If not abolished

Chapter 287 Traveling together

He Yunyue was so nervous that her whole body was shaking slightly, but she tried hard to hold it back in her heart. Oh my God, what huge secret must she have learned?

"Get up quickly, get up quickly. This is not the palace. I came out secretly this time and cannot let anyone know. There is no need to perform such a big ceremony." Concubine Wang said as she helped her up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." He Yunyue stood up tremblingly.

"This is not in the palace, so don't call me Imperial Concubine all the time. You and Shanxiang are good sisters, so just call me grandmother like Shanxiang and the others do." Imperial Concubine Wang was also very happy to see the child.

"Yes." He Yunyue had not seen the favored Concubine Wang very often, so naturally she was unsure of her temperament. But seeing her kindness, she felt relieved.

They had agreed to go out for a walk yesterday, so they packed up and went out. The place they went to this time was a county town next to Jianghuai Posthouse. Compared with the capital, it was certainly not prosperous, but only during the monthly market day would the streets be a bit bustling.

Zhu Zhanji and Hu Shanxiang had inquired about it yesterday. Today is the market day every ten days here, so they came out to take a look.

"There are so many people, Shanxiang, come here." Concubine Wang held Hu Shanxiang, Zhu Zhanji supported Concubine Wang, and He Yunyue held Hu Shanxiang's arm. The four of them walked on the road. The others naturally protected them in the crowd.

"Well, okay, Grandma should be careful too."

"It's quite lively, Agui. You've probably never been to a place like this. It's a good opportunity to broaden your horizons." Concubine Wang said to Zhu Zhanji.

"Grandma, what you said means that I am not the only one among us who has never been to the market, right?" Zhu Zhanji asked in surprise. In his opinion, they should have never been here.

Concubine Wang smiled and said, "Before I entered the palace, I often accompanied my mother to the market when I was a child." Concubine Wang's family was not rich. Before she entered the palace, she was just like an ordinary family.

"I see. What about you two?" Zhu Zhanji expressed his understanding and then asked the other two people.

Hu Shanxiang took a look and said, "When we were in our hometown, my sisters and I also went there with our grandmother and mother." There are many children in the family and it is rare for them to go out, so every month during the market, everyone will scramble to go out and play.

"Well, when my father was in the north, there were people who specialized in doing business with the Wala people, and there were also markets like this." He Yunyue also said.

"It turns out that I'm the only one who hasn't seen this!" Zhu Zhanji sighed after listening to it.

"You don't have to be sad. You're here now. It's a good opportunity for you to understand the people's sentiments and see how ordinary people live." Concubine Wang comforted him.

"You're right. I have to take a good look at it this time when I have the chance."

In this way, they walked around, observed the people's sentiments and understood their lives.

When I got back to the inn, I brought back a lot of things.

"Are you Shanxiang tired?" Concubine Wang asked with concern.

"Fortunately, I'm not very tired. The doctor also said that proper exercise is good for you."

"That's good." Concubine Wang was relieved to see that she was in good condition.

"Where is Agui?" After Concubine Wang came back, she didn't see Zhu Zhanji.

"He said that what he saw and heard today touched him a lot, and he thought of many strategies for governing the country. He is preparing to write a letter to Your Majesty." Hu Shanxiang replied.

Concubine Wang nodded, "Is that so? Then you should go back early and take a nap."

"Okay. You too." Just like that, Hu Shanxiang and He Yunyue came out.

After coming out, He Yunyue felt that she had come back to her senses. Thinking that Zhu Zhanji was busy anyway, she pulled Hu Shanxiang to her room to rest. She had a lot of questions to ask her.

Hu Shanxiang also knew that she must have many questions.

"Are you sleepy? If you are, take a nap. If you are not, I have something to tell you." He Yunyue asked directly as soon as she entered the room.

"I'm a little sleepy, but just tell me what you want to say."

"Then let's lie on the bed and talk together." He Yunyue thought that this way Hu Shanxiang could also take a rest.

"Okay." The two of them lay down.

