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

Lu Yun changed into the new clothes her mother had brought her a few days ago. She wore a long gown in Changchun color with a double-breasted, stand-up collar, gold-core pink camellia flowers, a small ribbon bird in her hair, and a few gold hairpins inlaid with pink tourmaline. It was not too luxurious.

Only the spring purple bracelet on the wrist revealed the owner's extraordinary status.

Apply a light amount of rouge and lip balm.

Arriving at the gate of the Zhao Mansion, Lu Yun smiled and nodded to Lord Zhao who was standing at the door to greet the guests. Zhao Qingyu smiled gently and said, "Your humble servant greets Princess Ning'an."

"Master Zhao, there's no need to be so polite." Lu Yun waved at him, picked up the corner of her clothes, and walked up the stairs. When she reached the second door, she saw Madam Ma and her eldest cousin.

The two were about to greet each other, but Lu Yun reached out and helped them up. "Mrs. Ma, please stand up quickly. It's been almost ten years since I last saw you."

Mrs. Ma was very respectful and said, "Thanks to the princess's blessing, we are reunited after so many twists and turns."

Lu Yun handed the gift she brought to Mrs. Ma and said, "Please come often in the future. If you have time, you can bring your cousin to the palace for a visit." Mrs. Ma turned around and bowed her head to watch the princess leave. She stood up straight until she could no longer see her figure.

Lu Ling handed the things to the servant and whispered, "Mother, I'm enough here alone. Someone needs to watch over the back."

Having just arrived in South Vietnam, she was not used to the climate there. She had diarrhea for a few days and felt exhausted after standing for a while. Madam Ma sighed, "I'm too old to be useful." She gently advised, "If you're tired, don't force yourself to stay up. Sit down and rest." After saying this, she gestured to Xiang Xing to move her chair closer and left the silver bottle beside her. Then she turned and led Nanny Song to the back.

Lu Ling stood for a while and indeed felt a little tired. She asked Xiang Xing to rub her back, her eyes still fixed on the direction of the gate.

Seeing several women in white clothes from afar, she stood up straight, put on a smile, walked forward to greet them, and had someone lead them to the back.

Not seeing the Luo family's grandmother, Lu Ling looked up at the sky and estimated that it was almost time. Just as she was about to turn around, she saw a figure appear in front of her. Lu Ling was almost scared and a layer of white sweat broke out on her back.

"I'm sorry for the delay on the road, Mrs. Lu." The man was wearing a light blue gown and had a lot of hairpins on his head.

Lu Ling put her hand on Xiang Xing's arm and said, "No, Grandma, you've arrived just in time. Mrs. Gui has just arrived too, please come in."

When Grandma Luo passed by them, the strong fragrance of her body forced Lu Yun to take a few steps back, making her already tired body even more uncomfortable.

Xiang Xing looked worried. "Madam?"

Lu Ling shook her head, indicating she was fine. She suppressed the discomfort in her throat, gulped down a bowl of tea, and once she had calmed down, she rushed to the front hall.

In the hall, Mrs. Gui, surrounded by several other ladies, sat below Mrs. Ma, chatting and laughing. Sometimes she praised the elegant and comfortable decor of the hall, and sometimes she praised Mrs. Lu for her virtue, ability, and good looks.

Mrs. Ma responded with a smile.

Lu Yun and Jiao Ying were sitting together. Jiao Ying had a rosy complexion and a small dimple appeared on her cheeks when she opened her mouth. Lu Yun asked curiously, "Why haven't I seen this before?" She even pointed at the

Jiao Ying was embarrassed. "It's been there before, but it's not obvious normally. It only becomes like this when I smile too much."

"Oh." Lu Yun said meaningfully, "Did the Zhang family come to propose marriage?"

A red cloud flew across Jiao Ying's cheeks and she nodded gently.

The two of them were chattering away, and suddenly the surroundings fell silent. Lu Yun followed the crowd's gaze and frowned. The color of this dress was too light.

Gong Jinjin walked silently to the chair by the door and sat down, seemingly showing no intention of coming to greet the ladies. With her appearance, a faint fragrance began to linger in the air.

