Chapter 135
Zheng Xuening and Lu Dieqing’s eyes met across a threshold.
Lu Dieqing almost subconsciously broke into an exceptionally bright smile, curving her lips at Zheng Xuening.
“This is truly great news!”
She turned her head to look at her still-dazed parents.
Only then did Lu He compose herself from the burst of excitement just now, stood up, and looked at Zheng Xuening, walking over.
“This matter… will it truly not affect Your Highness?”
Having been in the Shan Kingdom for so many years, she had almost completely prepared herself to grow old and die in a foreign land.
However, now, she was suddenly told that they could return to their homeland.
How could Lu He not be excited? How could she not be filled with a thousand emotions?
And all of this was only because the heir of the Chaoying Kingdom, who was standing before her, was willing to lend them a hand.
Lu He was about to bow but was helped up by Zheng Xuening’s hands.
“Auntie, you don’t have to be like this with me, or you’ll be putting me to shame. For both sentimental and rational reasons, given my relationship with Qingqing, I would not let you and Uncle waste away your years in the palace. The taste of being away from home is not good. This Princess can indeed send you back to the Shan Kingdom, but after nearly twenty years, I don’t know if everything will be as you wish when you go back, Uncle and Auntie.”
Lu He was not stupid and heard the hidden meaning in Zheng Xuening’s words.
She and Bai Ming had been sent by the Shan Kingdom back then and had been treated as abandoned children. Now, after twenty years, if they went back, they would probably have no standing.
After a moment of silence, Lu He spoke again.
“To be able to move out of the palace and have freedom is already a great good thing. To go back to the Shan Kingdom is probably not a matter of a single day. It’s better to talk about it later.”
When she said this, Lu He was also thinking of her daughter.
If she and Bai Ming returned to the Shan Kingdom, would their daughter follow them or not?
If she went with them, it would be tearing a pair of lovebirds apart.
After all, the bitterness of a living separation was a bit too cruel for two young women.
But the Shan Kingdom was indeed the homeland they had longed for for a long time.
Suddenly having the opportunity to leave, Lu He found it difficult to completely refuse.
It was just that… the feeling now was a bit illusory and unreal, a little bit of a giddy feeling.
Something she had sought in vain, now that there was an opportunity and freedom to do it, she suddenly felt that it was not so urgent, and even felt a bit of the feeling of being shy about returning home.
Perhaps, after living outside the Chaoying palace for a while, they could sort out their thoughts.
Lu He also had her own calculations. Before, the Shan Kingdom had said that an envoy would come, but the one who had come was her nephew, Lu Er.
In these few days, it was estimated that Lu Er would be back. At that time, when there was a chance to meet, she would first get a good understanding of the current situation in the Shan Kingdom before making a final decision.
Anyway, she had already lived in the Chaoying Kingdom for so long, almost twenty years. It wouldn’t make a difference to wait a little longer.
So many thoughts had passed through her mind, but in reality, only a few short breaths had passed.
After Lu He had said her thoughts, Zheng Xuening smiled slightly.
“Whether to go or to stay is naturally up to you, Uncle and Auntie. This Princess is just making things convenient.”
She looked at Lu Dieqing. Their gazes met, and the girl’s eyes were full of a complex gratitude and emotion.
That pair of eyes naturally had a clear, moist look, which made one’s heart palpitate.
Dinner was naturally a harmonious and happy affair.
If before, Lu He had had a few traces of subconscious worry about the Crown Princess, worried that her daughter would be let down, worried about the disparity in their status, and whether it would make her daughter suffer in the future.
After today’s events, she finally relaxed in her heart and completely trusted Zheng Xuening.
At the very least, the other could be anxious for what Qingqing was anxious for.
How many people in this world said that they liked someone, but the various means they used were just to obtain the other?
But true liking and feelings were often from the bottom of one’s heart, considering the other, and standing in the position of the person one loved to look at everything around them.
It was difficult for the Crown Princess, who was clearly in the position of the heir and could be autocratic, to be so meticulous and considerate for her Qingqing.
In addition, the impression the Crown Princess had left on the outside world in the past had always been cold and without warmth. Now, looking at it, the rumors were truly unbelievable.
…
After confirming that they could move out of the imperial palace the next day, Lu He and her husband were so excited that they barely slept all night.
Lu He: “I heard from Qingqing that the house outside was paid for by the Crown Princess. Ai. We already owe her so much. We have to properly furnish the inside ourselves.”
Bai Ming: “I’ll make the furniture. I’ll take what we can use and make what we can’t.”
Having been a little carpenter for nearly twenty years, he still had some skills.
Speaking of this, the couple looked at each other and smiled, as if they were thinking of their future free life, and were both a little choked up.
They were like caged birds, having been trapped for most of their lives, and had long since forgotten how to fly. Although they still remembered that they came from the sky, now that they were really going to be let out, they were inexplicably a little panicked.
In another room, two walls away.
Lu Dieqing was sitting upright on the bed, cultivating cross-legged with Zheng Xuening.
It didn’t seem to be an illusion. When the moon appeared at night, the spiritual energy in the air became a little more abundant.
Although it was far from the small island in the forbidden land, it was enough to support them in absorbing spiritual energy and circulating it to the meridians to nourish their bodies.
“Ningning, I found this in the storage ring.”
Lu Dieqing opened her eyes and couldn’t help but speak.
The storage ring the female doll had given her before seemed to have a seal on it. As the spiritual energy in her body increased, the seal in the storage ring also gradually lessened.
She had discovered something new.
What was taken out was a pile of pure white, jade-like stones.
These stones looked very full and smooth, and were made in a shape similar to silver, but they were not at all gold or silver.
Zheng Xuening lowered her eyes. After seeing these stones clearly, she said softly, “I’ve seen this before.”
Huh?
Lu Dieqing was surprised and looked up at the other.
Zheng Xuening pressed her lips together.
“After my mother passed away, every three years, on my birthday, I would receive a stone like this. It’s just that it was put away by Matron Zhang before. After I returned from the forbidden land and guided qi into my body, I had a feeling and only then did I discover where those jades were hidden.”
To Lu Dieqing, these secrets hidden in her heart were no longer worth hiding.
Zheng Xuening, seeing her mention her “deceased mother,” and her mood becoming a little low, her heart ached to the extreme.
The girl softly came over, and her two fair arms wrapped around Zheng Xuening’s neck.
“Don’t be sad.”
Zheng Xuening was so close to her that the spiritual energy she had been circulating also stopped. Her entire attention was almost completely drawn to the girl.
“My precious, in my arms, what am I sad about?”
Zheng Xuening pinched the girl’s cheek and gently kissed her.
She then pecked at the other’s crimson lips and curved her lips into a smile.
“Only my heart is moved.”
