After rebirth, I became a treacherous minister Black Moonlight

Meng Qianqian thought to herself, I wasn't ready and the horse started running, it's not my fault.

Meng Qianqian looked down at his hands around her waist.

Forget it, he definitely didn't mean that. Saying it out loud would make me seem pretentious.

Lu Yuan took her through a shortcut, one of which was an old street near the market town, and they would pass by there on the way back.

"Grand Governor."

"doing what?"

"Can we go to the market? I want to buy some new storybooks for the old lady."

There are indeed quite a few storybooks in the market, and they are much more interesting than those sold in the study rooms outside.

Lu Yuan uttered nonchalantly.

It seems that Lu Yuan also knows about Fangshi. That place is quite famous.

Meng Qianqian said softly: "Thank you, Grand Commander."

Soon, they arrived at the east entrance of the old street. After crossing the old street, they reached the market town at the end.

Lu Yuan tightened the reins and stopped the horse.

Meng Qianqian said: "Grand Commander, the market is ahead."

"I know." Lu Yuan said calmly, "Go eat something first. Your stomach has been growling all the way. It's really annoying."

Meng Qianqian touched her stomach and realized belatedly that the two of them were busy chasing Zhang Feihu and had not eaten dinner.

But, did her stomach really growl all the way?

Gollum~

Her stomach growled again.

Meng Qianqian smiled awkwardly.

The old street is a busy and bustling street, but the blue brick floor is a bit bumpy, making it difficult for horse-drawn carriages to pass through. In addition, the crowds make it difficult for horses to pass through.

Horse boys holding signs soliciting customers can be seen everywhere on the street.

Several horse boys rushed forward and surrounded Lu Yuan and Meng Qianqian.

"Sir, Madam! Are you going to have dinner or stay in a hotel?"

asked a stable boy who was at the front.

"Feed the horse."

Lu Yuan said.

When they heard that it was just a matter of feeding the horse, the stable boys left in disappointment. Only one boy, about fifteen or sixteen years old, stayed where he was. He looked at the horse's belly and said to Lu Yuan, "Ten copper coins for looking after the horse, and twenty copper coins for feeding the horse. You don't need to feed your horse. Ten copper coins will be enough."

Lu Yuan threw him a silver ingot.

Ma Tong was stunned: "I, I can't find it."

Lu Yuan said: "No need to look for it."

He took Meng Qianqian off the horse and threw the reins to the horse boy: "Feed it some water."

The horse boy was ecstatic: "Yes! Yes! Thank you very much, sir! Thank you very much, madam! Take care, sir! Take care, madam!"

Meng Qianqian had been to the market several times, but each time she went straight there in a carriage and never stopped on the old street.

Unexpectedly, the old street that seemed deserted during the day would be so lively at night.

Unlike Zhuque Street and Chang'an Avenue, there are not many new shops on the old street. All of them are shops that have been open for many years. Some have even been passed down for three generations. Although they look old, their business is very good.

As they walked, they met an unexpected person - Lu Xingzhou.

Meng Qianqian never thought that she would meet her ex-father-in-law here.

You know, this is in the north of the city, very far away from the Lu family.

Lu Xingzhou obviously had the same doubts. He looked at the two people who suddenly came towards him, and a strong shock flashed in his eyes.

Lu Yuan stopped walking, the corners of his lips slightly raised, revealing a smile that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts: "Hey, isn't this Lord Lu? What a coincidence, I can still meet you after walking halfway through the city. This governor and Lord Lu are really destined to be together."

Isn't it a deep fate? It's just that it's an evil fate.

Lu Xingzhou bowed and said, "Greetings, Grand Commander."

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "Sir Lu, don't you know my wife?"

Lu Xingzhou frowned slightly.

How could he not recognize Meng Qianqian? Even if Meng Qianqian turned into ashes, he would still recognize her!

However, the daughter-in-law who used to be respectful to him suddenly became the wife of his immediate superior, and he was unable to fully adapt to the change in status.

