Traveling through famine years, peasant girls hold space in their hands to store food

Princess Changning brought Lu Qingqing and her mother-in-law to Qingyan Palace. When the ministers saw that it was Princess Changning, they all bowed in greeting.

"Meet Princess Changning and Princess Chen."

"Stand up." Princess Changning walked slowly towards the position below the emperor.

She was seen talking to Lu Qingqing with a smile on her face, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sat down together.

The ladies around looked at Lu Qingqing from afar and whispered to each other.

She had already discovered it. Princess Changning's face turned cold, she coughed lightly, and then told her daughter-in-law not to pay attention to those gossips.

"Mother, your daughter-in-law doesn't care, don't worry." Lu Qingqing poured a cup of tea for her mother-in-law and placed it in front of her, saying with a smile on her face.

Changning raised the corners of her lips and nodded. Her daughter-in-law was not a weak person, and this was also why she liked her.

At this time, all the adults and their families had arrived in the hall. The last to come in were Lord Lu and his wife, along with Lu Yayun and Lu Zhixuan.

Lu Zhixuan rushed straight to Lu Qingqing, and first bowed to Princess Changning who was standing beside him and said, "Greetings, Princess Changning."

Changning looked at the unfamiliar young man in front of him and nodded, but there was confusion in his eyes.

Lu Qingqing then whispered to her mother-in-law, "Mother, this is the legitimate son of Lord Lu, Lu Zhixuan."

"I see, Young Master Lu is really a handsome man!"

Lu Zhixuan smiled awkwardly, then leaned over and saluted Lu Qingqing: "Master, I will go back to Prince Chen's Mansion with you later. I have made an agreement with my master."

Lu Qingqing's mouth twitched, and because of her mother-in-law beside her, she could only reluctantly say "um".

At this time, Lu Zhixuan took out two brocade boxes from his arms.

"Master, one is a wedding gift for you and your husband, and the other is for my three younger brothers and sisters."

Lu Qingqing opened one of them, and unexpectedly, there were three pieces of warm jade with the same texture inside. Moreover, this jade pendant had another function, which Lu Qingqing discovered at a glance.

"You robbed the treasury for such valuable things?"

"Master, what are you talking about? Be careful if the emperor hears about your disciple's head. This is what I exchanged for from a foreigner during my last trip. I almost had to beg for food to return to the capital for this!"

Lu Qingqing looked at the silly apprentice in front of her, her eyes almost rolled up to the sky. She waved her hand in disgust and told him to go back to his seat quickly.

Princess Changning, who was standing by, looked at the warm jade in Lu Qingqing's hand, and a gleam of surprise flashed in her eyes. This boy is really thoughtful.

"Qingqing, your disciple is quite interesting."

Lu Qingqing smiled and said that Lu Zhixuan was indeed a nice person.

"From the way you look down on him, I thought your master didn't like him."

Seeing her mother-in-law chuckle, Lu Qingqing told her about the process of becoming a master and apprentice with Lu Zhixuan. It was really a mistake that caused eternal regret!

"Hahaha...I didn't expect the miracle doctor to be such a naughty old man!"

Lu Qingqing nodded helplessly.

At this time, Princess Changning suddenly said that if Lu Zhixuan was trustworthy, he could be sent to work under Haochen. Haochen needed to place his own people around him little by little. No matter who would be the emperor in the future, he had to be fully prepared. The old saying "a new emperor means new ministers" is still correct.

After hearing what her mother-in-law said, Lu Qingqing was stunned at first and then nodded silently.

At this moment, her eyes were full of admiration for her mother-in-law, who was worthy of being the one who helped the emperor seize the throne.

As the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law finished their conversation, they saw brothers Chu Haochen and Xiao Ziyi walk in, followed by Xiao Zihong.

Several people walked straight to Princess Changning's seat and bowed to salute.

Princess Changning nodded slightly with a smile on her face, then looked at Xiao Zihong who was behind them.

"Hong'er, have you become estranged from your aunt after not seeing her for so many years?"

Changning raised the corners of her lips and looked at Xiao Zihong with a smile that didn't reach her eyes, only to see him bowing again with a respectful look on his face.

"My nephew dare not."

Changning felt bored so she looked away, but when Xiao Zihong turned around, she opened her red lips and uttered a name.

"Is Hongqiao okay?"

Xiao Zihong paused, his eyes narrowed, but he quickly reacted, raised the corners of his lips and said in a deep voice: "Aunt still remembers this person, but unfortunately she is gone."

Changning actually guessed it in her heart, and then she said quietly that she had asked Hongqiao to take care of him, but she didn't expect that she would die young, what a pity.

There was a flash of doubt in Xiao Zihong's eyes, but he didn't say anything else. He walked straight to his seat opposite without looking back and sat down.

Although Xiao Zimo and his brother did not understand what their aunt meant when talking to Xiao Zihong, they noticed that their aunt's eyes were full of disappointment towards Xiao Zihong. The brothers bowed and turned to walk to the opposite side.

Chu Haochen came and sat down next to Lu Qingqing. They exchanged glances and then Lu Qingqing looked at Xiao Zihong opposite her. She always felt that this person was not as gentle as he seemed.

"Who was the person mother just mentioned?"

Hearing his son's question, Changning sighed deeply, then shook his head helplessly, unwilling to say anything more. Chu Haochen didn't dare to ask any more questions.

Lu Qingqing shook her head secretly at him. She clearly felt that Princess Changning's mood suddenly became depressed.

At this moment, the hall suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at the person walking in from outside the hall.

This person was none other than the Second Princess Qi Xueer. She was dressed in a green Shu brocade dress with floral patterns. She walked into the hall with her maid with light lotus steps. Although her face was heavily made-up, it was still difficult to conceal her haggard look.

Lu Qingqing could tell at a glance that the swelling in her eyes had not yet completely subsided, and she frowned in confusion.

She squeezed Chu Haochen's hand and motioned him to look towards the palace gate.

Chu Haochen smiled coldly. He had just received the news. It was really hard to describe what was happening with Qi Xueer...

He whispered a few words in Lu Qingqing's ear, only to see Lu Qingqing's eyes widen with a look of shock in them.

“This…is this true?”

Chu Haochen nodded slightly, and Lu Qingqing's three views were refreshed at once. She looked at Qi Xueer with a complicated look in her eyes.

Princess Changning was drinking tea quietly, with a gleam in her eyes.

At this time, the eunuchs shouted loudly, "The Emperor has arrived, the Empress has arrived..."

The emperor and empress were seen walking into the hall together, followed by Concubine De and Concubine Yu.

Liu Ling'er was sitting next to her parents in the hall. She looked at her sister in luxurious palace dress looking straight at them, and a proud look appeared on her face.

When the Xiao Zimo brothers saw the smug look on Yu Fei's face, they looked at each other and saw the word "stupid" in each other's eyes.

Everyone in the hall knelt down and bowed to the leader.

"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you. Long live the Emperor. Long live the Empress."

"Greetings to Consort De, Consort Yu."