Chapter 389 The Ancestor Has Appeared!
After a while, the guards waited and the princess and palace maids still hadn't come out, and they immediately felt that something was wrong.
"Your Highness!" the head guard hurriedly called out.
However, there was no sound from the other end.
The eldest princess and her maid Xiaohua have both disappeared.
Even the jewel-encrusted chamber pot that the princess used on a daily basis disappeared.
"It's over, the princess is missing! Quickly seal off the city gates, and go to the palace to inform His Highness the Crown Prince. Everyone else, come with me to search for the princess." The head guard led his men to quickly begin searching the surrounding area.
The Crown Prince, who was working through the night in the palace, was devastated to hear that his younger sister had gone missing!
However, the Crown Prince was in no hurry to publicize the matter.
After all, it concerned the princess's reputation, so he was anxious but there was nothing he could do.
"Pass down the order: say that the princess fell ill after returning to the palace..."
The Crown Prince paused, a cold glint in his eyes: "Have someone make Lan Xin'er and Madam Zhou kneel at the Lan family's gate!"
"As long as the princess doesn't recover, they will kneel at the door!" The crown prince's voice was cold, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
If the Emperor and Empress hadn't failed to return, and if this matter hadn't been somewhat related to Tang Bugui, he would have already dealt with the Lan family.
Having settled everything, the Crown Prince was extremely anxious and, disregarding everything else, went straight to the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
"Grand Ancestor, please protect my good-for-nothing parents, brother, and sister. Please don't let anything happen to them!" The Crown Prince knelt before the memorial tablets of the emperors and empresses of the past dynasties and pleaded in a low voice.
All he could do was plead here; at this moment, he couldn't even go to see his sister!
Some things can only be done secretly, not openly.
Just then, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw the peach tree in the Imperial Ancestral Temple that had never blossomed.
Why has the peach tree blossomed after only a few days?
But why are half of them blooming and the other half withered and dead?
The crown prince's expression changed slightly, and he raised his eyes to look at the ancestral tablets.
"What does the ancestor want to say to the younger generation?" He was stunned for a moment.
Suddenly, something flickered before the prince's eyes. What was flashing?
The prince looked closely and saw that there was something extra under the ancestral tablet of their family.
The crown prince's expression changed slightly. Ignoring everything else, he grabbed his robes and rushed forward.
He's had one hobby since he was a child!
Superstition!
It was because he had been in poor health since childhood; when he was three years old, he accidentally fell into the river and almost died.
At that moment, he vaguely saw a little girl, barefoot and wearing a pink dress.
What he remembers most vividly is that the little girl slapped him across the face.
That's when he suddenly woke up.
Although he couldn't remember what the little girl looked like later, he always felt that she was a fairy...
Recalling his childhood, the prince rushed to the ancestral tablet.
Sure enough, I hadn't misread it.
There was a golden object pressing down on the memorial tablet.
He clasped his hands together and said, "Please don't be offended, Ancestor!"
After saying that, he quickly picked up the memorial tablet and took out the golden object.
A paper gold ingot...
Crown Prince...
He thought it was something else, but he never expected...
The crown prince was troubled, worried about his parents and his younger sister.
With his brows furrowed and before he could even speak, he suddenly sensed something was amiss.
There are words written on this gold ingot!
The four large characters, "Peace and safety," were perfectly illuminated by the candlelight and reflected on Yuanbao.
The crown prince's eyes widened immediately...
"Bang……"
He clutched his chest, collapsed to the ground, and lost consciousness.
The eunuch noticed that his crown prince hadn't come out for a while, so he hurried in to check on him!
This sight was alarming. The prince was clutching his chest, holding a gold ingot in his hand, muttering something, but his eyes were tightly closed; he had clearly fainted.
"My esteemed Crown Prince, you can't be in any danger! His Majesty said that if anything happens to you, he'll tear me apart..." The little eunuch was completely distraught.
He rolled up his sleeves, picked up the prince and princess, and ran off.
The news that Princess Lan Xin'er and her daughter had made her sick, and that the Crown Prince had also fallen ill from worry, quickly reached Lan Feng's ears.
Lan Feng looked at his father, who was hiding in his own home, his brows furrowed and his face extremely grim.
"Go back and take care of that weak, lifeless woman of yours!" Lan Feng said to Lan Junyi.
Ever since the Crown Prince forbade Lan Junyi to divorce his wife, Lan Junyi has never returned to the Lan family home.
