Three days later, Prince Yu’s Mansion.
This time, the interrogation of Luo Lan was relatively formal. Following the emperor's order, all the civil and military officials of the court came to Prince Yu's Mansion to personally participate in the royal interrogation of Princess Yu's identity.
The last rays of light in the early morning streamed into the room. Luo Lan was sitting in front of Ming'er's bed, cleaning his wound.
After a few days of recuperation, Ming'er's complexion looked much better.
He looked at Luo Lan, pursed his lips, and couldn't help but say:
"I'm sorry, sister-in-law. I've caused you trouble."
"It's not your fault."
Luo Lan bandaged his wound and chuckled:
"Even if you weren't hurt, my problem would have become a problem sooner or later if it wasn't resolved."
"What should we do then? They won't give you any trouble, will they?"
"It's okay. Your fourth brother and I will take care of this matter. Just focus on healing and don't worry about me."
Ming'er pursed his lips and said aggrievedly:
"I begged my mother to stop making things difficult for you, but she just gave me a bunch of advice that she thought was right. I don't know how to help you. I'm sorry."
"I'll take care of it."
After she sorted out his clothes, she gave him a relaxed smile and said:
"Don't worry! When you recover from your injury, I will teach you how to play chess and write."
As soon as she finished speaking, Ah Cai came to report.
"Princess, the Emperor is calling you over to the front hall. Many court officials have arrived."
Luo Lan raised his eyebrows slightly and nodded slowly:
"I understand. I'll go right away."
After she finished speaking, she nodded to Ming'er and walked towards the front hall with a serious expression.
At this time, the main hall of Prince Yu's Mansion was extremely lively. The emperor sat at the head of the table, with Concubine Chang and Concubine Li sitting on either side. Sitting on both sides of the hall were Liu Dechang, Wu Yuanzhang, Wu Hong, Yu Shiming, Leng Xi, and several important officials of the court.
As soon as Luo Lan arrived at the main hall door, Leng Yu came to greet her. He stepped forward, took her hand, and said softly, "
"Lan'er, don't worry, everything has been arranged."
Luo Lan twitched the corners of her mouth and nodded with a smile. The moment she raised her eyebrows, she met his affectionate eyes. Those eyes made her feel at ease.
He raised his hand to lift the loose hair on her forehead, then took her hand and walked towards the main hall.
At this moment, the emperor looked at Luo Lan and Leng Yu with a bright expression. Seeing their hands tightly holding each other, his brows furrowed even more tightly.
He was always suspicious and could not understand why Yu'er was so bewitched by such an unknown woman. In the eyes of the emperor, power and status were above all else, and emotions were nothing more than the lowest of things.
Luo Lan came in front of everyone and bowed slightly, "May the Emperor be blessed, and may the two ladies be blessed."
Concubine Chang showed a smug and evil smile on her face. Although Concubine Li's face was calm, she was secretly a little happy in her heart.
Because she saw Leng Yu's hand was always tightly holding Luo Lan. If she took this opportunity to eliminate Luo Lan, Leng Yu would definitely find it hard to accept and would definitely fall out with the emperor. Then she would take the opportunity to persuade him. Then wouldn't Xier be the one most likely to be valued among these princes?
Thinking of this, the corners of her mouth turned up, revealing a sly smile.
The emperor glanced at Luo Lan, nodded slightly, and said solemnly:
"Yu'er, I've given you three days. Can you verify her true identity?"
Leng Yu tightened his lips, clasped his fists and saluted:
"In reply to your Majesty, I have already verified that Princess Yu Shui Luolan is indeed the Shui family girl from Changliu Village. Her identity is unquestionable."
"oh?"
The emperor looked at him questioningly and raised his eyebrows.
"Is there any evidence?"
"have."
Leng Yu raised his eyebrows and replied confidently:
"I have invited fifty older men from Changliu Village to verify Luo Lan's identity."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Chang frowned and questioned, "You invited that person here, so naturally whatever you say is true. How can you prove this?"
Leng Yu raised the corner of his mouth, revealing a perfect arc, and then raised his eyebrows and said:
"I know that the two concubines and the emperor will have such questions, so I will hand this matter over to General Liu and Lord Yu."
Seeing this, Liu Dechang quickly stood up and clasped his fists, saying:
"Prince Yu is absolutely right. Lord Yu and I just went to Changliu Village today and invited fifty of the older villagers with us. Furthermore, we have sent people to patrol the area around Changliu Village over the past three days and have not found anyone from Prince Yu's Mansion entering the village."
Yu Shiming also clasped his fists and replied:
"General Liu and I were afraid of alerting the people of Changliu Village too early, so we only went to look for them this morning. Prince Yu and Princess Yu have not been to Changliu Village in the past few days, so I can guarantee that what the people said is true."
After hearing what Yu Shiming and Liu Dechang said, the emperor nodded slightly. He narrowed his eyes and said seriously:
"Since everyone is here, please come in one by one!"
"slow."
When Concubine Chang saw that the emperor had agreed to this matter, she raised her hand with a gloomy expression to stop him, then bowed to the emperor and said:
"I feel that asking these people to identify Shui Luolan cannot prove the authenticity of her identity, because even we cannot confirm her authenticity, let alone those elderly people with blurred vision."
"oh?"
Hearing Concubine Chang say this, the Emperor looked at her with interest and asked:
"What about Concubine Yi Chang's construction?"
Concubine Chang raised the handkerchief in her hand and wiped the corner of her mouth, then raised her eyebrows and said:
"In my humble opinion, it would be better to have someone first ask these people outside about their names, family backgrounds, and the number of people in their families. Then, have Princess Yu look at each person one by one and tell them about their family backgrounds. Wouldn't that be safer?"
When she said this, Concubine Chang raised her eyebrows slightly, as if she had already predicted that Shui Luolan would definitely lose this game.
After hearing what Noble Concubine Chang said, the emperor nodded heavily, "Well, I think what Noble Concubine Chang said makes sense, so let's do as Noble Concubine Chang says!"
Leng Yu's face was gloomy. He looked at Luo Lan and saw that she was still calm. Then he asked with some concern:
"Lan'er, is this okay?"
She looked at him, the corners of her mouth raised, and she nodded slightly, "Of course."
Leng Yu then felt relieved and clasped his fists towards Liu Dechang and Yu Shiming and said:
"Since the emperor agrees to this, I will trouble you two adults."
Liu Dechang nodded slightly, then waved to the people outside and said:
"General Liu, go outside and register those people, then bring them in in the order they registered for Princess Yu to identify."
After the person outside responded, he ran away quickly as Liu Dechang instructed.
After a while, three old women were brought in. It was their first time seeing the emperor and they were a little at a loss. Fortunately, when they saw Luo Lan, their emotions immediately calmed down.
One of the old ladies was about to go forward and talk to Luo Lan when she was stopped by Concubine Chang.
"Madame Yu, tell them to stay away from Princess Yu and not scare her."
She said this as if she was considering Luo Lan, but in fact she was worried that Luo Lan might communicate with these three people.
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