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Old Madam Lu did not speak on the way out of the palace, but silently left the palace with Ye Zhen and boarded the Lu family's carriage.
When the curtain of the carriage was put down, the tense expression on Ye Zhen's face loosened. She threw herself into Old Madam Lu's arms and called out in a slightly choked voice, "Grandmother!"
Old Madam Lu originally suspected that Ye Zhen had done something wrong. Now that she heard her choked voice, her heart softened. "Yao Yao, tell grandmother, what happened?"
Ye Zhen took a deep breath, her whole body trembled slightly, but she gritted her teeth and did not say a word.
"Did the imperial consort hit you?" Old Madam Lu asked in a low voice.
"Your Highness misunderstood me." Ye Zhen whispered, intermittently telling her how she went to the little prince's place, met the eldest princess, and was slapped by Lu Wushuang.
She omitted the part where she was rescued by Mo Rongzhan.
After listening, Old Madam Lu shook her head and sighed, "Yao Yao, I have wronged you."
When she saw Lu Wushuang leave angrily in the Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful just now, she knew that something bad was going to happen. She watched the imperial consort grow up, and she knew best what kind of character she had. She looked dignified and virtuous, but in fact, she could not rub sand in her eyes at all. She did not allow others to be better than her.
At home, Wushuang secretly suppressed her sister. Now that the eldest princess instigated Yao Yao and the emperor, how could she not be fooled? If Yao Yao was not as beautiful as her, it would be fine. But Yao Yao was better than her in every aspect, so she lost her cool.
Ye Zhen shook her head. "Grandmother, please explain to the imperial consort. The emperor just blamed me for feeling the pulse of the little prince, so he used this as an excuse to punish me. I … I didn't know it would make the imperial consort unhappy."
Old Madam Lu said softly, "This is not your fault. It was the imperial consort who misunderstood. Don't take it to heart, I will talk to the imperial consort for you."
What's the use of explaining to Lu Wushuang? Lu Wushuang had now determined that she seduced Mo Rongzhan. No matter who told her, she would find a way to deal with her.
Ye Zhen was not afraid of what Lu Wushuang would do to her. What she wanted was to get the protection of Old Madam Lu and Lu Lingzhi so that they would no longer help Lu Wushuang wholeheartedly.
The happiest way to take revenge was to make use of the enemy to deal with the enemy.
She went from hating Lu Lingzhi to being his cousin. What she was going to do next was to use Lu Lingzhi to deal with Lu Wushuang.
Nothing could excite her more than this.
Ye Zhen looked up at Old Madam Lu and smiled, full of trust and expectation. "Grandmother, is it because you explained to Her Ladyship that she won't be angry with me?"
Old Madam Lu only smiled faintly and touched her swollen face gently. "Does it hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt anymore," Ye Rou said with a smile.
"I have to apply this Xuelian Ointment on my face when I get back. The swelling will be gone by tomorrow." Old Madam Lu originally favored Lu Wushuang the most. Now that she had such a well-behaved and kind granddaughter as Ye Zhen, her heart was filled with a little resentment.
She only hoped that Lu Wushuang could listen to her persuasion. Don't think that the palace is the same as the Lu family. If she doesn't change her temper, even if the emperor loves her now, he will hate her in the future.
Old Madam Lu didn't know that Lu Lingzhi and Lu Wushuang used Ye Zhen. She always thought that the emperor really liked Lu Wushuang, so he made her an imperial concubine.
"Don't say anything when you go back." Old Madam Lu said.
Ye Zhen nodded gently. Of course, she wouldn't say anything. Sooner or later, the news of Lu Wushuang beating her would come out, but she couldn't say it out loud.
Back at the Lu family, Ye Zhen went back to her small courtyard first. After washing her face, she took the Xuelian Ointment given by the empress dowager and applied it with a drop of spirit spring water. When she went to the upper room again, the redness and swelling on her face had subsided a lot.
However, if one looked closely, it could still be seen.
Except for Madam Lu, everyone in the family was in the upper room. When Lu Fang and her sister saw Ye Zhen, the smile on their faces was faint.
Lu Lingzhi's eyes fell on Ye Zhen's face. He looked at her deeply before withdrawing his gaze and asked the old madam with a smile, "Grandmother, I heard that the eldest princess also entered the palace today."
At the mention of the eldest princess, the smile on Old Madam Lu's face faded. "I met her in the Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful and had a few words with her."
Lu Lingzhi thoughtfully nodded. The eldest princess was an arrogant and despotic person who looked down on the Lu clan. Moreover, Yaoyao had caused Princess Liu Hua to lose so much face this time. It was likely that she would not have a good word to say if they met in the palace.
He just didn't know where the red mark on Yao Yao's face came from. Was it related to the eldest princess and her daughter?
Although the rouge on Ye Zhen's face was well concealed, Lu Lingzhi's sharp eyes could still see that it was a palm print.
"Yanzhi, I heard that the emperor has allowed you to lead troops to suppress the rebels?" Lu Shiming looked at Lu Lingzhi and asked.
Lu Lingzhi nodded, "I will set off in three days."
"Is your leg better?" Old Madam Lu asked worriedly. Her displeasure in the palace suddenly turned into concern for Lu Lingzhi.
Ye Zhen's eyes flashed when she heard this. She couldn't wait for Lu Lingzhi to go to the battlefield. But after what happened to Lu Wushuang today, she hoped that he would not go so soon. She hoped that he could deal with Lu Wushuang for her before going.
With her understanding of Lu Wushuang, she believed that she would soon find a way to deal with her.
No one noticed Ye Zhen's abnormality. Lu Lingzhi smiled and said to the old madam, "It's much better. I can also recuperate on the way. It doesn't matter."
He stood up and walked a few steps. He looked much better than before.
Old Madam Lu was still a little worried. "Our Lu family doesn't need military merits now. Our own health is more important."
"Grandmother, I know what I'm doing." Lu Lingzhi whispered, not wanting to talk about this in front of his younger siblings.
Old Madam Lu nodded gently. Knowing that her grandson didn't want others to worry, she smiled and changed the topic. "The Empress Dowager saw Yao Yao today and liked her very much. She also asked this girl to go to the palace to talk to her in the future."
Pei Shi glanced at Ye Zhen happily. "Mother, Yao Yao didn't say anything wrong in the palace today, did she? This child, she looks good at ordinary times, but I'm afraid that she will say something wrong at a critical moment. "
Old Madam Lu smiled. "Yao Yao is very good. How could she say something wrong?"
Since she didn't say anything wrong, where did the palm print on her face come from? Lu Lingzhi asked in his heart. He glanced at Ye Zhen. Maybe he should ask the old madam in private later.
No parent doesn't like others to praise their children. Pei Shi was no exception. She looked at Ye Zhen with a smile, feeling that she liked her daughter no matter how she looked at it. "It's all thanks to mother's guidance. Otherwise, I wouldn't be at ease to let Yao Yao enter the palace. I'm afraid that she will say something wrong."
Old Madam Lu laughed.
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