The Concubine's Daughter Travels Through Time and Space and Takes the Road of Confrontation

When she heard the words "Mr. Tan", Lu Ronghua stopped embroidering and looked at her mother eagerly.

Zhang ignored her daughter's gaze and handed a letter to a servant. "Say that the master is away and has gone to the farm outside the city. Please ask Mr. Tan to go to the hot spring villa and ask him to take this letter to the master."

Lu Rong couldn't hide her disappointment.

The Fifth Prince left the cart of gifts behind and turned the car around to head to the villa.

Lu Rong snatched the gift list from the servant, looked through it carefully, and pointed at a pair of red coral beads and said, "Mother, can I have this?"

Yuan blinked her eyes. "My eldest sister, you have several boxes of pearls and gems from your childhood. Although red coral is precious, its value is actually limited and cannot compare to rubies. If you like it, I can ask the shop assistants to buy some for you."

Zhang was in a headache. "Don't make things worse. She doesn't like red coral at all."

Seeing that the eldest lady's face was red, Yuan covered her mouth and chuckled, and stopped joking.

Unable to resist her daughter's pestering, Zhang had no choice but to give her both strings of red corals before sending her away.

"Madam, the princess is here." Yinhe came in and reported.

"Please ask her to come in." Zhang stood up.

"Mother." Seeing that there was no one else in the room, Lu Yun spoke directly, "I have a plan regarding my eldest cousin."

Zhang chased everyone out and closed the door herself before speaking, "I know what's going on in this matter."

"Please listen to me, mother. I want to help my eldest cousin leave the house." Lu Yun said something shocking.

Zhang was surprised, "You, why did you suddenly come up with this idea?" Between two evils, choose the lesser of two evils. There is indeed nothing more suitable for Ling Jie'er than leaving the house. Could this be Mrs. Ma's ultimate goal!

"It was my eldest cousin's own idea," Lu Yun continued. "A few days ago, Aunt Sun, under the orders of the First Madam, went to Qingping Temple to lobby my eldest cousin to return home on her own initiative and kowtow to the Third Prince, asking for forgiveness."

"Sister Ling is soft on the outside but strong on the inside, how could she agree to that?" Zhang frowned. How come the people in the Marquis' Mansion have no backbone nowadays? If they really did that, Sister Ling'er's life would be miserable in the future.

"So, my eldest cousin didn't agree. Even when Aunt Sun made it clear that the Marquis' Mansion would not let her return, she still wanted to leave."

Lu Yun's eyes were burning. "Mother, let's help our eldest cousin."

Zhang agreed in her heart, but remained expressionless. "What are you going to do?"

Lu Yun leaned forward and whispered her plan into her mother's ear.

"What will you do if Lingjie fails to leave the house?" Zhang looked at her.

"Let's not talk about why Su went to so much trouble to chase to Qingping Temple and frame my eldest cousin at the cost of herself. If mother was not sure about my eldest cousin leaving the house, she would have stopped her the moment she said the second sentence." Lu Yun's eyes curved into two crescents and she smiled brightly.

Zhang smiled and shook her head, "Compared to your sister, you are more like me." Thinking of Rong Jie'er's happy look holding the bracelet, she felt worried.

After leaving the Lu Mansion, Lu Yun went to Princess Roujia's Mansion.

Roujia lay lazily on the couch, Lutan peeled grapes for her. There were several bowls of crystal clear cheese on the table, emitting a hint of cool air.

Lu Yun picked up a bowl, scooped a large spoonful and put it into her mouth. "Hmm, not bad."

"Cousin has gone back?" Lu Yun said incoherently while holding the bowl.

"Yeah." Roujia said indifferently, "Maybe he was scared."

Lu Yun looked at Lu Tan and asked, "What happened?"

Lu Tan put it succinctly, "The princess hired a small opera troupe, and the prince consort made a scene and was asked to leave."

Lu Yun said "Oh" meaningfully, and went to the four streets in the east, west, south and north to ask who the father was. Now you know who the father is, right?

