Kneeling in front of Lu Ming was an extremely beautiful woman in a colorful kimono. She was very pretty, but looked dazed, with a look of unrelieved sorrow between her brows.
It was Queen Yuezhao who had just been rescued by Grandma Tuolong.
Her eyes were dull and she said nothing.
An elderly palace maid at the side sighed and said, "Your Highness, my Lord has been frightened and seems to have hysteria. I'm afraid we will have to wait until later to swear brotherhood with you."
Lu Ming stared at Queen Yuezhao for a while, then nodded: "There is nothing we can do, but Your Majesty Yuezhao has been blessed with good fortune for a long time, and I think she will recover soon."
The old palace maid said: "The Queen of Qianqiu Temple also heard about this and was very sorry. She wants to see Your Highness now."
The Queen of Qianqiu Temple is Yuezhao's mother, the widow of the former king of Japan.
Lu Ming nodded: "I should pay a visit too."
"Then please follow me, Your Highness!" The old palace maid stood up, and Lu Ming also stood up slowly, saying to Queen Yuezhao: "Your Majesty, take good care of yourself. I have a good doctor who will come to diagnose your pulse in a few days."
Yue Zhao said nothing and still looked dazed.
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At the end of the Wansheng Palace, under the huge cherry tree with rustling leaves, there was a pretty figure in a snow-white kimono sitting on a stone bench next to a stone table. She slowly stood up and turned around when she heard footsteps. It turned out to be a pretty woman with eyebrows and eyes that were very similar to Yuezhao. She knelt slightly to Lu Ming and said, "Your Highness, Qianqiu Temple greets you!"
According to Japanese customs, after the king dies, he or she will no longer have any special status. Even the mother of the new king will no longer have a noble status. She will usually stay in the harem all her life and will not be allowed to see outsiders until her death.
Lu Ming bowed hurriedly, "You don't have to be polite, Your Majesty."
The two of them sat down at the stone table. The old maid served tea and then left. The courtyard was empty. In fact, the entire palace where Qianqiu Temple lived seemed lifeless, just like its respected master who had lost his beauty and was slowly experiencing the bleakness of fading appearance.
Qianqiu Temple looked at Lu Ming and sighed softly: "Your Highness, I am an orphan and a widow, and my current situation is difficult. If His Majesty Yuezhao can become your brother and sister, then His Majesty Yuezhao will have someone to rely on. What a good thing that would be. Unfortunately, she is so unlucky..."
Lu Ming sat quietly without saying anything, just wondering, Yue Zhao was actually pretending to be crazy and stupid, did they really think he couldn't see it
I guess they don’t think they can deceive themselves, so are they really not afraid that Yuezhao will die inexplicably and a new king will be replaced
Yue Zhao suffered from hysteria, which was an excellent cause of his death.
Qianqiu Temple sighed again and said, "In fact, His Majesty Yuezhao has reached the age of marriage. Originally, Yamamoto Xiong had recommended several candidates, but the traitor's ambition is ruthless and now he is on the verge of failure, so there is no need to mention it." He glanced at Lu Ming and said, "It's a pity that His Majesty is already married. Otherwise, he and Yuezhao would be a match made in heaven. As the king's husband, he could be the regent in Japan, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone. From now on, our country will be inseparable."
Lu Ming smiled and said nothing.
Qian Qiu Si rolled his eyes and continued, "Your Highness seems to have no intention of submitting to the two Western kings. Do you want to divorce Your Highness the Princess? I'm not talking about now, but in the future."
Lu Ming frowned slightly.
"How dare you! You are talking nonsense here. Is my master too good to you, the Japanese slave?!" Granny Tuolong, who was standing next to Lu Ming, immediately had a frosty face.
Qianqiu Temple looked at Granny Tuolong and said, "I have only seen this kind of title in the secret books of the palace. Could it be that His Highness is actually the Highness of the previous dynasty?" There was some contempt in his tone. He was naturally very angry about being called a Japanese slave.
"So what? You little Japanese slave!" A murderous look flashed in Grandma Tuolong's eyes. It was unexpected that Qianqiu Temple was interested in the secrets from a thousand years ago. The identity of the prince was guessed by them, but the woman was naturally dead. If asked by the other party, the master would certainly not deny it.
Qianqiu Temple's face turned pale. He originally wanted to mock these Zhongzhou people for being so pretentious, but he thought it was a thousand years ago. Unexpectedly, the other party actually admitted that they were descendants of the royal family of the previous dynasty
She also immediately thought of the danger of her current situation.
Originally, she was not too afraid of angering the Prince of Black Mountain Castle, because she had a backup plan and some suggestions that she believed the Prince of Black Mountain Castle would agree to.
