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553: Recognition and Rebellion

When Old Man Lan and Old Lady Lan saw the queen of the Black Wood Kingdom again, they were closer to her, saw her more clearly, and were more certain that this was their daughter. Her eyebrows and eyes had hardly changed, except that they had become a little whiter. Her dress was naturally very different from before. Unless there really were two identical people in this world, they must have been right. They were both so excited that their bodies were shaking and they almost shouted out.

The queen of the Black Wood Kingdom was dressed in gorgeous attire and walked in with the king of the Black Wood Kingdom. Although she did not look around, she could see the people on both sides clearly. When she saw the two people, her eyes widened and her calm expression changed.

Everyone who knew the purpose of the Lan couple's coming here felt relieved at this moment. They were sure that the Queen of Black Wood was indeed Lan Lan, the daughter of Old Man Lan and Old Lady Lan.

This is indeed the case.

Lan Lan was very excited. She recognized her parents at a glance. Although they had aged a lot, she still recognized them, and the way they looked at her proved it.

The king of the Black Wood Kingdom felt that his wife, who was walking one step behind him, suddenly slowed down her pace. He glanced at her from the corner of his eye and saw that her expression changed slightly. She looked at the man and woman next to her, as if she was about to cry. Her eyes were slightly red and sparkling. He was puzzled, but seeing that the man and woman were not young at all, and his queen looked very excited, he raised his eyebrows and suddenly thought of something.

King Kuroki knew that his wife had been looking for her parents all these years and missed them deeply. She also painted their portraits and asked people to look for them, but they were never found. Now that I think about it, this couple does seem to be somewhat similar to the people in the portraits.

But how could they be in the palace? He knew they were just villagers from the neighboring areas of Liang and Hei Mu. How could they have the qualifications to sit here?

Could it be that the Emperor of Liang State found out about Lan Lan's background and tracked down this couple?

King Hei Mu thought that this was the most likely possibility. He squinted his eyes and thought to himself that if this was the case, then the people of Liang were quite capable. However, he did not come with hostility this time, and he did not care about their thoughts. Moreover, he was very happy that his beloved wife could find her parents. His wife had rarely been happy in recent years, and being able to reunite with her parents made her happy. As a husband, he was also happy.

After greeting each other, both parties took their seats.

The Lan couple kept looking at Lan Lan, and Lan Lan looked back at them. Although neither of them spoke, their eyes had recognized each other.

Father Lan and Aunt Lan were very satisfied now, knowing that their daughter was alive and had become the queen. They heard that she was loved by King Heimu very much. They could die immediately and close their eyes.

Lan Lan wanted to meet her parents, but she didn't know if it was possible under the current circumstances, so she quietly told Hei Mu Ba about her discovery. Even if they couldn't meet now, there would be a chance later, after all, they now knew that each other was still alive and not far away.

Finally, it was the Emperor of Liang who brought up the topic. He thought it was a good thing and would make the relationship between the two countries more friendly. There was no need to hide this matter. He had just observed that the Queen of Heimu had obviously recognized her parents and wanted to recognize them, so why not let them recognize each other here. It would be much more beneficial to recognize each other openly than secretly.

King Kuroki did not stop them, as he came here to seek peace. So he patted the queen's hand, signaling that she could recognize her parents.

Father and Aunt Lan looked at their daughter, thinking that their identities had been revealed, and whether their daughter would recognize them or not would be decided at this moment. Even if she didn't recognize them, they wouldn't force her, after all, it was good for her to be alive, and she was the queen, and she had no choice. However, they still looked at her eagerly, hoping that their daughter would recognize them.

Shen Zian and Su Zhi saw that the Lan couple's hands were clenched into fists under the table, and they felt nervous for them.

Lan Lan stood up, walked to Old Man Lan and Aunt Lan, knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"Dad, Mom, I am an unfilial daughter. I have not been able to show my filial piety to you all these years. I have made you worry and run around for me. I am an unfilial daughter!"

"Get up, get up! As long as you are alive!"

Aunt Lan had already stood up. She quickly walked over to pull Lan Lan up, but she walked too fast and stumbled, falling to her knees. She hugged her daughter and started crying.

Old Man Lan came over and helped them both up, his eyes moist.

King Hei Mu also stood up at this time and saluted to Old Man Lan and Aunt Lan. Although he was the king of a country, he was also someone else's son-in-law. Moreover, he was not the monarch of Liang, but the Lan couple were Liang people.

Old Man Lan also returned the gift and advised Aunt Lan not to cry anymore, saying that this was a happy occasion and it would be enough to cry for a while, and that it should be appropriate to the occasion.

Aunt Lan held back her tears and wiped her daughter's tears as well.

The Queen and Su Zhi also gave some words of advice.

