At noon, Leng Yu came home from court and went straight to Fengyi Palace. He had something very important to tell Luo Lan.

Seeing him walking in a hurry, Luo Lan hurried over to meet him.

"Your Majesty, what happened?"

Leng Yu stepped forward, took her hand, frowned and said:

"My two sisters are coming back to visit their parents, but our father is no longer with us. Tell me, why are they coming back?"

Luo Lan knew that Leng Yu's two elder sisters had been married off to foreign countries by the late emperor many years ago, and it was said that they had married the same man. Over the years, few people had mentioned these two princesses.

Luo Lan even thought at one point that the two of them had long since died in a foreign country.

Unexpectedly, they came back at this time.

She asked in surprise:

"Don't they know that the late emperor has passed away?"

Leng Yu shook his head.

"Lan'er, do you remember when our father was ill? He said he felt sorry for these two sisters and wanted to see them before he died. I sent a letter home to them, but who would have thought it would take so long for them to return? I'm really worried that they'll be heartbroken after traveling so long to return without seeing our father. I'm even more afraid they have other motives for this trip."

She knew that Leng Yu had sent letters to the two of them, but as time went by, she had forgotten about it.

Thinking of this, she looked at him helplessly.

"Don't overthink it. Perhaps they really did come back to see the late emperor. However, it's their fault for coming back so late. When they come back, when you have time, take them to visit the imperial mausoleum and burn some incense for the late emperor. That would be a way for them to fulfill their filial piety."

"That's entirely possible, but I haven't seen them for so many years that I've almost forgotten what these two sisters look like. Since leaving court, I've been unable to understand why they've returned this time. If they were to see Father, they should have returned as soon as they received my letter. If not, why are they back now?"

Luo Lan raised her hand to help him straighten his collar, and then looked at him with doting eyes.

"Your Majesty, aren't you being too cautious? They may have returned after careful consideration. Perhaps they were tied up over there and are only now returning. Perhaps the journey was long and they were delayed along the way. In short, there are all sorts of possibilities. Why are you so overthinking things?"

Leng Yu still shook his head.

"No, the invitation I received mentioned that it wasn't just the two of them who returned this time. Also coming was the eldest princess of Nanping Kingdom and the little prince of Nanping Kingdom. Nanping Kingdom is adjacent to Beihai Kingdom. Do you think their visit this time is related to Beihai Kingdom?"

Hearing Leng Yu say this, Luo Lan suddenly frowned and shook his head.

"I don't think the people of Beihai will dare to invade Daning anytime soon, so there shouldn't be any conspiracy with Nanping. Besides, both of Daning's princesses are married to the king of Nanping. They won't attack Daning for the sake of the princesses. As for the eldest princess and the little prince of Nanping coming together, I wonder if they're just playing around with Daning."

After Luo Lan's analysis, Leng Yu's expression became more relaxed.

"I hope your analysis is correct. I was also very surprised when I received the visiting card from Nanping Kingdom. Now that you have said this, I feel a lot more at ease."

"So when will they arrive?"

"This invitation came with them. I believe they will arrive in two or three days. Have someone clear out a few courtyards and prepare everything. After all, this is my two sisters' family home, and since they are guests from Nanping Country, we should treat them well."

"Okay, I'll have someone do it right away. Oh, and the list of concubines is out. I just took a quick look and most of them are from prominent families in Jiangnan. They're all pretty and well-educated. They'll probably arrive in the capital in a week. Would you like to choose a few to sleep with you then?"

Leng Yu knew that Luo Lan said this on purpose, so he also wanted to tease her on purpose.

So, he nodded seriously.

"Girls from Jiangnan? I heard that they are all beautiful, with nice figures, and they are also good at music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Then I am really interested."

Before he finished his last sentence, Luo Lan reached into his sleeve and pinched his arm hard, then gritted his teeth and warned him,

"Then how many does the emperor want to find?"

Leng Yu hurriedly held her in his arms, rubbing his chin on her hair while whispering lovingly,

"Of course I can't find anyone else. I feel Lan'er is enough for me. Right now, I'm only thinking about how to make sure the people of Daning can live and work in peace. How can I have the time to think about these things?"

"Hmph! I'm telling you, you'd better not think too much about it. People in my era didn't practice polygamy. We had to be faithful to one man. I'm putting this out there today. If you want to take another woman as a concubine, you either have to divorce me or kill me. Otherwise, forget it."

Although she knew that it was a bit excessive to ask such a request to an emperor in the harem, the person she was facing was Leng Yu, the man who promised to love her forever and to share her joys and sorrows. Therefore, she had to be selfish, so selfish that there could be no other women in the harem except her.

Seeing her serious expression, Leng Yu raised his hand and brushed off the loose hair on her forehead, then looked at her seriously.

"Lan'er, I don't want to say too much about my promise to you. You and I have been together through thick and thin for over fifteen years. I just want you to remember one thing: if I, Leng Yu, dare to do anything to let you down for the rest of my life, then I will have to endure the pain of being torn apart by five horses and having my head severed..."

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