With the yogurt still in her mouth, Lu Yun saw Roujia suddenly sit up and stare at her with strange eyes. "What's wrong?" Lu Yun was confused and looked at her clothes.

"You haven't had your period yet?"

Lu Yun was shocked. "You, why did you suddenly think of this?" I'm still a baby, thank you.

"I'm just asking." Roujia lay down again.

Lu Yun knew that she must have something to say. After finishing half of her bowl of yogurt, she spoke again, "When I went to the palace yesterday, the Empress asked me if I knew any noble ladies in the capital. I guess the Empress is secretly choosing a wife for Xiaowu."

No wonder, Lu Yun coughed lightly and saluted with one hand to show his identity, "I am a monk."

Roujia turned sideways, rested her face on her arm, and smiled strangely, "Lu Xiaosan, don't you know?"

"Know what?" Lu Yun felt uneasy because of her smile.

"Taoists are different from monks. They can get married, but most people won't consider Taoists."

These words were like a bolt from the blue to Lu Yun's ears! In modern times, she often saw news on new media platforms about Taoist priests getting married and driving luxury cars, but she always thought that they were fake Taoist priests and was deeply ashamed of it.

Counting on her fingers, she and the Crown Princess were the only two unmarried women in the Qin Dynasty royal family. At worst, they might even have to marry into a foreign alliance. Between the miscellaneous princess and the legitimate Crown Princess, who should she choose?

Roujia had already seen what her friend was thinking. She put away the playful expression on her face and began to sell him. "What do you think of Xiaowu? If you are interested, this princess will personally help you match him up."

Lu Yun looked at her and asked, "Is there nothing else?"

Roujia was shocked. "Which one do you like?"

Lu Yun: "Neither of them has it. The Fifth Prince is the worst. Don't mess with the couples." "Whether there is or not, wouldn't it be nice to go back to the manor and eat some big steamed buns? You kid is messing with my Tao heart."

Roujia was unhappy and murmured softly, "What's wrong with Xiaowu? I think you and I looked like a couple when we were kids."

Lu Yun held her chin with her hand, the pearl crown on her head shone brightly, she was as beautiful as jade, her eyes were like water, and her lips were as red as cinnabar. "Roujia, look at my face and say it again."

Roujia: “——”

"Accompany me to the palace." Lu Yun straightened her posture, retracted her outward charm, and regained her composure. "I have something to report to the Queen."

Roujia hesitated and said, "You can go, but you have to agree to one thing I ask."

The next day, Lu Yun looked at the gray Taoist robe on her body, touched the wooden hairpin on her head, and her face, which had darkened twice, and was confused and hesitant. "Am I going to enter the palace like this?" Will the ladies scold me for being disrespectful in front of the palace and then give me a lash of red.

Roujia gestured to her to rest assured, "It's okay, this princess will protect you."

In Ronghua Palace, Concubine Li looked at the little black charcoal that appeared before her and asked in confusion, "Ning'an, what have you been doing recently? Why are you so dark? And what about your clothes? Did something happen on the farm?"

Rou Jia: "Ning An heard from my son that the harem has been practicing frugality recently, thinking that they have done their bit to alleviate the drought in Huaizhou. They do everything themselves and refuse to wear fancy clothes anymore."

Lu Yun showed just the right amount of shyness, and quietly apologized, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Your Majesty."

Concubine Li was helpless. Such a pretty face was ruined into this state. "You are too honest." Doing things too much is not beautiful.

Lu Yun understood what her leader meant. He was dissatisfied with her for putting too much effort into appearances and putting her leader in an awkward position.

Roujia was still laughing awkwardly, "When I found out, it was already too late, haha, haha."

Lu Yun apologized again, "I know I was wrong."

Concubine Li shook her head. "Never mind. Is there something you want to see me about?"

Lu Yun: "This son is asking about Concubine Lu."

Concubine Li shook her head. "Ning An, if you want to plead for her, there's no need. This matter is beyond my power to decide alone. If there's something else going on, it would be difficult for me to speak up for you."

Lu Yun: "I am not trying to plead for my cousin, Your Majesty, please listen to me."