Feng Chan's laughter could be heard outside the tea room, which showed that Feng Chan and Lan Heling were having a very pleasant conversation.
"Wait a minute." Yu Jinshu pulled Feng Yu.
Feng Yu looked at her, "What's wrong?"
Yu Jinshu pulled Feng Yu up and walked out: "Let's not go in and disturb them. We are superfluous at this time."
Feng Yu smiled and said, "That makes sense."
The emperor and empress "abandoned" the eldest princess and returned to the imperial city.
At nightfall, Feng Chan was hungry and was surprised to find that her brother and sister-in-law had not come to see her.
"Why haven't my two brothers come yet?"
Feng Chan stood in front of the Poetry and Painting Society and looked around.
The servant boy spoke up, "Miss, they came earlier and said they had something else to do and left. They also told you to go home by yourself."
Lan Heling thought to himself: These two brothers are so irresponsible. How could they leave their sister alone? What if she encounters danger on the way home?
He said, "Miss, it's time for dinner. Why don't you have a quick meal here first? After you're done, I'll take you home."
Feng Chan looked around and saw an inconspicuous carriage. She recognized the person sitting in the carriage. He was a royal guard.
It seems that her brother and sister-in-law have arranged someone to wait for her here.
But she doesn't want to go back to the palace now.
She looked at Lan Heling: "That's really disturbing!"
Lan Heling said happily, "It's not a bother at all."
After Feng Chan had dinner with Lan Heling, Lan Heling took her to his carriage and headed to the street she mentioned.
The two of them had been chatting happily for such a long time, and Lan Heling had never asked about her family background, so he took this opportunity to ask.
This had been discussed earlier when Feng Chan followed her brother and sister-in-law out of the palace. If anyone asked about her family background, she would say she came from a small family.
It just so happened that Prince Liang’s Mansion used to have a small house on an old street.
Feng Chan said that her family lived in that small house.
The small house was taken care of by servants, and the royal guards responsible for protecting Feng Chan also came in early to explain things to the servants.
Lan Heling walked Feng Chan to the door and watched her knock on it. Inside was an elderly couple in simple clothes. Only then did he feel relieved.
When Feng Chan closed the door, she saw that Lan Heling had not left yet, so she asked, "Mr. Lan, will you still be at the Poetry and Painting Society tomorrow?"
Lan Heling smiled and said, "I have to go on errands tomorrow and will return to the Poetry and Painting Society in the afternoon. Miss Chan'er, please go to the Poetry and Painting Society for tea when you are free."
Feng Chan smiled sweetly, nodded slightly, and then closed the door.
Lan Heling stood in front of the door, not wanting to leave for a long time.
Feng Chan did not return to the palace that night.
She planned to stay in this small house temporarily, which would also make it convenient for her to go to the Fulin Poetry and Painting Society every day.
In the next few days, Feng Chan went to the Fulin Poetry and Painting Society. Although she and Lan Heling did not confess their feelings to each other, they both understood each other's feelings.
That day, Lan Heling returned home after finishing his work. He was about to change into his casual clothes and go to the Fulin Poetry Society, but he heard a servant come to report that someone had come from the palace and asked him to go and receive an imperial decree.
Lan Heling went to the front hall with a puzzled look on his face. When he saw the palace servant holding the imperial edict, he knelt down immediately.
"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: I have heard that Lan Heling is a man of both talent and virtue, and of outstanding character and appearance, yet remains unmarried. I am deeply pleased to hear this. As Princess Fengchan awaits marriage, she and Lan Heling are a match made in heaven. To bring this beautiful couple together, I hereby betroth the Princess to Lan Heling as his wife, and Lan Heling shall be given the title of Prince Consort. All ceremonial arrangements shall be jointly handled by the Ministry of Rites and the Director of the Imperial Observatory, and an auspicious date shall be chosen for the wedding."
Lezi, the young eunuch selected by Feng Yu himself, smiled and handed the imperial edict to Lan Heling: "Lord Lan, why don't you accept the edict and express your gratitude!"
Lan Heling refused to accept the imperial edict. He knelt down and said in a panic, "Eunuch, I already have someone I love. I hope you will withdraw the imperial edict and report this matter to the emperor, so that he can revoke his order."
Lezi frowned and said sternly, "Lan Heling, how dare you disobey my order? Aren't you afraid that because of you, your Lan family's centuries-old foundation will be destroyed?"
Lan Heling quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "I dare not."
Dozens of people from the Lan family knelt on the ground. Lan Heling's father came over on his knees to persuade his son: "Heling, I heard that the eldest princess has a gentle temperament and is suitable for a family. This is a good thing. You should accept the order immediately."
Third Uncle also advised: "Heling, my Lan family's hundreds of years of foundation cannot be destroyed in the hands of one person."
Lan Heling looked at his parents and relatives, and thought of Miss Chan'er who was about to meet him at the Fulin Poetry and Painting Society. He felt heartbroken and didn't know what to do.
He finally fell in love with a girl, but was suddenly given a marriage by the emperor, and they were not destined to be together.
"I thank you for your grace!"
Lezi handed the imperial edict to Lan Heling.
Lan Heling's father hurriedly took the reward money and gave it to Lezi.
After the people from the palace left, Lan Heling stood in the front yard, stunned for a long time, without saying a word.
His parents and relatives have already begun to make preparations for his marriage to the eldest princess.
The servant boy reminded him, "Sir, do you still want to go to the Poetry and Painting Society?"
Lan Heling was silent for a long time before he responded with one word: "Go."
He wanted to see Chan'er, he wanted to see her very badly.
At the Poetry and Painting Society, Chan'er really arrived. She was holding a brush dipped in ink and writing a poem, muttering to herself.
When Feng Chan saw Lan Heling, she quickly put down the pen in her hand and walked up to him.
Lan Heling thought about it all the way and decided to tell Chan'er about his marriage to avoid wasting her feelings.
"Chan'er, just now..."
Feng Chan looked at Lan Heling and saw that he looked uneasy. "What happened just now?"
"Today my family arranged a marriage for me."
Feng Chan's face darkened. She didn't know about the imperial edict.
Lan Heling: "After today, I won't come to the Poetry and Painting Society for a while." After saying that, he turned and left.
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