Ah Cai lowered her voice and whispered, "Miss, what on earth does this Liu guy want to do? Is he trying to get close to me?"

Luo Lan took a mouthful of porridge, wiped his mouth with his handkerchief, and said indifferently:

"What he wants to do has nothing to do with us. We have other things to do. Let's go!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she stood up, followed by Acai and Ahong. The three women were out of the inn in a flash.

Liu Wei's eyes flickered slightly. After they left, he quickly stood up, pulled the corner of his clothes, and followed them out.

Walking on the streets of Ningluo City, Luo Lan looked around, hoping to see Leng Yu's shadow among these people.

After walking and looking all the way, the three of them finally arrived at the north gate of Ningluo City. There were many pedestrians coming and going. They stood inside the gate and watched the passers-by quietly.

This scene was seen clearly by Liu Wei who was standing not far away. He half-closed his eyes and looked at Luo Lan quietly, with a sinister look slightly rising at the corner of his mouth.

This woman should be Shui Luolan. It seems that she is waiting for Prince Yu here, just as the emperor expected.

But he can't take action now. He is just guessing. He has to make sure that this woman is Shui Luolan before he can take action. Killing innocent people is not Liu Wei's style.

For half a month, Luo Lan would bring Ahong and Acai to the north city gate and quietly watch the passers-by. She never thought that at this time, there were already several pairs of eyes staring at her, including Liu Wei sent by the emperor and several assassins sent by Grand Tutor Wu.

During this half month, Liu Wei also confirmed that the three women he had been targeting were the ones the emperor wanted him to kill. He had been out of the palace for more than a month, and it was time for him to go back and report.

After thinking it over, he changed into a tight black gown, put on a wide-brimmed straw hat, half-knelt at the door of the inn, watched the three women go out, and quietly followed them.

The three women were walking quietly on the road. Ah Cai looked at the vendors on both sides of the street from time to time, and occasionally asked: Miss, do you want to eat?

Without exception, Luo Lan shook his head. He had been here for half a month, but still hadn't waited for Leng Yu. If things went as expected, according to the emperor's decree of pardon, he should be here by now.

The weather was getting colder, Luo Lan tightened her arms. Ah Hong came over to help her tidy up her clothes and asked softly:

"Miss, it's getting cold. Let's go buy some thick clothes when we come back."

"good."

Luo Lan replied softly, "It's almost the twelfth lunar month now. It's freezing cold in the north, the coldest time of the year. I wonder if Leng Yu's body can handle it?"

Ah Cai hurriedly took two steps forward and said loudly:

"The prince is strong and healthy, he will be fine. Maybe he will arrive in Ningluo City today."

At this point, her expression suddenly tightened, and she exclaimed and murmured:

"Do you think it's possible that we missed them?"

"Don't talk nonsense."

Ah Hong saw Luo Lan's expression change slightly when she heard this, and she glared at Ah Cai coldly, angrily scolding her, "How could they miss each other? The prince and the young lady are so connected, they were bound to meet here."

Ah Cai did not understand what Ah Hong meant, and said bluntly again:

"But what if they pass through Ningluo City in the morning, evening, or even midnight? They just find an inn to stay in and then leave the city early. Wouldn't that mean we'll miss them? We'll have waited in vain."

Her words made Luo Lan stop in her tracks. Acai's words were exactly what she was thinking. She had been waiting for him for a long time without him coming back, and she was also worried about this matter, but no one pointed it out, and she had been deceiving herself.

Seeing this, Ah Hong glared at Ah Cai angrily and quickly comforted Luo Lan:

"Miss, don't listen to Ah Cai's nonsense. We have only been here for half a month. Let's wait a little longer. There is no rush."

After a long silence, Luo Lan suddenly chuckled helplessly. After waiting for so long, she felt that she was becoming less and less confident in the relationship between her and Leng Yu.

Now he has regained his previous noble status, and she just took advantage of him when he was most vulnerable and became his princess. She is just a woman from the countryside. It is not that she is inferior to him. She suddenly worries that this relationship came too quickly, will it disappear quickly too?

Thinking of this, she shook her head and said softly:

"It's okay. If we are destined to meet, we will meet here. If we are not destined to meet, we will not force it. Let's wait for one more day. If he doesn't show up, we will find a place to settle down. If Leng Yu has feelings for me, he will come to find me. If he doesn't, it will be in vain to wait any longer."

Shui Luolan does not need to rely on men to survive. She can live well without a man. It's just that the hardest part of her heart will become fragile.

The three of them stood in the wind again and waited for a day. The wind was a little cold today, the kind of cold that felt biting. The weather was also particularly cold today, as if foreshadowing something.

Luo Lan had an obsession in her heart. She would wait a little longer today. If they didn't show up at dusk, she would never come again.

Ah Hong looked at her standing motionless in the wind and couldn't help but take off her coat and put it on her. Luo Lan turned around and looked at her with a slight smile on his lips. Then, he took off the long coat and put it on Ah Hong, whispering:

"Let's go back! Let's go find a house tomorrow. The three of us sisters will settle down here from now on."

"Miss, are we not waiting for the prince?"

Ah Cai looked at the city gate anxiously, biting her lips, with a hint of sadness in her eyes.

Over the past few days, she and Ahong had talked countless times at night. The young lady's feelings for the prince were real. They prayed countless times at night, hoping to wait for the prince here the next day.

But without exception, the next day was always a disappointing day for them.

As they waited day after day, time passed by little by little, and the excitement they had when they first came here had disappeared, and what followed was disappointment and anxiety.

Luo Lan fastened the buttons on Ah Hong's collar and chuckled softly, saying:

"Let's go back. As I said before, if Leng Yu has feelings for me, she will come looking for me. If she doesn't, then it would be in vain to wait for me."

Although she said this, she still firmly believed in her heart that Leng Yu's feelings for her were real. Even if they missed each other and he couldn't find her after returning to the capital, she believed that he would come to find her.

Therefore, coming here and waiting every day is just a waste of time. It would be better for them to settle down early and find ways to make some money to prepare for emergencies. Otherwise, how long will the one hundred taels of silver they carry with them last?

Thinking of this, she glanced towards the city gate. There was nothing there except a few gatekeepers walking back and forth. There were no people entering or leaving the city. Looking into the distance, it was a desolate scene.

She turned around and walked into the city with Acai and Ahong.

At this moment, a man in black clothes and a veil on his head blocked their way.

Looking at the man in front of him, who was leaning his sword on the ground, and whose face he couldn't see clearly, but who could sense a murderous aura, Luo Lan coldly questioned,

"Who are you?"