NOVEL NEXT Chapter 34: Revealing one's own scars
Chapter 34
Everyone couldn't help but look at her.
"May I ask the Queen Mother, are you going to match Zhao Yutan to Xie Zhan and assign me to Qin Sheng?"
Everyone took a breath of cold air when they heard this. This woman is so bold!
"So what if it is, so what if it is not?" The Queen Mother asked her unexpectedly.
"Does the Queen Mother know that I and Xie Zhan are engaged?"
Lv Songli's words can be said to not give the Queen Mother any face at all.
"How dare you!" Bang! The Queen Mother threw the cup in her hand and looked at the Highness's Lv Songli with a bad look.
In the entire Changle Palace Hall, no one dared to breathe.
Zhao Yutan lowered her head slightly to prevent people from seeing the expression on her face.
Xie Zhan shook his head in his heart and felt helpless about Lv Songli. It has come to this point, just obey, why bother struggling? It will only make the Queen Mother disgusted, and it will not be good for the Lv family.
Qin Sheng glanced at Xie Zhan and Zhao Yutan unhappily, then pursed his lips.
Several princes' wives all felt that Lu Songli was quite courageous. This was inconsistent with the rumors. Wasn't it said that she had always been quiet and timid, and only followed Zhao Yutan's lead? This was not the case at all. But when I thought about the current situation, I could understand it. She was really desperate for her fiancé.
Not only several princes' wives felt that Lu Songli was not timid at all, but everyone else felt the same, especially those around the queen mother. Originally, she summoned the four people to the palace alone, just to simply grant them marriage without any resistance. After all, Jiang's reputation for being unreasonable and fierce was well-known. If she made a scene in Changle Palace, it would be too ugly. Now it seems that it was a misstep.
Only Xie Zhan and Zhao Yutan, who had had two contacts with Lu Songli after she fell into the water, felt that she had changed too much.
Qin Sheng didn't have as complicated thoughts as they did. He and Lv Songli had an intersection after she fell into the water. She was very brave and strong in these few times. Before that, he didn't pay attention to her. He rarely paid attention to his fiancée.
Lv Songli didn't know the disturbing thoughts in everyone's mind. She knelt there and didn't regret her directness. As the saying goes, those who come with bad intentions will not come with good intentions. The queen mother obviously had a prejudice against her and would not change her opinion because of her submissiveness. Of course, if she didn't do what she wanted, the impression would be worse. But too many lice don't itch.
But Lv Songli always believed that at some point, the initiative should be in her own hands. Knowing that the queen mother was going to support Zhao Yutan, how could she let the queen mother make the decision? Wouldn't that be like being a fish on the chopping board? Besides, although the queen mother's words were not as decisive as the emperor's, every word was also very important. How dare she let her speak frankly.
Rong Qiu was a maidservant who came with the Empress Dowager, and she was very popular with the Empress Dowager.
At this time, Rong Qiu stepped forward and gently stroked the Empress Dowager's chest, and then said to the kneeling Lu Songli in a slow and earnest voice, "Why are you so stubborn? The Empress Dowager is also kind-hearted and wants to help you solve the messy marriage problem between you. If no one intervenes and lets things continue to develop, do you think you will have any good results? Child, you can't be so ungrateful."
Lu Songli lowered his eyes slightly, one played the red face, the other played the white face, and they cooperated very well.
Everyone was looking at her. She couldn't be tough anymore, or the talks would fail. So she softened her attitude, "Empress Dowager, do you know why this marriage between me and Xie Zhan came about?"
The Empress Dowager didn't say anything, and it was Nanny Rong Qiu beside her who answered, "I heard that you saved his life back then, and then Xie Huaili made the decision to arrange the marriage for you."
Lv Songli nodded, "It was the coldest time of the year when I saved him. After saving him, I soaked in ice water for more than an hour, and my body was left with indelible pain."
"We all heard about this, but isn't your heart disease not a big deal?"
Lv Songli looked at the head and smiled bitterly, "Empress Dowager, please call a doctor to take a look at me."
Hearing this, Zhao Yutan couldn't help but tighten the handkerchief in his hand.
Xie Zhan also pursed his lips.
