"Yes, yes, I was so excited that I got confused." Concubine Wan Gui looked at Concubine Li and said with a smile, "Concubine Li, let's sit down first, so that all the juniors will not dare to sit and talk."
Concubine Li also smiled and said: "What the noble concubine said is absolutely true."
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It was already an hour after he came out of Shoukang Palace.
Mu Nanzhi rubbed her belly and complained to Lu Zhishan in a low voice: "Every time I come to the palace to eat, I always can't eat well. I either have stomachache or bloating."
Lu Zhishan slowed down his pace, walked side by side to the yellow tiles of the palace wall with Mu Nanzhi, and said softly: "Then let's not rush out of the palace, let's take a walk here to eat."
Mu Nanzhi nodded: "Actually, apart from Shoukang Palace and Jingren Palace, I haven't been to many other places. Cousin, have you been to every place in the palace?"
Lu Zhishan shook his head: "No, after all, I am a man and it is not convenient for me to go in and out of the concubine's residence all the time. Apart from Taihe Palace and Jingren Palace, I have only been to Gyeongbokgung Palace, but not a few times. "
Mu Nanzhi was startled: "Gyeongbokgung Palace?"
Lu Zhishan nodded to her and said with a smile: "Yes, it's Gyeongbokgung Palace."
Gyeongbokgung Palace has always been the residence of concubines.
Only then did Mu Nanzhi realize that they were not walking towards the palace gate, but towards the northeast. She recalled that Gyeongbokgung Palace was in the northeast corner of the palace, wasn't it
Mu Nanzhi was a little nervous: "Cousin, are we... going to Gyeongbokgung Palace?"
Lu Zhishan nodded and said softly: "It's been a month since our wedding, so it's time to go pay tribute to Concubine Liang."
Mu Nanzhi bit her lip and looked at Lu Zhishan with some frustration: "But the concubine doesn't like me at all. Since I fell in love with Dali, the concubine is not very willing to talk to me. She only called Aunt Xiang. She came to serve me, but after Grandma Xiang died, she ignored me even more. She wouldn’t allow me to come to the palace to pay her respects. I haven’t been to Gyeongbokgung Palace in nearly ten years.”
Lu Zhishan stroked the child's temples with his own hands: "Isn't my daughter unwilling to see the concubine?"
Mu Nanzhi bit her lip and hesitated: "But she doesn't want to see me."
"Let's go and try. Maybe the concubine is in a good mood today and would like to meet my daughter?" Lu Zhishan said with a smile. Seeing that the child's eyes were still evasive, he added, "What's more, my cousin is with me. Don’t be afraid, girl.”
Mu Nanzhi nodded: "Okay, let's go to Gyeongbokgung Palace."
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Jingfu Palace.
Eight years later, Mu Nanzhi once again stepped into the gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace. She looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar palace in front of her and bit her lip nervously until Lu Zhishan reached out and held her hand. She was slightly relieved. She smiled at Lu Zhishan, who also smiled, and then let go of the child's sweaty hand.
"The concubine, please invite the prince and princess in." After a while, an old nun came out from Gyeongbokgung Palace and invited the two of them in.
"Do you know...Bixiang?" Mu Nanzhi looked at the old grandma in front of him, his eyes suddenly turned red. The grandma in front of him looked very similar to the dead grandma Xiang.
"Replying to the princess, Bixiang is the sister of this servant, my slave Biyun," Biyun blessed Mu Nanzhi, and then said slowly, "Please come in, the princess, the princess is already waiting for you two in the main hall. ”
Mu Nanzhi wiped the corners of his eyes and calmed down before following Lu Zhishan into Gyeongbokgung Palace.