concubines are respected

Chapter 67
Murong Haotian's news was indeed correct, the emperor quickly issued an imperial decree, allowing noble concubine Yuan to return to the mansion to gather with her family to express her affection for her family.

Lin's family was full of joy, the harem concubines went home to visit their relatives, and they could stay for a day. This was the first honored favor since the founding of the Da'an Dynasty.From the day the imperial edict was received, from the old matriarch down to the servants and servants, the mansion was busy in the front yard and backyard.The old lady also sent a lot of people to help take care of it, and everyone was looking forward to the early arrival of this day.

Three days later, Noble Concubine Yuan received the decree from the sage, and left the palace as a half-queen queen.There were a number of palace ladies and eunuchs accompanying them, not only guards from the Imperial Forest Army, but also the third prince accompanied them.

Although the old matriarch of the Lin family seldom went out for many years, since the time of application, he led the Lin family and the people from the side branches to wait in front of the main gate early.All the dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital who had good relations with the Lin family also went to wait for the arrival of the noble concubine and empress.

A scarlet carpet is laid in the middle of the street, extending forward for more than a mile. Walking forward from the gate of the mansion, glazed palace lanterns are hung higher and higher along the street. The whole street is brightly illuminated. The imperial concubine returned to her natal family to visit her relatives, her face was full of respect.

The people had been waiting in front of the door for half an hour, although everyone stood tired and tired, but no one showed any resentment, and Qi Yi's gaze cast towards the end of the street.

The old lady is dressed in a splendid attire, her hair is shiny and slippery, and the five-tailed phoenix hairpin, which is rarely worn, is neatly inserted in the middle of her bun. As night falls, the five-tailed phoenix hairpin shines brightly under the reflection of the palace lanterns. .

"Old Madam, you have been standing for a long time, why don't you bring a chair and stool for you to rest for a while." Yun Rong, the close maid, saw the old matriarch's tired face, and whispered caringly.

"It's okay, it's okay." The old lady shook her head, looking forward from time to time, her body was sore and tired, at this moment, it was nothing.

Yun Rong knew that the old matriarch was in a hurry, so she didn't insist anymore, she supported the old matriarch's arm but secretly increased her strength, so that the old matriarch could lean on her arm as much as possible, so as not to be too tired.

The old lady stood behind the old matriarch. She hadn't worked so hard for a long time, and it seemed that she couldn't take it anymore.Seeing this, Suxian quietly stepped forward and stuck to the old lady's side, and said softly, "Grandmother, I'm tired, can Qian'er squeeze your calf for you?"

Saying that, without waiting for the old lady to speak, Suxian already squatted down, rubbing the old lady's calf gently with her small hands.There were crowds of people in front of the mansion, everyone's attention was focused on the end of the street, and no one cared about Suxian's actions.

The old lady had a comforting look on her face, and the already sore and numb calves were relieved a lot by lightly rubbing them with her delicate hands.The old lady bent down and pulled Suxian up, and said softly with a smile, "Be good, my old bones can still hold on."

Then he held Suxian's soft catkin tightly, pulled it into his arms, rubbed it lovingly with his wrinkled palms, his chrysanthemum eyes slightly opened and looked at Suxian from time to time, his face was full of doting .

The warm scene of the grandfather and grandson fell into a pair of cold eyes behind him, and a hum full of jealousy and hatred was drowned out by the whispers in the crowd.

"Lu'er, what are you looking at?" In the crowd, San Yiniang stood side by side with Lin Yinglu who had returned home after receiving the news. Seeing Lin Yinglu's eyes full of hatred, she asked in a low voice.

"Auntie, that bitch is becoming more and more likable and obedient now!" Lin Yinglu's voice was extremely low, her hazy eyes still resting on Suxian.

