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Aunt Cheng was the confidant of the Empress Dowager. She had been with the Empress Dowager since she was a child. For the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, Aunt Cheng's identity was different from the others in the palace. Even Lu Wushuang had to show some respect to her.
A woman of about forty years old came in from the outside. She was round and fair, with an amiable smile on her face. People who saw her would have a good impression of her.
"This slave greets the imperial concubine." As soon as Aunt Cheng came in, she curtsied to Lu Wushuang.
Lu Wushuang smiled and helped her up. "Aunt Cheng, you don't have to be so polite. But what does the empress dowager want me to do?"
Aunt Cheng smiled and bowed to Old Madam Lu again. Then, she said to Lu Wushuang, "The empress dowager knows that Old Madam Lu entered the palace today to visit the imperial concubine. Thinking that she hasn't seen you for a long time, she wants to invite you over to talk about the old days. She also heard that Third Miss Lu also entered the palace. Last time, Third Miss saved the young prince.
When Lu Wushuang heard this, the smile on the corner of her mouth stiffened. "Does the empress dowager want to see the old madam?"
"Yes, imperial concubine." Aunt Cheng nodded with a smile. "Not long ago, the young prince went to Chengde Villa without permission and fell into a trap. It was Third Miss Lu who saved him. The empress dowager has been talking about meeting Third Miss Lu."
Today, I really shouldn't have let the old madam bring Lu Yaoyao into the palace! Lu Wushuang thought so in her heart. With a smile on her face, she said, "Aunt Cheng, please tell the empress dowager that we will be there later."
Aunt Cheng said, "Then this slave will go back to the empress dowager."
Old Madam Lu smiled and watched Aunt Cheng leave. Then, she turned to look at Lu Wushuang. "Imperial concubine, the empress dowager still loves you so much. What are you worried about?"
"Grandmother, why do you say that?" Lu Wushuang asked sullenly.
"If the empress dowager didn't value you, how could she see me? The empress dowager is giving you face." Old Madam Lu said with a smile.
Lu Wushuang smiled again and asked the palace maid outside to call Ye Zhen in the side hall.
Ye Rou was silently memorizing the contents of the medical book she had read last night in the side hall when she was suddenly called back. Hearing that the Empress Dowager wanted to see her, she was dumbfounded.
"The Empress Dowager is a kind person. You don't have to be afraid. Just answer whatever the Empress Dowager asks you." Lu Wushuang glanced at Ye Zhen.
Ye Zhen was scratching her heart. She was not afraid to see the Empress Dowager at all, but she was not prepared to meet her so soon. She wondered if the Empress Dowager still remembered her appearance. If she recognized that she looked similar to Wang Fei, would she suspect her?
Seeing that Ye Zhen's face was a little pale, Old Madam Lu held her hand and whispered, "The Empress Dowager is also a human being. She will not eat you."
Ye Zhen smiled bitterly, "Grandmother, I know the truth, but I can't control my heart."
"Let's go!" Lu Wushuang smiled faintly. She hoped that Lu Yaoyao would be rude in front of the Empress Dowager. So what if Lu Yaoyao was beautiful?
Old Madam Lu nodded gently to Ye Zhen and encouraged her before following Lu Wushuang to the Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful.
Ye Zhen lowered her head to hide the sourness in her eyes. Although in the eyes of others, she was nervous and uneasy. She was a little uneasy, but it was not the same as what everyone thought.
She was a little timid. When she was trapped here, she liked to stay in the Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful at night because only the Empress Dowager would chant sutras for her and feel distressed for her tragic death. At that time, listening to the Empress Dowager's Rebirth Mantra, she felt comfortable in her soul, as if she was wandering in a warm ocean.
She was a little afraid that she would not be able to hold back her excitement when she saw the Empress Dowager. However, for others, many things had not happened yet. Only she knew that the Empress Dowager had silently recited the Rebirth Mantra for two years.
The Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful soon arrived, and Ye Zhen walked in with bated breath.
The Empress Dowager sat at the head of the table, looking at them with a smile. When Lu Wushuang was about to salute, the Empress Dowager raised her hand to let them get up and gave Old Madam Lu a seat.
In fact, Ye Zhen did not often meet the Empress Dowager before. At that time, although the Prince of Qin was not favored and the former emperor was fond of the new, the Empress Dowager fell out of favor after giving birth to a young prince. She lived in seclusion in the palace. Ye Zhen rarely entered the palace on weekdays. She only saw the Empress Dowager two or three times on some big occasions.
The only time she sat down to talk was when she had just married Mo Rongzhan.
Ye Zhen quietly looked at the Empress Dowager who was talking to Old Madam Lu. She was still very young, about forty years old. Her skin was white and ruddy, and her facial features were very delicate. Mo Rongzhan's handsome appearance was inherited from her.
Looking at such a gentle and compassionate Empress Dowager, Ye Zhen only felt her heart soften. There was a long-lost sense of intimacy.
"Why didn't you come to the palace to talk to Ai Jia? Ai Jia is going to be bored alone." The Empress Dowager said to Old Madam Lu. Her voice was warm and soft, with a unique accent of Jiangnan.
Old Madam Lu smiled and said, "This concubine is about to come and pay her respects to you. You have already let Aunt Cheng go. This concubine rarely enters the palace. How can I not come to you?"
The Empress Dowager nodded and smiled. "If you have nothing to do, come to the palace often to talk with Ai Jia."
Lu Wushuang was sitting opposite Old Madam Lu. When the Empress Dowager spoke, she was silent. In fact, she looked down on the Empress Dowager in her heart. This woman was too weak. If it were not for her beauty, how could the former Emperor fall in love with her? Now that the former Emperor was dead, she had a son to rely on. No wonder people said that women should have a good life.
"This is the third young lady of your family?" The Empress Dowager's eyes fell on Ye Zhen behind Old Madam Lu.
Ye Zhen raised her head, smiled shyly at the Empress Dowager, and curtsied. "This concubine greets the Empress Dowager.
She liked the Empress Dowager very much. The Empress Dowager did not have any airs and she was not used to having a high and mighty attitude. When the previous emperor was still alive, she was just a noble. Even though she had two sons, the previous emperor did not give her a title. She had always lived carefully and suddenly became the Empress Dowager. She probably had not adapted yet.
The Empress Dowager felt that the little girl in front of her was really beautiful. She had been in the palace for so long, but she had never seen such a beautiful girl.
"Does your Lu family specialize in producing beauties? Come and let Ai Jia have a look. You look so beautiful. Ai Jia has never seen such a beautiful little girl." The Empress Dowager's eyes flashed with amazement. She asked Ye Zhen to come to her.
Ye Zhen told herself that when she had not seen the Empress Dowager for two years, she was only thirteen years old. Even if Yao Yao looks like her now, there must be a difference. Maybe the Empress Dowager has forgotten her.
She felt that her appearance today was a little different from the previous Ye Zhen. Her mood was different, and so was her appearance.
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