After killing four concubines, the queen was sentenced to death and reborn

"You're really good at talking." Xiao Shuyue opened her red lips slightly, a playful arc appeared at the corner of her mouth, and then she pouted. The light shining in her bright eyes suddenly dimmed. She suddenly felt bored and very uninteresting. She turned around and left quietly.

At the end of the banquet, Cui Zhaoling walked through the bustling crowd, his eyes fixed on Lu Lingyuan. He walked up to her, and the two walked side by side and left the banquet.

On the way out of the palace, Cui Zhaoling was the first to break the silence: "Why did the Queen Mother want to see you? What did she say to you?"

When Lu Lingyuan heard this, her expression changed slightly, and there seemed to be a flash of light in her eyes, and a hint of surprise disappeared in an instant. She lowered her voice and said softly: "You... saw it?" There seemed to be hesitation in her words, and there seemed to be some helplessness hidden.

"Well, it's that obvious. The Queen Mother specially arranged for the Princess and Prince Cheng to send everyone away and leave you alone." A sharp insight into the world flashed in Cui Zhaoling's eyes, and doubts had already arisen in his heart.

Lu Lingyuan glanced at him sideways, a faint smile on her lips, but she didn't say anything. That smile seemed to contain thousands of words, but it seemed as if she didn't want to say anything.

"What did the Empress Dowager say to you? Why is this flower-viewing banquet being held today?" Cui Zhaoling's face darkened and his expression became serious, as if a storm was about to arrive under the night sky.

Lu Lingyuan frowned slightly, thinking in her heart that it would be better not to tell him about this matter in order to avoid misunderstanding. "You worry too much. It's just a coincidence. The Empress Dowager went through so much trouble just to see me? What have I done to deserve the Empress Dowager's trouble?" She responded softly, with a hint of self-mockery and indifference in her words.

"Everyone in Shangjing City knows that you and I will be married soon. Could it be that the Empress Dowager has other thoughts when she sees me?" Lu Lingyuan said softly.

“That being said, but…” Cui Zhaoling hesitated to speak, feeling conflicted. “The Empress Dowager ignored many other distinguished ladies today and only summoned you…” His speech became faster and he became a little excited.

"What are you worried about?" Lu Lingyuan stopped and looked at him with sharp eyes.

In just that moment, Cui Zhaoling's ears turned red, like the first blooming peach blossoms. He lowered his head embarrassedly, his voice a little bashful: "What...what if..." The second son of the Cui family, who was always calm and self-possessed, showed rare shyness when facing his fiancée.

"There's no such thing as a chance of that happening!" Lu Lingyuan's tone was firm, with an unquestionable light flashing in her eyes. "Do you not believe me, or do you not believe in our Fanyang Lu family?" Her words were like a raging fire in the ice, both cold and hot, and impossible to ignore.

"Would the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty choose a woman who is already engaged as the mother of a country?" Lu Lingyuan asked him back.

Cui Zhaoling realized that she must be angry, and quickly said: "I was thinking wrong, don't be angry!"

Lu Lingyuan also decided to stop while she was ahead and continued walking towards the palace gate without saying anything more!

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After returning home, Lu Lingyuan told her father and mother everything that happened in the palace, "Yuan'er, you've been tired all day, go back and rest first!"

"Yes, my daughter will leave first." Lu Lingyuan bowed and saluted before going back.

Both Lu Xuan and Madam Lu looked heavy-hearted. "Husband, what exactly does the Queen Mother want to do?" Madam Lu looked very anxious.

"Madam, don't panic! The Empress Dowager will be afraid of Yuan'er's answer today. Don't worry. The most urgent and important thing is to set the date for their wedding." Lu Xuan said in a deep voice.

"Yes, my husband is right. The most important thing is to let them get married as soon as possible." Mrs. Lu echoed.

"Brother Cui will be returning to Beijing soon. Madam, you can prepare Yuan'er's dowry first." Lu Xuan walked up to her and patted her shoulder soothingly.

Madam Lu breathed a sigh of relief and said softly, "The dowry is ready. It has been prepared since early in the morning. Since Yuan'er was born, we have started preparing it little by little. Now she is getting married."

"It's not like she won't come back. Even if she gets married, she's still our daughter." Lu Xuan heard the disappointment in her words and comforted her in a gentle voice.

Mrs. Lu smiled helplessly, "I know, but after all, I'm married and I have to live my own life in the future."