C4 The Pig Slaughtering Man was quite mighty!

The man quickly helped her up.

"I'm so sorry, the pig scared you." The man cupped his fists at Chu Linlang and said, "Looking at how well-dressed Miss is, it's better if you don't wander around in this busy city. Miss, your clothes might get dirty."

The man stood in front of Chu Linlang and felt the sunlight was blocked by him. He was tall and burly. He was wearing a simple coarse cloth shirt, and his waist was covered with blood. The pig's blood must have accidentally stained his clothes. His square face had a thick beard, and his skin was dark and red. Perhaps it was because he had been exposed to the sun for a long time.

The coarse cloth shirt was not patched, but it was very old. The light gray clothes were stained with blood.

"You are a pig but you came here quite early today!" The people at the side greeted the man.

The man placed the meat on the table. The stall would be taken away at night. The man hung the pieces of meat one by one and busied himself with it. When he raised his head, he saw Chu Linlang standing beside him.

He wiped the sweat off his forehead and said, "Miss, why don't you give me a pound of pork?"

Chu Linlang did not know what was going on. She stood beside the man and stared at him. She did not hear what he said clearly.

She thought Zhu Rong was talking about not giving her a piece of meat.

Hearing this, Chu Linlang nodded her head as if she was kowtowing. It was an idiot to not eat the free pig head meat.

Chu Linlang had no other hobbies in her life. She loved eating pork. In the past few days in the palace, the pork had not tasted good at all.

Chu Linlang originally wanted to cook by herself, but every time she cooked, that son of the emperor would come and eat with her. It made Chu Linlang eat less and eat less.

Later on, Chu Linlang learned to be obedient. She did not cook and would rather eat the imperial food. She did not eat with this son of the emperor and had a bad mood every time she ate with him.

Chu Linlang thought about it, but she did not know that Zhu Rong had already cut the pork. With a pair of large knives, he cut off a kilogram of meat in two or three slices. Zhu Rong had great strength and had been doing business in the pork industry for many years, so the pig head meat could be cut into a square shape.

Zhu Rong handed the pig head meat to Chu Linlang and said, "Eat more. This is good for your brain. It will be good for your brain."

Chu Linlang, who was in a daze, took the pig head meat. She was extremely touched. Heavens, no one had ever cared about her like this. Now, he actually gave her pig head meat to eat.

After receiving the meat, Chu Linlang kept nodding and thanking him, "Thank you, thank you. After eating this pig head meat, I will definitely become smart."

Ahh —

What did he mean? If eating the pig head meat would make me smart, then it was because I was too stupid.

Only then did Chu Linlang realize that this person was saying that she was not smart and that she had become smart after eating this pig's head!

Chu Linlang angrily threw the pig's head on the chopping board. "Tell me, how am I not smart!"

Chu Linlang was so angry that Zhu Rong hurriedly explained and kept cursing himself. I am such a person!

Why can't I speak properly?

Zhu Rong did not know how to speak well and he also did not know how to coax people. Seeing Chu Linlang throw the pig's head on the chopping board, he quickly said, "Miss, listen to my explanation. I mean… Hey, I mean… Miss, I'm not saying that you're stupid, but that eating this pig's head will make you smart… Uh, yes, it will make you smart… Uh, how should I put it!"

The more Zhu Rong explained, the more he could not explain clearly. He was so anxious that his forehead was covered in sweat.

He put the knife to the side and stared at Chu Linlang. The sincere look in his eyes almost made Chu Linlang lose her mind. She had never seen a man with such a look in his eyes.

His eyes were so clear that they could see the bottom of the water. There was no concealment at all. He just wanted to tell you that what I said just now was not fake. It was what I wanted to say in my heart.

However, Zhu Rong's mouth was too stupid. He could not say those flattering words.

Being teased by Zhu Rong's pitiful appearance, Chu Linlang laughed and said, "Alright, I forgive you."

Chu Linlang did not want to go against him, but for some reason, she wanted to tease him for no reason.

After staying in the palace for a long time, she felt extremely empty in her heart. She really wanted to find someone to absolve herself from the blame, so Chu Linlang felt that this pig-slaughtering man was not bad.

He was not bad-looking, had a good personality, and had a good craftsmanship. Chu Linlang thought that in the future, when she came out of the palace, she would specifically come to this place to find someone to make fun of, but she could also find someone to make fun of.

It was really not bad.

"Then I won't pay for your meat!" Chu Linlang pouted and said to Zhu Rong.

Zhu Rong saw Chu Linlang laughing happily and quickly waved his hand and said, "It's fine, it's fine. Then take it away!"

He said that it was fine on the surface, but he didn't think that way in his heart!

His family didn't have much money. One kilogram of pig head meat cost 25 wen. If he calculated carefully, he would have to eat ten buns for one wen, so he might have to spend a few days to spend the 25 wen.

Most importantly, he was betting with someone. How much pig head meat would he sell in a week? The bet had just begun, and now he met someone who wanted to eat for free.

Zhu Rong thought this way in his heart, but when he saw Chu Linlang holding the pig head meat and happily eating it, he suppressed the thought in his heart.

Helping others was always his motto. Seeing others happy, it was no big deal for him to eat less and earn less money.

