frightfiction Chapter 585: Even going home is wrong?
Chapter 585: Even going home is wrong?
As for the Lan family, since Lu Zhenzhen took her child to the palace, she simply returned to the Lan family.
After not seeing each other for a few years, although Lan's mother and father lived a life of luxury and took good care of themselves, they were old after all and their age was showing.
Especially Lan's mother, her hair has turned completely white.
The mother and daughter met again after a long separation and couldn't hold back their tears.
Lan's mother patted Lan's shoulder and said, "You're finally back! If you hadn't come back, and if anything happened to your father or me, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to close your eyes even after you die."
Lan felt guilty. She had only thought about accompanying her son and daughter-in-law, but forgot that her parents were already old.
Fortunately, her parents have been in good health over the years, otherwise if something unexpected happened, she would be thousands of miles away and it would be too late for her to rush back.
Now hugging her mother, Lan choked up and said, "I am an unfilial daughter. I have been away from home for so many years and have not been able to enjoy your presence. I have caused you to worry. Don't worry, I will never leave again after I come back this time."
Only then did Lan's mother breathe a sigh of relief, wiped her tears, took Lan's hand, and sat down next to her.
He asked for his reading glasses and put them on, then looked at Lan carefully.
After five years, Lan not only gained a little weight, but also looked much better.
I felt even more satisfied: "Looking at you, you seem to have lived a comfortable life in South Vietnam these past five years. That's good, that's good."
Madam Lan smiled and said, "My younger sister is in South Vietnam. Her son and daughter-in-law are filial to her, and she has a grandson. She is in high spirits and looks good because of the happy events."
"I told you not to worry, old man. Look, you've been worrying for nothing, haven't you?"
Lan's mother smiled and said, "You are absolutely right."
After chatting and laughing, they talked about Lu Zhenzhen and the three children.
When it comes to children, Lan opens up and talks nonstop.
Although Lan's mother often received letters from Lan and knew many interesting stories about the three children, it was a different feeling to hear it from Lan's mouth.
The mother and daughter were so excited when they talked about it.
Mrs. Lan, however, was a little worried.
Lu Zhenzhen brought her three children into the palace, not knowing what the situation was.
Back then, Lu Zhenzhen was indeed favored by the emperor and the imperial concubine.
But this person left and the tea got cold on him, even though he still received letters and gifts from time to time.
After all, the person is not in front of you, and the emperor's favor is like a bubble. It looks beautiful, but it will burst if you poke it.
The imperial concubine has become more low-key in recent years, and half of the palace power has been divided out.
The older the emperor gets, the more unpredictable and moody his temperament becomes.
My man, who has a tight-lipped mouth, can't help but complain to me occasionally in the past two years that His Majesty's heart is becoming more and more unpredictable, and it is becoming more and more difficult to survive under him.
I’m worried about Zhenzhen and the three children. If I say something wrong, it will be terrible.
However, Mrs. Lan only dared to keep these worries in her heart and did not dare to show them on her face.
However, she also sent people to guard outside the palace gate to keep an eye on the news.
Seeing that Mrs. Lan and her mother were talking affectionately, several daughters-in-law were chatting and laughing with them.
Madam Lan was still concerned about the news in the palace, so she found an excuse and avoided it.
As soon as I walked out of Lan's mother's yard, I ran into Lan's uncle.
He hurried over to greet her, and the first thing he asked was, "Is there any news from the palace?"
Uncle Lan's expression was quite relaxed. "Yesterday, Brother Yi was summoned to the audience, and His Majesty seemed quite satisfied. Even if Zhenzhen and the children make some mistakes when they enter the palace today, I think it's okay. Besides, there are Concubine Xiao and the Fourth Princess in the palace. Even for the sake of Prince Jin, they should be protected."
Madam Lan felt a little relieved, but she couldn't help but complain, "You too, since Zhenzhen and the children are still in the palace, why did you come back so early? You can't find an excuse to stay in the palace so that you can know anything in advance, right?"
"You're so lucky to have come back first. If something really happened in the palace, wouldn't we be completely clueless?"
Uncle Lan looked at his wife speechlessly. Is it wrong to even go home?
After a moment's pause, he tentatively asked, "How about I find an excuse to go into the palace now?"
Madam Lan's eyes lit up: "Your idea is good. Let's go to the palace now. It just so happens that you haven't had time to change your official robes yet, so there's no need to change clothes. Send someone to harness the carriage now—"
Uncle Lan was pushed out of the Shangshu Mansion by Madam Lan.
Then he sat in the carriage and took a long time to come back to his senses.
The groom outside also asked: "Sir, where are we going now?"
Uncle Lan gritted his teeth, a dangerous smile on his face: "Go wait at the palace gate."
The wife and children went to the palace, the mother returned to her parents' home, and the father went out to hang out with his old friends. Fu Zhiyi was alone at home, thinking about what he had said when he met the emperor yesterday.
He recalled and pondered word by word for a long time before he relaxed his frown, picked up a pen and used a special potion to write a few lines on a blank space of a painting.
After the writing dried, it quickly disappeared from the paper.
Fu Zhiyi then rolled up the scroll and called someone in: "Return this calligraphy to Prince Jin, saying that no reward is accepted without merit. This calligraphy is an authentic work of a famous artist from the previous dynasty, and is worth a fortune. I would be very grateful if Your Majesty could be so generous as to allow me to admire it for a moment. I absolutely dare not accept it. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
The visitor put away the calligraphy and paintings, repeated Fu Zhiyi's words, and when he saw that there was no problem, he took his leave and went to Prince Jin's Mansion.
Fu Zhiyi was left behind and looked at the sky. It was almost noon, and he guessed that the imperial concubine would keep him for dinner.
He just had a quick lunch and started looking up information.
It was not until the sun was setting that Fu Zhiyi looked up from the pile of documents and felt that something seemed wrong.
It’s already this late, why haven’t my wife and children come back yet?
Did something happen?
Fu Zhiyi immediately stood up and walked out, ordering someone to harness the carriage while asking those around him, "Has there been any news from the palace?"
Daman hurried in from outside. Seeing Fu Zhiyi, he hurried forward to report: "Sir, there is good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"
Fu Zhiyi glanced at Daman, and Daman immediately became obedient.
He stood there and reported politely, "The good news is that our sister has been named the head of Nanyue Township."
Fu Zhiyi frowned. It would be fine if he was just the village chief, but why was he given the title of Nanyue?
"Where's the bad news?"
"The bad news is that the Madam and her brothers and sisters were taken back to the Shangshu Mansion by Lord Lan right after they left the palace. Lord Lan asked me to bring you a message, saying that he missed the Madam and her brothers and sisters so much after not seeing them for so many years that he brought them back to the Shangshu Mansion to spend a few days."
"Rang, Rang, sir, don't worry. Just stay at home and do your job."
Fu Zhiyi frowned. What did his uncle mean by this?
At the same time, he asked, "What didn't the Madam say?"
Daman shrank his neck and said, "Lord Lan was guarding the palace gate. When he saw Madam and her children come out, he went up to them and said a few words. Then Madam, Madam took her children to the Lan family's carriage. No, there was no time to explain."