Luo Lan stood up, patted him on the shoulder, and comforted him softly:
"Silly child, a year has passed very quickly. I'm leaving now and will come to see you next time."
Leng Ming looked at her and nodded heavily, "Fourth sister-in-law, thank you."
After saying this, he actually bowed to her. Luo Lan quickly raised her hand to support him, "Why are you so polite to Fourth Sister-in-law?"
Leng Ming looked up at her and gave her a miserable smile, "Goodbye, Fourth Sister-in-law."
It seemed as if he had thought about this for a long time before saying it.
Although Luo Lan wanted to stay with him for a while longer, she had a lot of things to deal with and had no time to stay with him for long, so she could only comfort him with a few words and say goodbye to him.
On the way out of the palace, Ah Cai couldn't help but mutter:
"Princess, Prince Ming is still a prince after all, how could he be so miserable? Is it really because he doesn't want to find a servant to serve him?"
Luo Lan's brows flashed with a hint of indifference, and then he chuckled.
"There are many people who add icing on the cake, but few who help in times of need. Leng Ming's personality is too peaceful and timid. Even the emperor didn't ask him about it because of Concubine Chang. Why would anyone else ask him?"
Hearing her say this, Ah Cai said angrily:
"This matter has nothing to do with him. Why does the emperor ignore him? The emperor is really an unkind person."
"Don't talk nonsense."
Seeing Ah Cai talking without restraint, Ah Hong glanced around and interrupted her harshly, "Be careful if someone hears you, or I'll smash your mouth."
Ah Cai shrank her neck in fear and dared not speak.
Luo Lan walked slowly forward and sighed:
"Yes, the royal family is a place where you can't talk about human feelings. Wasn't Prince Yu a good example back then? I just hope Ming'er can think more open-mindedly!"
As she was speaking, she saw Leng Xi happily walking towards the palace. When he came in front of Luo Lan, he raised his eyebrows and said with some pride:
"Fourth sister-in-law, I came to the palace to announce the good news. Qiaoqiao gave birth to a son."
Hearing this, Luo Lan was still happy for Yu Qiaoqiao. She smiled and nodded.
"Congratulations to Prince Xi on the birth of his son."
Leng Xi raised his face, smiled and hummed softly,
"I came to the palace to announce the good news to my father and my mother. Goodbye."
Leaving these words behind, he strode past Luo Lan.
Looking at his excited back, Ah Cai muttered quietly,
"What's so great about it? Prince Yu's mansion has two sons. Look how happy he is."
Luo Lan continued walking towards the palace gate while calmly saying:
"Yu Qiaoqiao gave birth to the baby smoothly. This is a good thing. Leng Xi should be happy. Let's go back and see the children."
The three of them quickly left the palace, boarded Prince Yu's carriage, and headed towards Prince Yu's mansion.
Three days later
Zhang Yuan's mother came to Prince Yu's mansion in person. When she saw Luo Lan, she was about to kneel down, but was stopped by Luo Lan.
"Auntie Zhang, you are so old, how can you give such a great gift to a junior like me?"
Aunt Zhang waved her hands and shook her head with a look of horror.
"You are a princess, of noble status. How dare an old woman like me call myself your elder?"
Luo Lan pulled her to sit down, chuckled and said:
"Auntie, let's not talk about politeness. What brings you here today?"
Hearing her ask this, Aunt Zhang grinned a little embarrassedly.
"To be honest, I heard Zhang Yuan tell me that there was a girl who wanted to live with him. I thought I shouldn't wait ten days. I've been wanting to find him a marriage partner for a long time. Now that the girl has come to me, what's there to wait for?"
Seeing that Aunt Zhang was so direct, Luo Lan nodded in agreement.
"Aunt Zhang, you're right. If you agree, I'll have someone call that girl over so you can meet her. If you think she's suitable, then I'll have Zhang Yuan go to her house to offer the betrothal gifts. Things like this still require the consent of both parents."
Aunt Zhang nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, let's do it. Thank you, Princess, for your concern."
Luo Lan chuckled and said to A Cai:
"Go call Xiaoyun."
After receiving the order, Ah Cai happily went to call people.
At this time, in a corner of Prince Yu's Mansion, Xiao Lingzi and Zhang Yuan were sitting together, looking at a loss.
Zhang Yuan even shook his head and sighed:
"I told my mother about this, and she insisted that I go and give the betrothal gift. Now it doesn't matter whether I agree or not, because she has already gone to see the princess."
Xiao Lingzi shrugged his shoulders and shook his head helplessly. "At least you have a mother to make decisions for you. I don't even have anyone to make decisions for me. I haven't dared to go back to the palace these past few days, for fear of running into Fang Qiu. I'm afraid she'll ask me questions and I won't know how to answer."
"Or you can just accept it. No matter what they say, they are good looking. We won't lose out if we marry them."
Xiao Lingzi scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "I know she's pretty, but I always feel like this happened too suddenly, like a dream."
Zhang Yuan patted his shoulder and said earnestly:
"Brother Ling, I'm listening to my mother and planning to marry that girl. I advise you to accept it quickly. Don't regret it later if she doesn't want to marry you anymore."
Hearing him say this, Xiao Lingzi looked up at him, still undecided, frowning, "I... Hey! Let's talk about it later."
As soon as he finished speaking, a strong and powerful voice sounded behind him.
"Why do you want to talk about it later? Who do you want to talk to?"
Hearing this, Xiao Lingzi and Zhang Yuan, who were sitting, sat up and looked at the person who came, "Your Highness..."
Leng Yu stood in front of them in a dark green robe, and the rubies inlaid on the golden headband on her head sparkled in the sunlight.
He took a step closer to the two with a gloomy expression, and said softly in a voice as soft as jade:
"Xiao Lingzi, I treat you as a brother, so I'm giving you a piece of advice: life with a woman is really different from life without a woman. If you don't believe me, try it. I've already checked for you. Those two girls have clean backgrounds. Their families have been farmers for generations. You can marry them without any worries."
Zhang Yuan scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "Your Highness, I don't have any problem with this. My mother has already talked to the princess about this matter. Brother Ling seems to be a little hesitant."
"There's nothing to hesitate about. It's your blessing that the girl likes you. Besides, she's not bad in any way. Even if you're a general, it doesn't matter. It's better to find a considerate woman than a delicate young lady."
Hearing Leng Yu say this, Xiao Lingzi waved his hands and shook his head, "Your Highness, that's not what I meant. I don't despise her identity. I just... I just think this is too fast. Although you have investigated her family background, you don't know her details. I can't figure out why that girl wants to marry me. Or, if she wants to marry me, will it be disadvantageous to Your Highness..."
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