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Ye Zhen was inevitably reprimanded by Pei Shi for being willful and disobedient, not taking her own body seriously. What if she encountered danger on the way down the mountain? Ye Zhen could only bow her head and admit her mistake, promising not to be so willful in the future.
After Pei shi finished speaking, she felt some regret. She finally remembered that her daughter was now the Empress and no longer the little yahuan of the family. How could she scold as she pleased? If the Emperor found out, he might punish her for being disrespectful.
"Yao Yao, mother is doing this for your own good." Pei Shi's tone softened and looked at her belly worriedly. "You are so willful because you are pregnant."
Ye Zhen hugged Pei Shi's arm. "Mother, I am fine. Don't worry."
Pei Shi looked around. "I heard that the emperor came yesterday?"
"Well, he just went back to the palace." Ye Zhen nodded. Mo Rongzhan sent people to the villa early in the morning to move her things. Everyone in the villa knew that he was here, so there was no need to hide it from Pei Shi.
"You!" Pei shi poked her forehead, "The Emperor has really spoiled you."
Ye Zhen smiled and said nothing. Isn't it very happy to be spoiled by a person?
"When are you going back to the villa?" Pei Shi asked.
"I won't go back for the time being. I'll stay here for a few days." Ye Zhen said with a smile. This place was full of memories of her childhood. Yesterday, she found that there was no change here. Maybe the things she left behind when she was a child were still here.
Just a few days of treasure hunting. Everything from the past was a treasure to her.
Pei Shi was too lazy to say anything. With so many people around her, she would be fine. "I received news from home this morning that your eldest brother has to go to Nanyue. I have to go back. It would be good if I can settle the marriage with the Su family before he comes back."
In Pei Shi's mind, Lu Xiangzhi's marriage was a big knot in her heart.
Ye Zhen smiled and nodded. "Well, didn't you ask Madam Huang to sound out the situation last time? Is the Su family willing to marry their daughter to my eldest brother? "
"How can they not be willing?" Pei shi revealed a proud expression, "Your eldest brother can barely be considered young and promising. Now that he has been placed in an important position by His Majesty, the Su family naturally has their eyes on him. It's just that they haven't confirmed it yet. I'll go back and have Huang furen talk about it. It's good to exchange tokens."
"When Eldest Brother comes back, we can get married, right?" Ye Zhen asked with a smile.
When Pei shi thought of this, she became happy and impatient, "Then I'll return to the city first. You have to take care of your body here and can't be willful and rash. Men, they all like obedient and well-behaved women. The Emperor dotes on you now, but there are many women in the palace. If the Emperor was more at ease with someone else, would he still come to find you?"
Mo Rongzhan would certainly not be at ease with others, but Ye Zhen still had such confidence. "Yes, mother, I will listen to you."
Only then did Pei shi feel reassured and leave.
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The hot spring manor was not as big as Chengde Villa, and of course, it was far less exquisite than the royal manor, but Ye Zhen was still happy to live here. It was full of memories of her childhood and many things she had left behind.
"This is the rocking car made by my father, and this swing. It's all here. Hong Ling, ask someone to install this swing in the courtyard." Ye Zhen was pleasantly surprised that these things were not thrown away.
Hong Ling asked doubtfully, "Your Highness, why are these still here? Wasn't this manor given to the Lu family? "
Ye Zhen was also stunned. "No matter why it's still here, it's a good thing anyway."
"Your Highness." Hong Ying came in from outside and whispered, "Lu Zan asked to see you, but Xue Lin did not let him in."
Lu Zan? A faint smile floated on Ye Zhen's mouth. "Let him in."
She gave Lu Zan time and opportunity to think about it. Whether he was willing or not, she would not force him. Now that he took the initiative to appear here, did it mean that he had thought it through?
Ye Zhen met Lu Zan in the Deception Hall. After not seeing him for a few days, he seemed to be more stable.
"This commoner greets the Empress." Lu Zan saluted. After so many things, Lu Zan had long been unable to regard the Empress in front of him as his sister. She was not a member of the Lu family, but the blood of the Ye family.
Lu Lingzhi framed and poisoned Ye Zhen, who was Yao Yao's biological sister. There was hatred between the two families.
For the past few days, he had been thinking. Did the Empress really want to promote him, or did she want to use him to do something? After thinking for a long time, he went to see his Third Uncle yesterday.
His Third Uncle just said a few words, and he decided to give it a shot.
Even if the Empress was using him, what could he lose now? After the separation, his father scattered all the family's wealth. Now, their family could only rely on him as a traveling merchant to maintain their livelihood. Although Jing 'er was a concubine, she did not bring any help at all.
If Yao Yao was using him, as long as she could give him a chance to make a comeback, why not?
So, he came. No matter what Yao Yao asked him to do, he would agree.
"Second brother, please take a seat." Ye Zhen looked at him with a smile and let him sit down.
Lu Zan sat down. "Empress, this commoner has thought about it for a few days and has made up his mind."
Ye Zhen looked up at him, "What do you think, second brother?"
"If the Empress is willing to give this commoner a chance, this commoner is willing to go through fire and water." Lu Zan whispered.
"I don't need you to go through fire and water. As long as you are willing to help me, I can let you make a comeback in Jinkou City." Ye Zhen knew that this was the knot in Lu Zan's heart. The Lu family was defeated in Jinkou City.
Lu Shixun would never know that he was defeated in Jinkou City because she added fuel to the fire. To defeat the Lu family, they must first let them lose their support.
The Lu family's business was their biggest support.
Lu Zan has always been brooding over this. In addition to complaining about Lu Zan, he also suspected that it was the father and son's wrong decision in Jinkou City that led to the Lu family's decline so quickly. Therefore, he wanted to make a comeback to be worthy of the Lu family's ancestors.
"Good." Lu Zan nodded. "This commoner is willing to listen to the Empress's instructions."
Ye Zhen smiled. "I have already told you what I asked you to do last time. Everything about the Lu family's past and Lu Zan's childhood experience must be investigated clearly. You can't find it in the capital. You want to go to the Lu family's hometown, where is it?"
Lu Zan said, "Dong Qiao, a small place near Nanyue."
"Second brother, go and investigate. No matter what you find, I guarantee the safety of your family." Ye Zhen said in a deep voice, her eyes firm and calm. "The person I want to deal with is only Lu Lingzhi."
"Good." Lu Zan made a decision after receiving Ye Zhen's assurance.
He didn't know what he would find out. Even he was not very clear about the Lu family's past. It seemed that his grandfather deliberately concealed it. To find out the past, he really had to go back to Dong Qiao.
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