It was already dusk and the sky was filled with sunset glow.

Lu Mingyu’s expression was unclear, and her eyes looked at Li Jing with a long-lost sharpness.

Li Jing’s heart sank slightly. He was very familiar with Lu Mingyu’s temper, and this was a sign of Lu Mingyu’s anger. In his previous life, Li Hao had betrayed his loyalty, which left a deep mark on Lu Mingyu’s heart.

In the two months since they got married, he had slowly moved closer to her heart. Although they were still a little far from passionate love, they were a happy couple and had never been angry with each other.

Now, these two palace maids were like two hot potatoes, leaving him speechless. It would be strange if Lu Mingyu wasn’t angry!

Li Jing whispered, “Xiaoyu, don’t be angry. Today in the palace, the Royal Grandmother summoned me and wanted to reward me with two palace maids, but I flatly refused. Unexpectedly, the Royal Grandmother sent them directly to the Lu Mansion.”

Lu Jia unexpectedly took over the conversation: “These two palace maids arrived at the Lu Mansion in half an hour. I didn’t want to disturb Huangzi Fei, so I put them in the guest room. When Your Highness returned to the mansion and learned about this, he immediately was going to send them back to the palace.”

Li Jing looked at Lu Jia with gratitude.

He really didn’t expect that Lu Jia would be willing to help him at this critical moment.

Lu Jia responded with a look that said “Don’t worry, Your Highness”.

The young lady did have a bad temper and was easily angered and violent, but she was definitely not an unreasonable person.

Sure enough, after Lu Mingyu heard the whole story, the sharpness and coldness in her eyes faded, replaced by a hint of anger, and a hint of sarcasm in her tone: “I’m pregnant, and the Royal Grandmother immediately rewarded someone to serve Your Highness. How considerate.”

Li Jing immediately stepped forward and held Lu Mingyu’s hand: “Xiaoyu, you should have a good rest and just pretend you don’t know about this. I will send them back to the palace right away.”

Lu Mingyu’s eyes flashed, and he said calmly: “This is coming for me. I will go to the palace with you.”

Li Jing was shocked and said without thinking, “No! Only I can handle this matter. Once you show up, you will be known as a disobedient and unfilial person.”

Lu Mingyu and Li Jing looked at each other and said, “If you send them back to the palace, people will still talk about you.”

A gift from an elder cannot be refused.

As a granddaughter-in-law, sending the person gifted by the elders back to the palace was definitely not good for her reputation. Li Jing did this, which was also disrespectful to the elders.

The scholars and civil officials all valued filial piety. They naturally supported Li Jing, the legitimate prince. If Li Jing wanted to take the honorable path of competing for the throne, he could not be known as an unfilial person.

That’s why Empress Dowager Zhao resorted to such a trick, which was really cunning in the extreme.

A gust of wind blew from somewhere, and the lantern under the eaves was swayed from side to side, and the flickering light fell on Li Jing’s handsome face.

Li Jing only said one sentence: “I walk upright and stand straight, and I am not afraid of what people say.”

Just a few words were like a heavy hammer falling.

Lu Mingyu’s heart trembled, and countless words came to her lips, but she didn’t say a single word.

The two beautiful maids in the carriage were still sobbing. Lu Jia and others were watching from the side. Lu Mingyu put away her thousands of sighs and nodded: “Okay, I’ll listen to you. You handle this matter, I just don’t know.”

Li Jing’s tense brows relaxed instantly.

He looked at Lu Mingyu deeply, then let go of her hand, stepped back a few steps, and rode on his horse. With an order, the guards led the way, and the carriage of the Lu Mansion also set off quickly.

Lu Mingyu stood at the main entrance and watched the group go away.

Lu Jia coughed and whispered, “Huangzi Fei, please go into the mansion and rest! Your Highness did not let Huangzi Fei get involved in this matter. It is Your Highness’s thoughtfulness and consideration.”

Lu Mingyu came back to her senses and glanced at Lu Jia with a smile: “You were bought by him so quickly. You speak for him as soon as you open your mouth.”

Lu Jia watched Lu Mingyu grow up, and in Lu Mingyu’s heart, he was almost like a half-elder.

Lu Jia was not so reserved when talking to Lu Mingyu. He smiled and said, “Your Highness is really good to you, I can see it all. I am not speaking for Your Highness.”

Yes!

You didn’t have to listen to what a person said to know whether he really cared about you. Just look at what he does.

Those who truly cared about you would not push you to the front to charge into battle. Instead, they would protect you like a fragile piece of porcelain even though they knew you were extremely capable in combat. ^[1]aka the difference between our ML and her previous life husband

Lu Mingyu was silent for a moment before saying, “Your Highness is indeed a good husband. It is my blessing to marry him.”

…

Not long after Lu Mingyu returned to the yard, Shen Lan arrived.

Shen Lan’s belly was already slightly bulging. She walked more slowly and carefully than usual: “Xiao Yu, I heard that the Empress Dowager gave two palace maids to Your Highness, and Your Highness sent them back to the palace. Is that true or not?”

Lu Mingyu nodded.

Even though Shen Lan had a good temper, she was furious: “You are pregnant, you should stay calm and take good care of the baby. The Empress Dowager is not only unsympathetic but also deliberately sends two palace maids. This is too much!”

Lu Mingyu’s eyes flashed coldly: “The Empress Dowager wants to make things difficult for me and use this incident to drive my husband and me apart. It would be best if I could have a miscarriage, then she would feel relieved.”

She had never seen such an elder before!

Shen Lan gritted her teeth in anger.

But this was the Empress Dowager of Wei, Li Jing’s grandmother. No matter how angry or furious she was, she could not rudely speak.

Shen Lan took a deep breath and said, “Fortunately, His Highness is on the same page with you. He took the initiative to send the palace maid back. But if this happens, the two of them will definitely be unhappy. If it gets out, His Highness’s reputation will not be good either.”

Lu Mingyu said calmly, “The Empress Dowager is biased and confused, and everyone knows it. If this matter gets out, it will be bad for his reputation, but how good will the Empress Dowager’s reputation be?”

That was true.

Shen Lan didn’t think much about it and whispered to Lu Mingyu: “Anyway, don’t get angry about this kind of thing.”

Lu Mingyu smiled and nodded.

…

Half an hour later.

In the Wenhua Hall, Emperor Yongjia was reviewing memorials.

The new dynasty had been established not long ago, and the government affairs were complex and numerous. Emperor Yongjia was in his prime, full of energy, and had to review memorials every night until midnight.

Eunuch Liu came in quietly and reported in a low voice: “Your Majesty, the Second Prince is outside asking for an audience.”

Emperor Yongjia was a little surprised. He stopped writing and looked up at Eunuch Liu: “Didn’t he leave the palace and go to Lu’s house? Why did he suddenly come back to the palace?”

Eunuch Liu coughed and continued to report: “The Second Prince is not alone, he also brought two palace maids with him.”

Emperor Yongjia: “…”

What was the meaning of bringing a palace maid to Wenhua Palace for no reason?

Emperor Yongjia’s mind raced, and he had a not-so-nice guess. He said in a deep voice, “Let him in.”

A moment later, the Second Prince Li Jing stepped into the main hall.

Two beautiful palace maids with red eyes and tear-stained faces timidly entered the main hall together. After kneeling down, they did not even dare to raise their heads.

“Your Majesty, your son greets you.” Li Jing actually knelt down and said, “Your Majesty, I came to the palace so late to ask you to support me!”

Emperor Yongjia: “…”

(End of this chapter)