He Yunyue didn't know where to start for a moment. Hu Shanxiang turned to look at her, wondering, "Sister?"

"I had a lot to say to you just now, but now I don't know where to start." He Yunyue said truthfully.

Hu Shanxiang took her hand and said, "Then wait until sister has thought it over."

"Sister, have you never been curious about why I belong to His Highness?" He Yunyue suddenly spoke.

"I've never been curious about this. In my opinion, everyone can be used by His Highness as long as he wants."

"You really think so... My sister has been like this for so many years, without any scheming. If His Highness hadn't come to her senses in this life, how could you have defeated Sun Ruoji like this? I'm afraid you would have been miserable like in your last life."

"How did sister know?" Zhu Zhanji told her, that's impossible, but if it wasn't Zhu Zhanji who said it, then she was... could it be?

"You must be wondering how I know all this, right? If I tell you, you will think I'm crazy, but I have experienced it twice. I have lived this kind of life twice. But the last time, I entered the palace, but I didn't receive favors until my death. Later, because of the concubines who had to be buried alive, His Highness didn't have enough concubines, so he had to pick some from the palace maids to make up the number, and I was chosen." He Yunyue thought of her short life in her previous life.

"So..." Hu Shanxiang really didn't expect that there was a second person who was reborn.

"So in order to avoid entering the palace, I chose another way to live. I knew that His Royal Highness would definitely ascend the throne, so I found His Royal Highness early on to cooperate. When I first saw you in the palace, I was surprised. Later, His Royal Highness said that he wanted you to enter the palace, so he asked me to be by your side. You will know everything that happened afterwards."

Hu Shanxiang didn't know what to say. She knew that He Yunyue and Zhu Zhanji were in the same group, but she didn't expect that it was He Yunyue who approached Zhu Zhanji to seek cooperation.

"Would you blame me?"

"Sister, those things are all in the past. Maybe this is destined to happen. There is no way to avoid it. What's the point of blaming you? Besides, I am happy now."

"That's good. I was just afraid that you would be trapped in the palace because of me."

"I've already said that this has nothing to do with my sister. Besides, everyone in the palace has been very nice to me. You saw today that the Imperial Concubine was afraid that I would be scared during the birthing period, so she secretly followed us here."

"Now that you mention it, I just wanted to ask, why did the imperial concubine leave the palace?" He Yunyue immediately became excited when she said this.

"She was worried that Your Highness and I were inexperienced and that there would be no one to take charge of the delivery, so she asked Your Majesty for help and came here with great difficulty."

"So that's how it is. Don't be afraid. I'll be with you in the delivery room. You and the baby will be safe."

"Well, come to think of it, I have to thank my sister."

"There's no need for this between you and me. Besides, it's my honor to see the little princess being born." He Yunyue felt happy just thinking about it.

The two fell asleep while chatting. When Zhu Zhanji finished writing the letter and returned to the room, he was shocked to find that there was no one in the room. After asking, he found out that the two sisters were together.

Zhu Zhanji complained to Hu Shanxiang that night, "I kind of regret letting He Yunyue come over."

"Why?" Hu Shanxiang asked.

"Look, she has only been here for one day, and you have been with her the whole day and ignored me." Zhu Zhanji said resentfully.

"Your Highness, why are you so childish? My sister and I haven't seen each other for a long time. It's just like today. Why are you jealous of everything?" Hu Shanxiang couldn't help laughing.

"You said it, I won't do this again in the future." Zhu Zhanji didn't care what she said about him. What did it mean for his own wife to accompany someone else every day?

"Okay, I will definitely accompany Your Highness tomorrow." Hu Shanxiang wondered if this person would still be jealous of her child after the child was born. She thought about that scene and it seemed possible.

After staying for another two days, the group set out again. They were getting closer and closer to Zhongdu. At this time, Zhu Zhanji in the capital finally received the news. However, before he could take action, Zhu Di suddenly asked him to go to Shuntian Prefecture to check on the matters of moving the capital. He had to give up Zhu Zhanji and focus on dealing with the affairs of Shuntian.