Luo Lan directly rejected her kindness and continued:
"It was Your Majesty who originally allowed me to enter Prince Yu's mansion and made me Prince Yu's consort. Your Majesty has also rewarded me many times and treated me well. Therefore, my identity is now suspicious. If the Emperor really investigates, it will inevitably bring trouble to Your Majesty. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble for Your Majesty, I have come here today to speak to Your Majesty. Tomorrow I will personally explain this matter to the Emperor. I hope Your Majesty will agree."
Hearing her words, Concubine Chang's eyes darkened, and a hint of dissatisfaction flashed in her eyes. She knew that Shui Luolan was a difficult person to deal with. Since she wanted to explain the matter in front of the emperor, she was afraid that even if she talked her mouth off, she would not tell her.
In this deep palace, in Dening Palace, she wanted to force her to explain the matter, but she couldn't do it by force. However, considering that she was the first one to come to Dening Palace after entering the palace, she felt that she would not say anything that would be detrimental to her.
Thinking of this, Concubine Chang nodded generously, with a bit of false tenderness between her brows, and said softly to Luo Lan:
"Well, you're a little late today. Tomorrow morning, I'll take you to see the Emperor. Tonight, you can rest in Dening Palace for the time being!"
Luo Lan bowed without hesitation and said, "Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty. Luo Lan will withdraw first."
Concubine Chang winked at the nanny and said to her:
"Please arrange for Princess Yu to stay in one of the guest rooms at Dening Palace! Prepare dinner for Princess Yu."
Nanny Yu bowed and accepted the order before retreating. Luo Lan also nodded to Concubine Chang and followed her out of the main hall of Dening Palace.
Ah Cai and Ah Hong saw her coming out and hurried over to greet her, whispering:
"Princess, are you okay?"
Luo Lan shook his head and said softly:
"It's okay, stay here first."
Nanny Yu turned around, looked at the three people who stopped, and said coldly:
"Princess Yu, please come and rest with me."
Luo Lan nodded slightly and followed behind Nanny Yu.
Nanny Yu arranged for them to stay in the west wing of Dening Palace, assigned two palace maids to serve them, and then left.
It was still early, so Luo Lan sat at the table drinking tea. The two palace maids guarding the door seemed to be ready to serve at any time, but they were actually monitoring Luo Lan.
Ah Cai walked forward and closed the door in a bad mood, then stood beside Luo Lan with a pout, muttering,
"It's obvious that they're sending two people here to watch us. We're not prisoners, so why should they be guarding us like we're prisoners?"
Ah Hong frowned and glared at her. "You talk too much! We've been watched since we left Prince Yu's Mansion. Now that we're at Dening Palace, it would be strange if no one is watching us. What's the big deal?"
Ah Cai grumbled unwillingly, "How can we get out when they're guarding here? We can't stay here forever, can we?"
Listening to the little girl's chatter, Luo Lan took a sip of tea and said calmly:
"Noble Concubine Chang didn't ask them to watch us, so we can come and go freely. We'll go out for a walk later. Although winter is coming soon, the scenery in the back garden of the palace should still be nice."
Ah Hong nodded in understanding, "Princess, you're right. Once we leave this room, it's going to be hard to get rid of those two little girls!"
Luo Lan blinked cunningly. Looking at the sky, it was still an hour away from the hour of Mao. She said to Ah Cai and Ah Hong:
"Come on, let's go out for a walk."
After she finished speaking, she came to the door and opened it.
The two palace maids at the door saw her come out and hurriedly bowed and saluted, "What are your instructions, Princess Yu?"
Luo Lan cleared his throat and said softly:
"It's okay, it's too stuffy here, let's go out for a walk."
One of the palace maids hurriedly replied:
"Your Majesty has something to say. Princess Yu, please rest here."
Luo Lan's expression turned cold, he raised his eyebrows and said sternly:
"This princess is not tired and wants to go out for a walk."
After saying this, she strode out of the door, followed closely by Acai and Ahong. The two palace maids wanted to stop them, but seeing the posture of these three people, they dared not say anything more and could only follow quietly.
The three of them came to the back garden and strolled around. They walked in the rockery, then went to the river to watch the fish. When they were tired, they sat in the pavilion to rest. The two palace maids followed them closely.
At this moment, Leng Xi came to the back garden while kicking the pebbles on the ground. When he saw Luo Lan sitting in the pavilion, he was surprised at first, then quickly came to her side. One of the two palace maids hurried back to report the news, and the other one still stood there, staring at where Luo Lan was.
Luo Lan was a little surprised to see Leng Xi here. Before she could speak, Leng Xi asked:
"Why did the emperor's sister-in-law enter the palace?"
Luo Lan tilted her head and looked at him, fiddling with the handkerchief in her hand while replying:
"Why can't I enter the palace?"
Leng Xi sat on the stone bench opposite her, looking at her nervously.
"What I mean is, now that the Emperor and Concubine Chang are suspicious of your identity, why did you fall into their trap?"
Walking into a trap...
Luo Lan felt that the word he used was very appropriate.
She looked at him with a sunny smile, and then said softly:
"Everything must be resolved. Rather than waiting for the Emperor to issue an order and hand me over to the Ministry of Punishment for punishment, I would rather come here and apologize."
"You're quite open-minded."
Leng Xi rested his chin on one hand, looked at the stream not far away, and murmured:
"The royal family is so heartless. You said that even though you didn't let us see Fourth Brother, you never did anything to hurt him, and you also managed Prince Yu's Mansion in perfect order. Why do people have to doubt your identity? You just know a little more, what's wrong with that? It's so rare to find a woman with so many skills! Alas!"
Listening to his sigh, Luo Lan suddenly felt that he was somewhat cute. His words really hit the nail on the head. People in the royal family were so ruthless.
She lowered her eyebrows and smiled bitterly, then followed his gaze and complained with a sigh:
"Yes! People say that having many skills is always a blessing, but why is it considered a sin in your royal family? Are women who marry into the royal family supposed to be dull?"
"But you're a farm girl. You have so many abilities, how can you not be suspicious? But I don't doubt you. I think that even though you were born in the countryside, you must have had some extraordinary experiences. Maybe you met a hermit who gave you guidance, or you met a fairy who enlightened you while you were picking grass for pigs in the mountains, or..."
“Chuckle…”
Hearing his words, Luo Lan couldn't help laughing. Ahong and Acai, who were standing outside the pavilion, also covered their mouths and laughed.
Seeing Luo Lan making fun of him, Leng Xi pouted and muttered angrily,
"I think this is the best explanation. How else can you explain that a country girl like you possesses so many skills? I gave you some advice, and you laugh at me. You really don't know how to appreciate it."
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