Sure enough, when she came before the emperor and expressed this idea, she was strongly rejected by him.
"No, the royal family has an ancient rule that a prince cannot leave the palace before he is sixteen. He is not old enough to leave the palace yet."
Luo Lan knew that the emperor would say this, so she calmly advised:
"Father, rules are dead, but people are alive. I'm still a little scared about what happened today. If you hadn't called me to the Imperial Study to question me, I wouldn't have been able to detoxify Ming'er so promptly. Just imagine, if the poison in his body was detoxified a little later, it could have invaded his internal organs at any time. I'm afraid that by then, even a god would have been unable to cure him. Do you want to watch Leng Ming continue to abandon himself in that courtyard and take poison again, or do you want to see him live happily?"
Her words made the emperor's face darken instantly. He was stunned for a moment, but after thinking for a while, he shook his head.
"I will order him to move out of there. If he doesn't want to return to Dening Palace, I will find him a spacious courtyard and hire more servants to look after him. In short, he cannot leave the palace now."
Seeing the emperor's firm attitude, Luo Lan continued to lobby without getting discouraged:
"Father, do you think Leng Ming will do what you say given his current condition? If he doesn't live in Dening Palace, will he move to another courtyard? I think that instead of letting him languish in the palace and have thoughts of suicide at any time, it would be better for him to stay in Prince Yu's Mansion for a while. I can also take care of his health. This way, you will feel at ease, and I will feel at ease too."
A trace of indifference flashed across the emperor's eyes. Thinking of Leng Ming's pale face, he felt distressed and angry. He gritted his teeth and said:
"His mother did something evil, but I didn't blame him. What else can he be upset about? Does he really want me to visit him all day? He's such a good-for-nothing child, just like his mother."
The emperor's words made Luo Lan somewhat unhappy. It seemed that he had never looked for the reasons in himself for Leng Ming's affairs.
She thought for a moment and replied softly:
"Your Majesty, Ming'er is actually a very strong-willed child. He may be unable to accept the fact that Concubine Chang was suddenly banished to the cold palace, which is why he is a little depressed. If this state continues for a long time, he will develop a world-weary attitude. Even if you punish him now, he probably won't even beg for mercy, so you still need to comfort him."
Luo Lan's words made the emperor hesitate. Ming'er was his son after all. If he really did as Luo Lan said and took poison again when no one was prepared, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Thinking of this, he stood up from behind the dragon table, paced a few steps in the room with his hands behind his back, frowned and nodded,
"Yu'er isn't even in Prince Yu's mansion. Letting him live with you would easily lead to gossip. It's really inappropriate."
Seeing that the emperor's tone had softened somewhat, Luo Lan struck while the iron was hot and continued to persuade him:
"Father, I have always treated Ming'er as my own brother. There are many servants in the mansion, so there is nothing inappropriate."
Her words surprised the emperor. He sighed and continued while pacing back and forth in the room:
"I also hope that Ming'er can live a good life. But as a prince, he has actually fallen into such depravity. It really disappoints me. If you really want him to go to Prince Yu's Mansion, I will not stop him, but you must let him pick himself up within a year and do what a prince should do. Otherwise, I will punish you as well."
It seemed that the emperor wanted to use this sentence to make her back down. Luo Lan pondered for a while with a nervous look. Although this matter was a bit risky, when she thought of Leng Ming's desperate eyes and pale face, she decided to help him.
So, she frowned, bowed solemnly and said:
"Your Majesty, I've made up my mind. Rather than watching Leng Ming degenerate in this palace, I'd rather take him to a different environment. I'm willing to try to change him. Just like you said, let him change within a year. If I can't do that, I'm willing to accept any punishment from Your Majesty."
Her firm attitude surprised the emperor a little, but as an emperor, he had already said it, there was no room for regret, and he could only acquiesce to it.
When Luo Lan returned to the yard where Leng Ming lived, Leng Xi had already left. Leng Ming was lying on the bed with his eyes half closed, not knowing whether he was asleep or awake.
"Ming'er..."
Luo Lan called out softly, Leng Ming half opened his eyes, glanced at her, then closed them again and said boredly:
"Has the Empress's sister-in-law not left yet?"
Luo Lan looked at him with a smile on her face, "How can I leave with peace of mind when you're like this?"
"I'm fine now, please go back, sister-in-law."
"I should go back home, but how about I invite you to go to Prince Yu's Mansion with me?"
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Her words made Ming'er stunned for a moment, then he shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Sister-in-law, please don't make me happy..."
Luo Lan tilted his head and looked at him, then moved closer to him and said with a smile:
"I'll tell you a secret. I've already told my father that he agrees to let you stay at Prince Yu's mansion for a while. If you agree, we'll leave now. If you don't agree..."
"I agree."
Leng Ming suddenly sat up from the bed and looked at her excitedly, "Does the emperor really agree that I can stay in Prince Yu's mansion for a while?"
He seemed to be unconvinced. You know, the last time he stayed at Prince Yu's Mansion for one night, he was almost punished by his father when he came back.
Seeing his skeptical look, Luo Lan smiled softly and continued:
"Well, I agreed, but he said you have to listen to me, otherwise he will summon you back to the palace at any time."
Leng Ming nodded impatiently.
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