But he never expected that such a shocking secret would reach his ears, which brought him into a huge disaster for no reason.
Moreover, the royal family of the previous dynasty
Qianqiu Temple stared at Lu Ming in a daze, his heart filled with confusion.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Qianqiu Temple, can you tell me what you were thinking?"
After a long while, Qianqiu Si smiled bitterly, "Now that I know your Highness's identity, how can your Highness agree to my proposal? It seems like an insult to your Highness..." He looked at Lu Ming and said in astonishment, "You, are you really a member of the royal family of the previous dynasty?"
Lu Ming nodded slightly: "Prince Taihe is my ancestor."
Qianqiu Temple let out a long breath and smiled sadly: "In this way, I can die with my eyes closed. However, it seems that this world is about to be in turmoil, and I can't see the excitement of the future!"
Lu Ming said calmly: "Wars are raging everywhere, and lives are being lost. How can there be any excitement?"
Qianqiu Temple smiled bitterly, "Your Highness can say so. The clan of the Divine Emperor, the master of all slaves, awakened after a thousand years. I think the Empire Continent is within easy reach. The slaves of Japan and the West cannot escape their fate after all... I was originally wondering what kind of person Your Highness is. He has become so powerful in just a few years. Now, all my doubts have been solved." He sighed softly, "Your Highness, please give me a quick death..."
Grandma Tuolong's face was very cold: "Knowing your identity, you still arrogantly call yourself me. You should be punished by thousands of insects eating your bones! I wonder if you have seen the legend of this punishment in the secret book?"
Qian Qiu Si's face immediately turned terribly pale, and he asked in shock, "Is there really such a punishment?"
Lu Ming waved his hand: "Qianqiu Temple, I won't scare you. I think the previous dynasty fell because the rule of the various races was too harsh. The times are different now. I am obsessed with the republic of all races. I will not punish you for no reason, let alone kill you. But you need to go to Shengjing and never contact the outside world again. Of course, if Yueluo wants to see you, it's not impossible."
Qianqiu Temple was stunned. Although he didn't believe it at all, he didn't dare to ask more questions, for fear that the glimmer of hope would be ruined by his endless chattering.
Lu Ming pondered and said, "The current situation is different from what I thought. How about this, Lu Jun, you want to know? I see you are well-informed about the outside world. You and Ashikaga have been in contact with each other. Ashikaga wants to use you to control the Wansheng Palace, and you want to win the true respect of the queen for your daughter." After a pause, "You two are also calculating against me, right?"
Qianqiu Temple’s pretty face turned pale and she didn’t know how to respond.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Again, don't be afraid. Ashikaga hopes to gain more autonomy in Japan. This is human nature. I certainly won't blame him. As long as he doesn't really betray me and collude with my enemies, I won't care about his little tricks in private." He asked again, "Lu Jun, do you know?"
Qianqiu Temple nodded gently: "The former Consul General Lu Jun? Rumor has it that he is your Highness's younger brother. I have seen his photo, and he really looks like the same person as your Highness."
Lu Ming smiled: "He is me." He looked at Qian Qiu Si and smiled: "It's not that I am in disguise, it's that I have one mind and two bodies, so whether you kill me now or kill Lu Jun in the future, it doesn't matter to me."
Qianqiu Temple was obviously a little unconvinced, but he would not question it.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "In short, what I want to say is that since Yue Luo needs to choose a good partner to marry, I will marry Yue Luo under the identity of Lu Jun, which is considered marrying into the family. In this way, I can use the identity of Lu Jun to become the regent of Dongying, right?"
Qianqiu Temple was stunned and speechless for a moment. This descendant of the Queen of God was even more cruel than his ancestor. He wanted to replace the Japanese royal lineage that had lasted for thousands of years with his own bloodline.
Moreover, by marrying into the royal family, one can truly rule Japan with legitimacy.
"Go and tell Yueluo that I am Lu Jun in disguise. When I was Lu Jun in Japan, I was the substitute in Heishan or Shengjing. It's just that I have a bad habit of being sleepy, so she needs to understand this." Lu Ming smiled and said, "Although we have only met a few times, I know that Yueluo has a strong character. She will definitely agree, because for her, she will feel that this is an opportunity to fight for a bright future for the people of Japan. Maybe, after giving birth to my children, she will educate them to think in Japan. It's even possible that after my death, the Northern Territory will change."
Qianqiu Temple was speechless, his heart filled with fear. This man was too scary, who could really trick him
Granny Tuolong had already arrived in front of Qianqiu Temple and said coldly: "Your Majesty, please come in." From now on, she would have to monitor Qianqiu Temple at all times until she was sent to Shengjing for house arrest, to prevent her from talking nonsense to others during this period.