"What are you laughing at, Your Majesty!" Lu Huiling said coquettishly.

Qi Bingyu smiled and shook his head, thinking she was childish. When he reached out to touch her head, his attention shifted to her bun.

"Didn't your aunt in charge of the palace tell you what kind of bun you should wear?" Qi Bingyu said, and also touched the tassels of Zan Jinyu's steps, "The fourth concubine is so plainly dressed..."

"That's not right! Is this what the emperor wants to say?" Lu Huiling snatched his words one step ahead, then smiled at him and said, "I don't like those empty things."

Qi Bingyu was stunned for a moment when he was spoken to so rudely. He looked at Lu Huiling who came up and smiled at him. Her innocence and cuteness were irresistible. For a moment, people were stunned.

"Then what do you want?" Qi Bingyu asked with a smile.

Lu Huiling turned her back to Qi Bingyu, and after taking a few steps, she turned slightly sideways and looked at him, her eyebrows spread, and she smiled softly: "Whatever I want, will the emperor agree to it?"

"Tell me about it." Qi Bingyu sat on the dragon chair and looked at the graceful figure of the young girl in front of him.

Lu Huiling turned around again, knelt gracefully at Qi Bingyu's feet, put her hands on Qi Bingyu's legs, looked up into his eyes, and said slowly: "I still feel that it was better to be a female official in the past."

"Oh?" Qi Bingyu was slightly surprised, "Why?"

Seeing her look of pity, Qi Bingyu was a little worried whether she had been wronged in some way after becoming his concubine.

He asked again: "Isn't it good to be my concubine? Have you ever suffered any grievances?"

Facing Qi Bingyu's anxious eyes, Lu Huiling smiled and shook her head and said: "The emperor treats my concubine very well. It is obvious to everyone in the palace. How dare you let my concubine suffer any grievances."

"Then why do you think it's better to be a female officer in the past?" Qi Bingyu couldn't understand. Being a female officer had to get up before dawn, and staying up all night from time to time would wear down the body. She also had to work the next day, and there wasn't necessarily anyone to serve her.

Will it be bad?

"I want to stay with the emperor all the time." Lu Huiling said slowly, her eyes intentionally conveying a little warmth, as if she wanted to melt Qi Bingyu in front of her.

Qi Bingyu was speechless. Lu Huiling's features looked very much like Lu Fushuang's. He often felt astonished when he looked at her. It always made him feel that the person in front of him was his sweetheart.

"Back on the Ming Dynasty, the emperor was arrogant and arrogant, and Hui Ling couldn't help but feel what he wanted. Later, he was fortunate enough to be appreciated by the emperor and summoned to the palace. Seeing that the emperor was diligent and caring for the people, Hui Ling boldly petitioned for hope.

Waiting around to comfort his reverent heart, the emperor did not refuse, so Huiling waited beside the emperor. He was very happy to see the emperor Huiling every day.

Now that he is appreciated by the emperor and canonized as a concubine, Hui Ling is so honored and favored. Hui Ling is extremely grateful. Hui Ling knows that the emperor is willing to keep my concubine by his side solely because she looks similar to the emperor's aunt.

But Your Majesty, I also have feelings. I have never thought about being a beloved concubine. From the beginning, I just want to stay with the emperor. If being a beloved concubine can only guard an empty house, I am not very happy.

I’m sorry for this empty title.”

Lu Huiling pouted and said with a hint of sincerity in her eyes. Only she could say such angry words like a child. If it were anyone else, the emperor would have ordered the person to be kicked out.

Seeing that Qi Bingyu was still hesitating, Lu Huiling came forward and said softly: "The emperor was also very happy during the days when I was with you, wasn't he?"

This is indeed to the point. When Lu Huiling was working as a female official in the Qinzheng Palace, Eunuch He, including all the palace attendants around him, could clearly feel that the emperor was in a happy mood and his health was getting better.

Many of them will listen to the advice to take medicine and rest on time. It cannot be said that this is not due to Lu Huiling.

Even Qi Bingyu himself felt that when Lu Huiling was around, he was much younger than usual. It seemed that as long as she was around, it was like going back to those years when the celestial dynasty was prosperous, when all the nations came to dynasty, unprecedented.

"So, then come when you are free, why don't I stop you again." Qi Bingyu hesitated for a while, and finally said.

After hearing this, Eunuch He, who was kneeling at the door, raised his head slightly, feeling secretly worried about Concubine Mei. This young Concubine Ming was a more powerful figure than the former Concubine Mingxian.

But Eunuch He was working for the emperor after all, and Concubine Yu Mei was just doing some favors.

Lu Huiling happily took Qi Bingyu's hand and looked at him with eyes that seemed to be shining with stars, making Qi Bingyu linger in them.

"My concubine, thank you for your kindness." Lu Huiling smiled, her eyes curved into two crescents, and a small pear dimple appeared on the side of her mouth. She looked very cute.

Qi Bingyu touched her hair with tender eyes, and said deliberately pretending to be serious: "Is this the purpose of combing your hair in this bun on purpose?"

