novelaction Chapter 373: Another Imperial Decree! Luo'er's Birthday!
Chapter 373: Another Imperial Decree! Luo'er's Birthday!
Li Qingluo: "Your Highness has left the city?"
And it was by order of His Majesty?
Why so suddenly?
What happened to him in the palace yesterday?
But the request for permission was met with difficulties by the Emperor?
Li Qingluo's brows unconsciously showed a hint of worry.
When Eunuch Wu saw this, he nodded with satisfaction.
It seems that His Highness's sincerity is not in vain.
"Don't worry, young lady. His Highness will return safely."
Mrs. Pei was also surprised when she saw the letter in her hand.
It seems that Prince Su really values Luo'er.
When I opened the letter, the gloom in my heart suddenly eased a little.
Li Qingluo saw that her grandmother's expression relaxed. Although she was very curious about what Duan Rongshi wrote to her grandmother, she did not dare to ask.
"Never mind. Since this is a birthday gift from His Highness, you can just keep it in your storehouse."
"But he's being too generous. Could it be that he's moving half of his warehouse into yours?"
It’s not that Madam Pei looks down on Prince Su’s financial resources.
But what Prince Su gave this time was indeed too much, so much that even the head of Tianfeng Trading Company felt it was exaggerated.
All the things brought in from the Marquis Zhongyi's Mansion were just placed on the table.
For example, ten pieces of cloth constitute one lift.
A set of headgear is called one lift.
There are more than a dozen boxes in total, and when they are opened, they weigh more than a dozen things.
Although it was a very respectable and precious gift, it was not as good as the more than ten boxes of gifts in Prince Su's Mansion, each of which was filled with precious treasures.
Eunuch Wu threw all the boxes from the Marquis Zhongyi's mansion out in disgust, and it turned out that he was very confident.
Eunuch Wu smiled sweetly: "Don't worry, old lady. Our prince's things will all belong to the young lady from now on."
"Giving now, giving later, isn't that giving?"
"And this is just the beginning! All these treasures of our Highness are just a pile of useless little stones that take up space and gather dust in the storehouse."
"As long as the girl is happy, they are treasures."
Mrs. Pei: This eunuch is really a shrewd person.
Judging from his respectful attitude towards Luo'er, Luo'er will not suffer any loss even if she goes to Prince Su's Mansion in the future.
Madam Pei smiled with satisfaction: "Please be careful with your words, eunuch. The marriage has not been finalized yet, and nothing is certain yet."
"However, our Luo'er will accept your Highness's kindness this time."
As she spoke, Madam Pei patted the back of Li Qingluo's hand heavily.
Li Qingluo smiled slightly, knowing that she and Duan Rongshi had finally passed the test of their grandmother today.
That night, Madam Zheng supported her old waist and laboriously directed everyone to carry the boxes to the small warehouse in Li Qingluo's Zizai Residence.
Until the door was full, they still couldn't stuff everything in.
Finally, I found an empty room and put all the boxes in it, and then I finished cleaning up.
Li Qingluo sat in front of the window, facing the moonlight and the dim light from the corridor, holding a sword with a white scabbard and an emerald green jewel in his hand, admiring it back and forth.
Cui'er came in with hot tea and said, "Miss, you've been looking at it for an hour. Do you really like this sword sent by His Highness Prince Su so much?"
Li Qing sheathed the sword neatly and hung a green tassel on it.
"The three characters 'Bi Luo Sword' are engraved on its hilt. This is its name."
"It's more than just a sword. I always feel that, somehow, it was meant to be mine."
"From now on, it will be my personal weapon."
After saying that, she stood up and hung the Biluo Sword on the head of the bed herself.
Nanny Zheng came in hurriedly: "Miss, there is a letter."
Li Qingluo gave Cui'er a look, and Cui'er immediately went out and closed the door.
Then he sent everyone in the yard away and stood guard at the gate himself.
Nanny Zheng came over and knelt in front of Li Qingluo before continuing in a low voice, "Miss, this time it's Yang Qinwu who delivered the news."
