Ye Zhen had never seen Lu Wushuang before. She had heard that Ye Zhen was the first person in the capital, and Lu Wushuang was the second. But at that time, how could she put Lu Wushuang in her eyes? She was just the daughter of a royal merchant. How could she compare with the daughter of a famous family?
But Lu Wushuang won against Ye Zhen.
"Grandmother, please get up. Today, this imperial concubine is just playing and enjoying the flowers. Everyone, just treat it as usual. Don't be restrained." Lu Wushuang personally helped Old Madam Lu up, not even glancing at Ye Zhen.
Old Madam Lu's smile was so wide that a flower bloomed on her face. "Your Highness, how can this old one not be courteous?"
"Grandmother, what are you talking about?" Lu Wushuang chuckled and said to the palace servants behind her, "Give the old madam a seat. Everyone else, please sit down. This imperial concubine heard the noise here from afar. Did they say something funny?"
When Ye Zhen heard this, she raised her eyes and glanced at Mister Shan standing behind the crowd. Suddenly, she saw a murderous look of hatred in his eyes. She was stunned. When she wanted to see clearly, Mister Shan's face was calm.
Did she see it wrong? Why did Mister Shan look at Lu Wushuang like that?
"Your Highness, just now, Princess Liu Hua and Mister Shan made a bet. The princess looked down on the merchant's daughter and said that the third sister could not enter the women's college. However, Mister Shan said that even if the third sister only learned the Thousand Character Classic, she could still enter the college." Fourth Miss Lu was eager to show off in front of Lu Wushuang and wanted to take the opportunity to step on Princess Liu Hua, so she immediately stood up and said.
After hearing Fourth Miss Lu's words, Lu Wushuang's eyes flashed with disgust. She looked at Princess Liu Hua faintly and then at Fourth Miss Lu. "Now, who dares to say that the Lu family is a merchant? The emperor has conferred the title of Marquis of Anyang to this imperial concubine's grandfather. Have you forgotten? "
Fourth Miss Lu failed to please Lu Wushuang and instead provoked Lu Wushuang's displeasure. Her face changed slightly, and she bowed her head and retreated.
Ye Zhen sneered in her heart. No one knew better than her how much Lu Wushuang hated the identity of a merchant's daughter. When Ye Zhen's soul wandered in the palace, she saw Lu Wushuang behead a palace maid just because she accidentally said the word "merchant's daughter".
Princess Liu Hua's face was ugly. She was jealous that Lu Wushuang was favored by the emperor. But now, her mother was no longer trusted by the emperor. She did not dare to do anything to Lu Wushuang here. She could only suppress the anger in her heart.
Lu Wushuang glanced at Princess Liu Hua contemptuously and then turned her eyes back. "Grandmother, is this Third Sister?"
"Replying to the Empress, this is the third girl who has lived in the Border Town since childhood. Her nickname is Yao Yao." Old Madam Lu hurriedly took Ye Zhen's hand and said.
"Third sister, come here and let me have a look." Lu Wushuang saw Ye Rou's dark and skinny appearance, and a gentle smile appeared on her face.
Ye Zhen walked over with her head down. She used all her strength not to do anything to vent her hatred, but in the eyes of others, she was a timid and timid performance. Those who originally had expectations of her were slightly disappointed.
Such a petty person was actually looked upon favorably by Mister Shan. It seemed that Mister Shan's vision was only mediocre.
"Well, you look as smart as Third Aunt. Are you used to living in the capital?" Lu Wushuang took Ye Zhen's hand and looked her up and down. She only felt that Ye Zhen was a girl who could not be supported in public. She let go of her vigilance and the smile on her face became more gentle.
Ye Zhen replied in a low voice, "Replying to the Empress, I'm used to it. Grandmother is very good to me."
Lu Wushuang smiled. "I like you when I look at you. The daughters of our Lu family have never lost to others. You have to work hard and enter the college with your own strength."
The implication was that even if she was the Imperial Concubine, she would not help her sister enter the Women's College for her own sake.
Ye Zhen smiled timidly. "Yao Yao will not let the Empress down."
Yes, she wouldn't let anyone down. One day, she would let everyone know that the daughter of the Ye Family couldn't be replaced by anyone.
Lu Wushuang nodded with a smile and let Ye Zhen return to Old Madam Lu. "I heard that this year's Chrysanthemum King is exceptionally good. This Empress has come to admire it. Don't let this Empress down."
Old Madam Wu laughed. "The Empress will not be disappointed. Only the Chrysanthemum King is worthy of the Empress's appreciation."
"Everyone, accompany this Empress to enjoy the flowers!" Lu Wushuang said with a smile.
Fourth Miss Lu and Second Miss Lu came to surround the Old Madam, and Ye Zhen was pushed to the back by them.
Watching the crowd gather around Lu Wushuang and leave, Ye Zhen's footsteps slowly stopped. She was not interested in enjoying the flowers. She had other things to do.
There was no one else in the bamboo shed. Even Mister Shan and Princess Liu Hua had gone elsewhere to enjoy the flowers.
Ye Zhen glanced at the crowd in the distance, then turned and walked in another direction.
She didn't know how long she had walked before she slowed down. As the familiar road got closer and closer, the memories of that year gradually came back to her mind.
If she hadn't run around and lost her way that year, there would not have been so many things later, and she would not have lost her heart.
The grove was just in front of her. Ye Zhen's footsteps stopped. She seemed to see the young boy and the little girl snuggling each other. Memories rushed to her mind like a flood.
It was fast and painful, and she couldn't suppress it even if she wanted to.
When she was seven years old, there was a flower appreciation party hosted by the Ye family. She came early with her grandmother. Because there were too many people at that time, her grandmother and mother were busy entertaining guests, so she wandered around alone. Finally, she lost her way in the woods and met Prince Qin, who was framed and fell into a well.
At that time, Mo Rongzhan was blind for some reason. He fell into the well and could not get out. His servants were missing. In order to save him, Ye Zhen ran to find many tree roots and tied them together one by one. She used the binding method her father taught her to rescue him from the well.
One could see but got lost, the other couldn't see and couldn't get out of the woods, so she had to wait for others to find her.
"I only have a little food on me. I'll give you half." Little Ye Zhen, who was seven years old, found two cakes from her body and handed one to Mo Rongzhan.
"Is your hand hurt?" Although he couldn't see, his other senses were particularly keen. Smelling the blood on Little Ye Zhen's hand, Mo Rongzhan's indifferent face changed a little.
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