"When I... I... was a child, my family lived... in a big house. I remember... I had a big backyard at home, and my younger siblings and I played very happily in it. There were many things in the yard.
Flowers, bees, dragonflies, cicadas..." Lu Wu frowned and said.
Concubine Rong Guifei said softly from the side: "Where are the family members? How many do you remember? Your parents... what are their last names? What do they look like?"
Lu Wu glanced at Concubine Rong in confusion, frowned and said: "My father... seems to be very quiet, as if he is sitting in the study room reading every day. By the way, what kind of official is my father? I remember when guests come,
Call me daddy. You are...what kind of minister...yes, yes, minister! Is that an official?"
Concubine Rong showed a strange and excited look on her face. She nodded repeatedly, as if she was about to shed tears. She said repeatedly: "He is an official. Of course the minister is an official, and he is not a small one. Keep thinking, where is your mother?"
?What does it look like?”
"My mother?...She was born very beautiful. She dressed up very beautifully. I remember the way she was sitting in front of the dressing table dressing up. Her long hair reached to her waist, like a waterfall. I envy my mother so much. I
I envy her hair for being so long, while my hair is only a little longer... My mother said that when my hair reaches my waist, I will marry a man of my dreams. I didn't understand at the time, so my mother sighed to me and said,
My fate is not good, and I don’t understand it very well. I think my fate is pretty good. I met and married the young master, and my mother’s words came true. I married a good man.” Lu Wu murmured.
There seemed to be a drop of something shiny flowing out of the corner of Concubine Rong's eyes, but she quickly wiped it away. She said softly: "What else do you remember? Think about it again."
"Anything else... By the way, there is a big archway on the street in front of my house, and there are stone lions and horses. It is very impressive. Morning and night there are sounds of bells and drums. I have often heard this since I came to the capital.
Sound, could it be that my home used to be in the capital? And... I can’t remember. I only remember that that winter, I was sleeping in the bed, and suddenly my mother rushed in and picked me up.
We ran outside, and then we got into the carriage. My brothers and sisters were all in the carriage. They were all crying. My mother wrapped us all in quilts. Then we walked and walked. It was getting bright and dark again, and we were leaving.
It was a long, long time. I asked my mother where my father was, and she cried and said that my father was dead and we had no home. I didn’t understand anything at that time, and I didn’t know what it was like to die. Later we arrived in Hangzhou and had nothing to eat or drink.
, my mother told me that she could no longer support me, and she wanted to find someone to send me home to save my life. Of course I refused, but there was nothing I could do. At the head of Shilan Bridge in Hangzhou, my mistress came and took me with her.
Let me go. I still remember the way my mother was sitting on the bridge with her hands outstretched and looking at me. I... I... Your Majesty, please forgive me. I can’t say anything anymore. My heart is very painful, very painful."
Lu Wu recalled the most painful episode in her memory. She hunched over in pain and gasped violently, saying that she really couldn't talk any more. Concubine Rong's tears flowed down, and she suddenly stretched out her hand to hold Lu Wu in her arms and sobbed.
: "You have suffered, you have suffered. Good boy, don't be sad, it's all over."
For some reason, when Lu Wu was held in her arms, a strange sense of intimacy arose in her heart. Unconsciously, she reached out and hugged Concubine Rong, and tears flowed down her face.
I don't know how long it took, Lu Wu suddenly woke up, left Concubine Rong's body and knelt down to kowtow, saying: "Concubine Rong, please don't blame me. Lu Wu doesn't understand the rules and has exceeded them again. Please forgive me."
Concubine Rong pulled her up and said, "What's the crime? It doesn't have to be like this, we are just talking. Don't be so cautious in front of me in the future. I won't blame you."
"Why?" Luwu said.
Concubine Rong smiled and said: "No reason, I just feel that I am very close to you. You... look a lot like me when I was young."
Lu Wu said happily: "Oh, my Majesty said that, I feel the same way. I don't know why, but when I saw your Majesty just now, I felt very kind to you."
Concubine Rong said softly: "Really?"
Lu Wu said: "Did I say the wrong thing again?"
Concubine Rong smiled and said: "You're right, you and I are destined. By the way, how are you doing in the Lin family in Hangzhou? From your tone, this young master of the Lin family treats you very well, right?"
"Yes, the mistress is very good to me, and the young master is also very good to me. The mistress treats me as a daughter, and the young master has been very good to me in the past two years. He...he married me and was very good to me.
I am very satisfied. After the young master married the princess, the princess treated me very well. In short, everything is fine."
"Pfft!" Concubine Rong laughed: "You talk so much, it seems like you are really happy and satisfied. That's good. Did you never go to see your family again?"
