The fifteenth day of the first lunar month

Today is the Lantern Festival, which should be a day for family reunion, but Luo Lan was so worried that she couldn't sleep all night.

After returning from Prince Xi's Mansion last night, Luo Xue and her mother wanted to accompany her, but she refused. She said she wanted to be alone for a while. In fact, she was afraid that her family members would get anxious and angry because of her.

Just after the hour of Mao, Ah Hong came to knock on the door.

"Princess, the Duke and his wife are here and waiting for you in the main hall."

Luo Lan knew that her father and mother were worried about her and must not have slept well last night.

"I see. They must not have eaten yet. Go prepare breakfast for them and ask Ah Cai to get me some water to wash up."

She was going to do something important today, so she naturally couldn't look unkempt.

"Yes, Princess."

After Ah Hong agreed, she turned and left.

After a while, Ah Cai came in with water for washing face, "Princess, wash your face."

Luo Lan looked at Ah Cai, whose face was a little pale, sighed, walked to the basin, and gently stirred the warm water...

After washing her face, she sat in front of the bronze mirror. Acai picked up the comb and gently combed her long hair.

She looked at Acai in the bronze mirror with distress.

"If you are tired, just take a rest and ask another maid to serve me."

"Princess, I'm not tired."

"I know you're tired but you won't tell me. If you're in a bad mood, you can take a break. Don't make it hard on yourself."

Ah Cai pursed her lips tightly and shook her head gently.

"When I'm alone, I'm really in a bad mood. I don't even have the courage to live. Only when I serve you can I feel that my life is still worth living. There are so many things going on in the mansion recently, enough for you to worry about. Please don't worry about me. I'm fine."

Although she said this, Luo Lan still understood her feelings.

It is difficult for anyone to accept that their man suddenly leaves them in a short period of time.

However, there have been a lot of things going on in the mansion recently, and she doesn't even have much time to care about Acai. Sometimes she feels that she has neglected Acai, and Acai can only rely on herself to heal slowly.

Since the death of the little twins, she only rested for two days and then started to be busy in the mansion from morning till night. She probably wanted to keep herself busy so as to forget her longing for the little twins!

But who could do anything? Even if she felt sorry for Ah Cai, she could only say a few words of comfort. Otherwise, she could do nothing to help.

…

The sky gradually brightened. It was four quarters past the hour of Mao, and there were still two quarters of an hour until the hour of Chen. Luo Lan couldn't wait to set off.

Before setting off, Liu Dechang said firmly:

"Lan'er, you definitely can't go alone. Dad will take the people from the barracks, and Ayu will take the brothers from the Rebirth Hall. Let's surround Prince Xi's mansion. If he doesn't let us go, we'll capture everyone in the mansion."

Luo Xue was shaking her head worriedly.

"Dad, I'm afraid this won't work. Leng Xi has gone crazy. If we do this, what if he hurts An An and my brother-in-law? We can't take that risk."

"He wouldn't dare to do that, unless he doesn't want to live anymore."

Leng Ming sighed, "He can do this, he no longer cares about life or death. If he really wants to fight to the death, we can't afford to gamble."

"So what should we do? Are we just going to wait like this?"

Listening to everyone's discussion, Luo Lan's heart sank.

For the safety of Leng Yu and An An, she absolutely cannot take any risks.

So, she looked at Liu Dechang with a firm look,

"Dad, don't move yet. I'll go. What if the jade seal is given to him? As long as Leng Yu and An An are safe, I don't care about anything else."

Seeing this, Liu Dechang waved his hands to stop him.

"That won't do. If he gets the imperial seal, he'll definitely want the throne. If he ascends the throne, there will be no peace in the Great Ning Kingdom."

"But if I don't give him the jade seal, what if Leng Yu and An An get hurt? I can't take that risk..."

"Lan'er..."

"father……"

The two people were deadlocked here, neither of them willing to give in first, and the air here seemed to freeze in an instant.

After a moment of silence, Liu Dechang finally nodded in agreement.

"Okay, if you don't want to lead the troops, that's fine, but Dad will go with you. Dad's old bones can still hold out for a while at a critical moment."

"Sister, I'm going too."

"Princess, I'm going too."

"I'm going too..."

"I'm going too..."

“…”

Luo Lan looked at these people and suddenly his eyes became red.

She nodded heavily.

"Okay, Dad, Leng Ming, A Hong, A Cai, let's go together. The rest of you, wait for news at home."

Hearing this, Luo Xue immediately asked anxiously:

"Sister, why don't you let me go?"

Luo Lan looked at her with pity.

"Xue, the risks of this trip are unknown. No one can guarantee that Leng Xi won't do anything. If...if something unexpected happens, your child is still young and needs to be taken care of. Perhaps the Prince Yu Mansion will need you to take care of him. In addition, you, Ayu, and Agang should be prepared at home and be on standby at any time."

"Sister, don't say such scary things. Nothing can happen to any of you. I won't let anything happen to you."

At this moment, Yi Cheng and Le Le also ran out. They came to Luo Lan with serious expressions.

"Mom, Yicheng and I want to go too."

"Yes, stepmother, we also have to go save stepfather and An An..."

Luo Lan looked at the two young men and patted their shoulders with satisfaction.

"Mom knows you have good intentions, but this is very dangerous. You stay home and take good care of grandma and aunt."

"No, mother, Yi Chengdu and I have discussed this. We are adults now. We have martial arts skills. We can not only protect ourselves but also you. Please let us go!"

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