Subconsciously, he didn't want to pay his respects to his ex-daughter-in-law.

However, he couldn't afford to offend Lu Yuan, a treacherous minister.

Lu Xingzhou bowed to Meng Qianqian and said, "Greetings, Madam Governor."

Meng Qianqian hummed in a pretentious tone, and put on the airs of a governor's wife to the utmost: "Lord Lu, you are too polite."

Lu Yuan seemed to have thought of something, and said meaningfully: "Ah, your son will marry a new bride in a few days, I will go to the ceremony with my wife."

Lu Xingzhou: I didn’t send any invitation to the Governor’s Office!

He was not familiar with Lu Yuan, so how could he dare to send an invitation to the Governor's Mansion? Besides, Lu Yuan clearly did not get along with his son. Even if he did not know that Lu Yuan's fiancée was Meng Qianqian, he would not have invited Lu Yuan to attend his son's wedding banquet.

Lu Xingzhou said with a stiff face: "Thank you for your honor, Grand Commander. I will be waiting for you and your wife to come."

Lu Yuan smiled even more deeply: "This Governor likes your tactfulness, Lord Lu."

After saying that, he took Meng Qianqian away.

Lu Xingzhou maintained the posture of saluting until the two men walked away.

The respect on his face disappeared, and he clenched his fists with a cold look in his eyes.

Meng Qianqian said thoughtfully: "Grand Commander, I suspect that Lu Xingzhou's appearance near the market town is related to the Twelve Guards."

Last time she got something from the Twelve Guards in the market, and this time, there might be news about the Twelve Guards coming to light again. Lu Xingzhou has nothing to do with the Twelve Guards, but Lin Wan'er does.

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "This Lu Xingzhou is much more interesting than his son."

He laughed again, and his laugh was captivating and beautiful enough to bewitch everyone, but Meng Qianqian knew that this laugh was poisonous.

She moved aside quietly.

Lu Yuan's face darkened and he asked coldly, "What are you doing?"

Meng Qianqian blinked and moved back to his side.

Well, it’s safer to choose the cold-faced Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan is very particular about food. He always eats at the most expensive and best restaurants.

Meng Qianqian pulled his sleeve and pointed to the alley across from the restaurant: "I want to eat that."

There is a small stall selling rice dumplings in the alley.

Lu Yuan said murderously, "Meng Xiaojiu, do you want me to eat that kind of food with you?"

Meng Qianqian: Lu Yuan with a cold face is not safe either.

A little girl about seven years old ran over quickly, looked up and said with a smile: "Handsome brother, the dumplings my parents made are delicious!"

Lu Yuan is not Ji Li, who likes others to praise him for being handsome.

Sure enough, Meng Qianqian saw that Lu Yuan didn't even blink.

The little girl didn't give up: "My parents make Baifu dumplings. If you eat them, you will live a hundred years and have a happy marriage!"

Lu Yuan: "If it doesn't taste good..."

The little girl hurriedly assured him, "It's delicious! It's delicious!"

After she finished speaking, she ran back to the stall and moved the stools, "Big brother, sit down, sister, sit down!"

Meng Qianqian said: "Grand Commander, you are the father and mother of the people, please give me some grace. It is not easy for a little girl to come out to work with her parents at the age of seven."

Lu Yuan snorted coldly, walked over, looked at the small stool that was not much bigger than Bao Zhuzhu's exclusive stool, frowned, and seemed to have a struggle between his conscience and his conscience, but he finally sat down.

The table was also very low, just right for Meng Qianqian to sit on, but Lu Yuan was too tall, with nowhere to put his long legs. His face was serious, and there was a hint of grievance and pity on his face.

Meng Qianqian burst out laughing.

Lu Yuan said coldly: "How dare you laugh at me? Meng Xiaojiu, you are tired of living!"

Meng Qianqian lowered her head: "I dare not."

She tried hard to hold back her laughter, but she really couldn't.

The sadness of parting was dispelled in waves of suppressed laughter. My mood became much brighter and even my body seemed lighter.