"I searched, but couldn't find it. I don't know where my mother and brothers and sisters went. So many years have passed, and I don't know whether they are alive or dead. But the young master said that he would help me find my family. I want to find it best, so I can't find it."
Failure to do so is fate."
Concubine Rong nodded slowly and said softly: "Are you resentful? Your previous home was a family of officials. You could have been... the eldest lady, but you became a slave and married as a concubine. If someone harms you like this,
Do you blame him? Do you resent him?"
Lu Wu thought for a while, then slowly shook her head and said, "I don't know. I don't know what happened at home. Why did my father die? Why did my mother take us to escape? I have no idea at all.
.If someone harmed our family like this, I would definitely hate him. But...if I hadn't gone through all this, how could I have met the young master? I can't explain...Revenge must be avenged, but I don't.
I thought, maybe I don’t need to hold grudges. In short, I haven’t thought about this matter carefully. If it is the young master, he will definitely want revenge. I know he is willing to do anything for me. The young master will definitely not let go of anyone who caused my family to be ruined.
he."
Concubine Rong was stunned, and sighed softly: "Let's not talk about this anymore. Well... can you come to the palace to talk to me often? As soon as we hit it off, I really want to chat with you more. Are you willing?
?" Lu Wu smiled and said hurriedly: "How can Lu Wu disobey the imperial concubine's instructions? But I can't enter the palace. Today is a coincidence, otherwise I would not be lucky enough to enter the palace for the banquet. Instead, I would make a fool of myself. What if?
If the empress is not magnanimous, I am afraid she will cause trouble. The young master will definitely not let me enter the palace in the future. The young master knows this and he still doesn’t know how to scold me. Hehe, he must be very annoyed, he told me so many times to be careful.
, I still made trouble."
Concubine Rong chuckled and said, "Will he hit you?"
"How could it be? He only scolded me lightly, so how could he hit me? He has never lifted a finger to me. He is very kind to the people around him." Lu Wu smiled sweetly.
Concubine Rong smiled and said: "That's good. If he hits you, just tell me and I will vent your anger. Don't worry about whether you can enter the palace or not. If I announce you to come in, you will be able to come in. I'm afraid. If you don’t want to come, the palace must not be as fun as outside."
"Don't worry, Madam. As long as Young Master allows me, if Madam wants me to speak, I will come here. Lu Wu likes the Imperial Concubine very much and feels like she has seen her somewhere. I'm sorry, Lu Wu can't speak. How could the Imperial Concubine have seen me before?" ?Anyway, as long as I can come to the palace, I will come. But I have to take good care of the young master and the princess sister first, and I can’t come often. The noble concubine must understand. "
"Don't worry, I won't force you. You can come if you like, or if you don't want to... In short, come and talk to me at your convenience. It's rare to have someone who likes me to talk to. That husband of yours shouldn't... I'm stopping you." Concubine Rong said with a smile.
Lu Wu nodded and said, "I understand. But... I have something I don't know whether I should ask."
Concubine Rong said, "Just ask."
Lu Wu tilted her head and frowned and said: "The Imperial Concubine just now looked at my birthmark and the red mole on my chest, and then asked me what I did at home when I was a child? Does it mean that the Imperial Concubine knows my parents? If so, the Imperial Concubine can tell me how. ?I actually still want to remember them."
Concubine Rong Guifei was stunned and speechless. After a long time, she whispered softly: "I will tell you these things again in the future, but don't say anything today, okay?"
Lu Wu smacked her lips and said, "Okay, that's all I'm asking."
Just as Concubine Rong opened her mouth to speak, someone suddenly shouted at the door: "Your Majesty, someone wants to see Your Majesty."
Concubine Rong frowned and shouted: "Didn't I tell you? I don't see anyone at the moment."
"This slave deserves to die, but... Prince Guo of Prince Liang's Palace and Commander Lin's Ma are asking to see you, saying they are here to plead guilty." The maid outside shouted.
"The young master is here." Lu Wu said happily.
Concubine Rong said with a smile: "They came to save you. They thought I had done something to you. That's all. That's all for today. You can let them go."
Lu Wu stood up and kowtowed to Concubine Rong: "Thank you for your generosity, I don't care about Lu Wu's rudeness. Take care of yourself, Lu Wu is leaving."
Concubine Rong nodded and smiled: "Okay, don't act rashly in the future. You just offended me. If it were anyone else, you would be whipped today. Your husband will also be reprimanded. Go ahead."
Lu Wulian claimed that it was, turned around and came to the door and raised the curtain. Concubine Rong suddenly called from behind: "Lu Wu, you don't tell anyone what happened just now, you know?"
