Her words surprised Concubine Chang. She raised her hand to cover her mouth and coughed lightly, then said:
"Come with me to the front hall. I have something to ask you."
Luo Lan narrowed her eyes and nodded. She asked with some doubt: "Isn't Concubine Chang going to go in and see the prince?"
This was what she was most curious about. This Imperial Concubine Chang should be Leng Yu's biological mother, but now that she was at the door, why didn't she go in to see him? Logically speaking, shouldn't she, as a mother, lean over the bed and cry before leaving?
Concubine Chang turned around and said coldly:
"With the princess taking care of the prince, I feel at ease."
Before she finished speaking, she had already strode forward. Luo Lan turned around and gave the Four Heavenly Kings a thumbs up, intending to praise their good performance just now, and then followed Concubine Chang to the front hall.
The four people were just worried about whether they had caused trouble for the princess, but now seeing the princess praising them like this, they felt a little relieved.
Luo Lan followed Concubine Chang to the main hall of the palace. She folded her hands in front of her, waiting for Concubine Chang to let her sit down.
But Concubine Chang asked directly:
"How have you been these past two days, Your Majesty? Are you feeling comfortable staying in this palace?"
Luo Lan couldn't help but curse in his heart. This question sounded like a fart. He was either wiping shit or wiping urine all day long. It would be strange if he could feel at ease.
However, she still bowed and replied against her will:
"In reply to Concubine Chang, I have only been here for two days. The prince looks the same as before, and I am comfortable living in this palace. I am originally a country girl, and it is my blessing to be able to come to the palace to serve the prince."
Concubine Chang's face darkened slightly, then she nodded. "That's good. Thank you for taking care of the prince. I will not treat you unfairly. I will ask the imperial physician to come and see him and prescribe some medicine for him."
"No."
She refused directly, "Given the prince's physical condition, taking medicine is probably useless. Besides, he refuses to take medicine."
For some reason, Luo Lan had a vague feeling in her heart that Concubine Chang did not care about Leng Yu as much as she saw, and she was just pretending.
Can the love between blood relatives be so cold?
Concubine Chang pondered for a moment and said:
"In that case, then let's not send the imperial physician for now. By the way, do you have any other wishes? For example, are you worried about your family?"
Her words were a bit creepy, and Luo Lan couldn't help but shudder. Concubine Chang hurriedly explained,
"Don't worry. I told you before I came here that Yu'er's condition is not good. I'm afraid he might have an accident one day. So I thought if you have any unfulfilled wishes, please tell me in advance so that you won't be caught off guard. I will fulfill them."
Luo Lan chuckled in her heart. It seemed that Concubine Chang had predicted that her son would die and had even prepared for his funeral. However, she would not let him get his wish.
Although she thought so in her heart, her face still showed a sad expression.
"Since Imperial Concubine Chang asked, I'll be frank. I don't have anything to worry about at home, except that the servants in this mansion are unwilling to be used. I found four more in the human tooth market who are obedient and sensible, but their wages are high. So, since I'm the princess of this palace, I naturally can't be perfunctory in this position. Please, Your Majesty, I will take over the accounts of this palace and the salary issued by the court so that I can distribute them reasonably. Also, I don't have many decent clothes. If it is convenient for Your Majesty, please make arrangements for them."
She then touched her head and ears, muttering, "Although I'm a princess, I don't even have a decent piece of jewelry. If this gets out, people will laugh at me. Even if I'm buried with someone, I should have some decent jewelry."
Luo Lan thought to herself that it would be a waste not to take advantage of a good opportunity. Since her mother didn't care about her son, it was only right for her to care for her and give her some money.
Concubine Chang's eyes were a little dark. She didn't expect this woman to be so greedy, but she also understood. If she wasn't greedy, how could she agree to be buried with the emperor in the palace?
After pondering for a while, she narrowed her eyes and said coldly:
"Okay, I can satisfy you with all these, but you must know your current status and don't try to escape from here with the things you have. Otherwise, even if you escape to the ends of the earth, I will not let you go."
When she said this, there was a fierce look in her eyes, her fists were clenched, and she looked at her fiercely with gritted teeth!
Is she scaring her?
Luo Lan licked her lips and nodded innocently, "Why would I run away? I'm a legitimate princess now. It's so nice to enjoy the good life in the palace. Why would I run away?"
"You'd better tell the truth. Otherwise, not only will you be unable to escape, but your aunt's family and the entire village where you grew up will also be implicated because of you."
She was really cruel, but Luo Lan was not afraid, and she didn't think about escaping. She just wanted to take the opportunity to make more money so that she wouldn't have to go to the pawnshop to pawn Leng Yu's things.
Luo Lan bowed and feigned trepidation, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. Luo Lan will serve the prince well until he dies of old age."
Hearing this, Concubine Chang nodded in satisfaction, raised her head and shouted to the outside:
"Butler Xu..."
Upon hearing this, Butler Xu, who was waiting outside, trotted in, bowed, and asked, "What are your wishes, Madam?"
Concubine Chang rolled her eyes, breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"Tomorrow, hand over the accounts you have and the remaining salary from the palace this month to the princess. She will be in charge from now on."
Hearing this, Butler Xu was stunned at first. He had never expected that Concubine Chang would agree to her request. He originally thought that he could hold on for a few days until the prince passed away. No one would check the account he had on hand, but he did not expect that this woman would bring up this matter to Concubine Chang.
It seemed that the princess was serious. It was useless for him to say anything more, so he bowed and said:
"In reply to your Majesty, I originally wanted to give it to the princess as well, but the accounts are a bit messy. I've been sorting them out these past two days and will hand them over to the princess once they're done."
Concubine Chang nodded in satisfaction. "That's good. I'll tell them to stop interfering in the matters of serving the prince. You are all clumsy and weak, and I believe that the princess can take care of it."
Hearing this, Luo Lan smiled disdainfully. Imperial Concubine Chang didn't want her to take the money for nothing, but she didn't care. She was doing the same job, but she probably didn't know what kind of life her own son had led before. Did she think these servants would take good care of Leng Yu in the past?
Besides, even if she didn't explain, no one would take care of that so-called prince! Her words were still as nonsense as fart.
Concubine Chang explained some more things and then left the house and returned to the palace. Until she left, she still did not look at Leng Yu.
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