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

The carriage passed by Zhuque Street. Lu Yun opened the curtains and looked out. There was a bustling crowd of people, and shops with colorful flags were everywhere. The shouts of attracting customers were heard one after another.

It was still as lively as ever. Seeing the sign of Xiefangguan from afar, Lu Yun asked the coachman to drive the carriage over.

Before he even entered the door, a maid with decent features and good manners came to greet him. "You look unfamiliar, sir. Is this your first time in our shop?"

Lu Yun looked at the huge screen decorated with hundreds of gauze and velvet flowers placed at the entrance of the store and couldn't help but praise it, "It's very ingenious and a real masterpiece."

The maid was very proud. "Your Excellency has good taste. This was made by our second shopkeeper. The colorful flowers on it were once the signature of our shop. If you like any of them, please let me know. We support custom orders." She lowered her voice and said, "I heard that the Fifth Prince is choosing a concubine, and many ladies have ordered jewelry from our shop."

Lu Yun smiled and asked Cai He to give her a small purse. "I'm just going to take a stroll. The maid can go and do her work."

The maid was flattered and took the purse and went to greet other guests.

Lu Yun took Cai He around the shop when they suddenly heard an argument coming from the counter in front of them.

A woman with high cheekbones and narrow eyes, wearing a blue satin gown, was arguing with someone while holding a pair of red gold crescent-shaped phoenix-shaped mittens holding a red gem.

"I saw this hairpin first. Why should I let that lady have a look at it?"

Mrs. Hu, wearing a long gown embroidered with a stand-up collar and double-breasted pattern, revealed a four-strand gold bracelet with shrimp whiskers on her wrist. She said disdainfully, "Mrs. Lu, you've been looking at it for almost a cup of tea. One moment you say the gold wire is too thin and will break easily, the next you say the phoenixes aren't beautiful enough, and the gems aren't transparent enough. It's only worth a hundred or so taels of silver. Why are you fussing over it? If you really want it, I'll give it to you."

Lu Rong's eyes widened, and he put one hand on his waist. "Bah, Hu, don't think you are so great just because you have a few bucks. Anyway, I saw this pair of hairpins first today, and you can't see them until I let go."

Mrs. Hu sneered, her bracelets jingling as she swung them. "Money buys everything. I covet your pair." Then, she goaded the maid beside her, "Be careful! With the way Mrs. Lu is doing, even the strongest jewelry will break. Your jewelry is made of real gold and silver. If even a small piece gets lost, it would be enough to feed an average family for half a month."

As soon as these words were spoken, the maids became nervous. One of the leaders stepped out and said with a smile, "Mrs. Lu, you'll see how long it takes. But the jewelry is really precious, so please be careful."

Lu Rong was furious, "Are you saying I can't afford the compensation?

The leader suppressed his laughter and said, "Madam, that's not what I meant. It's just that you have been watching for a long time——"

Some words touched her sore spot, but Lu Rong raised his hand and hit her. The leader was so scared that he closed his eyes tightly. When he opened his eyes after a while, he saw that Mrs. Lu's hand was stopped in mid-air.

"What a great arrogance!" Lu Yun threw the arm in her hand aside and said coldly.

Lu Rong was shaking with anger. "Whose wild girl are you from? Do you know who I am?"

Lu Yun raised her voice, "Mrs. Lu, the chief priest, Lord Lu, has retired. Little Lord Lu married the daughter of the Cui family of Boling, but it was all in vain. If I were you, I would have kept my tail between my legs and behaved honestly. Otherwise, sooner or later, I would be like little Lord Lu, walking around the city with the slap mark on my face."

"Puchi" Some people in the crowd remembered the scene they saw at the beginning, couldn't help laughing out loud, and began to whisper.

"You——" Lu Rong was shocked and angry. "Who are you?"

Cai He stepped forward and stood in front of her master. "Master Qingxu's disciple, Master Runhui. If you dare to touch my master, just try!"

"Isn't it just—" Lu Rong changed his mind mid-sentence, choking as if he had swallowed a fly. "Princess Ning'an?"

"Princess Ning'an? She's the woman who saved me in the recent incident!"

Mrs. Hu smiled from ear to ear. "Mrs. Lu, please go home quickly."

Faced with the mocking and ridiculing looks of the crowd, Lu Rong's eyes turned red. He threw the jewelry in his hand hard onto the counter, covered his face with his sleeves and quickly fled the scene.

Lu Yun noticed the gazes around her and coughed lightly.

The leader had heard that the host family had a young lady who had become a nun since childhood, so he immediately evacuated the guests and led Lu Yun to the private room upstairs, serving her fragrant tea and snacks.

He said, "Princess, please wait a moment. I have sent someone to invite the host." Then he closed the door considerately.

Lu Yun sat down by the window, opened it and looked out. She saw Eunuch Wang in a red robe riding on a tall horse, leading two lines of more than ten rows of eunuchs carrying boxes and baskets and walking slowly towards them.

Lu Yun frowned, "Caihe, go over and take a look. Which house did Eunuch Wang go to?" Her fingers unconsciously knocked on the window frame, making a "knock knock" sound.

From the time the sun sets in the west, just when Lu Yun's patience was about to run out, Caihe's footsteps were heard on the stairs.

"Master, master!" The voice came before the person arrived.

Cai He happily pushed open the door and said, "Our eldest daughter has become the consort of the Fifth Prince. Eunuch Wang just announced the decree."

There was no light in the room, and half of Lu Yun's body was sunken in the shadows. Cai He's smile faded slightly, and she slowly stepped forward and asked worriedly, "Master?"

When Caihe saw the tear marks on her master's face, she was stunned. The eldest lady became the fifth prince's consort. Wouldn't the master be happy?

Tears fell to the ground one by one, and Lu Yun closed her eyes. "Caihe, I knew this day would come. I'm really happy for my sister and my mother."

She is the future consort of the Crown Prince of Nanyue, and her sister is the future consort of the Fifth Prince. There will be a war between the imperial court and Nanyue one day. Will the last few people in this world who love and care for her eventually drift away from her and become her opposite?

Zhou Boli, I suddenly want to see you again. Where are you?

After cheering up and having someone send a gift to her mother, Lu Yun was no longer willing to step out of the princess's mansion. She stayed in her room all day, copying scriptures over and over again.

Roujia stayed by her side silently, putting the scriptures she had written into the box one by one until seven days later.

Eunuch Wang came to invite Ning An to the palace for an audience.

"The princess has lost weight."

Lu Yun smiled and said, "Eunuch Wang is as blessed as ever."

Eunuch Wang puffed out his big belly, raised his finger proudly and said angrily, "The princess is still as fond of joking as ever."

Lu Yun made him laugh out loud.

Eunuch Wang seemed unconcerned. "Princess, if you can be more open-minded when encountering things, you still have a long way to go in life."

"Thank you, Grandpa Wang. I've learned a lot." Lu Yun imitated Roujia's sweet call, which made Grandpa Wang laugh like a flower.

He happily led her all the way from Shun'an Gate to Zichen Hall.

Emperor Longqing was older and weaker. Lu Yun suppressed the thoughts in her heart and knelt down. "Your Majesty."