娘娘，老奴来迟了

Niang Niang, this old servant is late!

When Lu Yunluo returned to the Cold Palace and slapped the nine thousand taels of silver tickets in front of Yin Shuang, beside adoration there was nothing else. 

To use Niang Niang’s words, it’s really too awesome!

Could it be that Noble Consort Yao is really not a bad person?

Yin Shuang was starting to get a little confused, otherwise, why would she give so much silver to Niang Niang?

This is a question that she probably couldn’t figure out in her lifetime.

In the evening, Lu Yunluo was turning the soil in the front yard, preparing to plant some long beans when there was a movement at the door, so she looked up and saw a fresh-faced eunuch leading in a forty-ish grandmother with a frosty face and slightly white temples. The moment she saw Lu Yunluo, her eyes turned red and she knelt down. 

“Zhou Mama!” Lu Yunluo had a pleasantly surprised look on her face.

This Sister Zhou is the original body’s nursing mother, who had watched Lu Yunluo grow up.

Two years ago, Sister Zhou went back to the countryside to retire, and I thought I would never see her again in this life, but to my surprise, Sister Zhou had come to the palace!

“This Old slave, seeing Niang Niang!”

“Mama, get up quickly.” Lu Yunluo hurriedly went forward and helped Sister Zhou up.

In the original owner’s memory, her own mother had died early, so she had a very deep affection for this nursing mother.

　

Sister Zhou got up and held Lu Yunluo’s hand tightly, her face full of heartache, “Your Majesty, this old slave is late! You have a tough time!”

Six months ago, she had learned by chance that the Prime Minister had collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, and had been beheaded by the newly enthroned Crown Prince, also that the Prime Minister’s first daughter, whom the crown prince had just married was sent to the cold palace.

All the servants of the Prime Minister’s household were sent to a bitterly cold place.

Overnight, the wind and clouds constantly change.

Fearing that Lu Yunluo would not be able to withstand such a shocking change in the cold palace, she sold her house in the countryside overnight and came to the capital alone, trying every means to enter the palace. 

But when the officials who had been close to the prime minister heard that she was a former member of the prime minister’s family, they were afraid that she would bring them into trouble and immediately threw her away.

She had no choice but to find Prince Chen’s residence, but she learned that he had been away from the capital all this time, but finally returned a few days ago, only then did she finally manage to enter the palace under the arrangement of Prince Chen.

These words from Zhou Mama, “You have suffered”, made Lu Yunluo’s nose inexplicably sour and her tears almost fell down.

In her previous life, she was an orphan and had never known what it was like to be cared for by others.

Today, when she saw Sister Zhou, she felt an extremely affectionate feeling, and she held Sister Zhou’s hand tightly and said, “I’ve made Mama worry.”

After a short exchange of pleasantries, Sister Zhou wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and quickly returned to normal.

Since she had already entered the palace, she had to plan a good way out for her Niang Niang in the future. 

“Has Sister taken her evening meal yet? If not, I’ll get you something to eat.”

There was still some left over from the noodles she and Yin Shuang had eaten in the evening.

Lu Yunluo said and rolled up her sleeves to go to the kitchen.

Sister Zhou hurriedly stopped in front of Lu Yunluo, then bent down and saluted, “Your Majesty, although you have been sent to the cold palace, you are at least still the Queen, the master, this old slave will think of something on her own when I am hungry, how can I make Niang Niang do it?”

This is the imperial palace, different from the Prime Minister’s residence.

In the palace, there were glints and flashes of daggers and swords, every step was a step into the abyss of ten thousand feet if one was not careful enough. 

Eighteen years ago, she had been a palace maid in this palace for several years, and she knew all the twists and turns of the harem.