Chapter 60: What a romantic Emperor 2 (2/2)
”I will leave that to you, I trust your judgement. Tomorrow is the annual summer royal game. I hope to see you there, the envoys from Chu state would be present, we can't let them see us as weak. You have been working non-stop these past few months, you deserve a break. I expect to see you here tomorrow”
”Yes your majesty”.
”Your aunt has missed you these past few months, pay her a visit before you leave,” The Emperor said as he dismissed him.
”I will your majesty” Lu Yaozhu bowing low continued ”This servant will take his leave”.
”Alright,” Emperor Zhong nodded rolling a report open. Lu Yaozhu bowing low left the room with his back.
Lu Yaozhu visited the Empress palace after leaving the Emperor's palace, he didn't want to give the Emperor any more ideas. The Emperor must have put his spies on him, Lu Yaozhu could only obey his commands.
The Empress was attending to some guests when he arrived, Lu Yaozhu didn't stay long After paying his respects Lu Yaozhu left for the Duke's mansion.
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The next day the Royal summer Games kicked off, high ranking members of the nobility went into the palace in masses to take part in the games. The Lu family were royal in-laws so the entire family was invited.
The entire family took up three carriages, Madam Lu and Lu Yiling occupied one of the wide carriages while Zhu Fengyin and Lu Yingjie were in the other wide carriage. The maids occupied the small carriage at the back.
The palace wasn't very far but as it was a state event everyone wanted to show their prestige. Su Liya and Tian Tian were quiet during the short trip while the other maids conversed between themselves. Zhu Fengyin had been married for months but since she wasn't close with her mother-in-law and Lu Yiling, they weren't familiar with the other maids serving the Mistresses.
When the carriage arrived at the palace gates madam Lu's two dowry maids got down first to help their mistress down the carriage. Su Liya and Tian followed after them, the last one out of the carriage was Lu Yiling's maid Zhiliu.
When the female Mistresses were all out of the palace, the entire Lu clan walked into the palace. The Royal games were held in a wide field deep in the palace. To avoid the guest getting lost or going to restricted places, a guide was assigned to each family.
The Lu family were one of the cornerstones of northern Wei, they were seated with the other members of the royal family. The female members of the royal family all sat with the Empress and other imperial consort.
While the rest of the royal family sat a little further away. Two maids and a eunuch were assigned to direct Madam Lu, Lu Yiling and Zhu Fengyin to their seats. On their way to their seats, there was a little commotion, when they ran into a team of maids passing through with some refreshments.
Zhu Fengyin and Su Liya stood aside and let the maids pass, when a maid ran into Zhu Fengyin, luckily she wasn't carrying anything that would stain Zhu Fengyin's gown. After some apologies, She was dismissed by Zhu Fengyin and they continued on their way to their seat.
Zhu Fengyin and Su Liya joined madam Lu and Lu Yiling to pay respects to the Empress before going to their seats.