She slowly walked to the soft couch beside Concubine Li and sat down. She picked up the teacup, took a sip of the so-called Emei Snow Tea, and nodded.
"It's indeed a rare and fine tea, but it's best to verify its origin. As far as I know, Emei Snow Buds are produced from Chicheng Peak in Emei, not from Jiangnan. Emei Snow Buds tea leaves are flat, smooth, straight, and pointed. Your tea leaves are obviously too large and have a lot of broken foam. It's at most a new tea of the season, not Emei Snow Buds."
As soon as she said this, Concubine Li's face turned ashen. She put down the teacup that she had just treasured, gritted her teeth and said angrily:
"If what you said is true, then those who paid tribute to the emperor must be punished. They are so bold that they even dared to deceive the emperor. This is really too much."
A perfect arc appeared at the corner of Luo Lan's mouth, and then he chuckled disdainfully:
"If the tea is fake, drinking it won't harm you. But if the person's identity is fake, it could easily lead to serious trouble."
She said this lightly, and Concubine Li's face changed drastically when she heard it.
She looked at Luo Lan and asked coldly:
"What do you mean by that? I know you're angry about Yu'er being locked up in the prison, but there's no need to be so sarcastic to me. This has nothing to do with me. It wasn't me who asked the Emperor to lock him up."
Luo Lan picked up the cup of tea at hand and took a sip. The moment he put the cup down, he spoke calmly:
"This matter has nothing to do with you, Concubine Li, but it has something to do with the people of Chu. I also heard that you are also from Chu?"
As soon as she said this, Concubine Li's hands trembled and her face turned pale. She waved to the servants around her.
"You all should leave. Princess Yu and I have a few words to say."
Seeing this, Luo Lan also whispered to A Cai and A Hong:
"You should also step back. There are some things that really shouldn't be shared with too many people."
Acai and Ahong nodded, bowed, and retreated with the maids from Liyuan.
When they were alone here, Concubine Li's face turned pale and she pretended to be calm and asked:
"What did you mean by that? You said I'm from Chu? That's ridiculous. I've lived in Jiangnan since I was a child. I'm a native of Daning. How could I be related to Chu?"
Although Concubine Li pretended to be calm, Luo Lan had already noticed the clue from her panicked eyes. Otherwise, she would not have asked the servants here to retreat when she heard that he doubted her identity.
Her pretty eyes flickered a few times, and she continued with a solemn expression:
"To be honest, during my trip to the Western Regions, I met the Queen and Princess of Chu a few times. I learned some things from them. They were the ones who told me that you were from Chu. They also told me that you were a spy sent by Chu to Daning State..."
Luo Lan emphasized the last two words, and his eyes were sharp.
When she looked at Concubine Li, she did not dare to meet her gaze, but instead shook her head with a sneer and a distracted look.
"Impossible, Li Tianyang said that he never told anyone about this."
At this point, she may have realized that she had said something wrong because she was too anxious.
She quickly calmed down and continued to defend herself:
"What I mean is that I do look similar to an old friend of Li Tianyang's, which is why I was able to get close to him and kill him. But I'm not from Chu, so Princess Yu, please don't make blind guesses."
Although Concubine Li's explanation seemed a little far-fetched, Luo Lan still realized from her words and her expression that she must be lying.
It seems that my previous guess was correct. Concubine Li indeed had some kind of relationship with the Chu people that should not be known to others.
Luo Lan raised the corners of his mouth slightly, forming a perfect arc, and then he raised his eyebrows and looked at Concubine Li with fiery eyes.
Concubine Li lowered her head and used the excuse of drinking tea to hide the panic in her eyes.
Luo Lan suddenly laughed, and then continued to ask in a stern voice: "I'm not guessing blindly. He has already told the Chu Princess Meng Xina about you and Li Tianyang. And you were lovers, right?"
When asking this question, Luo Lan stared at Concubine Li with a pair of sharp eyes.
When Concubine Li heard this, her hands suddenly trembled, and the tea in the cup instantly spilled onto her clothes. She didn't bother to wipe it off, and looked up at Luo Lan fiercely, threw the teacup on the table, and asked with gritted teeth,
"What are you trying to say? Ever since you came to Liyuan, you've been saying things I can't understand."
"Hahaha."
Luo Lan suddenly looked up and laughed. Concubine Li became anxious. It seemed that she had guessed right again.
The reason she had this guess was because she mentioned to Li Tianyang that day that he had a son, and when she talked to Li Tianyang closely, their expressions made her guess the subtle relationship between them.
After laughing, Luo Lan played with the teacup on the table with one hand and said casually:
"This is why you approached Li Tianyang and killed her. You thought he was the only one who knew your identity, but you didn't expect that he had already told others. Now there's another person who knows about it. If I tell the emperor about this..."
"Stop talking."
Concubine Li waved her hands impatiently and said with gnashing teeth:
"So what if you tell the Emperor? I'm upright and honest. There's nothing to be afraid of."
Seeing that she was still stubborn, Luo Lan slowly stood up, nodded and chuckled:
"I believe you are upright, but if Leng Yu walks out of the prison safely within three days, I won't mention anything. Otherwise, I will go to the Emperor and slander you, Concubine Li, and Prince Xi. Anyway, I have nothing to worry about. I believe the Ministry of Revenue can verify the identity information you left when you entered the palace..."
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