Lu Wu's face turned red and she thought to herself: I won't say anything, it would be so embarrassing.
…
More than half an hour ago, when Lu Wu was taken away from the banquet, the whole city witnessed the young prince Guo Kun's wife Ma, who was extremely anxious. Although she had no contact with Lu Wu, she was the concubine of the prince's uncle after all. If something like this happened, I might be punished, so I couldn't just ignore it.
It was just that it was inconvenient to leave during the banquet. After waiting for a long time, he saw an opportunity and left the banquet. He asked an eunuch to go to the men's banquet on the other side to report to the young prince Guo Kun. After learning about it, the young prince immediately informed Lin Jue. The chief minister, Lin Juedang, who was being pestered by the eldest prince Guo Mian, left the table without even saying goodbye. Fortunately, the queen mother, the emperor, and the empress were being toasted and flattered by a group of royal relatives, and there was no time to see Lin Juedang. Jue and Guo Kun left the table.
The two figured out the situation, and Guo Kun complained repeatedly that Lin Jue had not told his concubine to abide by the rules. That Concubine Rong was the niece of the Queen Mother, and to some extent her status was higher than the others. Even Concubine Mei in the harem
He didn't dare to do anything wrong to her, and if he bumped into Concubine Rong, nothing would happen to him even if he was beaten to death.
Hearing this, Lin Jue became even more anxious. The two of them came all the way to Rongxiu Palace to ask for an audience, but were blocked at the second entrance. Guo Kun revealed his identity and asked for an audience, and the palace maid agreed to inform him.
At this time, Lin Jue was arguing with the internal prison guard who blocked the door, his voice was very loud, and he was a little rude. Suddenly, when he saw Lu Wu coming from the corridor, Lin Jue was overjoyed and shouted loudly: "Lv Wu."
"Young Master!" Lu Wu said happily, running towards him with his feet up.
"Thank God, are you okay? I'm so anxious." Lin Jue shouted.
"It's okay, it's okay." Lu Wu smiled.
Without saying a word, Lin Jue pulled Lu Wu around in a circle, then checked his hands, feet, and arms, and found that there was indeed nothing wrong. Then he felt relieved. He scolded with a stern face: "What happened? Didn't I tell you to be careful?
?Why did you get into trouble? This is the palace, anything that happens is a big deal. You."
"I'm sorry." Lu Wu pouted.
Lin Jue hugged her in his arms and said, "It's okay, it's okay. It'll be okay if it's okay."
Guo Kun on the side rolled his eyes and thought to himself: Are you like this at home? My sister is not more beautiful than your concubine? I have never seen you like this? Are you like me and prefer to love your concubine?
"What's going on? Didn't the imperial concubine punish you?" Lin Jue asked.
"No, the imperial concubine is very nice. She doesn't blame me at all." Lu Wu said.
"It's rare. It's fine. It's okay. Please convey our gratitude to the imperial concubine. Thank you for your generosity. I'll come back to express my gratitude another day." Guo Kun said to a palace maid who followed Lu Wu.
The palace maid saluted and said: "Young prince, you are so polite." Lin Jue also raised his hands and saluted and said: "Thank you for your kindness."
The palace maid looked at Lin Jue and said with a smile: "Are you Lord Lin?"
Lin Jue said: "Yes."
"The Queen has a few words to tell Mr. Lin. The Queen said that Mr. Lin should treat Lu Wu well, otherwise the Queen will punish Mr. Lin." The palace maid said with a smile.
Lin Jue was stunned and speechless. How could he say such a thing without thinking? Doesn't his wife still feel pain? This lady was also surprised, why did she take care of her own housework? Why did she suddenly become a green dancer?
Got a backer?
"Yes! Madam, please rest assured." Lin Jue saluted.
…
Although she promised Concubine Rong not to tell what happened in Rongxiu Palace, how could Lu Wu hide this from Lin Jue? It would make her feel guilty. The most dear person in the world is Lin Jue.
, she couldn't hide anything from Lin Jue. So after returning home from the palace, when Lin Jue asked, Lu Wu told everything. Even if Lin Jue didn't ask, Lu Wu would still tell.
In the Nuange of the Lin family's back house, Lin Jue was extremely surprised after listening to Lu Wu's narration.
Concubine Rong did not punish Lu Wu, which may be due to her generosity. But the behavior she showed towards Lu Wu made Lin Jue feel that the matter was definitely not simple. Of course, Lin Jue knew about the birthmark on Lu Wu's body and the red mark on her chest.
Mole. Lin Jue once joked with Lu Wu that with the birthmark on Lu Wu’s body and the red mole on her left breast, even if she lost her in the future, she could easily find it.
