Right now, the fate of this child has become her biggest concern.
She picked up the child from the bed, looked at his delicate little face, and said softly:
"You've been in this world for a few days now, and you don't even have a name yet. I'll name you Huaiyu. I hope you can always remember your mother Xiaoyu in your heart. She will bless you if she's in heaven."
After saying this, she put her finger on Huaiyu's mouth, and he actually grinned, which made Luo Lan couldn't help but laugh along.
At this moment, Ah Cai walked in quickly.
"Princess, the Duke is here."
Luo Lan handed the child to her and said softly:
"Send it to the wet nurse."
Leaving these words behind, she walked quickly towards the front yard.
At this time, Liu Dechang was sitting in the main hall of the palace, sipping tea and waiting for Luo Lan's arrival.
When he saw Luo Lan coming in, he smiled and waved at her:
"My daughter, come on, sit closer to Daddy. Daddy has something to tell you."
Luo Lan came to the chair next to him and sat down. He picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of water. Then he asked with a puzzled look on his face:
"Dad, why did you call me here so urgently? What's the matter?"
Liu Dechang leaned half of his body towards Luo Lan and said with sharp eyes:
"Your husband just came to see me."
Leng Yu?
She frowned at him, "Why did she look for you?"
"He said you want to adopt the child, but he doesn't agree, so he asked me to persuade you."
Listening to his father's words, Luo Lan suddenly looked at him with displeasure.
"My husband asked you to persuade me? How do you want to persuade me?"
Liu Dechang shrugged helplessly and glanced at her sideways, "What advice do you need? With your temper, I'm afraid it would be a waste of words for a father like you to say more."
Luo Lan didn't expect that her father knew her so well.
Once she has made up her mind, no one can persuade her with just a few words.
She glanced at him with disdain in her narrow eyes, "How can you persuade others like this? You don't have a single word of persuasion. At least say a few words!"
Liu Dechang picked up the teacup and took a sip of water. The moment he put the teacup down, he said directly:
"My daughter, don't raise that child anymore."
"no."
"That's it. I told you it's useless to persuade you. Why waste your breath? But I've been here, and I can give an explanation to Leng Yu. I have important matters to attend to in the army, so I'll go back first."
As he spoke, Liu Dechang stood up and walked outside with big strides.
Looking at his back, Luo Lan smiled helplessly, quickly stood up, took a few steps forward and called out to him,
"Dad, I want to hear your opinion."
Liu Dechang looked back at her, touched his nose and asked:
"Will you listen to my advice?"
Luo Lan pondered for a while, then sighed.
"I will listen. Apart from this matter, I have decided to raise this child. Now that Leng Yu disagrees, I want you to persuade him on my behalf."
Hearing this, Liu Dechang smiled helplessly and waved his hand.
"Forget it, you two should handle the matter between yourselves. As a father, I have no right to interfere. I have important things to do."
After leaving these words, he took big strides and walked out of the main hall of the palace as quickly as possible. He went straight to the gate with his guards, as if he was afraid that if he left too late, Luo Lan would call him.
That night, Leng Yu did not return to Prince Yu's Mansion, probably because he was still angry. Luo Lan was not in a hurry to go to the palace to ask the emperor for instructions. Leng Yun had just died and the emperor was still in grief. It was obviously inappropriate to bring up the issue of children now.
The child also seemed to be very sensible. Every time he cried, he would stop crying immediately when Luo Lan held him in his arms. This made Luo Lan even more determined to adopt him.
The next night, Leng Yu finally came back. He had a cold face and said nothing.
Luo Lan was about to go forward to help him undress, but he dodged and avoided it.
"My husband is still angry?"
"No."
He answered simply, but it was clear that he was speaking in anger.
"If you're not angry, why didn't you come home last night? You're not used to spending the night outside."
Her question made him pause for a moment, then he took off his gown, hung it on the hanger, and said lightly:
"Something happened in the court yesterday."
"My father is here..."
Seeing that he still had a cold face, Luo Lan changed the subject.
Hearing this, Leng Yu was stunned for a moment, and a barely noticeable smile seemed to appear at the corner of his mouth.
"He tried to persuade me not to adopt the child, but I refused verbally. I told him that no matter who tried to persuade me, I would raise the child."
Her words, like needles, pierced Leng Yu's body fiercely. He turned back to look at Luo Lan, and asked with a sullen face,
"Do you have to do this regardless of the consequences?"
Luo Lan nodded firmly, "Yes, I don't just feel pity for him now, I like him even more. I feel that he needs me very much, so I absolutely cannot abandon him."
"You are so stubborn."
Leng Yu said this, pulled down the long gown he had just hung on the hanger, put it on directly, and left angrily without stopping for a moment.
Watching his back disappear into the night, Luo Lan sighed deeply. This was the first time he was angry with her, and it was because of a child who had nothing to do with them.
No, this child is not unrelated to her. His life was given by his mother and also by her.
After he came into this world, the first person he saw was herself, so she would never give up this child.
As for Leng Yu, he will probably be fine after a few days of temper tantrums!
Although she felt that she understood Leng Yu, she was still a little unsure. This guy was very stubborn.
Leng Yu didn't come back for several nights this time, and he was not seen during the day.
Luo Lan knew that he was unwilling to come back from the army, so she didn't go to look for him. It would be good to let him be quiet for a few days.
During these few days, several concubines in the palace were also in an uproar.
First, Concubine Li found the emperor and wanted to adopt Leng Yun's child, but was directly rejected by the emperor. God knows what she was thinking.
Later, Concubine Chang mentioned this matter to the emperor, but was rejected again.
There were also several newly promoted concubines who came to the emperor and asked to adopt the child in the name of taking care of the child for the royal family, but they were all driven back by the emperor.
After much deliberation, the emperor still felt that it would be most appropriate to adopt the child into Prince Yu's mansion.
On the seventh day after Leng Yu left home, the emperor's edict arrived at Prince Yu's mansion.
Leng Yu was not in the mansion, so Luo Lan and the servants knelt in the courtyard of Prince Yu's mansion to receive the imperial edict.
Liu Xi held up the imperial edict and read aloud:
"I hereby declare, by the will of Heaven, that the Emperor shall grant this order. I have considered for many days and have decided to adopt the orphan of the former Crown Prince Leng Yun, named Leng Tengda, into the family of Leng Yu. I will inform the Ministry of Revenue and will pay him a salary in accordance with the treatment of a Crown Prince. I hope that Leng Yu and his Princess Liu Luolan will treat him as their own and raise him well, so as to live up to my expectations. I decree this!"
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