lu Qing to continue.
"The princess took the initiative and placed them in the palace. I just met them when they passed the door." Lu Qing choked and looked at Yan Fuguang, "I don't dare to admit my relatives. I haven't seen each other for more than ten years. I have forgotten the appearance of my parents and cannot tell whether they are my concubine’s family. What if I make a mistake?”
She thought deep down in her heart that no matter whether those people were her family or not, she would completely distance herself from the past and them.
The greed in the eyes of Xiang Sanniang and Wei Daniu's family made her feel suffocated when she saw it. Lu Qing retorted against Guan Shasha and Ji Mingzhu, but she was extremely scared in her heart.
After thinking about it, I can only ask Yan Fuguang to investigate clearly first, and then think of a solution.
If it turns out that those people have nothing to do with her, she will go to Guan Shasha and Ji Mingzhu to cause trouble; if those people are her family members, she will send them far away and never see them again in this life.
Yan Fuguang hugged her, but he didn't understand her true thoughts.
He thought that Lu Qing actually yearned for family affection, so he didn't dare to recognize her relatives easily, for fear of being disappointed in the end.
"Well, I'll go check it out. Don't have too much contact with them until we find out."
With his words, half of Lu Qing's heart dropped, while the remaining half was still hanging in the air.
She was left in Hemingyuan to eat with Yan Fuguang, and she even slept here at night.
"What should I do with Brother Lan? If he can't see me, he might not sleep well." Lu Qing wanted to go back, but it was snowing heavily outside, and neither Yan Fuguang nor Aunt Zhong would let her go away pregnant.
"Brother Lan likes Aunt Zhong and understands the truth. I asked Aunt Zhong to accompany him."
He was not the only one satisfied with Yan Fuguang's proposal. Aunt Zhong also wanted it.
Now, Lu Qing slept peacefully in Yan Fuguang's bedroom in Hemingyuan.
This was the first time she slept in this bed, and because something was on her mind, she tossed and turned several times but still couldn't fall asleep.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier if you wanted to find your family?"
Yan Fuguang's voice came from behind, and Lu Qing paused, not knowing how to explain it.
She couldn't remember anything, but the feeling of being sold would remain with her forever.
There are many people with the same life experience as her, but there are only a few people who hold grudges like her. When everyone talks about their parents and relatives, they always feel relieved to the greatest extent and try to understand the difficulties at home.
But she was not like that. She was petty. She remembered the way the couple counted the money without looking back at her after being sold. She would never forget it in her life.
After so many years, she had long forgotten the person's appearance, but she still remembered the taste and the scene.
"Do you think it's a good thing that my concubine has found her family?" She didn't dare to show her dark side to Yan Fuguang, so she had to beat around the bush to test his thoughts.
It was pitch dark inside the bed tent, and Yan Fuguang could not clearly see her expression. He thought about it very seriously, and then gave what he thought was a reasonable answer: "It also depends on character. If the parents love their children, , it’s better to recognize you, and a few more people will care about you.”
Lu Qing sighed, closed her eyes and said to him: "But I remember clearly that they are not the parents you said."
Yan Fuguang moved her hand and hugged her tighter: "You don't want to see them?"
Lu Qing said straightforwardly. She found that she didn't have to go around the bush when talking to Yan Fuguang. Maybe he would misunderstand her meaning. "It's not certain whether it is true or not, so I beg you to find out."
Only then did Yan Fuguang understand why Lu Qing was so anxious to come to him.
He solemnly promised: "I will find out. When the time comes, it is up to you to decide what you want to do."
Lu Qing breathed a sigh of relief. She turned over in Yan Fuguang's arms with difficulty and hugged Yan Fuguang back for the first time tonight.
The cold plum fragrance wrapped her tightly, and Lu Qing let go of her frown.
The next day, when Lu Qing got up, she grabbed Yan Fuguang by the corner of her clothes and looked at her with watery eyes. Don't forget what you promised her last night.
Yan Fuguang held her hand in a funny way, looking at her with a smile in his black eyes: "I know, I haven't forgotten it."
Lu Qing curled her lips, and her sweet words came out naturally: "I know you will never forget that the prince is the best person in the world!"
Yan Fuguang was coaxed to feel comfortable, and went to court after breakfast.
Lu Qing hasn't returned to Jinxiyuan yet, and the servants along the way are whispering some words that she doesn't quite understand.
Luqing asked Mandong to inquire, but Mandong came back and told her the unfortunate news:
"The news that your family members have come to visit us has spread!"
What's even more shocking is that just two hours later, tear-jerking stories about Xiang Sanniang's family going through all kinds of hardships to find a daughter were spread all over the streets in the capital.
"How disgusting!" Man Dong blushed with anger, "You were sold, but it was rumored that you accidentally got lost when you were a child!"
Before she finished speaking, Xiang Sanniang howled at the top of her lungs all the way to Jinjiyuan.
"Daughter! My parents are so sorry for letting you live outside for more than ten years!"
Mandong wrinkled his face and asked, "Master, what should I do?"
What else could be done? It was obvious that someone wanted to pressure Lu Qing to admit that Xiang Sanniang's family was her natal family.
"We'll wait for the results of the prince's investigation first. If we can't produce evidence to prove that they have nothing to do with me, then just bear with it."
She will never break a tooth and swallow it in her stomach. Now she is suppressed by public opinion. When she finds the opportunity, she will definitely retaliate!