It turns out that the dumplings here are really, really... unpalatable.

Meng Qianqian was like a little quail who had done something wrong, and she obediently waited for Lu Yuan's scolding. After all, it was she who insisted on dragging him over to eat, and if he ate like this, she deserved a scolding.

Unexpectedly, the commander-in-chief didn't say anything until he finished eating the last of the disgusting glutinous rice balls.

After dinner, the two went to the market.

Unfortunately, this time Meng Qianqian did not meet the killer with a pigeon blood tattoo on the back of his hand.

It was already midnight when the two returned to the Governor's Mansion.

The old lady and Baoshu have fallen asleep.

The old lady is sleepy, Baoshu is tired, and taking care of the old lady is tiring.

The pig is feeling miserable, but he won't say it.

Nanny Li was waiting for the two of them in the room with a very serious expression.

Originally, I thought it was outrageous enough that Lu Yuan took the young lady out on the second day of her wedding, but I never expected that when she went to collect Yuanpa, she encountered something even more outrageous.

In the bridal chamber, there should be blood stains on the couple's shawl, but there was none on the lady's shawl.

The young lady is still a virgin, she is absolutely sure of that, so what about Luohong?

She was just wondering if her son-in-law and his daughter had not consummated their marriage last night when Madam Du and Nanny Wan blushed and spoke hesitantly.

It was either on the table, on the floor, or on the windowsill...but not on the bed. Where did the blood stains get on Yuanpa?

After hearing this, Nanny Li felt so ashamed that she thought of how Lu Yuan had asked Meng Qianqian to look at the Spring Breeze Picture in the library. Nanny Li cursed Lu Yuan hundreds of times in her heart!

"The young lady is still young, please be more restrained, uncle."

As soon as he got home, Lu Yuan, who was carrying a big pot, said: "..."

Meng Qianqian slept in the bridal chamber, and Lu Yuan went to the east wing.

The two were too young and experiencing sex for the first time, so they could easily lose control. Nanny Li had no objection to this.

"Miss, please take a rest. You will enter the palace tomorrow."

After spending an entire afternoon with Steward Cen, I learned a lot of rules. It turned out that after Meng Qianqian and Lu Yuan got married, they had to pay their respects to the Queen Mother in the palace, but they didn't have to do that when she married Lu Lingxiao because Lu Lingxiao's official position was too low.

"I got it, Mommy."

On the way back, Lu Yuan mentioned it to her.

Meng Qianqian went to bed immediately after washing up. She slept soundly and it was already dawn when she opened her eyes.

Banxia opened the curtain and said softly, "Miss, your husband said you can sleep a little longer."

Meng Qianqian asked: "Has he been here?"

"My uncle went to court. He gave me this instruction before he left." Banxia said, "My uncle went to court so early."

The court meeting of this dynasty officially begins at the hour of Mao, and officials who live far away have to get up at the hour of Yin. Zhuque Street is close to the imperial palace, but it still takes a quarter of an hour to drive there.

By this calculation, Lu Yuan hardly slept last night and got up early.

"I've had enough sleep, let's change."

Meng Qianqian was not yet a lady of the imperial court, so she did not need to wear the special clothes for ladies of the imperial court. She chose a pomegranate red corseted silk skirt and a transparent gauze dress embroidered with gold thread on the outside.

Few people can resist such an extremely bright color. If you are not careful, your eyes will be distracted by the clothes and you will only notice the gorgeous clothes.

However, Meng Qianqian has a nearly perfect face with delicate features, as beautiful as a peach or plum. Her gauze dress moves gently in the wind, swaying and shining, revealing a bit of fairy spirit.

Everyone in the room was stunned.

Nanny Wan exclaimed repeatedly: "Don't blame the uncle."

Baoshu also entered the palace today. She was also dressed beautifully, with her hair tied up in small golden buns. She also wore the tiger cub's clothes that she didn't have time to show off last time.

