Luo Lan took Acai and Ahong to walk on the stone road in the imperial garden. Two palace maids from Dening Palace followed closely behind, staring at the three people in front of them, as if they were afraid that the three of them would get lost at any time.
When he was about to walk out of the gate of the Imperial Garden, Luo Lan raised the handkerchief in his hand, covered his face with his hands, coughed lightly, blinked his eyes, and winked at Ahong and Acai. Ahong immediately understood and nodded.
Suddenly, she elbowed Ah Cai hard. Ah Cai turned around and looked at her with some displeasure, and shouted:
"Are you blind? Why aren't you looking at the road?"
"Who told you to walk slowly? What if I bump into you? It won't kill you."
"You can't hit me. You hit someone and don't admit your mistake. You really have no manners."
"You have good manners? You're still just a maid. If you have the ability, go be a lady and pretend to be noble."
"Who are you talking about? Try to name another one."
"Just say it, I'll say it. You just know how to act noble, so what? What can you do to me?"
The two people quarreled more and more fiercely. Luo Lan looked at them, stood aside with his arms folded, and watched quietly.
At this moment, Ah Cai suddenly looked at the two girls behind her who were at a loss, and suddenly pulled Ah Hong's arm and came in front of them, waving her arms and shouting:
"Give me some judgment, did you see it clearly from behind? She was the one who hit me, but she refused to admit it and refused to apologize. Don't you think she's going too far?"
Ah Hong also frowned and said:
"What's wrong with bumping into you? It won't hurt you, why are you making such a fuss? Can you give me some judgement? Is she making a big deal out of nothing? Everyone has their moments of carelessness, Ji..."
The two people were shouting at each other, and the two girls were at a loss. They looked at one and then the other, and did not notice that Luo Lan had disappeared.
After a quarrel, the two girls suddenly noticed that Luo Lan was missing. They looked around in panic, but there was no sign of him anywhere.
One of the girls stamped her feet, her face flushed and she said angrily:
"What should we do? If the Queen knew, she would definitely kill us."
"Yes, the queen asked us to watch her, but we didn't. What should we do?"
After saying this, the two girls looked at Acai and Ahong together.
One of them pointed at the two of them and asked,
"I see. You must have deliberately diverted our attention and used this opportunity to let Princess Yu escape."
Another girl nodded as if she understood something. "Yes, you must have done it on purpose. Come with us and confess your sins before the Empress."
After the words fell, the two girls each pulled Ah Hong and Ah Cai and went to Dening Palace angrily.
After arriving at Dening Palace, they knelt in front of Concubine Chang. Ah Cai and Ah Hong were very reluctant. The two girls knelt down and cried.
"Your Majesty, just now on the road, they deliberately quarreled to separate us from Princess Yu, and then took the opportunity to let Princess Yu run away."
"Yes, they deliberately quarreled and asked us to judge. We were distracted for a moment, and when we reacted, Princess Yu had disappeared."
Hearing this, Concubine Chang frowned. She looked at Ah Hong and Ah Cai and asked slowly:
"If your Princess Yu wanted to escape, she wouldn't have come to the palace. Tell me, what has she been doing?"
Ah Cai pouted, turned her face away and said nothing.
Ah Hong also lowered her head and knelt there, refusing to speak.
When Concubine Chang saw that the two of them were silent, she raised her voice and shouted:
"Why don't you two tell the truth? Do you want me to spank you?"
Hearing this, Ah Hong knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Your Majesty, please spare us. Your Majesty, please spare us. We don't know what the princess has done. We really don't know."
Ah Cai also knelt down and kowtowed:
"Madam, we are just maids. We will do whatever the master says..."
"Shut up."
Ah Hong shouted at Ah Cai, glared at her, and then said to Concubine Chang:
"Your Majesty, Ah Cai is talking nonsense. I just bumped into her and she's upset, so she's saying this on purpose. Your Majesty, don't believe her."
"I'm not talking nonsense. I just saw the princess wink at you, and that's why I asked you to bump into me on purpose. Don't try to trick me."
Acai looked at Ahong with a righteous and angry look.
Ah Hong's face turned pale and blue, and when she looked at Ah Cai, she was so angry that she gritted her teeth.
Concubine Chang's eyes suddenly tightened. She looked at Ah Hong and said sternly, word by word:
"Your name is Ah Hong? I know that Princess Yu trusts you and you are a quiet person. But Princess Yu is not familiar with this palace. If you don't tell me where Princess Yu has gone, she will cause trouble in the harem and she will be in big trouble."
Listening to Concubine Chang's words, Ah Hong clenched her hands together, looking at a loss.
Seeing that she was somewhat moved, Concubine Chang continued:
"Although Princess Yu is a cautious person, the Emperor will personally interrogate her about her fake identity tomorrow. This is no small matter; it's a matter of life and death. So tonight, there's no guarantee she'll lose control and do something incomprehensible to ordinary people. So, if you truly care about her, you might as well tell me where she's been. Perhaps I can help her."
Hearing her say this, Ah Hong suddenly looked up at Concubine Chang and asked with a questioning look:
"Are you really willing to help the princess?"
"Of course." Concubine Chang saw that Ah Hong's tone had softened, and hurriedly nodded and replied:
"Of course I will help her. After all, she is Yu'er's princess. How can I watch her die?"
Ah Hong bit her lips tightly, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Concubine Chang looked at her with half-closed eyes. Seeing that she was still hesitant, she tried to comfort her again:
"Princess Yu treats you well. You must not let her do anything foolish. If you don't believe me, wait for her to cause trouble. It will be too late for you to regret it."
There was harshness and intimidation in Concubine Chang's voice. Ah Hong trembled, lowered her head, and did not dare to look at Concubine Chang.
At this time, Ah Cai beside her pouted and muttered to her:
"Just speak frankly and don't try to be clever. If you don't report what you know and the princess does something wrong and is punished by the emperor, you will have no master to serve and you might even be implicated."
Ah Hong glanced at Ah Cai, then pursed her lips and whispered to Concubine Chang:
"Your Majesty, this is what happened. Before the princess left Dening Palace, she told me to find a way to get her out of there. That's why I resorted to this desperate measure. I deliberately bumped into Ah Cai and started a quarrel with her. Then I distracted the two young ladies behind us, giving the princess the opportunity to escape."
Hearing this, Concubine Chang frowned and asked in a cold voice,
"Where did she go?"
"she……"
Ah Hong pursed her lips and suddenly kowtowed to Concubine Chang:
"Please, Madam, save the princess. She...she is really going to do something wrong."
Seeing Ah Hong's nervous expression, as if she had found a treasure, Concubine Chang raised her voice and asked:
"You want me to save her, so you're going to tell me where she went?"
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