When this was mentioned, the Emperor looked at Leng Yu and asked with a gloomy expression:
"Have you found the person who hurt the child?"
Leng Yu shook his head solemnly, "The person who did it is dead, and the mastermind behind it has not been found yet. But rest assured, father, I will do my best to handle it."
"Don't check it."
The emperor frowned and waved his hand, "Let's just drop this matter and don't mention it again."
"Father..."
Leng Yu was a little puzzled. The matter had not yet been fully clarified, so why did his father suddenly stop the investigation?
The emperor's deep-set eyes suddenly revealed an unspeakable look, and he said directly:
"The two people who injured him are dead. How could there be someone behind this? It's clear that they had a conflict with the child, which led to his serious injuries. Since the culprit is dead, it's a waste of time to investigate further. You'd better do something more meaningful."
Leng Yu understood the meaning of the emperor's words. There were many more unjust, false and wrong cases in the palace. How many people could finally find out the truth? He also knew that if this matter continued to be investigated, the result would be more people suffering unnecessary deaths.
It’s better to turn a blind eye to what goes on in the palace!
Thinking of this, he clasped his fists towards the emperor and replied:
"I understand."
The Emperor placed a hand on his forehead and waved it off. "Withdraw. Although Princess Yu lied to me and is guilty, she did save the child and prevent unnecessary war, which is a merit. However, merits and faults cannot be balanced. I will punish you by having you copy the Disciple Rules a hundred times and hand them in to me for personal inspection in three days."
Read the Disciple Rules a hundred times?
Hearing this, Luo Lan opened her mouth in surprise. This punishment was even more cruel than beating her with twenty sticks.
She was about to make some excuses, but Leng Yu quickly pulled her back and said:
"Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty. I will take her back to the palace to reflect on my mistakes and concentrate on copying books."
After saying this, he pulled Luo Lan and strode out of Baohedian, fearing that if they left a little later, she would say something inappropriate.
The facts were exactly as he thought. After leaving the Baohedian Hall, Luo Lan angrily threw his hand away and said with a pout:
"Copy the Disciple Rules a hundred times? In three days? Does he think I'm a copy machine?"
Copier?
Leng Yu said that he didn't understand this thing. He frowned and looked at her, and discussed it gently.
"Good Lan'er, let your husband take the blame for you, okay?"
Hearing this, Luo Lan blinked cunningly at him, raised his eyebrows and asked proudly:
"Are you serious?"
"really."
Leng Yu took her hand and walked towards the palace gate while whispering,
"Lan'er has done a great deed this time. How can you punish her? So, your husband will take the blame for you."
"Well, that's more like it. This is my good husband."
After saying this, she leaned her head on his shoulder, and he put his hand on her body. Ignoring the strange looks from others, the two of them supported each other and walked towards the palace gate.
Well……
Looking at the sweet interactions between the two people in front, Ah Hong, Ah Cai, Xiao Lingzi and Xiao Shuangzi who were following behind them deliberately slowed down their pace and tried not to listen to their conversation.
But their master didn't seem to be at all loyal to them. His voice was always drilling into their ears, which really made their faces turn red and white.
When Leng Yu and Luo Lan returned to the palace, Xiao Zhi had already changed into a handsome military uniform, looking like a young general.
Seeing them coming back, Xiao Zhi hurried over to greet them. Without saying anything, he knelt down, looking at them with reluctance, biting his lip and whispering:
"Master, sister, Xiaozhi is leaving and can't stay with you anymore."
At this point, he actually wiped away his tears. Seeing this, Luo Lan hurried forward to help him up, and took him in her arms, trying to control her emotions, patting his back and comforting him softly.
"Xiaozhi is a good boy. I've already told you that your master and I have never treated you like a child. After returning to Yunnan, you must take good care of yourself and your mother."
At this point, Luo Lan looked inside and asked, "Where's your mother?"
When asked this question, Xiao Zhi's tears fell down his cheeks. He took out a letter from his pocket and said aggrievedly:
"My mother passed away. She said she would come to see me when she had the chance..."
Seeing him so sad, Luo Lan felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. Leng Zian came forward at this moment and said carelessly:
"Don't worry, son. I know where your mother is. Once we leave the capital, I will take you to find her. I promise you will find her."
"Really?"
Xiaozhi looked at him with confusion and suspicion, "Daddy wouldn't lie to Xiaozhi?"
"Of course not."
After Leng Zian finished speaking, he raised his hand and punched Leng Yu on the shoulder, grinning and saying:
"Yu'er, the emperor's uncle has caused you a lot of trouble this time, and he has misunderstood my niece-in-law. The emperor's uncle is wrong, so you should not bear a grudge against him."
Leng Yu smiled and waved his hands. "Uncle, you're being too polite. Lan'er and I are not petty people. You can do such a crazy thing for your son. We admire you so much that we don't even have time to hate you."
Hearing his praise, Leng Zian grinned and laughed, "Are you telling the truth?"
"It's true."
Luo Lan looked at him and said with a serious look:
"If it weren't for this, we wouldn't be so confident in handing Xiao Zhi over to you. We just hope that when you find Liu Mei, you'll treat her well. It wasn't easy for her to raise Xiao Zhi all by herself."
"I know."
Leng Zian scratched his head a little embarrassedly, then said to Xiao Zhi:
"Let's go. Those guys are still waiting outside the city. If we don't leave before dark, they might do something."
Hearing this, Leng Yu touched Xiao Zhi's head and said affectionately,
"Xiaozhi, take care of yourself. See you next year."
Xiao Zhi nodded heavily, looked at the two of them with tears in his eyes, and waved to them reluctantly.
"I will definitely come back early next year, Master, Sister, goodbye."
Leaving these words behind, he, led by Leng Zian, walked towards the door, looking back every few steps, and left Prince Yu's Mansion reluctantly.
Leng Yu and Luo Lan did not go to see him off. They were afraid that Xiao Zhi would be reluctant to leave and that he would cry.
After returning to the hall, Luo Lan took a sip of water from the teacup, sighed deeply, and murmured softly,
"Xiaozhi has been here for less than a year, but I feel like I've known him for a long time. He's really a smart kid."
Leng Yu sat beside her and nodded in response:
"Well, when I first met him, I felt that he was a little different. He had a cleverness and domineering aura that ordinary children didn't have. Who would have thought that he would be my cousin? It's such a coincidence."
Hearing him mumbling to himself, Luo Lan pursed her lips, raised her head with a wicked smile, raised her eyebrows and looked at him, then spoke emphatically, each word clearly:
"Husband, you have to copy the Disciple Rules a hundred times. Don't forget this."
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