Lan Junyi paused, his hand holding the wine glass still, and then said, "I'm not going, I don't care!"
Lanfeng...
Now that Lan Junyi has been suspended from his post by the Crown Prince and sent to reflect on his actions, Lan Junyi is indeed obedient, staying at home and not venturing out, even more so than a lady from a prominent family!
Because he still had to attend court, Lan Feng was constantly bullied by his colleagues, and he felt that he had become shameless.
Lan Feng suddenly said, "I asked the Crown Prince for a favor, hoping that he would allow me to be sent to a remote area!"
Lan Junyi sat up straight instantly, looking at his son with slightly red eyes.
He only has Lan Feng left now. As for his second son, he really doesn't want to see him because he has Xiao Zhou's bloodline.
Now that he only has his son left, Lan Junyi felt terrible at the thought of his son leaving.
"Could you..." he sighed, now only wanting to make amends to his son...
Although his son might not need it, he really didn't want to be separated from his son.
"No, my transfer order is coming down soon, and I'll probably be taking up my post soon!" Lan Feng sighed.
Sure enough, three days later, Lan Feng's transfer order came down, appointing him as the prefect of Linzhou.
An County and Lan County are both located in Linzhou.
Lan Junyi looked at his son's transfer order and saw that his son was about to leave, and he was filled with mixed feelings.
Then, he took a deep breath, looked at his son, and said, "I will go with you!"
Lan Feng's lips twitched, a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
"Father, have you forgotten that the Crown Prince asked you to stay home and reflect on your actions? What use would you be if you came with me?" Lan Feng refused without hesitation.
If it weren't for the fact that this person was his own father, he wouldn't want to talk to him at all.
What happened to his younger sister made it impossible for him to forgive his father and himself.
He wants to leave!
"You..." Lan Junyi was furious with his son, but in the end he could only watch helplessly as his son left.
The son was left alone in his courtyard with two servants.
However, at that very moment, the princess, whom no one could find no matter how hard they searched, appeared on a carriage!
Her hair was shaved off, as was Xiaohua's.
When the two, master and servant, awoke, they were already some distance from the capital.
"Hmm, Little Flower, I'm hungry. I want to eat braised pork..." the princess said subconsciously.
Xiao Hua, still half asleep, replied, "Yes, Princess, this servant will go right away!"
After she finished speaking, she realized that her hands were tied.
The little girl is twelve years old, but she reacted quickly and opened her eyes instantly to see what was going on.
They are in a horse-drawn carriage.
"Princess, we're doomed! It looks like we've been captured!"
Little Flower cried as she searched for her princess inside the carriage.
But...no!
There's no princess here, just two little bald heads!
She was immediately stunned.
The princess's previously drowsy eyes snapped open instantly.
Instantly, those bright, lively eyes would draw you in.
"Waaah... Princess, your hair... is gone..." Little Flower was devastated.
"We're doomed! The princess already had a bad temper, she's definitely going to never get married!" Xiaohua's voice was filled with despair.
Anyone who didn't know better would think she was crying for herself!
The princess was taken aback, then reached out to touch her head.
However……
I'm tied up and can't touch anything!
But looking at the little flower in front of her, she immediately felt relieved!
"Stop crying! If you keep crying, I'll sell you all right now!" Just then, a fierce old woman outside shouted into the room.
Little Flower immediately shut her mouth, looking pitifully at her princess with her big eyes.
Chang'an.
Seeing that Xiaohua had stopped crying and was just hiccuping, Chang'an suddenly asked, "Xiaohua, where is your maternal grandmother's home?"
"Huh? My maternal grandmother's home is in Northeast China, on the Songhua River. They have those red soybeans and sorghum at home..." Xiaohua said subconsciously.
Chang'an paused for a moment, then didn't ask any further questions.
Xiaohua becomes a chatterbox whenever she gets nervous, so...
After talking for a while, Xiaohua felt thirsty and stopped.
"Okay, you've stopped hiccuping!" Chang'an said lazily.
At this moment, another little bald girl woke up. Her eyes were dazed, and she paused slightly when she looked at the two of them.
"Where...is this?" The little girl was very well-behaved, with curved eyebrows and eyes, and could be considered quite pretty.
"I don't know!" Chang'an replied truthfully.
She didn't recognize the little girl in front of her, but she felt like she had seen her somewhere before.
"Have I seen you somewhere before?" Chang'an narrowed her eyes. Apart from the people around her, she was actually a little face-blind to other people.
"I..." Lan Xin'er was completely distraught.
