Shaoyao shook her head in confusion and kept coaxing the fifth prince in a low voice, not daring to stop.
Concubine Duan was in a depressed mood. She was not in the mood to see Concubine Lu. She was just about to ask the eunuch to summon her and tell her that she was unwell. Concubine Lu had already slowly walked into her palace with her personal maid.
Although the maids and eunuchs in Jinghua Palace did not understand why Concubine Lu suddenly came to Jinghua Palace, they did not dare to offend Concubine Lu, who was now in charge of the Phoenix Seal, and all bowed to Concubine Lu.
Although Concubine Duan was reluctant in her heart, she forced a smile and bowed to Concubine Lu: "My sister has seen Concubine Lu..."
Concubine Lu hurriedly stretched out her hand to help Concubine Duan, and said with a smile: "Sister came to bother you suddenly, I hope you don't mind..."
"How dare sister? The Jinghua Palace is very deserted now, and I am worried that I have neglected my elder sister!" Concubine Duan quickly explained, and while inviting Concubine Lu to take a seat, she ordered the palace maid Shaoyao to serve tea to Concubine Lu.
"Empress, the fifth prince..." Shaoyao was still holding the fifth prince in her hand, with a troubled expression on her face.
Before Concubine Duan could say anything, Concubine Lu glanced at the fifth prince who was still crying, and suggested with a smile: "I just heard the cry of the fifth prince outside Jinghua Palace, and the crying made me feel heartbroken.
I am the best at coaxing children, why not let me try?"
After Concubine Lu said this, the maid next to her was about to take the fifth prince from Shaoyao. Concubine Duan saw this and subconsciously stood up to stop her.
"Why, my sister is still worried that this palace will be harmful to the fifth prince?" Concubine Lu asked with a half-smile, a hint of displeasure flashing in her eyes.
Concubine Duan smiled stiffly and shook her head: "How dare you, sister? It's just that the fifth prince keeps crying, and I'm worried that he will make her upset..."
Concubine Duan said this, and then ordered Shaoyao: "Shaoyao, the fifth prince must be hungry, why don't you find the wet nurse quickly?"
Concubine Duan did not forget to wink at Shaoyao. Shaoyao understood and hurriedly carried the fifth prince to find the wet nurse.
Concubine Lu saw all this and did not care about it anymore. Instead, she looked around Jinghua Palace and said thoughtfully: "The weather has turned colder. My sister's palace is indeed a little deserted, but it is actually a bit deserted."
Gong, the elder sister, is not taking good care of her..."
"The emperor is not willing to come here, so what does this desertedness mean?" Concubine Duan pretended to be helpless and said, thinking about Concubine Lu's purpose of coming here this time!
This was Concubine Lu's first visit to Jinghua Palace since she fell out of favor, and she had a gut feeling that Concubine Lu's visit this time was not good!
"The emperor is worried about the Yongzhou governor and General Anxi's revolt. The harem doesn't move around very much..." Concubine Lu said quietly. Concubine Duan, who was drinking tea, heard this and shook her hand holding the teacup slightly, feeling suddenly shocked.
She tensed up, fearing that Concubine Lu would see something.
Concubine Lu seemed not to notice the subtle change in Concubine Duan's expression, and continued: "The emperor doesn't have many heirs, so appointing a prince as soon as possible can indeed appease the people. But I didn't expect that something like this would happen soon after appointing the prince this time.
It is inevitable that the Emperor will be upset..."
"Is the emperor okay?" Concubine Duan asked subconsciously. Concubine Lu sighed softly, shook her head and said, "The emperor has trouble sleeping and eating, so how can he be fine?"
"Didn't the emperor send Chen Guogong to quell the rebellion? Is it difficult to conquer Yongzhou?" Concubine Duan asked with concern. Seeing Concubine Lu nodding, she felt a sense of joy in her heart, and a smile appeared from the corner of her lips.