But this time it’s not a little red tiger, but a little golden tiger.

Meng Qianqian pinched her little face: "Baoshu is so beautiful."

Bao Shu shook her little head proudly and said to Meng Qianqian, "Nine, also, beautiful."

The old lady was still sleeping. Meng Qianqian did not disturb her. She held Baoshu, took Tan'er and Banxia with her and got on the carriage to the palace.

Steward Cen was also in the carriage, sitting outside.

"Madam, when we enter the palace, someone will take you to pay respects to the old empress dowager and the queen. You don't need to go to other palaces. After the Grand Commander leaves court, he usually goes to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to review memorials. If you feel tired, you can go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony with Miss Baoshu first."

Meng Qianqian nodded: "Okay, I'll remember that."

When she arrived at the palace gate, Meng Qianqian saw a young eunuch.

The young eunuch bowed to Meng Qianqian and the little one in her arms: "Your servant Xiaoquanzi pays respects to Madam Lu and Miss Baoshu. The Empress has been waiting for a long time in Kunning Palace."

Manager Cen smiled and said, "He is one of us."

Meng Qianqian understood that Xiaoquanzi was Lu Yuan's spy in the palace: "I have seen you."

When Meng Qianqian entered the palace for the first time, she was bullied by Concubine Li. It was Lady Wang who asked the Queen to intervene in time. Xiao Quanzi was one of the palace maids who accompanied her at that time.

Xiaoquanzi smiled and said, "Mrs. Lu has a good memory, just like me."

"Panasia."

Meng Qianqian winked at Banxia.

Banxia took out a purse and handed it to Xiaoquanzi.

"useless!"

Koizumi didn't dare to accept it.

Manager Cen asked, "Why don't you thank Madam for the reward?"

Xiaoquanzi then took the money bag and said respectfully, "Thank you, Madam, for the reward!"

Manager Cen said to Meng Qianqian, "Madam, I'll be waiting for you and Miss Baoshu outside."

Meng Qianqian nodded and followed Xiaoquanzi into the palace.

She and Baoshu first went to pay their respects to the old empress dowager, who was the biological mother of the retired emperor. She was a very kind old woman who had been a vegetarian and a Buddhist all her life. A few years ago, the crown prince died suddenly, and the retired emperor became depressed and abdicated the throne to Zong Zhengxi, and then went to the palace to recuperate.

He said he was recuperating, but in fact he was under house arrest by Lu Yuan.

At that time, some people wanted to persuade the old empress dowager to suppress Lu Yuan, but the old empress dowager moved to the small Buddhist temple in the palace and never stepped out of it again.

Meng Qianqian met the old queen mother in the Buddhist temple.

She was dressed simply, with a string of Buddhist beads hanging on her chest and a half-copied Buddhist scripture placed in front of her.

She is about the same age as the old lady and is also a very old person.

Meng Qianqian held Baoshu and paid her respects to the old empress dowager.

The old empress dowager was devoted to worshipping Buddha and let everything else sink in. She gave Meng Qianqian and Baoshu two Buddhist scriptures that she had copied herself and asked them to leave.

Baoshu grabbed the Buddhist scriptures with both hands, took two bites but couldn't eat it, so she gave it up.

She still liked the old lady, and everything she gave her was edible.

Banxia put away the Buddhist scriptures.

Meng Qianqian asked: "Is the Queen Mother the biological mother of the Emperor?"

"No." Xiaoquanzi accepted Meng Qianqian's reward and replied in an especially detailed manner, "The biological mother of the retired emperor was a female official in the palace. The female official died not long after giving birth to the child. The empress dowager adopted the retired emperor under her name and raised him as her own son. However, these are all old stories. No one in the palace mentions them anymore. Madam, please don't mention them in front of other ladies. The old empress dowager doesn't like others saying that the retired emperor is not his biological son."

She just asked casually, but she didn't expect that they were not biological mother and son.

"Why didn't the emperor posthumously confer a title on his biological mother?"

"This...I don't know either."