Qingzhuyuan is near the back gate. The Zhaoguo Palace has a small population, so this courtyard has been idle for many years.
When Yan Cheng arrived, there was a dim candlelight, and Concubine Liu Xian was sitting under the lamp wearing a cloak, with Liu Xi'er standing next to her.
"A Cheng!" Seeing him coming, Concubine Liu Xian stood up quickly and took off her cloak.
"Auntie," Yan Cheng called, "If you have something to do, just ask someone to tell you. Why are you so bothered to go all this way?"
Concubine Liu Xian looked at him lovingly and said softly: "My aunt is worried about her, so it would be more reassuring to see her with her own eyes."
Seeing how concerned she was, Yan Cheng's tone softened: "I'm fine, Auntie, I'm at ease."
Concubine Liu Xian asked him: "I heard that your father has come to Beijing?"
Yan Cheng nodded: "My aunt is not coming today, but I will go find you in two days. The new emperor has ascended the throne, my father has been granted the title of King Zhao, and our family is moving to the capital."
Concubine Liu Xian looked happy: "What about you? Have you been granted the title of Crown Prince?"
After receiving a positive answer, Concubine Liu Xian stroked her chest and said, "Your father really values love and justice." Then she asked, "Where's Mr. Dong? Didn't he say anything?"
Yan Cheng paused and replied, "She didn't say anything. She was discussing the move with my wife."
Concubine Liu Xian was silent for a moment and replied: "If she is really good to you, my aunt will recognize her."
Hearing what she said, Yan Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. Although he recognized Concubine Liu Xian, he didn't believe everything she said. Now that he saw her not causing trouble, he felt very satisfied.
After thinking for a while, he promised: "Aunt, you go back and pack up, I will make arrangements for you, and then send you to Beijing."
Concubine Liu Xian had a complicated look on her face and sighed: "I finally escaped from the capital last year, but I never expected that I would be able to go back one day. Poor Liu family, there are not many people left..."
Having said this, she lowered her head and wiped away her tears.
Yan Cheng comforted her with a warm voice: "Don't worry, aunt. I asked people to look for Liu's relatives earlier, and now there is news. When the time comes, I will find a way to clear my name, and you will be able to show up openly..."
"No." Liu Xianfei blurted out.
Yan Cheng frowned: "Aunt?"
Concubine Liu Xian showed a smile: "This matter is not urgent. After all, my status is embarrassing... Acheng, don't blame my aunt for being careless. As soon as I think of your mother's experience, I will..."
Seeing that she was dejected, Yan Cheng thought of his biological mother, whom he had never met, and his heart softened, and he responded: "Okay, I won't be in a hurry if my aunt says it's not urgent."
Only then did Concubine Liu Xian let go of her heavy heart.
After the nephew and aunt finished talking, Yan Cheng asked someone to take them back.
"Don't worry, aunt, go back. Don't go out much these days. It won't be too late to go to the capital for some things."
Concubine Liu Xian smiled and responded: "I know, it's getting late, you should go and have a rest. Since we have to move to the capital, there are a lot of things to do next!"
"yes."
Watching them get into the car and the carriage slowly drive away from the back door, Yan Cheng exhaled and turned around to go back.
Mrs. Xie was making a list. When she saw him coming back, she smiled and said, "Husband is back? Come and help me see if I missed anything."
"What is this?" Yan took over the order.
"Our luggage! We are pressed for time, so we can only pick up the important ones and take them away."
Yan Cheng laughed: "Look at what you wrote, clothes, make-up, dowry and ornaments... Do you want to move the house together? No need, you can have everything when you go to the capital."
Ms. Xie glared at him angrily: "Don't think it's trivial. It's all my dowry. We should use it for the rest of our lives."
After that, she looked around and sighed: "Don't mention it, I really want to move the house with it! I personally selected the material for this bed. I hired the best master in Qi County and everyone said that his bed is the best."
Good, I can sleep until we grow old together."
Yan Cheng felt tender in his heart after hearing this, and stretched out his hand to hold her: "No matter what bed we sleep on, we will grow old together."
…
In the darkness, the carriage drove very fast and did not stop until it reached the foot of the Daming Temple.
Concubine Liu Xian got out of the car, walked through the mountain path under the dim light of the lantern, and entered a remote bamboo fence courtyard in the back mountain.
Daming Temple is a temple for monks, so the female family members cannot stay there for a long time. After the refugees are settled, they will move here.
There are no pilgrims coming or going here, and there are monks patrolling the mountain roads on weekdays. It is safe, but it is too simple.
The courtyard walls are made of bricks and stones, the roof is paved with thatch, and the furniture is all made of bamboo. Except when she was fleeing, Concubine Liu Xian had never lived in such a place in her life.
After entering the main room, she saw that her shoes were covered with mud. She frowned and called the maid to wash up. After cleaning up and sending everyone away, she spoke to Liu Xi'er.
"I don't know what kind of ecstasy soup Mr. Dong poured into Ah Cheng. He can't even hear a bad word."
Liu Xier whispered: "After all, my cousin grew up under her knees..."
Doesn’t Concubine Liu Xian know? In Tongyang for more than a year, she tried every means to inquire and bribed the wives in the Duke’s palace, but no one said a word about Dong’s bad treatment of Yan Cheng. It’s really strange, isn’t it?
How could Mrs. Dong be willing to accept her biological son as the legitimate eldest son? She was really puzzled.
The road was cut off, so she had no choice but to let it go for the time being. Concubine Liu Xian glared at her niece: "You are useless too. I asked you to pass on the message, but until now Acheng has not even looked at you."
Liu Xi'er said aggrievedly: "My cousin doesn't like it, so there's nothing I can do about it..."
Seeing her behavior, Concubine Liu Xian became even more disgusted: "Okay, okay, I don't like you doing this either, how do you expect to please men?"
She originally thought of sending Liu Xi'er to the Duke's Mansion and blowing her pillow next to Yan Cheng. Little did she know that Yan Cheng had the same temperament as his father and would not even look at the woman next to him.
"Anyway, I can finally return to Beijing." Liu Xianfei breathed out a sigh of relief, "When the Yan family was in decline, my sister tried every means to marry into the East Palace. Unexpectedly... the Dong family is really lucky, and my sister is planning.
After spending her whole life, she will only be a concubine, but she will be the mother of the country."
Liu Xi'er was puzzled: "Aunt, isn't she just a princess now?"
Concubine Liu Xian poked her forehead rudely: "Are you a fool? The Yan family is working so hard to conquer the world just to promote a baby to the top? The next step is to get the Zen position."
Liu Xi'er was stunned for a moment and even more shocked: "Then my cousin is going to be...the prince?"
"Of course it is. Otherwise, why do you think I'm surprised that Mr. Dong doesn't fight or grab?" Concubine Liu Xian really hated iron. "What did you study in school before? You have the best master in the world to teach you, and you can't even do this."
don't know?"
Liu Xi'er lowered her head in shame. Her aunt asked her to read to the princess, wasn't it to get to know the prince...
Concubine Liu Xian thought about it and still felt that it was unreasonable.
"Maybe it wasn't worth it before. When I enter the capital, I want to see if the Dong family can fight for it. This is not a matter of a title, nor a matter of national importance. This is the throne of the emperor, and the whole world. I don't believe it, Dong
I would willingly give it to other people’s children!”