"He said that last night, His Highness personally entered the Purple Palace, carrying a brocade box, to request an audience with His Majesty."
"His Royal Highness Prince Su only stayed in Zichen Palace for half an hour."
"The Queen and the Crown Prince were so anxious that their faces darkened and they kept moving. But they were all stopped by their guards."
"Yang Qinwu also said that he vaguely heard the words 'granted marriage'."
"He didn't hear much, but His Majesty seemed very angry... He had a huge tantrum!"
"After His Royal Highness Prince Su came out of the Purple Palace, he hurriedly led his troops out of the city. It looked like he had received an order from the Emperor to go out of the city on some important matter."
Li Qingluo: "Big news? Yang Qinwu didn't find out. What big news is it?"
Matron Zheng shook her head: "How could he dare to listen more? He only heard His Highness's last reply..."
Li Qingluo: "What?"
Matron Zheng: "I will not disobey the Emperor's orders. I hope your Majesty will give me your wise counsel."
Li Qingluo sat on the edge of the bed, feeling very uneasy.
Although she had already made some guesses, at this moment she only hoped that Duan Rongshi would return safely no matter the outcome.
On the second day, General Xiuli's Mansion received an imperial edict.
This scared both Li Qingluo and Old Madam Pei.
Could it be that the imperial decree granting the marriage has really come down?
The two of them led the entire mansion to kneel in the front yard to receive the order.
As it turned out, His Majesty was in good health, and he suddenly felt grateful for the great military achievements that Old Madam Pei had made for Daliang when she was young. So three days later, the royal family Xia Miao specially allowed Old Madam Pei to take her family to visit Nanshan outside the city.
"General Pei, please accept the order."
Eunuch Liang, who delivered the imperial edict, looked at Madam Pei meaningfully.
This Pei family is not simple!
Her own son was still in prison, but she was able to clear herself of all charges and stay out of the matter. She was also suddenly chosen by His Majesty to attend Xia Miao.
She hasn't been in the court for more than 30 years, right?
I heard that she had completely fallen out with her family and had no contact with them any longer.
How could such an old woman suddenly be valued by His Majesty? Isn't there something strange about this?
I am afraid that this beautiful general's mansion will have an unexpected future in the future.
Eunuch Liang put on a smiling face today. After congratulating Old Madam Pei, he took the silver and left.
After sending the people away, Mrs. Pei immediately asked the doorman to close the door of the mansion.
"Luo'er, Xia Miao three days later must be His Majesty finding an excuse to see you!"
"Otherwise, why would he go to such great lengths to deal with Xia Miao when his holy body had just recovered? He even specifically asked Grandmother to bring the family along."
"Now, it's obvious that you are the only one left in Grandmother's family!"
"Luo'er, you have to be aware of this!"
Li Qingluo nodded solemnly: "Okay, Grandma, Luo'er understands."
"But what exactly is Xia Miao?"
Madam Pei sighed, "It's just the royal family's summer hunting, with the intention of protecting the farmland and praying for blessings."
Going hunting?
Wouldn’t that mean a lot of people would go there?
This is good, Emperor Yan will not want to see her alone.
"Luo'er, Grandma remembers that your birthday is also in three days?"
Before Li Qingluo could speak, Madam Pei sighed, "Grandmother originally wanted to have a lively time at home for you, but unfortunately, we can only follow the imperial decree and go to Nanshan to join Xia Miao."
"Grandma is worried that if you go out and the poison suddenly takes effect and someone sees you, you might lose control and hurt someone."
Li Qingluo felt a pang in his heart.
"Grandma, please trust Luo'er. Besides... the poison shouldn't take effect so quickly."
Madam Pei: "Grandmother, it's not that I don't trust you. But in front of the royal family, there must not be any mistakes."
"Otherwise, let alone an arranged marriage, Luo'er... even if it's your life, you won't be able to wait for Prince Su to return, and you'll be gone!"
