"How can I not miss you..." Mrs. Lu patted the back of Lu Huiling's hand, her expression as if she was about to cry again.

Lu Huiling is Mrs. Lu's first child and the only girl in the family. Naturally, she grew up holding her in the palm of her hand. Although she is a woman, she is no worse than a boy. She can

She can recite poems and compose poems, can play chess with her father, is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She has the temperament of an official lady at heart, but her heart is not bad. At least in Mrs. Lu's opinion, Lu Huiling is a good boy.

Seeing her mother in this state, Lu Huiling felt helpless and didn't know how to comfort her.

Seeing that Mrs. Lu was about to cry again, Lu Chen quickly said something to smooth things over: "Okay, let's eat quickly. My sister finally left the palace, and she must have been thinking about the taste of home."

After saying that, Lu Chen also put a piece of braised crucian carp belly meat on Lu Huiling's plate and said, "Sister, please eat it quickly. If you don't eat it, we can't use our chopsticks."

Lu Huiling then smiled and started eating with chopsticks.

After the meal, Mrs. Lu helped her pack up the things that were commonly used in the boudoir, saying that they were going to be brought into the palace for use. She was worried, and even took out the jewelry she brought from her natal family to give to her.

Hui Ling couldn't shirk it, so she had to give up.

Seeing Mrs. Lu packing her things, Lu Huiling accompanied Lu Gaohong for a walk in the backyard.

"Are you okay in the palace?" Lu Gaohong has always been worried about her and feels guilty. Although it is for the sake of the prince, after all, this is his biological daughter. If her life is not good, how should he deal with it in his heart.

"Dad, don't worry, everything is fine with your daughter in the palace." Lu Huiling has become a lot more sensible. Although she will complain about her father for sending her to the palace and being separated from her family, she can see her father's gray hair on her temples.

Can't bear it.

"You were so hasty in conferring a concubine, but what happened?" Lu Gaohong couldn't help but ask.

He had not heard any news before, but suddenly received rumors of canonization, which really worried him.

Lu Huiling thought about that day when the emperor allowed her to change clothes and she sprinkled some love powder on her sleeves. The emperor always thought that he couldn't help it and thought she was Lu Fushuang, but this was what Lu Huiling wanted. She didn't want to do it again.

Staying in the same place without making any progress.

"Perhaps the emperor was happy that day and drank some wine, so he hurriedly sealed the concubine. He missed the emperor's aunt very much." Lu Huiling did not dare to tell the truth to her father. After all, her methods were extremely dirty. Besides, she also

It was not good to tell my father that I had a relationship with the emperor.

Not to mention anything else, Lu Huiling was extremely envious of the imperial aunt, that woman who was about the same age as her mother, that woman who was graceful and luxurious, whose country was beautiful and fragrant, who stood in a high place and looked down on all living beings, and who treated the world like a mother.

When she and her mother went to the palace to visit the Imperial Aunt, she always felt that she was gentle, dignified, gentle, and generous in manners. She secretly vowed to become a woman like the Imperial Aunt.

But in the palace, I heard that before her death, the emperor's aunt was laughing and cursing, wild and uninhibited, looking confused, crazy, and moody. She was no longer the gentle and virtuous person she used to be to her servants, so she was placed under house arrest in Qianning Palace.

In the last few months, I could always hear the sobbing sounds coming from Qianning Palace, both from the queen and the prince.

But despite this, after the death of the emperor's aunt, there are still people who think about the beautiful past and place her in the most important position in their hearts. They often miss her at night when no one is around, remember her, and hate themselves for not cherishing her during their lifetime.

.

Lu Huiling always envied such a woman and wished she could win only one person's heart.

"How does the emperor treat you?" Seeing that Lu Huiling was unwilling to talk in detail, Lu Gaohong could guess what happened, but she didn't want to tell and he didn't want to ask.

"Treat me well." Lu Huiling looked at Lu Gaohong and smiled lightly, "Dad, there is no need to worry, I am your daughter and I will never let you down."

"Concubine Mei is not embarrassing you, is she?" Although Lu Huiling said this, Lu Gaohong still felt uneasy.

Lu Huiling shook her head, squinted her eyes slightly, and looked at the fallen leaves in the distance. Thinking of the happy days dancing in the backyard, she sighed: "Mei Guifei can't embarrass me now, but I am not determined to be with you."

If she competes with her, I won't provoke her easily."

Lu Gaohong looked at his only daughter, and felt a little distressed in his heart. It was as if he had watched his only biological sister struggling in the harem, smiling with a forced smile on her mother's face, pretending to be generous and accepting all the emperor's concubines. He was in that

At that time, I realized how terrifying the palace was.

But it was he who personally sent his daughter to the palace.

"My daughter saw the memorial about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the Qinzheng Hall today. Have you been raising food and grass for the frontline troops recently?" Lu Huiling didn't want to be so sentimental anymore, so she turned around and asked with a smile.

Lu Gaohong lowered his head and wiped his nose, then looked up at Lu Huiling, nodded and said: "Well, the battle on the front line is tight. It will take some time to drive the enemy troops out of the border in one fell swoop. Tens of thousands of troops have to spend the winter and prepare food for war.

It’s not enough. It happens to be the autumn harvest day, so we can only increase taxes.”

