Chapter 275: is her
Chapter 275 It’s her
After thanking the imperial concubine, she turned around and left with King Qi.
Eunuch Gao carried the food box into the imperial study room and said, "Long live the rice fungus porridge cooked by the imperial concubine herself, please let me pass it on to the emperor."
The emperor lowered his head to review the papers and said without raising his head: "I reward you!"
"this…"
The emperor looked up at Eunuch Gao and asked, "What? Not satisfied?"
Eunuch Gao hurriedly said: "I don't dare, thank you Long Live Lord for your kindness."
After expressing his gratitude, Eunuch Gao put the food box on the low table aside.
The emperor put away the last stroke, put down the ink pen, looked up at Eunuch Gao, and asked: "Xiao Linzi, do you think that child is still alive?"
Gao Lin leaned forward and said, "Long live my lord, I am the eldest son of the emperor. With the protection of successive emperors, he will definitely seek good fortune and avoid misfortune, and grow up safely and smoothly."
The emperor stood up and walked to the window, looked at the imperial garden through the window, and said after a long time: "If he were still alive, he would be as big as Ziqin."
Eunuch Gao leaned forward and said, "Yes."
The emperor didn't speak for a long time. After a while, he turned back to the dragon table and sat down, and started reading the book again.
Eunuch Gao was waiting carefully on the side.
Lu Ziqin came out of the palace. He was afraid that Mrs. Qin would be worried, so he went back to the Chengguo Palace to report to Mrs. Qin first.
After hearing this, Mrs. Qin sighed and said: "Your Majesty is interested. Yi'er has been gone for twenty-one years, and the Emperor can still remember her. I should be satisfied that Yi'er knows about her underground."
Mrs. Qian said: "Ziqin wants to go to Qingcheng Temple, so he must leave early, otherwise he will have to travel at night."
Lv Ziqin replied: "Thank you, aunt. Ziqin came over to give to my grandmother. After my aunt said goodbye, she set off.
It's just that Ziqin has been away from Beijing for a few days. Ziqin is a little worried about his mother? "
Mrs. Qin comforted her and said, "Go to your mother's place. I will send someone to pick her up later and ask her to accompany me to Ci'en Temple to stay for a few days."
Lu Ziqin leaned forward and said, "This is best. Ziqin feels most at ease when his mother is with his grandmother and aunt."
Lu Ziqin came out of Qingfang Courtyard and took Ruxuan and others out in the car.
As the car left Chengguo's mansion, Lu Ziqin ordered: "Go around to Wutong Lane, and I'll go say goodbye to Xiaoyu."
Ruxuan bowed his body and responded.
As the car drove to Wutong Lane, Ruxuan asked, "Sir, should I take the main entrance or the side entrance?"
Lu Ziqin was worried that Gu Huayu was not in his courtyard at this time, so he said: "Go to the main entrance."
Gu Huayu and Wang Qin were talking in the study. When they received the notice from the concierge, they were stunned for a moment, then stood up and walked to the door.
When Lu Ziqin saw Gu Huayu coming out, he pulled her aside and said, "Xiaoyu, I want to go on a long trip."
Hearing that Lu Ziqin said that he was going on a long trip, Gu Huayu's mood suddenly worsened. Asked: "The emperor asked you to go?"
Lu Ziqin nodded.
Gu Huayu thought that King Qi went to the palace to complain, and the emperor punished Lu Ziqin and sent him away.
Gu Huayu asked: "Where are you going? How far is it? When will you come back?"
Lu Ziqin nodded, "Yes, the day after tomorrow is the Queen's birthday, and the Emperor asked me to go to Qingcheng Temple for him to conduct a seven-day ritual for the Queen. I have to rush to Qingcheng Temple today to make arrangements in advance."
Well, it was entrusted with important tasks, not sent out.
Gu Huayu breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Why do you want to organize the Queen's birthday?"
Lu Ziqin explained: "Maybe the emperor trusts me. Your Majesty is my biological aunt, so it is reasonable and not unexpected for me to do it."
Gu Huayu thought about it and asked, "Where is Qingcheng Temple? Is it far away?"
Lu Ziqin replied: "It's more than an hour's drive east of Mingyue Villa and we'll almost be there."
Gu Huayu raised her hand to look at her watch and said, "It's already the time, so hurry up and set off. It will get dark if it's too late."
Lu Ziqin nodded, "I'm leaving. Take care of yourself these days and wait until I come back."
“I know, let’s go quickly!” Gu Huayu urged.
As he said that, Gu Huayu pushed Lu Ziqin towards the car.
Lu Ziqin said as he walked: "Xiaoyu, I am not allowed to go out with King Qi when I am not in the capital."
Gu Huayu nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you and don't go out."
Lu Ziqin turned to look at Gu Huayu and continued worriedly: "Don't go to the casino with Hua Ruiming anymore. Stay away from him."
"I know, I'll stay far away from him." Gu Huayu promised.
Lu Ziqin reluctantly boarded the car and warned, "Xiaoyu, stay away from Li Tao."
“I know, you should set off quickly, it will be dark if it’s too late.”