The problem is that the birthmark on the arm may be conspicuous and can be seen by others. The red mole on Lu Wu's left breast is probably only known to Lu Wu and herself. Who can know this sign of a woman's most secret location?
But from what Lu Wu said, when Concubine Rong asked Lu Wu to take off her upper body clothes, it was obvious that she did it for the red mole. It gave Lin Jue the feeling that her behavior was to verify something.
.
Apart from this, it is also unusual for her to inquire about Lu Wu’s childhood affairs so carefully. Lu Wu has never met her. Even if she had a crush on Lu Wu, she would not be able to inquire so carefully. Give people a sense of
It feels like I want to check the identity of Green Dancer.
As for Lu Wu's background, Lin Jue didn't think about going over to help Lu Wu search for her family. Lu Wu was bought back by her mother when she was six or seven years old. When Lu Wu came, her mother and younger siblings were still there.
alive. Lin Jue felt that he had the responsibility to help Lu Wu find his lost family, otherwise it would be irresponsible to Lu Wu. When he was in Hangzhou, Lin Jue had also paid attention to it, but it was too long ago and there were too few clues about what happened back then.
.Lv Wu’s family moved to Hangzhou with no foundation and no way to find out where they were going. This was really difficult.
Moreover, Lu Wu himself doesn’t even know his last name, nor does he remember where his hometown is. This kind of search is like finding a needle in a haystack, requiring great patience and a long time. But Lin Jue has experienced too many things in the past few days.
, the main focus is not on this, so there has been no progress.
But from Lu Wu's vague memory, Lin Jue vaguely felt that Lu Wu's background should not be low. She said that her family had a big house and servants. Her parents were also very respectable, and her father was a scholar, so it was obvious that she did not come from a family of ordinary people.
.But these few clues cannot lead to the truth.
However, at this moment, what Concubine Rong did gave Lin Jue a strong premonition. Concubine Rong must be related to Lu Wu's origin. Otherwise, how could she know about the red mole on Lu Wu's chest?
And went straight to the topic, asking Lu Wu to strip for inspection. And from Lu Wu's narration, Lin felt that he got an important message, that is, Concubine Rong asked Lu Wu if his father's surname was Lu. Although Lu Wu didn't remember it
His surname was Lu, but it reminded him that his father was a minister and an official. Moreover, there were old things such as archways, stones, horses and lions in front of his house, and he said that he could hear the sound of bells and drums every day.
All of these are extremely effective clues. If Lu Wu’s memory is correct, and Concubine Rong didn’t casually say that her surname was Lu, then it can be concluded that Lu Wu’s childhood home was in the capital. Because both
A minister must be an official in the capital. Then you only need to check if there was a minister named Lu in the capital ten years ago and you will know.
Originally, the search for Lu Wu's family was as futile as finding a needle in a haystack. Suddenly, it was as if he suddenly found a road and pointed it in the right direction. This made Lin Jue feel incredible and excited at the same time. No matter whether there was any result or not, this
There are always traces to follow.
It’s strange why Concubine Rong is so interested in Lu Wu’s identity and how she knows the red mole on Lu Wu’s chest. If Concubine Rong had a relationship with Lu Wu’s family ten years ago, she knows about Lu Wu’s birthmark and
The red mole on the secret part of the body makes sense. But Lu Wu's family encountered an unknown disaster and the family fled to the south. Why couldn't Concubine Rong save her? Even if she couldn't save her, she only recognized it at this moment.
Lu Wu is the daughter of an old friend, so why didn't she tell Lu Wu explicitly, nor did she show any intention to tell Lu Wu about her life experience. All her actions were just to repeatedly verify Lu Wu's identity and confirm Lu Wu's identity.
This is why.
To put it simply, if you recognize a long-lost daughter of an old friend and she appears in front of you, and after verifying her identity, you don’t tell her anything and pretend you don’t know anything. Then what’s the point of verifying her identity?
for what?
The answer given by Lin Jue is that there must be a hidden secret. Maybe the identity of Lu Wu cannot be exposed? Or maybe the unknown disaster that Lu Wu suffered ten years ago cannot be mentioned again? In order to protect Lu Wu, he pretended to be nothing.
Do you know? In short, there must be something fishy about this matter.
All these doubts and clues aroused Lin Jue's interest. Lin Jue felt that he should investigate it carefully. Among other things, he should investigate the clue about Minister Lu ten years ago, and maybe he would gain something.
However, Lin Jue thought that there was no way to find out what happened in the capital ten years ago. But there was one person who could definitely find out, and that was Ma Bin, his sworn brother who had served in the Imperial City Department for many years. If he didn't ask for help,
He went to check it out, but he looked down upon his ability.
