Xi Lan used the Emperor as a shield to speak for Su Yushan, which made the Empress Dowager even more furious, and she scoffed at it.
"Kneeling for a while and you've already injured your bones? How pretentious!"
Seeing that the Empress Dowager was unhappy, Lan Rong chimed in, "This little injury will heal in a few days. There's no need to take it too seriously. We've all come to pay our respects to the Empress Dowager, but she hasn't. It's a bit disrespectful to an elder."
Originally, the Empress Dowager didn't intend to pursue the matter, but Lan Rong's words made her feel even more humiliated, and she scoffed disdainfully.
"If she doesn't want to come, so be it. Let her make excuses. I don't need any false respect!"
The Empress Dowager was in a bad mood and waved for them to leave. The Empress secretly scoffed at Lan Rong for deliberately bringing up a sore spot and making the Empress Dowager feel annoyed.
Gao Xiuwen could see through it at a glance. Lan Rong's purpose in embarrassing the Empress Dowager was nothing more than to deepen the conflict between the Empress Dowager and Su Yushan. In the end, the only person she wanted to deal with was Su Yushan.
No matter how much she made a fuss, Gao Xiuwen didn't interfere and just watched the show from the sidelines.
Everyone rose to take their leave and departed Cining Palace one after another. Xi Lan, still angry, took Chen Lanxu to Jingren Palace.
Just as the two were about to enter, they suddenly heard someone call out from behind, "Please wait for me, I also want to visit my sister."
Xi Lan turned around upon hearing the sound, and frowned, thinking to herself, "Why is this Lan Rong so persistent?"
They clearly saw Lan Rong turn the corner just now, so why did she suddenly come here?
After a moment's thought, Chen Lanxu understood that Lan Rong was probably worried about being turned away if she came alone, so she deliberately followed them.
In this way, as long as Yu Shan lets them in, there is no reason to stop Lan Rong, and she can only let her in.
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