"Oh, the emperor found out." Lu Huiling touched the bun on her head, pretending to be surprised and embarrassed, and then smiled.

"That's not cool!" Qi Bingyu pretended to be angry and said this, and then said in a gentle tone: "Today I met Prime Minister Lu in the morning. When taxes were collected a few days ago, he and the prince were in Xiazhou Mansion together.

Inspection, you are back today, you should go back to Minghua Hall to dress up early, I will allow you to go home and take a look today."

Qi Bingyu thought about the fact that Lu Huiling was young and had never been away from her parents. Now she had been in the palace for a long time. It was a custom when concubine was granted the title of concubine. She allowed her parents and family members to visit her. Lu Xiang's Mansion was in Shangjing, not far from the imperial city, so he thought about it.

Let Lu Huiling leave the palace and return home, so that the family can have a good reunion.

Lu Huiling's smile froze on her face, and the raised corners of her mouth slowly lowered. Her eyes looked blankly ahead, but there were thousands of thoughts in her heart. Since she entered the palace, she has been forcing herself to do other things, not to be like her parents.

Dear, don’t think about that annoying younger brother, don’t think about the romance in the backyard.

But the wound that had been silent for a long time was opened and exposed to the sun, but it still hurt.

"Concubine, thank you so much, Your Majesty." Lu Huiling took a small step back and bowed down in an upright manner, her face serious and serious, not as playful as before.

Qi Bingyu knew that Lu Huiling was homesick, so he raised his hand to help her up and said softly: "In that case, go back quickly. Remember to come back before the palace gate is closed, otherwise you will be criticized."

Lu Huiling was already on the cusp of the storm, and Qi Bingyu didn't want to get any more clues. As a king, he could slaughter everyone in the world, but he couldn't stop Youyou's mouth.

"Yes." Lu Huiling naturally understood. After thanking her for her resignation, she hurried back to Minghua Hall.

Lu Huiling walked out of Qinzheng Hall, and as soon as the door closed, she put down the gesture that she had placed on her waist to represent dignity and self-control.

When Aunt Xulan saw Concubine Ming coming out, she quickly stood up and went to greet her. She helped Lu Huiling and said, "My concubine has figured it out."

"Mother...why are you crying?" Xu Lan saw Lu Huiling's eyes filled with tears. The moment she walked out, tears flowed down and drew two arcs on her cheeks.

Xu Lan turned around and looked at Eunuch He who was guarding the door. His eyes seemed to be asking Concubine Ming why she was crying, but Eunuch He shook his head and was unwilling to say anything more.

"Empress, did the emperor reprimand you?" Xu Lan didn't know what was going on inside, but it was obvious that Concubine Ming looked so lost when she came out, so she couldn't help but think about that.

Xu Lan helped Lu Huiling down the steps step by step. Xu Lan kept asking, but Lu Huiling didn't listen at all. She shook her head and couldn't stop her tears from flowing down.

After going down the steps, Lu Huiling stroked Xu Lan's hand away, and ran to Minghua Hall with the wide hem of her gorgeous dress. Xu Lan and several palace maids hurriedly caught up with her: "My Majesty, your Majesty, what are you doing?"

Already?"

Seeing this scene, Eunuch He felt a little sorry for this Miss Lu, who was as big as a princess.

Lu Huiling ran back to Minghua Hall while crying. Xu Lan and several palace maids also hurriedly chased after her, fearing that something would happen to Concubine Ming.

As soon as he returned to Minghua Hall, Lu Huiling ran back to the bedroom, threw herself on the bed and cried bitterly.

This is her usual style. She is an extremely fragile girl. She has always cried loudly when encountering something unbearable. Often at this time, Mrs. Lu would pat her gently.

I asked her to be open-minded about everything.

But now she has not cried for a long time. Her father asked her to stay with the emperor on her own terms and to be an eyeliner for the prince's great cause. In the mighty and majestic imperial city, tears are usually useless. She did it earlier than many people.

Understand these principles.

When the sun set that day, she held on to the railing at the entrance of the Qinzheng Palace and saw her father walking out of the imperial city step by step. She did not shed a single tear. She had heard people say before that when the sadness reaches a certain level, tears cannot be shed.

, she must have felt how desperate she was as a chess piece at that time.

Now in the eyes of outsiders, Lu Huiling is a decisive and ruthless woman who kills people just because of an unintentional word. No palace official in the imperial city did not kneel down when they saw Concubine Ming.

She was looking for self-protection, but she didn't expect that she would be like a child now, lying on the bed and crying.

After Xu Lan arrived at Minghua Hall, she saw that the courtyard was being cleaned, and the palace servants who were pruning flowers stopped their work and looked at the palace in unison. Only then did Concubine Ming run back to the palace without saying a word, and then

Then there was a burst of crying, but no one could react.

"Okay, okay, don't look at it anymore, get to work quickly, and be punished carefully!" Xu Lan scolded sternly.

Several palace attendants quickly looked away and lowered their heads to work.

Xu Lan waved her hand, letting the maids behind her disperse, and slowly walked towards the palace of Concubine Ming.
Chapter completed!