"Hey, God don't open your eyes. Now this bitch is not what it used to be. Soon she will be elected as a prince and concubine. If she is elected, she might be so arrogant." The third aunt suppressed her full of resentment and whispered softly through her teeth. , looked at Lin Yinglu's thin face again, and said with heartache, "Lu'er is wronged, I see that you have lost a lot of weight these days. I wonder how Madam Wu treats you?"

When mentioning the Wu Mansion, Lin Yinglu sighed helplessly, "Oh, how could that old woman be reconciled to the fact that there are too many little ones like me in the mansion? Fortunately, Master Wu treated me pretty well, otherwise my daughter really wouldn't be able to live. down."

"Oh, my Lu'er is suffering." San Yiniang patted Lin Yinglu's hand sadly, her face full of distress.

"Hmph, all my hardships are due to that bitch. Just watch, I will definitely not make her feel better." Lin Yinglu stared at the beautiful back in front of her, her silver teeth almost gnawed.

The mother and daughter whispered in the crowd. Seeing Lin Yinglu's words were so imprudent, Third Aunt looked around worriedly. Seeing that everyone didn't care about her side, she whispered vigilantly, "There are many people with mixed ears, and Luer has thousands of ears." Be careful."

At this moment, there was a commotion in front of the crowd, and a servant shouted in surprise, "Come, come!"

Everyone stretched their necks, and sure enough, there were two rows of palace maids in palace attire leading the way in front, and dozens of honor guards from the Imperial Forest Army came behind.In the queue, a colorful Luan sedan chair with nine phoenixes facing the sun was carried and supported by eight eunuchs, walking steadily and slowly.

At this time, it was almost Youshi, and the sky was much darker. The glazed palace lanterns were in full bloom on both sides of the street, and the Luan sedan chairs illuminated by the golden walls were even more magnificent and magnificent.

The old matriarch took two steps forward with some excitement, tears glistened in his eyes, and he murmured softly with trembling lips, "Yuan'er. Oh, no, imperial concubine Yuan has finally returned home."

Although his own daughter, who was pregnant in October, was sitting in the sedan chair, but the etiquette of the heavenly family had to be followed, the old matriarch suppressed his ups and downs, and Qi Xi's tears rolled in his eyes uncontrollably.

"Old lady, this is a great happy event, and you should be happy." The maid Yun Rong thoughtfully handed a silk handkerchief to the old lady, and said softly.

"Well, well, yes, this is a happy thing, I shouldn't cry." The old lady wiped the corners of her eyes and said with a sob.

As they lined up and approached step by step, the crowd waiting in front of the door suddenly fell silent. A large group of people stood densely on the Ruoda street, but the scene was silent and a needle could be heard.

Eunuch Hai, the accompanying eunuch in charge, took the lead in stepping out of the queue, holding a whisk in his hand, and shouted in a high voice, "The imperial concubine is here!"

As soon as this remark was made, all the people, led by the old matriarch, knelt on the ground neatly, and shouted in unison, "Welcome to the imperial concubine!"

The luan sedan chair was stable, and immediately a young eunuch brought a red lacquered platform and placed it on the right side of the luan sedan chair. A middle-aged noble lady with cloud patterns, colorful beads and peacock patterns, a red emerald with pearls and a phoenix head, a golden step, and extremely beautiful eyebrows, walked down the stairs slowly.

This person is naturally the protagonist of today's family dinner - Concubine Yuan.

As soon as Concubine Yuan stood firm, she saw the old matriarch kneeling at the front of the line at a glance, her beautiful phoenix eyes flickered, she took a small step forward in a slight loss of composure, and said softly, "Mother..."

As soon as he called out, Xueying, the palace servant who supported his wrist, immediately reminded in a low voice, "Your Majesty, you must not be rude in front of others." While speaking, he glanced at him from the corner of the eye, and beside him was Eunuch Hai, the chief eunuch standing respectfully.

Eunuch Hai is the accompanying eunuch appointed by the Empress Dowager, if Concubine Ruoyuan returns to the mansion this time, if there is anything wrong with her words and deeds, she will definitely not be able to hide it from the Empress Empress.

