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Ye Zhen drank the tranquilizing soup cooked by Madam Pei and slept dreamlessly all night. When she woke up, her spirit was much better. The tension and fear of killing for the first time also relaxed. When she wanted to go to the upper room to greet the old lady, she learned that the old lady had entered the palace.
She had to go back to her room to read. Half a day passed before Madam Pei brought her the tranquilizing soup again.
"Mother, I'm really fine. I don't need to drink this anymore." Ye Zhen whispered. She felt that she was not frightened so badly that she did not need to drink any tranquilizing soup at all.
"Be good, drink it and you will be fine." Madam Pei persuaded Ye Zhen.
Ye Zhen had to drink the medicine first. "Hasn't grandma come back yet?"
"The old lady is still in the palace. Your brother has caught the two robbers in the morning. Just now, the people in the palace took them away. They should be there to interrogate them." Madam Pei said hatefully, "With the Empress Dowager's support, let's see how arrogant they can be."
Ye Zhen smiled, "Liu Hua may not admit to it just because of the two robbers."
She did not expect to bring down the eldest princess because of this matter. Neither the Empress Dowager nor Mo Rongzhan would lay a hand on the eldest princess's residence at this time. Old Madam Lu entered the palace to make the Empress Dowager hate the eldest princess more and give Lu Wushuang a chance to get close to Mo Rongzhan. Of course, it was also to warn Liu Hua not to think about hurting her again.
Although Old Madam Lu was not of high birth, her wisdom and stratagem did not lose to any of the old ladies of aristocratic families. Ye Zhen felt that the old lady's contribution to the Lu family's success today was also indispensable.
Madam Pei said, "Whether they admit it or not, we must let the Empress Dowager and the Emperor know what they have done."
Ye Zhen nodded, "Yes."
After a while, Old Madam Lu came back. Ye Zhen immediately went to the door to meet her. Seeing the old lady's face was not very good, Ye Zhen leaned over with some worry, "Grandmother, are you all right?"
Old Madam Lu smiled and shook her head, "I'm fine, just a little tired."
She was angered by Lu Wushuang! Even now, Lu Wushuang was still thinking about how to let Yao Yao leave the capital. She had given her such a good opportunity to regain the emperor's favor today.
Ay, as long as Shuang 'er doesn't make any mistakes in the palace, it would be like this. It's impossible for His Majesty to spoil her like before.
The old lady didn't see anyone but Ye Zhen. "There may not be real justice in this matter, but at least let the princess restrain herself a little. Yao Yao, we can't just look at the present. Even if we can't vent our anger today, let's see how the future will turn out."
Ye Zhen whispered, "Grandmother, I understand."
Yes, she understood the logic. She just couldn't accept it and still wanted to f * ck Liu Hua!
"The Empress Dowager has already informed the Emperor of this matter, and the Emperor has already asked the officials of the Ministry of Justice to interrogate him," Old Madam Lu said.
Mo Rongzhan sent someone to interrogate him? Ye Zhen felt that it would be even more impossible to get a satisfactory result. However, in any case, she felt that her revenge would be avenged by herself. Sooner or later, she would clean up Liu Hua.
Two days later, it was the day of the Emperor's conferment. The results of the Ministry of Justice's interrogation also came out. The two robbers had never seen Liu Hua at all, only a maid beside her. In the end, under the influence of the eldest princess, only the maid was executed. Liu Hua was unscathed. However, the Empress Dowager still issued a decree reprimanding her for lax discipline and asking her to stay at home to reflect on her mistakes. This was also a relief for Ye Zhen.
Everyone knew that this matter had something to do with Liu Hua, but there was no evidence. After the two robbers said that they had only seen the maid, they inexplicably died in prison. There was no more serious drama to be found, so the matter could only be left unsettled.
"It's just the death of a maid, and it's over!" Pei Shi whispered indignantly. She couldn't wait to beat Liu Hua a few times.
Old Madam Lu said in a deep voice, "Being able to kill two robbers in the prison of the Ministry of Justice proves that the eldest princess still has some ability."
Ye Zhen smiled at Old Madam Lu's side, "Yes, grandmother, we are not in a hurry."
She just hated Mo Rongzhan more. He must have intended to protect Liu Hua, and for the sake of his art of weighing the pros and cons, he felt that he could not bring down the eldest princess yet, so he turned a blind eye.
However, the more the eldest princess exposed her strength, the more Mo Rongzhan would be afraid of her, which would only weaken the power of the eldest princess's residence and make him want to get rid of her even more.
What's the hurry? Just wait and see the eldest princess reap the consequences of her actions.
Old Madam Lu chuckled and shook her head, "Our Yao Yao is still sensible."
With the passing of this matter, the New Year arrived.
The Year of the Hundred Festival was the most solemn and joyous festival of the year. In the past few days, everyone in the Lu Family had chosen an auspicious day to sweep the dust in the house. They had cleaned up the house from top to bottom.
On New Year's Eve, which was also the day of the imperial seal, Lu Shiming returned early.
He and Lu Shixun took several boys of the family to hang portraits of the Lu family's ancestors in each hall and paste bright red Spring Festival couplets on the door. Pei Shi also took the servants of the family to paste red on the bed and beside the water tank in each room, all implying great luck.
When Ye Zhen saw this lively scene, she only felt extremely sad in her heart. She remembered the scene in the Ye family before. Her father took her and her brother to write couplets, and then they stayed up together. The next day, when she got up, there was a bag of small fish made of gold beside the pillow.
If her father was still alive … If the Ye family had not been destroyed, she should still be able to see such a scene.
"Yao Yao, Yao Yao?" Pei Shi saw her daughter holding a piece of steel in a daze and came over to call her a few words.
Ye Zhen came back to her senses and looked at Pei Shi with a smile, "Mother, what's wrong?"
"Go and paste the steel, why are you in a daze here?" Pei Shi said with a smile.
"Oh." Ye Zhen pulled out a smile and tried to suppress the sadness in her heart.
In the evening, everyone happily had a reunion dinner together. Even Madame Lu came to the room. Just as she was drinking, there was a sudden shout from outside.
"Old Madame, there is good news from the western vassal state … Marquis Ye has won the battle again."
"Yan Zhi has won the battle!" Lu Shiming said happily to the old madame.
Old Madame Lu hurriedly said, "Let him come in and talk."
Chen Zhao hurriedly went to invite him in. It was a subordinate sent by Lu Lingzhi who had just come out of the palace. With the permission of the emperor, he came to the Lu family to report the good news.
Ye Zhen lowered her head and took a sip of wine. How did Lu Lingzhi win again? Impossible! She clearly remembered that he should have come back injured.
"Marquis Ye has caught the prince of the western vassal state. Now, only the remnants of the rebels are against the court. As long as those rebels are caught, Marquis Ye can return to the court."
Old Madame Lu was very happy. "Good, good! As long as Marquis Ye is safe. "
The others followed suit and laughed. Ye Zhen's smile was a little forced. She simply lowered her head and pretended to be drunk.
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