Hairpin Phoenix

   Chapter 396 Out of the Palace

   That night, Lu Mingyu quietly left the palace and returned to the Second Prince's Mansion.

   In the middle of the night, Lu Mingyu suddenly returned to the house, and Lu Yi was shocked. He turned over to bed, and quickly put on his clothes and went to see the master: "I have seen the princess, the princess."

  Under the candlelight, Lu Mingyu's expression was calm and his eyes were cold: "No ceremony, everyone will step down, I have something to tell Commander Lu alone."

The    guards quickly withdrew.

  Lu Mingyu said to Lu Yi: "Pass my order to get all the guards to get dressed, and everyone to bring weapons and bows and arrows."

   Lu Yi's eyes flashed with shock and astonishment, but he calmed down in an instant and took orders.

  Lu Mingyu said again: "I'll give you an hour to set off at the fourth shift."

  Lu Yi didn't ask anything, and ordered to retreat.

   The original personal soldiers in the second prince's mansion were taken to the battlefield by Li Jing. For the past two years, the Lu family guards have been guarding the mansion. Lu Yi stayed at the Second Prince's Mansion for two years, and he did not sit idle and kept practicing.

   An hour later, one hundred guards were all dressed in night clothes, with long knives on their waists, bows and arrows on their backs, and the hooves of the horses were wrapped in cotton cloth.

  Lu Mingyu also changed into night clothes, and her long hair was braided and tucked under a black hat. A pair of black eyes shone brightly in the night.

  No one made a sound, and no one asked what the master was going to do with him.

  Lu Mingyu got on his horse, and all the guards also got on the horse. Out of the house in the dark night, galloping forward.

  The cotton cloth could not completely resist the sound of the hooves, but it made the sound much darker.

   The fast horse galloped and arrived at Zhengqingmen before dawn.

  There are four gates in the capital, Zhengqing Gate and Zhengde Gate are in opposite directions. The army of the Yan army gathered and set up camp fifty miles outside the Zhengde Gate. The Zhengde Gate fought for several days, and the noise of the fighting was loud.

  There is no war at Zhengqingmen for the time being, but the atmosphere is extremely tense and stagnant.

   The sky was twilight, and the officers and soldiers defending the city heard the sound of horses’ hooves and rushed out immediately, setting up a battle to block them: “Who is coming? The city gates don’t open, hurry back!”

   Since the Yan army came under the city, all the gates of the capital were closed, and no one was allowed to pass.

  Today, a group of people wearing night clothes and riding horses suddenly came, and it looked wrong.

   The city guard was murderous, Lu Mingyu didn't move on his horse, and a group of guards quietly surrounded her. The Lu family's guards were all tall and strong, and at first glance they were dark and dark, and they naturally concealed her figure.

  Lu Yi stepped forward and took out his waist badge to the city guard: "I am Lu Yi from the Second Prince's Mansion. I was ordered to go outside the city. Please open the city gate immediately!"

  The Second Prince's Mansion?

   Isn't it the Prince's Mansion?

   The city guard was surprised, and immediately took the waist card. After careful inspection, he opened the city gate.

   Several soldiers pushed open the heavy city gates, and before all the city gates were pushed open, everyone rushed out of the city gates on horseback. Before and after, but the effort of a stick of incense.

   After the group left the city gate, the officers and soldiers guarding the city closed the city gate again. A soldier approached the city guard and said in a low voice, "There are murderous Yan troops outside, what are these hundreds of people doing out of the city? If you want to die!"

   It’s easy to get out of the city gate, but it’s even harder to come back.

   The city guard glared and came over: "Shut up! It has nothing to do with you and me if you die or not. We just guard the city gate."

  …

Its daybreak.

   Sister Xuan turned over and woke up with her eyes open almost at the same time. Rubbing his eyes, he immediately regained his energy and shouted loudly, "Mother!"

   "Mother!"

   On weekdays, with this shout, the mother will appear in front of you. It was Qiyun who came today.

   "Your mother has a headache and needs to take medicine to sleep." Qiyun smiled and coaxed her brother and sister Xuan: "The slaves will take you to the garden to play, don't make trouble with your mother, okay?"

  The two brothers and sisters were a little unhappy, and soon they forgot about not seeing their mother.

   During these days, Lu Mingyu was very busy and had very little time to accompany them. They were all accompanied by Qiyun and a few wet nurses. Going to play in the garden is also very enjoyable.

  In the hall of Jiaofang, a group of stewards came to report the matter, only to find that the one sitting on the top today was Queen Qiao, who had not shown up for a long time.

   Queen Qiao's condition has not yet recovered, and her complexion is yellow.

   Princess Hui'an, who was sitting beside Queen Qiao, glanced at the stewards: "If there is anything, report back quickly. If you have something to say, just shut up."

   Public stewards: "..."

  No one dared to ask the Crown Princess why she was not there, and honestly went forward and reported them one by one.

   Queen Joe cheered up the spirit director. Fortunately, with Princess Hui'an by her side, she could hold on.

  Because Princess Hui'an's eyes were not good, no one dared to talk too much. Originally five sentences, they became one or two sentences. In just half an hour, today's palace affairs were finished.

  Queen Qiao took a few sips of tea and slowly recovered.

   Princess Hui'an felt distressed for her mother, and she had to mutter a few words: "Yesterday, the second brother and sister were fine, why did you suddenly get sick?"

Queen Qiao gave Princess Hui'an a sullen look: "Listen to what you said. Mrs Lu has been busy for so many days, and she is not made of iron, so she should be ill for a few days. Does she still pretend to be sick and hide? Can't be lazy."

   "Thank you for saying this in front of me. If you let her know, let's see how to deal with you."

   Princess Hui'an touched her nose shyly: "I'm just talking about it casually." Then: "I'll go to the East Palace to see my younger brother and sister!"

   Queen Qiao immediately stopped her: "She is rarely sick once, let her rest in peace, and you don't go."

   Princess Hui'an was not suspicious and nodded in agreement.

  The news of Lu Mingyu's illness quickly spread to the ears of the concubines in the harem.

  The crowd didn't even have any doubts.

  The harem is a long day, and there are not a few palace concubines who fall ill. It's more common to report illness if something goes wrong. Like before, Concubine Meng had been ill for more than a year without seeing anyone.

  Lu Mingyu is in charge of palace affairs, busy inside and out, everyone can see it, and it is not uncommon to be tired and sick.

   Empress Dowager Zhao specially asked people to visit the East Palace and sent a bunch of supplements.

  The sick crown princess didn't show up, Qiyun took the supplements and said a lot of words of gratitude, and people will deal with it in the future. The rest of the palaces came to visit and send supplements, all of which were handled by Qiyun.

   Qiyun is Lu Mingyu's dowry maid, and Lu Mingyu's most trusted confidant. She came forward to deal with it, and no one was suspicious.

   Only Concubine Su had some doubts in her heart.

   She and Lu Mingyu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have never seen Lu Mingyu sick for several years in her previous life. Being in charge of the palace affairs is nothing to Lu Mingyu, how could he be so ill?

   In the evening, Li Chang, the fifth prince, came to Yihua Palace to have dinner with Concubine Su.

   Concubine Su asked Li Chang in a low voice, "A Chang, is that Lu Mingyu really sick?"

   The fat on Li Chang's face trembled, and his small eyes drooped: "Isn't the second sister-in-law sick? It can't be fake."

   Concubine Su stared at Li Chang: "I've been thinking about it, but I always feel that something is wrong. Do you know something?"

   (end of this chapter)