Concubine Yuan Gui immediately realized her gaffe, stabilized her body immediately, suppressed the turbulent emotions, pretended to be calm and swept her relatives kneeling on the ground, and gently opened Zhu Liping and said, "Thank you for waiting for a long time, hurry up!" flat body."

Everyone kowtowed again in accordance with the etiquette, "Thank you, Concubine Gui, for your kindness."

After all the etiquette was done, the crowd surrounded Concubine Yuan like stars holding the moon and walked towards the main hall of the mansion.

The main hall has already been hung with layers of gauze. In the deepest part of the gauze, a bright green couch is placed in the center. Concubine Yuan and the old matriarch walked hand in hand, passed through layers of gauze, and came to the couch. sit down.

Eunuch Hai followed closely behind him and opened the gauze and was about to enter, but the palace maid Xueying turned back and stood in front of Eunuch Hai, and said with a smile, "Eunuch Hai, please stay behind, your mother and family are gossips, you I'm afraid it's inconvenient to come in."

"Here." Eunuch Hai twitched his muscles uncomfortably, looked at the figure of Concubine Yuan sitting upright through the gauze, and said unwillingly, "The empress has ordered this old servant to serve the concubine wholeheartedly. "

Concubine Yuan, who was sitting in the gauze mansion, heard the words, her phoenix eyebrows were slightly locked, and she said to Xueying in a deep voice, "Xueying, I think Eunuch Hai is tired of serving you all the way, please ask Eunuch Hai to have some cakes and tea in the side hall. If there is something in the palace, I will call him to serve."

Xueying got the order, and said with a smile to Eunuch Hai, "Eunuch Hai, you heard what the imperial concubine and empress said. Please come with your slaves."

Saying that, he stopped talking to Eunuch Hai, and walked to the side hall first.

Eunuch Hai glared at the figure of Jiaoqian in the gauze with hatred, followed Xueying with an extremely dissatisfied expression, and walked towards the side hall.

After Grandpa Hai left, Concubine Yuan finally got rid of the annoying eyeliner. At this time, the gauze was filled with the closest people of her family. Concubine Yuan got up immediately and helped the old lady to sit down on the seat.

"Young concubine, no!" The old matriarch hastily declined.

Concubine Yuan insisted on asking the old matriarch to take her seat, then stepped back a few steps, knelt down in front of the old matriarch, and said in tears, "Mother, Yuan'er has not been able to perform filial piety at your knee these years, please accept Yuan'er." A salute."

The old matriarch could no longer control her excitement, and stepped forward to hold Concubine Yuan with both hands, two lines of turbid tears flowed down her cheeks, "Yuan'er, my son, I hope for the stars and the moon for my mother, and I finally see you I'm back home."

The mother and daughter hugged each other and wept, and the onlookers in the venue were also infected by this scene and kept rubbing the corners of their eyes.

At this time, Suxian also thought of her mother who had passed away for many years, and her nose was also sour frequently, and her eyes were wet with tears unconsciously.

Concubine Yuan, mother and daughter sighed for a while, and finally calmed down under the comfort of the old lady. The mother and daughter sat side by side on the couch affectionately, hand in hand, and whispered to the parents.Not knowing what she said, Concubine Yuan raised her head and looked carefully at the direction where the Suxian sisters were standing.

The old matriarch smiled and said softly, "Lan'er, Qian'er, come and kowtow to the imperial concubine."

Suxian's heart sank, and she thought to herself, thinking that it was the old matriarch and Concubine Yuan who mentioned the fifth prince's choice of concubine, which made Concubine Yuan move her mind to see the two of us.

Lin Zhilan was silent for a long time, finally got the chance to show her face, she immediately stepped out happily, stepped forward and bowed down respectfully, "Lan'er has seen the imperial concubine and empress."

　I'm sorry, I haven't been fine this week, those who commented, I will make up next week, hehe, I wish you a happy reading!
　　
　
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