Linghu Lan couldn't help but be moved, and immediately mentally gave Princess Qinyang a "Gold Medal Mother Card".
She always considered Yue Huangyin's needs. Even at a time when the family was facing imminent disaster, she still cared for her daughter, demonstrating her maternal love.
Princess Qinyang chatted with Linghu Lan for a while, and time passed little by little.
A moment later, Granny Lin called from outside the door, "Your Highness, it's almost time."
Princess Qinyang reluctantly got up, holding Linghu Lan's hand with lingering affection. However, due to palace rules, she eventually let go and turned to leave.
When Lin Mama saw Princess Qinyang out, her eyes were red.
Linghu Lan glanced at her and asked, "What did Mother say?"
"The Princess Consort truly loves the Empress deeply, and she has instructed me to do my utmost to protect her." Lin Mama wiped her eyes.
"Yes!" Linghu Lan nodded. Because of Princess Qinyang's maternal heart, she should also protect the Qinyang Prince's Mansion.
She stared out the window for a while, her gaze falling on the banana tree in a corner of the palace, but her thoughts drifted far away. At this moment, Jun Zhe should already be besieged by the court officials, right?
The wicked winds stirred up by the Empress Dowager will soon reach the inner palace; it will be a time to see who truly understands people.
Linghu Lan sighed and instructed, "Granny Lin, go to the Imperial Household Department and get an advance of three months' salary, and collect all the necessary supplies."
Lin Mama's eyes widened, slightly taken aback. "The Empress?"
"Go quickly! Take as many people as you can and bring everything back at once, so you don't run out of supplies later. Who knows how long it will take!"
Linghu Lan spoke in a gentle tone, as if she were talking about something extremely ordinary.
Lin Mama roughly understood that this matter was probably not small and might really involve the Empress. She wiped her eyes, disregarding her other emotions, and hurriedly led people to the Imperial Household Department. With her hands on her hips, she shouted loudly, ordering the head steward of the Imperial Household Department to quickly send the things over.
The head eunuch of the Imperial Household Department was puzzled as to why this usually kind old nanny was acting like she had swallowed gunpowder today. He hurriedly smiled and ordered the eunuchs below to prepare everything and send it over, including a lot of rice, flour, oil, and firewood, almost turning the Empress's Suning Palace into a general store.
Linghu Lan had seen enough of what was going on, so she composed herself and continued reading and looking at paintings as if nothing had happened.
The palace maids, unaware of what had happened, assumed the Empress was about to undertake something grand.
It wasn't until Zhou Anyuan, the chief eunuch by the emperor's side, brought an imperial edict announcing that, effective immediately, the empress would be confined to the palace to reflect on her mistakes.
The crowd panicked. Many couldn't keep up and were stunned for a long time: the Empress, who was still favored by the Emperor yesterday and exchanging love poems with him, had fallen out of favor today? Was she confined to her quarters?
People's hearts were suddenly scattered.
Some people panicked and broke the bottle, some rushed to spread the message, some even wanted the empress to banish her from the palace, while others saw that the empress had been prepared and calmly continued with their own affairs.
Granny Lin loudly reprimanded and disciplined the palace servants, urging them not to lose their composure.
Linghu Lan accepted the imperial edict, along with a thin silk handkerchief.
Linghu Lan smiled slightly, feeling at ease: her sister's Tang would never disappoint her.
She smiled and said, "Eunuch Zhou, I have been punished, but these palace maids are innocent. I will order them to find their own way out. What do you think, Eunuch Zhou?"
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