Eunuch Lu knew that if he disobeyed in the slightest today, he would really offend the future Empress to death. Therefore, if His Majesty didn't have a clear request, Eunuch Lu definitely didn't want to make things difficult for those ambiguous matters.
While waiting for Ji Yun and Bing Tang, Eunuch Lu was very patient and didn't dare to show the slightest bit of impatience.
Not long after, Ji Yun and Bing Tang returned, but they were accompanied by the Matriarch, the Sun Clan, and Second Madam.
Qin Huaiyuan met Qin Yining as soon as he returned to the fu. His family members still didn't know the news outside.
When Ji Yun and Bing Tang went to get something just now, they took the opportunity to tell the Matriarch.
The new Emperor had ascended the throne, and their family's young lady was going to enter the palace! Such great news immediately made the Matriarch so happy that tears fell from her eyes.
The Family Qin's days had been too hard recently, and there hadn't been any good news for a long time.
Now that Qin Huaiyuan's officials had been restored and Qin Yining had received His Majesty's favor and entered the palace, they could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Sister Yi, are you going to participate in the consort selection now?" The Sun Clan frowned. "This time is too rushed."
She felt that once Qin Yining entered the palace, he would most likely be selected immediately. It would be difficult for him to return home in the future.
"We will obey His Majesty's decree." Qin Yining smiled and glanced at Eunuch Lu, then bowed to the Matriarch, Second Madam, and the Sun Clan. "Matriarch, Mother, Second Aunt, this matter happened too suddenly, so I didn't have time to talk about it in detail. His Majesty instructed Eunuch Lu to return quickly. It's not good for me to delay the time, so as to avoid making things difficult for Eunuch Lu."
Qin Yining's understanding made Eunuch Lu's cheeks burn.
The Sun Clan then came forward to give a big red envelope. "We have troubled Eunuch to make a trip here on such a hot day. These are to treat Eunuch to tea. Please don't dislike them."
"What are you saying, Madam? This servant is not worthy." Eunuch Lu was quite pleased, but he didn't dare to be arrogant. He hurriedly bowed to the women of the Family Qin. This was the family of the future Empress, so they couldn't be neglected.
Qin Yining hugged the fluffy Er Bai with her uninjured hand. She waited for Bing Tang to load her belongings into the carriage before she smiled and said, "Eunuch Lu, let's set off then."
Eunuch Lu hurriedly said as if relieved of a heavy burden, "Yes."
Qin Yining smiled and bowed to the female members of the family. Then, under the concerned gazes of his family members, he boarded the carriage.
Eunuch Lu led Mama Zhan, the palace maids, and the eunuchs to follow behind. The carriage drove out of the Yi Gate and directly went out through the open gate.
Dowager Duchess dizzily grabbed Qin Huaiyuan's hand. "Brother Meng, I'm not dreaming, right? Is our family's Sister Yi going to be an Empress?"
Before Qin Huaiyuan could speak, Second Madam had already said, "This is really a good thing."
Although it was a good thing, everyone's joy wasn't as enthusiastic as before.
Having an Empress in the palace was very beneficial to the family. What the female members of the family most often thought of was helping their sisters' marriages. But now, the only living girl in the family was Eighth Miss, the daughter of a concubine from the third branch. Qin Yining couldn't even be considered a daughter of the Family Qin.
Therefore, although they were pleasantly surprised, they couldn't help but feel sad after their emotions settled down.
Second Madam was even more regretful. Although Sixth Miss and Seventh Miss were born of a concubine, they still had to call her mother. Two beautiful girls were gone just like that. Their lives were really too bitter. Otherwise, now that there was an Empress in the family, wouldn't their future be limitless?
Everyone had their own thoughts.
Only Qin Huaiyuan and the Sun Clan were sincerely worried about Qin Yining's safety.
"Master, the palace is very complicated. Not to mention Sister Yi, even I feel dizzy when I go there. I'm afraid that if I make a mistake, I'll get into trouble. Sister Yi is still young. She's still injured. I can see that she doesn't look well. How can I be at ease when I go there like this?"
How could Qin Huaiyuan be at ease? It was just that there were some things that the people involved knew, but if they said it out loud, it would make the whole family worried.
Therefore, Qin Huaiyuan only comforted the Sun Clan with a few words before sending the Dowager Duchess and the other female members of the family back to Cixiao Garden. Now that the Qin Mansion had not been renovated, Qin Yining, Eighth Miss, and Qin Huining, the three unmarried girls, were living in Shuoren Garden.
After comforting the Dowager Duchess, Qin Huaiyuan ordered someone to invite Mu Jinghu over.
In fact, Mu Jinghu had been hesitating whether he should follow Qin Yining into the palace as her bodyguard. However, the other party actually didn't allow Qin Yining to bring anyone. Even the maidservants weren't allowed, let alone a man like him. Just as he was hesitating whether to sneak into the palace at night, Qin Huaiyuan ordered someone to invite him.
"Uncle." When Mu Jinghu saw Qin Huaiyuan, his attitude was still the same as before. He didn't become more respectful just because Qin Huaiyuan had been reinstated as an official. He greeted him intimately and politely as usual and bowed as a junior greeting an elder.
Through this period of observation, Qin Huaiyuan discovered that Mu Jinghu wasn't a person with complicated thoughts. In the past, he had wondered why Mu Jinghu was so close to him. Now, he understood that Mu Jinghu was simply too honest and somewhat ignorant of the ways of the world. Presumably, he had a good relationship with Pang Zhixi, which was why Mu Jinghu respected him as Pang Zhixi's father-in-law.
Therefore, when Qin Huaiyuan spoke to Mu Jinghu, he didn't use his usual method of leaving things unsaid and directly said, "Young Master Mu, to be honest, His Majesty has taken a liking to Sister Yi and wants to marry Sister Yi to be the Empress. As officials, we can't go against the imperial edict. Just now, people from the palace came and I could only grit my teeth and watch them take Sister Yi away. You also know that Sister Yi hasn't recovered from her injuries and has lost so much blood. She's at her weakest … "
"If Miss Qin becomes the Empress, won't that fox's wife be gone?!" Mu Jinghu was anxious and his eyes were wide open.
Qin Huaiyuan was stunned by the way he spoke. "I don't have any other choice now. It's easy to leave the capital but difficult to enter. My identity is sensitive and now that I've been reinstated, I don't know how many eyes are watching me. I don't dare to send people to Xi Hua City without permission. Therefore, I want to ask Young Master Mu if there's any way to contact Little Wang Ye and inform him of this matter?"
Mu Jinghu said, "It's easy for me to send a message without anyone knowing. Is it just that Uncle doesn't want Miss Qin to be the Empress? Being the Empress is much more important than being the Princess Consort. "
Qin Huaiyuan was stunned again and said with a smile, "It's not like that. Just like the Demon Empress who was just executed, her 'official' position is great, but her life may not be stable.
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Mu Jinghu thought for a while and sighed, "I know. Forget it, Uncle, don't worry. I'll find a way to inform him."
"Then, thank you very much."
"You're welcome." Mu Jinghu said with a smile, "But I'll have to trouble Uncle to prepare the rations."
"Yes, you don't have to worry about that. I'll make the necessary preparations."
Qin Huaiyuan also understood Mu Jinghu's stingy and thrifty character. He couldn't help but smile and felt that it was good that he was being true to himself.
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Qin Yining didn't know that Qin Huaiyuan's method of informing Pang Xiao was to send Mu Jinghu to inform him.
At this time, she had already arrived at the palace and was directly in front of the Jade Palace.
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