Ruyi's cheeks were slapped red, and she didn't dare to mention the matter of asking Luo Lan to see Concubine Chang. Luo Lan looked at her helpless look with contempt and said coldly:
"Go back and tell Concubine Chang that Prince Yu is still waiting for me to bring him food. I won't go to pay my respects to her this time. Concubine Chang is very magnanimous and won't argue with me."
After leaving these words, she strode away with Ah Cai and Ah Hong.
Ruyi was so angry that she stomped her feet a few times on the spot, then went to Concubine Chang to complain.
The eunuch Liu beside the emperor told the emperor exactly what he saw, and then he did not forget to say,
"This Imperial Concubine Yu is truly a wild girl from the countryside. She has no sense of propriety when it comes to her words. I have already told her before she entered the palace, but she still beat Ruyi in the palace. It is my fault. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
After hearing his words, the emperor sighed helplessly and then said:
"Eunuch Liu, you've been with me for many years, and you know my inner thoughts best. I like people who are brave enough to take responsibility. In this deep palace, if you're honest, you'll be bullied to death. I think Luo Lan and Yu'er have similar temperaments. Perhaps if she's by Yu'er's side, Yu'er won't give up on herself."
At this point, he sighed, and Eunuch Liu bowed and said:
"Your Majesty is absolutely right. It's truly astonishing that Prince Yu has managed to survive until now under such circumstances. His willpower is, as Your Majesty said, extraordinary. The salary from Prince Yu's mansion has been cut off, yet this Princess Yu is actually trying to open a clinic to make money. This is truly unbelievable."
The Emperor stood up, paced around, and came to the window again. He sighed and said softly with a slightly angry tone:
"Go and find out who cut off Prince Yu's salary? The worst mistake I've ever made was putting Yu'er under house arrest. Otherwise, why would he commit suicide? He's completely disappointed in me as a father."
It turned out that the emperor did not know that Leng Yu's legs were nailed with iron nails. After Leng Yu's legs were paralyzed, he received a report: Prince Yu felt deeply sorry for the emperor, and he cut the tendons of his legs and stayed bedridden from then on to atone for his sins.
Eunuch Liu also sighed and shook his head. "How can the emperor be blamed for this? It was Prince Yu who was confused for a moment and did something so disgraceful that it almost hurt the emperor. If it weren't for this, how could the emperor have the heart to punish him?"
Speaking of this, the emperor seemed to have aged a lot. He sighed and said as if talking to himself:
"In fact, he is also the one I like the most. Why can't he wait? Sigh..."
It turned out that the emperor had always believed that he was really interested in the throne and really wanted to kill his father. So, although he was thinking about him in his heart, he also resented his ambition and his cruelty to kill his father.
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When Luo Lan and the other two came, the palace sent a carriage. When they went back, the carriage was gone, so they had to walk.
Walking on the road, Ah Cai couldn't help but mutter:
"The people in this palace are so stingy. Why can't they send a carriage to take us back?"
Ah Hong was relatively rational. She pursed her lips and said to Ah Cai:
"The palace is so big, how could they be so thoughtful? The princess didn't say anything, so don't complain."
Ah Cai held her lips in dissatisfaction, "I'm just dissatisfied on behalf of the princess. It's fine for me, I'm not afraid of any long walk, but why should the princess have to walk such a long way?"
When Ah Hong heard Ah Cai say this, it undoubtedly added fuel to the fire in the princess' heart. She winked at Ah Cai and then looked at Luo Lan.
Her face looked solemn, as if she was thinking about something.
Ah Hong asked tentatively:
"Princess, what's wrong with you? Are you tired?"
"Oh!" Luo Lan was distracted just now. When Ah Hong called her, she pursed her lips and looked at her. "It's okay. I was just wondering, why are there no patients coming to the clinic after only three days of opening?"
Ah Cai said hurriedly:
"There are so many doctors in the city! Or maybe no one has been sick these days!"
Ah Hong disagreed and shook her head, "I think it must be because the common people think the doctors at Prince Yu's mansion charge too much, so no one dares to come."
Luo Lan nodded. She had thought so too. Otherwise, in such a big city like Beijing, there wouldn’t be a single patient here!
It seems that we need to think of a solution, otherwise how can we continue like this!
When the three of them returned to Prince Yu's Mansion, it was already past lunch time. Luo Lan went straight to Leng Yu's room without saying anything.
Seeing her coming back, the Queen came to greet her.
"Princess, you're back!"
"Did the prince call you?"
Ah Hou shook her head. "No, there was no movement at all. I called out twice to ask if he was hungry, but he didn't respond, so I didn't dare go in."
Hearing this, Luo Lan pushed the door open impatiently.
"Is it Lan'er?"
As soon as she entered the room, Leng Yu's voice came over.
Hearing his voice, Luo Lan felt much more at ease.
She walked quickly to him and saw him sitting on the bed looking at him. She hurried over and asked:
"Are you hungry? I'm sorry I'm late."
Leng Yu, however, looked at her with aggrieved eyes like a child, and said with pursed lips:
"Lan'er, I'm afraid you won't come back..."
His words left her stunned for a moment.
Why did he always have such thoughts? How afraid was he that she would leave him?
She raised her hand, rubbed his head, and said softly:
"Fool, why wouldn't I come back? How could I bear to let a fool like you wait for me for too long?"
"Then why did you come back just now?" He pouted, looking unhappy.
"We walked back from the palace, and our legs are so tired."
As she spoke, she raised her hand and tapped her legs a few times. Leng Yu bent down and motioned her to move her legs closer to him.
She looked at him in surprise, "What are you doing?"
"I want to massage your legs."
"I'm fine..." She rejected him, but he immediately frowned and muttered to himself,
"I can't do anything for you. I'm just a burden to you."
The moment he finished speaking, she raised her legs in front of him and said coquettishly:
"Prince Yu, my legs are sore, could you please rub them for me?"
Listening to her playful words and watching her acting coquettishly, Leng Yu's gloomy face finally softened a little. He used his broad and powerful hands to gently massage her calves, muttering softly, "What did the emperor say to you?"
Luo Lan tilted his body, found a comfortable position to lie down, and then replied: "He won't let me open a clinic..."
Leng Yu frowned. He knew this would be the result, and it was indeed the case.
"Then how did you reply?"
"I flatly refused. I not only want to open a clinic, but I want to expand it. No one can stop me from doing what I want to do."
"Did he give you any trouble?"
"Not yet."
Luo Lan shook his head. "He had no reason to refuse me. We have so many people in Prince Yu's Mansion, we can't just sit there and wait for nothing! If he dares to order me to stop opening a clinic, I will let everyone in the world know the true face of the royal family."
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