Jiao Ying was shocked. Although she had known for a long time that Gong Jinjin had married Luo Yun's eldest cousin, this was the first time she saw her. How could she have become like this?

Mrs. Gui's face turned pale, and she turned around and whispered a few words to the maid beside her.

When Lu Yun took Jiao Ying out of the hall, she saw Gong Jinjin being "forced" by Mrs. Gui to pay respects to several ladies one by one, and heard all kinds of derogatory and mocking words.

Jiao Ying turned her face away, feeling a little reluctant.

Lu Ling stood under the shade of flowers and waved at Lu Yun, "Why did you come out?"

Lu Yun touched the red bougainvillea on the flower stand and sighed, "Big sister, don't go in yet. Let's talk about it later." Jiao Ying felt sympathetic.

Lu Ling frowned and was about to ask again when she heard the sound of a teacup falling to the ground in the hall.

"What are you doing!" Mrs. Gui was extremely angry and kept wiping the tea off her body with a handkerchief. Fortunately, the tea was not hot, otherwise she would have been hurt.

No one paid attention to Gong Jinjin who was kneeling on the ground. When she raised her hand to wipe her tears, the exposed part of her arm was covered with bruises of varying depths.

Madam Ma signaled the maid to help Grandma Luo up, and said with a smile to ease the atmosphere, "Young wives are always clumsy. Everyone here has been young, and everyone has broken a few teacups."

Everyone laughed and responded, chattering about the funny things they had experienced in their youth, inevitably with a hint of criticism towards their mother-in-law. Mrs. Gui returned, having changed her clothes, her face still grim, but she said nothing more.

Jiao Ying rubbed her chest. She was frightened just now.

Lu Yun noticed that her eldest cousin's face turned pale, so she took her out of the room on the pretext of changing clothes.

Xiang Xing bowed gratefully to Lu Yun and helped Madam walk to a ventilated place. "I don't know what's wrong with Madam lately. She seems to be in a bad mood."

Lu Ling breathed a sigh of relief, her face regaining some color. She forced a smile and said, "Maybe it's because of the unfamiliar climate. After the banquet is over, please ask a doctor to come and take a look."

"If you trust me, there's a mother in my courtyard who knows a little about medicine." Lu Yun held her eldest cousin's hand, feeling a surge of warmth. "Go and ask her to come over now. It'll only take an incense stick of time at most. Just relax and relax."

Lu Yun's words hit the mark, and Lu Ling returned the handshake gratefully. "There's been a lot of work going on in the mansion lately, and I'm afraid I'm tired. I don't want to bother you with so many people."

Lu Yun smiled and waved her hand, then turned her head to give Cai He a few instructions. They stood outside for a while, and only returned to the hall when they saw the maids had already started serving the dishes.

Lu Yun smiled and declined Madam Ma's invitation to sit at the table. She took her eldest cousin's hand and sat at a table outside. "Since this is a family dinner, let's not talk about that. Honestly, I'm half your junior, so I should sit at the table outside."

Mrs. Ma had no choice but to give up, and she couldn't help but ask her daughter-in-law to take good care of the princess. When Caihe and her two mothers arrived, the banquet had already dispersed, and the ladies were sitting in groups of three or four, talking.

Lu Ling was lying on the Luohan bed, Mother Chen stretched out a few fingers and placed them on her wrist, while Lu Yun sat beside her with bated breath.

After a while, Mother Chen withdrew her hand, her voice filled with joy, "Congratulations, Madam, you are pregnant."

Lu Ling's beautiful eyes slightly opened, she touched her belly in disbelief, her voice choked with sobs, "It's not that I don't trust Mom, it's just that this is a serious matter, I'm afraid..."

Mother Chen smiled and nodded. "Don't worry, ma'am. I won't make the same mistake again." Xiang Xing turned her back and bit her lower lip hard to stop herself from crying. Lu Ling closed her eyes, a tear sliding down her cheek.

She raised her hand and gently stroked her belly. From this moment on, she would no longer hate her past self.