1215. Chapter 1215 Greetings

Zhao Ning followed Zhao Rao to Yikun Palace. Lu Shuang'er was arranging tonight's banquet. Thinking of finally meeting Zhao Yong tonight, she felt both expectant and conflicted. Since Zhao Yong came back, she had not stayed overnight in Yikun Palace. I heard that he brought a woman back from the Kingdom of Jin and made her a noble lady. Now she is in the palace of Liu Guiren every day. If she doesn't find a way to make Zhao Yong favor her again, not long after, she, the noble concubine, will be in the palace. There is no place to stand.

I wonder if Zhao Yong has seen Lu Yaoyao before. Why has there been no movement at all since he came back? Doesn't he have a crush on Lu Yaoyao? She thought he would snatch Lu Yaoyao away like someone else's wife.

It seems that she still underestimates Zhao Yong. He is not the kind of fatuous king who is addicted to women. In front of the country and beauty, he values ​​Qi State more, because he does not want to be at odds with Jin State.

"Your Majesty, the eldest princess is here with Princess Ning." A palace maid came into the hall to report back to Lu Shuang'er.

Lu Shuang'er raised her eyebrows slightly. She didn't like Zhao Rao very much. Although she was the highest-ranking concubine in this palace, her power was not as good as that of the eldest princess. The emperor asked her to take care of the affairs of the palace, but in fact the palace Many people here only listen to the words of the eldest princess. She, as a noble concubine, is actually a very embarrassing existence.

"Zhao Rao brought Zhao Ning here?" Lu Shuang'er put down the list in his hand, "Let them come in."

I heard that the two princes have been fighting fiercely outside recently. The eldest princess wants to help the eldest prince, and seems to be trying every means to win over the ministers. She actually has time to bring Zhao Ning to her place today. The sun really rises from the west. How long does she have? I have never seen Zhao Rao in the palace.

Could it be that he was planning to take advantage of Zhao Ning?

Then there will be a show to watch.

Lu Shuang'er thought happily when he saw Zhao Rao walking in with Zhao Ning on his arm.

She raised her eyes to look at Zhao Ning, and found that Zhao Ning's eyes looked a bit like Lu Yaoyao's, "Princess, there will be a banquet in the evening. Come here at this time, the emperor is not here."

"I have met the imperial concubine." Zhao Rao was not angry even after hearing such sarcastic words, and even saluted Lu Shuang'er with a smile.

Zhao Ning followed the salute and stood honestly next to Zhao Rao. He still couldn't help but glance at Lu Shuang'er, thinking that compared with the Queen, the difference between this Lu Guifei and the Queen was just clouds and mud. It's not that she didn't look good. Lu Shuang'er is also very pretty, but there is no comparison with Lu Yaoyao.

"This is Princess Ning, right?" Lu Shuang'er looked at Zhao Ning with a smile, "You are so beautiful. You have suffered a lot outside, right?"

"No, actually I didn't suffer much outside." Zhao Ning pretended to be weak and timid. This is what Lu Yaoyao taught her. If she comes to the palace of Qi State and doesn't know the depth of the other party, she should show weakness. , don’t let the other person see your depth.

She felt that what Lu Yaoyao said was right, so when she came to Qi State, she always behaved very weakly.

Lu Shuang'er secretly smiled in his heart. If he didn't endure hardship outside, why would he come back? "Three princesses, please come and sit inside. This hall is preparing for tonight's banquet, and people are coming and going without saying anything."

They arrived at the side hall and sat down. Lu Shuang'er served tea and cakes. She looked at Zhao Ning with a smile, "Princess Ning, I heard that you have always lived in the fishing village? Is there anyone else in that family after you?"

This time Zhao Yong came back with a woman. She also suspected that she had something to do with Zhao Ning, but she couldn't find out the details. She didn't dare to be too blatant, otherwise it would definitely cause Zhao Yong's displeasure.

"I am the only one left in the family. When my mother passed away, I was almost ten years old. The elders in the village still took good care of me." Zhao Ning folded his hands on his knees and looked very nervous.

Lu Shuang'er nodded gently, "So that's it. I heard that you saved the emperor of Jin State, and that's why he recognized you as the princess of Qi State?"

Zhao Ning raised his eyes and glanced at Zhao Rao. Lu Shuang'er really dared to ask anything. She turned out to be a noble concubine of the Jin Kingdom. Any woman would want to hide her past identity. She didn't seem to be afraid of others' suspicion.

"Yes, in addition to the Emperor of Jin Kingdom, there is also the Queen." Zhao Ning lowered his head and replied.

"Oh? What about Lu Yaoyao?" Lu Shuang'er smiled, trying not to let anyone see the disgust for Lu Yaoyao in her tone.

Zhao Ning was stunned for a moment. She didn't understand what Lu Shuang'er meant. "The Queen is... very good. She must have given birth to the little prince. When I came, she was in labor."

Lu Yaoyao's face suddenly darkened. Is Lu Yaoyao pregnant? It turns out that she is going to have a baby. No wonder there is no movement from Zhao Yong!

What a mistake!

Zhao Rao held a tea cup in his hand and asked with a smile, "The imperial concubine is indeed a native of Jin State. She cares so much about the emperor and queen of Jin State."

"It was just a small chat." Lu Yaoyao twitched the corner of her mouth, "Princess Ning seems to like Jin Guo very much."

"I like the Kingdom of Jin, and I also like the Kingdom of Qi." Zhao Ning pretended to be naive, pretending not to understand what Lu Shuang'er meant.

Lu Shuang'er looked at the nails on her hands, "Princess Ning, when Prince Shen was in Jin Kingdom...where did you go?"

Zhao Rao covered his mouth and smiled, "Mother, why are you asking An Ning all these weird questions today? How does An Ning know where Uncle Wang went in Jinguo? She didn't follow Uncle Wang."

"Yes, your concubine, I don't know where Uncle Wang has gone." Zhao Ning said softly.

Lu Shuang'er still wanted to ask Zhao Ning about the identity of Liu Guiren.

"I know!" Zhao Xin said proudly, "Uncle Wang was still out of tune when he was in Kyoto. He just went there all day long..."

"Xin'er!" Zhao Rao glanced at her sharply and said seriously, "Why is it that you, a junior, can discuss the affairs of the elders casually?"

Zhao Xin curled her lips angrily, "I didn't want to discuss it either."

Zhao Rao smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I will take Aning to other palaces to pay my respects to other empresses. You are still busy here, so we won't disturb you."

"That's fine. Anyway, there will be more opportunities to meet in the future." Lu Shuang'er smiled and nodded. In fact, she still had many questions to ask Zhao Ning. Since Lu Lingzhi was taken to Medicine Valley, she didn't have much information. There was no news from Jin Guo, and her brother Lu Tingzhi even refused to see her. She was very anxious.

"Your Majesty, let's go first." Zhao Rao said with a smile.

After saying goodbye to Lu Shuang'er, Zhao Rao led Zhao Ning out.

Zhao Xin looked at Zhao Ning with some jealousy. Why is the eldest sister so kind to her? Isn't she just a chess piece?