When Aunt Lu saw that Concubine Li was speaking for her, she burst into tears and kowtowed repeatedly, continuing to beg:

"Please have mercy on me, Your Majesty. Please spare my life, Your Majesty."

Seeing how sincerely the master and servant were begging, Luo Lan couldn't help but wonder, was Concubine Li pleading for her because Nanny Lu was good to her, or was she pleading for her because she was afraid that Nanny Lu would reveal certain things she had done?

No matter what the reason was, she just wanted the emperor to leave here as soon as possible. She was worried that her mother and Sina would suffer from oxygen deprivation if they stayed in the box for too long.

Then, she winked at Leng Yu, who nodded slightly, clasped his fists, and said to the emperor:

"Father, although Aunt Lu is old and has poor eyesight, and she misjudged Lan'er, Lan'er doesn't intend to hold it against her. Please be magnanimous and forgive her. Give Aunt Lu a small punishment and spare her."

Seeing Leng Yu also pleading for her, the emperor frowned for a moment and nodded slightly.

"Forget it. I feel dizzy and want to go back to sleep for a while. Since Yu'er has also pleaded for you, I will temporarily keep your dog eyes and give you twenty more strokes of the cane. Whether you can bear it depends on your luck."

After saying this, he angrily waved his hand, turned around and left the room. At this time, Madam Lu also collapsed to the ground.

Even beating her to death is better than gouging out her eyes. This dark world is too scary.

Seeing the emperor leave, Leng Yu waved his hand, and two guards came forward and dragged Madam Lu out to be beaten with a stick.

Hearing the wailing of Madam Lu coming from outside, Concubine Li was helped up by the maid beside her. She looked at Luo Lan and said in a cold voice with a gloomy expression:

"Princess Yu, you are amazing. You were able to hide two living people without a trace. I admire you, but don't be too happy too soon..."

After saying this, she angrily swung her sleeves and quickly left.

Only Leng Yu and Luo Lan were left here. He also looked at Luo Lan with surprise and asked in a low voice:

"Madam, where did you hide him?"

Luo Lan glanced towards the door and said to A Cai:

"Close the door, I have to continue my nap."

After A Cai nodded, she quickly walked out the door and closed it.

When they were the only two left here, Luo Lan walked quickly into the house, and Leng Yu followed him when he saw him.

At this time, the big box that contained Xina and Xiaoling reappeared in its original place. Luo Lan hurried forward to open the box and called softly:

"Mom, Nana, are you all okay?"

Hearing her call, Xiaoling stretched out her hands and randomly waved them in the air, "Can we go out now?"

Luo Lan hurriedly took off the scarf from her eyes. The moment Xiaoling opened her eyes, she quickly covered them with her hands and exclaimed:

"Everyone's gone?"

Luo Lan looked at Sina who had her head on her knees and asked unexpectedly:

"Well, is Nana asleep?"

Xina raised her head when she heard someone calling her. Luo Lan stepped forward, removed the handkerchief from her eyes, and asked softly:

"Nana, are you tired? Come out!"

Sina rubbed her sleepy eyes and yawned before getting out of the box. She stretched herself and muttered to herself:

"What a comfortable sleep!"

After stretching, she took a closer look and asked in surprise:

"Where are the people? Have they all left?"

Seeing her careless look, Luo Lan smiled bitterly.

"Let's go. You're so careless that you can still sleep?"

Xena grumbled and shrugged.

"I wasn't allowed to talk either, so I just shut up and went to sleep. But I slept really well, with no distractions. It's just a little stuffy in this box."

While they were talking, Leng Yu kept looking at the box.

There was no reason why Concubine Li didn't open this box when she was searching here? Why didn't she see it?

Seeing him looking at her with puzzled eyes, Luo Lan winked at him cunningly and said to Xiaoling and Xina:

"Now you can stay here safely. Once everyone in the palace leaves, everything will return to normal."

After leaving these words, she pulled Leng Yu, who was staring at the wooden box with one hand on her chin, and said calmly:

"Husband, this nap has been disturbed. I think we still have time to go back to sleep now."

As she spoke, she pulled Leng Yu, who was still in a daze, and walked quickly out the door.

Although Leng Yu had always been suspicious about this matter, fortunately, Sina and her daughter did not reveal their whereabouts, so he did not want to delve into it any further.

Twenty lashes of the board were undoubtedly like losing half of one's life for a man over fifty years old.

Nanny Lu was beaten half to death. She lay on the bed, her face pale and not saying a word.

When Concubine Li came in, she waved her hand to dismiss everyone, then sat on the round stool beside Madam Lu's bed, applying medicine to her while saying distressedly:

"Does it hurt?"

Hearing her voice, Madam Lu turned her head away in panic, moved her body closer to the bed, and shook her head vigorously.

"My Lady, your hands are so precious, how can you apply medicine to this old slave? Please stop now."

There was a strange look in Concubine Li's eyes. She had no intention of stopping, but continued:

"You took those twenty strokes of the cane for me. Don't worry, I will definitely avenge you."

"My Lady, I didn't lie. I really saw those two Chu women enter that room and never come out. But why can't I find them now? It's really strange."

"I know. I find this matter very strange, but even if we have ten thousand excuses, it can't overcome the fact that we can't find the person. The emperor also has a grudge against me because of this matter. If he hadn't relied on the pills I prescribed for him, I'm afraid I would have been beaten this time. So, from now on, we should be more cautious in doing things. We must never let this happen again."

Madam Lu rested her head on the edge of the bed and nodded weakly.

"Your Majesty is right. Now I only hope that Prince Xi will ascend the throne as soon as possible, so that you can enjoy your life in peace and I, this old servant, can close my eyes in peace."

"Madam Lu, please don't say that. You've been by my side for so many years, taking care of me like my own mother. This time, it's all my fault for not being considerate enough to make you suffer. When Xi'er achieves success, we'll both have endless blessings to share."

"You, Madam, are being rude to me. I've followed you for many years and never suffered any loss. This incident was caused by me. How can I blame you, Madam?"

Concubine Li smiled with an ambiguous smile, then took off a jade bracelet from her wrist and put it into her hand.

"I give you this bracelet as compensation for the injustice you have suffered."

Seeing this, Madam Lu hurriedly declined:

"My Lady, I cannot accept this. This little injustice I have endured is nothing."

"Take it."

Concubine Li put the jade bracelet back into her hand and said, "You are still so polite to me. There is no reason to take back what you have given away."

Concubine Li's words made Aunt Lu a little nervous. She looked at her in surprise and asked timidly:

"Your Majesty...you...you don't want to chase me away, do you?"