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Ye Zhen played in the villa for several days and found that it was much better than she had imagined. There were mountains and rivers. If she wanted to eat game, she would let people go into the mountains to catch a few pheasants. Otherwise, she could fish by the stream. The best thing to play with was the rabbits she had dug out. One of them was a female rabbit who was about to give birth. Ye Zhen also delivered two little rabbits for it. Now, she raised a nest of rabbits in the paddy garden. Every time she looked at them, they looked good.
"Today, let's go to the stream to catch fish. Call the others. The fish roasted by Xiao Xi last time was really good. It tasted good." Ye Zhen got up early and went to the medicine field to have a look. Seeing that the seeds taken out of the space were very suitable for the land, she was in a good mood and suddenly wanted to go out to play again.
"Your Highness, the stream is far away after all. You have been out for several days in a row. Aren't you too tired?" Hong Ling asked in a low voice. In the past few days, the Empress went out to have fun every day. They, who served her, were in a state of panic, fearing that something would go wrong.
When the Empress arrived at the villa on the first day, she was in a very depressed mood. How could she be so happy in a twinkling of an eye? Didn't she miss the Emperor at all?
"It's not far, just a walk." She didn't even need half an hour to walk there. She still wanted to insist on walking for two hours every day.
"…" Everyone was a little speechless. Hong Ying said, "Your Highness, why don't you take a break today?"
Ye Zhen looked at them funny. "Are you afraid that I can't walk for half an hour?"
In fact, Hong Ying was a little worried that the Empress missed the Emperor so much that she ignored her body and played like this. In the end … if something really happened, it would not be enough for them to die a thousand times.
"Your Highness, in fact, you can go at any time. It's just that you went hunting in the mountains yesterday …" Although she was only sitting in the carriage and did not go out on horseback, she still shot two pheasants with a bow and arrow, which made their hearts almost jump out.
Ye Zhen looked at them with a smile in her eyes and finally understood what they were worried about.
Did they think she was looking for fun to drown her sorrows? She looked so fragile that she couldn't survive without Mo Rongzhan and the imperial palace? In fact, she was a little unhappy at first, but then she remembered her father's words. No one needed to rely on anyone to survive. Mo Rongzhan wanted to protect her like a golden bird, so she would find her own world in the cage he had prepared for her. With him by her side, she would naturally be happy, but without him by her side, she would still be able to live well.
Mo Rongzhan also hoped that she would be happy here.
"Let's go. This consort is fine. There's no such freedom in the palace. It's rare to be able to have a bit of freedom outside the palace." Ye Zhen smiled and said to them, "Maybe they will go back to the palace in a few days, and then there will be no chance to play like this."
Hong Ling and Hong Ying exchanged a look. They could see that the Empress wasn't forcing herself to smile. Only then did they release a breath inside. Maybe the Empress really was happier in the villa than in the palace.
Wasn't he worried that the emperor would … … favor that Consort Shu in the palace?
When they left the palace, everyone speculated that the emperor would favor Consort Shu. After all, for so many years, apart from the Empress, only Consort Shu had been remembered by the emperor.
"Your Highness, Madam Lu is outside the Zhuangzi and asks to see you." Wu Chong came over and whispered to Ye Zhen.
Ye Zhen had to wave her hand. It seemed that she didn't have to go out today. If Madam Pei was here, she couldn't go anywhere. She would just stay in the house and raise the fetus.
"Invite Madam Pei in." Ye Zhen told Hong Ying that it must be Mo Rongzhan who asked Madam Pei to accompany her. Did he think that she had been forcing herself to smile and deliberately playing around these days?
However, she soon knew that this was not Mo Rongzhan's idea.
With Madam Pei was Lu Zanzhi, the legitimate son of the Lu family's second branch. She used to call him third brother.
"This commoner greets the Empress." When Lu Zanzhi saw Ye Zhen, he froze for a moment. The scene of seeing his cousin for the first time appeared in his mind. Who would have thought that a little girl from the border town would eventually become the Empress? What's more, he didn't expect that the Lu family would fall into such a situation. He knew that it was not Yao Yao's fault. After all, she was completely ignorant at the time.
Ye Zhen looked up at Lu Zanzhi. To be honest, she resented the Lu family in her heart at first. Later, after living in the Lu family for two years, she felt the care of Old Madam Lu and the love of Lu Shiming and his wife. She gradually came out of her hatred. Except for Lu Lingzhi and Lu Wushuang, no one had wronged her.
"Third Brother, you don't have to be so polite. We are family." Ye Zhen spoke when Lu Zanzhi was about to kneel. She asked Xiao Xi next to her to help him up. "Niang, Third Brother, this is not the palace. We are a family. Just treat us as usual."
Lu Zanzhi sighed in his heart. How could he still be a family with Yao Yao? As early as when his father drove his Third Uncle out of the Lu family's mansion, they were no longer a family. "Yes, Empress."
Ye Rou raised her eyes to look at Pei shi. She had wanted to see Lu Tingzhi even before she came to Chengde Villa, but Lu Zan wasn't in the capital at that time. She heard that he had gone on a business trip and had only returned two days ago.
When Madam Pei found out that Yaoyao had been sent to Chengde Mountain Villa, she was already feeling uneasy. If Lu Zan wasn't here, she would have already asked about it. Yaoyao must have something important to ask Lu Tingzhi for him to find her.
"Yao Yao, I haven't been to Chengde Villa for a long time. Taking advantage of the good weather, I will go out for a walk." Pei Shi said to Ye Zhen with a smile.
Ye Zhen nodded with a smile. "Hong Ying, you take Madam out."
Hong Ling also tactfully retreated to the door to guard.
"Third Brother, what have you been busy with recently?" Ye Zhen looked at Lu Zanzhi. She hadn't seen him for two or three years. He was no longer young and inexperienced. Probably because he often went out for business, he looked much more mature and steady.
Lu Zanzhi replied gently, "Replying to Your Highness, this commoner is just running a small business at home."
Ye Zhen had heard from Pei Shi about Lu Shi Xun's situation. Now, the second branch of the Lu family was completely supported by Lu Zanzhi. Lu Shi Xun had high expectations but low ability. No business could last long. The situation of the second branch of the Lu family was getting worse day by day. In the end, Lu Tingzhi, who planned to take the imperial examination, took over Lu Shi Xun's business.
"What about Little Wu?" Ye Zhen asked again. She had only seen the Fifth Miss of the Lu family once and thought she was a good little girl.
"Little Wu is planning to enter the Women's College." Lu Zanzhi said with a smile.
Ye Zhen looked at him. "Third Brother, although Second Uncle said that he would no longer recognize the third branch, we are still brother and sister."
Lu Zanzhi nodded. "I know."
He knew that his father had gone too far. Otherwise, their second branch would not have faced such a predicament at all. But it had been so long, it was useless to say anything.
"Actually …" Ye Zhen looked at him seriously. "This Consort wants to ask you about something."
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(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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