"It's Lord Lu's birthday. I'm afraid that the Empress won't stay at home for just a day.”In order to ease the awkwardness, Fu Ruihai finally said," If that's the case, then we still have a chance to meet. There's no need to be so anxious. Miss Zhao, you can come back another day."”
Fu Ruihai speaking up for Lu Yueqin made Zhao Luyan a little uncomfortable, but she had to admit that speaking up now was beneficial for her. Hence, she followed his words and asked,""When does the Empress plan to return to the palace?”
Lu Yueqin looked at her father and then at Zhao Luyan. She replied leisurely,"The emperor promised me to stay at home for two days. I will go back early the day after tomorrow.”
"Since that's the case, I'll come back tomorrow. I hope the Empress can give me a perfect answer then.”After everything was done, Zhao Luyan felt that there was no need to stay. She curtsied and said," It's getting late. I should go back. Otherwise, Father will be worried. Goodbye."”With that, he turned around and left without looking at them.
Zhao Luyan finally left. Lu Yueqin heaved a sigh of relief. Suddenly, she heard coughing. She turned around and saw that it was her father. She immediately supported him and asked,"Daddy, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”
"I'm fine." Lu Wangyuan touched his chest and shook his head." Maybe it was because I was too anxious just now. It's okay. I'll be fine after a short rest." Don't worry about me. Think about Zhao Luyan. What do you want to do?”
"I don't want to agree to her, but look at her, how can I not agree to her?”Lu Yueqin sighed again.
Both father and daughter fell into endless depression. The originally happy day had turned into a gloomy cloud because of Zhao Luyan's sudden arrival. How could they still be in the mood to celebrate their birthday? Zhao Luyan was coming over tomorrow, so they really didn't know how to deal with it.
Zhao Luyan left the Lu Residence but did not immediately return home. Instead, she went to the Guanyin Temple in the west of the city. Facing the sacred Guanyin statue in front of her, Zhao Luyan sincerely bowed and said,"Guanyin, I, Zhao Luyan, am here to pay my respects. I am not in a good situation right now, and I have no other choice. I had no choice but to blackmail Lu Yueqin. I hope you can bless me with a smooth journey from now on and that I can enter the palace as soon as possible to avenge my mother. If you can fulfill my wish, I'll definitely come and thank you." After saying that, he bowed a few times before standing up. He closed his eyes and muttered in his heart. After a long time, he opened his eyes and burned an incense stick for the Guanyin statue. Everything was fine. She slowly turned around and walked back.
"No matter how much a guilty person says in front of Bodhisattva, no matter how devout he is, it's useless. What was done was done. Even if he had no choice, it was unforgivable. It was better not to bow.”Fu Ruihai, who was standing beside her, suddenly said indifferently.
Zhao Luyan walked past him and happened to hear what he said. She couldn't help but stop in her tracks and turn around to look at him with a frown."What do you mean?"
"I don't mean anything. I'm just casually saying.”Fu Ruihai replied casually," It's getting late. Hurry up and go back. Otherwise, your father will be anxious."”As he spoke, he was about to walk forward when he was stopped by Zhao Luyan…
"I know you don't agree with what I'm doing now, but I have no other choice. If I don't control others, I will be controlled by others. If I want to reach the final step, I have to make a move first. Otherwise, I might die in the hands of others.”He turned to look at Fu Ruihai." You probably don't want me to die in Zhao Shengming's hands, right?”
"I won't let you die in his hands.”Fu Ruihai looked at Zhao Luyan and said sincerely. Suddenly, he realized that her eyes were flickering as she looked at him. He hurriedly turned his head to avoid her. He calmed himself down and continued," Lu Wangyuan and Lu Yueqin won't harm you. They have nothing to do with this matter. Moreover, it's already in the past. Why are you still harassing them?”
"I'm not pestering them. I just want them to do me a favor.”Zhao Luyan retorted," And this favor is not difficult for them. Don't forget that Lu Yueqin is Consort Chen now, not Consort Lu. It's very easy for her to get a palace maid in. Is she not willing to help? I was angry when I saw her making excuses.”
"Maybe what she said is true. This matter is indeed not easy to handle. You know her personality. She's weak and doesn't have a mind of her own. It's really hard for her to do such a thing.”
"But do I have any other choice?" Zhao Luyan asked unwillingly," Don't tell me that if you ask me to look for He Yunxiu, will she help me? After thinking about it, she could only think of Lu Yueqin.”
"But you also know that Lu Yueqin is not favored. As far as I know, ever since he became Consort Chen, the emperor has been there twice and only stayed once. If you choose Lu Yueqin, I'm afraid you'll disappoint me.”
"Of course I know, but there's nothing we can do about it. Entering the palace is my first step. As for what to do in the future and how to approach the emperor, I can only take it one step at a time. I know why Lu Yueqin doesn't want to help me. She's afraid that I'll harm her. How is that possible? If she brought me in, we would be grasshoppers on the same rope. Isn't harming her the same as harming myself? I'm not that stupid." Zhao Luyan said proudly.