Aren't I at home?
Why was it on a carriage?
and……
Why did I get arrested along with the princess?!
She was completely devastated. She hadn't been like this in her past life, so why was she like this now?
"Hey, haven't I seen you before?" Chang'an stared at Lan Xin'er, instinctively feeling a bit dislike.
Xiao Hua had also recovered. She looked at her own princess, then at Lan Xin'er, and after a careful look, said, "Princess, she is Lan Xin'er, the good-for-nothing daughter of the Lan family!"
Chang'an was taken aback, and her face immediately darkened: "Stay away from me, don't touch my skirt! It's dirty!"
If Lan Xin'er hadn't called me out, I might not have been arrested!
"Princess, how can you speak of me like that?"
Lan Xin'er felt extremely wronged, but she could only stay a little further away from Chang'an.
She knew Chang'an's personality very well, which made her even more wary of her.
Xiao Hua approached Chang'an, glancing at her princess and then at Lan Xin'er.
"Princess, what do we do now?" Little Flower couldn't help but ask.
"So be it! But it doesn't matter. Since they didn't kill us right then and there, they'll definitely still need us!" Chang'an said cheerfully, but there was a hint of coldness in his eyes.
Those outside had been listening to the conversation inside, and they were all taken aback when they heard this part.
The old monk and the old nun exchanged a glance, both with a strange look in their eyes.
Neither of them spoke.
Princess Chang'an is quite clever!
“You’re right. As long as you don’t do anything reckless, this humble nun won’t have to kill any living beings!”
The old nun's eerie voice drifted over.
Lan Xin'er felt a chill run down her spine and immediately thought of the nun she had met before!
Could it be her...?
"Old nun, I'm hungry. Can I have something to eat and some water? I can't run away anyway!" Chang'an said cheerfully.
Looking at her princess, Xiaohua was filled with admiration.
The princess is so brave!
The old monk and the nun exchanged a glance. They checked the time and realized it was about time.
"You're smart enough to know what's good for you. Since you've been obedient, you'll all have food today!" The old monk chuckled and pulled the horse back.
They were in the middle of nowhere, and even if these little girls wanted to run away, they had nowhere to go.
Besides, they had all changed out of their clothes, and without a single penny, they couldn't afford to cause any trouble.
"That's right, but I also need to pee, is that alright? Otherwise, if I get the carriage dirty, it won't smell good for you!" Princess Chang'an continued.
The old nun wanted to curse, but the old monk said, "Fine!"
After speaking, the old monk gave the old nun a look, and the two instantly understood each other's thoughts.
The old monk was testing whether the princess had truly accepted her fate or was merely putting on an act.
If you've truly accepted your fate, that's fine; if you're lying to them...
Princess Chang'an, Xiao Hua, and Lan Xin'er were released, and the ropes on their wrists were even loosened.
"I'm going to pee!" The princess pulled Xiaohua to the side of a big tree.
Lan Xin'er glanced at them and saw the nun follow Princess Chang'an away. She then secretly glanced at the old monk.
The monk had a beard and wore a string of dark red prayer beads around his neck.
That face, though fat and with big ears, actually looked kind and benevolent.
But when the old monk looked at people, it gave them a chill.
"Master, please, please send me back! Whatever you want, I will find a way to give it to you!" Lan Xin'er looked at the old monk and pleaded pitifully.
She is a favored daughter of heaven, the darling of the world, and she is determined to become the most noble woman.
She cannot afford to lose her reputation!
The old monk looked at her and sneered, "I want the entire Shang Dynasty, do you have it?"
Lan Xin'er was stunned and stared at the old monk in disbelief.
The old monk pursed his lips, and just then, he saw Chang'an and Xiaohua return.
The old nun followed them, holding a huge 'radish' in her hand!
The old nun beamed and said to the old monk, "Look, we just found this in the grass!"
Lan Xin'er was stunned. Looking at the ginseng that looked like a radish, she felt terrible.
She looked at Princess Chang'an and Xiao Hua, unsure of what to say.
"How about it, can I have a nicer meal?" Princess Chang'an asked with a smile.
"Of course!" the old nun chuckled.
Chang'an squinted, thinking of a pitiful little beggar she had met a year ago.
The little beggar was being bullied, so she gave him an ounce of silver. The little beggar then said that he was destined to suffer a calamity...
He told her to prepare more money, and then added that she must do good deeds and accumulate merit...
Most importantly, the little beggar said that if he were ever arrested, he should never resist!
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