Chu Linlang was about to walk back with the pig head meat in her hand. She was so happy that she forgot to ask the man who sold the pig head meat what his name was. From afar, she watched the man who sold the pig head meat start to work again. There were two or three people standing in front of the stall. He was busy cutting the pork and wrapping it before handing it to the buyer.

Chu Linlang felt happy that she met such an interesting person.

She waved her hand in the middle of the bustling city. "Hey, what's your name?"

There were a lot of people in the bustling city. Chu Linlang shouted at the top of her voice. Zhu Rong could only hear her. He helped her wrap the pig head meat. When he raised his head and saw Chu Linlang waving her hand, he couldn't hear her clearly.

Seeing Chu Linlang's lips, he finally understood that Chu Linlang wanted to ask him what his name was.

"Zhu Rong!"

After getting the name of this person, Chu Linlang carried the pig head meat and ran back. It was a good thing that she met such an interesting person this time.

The seed that was hidden in her heart suddenly sprouted in Chu Linlang's heart.

The fifth chapter of Returning to the Palace continued.

Chu Linlang lowered her head and looked at her own dressing. It was still the dressing before leaving the palace. This dressing was the only one in the palace.

The hairpin, jade, and gemstones were all carefully made.

Chu Linlang hated this dressing. She was so tired from wearing it all day long.

Originally, she was not tall, so Chu Linlang thought that she was only sixteen years old! She was still in her youth! If she wore this thing all day long, it would be miserable if she was not tall.

Moreover, if she left the palace, she would definitely not be able to wear this dress. She hid it in a place outside the palace and changed into ordinary clothes in a secluded place.

Only then would she feel comfortable wearing this simple dress!

Chu Linlang looked around and saw that there were no guards around. She knocked on the door and knocked twice, then knocked three times. This was the secret code she had discussed with Chunhe and Yulan.

Chu Linlang was the empress dowager. The women in the palace could not enter the palace as they pleased. Even the empress dowager and the empress's mother could not. Although Chu Linlang was only a mother and son in name, Chu Linlang was still the empress dowager in the palace.

The rules of the royal family had to be followed.

Chu Linlang thought that she should dress up and lie on the bed to rest. When someone came to greet her, she would say that the empress dowager was not feeling well and did not need to greet.

Speaking of which, the person who came to greet her was the Emperor.

Hearing a call in the room, Chu Linlang quickly walked in and drank the tea on the table.

"Drink two cups of tea." Chu Linlang took two cups of tea and said after calming down, "Yulan, you've worked hard!"

If the Emperor knew that she had left the palace on her own accord, the two maids beside her would definitely be in trouble.

This secret code was exactly what Chu Linlang was afraid of. If someone else was in the room, it would be bad if she accidentally said something wrong.

"Empress Dowager, you're finally back!" Yu Lan was worried when Chu Linlang left.

She was afraid that the Emperor would suddenly come. If that happened, everyone in the Ritual Hall would be in trouble.

Chu Linlang looked around and did not see Chunhe. She asked, "Yulan, where's Chunhe?"

Yulan pointed in the direction of the bed and said, "Yes, she's over there."

Since the empress dowager was sick, someone had to be sleeping on the bed. In such a hot day, Chunhe could really stay in the bed for a long time. She covered her head with the blanket for the entire day.

Chu Linlang reached out to lift the blanket, but she saw that Chunhe was drooling. She was chewing on her fingers and was still talking in her sleep. "Yulan, don't go. That's my…" Yu Lan, come back! Don't snatch it from me…

"Is she having a good dream?" Chu Linlang teased.

Yulan smiled and patted Chunhe lightly. She leaned over and whispered into her ear, "Chunhe, wake up. The empress dowager is back."

"What did you say? Yu Lan," Chunhe, who was still in her sleep, suddenly shouted.

Chunhe sat up from the bed. "The empress dowager is back?"

Seeing Chu Linlang standing in front of her, Chu Linlang saw that Chunhe had not woken up yet, so she smiled and stepped forward to pinch Chunhe's cheek. "You're awake. I told you to keep watch, but you slept."

Only Chunhe would dare to do this. No one else would dare to sleep on the bed of the empress!

Even if it was the servant girl beside Chu Linlang, no one else would have the guts to do so.

Chunhe was still young, and her personality was straightforward. She didn't take it seriously at all. She sat on the bed and said in a daze, "Empress Dowager, your bed is too warm. I fell asleep as soon as I laid down."

"That day, when you made the Emperor fall for you, you became a concubine. That bed is even warmer and more comfortable than mine!"

Chu Linlang teased Chunhe. Chunhe's face turned red as she sat up from the bed and said shyly, "Empress Dowager, you only know how to tease me!"

Yulan had been smiling by the side the entire time. In the Ritual Hall, as long as there were three people left, their relationship would become very harmonious. There were no restrictions on master and servant.

Chu Linlang treated the two of them like her own sisters. The palace was cold and lonely, but there were many people. As long as there were people, there would be people. It would not be too lonely.

"Eh?" Chunhe seemed to have seen something. She pointed at Chu Linlang's chest and tilted her head. "Eh? Empress Dowager? Your breasts have grown quite a bit after you left the palace. Why do they look so full?"