Li Qingluo: "Then Luo'er, can you take Dong Siyuan with you?"
"If necessary, he can give Luo'er acupuncture, which may be able to suppress some of the symptoms."
Madam Pei: "According to the ancestral rules of the Ministry of Rites, we, the two of us, can only bring two maids, two nannies, and two guards with us."
"Grandmother, we'll just arrange for Aunt Zhang. You can make the rest your own arrangements."
Three days later.
Li Qingluo was pulled up from the bed by Cui'er and Que'er at three quarters past three in the morning.
When she sat down at the table in a daze, a bowl of longevity noodles was stuffed into her hand.
"Happy birthday, girl."
“Every day is a good day, every moment is a good moment.”
Li Qingluo finished eating the noodles before he even opened his eyes.
When she rushed to the front yard, Mrs. Pei was already waiting for her.
In the carriage, Madam Pei gently patted her adorable granddaughter lying on her lap and murmured softly, "I wish Grandmother's Luo'er a gift for every year of her life and an inch of happiness."
"Every year has this day, every year has this day."
"Happy birthday, Luo'er."
Li Qingluo's eyes were moist.
On this day last year, she was still on her way to Jinling City.
He vomited all over the place in the rickety carriage.
Before I knew it, it was my sixteenth birthday.
She never imagined that she would have to walk through two lifetimes before reaching her seventeenth birthday...
The carriages of each family first arrived at the palace gate to wait for the emperor.
Then they drove into the long dragon-like queue one by one in order.
The carriage from General Xiuli's mansion was at the end of the line.
Following behind was the Pan Mansion, and behind that were only the Royal Guards.
Li Qingluo lifted the carriage curtain and looked back.
When they saw Pan Li also looking at her, the two who had not seen each other for a long time smiled at each other.
After a bumpy ride for most of the day, it was already three quarters past midnight when we finally arrived at Nanshan Villa.
Li Qingluo remembered that the Nanshan Villa was the place where the prince was imprisoned before.
Doesn't that mean we've come to the prince's territory this time?
She could only act with extreme caution. After getting off the carriage, she followed the person with the token to the yard where the two of them were settled.
Before we even sat down, we heard a commotion next door. It turned out that another family had come to the next yard.
When I asked around, I found out that it was someone from Duke Pei's Mansion!
This time, Xia Miao heard that in addition to the royal family's direct relatives, there were a dozen other officials and their families who were granted the emperor's grace to travel together.
It was just such a big Nanshan Villa, but it was such a coincidence that the two of them, the grandmother and the granddaughter, ran into the Pei family.
It is hard not to wonder whether this was a deliberate human arrangement.
The people who came to the Pei family today, besides Duke Pei, were the Duke's wife, the Sixth Miss and the Tenth Miss. I heard that there were two other young masters as well.
The neighbors soon found out that they were the ones living there.
He didn't even hesitate to express his dissatisfaction.
"Who are we? How can we live with them?"
"Is a person who betrays his ancestors and forgets his virtues, and is afraid of death, worthy of coming to Xia Miao?"
"I don't know what kind of escape route he has taken. He is so shameless as to dare to come out and embarrass himself."
"A mother is a murderer."
"Even if she lived next door to a father who committed a serious crime of greed, I would still feel that she had polluted the place and the air she breathes."
"Even if your own parents have committed unforgivable crimes, as a daughter, shouldn't you think about how to forgive them and get away with it and enjoy yourself? Would you still be considered a human being?"
"I bother--"
Li Qingluo smashed the pottery jar beside him with a "bang".
Be careful of her little bitch, little dog!
Love so and so!
She jumped onto the top of the wall with her sword in hand, and sneered at Pei Liuniang, who was pinching her waist and cursing happily below the wall.
"It is the grace bestowed by His Majesty!"
"If you have any objections, how about I accompany you to personally meet His Majesty and ask him why he invited a woman of such a corrupt moral character and notoriety like me to come with Xia Miao?"