Tan Tairou stopped asking questions and smiled as she escorted Yan Yunting to the carriage. The gentle smile on Tan Tairou's face slowly faded away until the carriage of Yan Mansion disappeared from sight.
She wiped her hands with a handkerchief and walked into the Yan Mansion.
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Afternoon, Mei Fei's Yuxiu Palace.
The scorched yard was blocked by wooden boards, and outsiders were forbidden to enter. Although imprisoned, Liu Ruyan still sat in the study, opening a volume of the Book of Songs and reading it slowly.
When she read "At the banquet of the children, talking and laughing happily", Liu Ruyan's heart was filled with ripples.
She thought of the scene when she first met the emperor and felt sad.
The footsteps of a palace maid were heard outside the house, and the palace maid told Liu Ruyan: "Master, the lady is here. The Liu family asked the emperor for grace and came to the palace to visit you."
Liu Ruyan put down the book in her hand, a little surprised.
A moment later, a middle-aged woman in simple clothes walked into the study anxiously.
Liu Ruyan's eyes were dazed. She hadn't seen her mother for two or three years and for a moment she could not recognize her.
Madam Liu was born into a scholarly family and looked about the same as Liu Ruyan. She entered the palace in a hurry, dressed casually, and didn't even have time to wear earrings, and her face was bare.
"Mother." Liu Ruyan called softly.
Mrs. Liu was anxious, but she did not forget the distinction between high and low. She first bowed to Liu Ruyan and then asked the outsiders to leave.
In the huge study, only Liu Ruyan and Madam Liu were left.
Madam Liu anxiously stepped forward and saw the Book of Songs in Liu Ruyan's hand. Madam Liu frowned and asked, "What's the matter with the things you dug out in your yard?"
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