These words came from the mouth of Concubine Chang, which made Luo Lan furious. She felt that she could no longer endure it. After thinking for a while, she raised her beautiful eyes, glanced at Concubine Chang, and said in a stern voice, emphasizing each word:
"Isn't what Concubine Chang said contradictory? When you first let me into the palace, you said that no matter whether the prince was alive or dead, I would enter the palace as the principal consort. Now you can't change your mind just because Prince Yu is still alive, right? Don't people in the royal family keep their words?"
After saying this, she glanced at everyone and said sternly:
"Who among you present here doesn't know that I'm Prince Yu's Consort? Not only that, I'm afraid everyone in the entire capital knows about it. Aren't the Emperor and Concubine Chang afraid that the people of the capital will laugh at the royal family for being cold and heartless?"
“Bold.”
Concubine Chang saw that Luo Lan's words were as sharp as a needle, and quickly raised her hand and scolded:
"Shui Luolan, then was then, now is now. As a country girl, you can't be the principal wife. No matter how you say it, it's not an exaggeration. Don't dream of climbing up the tree and becoming a phoenix."
"Luo Lan is not a country girl."
Just as Concubine Chang finished speaking, a subtle but slightly old voice sounded in everyone's ears. Everyone, including the emperor, looked in the direction of the voice and saw Shui Youcai, led by Xiao Lingzi and Xiao Shuangzi, coming to the main hall of the palace.
Seeing his uncle whom he hadn't seen for half a year, Luo Lan felt indescribable emotions in his heart.
"uncle……"
She was about to step forward, but Shui Youcai raised his hand to stop her. His expression had never been so serious, and his eyes had never been so solemn.
He didn't look at Luo Lan, but stared straight at the emperor. Then he quickly walked to the center of the main hall and knelt down without saying anything. "Your Majesty, I, Shui Youcai, have something to say."
Seeing that the emperor looked unhappy, Concubine Chang shouted angrily:
"Someone, get this unidentified person out! The management of Prince Yu's Mansion is really lax. How can anyone get in?"
Xiao Lingzi and Xiao Shuangzi stood at the entrance of the main hall like two stone statues. Naturally, no one dared to move forward. Luo Lan shouted directly:
"He's not some random guy, he's my uncle."
Hearing this, the emperor glanced at Shui Youcai who was kneeling in front of the hall, and frowned even more tightly. After a while, he raised his hand and said slowly:
"Even though you are her uncle, you cannot come directly before me without permission. Do you acknowledge your guilt?"
Hearing the emperor's words, the usually timid Shui Youcai showed no fear for the first time. On the contrary, he said directly without changing his expression or his heart:
"My visit this time is naturally related to Princess Yu's affairs, so I ask Your Majesty to allow me to finish what I have to say."
Shui Youcai's words surprised Luo Lan. Perhaps her uncle came to plead for him, but coming to the emperor to plead was like hitting a rock with an egg. It would not have any effect at all. Her uncle was really reckless this time.
So she looked at Leng Yu. She suspected that this was arranged by Leng Yu, but Leng Yu shook his head at her as if he knew nothing about it.
The emperor frowned impatiently and waved his hand:
"If you have something to say, please say it quickly. It's noon now and I'm a little tired."
Obviously, the emperor did not want to talk much with Shui Youcai, who was not good-looking and had a rustic look.
Shui Youcai fumbled in his sleeves for a long time before taking out a silver lock and said to the emperor:
"Your Majesty, it's true that I brought Luo Lan home, but I didn't pick her up. Someone gave her to me to raise, and she's not someone of unknown origin. On the contrary, I suspect her parents are either wealthy or noble, as evidenced by this longevity lock."
The longevity lock in his hand was the one that Shui Chunhua had brought to the emperor three days ago. However, this time the longevity lock had been completely renewed, and it was still emitting a sparkling silver light. It seemed that Shui Youcai had put a lot of effort into it.
The emperor took a look at the longevity lock and said with some displeasure:
"This is just your guess. You come to me and tell me that she is of extraordinary status based on your guess. You are so bold."
Shui Youcai shook his head vigorously and denied loudly:
"Your Majesty, I dare not come here rashly. I can guess her identity, so I dare to come to you and tell you this matter."
His words startled Luo Lan. She glanced at Leng Yu, then came to Shui Youcai and whispered worriedly:
"Uncle, don't talk nonsense here for me. Go back quickly. I'm fine."
Shui Youcai looked up at Luo Lan and shook his head vigorously. Before he could speak, his eyes instantly turned red.
Upon seeing this, the Emperor asked directly and sternly:
"Shui Youcai, since you know this, then tell me, what is her identity? However, if you are wrong, or if you lie to me, you will be guilty of deceiving the emperor, and I will not forgive you."
The emperor's words became extremely sharp. Shui Youcai raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, as if he had made a great decision. Just as he was about to speak, Leng Yu stood behind him and raised his voice to remind him:
"Shui Youcai, Princess Yu's affairs have nothing to do with you. If you are not absolutely sure, don't get involved, so as not to bring disaster to your family."
Leng Yu knew that his uncle had cared about Luo Lan in the past, so he didn't want him to blindly say something unrealistic in order to help Luo Lan.
Shui Youcai seemed to have made up his mind. He glanced at Leng Yu with a look of satisfaction in his eyes, then turned to the emperor and said:
"I had already thought about it before I came here. Today I will say what I have been holding in my heart for more than ten years. It can be regarded as an explanation to Luo Lan."
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