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Ye Zhen returned home with Lu Shiming and his wife. Looking at the familiar place, she felt comfortable all over.
"It's good to be home." Ye Zhen said with a smile, "You don't know, when I am outside, I miss home the most. Mother, I want to eat the delicious food you made tonight."
"Little foodie." Pei Shi gave her an angry look.
Lu Shiming said to Ye Zhen with a smile, "I originally planned to buy a new house and move out, but I couldn't find a suitable one for a long time, so I continued to live here with you."
Ye Zhen pretended to be unhappy and looked at Lu Shiming. "Father, are you going to argue with your daughter? I have already said that this house is mine. That is your home. Why should you move out?" Lu Shiming asked.
"That's what I told your father. He is just a stubborn man." Pei Shi said with a smile, "Well, let's talk about it later. Yao Yao has just come back. Let her rest."
Lu Shiming coughed softly, "I'll go to the study. You two can talk about your private matters."
"Look at your father, you can't talk about him." Pei Shi's face was full of smiles. Obviously, she was not really complaining about Lu Shiming.
The mother and daughter returned to the house. Ye Zhen's former maid had already received the news and was waiting for her outside the door. When Dai Mei and Yu Ping saw her return, their eyes couldn't help but turn red.
Ye Zhen looked at them with a smile, "Hey, don't cry. Shouldn't you be happy that I'm back? Why don't you look happy at all? Do you feel that the days of leisure are over?"
Dai Mei and the others laughed through their tears. "Look at the young lady, it's as if we are lazy."
Pei Shi looked at her daughter with a smile in her eyes. After a year of absence, she felt that Yao Yao seemed to be a little different, but she couldn't tell what was different.
"Mother, let's go in." Ye Zhen took Pei Shi's arm. "This time, I passed through Jinkou City and bought a lot of interesting small objects. There are also some bottles made by overseas doctors who specially ordered the kiln factory here. I also brought back a box of them."
"You're really brave. You even dared to go to the barracks. Who were you with along the way?" Pei Shi didn't know who Ye Zhen came back with. Every time Lu Xiangzhi sent a letter home, it was separated into two. Both father and son felt that there were some things outside that were not suitable for the women at home to know. It was not that they looked down on them, but that they wanted to protect them.
Ye Zhen said with a smile, "At that time, I heard that my elder brother was injured and that the herbs in the barracks were not enough. I was worried and went to Quicksand City without thinking too much. Later, I heard that the emperor was going to battle in person. I missed you and followed him back to the capital."
"It's a good thing you're not injured. What kind of place is the army camp? A girl like you dares to go there." Pei shi poked her forehead, "If there's a next time, I won't forgive you."
"Yes, yes, mother, I won't dare again." Ye Zhen said with a smile.
Pei Shi then asked about Ye Zhen's life in the capital. The mother and daughter talked for a long time before Pei Shi remembered that her daughter had just come back. The bumpy road for a few days must have exhausted her. "… Look, I forgot that you just came back. I'll go to the kitchen and cook something delicious for you. You should take a rest."
"Good." In fact, Ye Zhen didn't feel tired. Mo Rongzhan took care of her all the way, but she naturally wouldn't say that she came back with the emperor.
After freshening up, she went to the study to see Lu Shiming.
Lu Shiming didn't ask her how she was doing in the capital. Obviously, he knew what was going on.
"Is the emperor in the carriage that sent you back today?" Lu Shiming looked at Ye Zhen and asked.
Ye Zhen knew that she couldn't hide it from him. Blushing, she nodded, "It's him."
Lu Shiming sighed, "A few days ago, the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent back a message saying that the emperor wanted us to prepare for your marriage."
"Father …" Ye Zhen looked up. Was Mo Rongzhan already arranging their marriage on the road?
"You didn't have to observe mourning for the old madam, otherwise the marriage would not have been delayed until now." Lu Shiming whispered.
Ye Zhen frowned slightly. "Father, grandmother treats me like a granddaughter. If I get married during her mourning period, won't I be ashamed of her love for me?"
Lu Shiming nodded gently. He couldn't ask Yao Yao to treat the rest of the Lu family as relatives. Even he felt that they were not worth helping. As for Lu Lingzhi, who was banished to the wilderness, he couldn't mention him in front of Yao Yao. "There are a few things you don't know in the year you left the capital. I'll tell you."
"Father, please speak." Ye Zhen said.
"Your second uncle …" Lu Shiming paused. "After Lu Shixun separated from the family, he did business with others and lost all his money. He even sold the original mansion of the Lu family."
Lu Shixun had always wanted to make a comeback because of his failure in Jinkou City. Unfortunately, he was too eager for quick success and instant benefits, which made him easy to be used. It was not difficult for Ye Zhen to guess the reason why he lost money. "I remember that the mansion was divided into two. Did Liu Shi agree to sell the mansion?"
When it came to Liu Shi, Lu Lingzhi had to be mentioned. "Not long after you left the capital, Liu Shi sold the other half of the mansion."
Ye Zhen was stunned. "Sold? Where did she live? "
Lu Shiming shook his head. "After she sold the mansion, she left the capital. If I'm not mistaken …"
"She went to the wilderness to find Lu Lingzhi." Ye Zhen's voice was slightly cold. She couldn't think of where else Liu Shi would go.
"I guessed so too." Lu Shiming nodded gently. "The wilderness is a bitter and cold place. Even a strong man may not be able to withstand it. They … I'm afraid it will be difficult."
Ye Zhen looked up at Lu Shiming. "Father, do you want Lu Lingzhi to come back?"
"That's not what I mean. It's just that his martial arts has been abolished. He is like a waste. After all, he is my nephew. I can't bear to see him." Lu Shiming sighed.
"As long as he doesn't go back to the capital, he can be anywhere." Ye Zhen whispered. This was her biggest concession. Don't let her see Lu Lingzhi again.
Lu Shiming looked at her warmly. This daughter of his was still very kind. He was very disappointed in Lu Lingzhi, but he was still the eldest grandson of the Lu Family and Old Madam's favorite child when she was alive. As an uncle, he couldn't really ignore him. "I understand."
Ye Zhen didn't want to talk about Lu Lingzhi much. "Father, is there anything else?"
"There is one more thing …" Lu Shiming said. "She became the concubine of the Fifth Prince. She got married last month."
"What?" Ye Zhen exclaimed. "How did she become the concubine of the Fifth Prince?"
Lu Shiming smiled bitterly. "I really don't know about this."
"Anyway, it has nothing to do with us who she marries. When we separated, the second branch had no feelings for us at all." Ye Zhen whispered. It was not that she couldn't see a good marriage, but … she became the concubine of the Fifth Prince. No matter how she thought about it, it was strange.
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