Lu Ziqin felt that Gu Huayu disliked him, so he looked at Gu Huayu pitifully and shouted: "Xiaoyu!"
Through the car window, Gu Huayu looked at the aggrieved Lu Ziqin and asked, "What's wrong?"
“I started to miss you before I left. What should I do?” Lu Ziqin said, leaning against the car window.
Gu Huayu thought for a while and said, "Wait for me."
Lu Ziqin watched Gu Huayu turn and walk towards the door, say a few words to Qing Yu, and then walk quickly towards the carriage.
Lu Ziqin's heart was filled with anticipation. He stood up and lifted the curtain and shouted excitedly: "Xiaoyu!"
Gu Huayu stretched out her hand, and Lu Ziqin quickly stretched out his hand to hold it.
Gu Huayu jumped into the car and said, "I'll see you off, and then go to Zhuangzi to stay for a few days."
Lu Ziqin held Gu Huayu in his arms and said emotionally: "Xiaoyu, you are so kind."
Gu Huayu glanced at him charmingly, then raised her voice and told Ruxuan: "Ruxuan, let's go."
Ruxuan responded with a smile: "Okay!"
Qingyu drove out, Wang Qin hurriedly shouted: "Where are you going?"
Qingyu replied: "The princess said that she would go to Zhuangzi to stay for a few days."
Wang Qin wondered: "Didn't you just come back from Zhuangzi? Remember to bring Begonia and Lihua."
Qingyu said without looking back: "Xinshi will see them off. I will go there first and they will come later."
Gu Huayu was worried that it would be dark when Lu Ziqin arrived at Qingcheng Temple, so she urged Ruxuan to hurry up along the way.
When Qingyu caught up with him, Ruxuan's car was approaching Mingyue Villa.
Lu Ziqin said: "Xiaoyu, just accompany me to Qingcheng Temple, okay?"
Gu Huayu was afraid of the temple, shook her head and said, "You go to perform a ceremony for the queen, what should I do? I'll wait for you at the villa, and then we'll go back to the city together."
Lu Ziqin saw that Gu Huayu was resolute and thought that she would wait for him in Zhuangzi and would not be harassed by King Qi and others, so he left with peace of mind.
It was already the end of the Youmo period when Lü Ziqin and his party arrived at Qingcheng Temple. After entering the temple, Lü Ziqin first went to see the abbot and explained his intention to the abbot.
After hearing this, the host was filled with joy and agreed with Lu Ziqin not to open the altar on the eighth day of the lunar month.
Lv Ziqin came out from the host's place, returned to his residence, had a simple dinner and then rested.
The next day, Lu Ziqin got up at Mao Shi, washed up and came out. Ruxuan had already laid out breakfast.
Lv Ziqin sat down to eat.
“Sir, the scenery in the back mountain is pretty good. Do you want to go and see it?”
Lu Ziqin thought that the Dharma ceremony would only start in the afternoon, and he had nothing to do in the temple in the morning, "Okay, let's go out for a walk."
Lu Ziqin took Ruxuan Rujin to the back mountain. There was a stone road in the back mountain that led to the top of the mountain.
On both sides of the stone road are neatly trimmed small bushes. The small bushes are covered with rose flowers. It can be seen from the thick rose vines that these flowers are quite old.
Lu Ziqin raised his head and looked up. Wherever he could see, there seemed to be a winding road of roses.
What's even better is that there are two rows of camphor trees planted not far from the roses. The shade of the camphor trees can block the harsh sun and provide pedestrians with a shade, but will not affect the growth of the roses.
Lv Ziqin said: "I should have brought Xiaoyu here, she must like it here."
Ruxuan said: "Sir, would you like me to go pick up the princess?"
Lu Ziqin thought for a while and said: "Forget it, let's go and come back. By the time Xiaoyu comes, it will be already afternoon. I have to be busy with the Dharma conference and can't accompany her. Let's go and have a look at the top of the mountain."
The three of them walked up the stone road. There were two pavilions along the road for people to rest.
The pavilion is also surrounded by roses.
Rumo looked at the delicate flowers and said, "How much I like roses that I can plant the mountain road full of roses."
Ruxuan lowered his head and looked at the shrubs carefully and said, "These yellow flowers have not been pruned for a long time. It seems that there are people in the temple who are dedicated to taking care of these flowers."
Lu Ziqin took a closer look and said, "Let's go up."
The three of them walked straight to the top of the mountain. Ruju walked in front and was the first to reach the top of the mountain. Their eyes widened in shock at the sight in front of them, "Wow! Master, come up quickly. This place is so beautiful."
Lu Ziqin climbed to the top of the mountain in a few steps. The top of the mountain was like a gentle platform. When he walked to the edge, he saw that the other side of the mountain was covered with roses.
Ruxuan sighed: "Oh my god, this is so beautiful."
“Sir, look at that place. The shape is the same as the rose in the courtyard of the Chengguo Palace.”
Rumo pointed to two bushes of flowers, one tall and one short, on the left front, which looked like two people cuddling together.
Lu Ziqin looked over along Rumo's fingers, and was shocked again. It seemed that the flowers and plants here were all taken care of by the emperor.
The three of them stayed at the top of the mountain for more than half an hour before heading back.