Lan Lan looked at Su Zhi and thought of the introduction just now. This was her parents' goddaughter. She had a good impression of Su Zhi since the first time she saw her. Su Zhi had black hair like clouds, skin like snow, eyes as bright and clear as spring water, and a smile on her face that made people feel as comfortable as a spring breeze. It reminded her of the dense forests in her hometown, the clear stream, and the endless gorgeous mountain flowers. She couldn't help but feel close to Su Zhi.

Su Zhi looked at Lan Lan and thought that this girl was not a beauty, just pretty, yet she became the queen. Her experience was even more legendary than her own, a time-traveling girl.

When Old Man Lan and Aunt Lan saw Lan Lan looking at Su Zhi, they told her that Su Zhi and Shen Zi'an had taken good care of them over the years, otherwise they would have died long ago.

Lan Lan thanked Shen Zian and Su Zhi again. Shen Zian and Su Zhi naturally returned the greeting. Shen Zian was not in a position to speak, but Su Zhi was good at talking. Just a few words made Lan Lan laugh, and she felt that Su Zhi was really good at talking.

After a brief acquaintance, everyone returned to their respective seats and the atmosphere became even more lively.

The banquet did not last too long. After all, it was the first day for the people from the Black Wood Country and they needed to rest.

Old Man Lan, Aunt Lan and Lan Lan recognized each other. The family had a lot to talk about, so they followed their daughter.

Shen Zian and Su Zhi took Yueyue and Liansheng home. The two children had been playing with Xiaori and the others in the palace. They were small children and did not attend the banquet together.

Concubine Wang was very angry. She smashed a lot of porcelain in her palace and sat there angry.

"Mother, please don't be angry. It won't look good if you're angry."

The second prince went over and said in a flattering way that although he was not afraid of his mother getting angry, as a prince he still had to persuade her, so that he could gain more benefits.

Concubine Wang looked at her son, patted his head, and said, "My dear son, I am no longer angry. Don't tell anyone about this. Do you understand?"

"Got it. I never once said anything about Mother smashing things before."

The second prince thought that his mother was too much of a smasher, and had smashed many of the things he liked. He did not like his mother throwing things, although he also liked to throw things.

"Mother, are you angry because father hosted a banquet for the King and Queen of Blackwood Kingdom but didn't invite us?"

"The prince is very smart."

Concubine Wang said that she was indeed excluded from the banquet because of this. Although she was not the queen, she was a concubine after all. She gave birth to the second prince for the emperor, but now she had no chance to show up. That would have been fine, but Shen Zian and others were able to attend, which made her even more dissatisfied. Her spies were unable to find out any useful information, and she could only imagine wildly. Her father had already told her that the emperor regarded their Wang family as a thorn in his side. Wang Feng had a mistress outside, and that mistress was Mu Weizhi, who deserved to be executed. The emperor had already caught the handle and removed all the empty positions on Wang Feng. Her father doubted whether Wang Feng would have the opportunity to be an official again in the future.

The Wang family felt the crisis, and they had long been in collusion with the Black Wood Kingdom, but not with the King of the Black Wood Kingdom, but with the Prince of the Black Wood Kingdom, the uncle of the Black Wood King.

The noble concubine even wondered if the emperor knew that their royal family had colluded with the neighboring country, and planned to deal with them after reconciling with the king of the Black Wood Kingdom.

Just when the noble concubine was worried, her mother came to the palace and gave her a message. After hearing it, she became uneasy.

My father said that the uncle of the King of Blackwood was unwilling to not get the throne and wanted to usurp the throne, so he asked them to help keep the King and Queen of Blackwood in the capital forever.

My father was tempted by this suggestion. Not to mention that the King of Black Wood had something on them, and it would be disadvantageous to them if they did not help. He just said that if the King and Queen of Black Wood died in Liang State, then they could stir up trouble and allow the Second Prince to ascend the throne.

"My son, do you want to be the emperor? If I let you become the emperor right away, can you do it well?"

"I want to be the emperor? Of course! I want to kill Xiaori! I want to kill Xing'er! Father likes them but not me, I want to kill them!"

The second prince waved his hands and said that although he had never killed anyone with his own hands at a young age, he had caused many people to be beaten to death. However, the people he wanted to kill the most were Xiaori and Xing'er. He knew that only he could kill them if he became the emperor, so he was immediately happy when he heard that he could become the emperor.

Concubine Wang touched the second prince's head and said that she would definitely let him become emperor. She thought of the emperor's doting on the queen and his ruthlessness towards her, and that if she did not fight, then the queen's two sons would not have the turn to become emperor, and now that the opportunity was right in front of her, she was cruel.

The next day, the king and queen of the Black Wood Kingdom dressed up and came to the Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty with Old Man Lan and Aunt Lan. They came to formally thank Shen Zian and his wife. After listening to her parents' stories about what happened over the years yesterday, Lan Lan was even more grateful to Shen Zian and Su Zhi. The King of Black Wood also admired the couple very much, so he prepared a generous gift to come and express his gratitude.

(Lishu Literature)