Chapter 109 - Time to Do It
Imperial Consort Leng looked at the furniture in the Warm Pavilion, especially the landscape painting on the wall. She was slightly startled, then laughed: "I heard that little sister wasn't feeling well, so big sister specially came to see little sister."
"Many thanks Imperial Concubine for your concern, little sister has been spoiled like a pet." Qin Luofei toyed with her fingers, guessing in her heart why she was here.
Right now, the Imperial Consort Leng was weak and wanted to rope him in. It would be bad if she did this to the power behind her mother's house.
Imperial Consort Leng didn't want to waste any more words with Qin Luofei. She lowered her voice and whispered a few words into Qin Luofei's ear, and Qin Luofei raised her eyes to look at Imperial Consort Leng.
"How is this possible?"
The Imperial Consort Leng sneered and said, "Why is it impossible? The emperor isn't in the palace right now, and the empress dowager has always doted on you. It's also possible for you to take advantage of this opportunity to take action."
"Then why did the Empress come to chenqie's place? We are all women. This kind of thing isn't something we can make decisions about." Qin Luofei's smile vanished as she spoke lightly.
"Even if little sister doesn't want to get involved, I'm afraid it's still impossible. The empress dowager is already afraid of people secretly keeping an eye on us, and even dragged little sister's mother, the Lin family, down too, don't tell me little sister doesn't care?"
The corner of her mouth had a ripple as she said: "I am currently in the imperial harem, and the matters of the imperial court are not something a weak girl like me can control. Even though the Lin Family is my mother's family, I might not be able to control it either."
"You and I are both women of the emperor. Our imperial concubine can't even be compared to the minister, so you better not make any mistakes!" Imperial Consort Leng paused in front of that picture on the wall.
Qin Luofei frowned, then said: "Imperial Consort, you can go back first! Luo Fei had an idea in her heart. "
"Then, big sister will leave first. Little sister, please think about it carefully." Imperial Consort Leng caressed the Ruyi hairpin on her forehead.
She had already been in the palace for a year, but she still hadn't gotten rid of the Imperial Consort Leng. It was time to make a move.
On the second day, Qin Luo Fei sent someone to pay respects to Du Qingcheng, and also asked for an order to leave the palace to celebrate the birthday of the Lin Clan's Old Master.
According to her position, she could not casually leave the palace, but since the emperor was not here, with the relationship between her and Du Qingcheng, she would definitely agree.
"Miss, can we really leave the palace?" Daffodil Daydream asked Qin Luofei in great joy.
Qin Luofei nodded and said, "Go to the storehouse and get some good stuff for Grand Master. Let's get up immediately."
Gong Fei couldn't spend the night outside. Tomorrow was the Grand Preceptor's birthday, so there must be a lot of people around. She wasn't suitable to show herself, so going today was the most suitable.
Besides, she had more important things to do.
Du Qingcheng sent a pair of imperial guards to protect Qin Luofei, and also sent a few old mama to take care of his.
Qin Luofei's body was still unwell, but that did not stop her.
Sunset Chrysanthemum helped Qin Luofei put on her palace attire. She wore a light green blouse with a curving hem. She wore a long dress the color of chrysanthemum. The dress was wrapped in an almond yellow silk that was as thin as a cicada's wing. Her hair was done up into her temples, and she wore a Ruyi Bajie Glazed hairpin.
Daffodil Daydream looked at her and felt that she was even more beautiful than when she had first entered the palace.
"Miss, you look more and more beautiful!"
Qin Luofei rolled her eyes at Daisy and said, "You only know how to talk."
Qin Luofei took advantage of the few mama's time in the Warm Pavilion to whisper a few words into her ears, which made her nod her head.
Zi Yuan came in and wrapped the things she packed from the storage room up.
Qin Luofei nodded at her, but Zi Yuan nodded slightly.
"concubine, we can leave now." A round-faced mama lifted the curtain and walked in with a smile.
Qin Luofei nodded.
Daffodil Daydream and Zi Yuan lifted the curtain and Qin Luofei walked out of the room. There was a small palanquin with curtains stopped at the entrance of the palace.
Qin Luofei got into the palanquin. On both sides, there were Flower Blossom and Zi Yuan, and behind them, there were Du Qingcheng's old wet nurse and a few palace maids and eunuchs.
The palanquin headed west, and they left the palace the same way they had left it.
Qin Luofei lifted the curtain and stared at the palace walls that reached into the clouds. In her heart, there was a faint trace of expectation.
"Great, we are finally going to leave the palace." Sunflower was happier than anyone else, Zi Yuan shook her head helplessly.
The sedan chair left the palace and arrived at the western gate. The imperial guards came to inspect it, but the old mama was already prepared. She took out the golden medal the empress had bestowed upon her, and the imperial guards immediately let her through.
The sedan chair was lifted all the way out of the palace gates. There was a golden carriage parked at the west gate, as well as a pair of imperial guards wearing silver armor.
Sunflower supported Qin Luofei onto the carriage, and then followed Zi Yuan onto the carriage at the back.
Qin Luofei was sitting in the carriage with her eyes half closed when a smile suddenly appeared on her face. Her fingers leisurely tapped on the short chair next to her.
A young eunuch had long informed the Lin Family that before Qin Luofei's carriage reached the Lin Family's mansion, the Lin Family's elders and young masters had already come out to welcome them.