"Why didn't you say these words just now? Perhaps after you said them, things would turn around.”
"No matter what I said, they wouldn't believe me. I've said all sorts of nice things, but look at their attitude.”Zhao Luyan shook her head helplessly." My patience is limited. You saw it for yourself. At first, I spoke nicely, but they didn't listen. I had no choice but to be tough. This is how you deal with stubborn people.”
"But if you continue like this, won't you worsen the relationship and make the situation worse?”Fu Ruihai asked.
"Then I still have you, don't I?" Zhao Luyan turned her head and looked at Fu Ruihai meaningfully." Didn't you ask me to let them go in the end?”
"Thank you for giving me face." Fu Ruihai smiled bitterly.”
Zhao Luyan waved her hand." Don't be too happy yet. To tell you the truth, I have a purpose for doing this." I gave you face and let them go. You should also help me. This is my condition.”
"What do you want me to do?" Fu Ruihai asked calmly. He knew that things were not that simple. Zhao Luyan would not let Lu Wangyuan and Lu Yueqin off so easily. There must be a conspiracy, and it was related to him.
"I know you have a special relationship with Lu Wangyuan. When you were in Jiangluo City, you went to see him several times because of Shen Xiyin. Lu Wangyuan became so obedient and didn't go against us because of you. If you hadn't said those words just now, not only would I not have listened, Lu Wangyuan would not have listened either, right? I suppose he must be very grateful to you for saving their lives.”
"Cut the crap. What do you want me to do?”Fu Ruihai asked impatiently.
"It's very simple. Go and persuade them to agree to my request and not go against me. This way, when they meet tomorrow, everyone can relax a little.”Zhao Luyan directly stated her request.
"When do you want me to go?" Fu Ruihai wasn't surprised. He just asked casually. He knew that Zhao Luyan might look for him, but he wasn't sure. In fact, he also wanted to find Lu Wangyuan. He did not dare to forget what Priest Regret had said and had to remind him. He had planned to go at night, but Zhao Luyan and Zhao Shengming didn't know. Now that Zhao Luyan had personally mentioned it, it must have been arranged. Let's see what she has to say.
"Go now. I can't wait.”Zhao Luyan urged," Although I gave them a night's time, you know that I can't sleep without an answer. If I let them think about it themselves, they definitely won't agree tomorrow. Go now and tell them what I just said. Let them see the pros and cons clearly and tell them not to go against me.”After he finished speaking, he waited for a while. Seeing that Fu Ruihai was still standing there without moving, he urged," Why aren't you going? Didn't you hear me?"”
"Of course I heard what you said. I'm willing to go too. But what about Lord Zhao? We came out together this morning. If he only saw you go back alone and didn't see me, how would you answer if he asked?”Although Fu Ruihai wanted to go, he didn't want to put Zhao Luyan in a difficult position, so he said," I think we should go tonight. Zhao Shengming won't know, so it's more convenient for me."”
"It's too late. Let's go now. I have my ways to deal with Father.”Zhao Luyan's attitude seemed to be very impatient. She did not hear that Fu Ruihai was concerned about her.
Fu Ruihai looked at her helplessly and turned to leave. Seeing Fu Ruihai leave, Zhao Luyan was relieved. She walked down the stairs and sat in the sedan chair. She said to the people outside,"Let's go home." Those people didn't dare to be negligent and lifted the sedan chair to leave.
Fu Ruihai did not go to the Lu Residence immediately. Instead, he followed them. He was only relieved when he saw Zhao Luyan enter the house. He turned around and went to look for Lu Wangyuan. She didn't know what Lu Wangyuan was thinking and whether he would listen to her. Although he was conflicted, Fu Ruihai did not give up because he knew that Lu Wangyuan would definitely consider it for Lu Yueqin's sake. If he wanted to live, he couldn't offend Zhao Shengming or Zhao Luyan. Fu Ruihai believed that they could see this clearly.
Zhao Luyan felt very tired today. It was probably because she had not succeeded. Although it was not a failure, she was still uncertain. She felt uneasy. It was up to Fu Ruihai. She hoped that he would not let her down. She was very tired. Zhao Luyan only wanted to have a good rest. When she returned to her room, she met Zhao Shengming. Zhao Shengming had been waiting for her news. When he saw her return, he hurriedly went over to greet her."How did it go?"
Zhao Luyan had finally forgotten about what had just happened. Now that it was brought up again, she felt very depressed. However, she could not say anything to her father. He could only shake his head and say," They didn't agree immediately. They only said that they would consider it for a few days. Especially that Lu Yueqin. She looked unwilling and kept making excuses. It was really infuriating.”Zhao Luyan was very angry when she thought of the scene just now.
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