"After the people have paid their taxes, their lives will not be easy. Now that they have to increase their taxes, it will be hard to celebrate the New Year." Lu Huiling and Lu Gaohong walked side by side. They walked under the corridor, the autumn wind was bleak, Lu Huiling

He asked softly: "Isn't this job difficult to do?"

"I'm worried that if the state government tightens its grip, the people will rebel. There were already a lot of refugees coming from the border states, and the people are panic-stricken. Now they have increased taxes, which is really difficult to handle." When Lu Gaohong talked about this, he shook his head, as if

He looks more than ten years older.

Lu Huiling pondered for a moment. She knew that this was not easy to do and the people could not understand it, but the soldiers had to have enough to eat before they could fight.

"Why don't the court officials donate all their salaries?" Lu Huiling suddenly asked, "The whole country works together to set an example for the officials. Naturally, the people will understand the current suffering of the country, and the merchants will be willing to donate more.

No matter how much or how little, the soldiers must be allowed to survive this winter."

Lu Gaohong suddenly looked at his daughter in surprise. If Lu Huiling was a man, he would definitely be as good as his young self.

"Dad, as the head of officials, must take the lead in setting an example." Lu Huiling looked at Lu Gaohong solemnly.

"No." Lu Gaohong said instead, "The prince must set an example. Now that Qi Jingqin has stolen the limelight at the border, the emperor was overjoyed when he saw the good news from them. If this continues, it will naturally be detrimental to His Highness the prince.

Yes, it must be proposed by the prince."

"How can daddy contact the prince?" Lu Huiling felt strange. His Royal Highness has lived in the East Palace for a long time. Naturally, the proposal should be made earlier. Firstly, the problem of food and grass should be solved early. Secondly, the emperor should pay attention to the prince earlier. "Why not?"

My daughter, why don’t you go to the East Palace in person? It’s much more convenient to come here in the palace.”

"No, we must not let the emperor find out so early that you have a relationship with the prince when you enter the palace." Lu Gaohong refused, "My father will be waiting at the Jinluan Palace early tomorrow. Then you only need to speak kindly to the prince in front of the emperor.

That’s it.”

"Does His Royal Highness know our plan?"

"nature."

"Will he... cooperate with us?" Lu Huiling was a little worried that all her hard work would be in vain. Although she cooperated with Lu Gaohong to reach her current position, it was not all for the sake of His Royal Highness.

"If we are all like this and the prince still doesn't know how to make progress, he will be like Adou who cannot be helped. As a father, I don't want to worry about him anymore. I only hope that a hundred years later, when I meet Fu Shuang again on the road to hell, she can forgive my brother."

Lu Gaohong said sadly.

Lu Huiling said nothing, with a hint of indifference in her eyes. After the two walked for a while, it was almost time to turn down the key to the palace door. Lu Huiling thought of going back to the boudoir first to see if Mrs. Lu had packed her things.

good.

As soon as she arrived in the backyard, Ning Xue stood waiting at the door with her eyes red from crying. She didn't know the whereabouts of the young lady. When she asked Xu Lan, Xu Lan refused to tell her. There were many people in the house today, and she didn't dare to go anywhere.

Looking for it, I can only pack my luggage with Mrs. Lu in the lady's boudoir.

As soon as she saw Lu Huiling, Ning Xue ran up to her. When she got to Lu Huiling, she knelt down and kowtowed: "Miss, I pay my respects to you, Miss."

Lu Huiling was startled by her sudden behavior and quickly stepped forward to help her up: "Ning Xue, you...what are you doing."

Ning Xue refused to get up. She raised her head and looked at Lu Huiling with tears in her eyes: "Miss, please bring me into the palace. I miss you. I miss you so much. Don't leave me behind, okay, Miss."

Xu Lan pulled Ning Xue and advised softly: "Girl... girl... this is not appropriate. You will be punished for rushing against the empress."

Lu Huiling couldn't bear it, and just when she was about to say something else, the nanny who was waiting beside Mrs. Lu came out: "My dear Concubine Ming, Madam is looking for you."

The keys to the left and right palace gates were about to be unlocked, and there was not much time. Lu Huiling had to spend more time with her mother, who had missed her for so long.

"Xu Lan, please help her rest first." Lu Huiling hurriedly dropped these words and left.

Xu Lan took the order and quickly summoned several palace maids. Together they picked up Ning Xue, who was crying and exhausted, and helped her to rest under the pavilion.

Lu Huiling followed her grandma into the boudoir. Mrs. Lu was sitting by the bed wrapping boxes of valuable jewelry for her.

"Mom, we have them all in the palace. You don't need to bring them with you. Leave them to yourself." Lu Huiling walked towards Mrs. Lu and took her hand, which was wrapping jewelry.

Mrs. Lu raised her head, looked at Lu Huiling, stroked her hand away, and continued to wrap it: "That's different, these are emotional. Although the ones in the palace are better than these, they are all dead things."

Seeing that he could not persuade Mrs. Lu, Lu Huiling had no choice but to sit down beside the bed and looked at the old jewelry that was rummaged through the boxes and cabinets all over the bed. These were the dowry that Mrs. Lu brought when she married into the prime minister's house. Now they have passed.
Chapter completed!