She was merely a lowly imperial concubine, so she naturally did not have any sort of grandiose demeanor. However, she was still a woman of the Emperor, so he could not treat her lightly.
When they arrived at the Lin Family residence, a hint of haze flashed across Qin Luofei's eyes. She never thought that the Lin Family residence would actually be built on the foundation of the Leng Family.
Qin Luofei was helped down from the horse carriage by Jadeflower and Zi Yuan, causing her to feel like her young miss was covered in cold sweat.
"Miss, what's wrong?" Daihua turned to look at Qin Luofei.
Qin Luofei shook her head slightly.
The Lin Family's house was only repaired briefly, it was still the same as the old Leng Family, the only difference was that the gate had been replaced with the Lin Family residence.
"We pay our respects to Concubine Qin!" The Lin Family clansmen quickly came over to pay their respects, and Qin Luofei ordered them to help them up.
"Concubine Qin, please come in and rest!" The old man with the white beard, the Lin Family, was the first to walk to Qin Luofeng's side.
"Grand Elder!"
Seeing Old Master Lin so thin, with a head full of white hair and a beard that was white, Qin Luofei couldn't help but feel bitter in her heart. It could be imagined that after the Lin Family had been demoted, they must have suffered a lot to have today's wealth.
When Old Master Lin saw Qin Luofei, he thought of his miserable daughter. His eyes couldn't help but turn slightly red, and everyone else was the same.
"Let's go in to talk, let's go in to talk!" Lin Zhankui supported Grand Preceptor Qin with Qin Luofei as the family entered the house.
Qin Luofei's eyes swept across the crowd, but she didn't see the white robed man or the black clothed man. Could it be that they still hadn't returned yet?
Everyone returned to the living room. Although Qin Luofei was young, she still took the main seat.
"Grand Duke, you're in great health. I've brought you quite a few tonics from the palace!" Qin Luofeng left the palace, feeling in great spirits. These people were all her relatives, there was no need to think about all the deceit in the palace.
Old Master Lin nodded slightly, and said: "Thank you concubine for your concern, this old one's condition has improved greatly. The day before yesterday, I heard from the eunuchs in the palace that concubine's body was unwell, so it's fine. "
"It's great, it's great!" Qin Luofei's eyes turned red, causing Old Master Lin to turn red as well.
"I want to burn incense for aunt!" Qin Luofei suddenly spoke up. Everyone was stunned for a moment, but immediately nodded.
Old Master Lin nodded his head in gratification. "It's difficult that you still remember your aunt. Before she died, she kept on talking about your mother."
This sentence shocked everyone present.
In order to prevent Old Master Lin from feeling sorrowful and unhealthy, it was up to Lin Zhankui to lead Qin Luofei to the back hall and burn incense for Madam Lin.
Lin Zhankui had a deep affection for his wife. After her death, he had never broken another string.
Qin Luofei saw that the old wet nurse who had followed her from the palace was following her. Even the young eunuchs didn't move an inch away. She was a bit anxious, but luckily, she had made preparations in advance.
Qin Luofei revisited her previous life's residence with a burning heart. Fortunately, the Lin Family simply cleaned up the courtyard and most of them still retained their original appearances. This further increased Qin Luofei's favorable impression of the Lin Family.
If it had fallen into someone else's hands, the Leng Family would probably not even have this little bit of memories.
When they arrived at the backyard, the Lin Family's ancestral hall was set up in a courtyard south of the garden.
Qin Luofei stood outside, thinking about how she still didn't have the ability to take revenge for the deep hatred she felt for the Leng Family. She didn't even have the power to take care of the Imperial Consort Leng.
"Feverfew, you guys wait outside! "I'll go in and burn incense to aunt."
Those old nannies knew the rules quite well. They knew they couldn't enter, so they could only wait outside.
Lin Zhankui accompanied Qin Luofei into the ancestral hall while the others waited outside.
Taking advantage of this moment, Qin Luofei secretly stuffed the slip of paper that she had been hiding in her uncle's hand. Lin Zhankui felt the item in his hand and was slightly startled. He raised his eyes to look at Qin Luofei.
"Aunt, please bless Luo Fei and take revenge, and ask the ancestors of Leng Family to protect me and avenge the Leng Family and find big brother."
Lin ZhanKui hid behind someone and read the note in his hand. His face was very ugly. He didn't think that the Du Family would be so daring as to take advantage of the absence of the Emperor to re-establish the Second Prince. It was likely that the empress dowager had her own methods as well.
"concubine, it's not easy to stay as long as you have a noble body!" Qin Luofei had just finished burning incense when the old mama standing outside reminded her.
Qin Luofei nodded, Su Hua and Zi Yuan supported her out of the room, and Lin Zhankui followed them out.
Qin Luofei could not stay outside any longer, but it would not be easy for her to go out. She could not go back without meeting someone she wanted to see.
During the time that they were in the living room, Daihua whispered a few sentences into Qin Luofei's ear. Qin Luofei was slightly surprised, but she quickly restrained herself.
"concubine, the servants have already cleaned up the room. Please rest for now, I will go prepare for the family banquet, please do not evade them!" Lin Zhankui glanced at Qin Luofei, who nodded her head in understanding. She knew that her uncle must have gone to discuss this with Eunuch Lin.
Those few mama only wanted to safely escort Qin Luofei back to the palace. They were a bit unwilling, but they didn't dare to say too much. They could only accompany her to a beautiful courtyard.