Qin Sheng frowned, what are these people talking about?
Although she didn't know what she was talking about, after asking the Empress Dowager with her eyes, Old Madam Rong Qiu asked the palace maid to invite a doctor. During this time, Old Madam Rong Qiu asked her to get up.
The doctor arrived soon, and he was very good at women's medicine.
The doctor felt her pulse for a long time. Although nothing could be seen from the doctor's face, everyone knew that Lu Songli's health problems should be serious.
"Doctor Chen, how is Lu Songli's heart disease? Is it okay?"
"Miss Lu's heart disease should get better if she takes medicine on time. But..." Doctor Chen glanced around and looked embarrassed.
"Doctor Chen, just tell me the results of the pulse diagnosis." Lu Songli said calmly. Fortunately, she was careful and didn't take medicine to regulate her body immediately. She originally wanted to use this as a bargaining chip to negotiate conditions with the Xie family. But now it is very good to use it here.
Hearing this, Zhao Yutan was incredible. Did Lu Songli know what she was talking about? With her physical condition, if it were exposed, wouldn't she be afraid of being despised by the world? Once this secret was exposed, I'm afraid that all the good families in Chang'an City that she could get along with would avoid her? Thinking of this, her heart tightened again. Could it be that Lu Songli really relied on the Xie family? That's why she didn't care?
Xie Zhan was also surprised. He looked at Lu Songli's expression carefully and had some kind of guess in his mind. Did she know? But when they got married, the two families made an agreement that no one else would know the true condition of her body except her parents and her grandfather. Even she herself didn't know, and Lu Desheng and his wife would not tell her. . So how did she know the true condition of her body?
Lu Songli saw the expressions of the two of them, and she raised her eyebrows. She had known the fundamental problem with her body for a long time. Why, did everyone think that she would suffer the loss of being mute?
The Queen Mother and others also realized at this time that there might be something wrong with her body.
"Miss Lu Er's body is cold. She must have been in an extremely cold place when she was a child, which damaged her foundation. She is usually afraid of the cold and prefers warmth. The sunflower water is unstable. During the period, the pain is unbearable. It will be difficult to have children when she gets married in the future."
boom! Everyone looked at Lu Songli in disbelief.
Qin Sheng raised his head and glanced at Lu Songli in surprise. Is it so miserable? Then he pursed his lips.
The eyes of several princes and concubines exchanged wildly.
Is this true?
The diagnosis made by the imperial physician can still be false.
This is too tragic.
Some people are afraid that they won't be able to get what they want.
Grandma Rong Qiu glanced at her master and confirmed to Lu Songli, "In other words, when you saved Xie Zhan back then, you not only suffered from heart disease, but also because the cold air entered your body and damaged your roots, you were unable to have children?"
Lu Songli nodded, "Yes."
This was the more secret reason why they thanked the Lu family for getting married. After Lu Songli rescued someone, she soaked in ice water for too long, and the cold air entered her body. This was the biggest reason why the Xie and Lu families decided to get engaged in the first place. All because of the life-saving grace, there is no repayment. For this reason, only a handful of people know about it, not even the original owner himself. She also deduced it after she came over and noticed something strange in her body.
So, Queen Mother, how can you bear to take away the marriage she bought with her life?
As she nodded, the people present couldn't help but sigh. She really posed a difficult problem for the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother squeezed the prayer beads in her hand hard! She also looked very unhappy. Why didn't the boy from the Xie family tell her about such a big matter? Doesn't this just make her lose face?
The Queen Mother gave Lu Songli a gloomy look. Originally, she wanted to use tonight to gather people and then decree a marriage between Xie Zhan and Zhao Yutan. Now, after learning such a secret, if she offers marriage to the two of them again, she will definitely be pointed at and scolded.
Grandma Rong Qiu glanced at her master and sighed in her heart. Miss Lu was nothing to be afraid of, but her father Lu Desheng was not someone to be trifled with. She could not let others criticize the Queen Mother. Killing a mouse and knocking over a jade vase is not worth it. Even the harem has heard about Lu Desheng's power. If the Queen Mother is really impeached for this, she will be really disgraced. Even if Lu Desheng is concerned about the Queen Mother, what about the Cheng'en family?