Thinking of what happened between him and his mother when they were here before, a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The past is always something to reminisce about, but when she thought of a certain hateful person, An Lirong's heart gradually grew cold.
After thinking things through, An Lirong came to the bed, lay down on the ground, and tilted her head slightly to look under the bed.
Fortunately, there seemed to be no change under the bed. An Lirong reached under the bed board, as if looking for something.
After a while, there was a "click" sound, and a secret compartment appeared at the junction of the bed board and the wall. Looking at the box inside, An Lirong took it out without hesitation.
Looking at the familiar box, An Lirong slowly opened it. The moment she opened it, all her hesitations were thrown behind her.
Originally, she thought that no matter what, that man was her father, and filial piety came first. She didn't want to do anything to let her father down.
But after listening to her mother-in-law's words, An Lirong realized that she regarded that man as her father, but that man never regarded her as his daughter and even wanted to kill her to prevent future troubles.
Haha, An Lirong couldn't help but smile bitterly. She had been dreaming for so many years, still thinking that one day, that person would take her and her mother home.
Home, how could that be my home?
After opening the box, An Lirong saw the envelope lying quietly inside and made up her mind that she must give this thing to Su Mengyan.
After getting what she wanted, An Lirong did not stay here for long. She knew that if the person who kidnapped her found her, it would not be so easy for her to escape.
Because this village is very close to the imperial city, An Lirong had to hide all the way, for fear of being discovered by the people who kidnapped her. Fortunately, An Lirong had good luck along the way and did not meet anyone.
Soon, An Lirong entered the city. She remembered the inn where they stayed yesterday. She thought that if she disappeared, Su Mengyan and the others would try to find her instead of going back to the palace directly, so An Lirong went to the inn.
In the inn, Su Mengyan was frowning. It had been a whole night, and there was still no news about An Lirong. But no matter what, she wanted to see him alive or dead.
Su Mengyan refused to leave, and just when she was worried, someone suddenly knocked on the door.
"Who?" Su Mengyan asked.
"It's me, Her Majesty." A familiar voice came from outside. Su Mengyan stood up immediately when she heard it.
"Where have you been? What happened?" Su Mengyan opened the door, welcomed An Lirong in, and asked immediately.
An Lirong hadn't eaten for a whole day and night, but she still managed to hold back her words and said, "Your Majesty, something went wrong for a moment. I deserve to die for causing you to worry."
Afterwards, Su Mengyan asked An Lirong where she had been during the night. Although An Lirong wanted to explain the matter to Su Mengyan, she didn't say anything.
It wasn't that she wanted to hide it from Su Mengyan, but it was just that the time wasn't right for some things. So, she told Su Mengyan that she had been kidnapped and then escaped.
What? Sure enough, An Lirong was kidnapped. Otherwise, why couldn't they find her? Su Mengyan thought of this and couldn't help but get angry: "What? Someone actually dared to kidnap you? No matter what, you are the emperor's concubine. If he is caught, he must be torn into pieces."
However, An Lirong said, "Your Majesty, the fact that I was kidnapped is truly shameful. I hope Your Majesty can conceal this for me from the Emperor."
In an instant, Su Mengyan realized, yes, this is ancient times. In ancient times, if a woman was kidnapped for a night, she would be criticized even if she came back innocent.
Helpless, Su Mengyan had to agree.
Thinking that An Lirong had been on the run for such a long time and probably hadn't eaten properly, he asked the waiter to bring some food over.
Later, Situ Yao also received the news that An Lirong had returned safely and rushed over. When he arrived, An Lirong had already finished eating.
When asked what happened, Su Mengyan knew that these things could not be told to Situ Yao, so the two looked at each other and just said that they were playing around and got lost.
Considering that An Lirong was not originally from the imperial city, and this was her first time out of the palace since entering it, it was not impossible that she got lost. Situ Yao did not believe her words. If she was really lost, then why couldn't his guards find her?
However, seeing that Su Mengyan was also speaking for her, she knew that this matter was definitely not simple. Since they didn't want to say it, she would just not ask.
"Forget it, it's good that you're back. The Queen didn't get a good rest because of you. Now that you're back, let's go back to the palace!" Situ Yao said.
In fact, they should have returned to the palace early this morning, but An Lirong was not found and Su Mengyan was unwilling to go back, so Situ Yao did not force her.
Now that An Lirong was back, it was time to go back. So, everyone had no objections and packed up their things and went back.
At night, An Lirong took out the envelope and the letter inside. Every word in it was evidence of the Minister of Revenue collaborating with the enemy.
On the second day, envoys from the Western Regions came to the court, and Situ Yao held another banquet for them.
Su Mengyan thought about it and decided to take An Lirong with her. She was now in her advanced stage of pregnancy and many things were inconvenient for her, so it would be good to have someone to help her.
"Your country is full of talented people. I wonder if I have the honor to listen to your music?" the envoy said.
Every country has its own characteristics and hobbies, and people in the Western Regions love singing and dancing, so it is not excessive for the envoys to have rules and regulations.
"Oh, since the envoy has asked, we must satisfy him. Come here." Situ Yao said to the envoy with a smile. He just wanted to listen to music, so what's the problem?
At this moment, An Lirong suddenly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the envoy has come from afar. I have heard that the people of the Western Regions are good at singing and dancing. I don't think ordinary musicians can satisfy the envoy."
Situ Yao hadn't considered this question. He felt that even ordinary musicians were already very good. Could it be that the music of the Western Regions was better than theirs? However, he also knew that An Lirong was right. The Western Regions were good at music. If they couldn't satisfy them, wouldn't they be looking down on this country?
Thinking of this, Situ Yao also smiled and said: "I actually forgot, fortunately my beloved concubine reminded me, otherwise, I would be showing off my sword in front of Guan Gong and overestimating my own abilities."
As he spoke, he smiled at the envoy. The envoy was also a man of measure and said immediately, "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? I am doing this for the sake of the friendship between our two countries. It is already a sign of Your Majesty's magnanimity to make such a request."
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