Come back? Can she come back? She doesn't want to come back either.
She smiled disdainfully. Apart from the handkerchief, she did not take anything from the house.
I didn't see my uncle this morning. Maybe he couldn't bear to see Luo Lan being sent away, so he was hiding somewhere and crying.
When she walked out of the house, Luo Lan looked back at the home where she had lived for seventeen years, and a relaxed smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. She was going to escape from here today, even if there were thousands of difficulties and dangers ahead, she was willing to do so.
My aunt borrowed a donkey from somewhere, and tied a wooden cart that could only accommodate two people to the back of the donkey. My aunt came over with a shy smile.
"Lan'er, today we are sending you off to get married. We don't have anything decent at home, so I will borrow your Aunt Wang's donkey cart to take you there, and I will go myself."
Luo Lan was full of contempt. She didn't want to send her off, she wanted to collect the reward. But now that things had come to this, she didn't care.
Looking back, she looked around here again and whispered:
"Goodbye, uncle."
Leaving these words behind, she stepped onto the shabby wooden cart, and her aunt raised the whip and drove away.
The uncle who was hiding behind the eaves was in tears at this time. He kept beating his head. He hated himself for being incompetent and unable to give Lan'er a good home, but what else could he do? Luo Lan had lived at home for seventeen years. He knew the hardships and sufferings she had endured, but she refused to tell him anything. He didn't have the courage to really kick his wife and children out for Luo Lan, so he could only turn a blind eye all these years. He felt sorry for her, and now he had to send her to the fire kang again. He didn't dare to see her off, so he could only watch her leave secretly.
The village where Luo Lan's family lived was not far from the capital. Even though the donkey cart was moving slowly, it still arrived in half an hour. After entering the capital, my aunt drove the cart directly to the gate of the palace.
It was a door lintel that looked very upscale. Above it was the words "Prince Yu's Mansion", and the large golden characters were particularly eye-catching.
The aunt turned around and wanted to tidy up Luo Lan's hair that was messed up by the wind, but she turned her face away coldly and refused.
At this time, two guards came over and asked coldly,
"What do you do?"
Auntie hurriedly greeted him with a smile on her face.
"You two, we are here to reveal the imperial edict."
As she spoke, she held up the imperial edict in front of the guard. The guard glanced at her, then looked at Luo Lan, and then said coldly:
"Wait, I'll go in and report."
My aunt nodded and bowed, rubbing her hands vigorously, appearing to be extremely impatient.
Luo Lan just looked at her coldly, with disdain evident on the corner of his mouth.
But the aunt approached without a care in the world and asked about my well-being. "Lan'er, winter is coming soon. Look how wonderful this palace is! You won't be cold this time. Serve the prince well here. The longer the prince lives, the more blessings you will enjoy."
Luo Lan disdained to talk to her. She just stared at the door in a daze. Is this where she will live?
After a while, the guard came out.
"Hey, the butler said that you guys should wait in the backyard of the palace for a while. He will go and inform Concubine Chang. She needs to see it in person."
Aunt frowned and muttered:
"They're all going to die, what's there to be picky about? It's really troublesome."
"What are you talking about?"
The guard raised his sword and demanded, "I'm telling you, once you're in the palace, don't talk nonsense or move around. Just be quiet and wait. Otherwise, don't blame me for not warning you if you lose your head."
Hearing this, my aunt's face turned pale with fright, and she nodded hurriedly.
So, Luo Lan and her aunt were sent to a secluded courtyard, and two people were left guarding the door, as if they were afraid that they would run away.
This is the backyard of the palace, but it looks like no one has lived here for a long time and it is very deserted.
Aunt was running around anxiously in the yard, but Luo Lan was sitting calmly in the house, not saying a word. She didn't want to talk to her aunt, not even a word.
It would be a lie to say that I don't hate her, but she has raised me for seventeen years after all. I'll end this relationship with this one thousand taels of silver.
They waited here for a whole day, and no one cared about their lunch. They felt like they had been forgotten.
My aunt asked several times, and the reply she got was always to wait. I had no choice but to just wait!
It was not until the evening that the gate of the courtyard slowly opened and my aunt hurried in to greet us.
The woman who led the way in looked to be about forty years old. She was dressed elegantly and had an exquisite headdress, but her expression was very cold.
When the housekeeper saw the aunt waiting at the door, he shouted coldly:
"This is Concubine Chang, why don't you kneel down?"
Hearing this, Auntie knelt down hurriedly and waved to Luo Lan who was standing aside in a daze.
"Lan'er, come here and kneel down."
Concubine Chang looked at Luo Lan and waved her hand. "All of you go out. I want to talk to this girl."
Although my aunt was a little hesitant, she still left under the guidance of the guards.
Luo Lan came before Concubine Chang and knelt down to salute as she had seen in the TV series.
"Good luck to the imperial concubine."
Concubine Chang nodded in satisfaction, "Well, get up. Your name is Lan'er?"
"My surname is Shui, and my given name is Luo Lan."
"Shui Luolan..."
Concubine Chang repeated, "This name is quite elegant."
After a pause, Concubine Chang came to the chair in the room and sat down. She pointed to the chair opposite and said, "Sit down. I have something to say to you."
Luo Lan knew that she was going to talk about the prince, and she had already prepared herself mentally, so she didn't hesitate and sat down opposite her.
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