Ruxuan sighed: "The emperor treats your empress with great affection!"
Lu Ziqin nodded slightly.
The emperor's deep affection made Lu Ziqin feel a little sad. In these years, the emperor had been very miserable, right?
Back at the foot of the mountain, the three of them passed by a woman wearing smoky gray clothes when they entered the door.
Lu Ziqin felt that the woman looked very familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before, but he couldn't remember it no matter how hard he thought about it.
When the woman saw Lu Ziqin and the others, she was startled for a moment, then lowered her head in panic, passed the three of them sideways, and went straight up the mountain.
When Lu Ziqin returned to the courtyard, Ruji came over and reported: "Sir, the young novice beside the abbot has been here and said that the abbot has invited me. The young novice told me that he went to the back mountain, and the novice asked him to come back when he comes back."
Lv Ziqin nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."
After Lu Ziqin entered the house to change clothes, he took Ruxuan to the host's residence, still thinking about the woman who looked familiar.
Arriving at the door of the presiding courtyard, Lu Ziqin suddenly thought, it’s her! The person who looked familiar was Wei Ruo, whom the emperor had asked him to find.
Lu Ziqin thought of this and immediately turned around and walked back, "Ruxuan, hurry up, let's go back."
Ruxuan looked at Lu Ziqin blankly, and asked as he followed Lu Ziqin back: "Master, what's wrong? Where are you going back to? What happened?"
Lu Ziqin walked quickly to the back mountain gate, "Go to the back mountain and look for the woman I just met."
Ruxuan thought of the woman he met at the gate of Houshan, "Okay, Sir, who is that woman? Do you know her?"
Lu Ziqin nodded, "It's that old friend, the one we found a few years ago."
Ruxuan tightened his body and moved his feet much faster, "Master, come from behind. The younger one will go and take a look first."
Lu Ziqin nodded and said, "When you see her, keep her here and don't hurt her."
Ruxuan nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."
Ruxuan hurried to the back mountain.
When Lu Ziqin reached the halfway point of the mountain, Ruxuan had already come back from the mountain. He shook his head at Lu Ziqin and said, "Master, there is no one there. It seems that the person has left."
Lu Ziqin looked around and said, "In just one cup of tea, no one was seen. Didn't she go up the mountain?"
Ruxuan looked around and said: "There is only one road here, and there is no other way. Either she went up the mountain, or she turned around and left the temple after we entered the temple."
Lu Ziqin frowned slightly and said, "So, she knows us, so she avoids us."
Ruxuan nodded, "It's very possible."
Lu Ziqin looked around, turned around and walked back, "Let's go back and ask if anyone is coming to the temple to offer incense today."
Ruxuan bowed and responded, "Okay. I understand, little one."
The two returned to the temple, and Lu Ziqin said, "I'll go to the abbot first, and you can go and find out."
Lü Ziqin went to the abbot’s residence and the abbot explained to him the affairs of the Dharma assembly.
Lu Ziqin kept Wei Ruo's affairs in mind and said: "The opening of the Dharma conference will be left to the presiding officer. If I need to go back to the city for urgent matters, I will come back later."
“The donor just arrived yesterday and is going back to the city today?”
Lu Ziqin leaned forward and said, "Yes, I have something urgent to deal with."
The host nodded, "The donor has a safe journey."
Lü Ziqin thanked the host and left the room.
Going back to his residence, he asked, "Has Ruxuan come back?"
“Master, the little one is back.” Ruxuan’s voice came from outside.
Lu Ziqin turned to look at him and asked: "How is it? Have you found out?"
Ruxuan leaned forward and said, "Master Bai said that the woman planned to come to the temple to hold a seven-day Dharma ceremony. When she learned that the temple had taken over our business, she didn't say much more. She just lit an incense stick in the main hall, and then said Went for a walk in the back mountain and didn’t see him again.”
Lu Ziqin was sure that this person was Wei Ruo, so he said to Ruxuan: "You will keep an eye on the altar for me when we open the altar in the afternoon. I will go back to the city, and Rujin will follow me. We can go back and forth on horseback. It will be faster this way."
Ru Yan bowed and responded: "Okay, I understand."
It was already noon when Lu Ziqin and Ru Jin rushed back to the city. Ru Jin asked, "Sir, where are we going?"
Lu Ziqin said: "Let's go to Qingkeju in Chaijiaping first."
Ru Yan responded: "Okay." Ru Yan rode in front, followed by Lu Ziqin.
The two returned to the Qing guest house, and Lu Ziqin ordered: "Let someone prepare water. I want to take a bath and change clothes."
The servants quickly prepared water and brought it over. After Lu Ziqin took a bath and changed clothes, Ru Jin brought a bowl of beef noodles over and said, "Master, let's deal with one bite first."
Lu Ziqin took it, ate the noodles in twos and twos, and then said, "I'm going to the palace."
Ru Jin drove Lu Ziqin to the gate of the palace. After Lu Ziqin entered the palace, he went straight to Qianqing Palace.
When Eunuch Gao saw Lu Ziqin, he asked in surprise: "Why is Master Six here?"
(End of this chapter)