The Prince Yu’s Mansion offered a huge reward for finding An An’s missing person notice, which was posted all over the streets and alleys of the capital, and also in some counties around the capital.
Two more days passed, and there was still no news from An An.
It has been five days since An An disappeared. During these five days, Luo Lan's heart felt as if it was being cut out, but she couldn't fall down, and she didn't dare to fall down. Leng Yu was already overwhelmed with the busy work at home and outside. If she fell down again, he would not be able to hold on.
For the past five days, she forced herself to wake up and then forced herself to fall asleep every day.
In the past few days, the people of the capital all knew that something had happened in Prince Yu's mansion. Some people had severe dysentery but did not come to disturb her. Perhaps it was because the dysentery virus had mutated, and the anti-diarrhea medicine that Luo Lan had prepared was no longer effective. This also caused some people's condition to get worse...
Luo Lan came to the main hall and was about to sit down to drink some tea when Ah Gang hurried over and came to Luo Li, and said impatiently:
"Princess, we just received a letter from the clinic saying... someone died from diarrhea."
Dead?
Hearing these two words, Luo Lan's heart felt as if it was stabbed by something. She looked at A Gang and asked anxiously:
"What's going on? Didn't I prepare enough medicine? How could someone still die?"
"I don't know. They said the medicine you prepared didn't work. The patient knew something was wrong at home and didn't dare to bother you. He couldn't afford to see another doctor, so... he died."
Luo Lan's heart ached. She stood up from the chair, holding up her shaky body, and said through gritted teeth:
"Go and have a look."
Just as she was about to take a step forward, Ah Cai rushed in.
"Princess, there's an old woman outside who insists on seeing you. I asked her what she wanted, but she refused to tell me. What should I do?"
Old woman?
Luo Lan's brows were twisted into a knot. Since he came to see her by name, there must be something important. There was no reason for her not to see him.
She sat back in her chair and waved her hand:
"Go to Huichun Hall later and ask her to come in."
"yes."
Ah Cai responded and walked out quickly.
After a while, Ah Cai brought a ragged old woman to the main hall of Prince Yu's Mansion. When she saw Luo Lan with her deep-set eyes, she knelt on the ground and began to beg.
"Princess Yu, please let my son go. Please punish me. I am guilty!"
Her inexplicable words made Luo Lan look at her with confusion.
"What crime have you committed? Who is your son?"
The old woman lowered her head and sobbed continuously, but did not speak for a long time.
Seeing this, Ah Cai took two steps forward impatiently and asked loudly:
"The princess is asking you a question, answer quickly, we have something else to do and don't have time to wait for you here."
Hearing Ah Cai's roar, the old woman's body trembled, then she knocked her head to the ground and sobbed softly.
"The woman instigated her son to steal the herbs and cloth from the military camp..."
What?
These words made Luo Lan's face suddenly darken. Her husband had mentioned the theft in the military camp a few days ago. She was so busy looking for An An these days that she had no time to ask about this matter.
The old lady in front of him took the initiative to mention this matter. Could it be that this old lady is the mother of the warehouse keeper in the military camp?
Although she was in a hurry to go to Huichun Hall, she still asked doubtfully:
"If you have something to say, just say it. I have a lot of things to do. If you keep hesitating like this, I'm leaving."
As Luo Lan was about to get up, the old woman saw him and said anxiously:
"In reply to your question, Princess, my son's surname is Wu. He is a warehouse keeper in Prince Yu's military camp. In the past few years, I have been ill. In order to treat my illness, my family has become penniless. My son stole medicinal materials from the military supply warehouse several times to save me. Later, when he saw that my illness was not recovering, he stole cloth from the army to make me a burial garment. Fortunately, God has mercy on me, and the King of Hell did not take my sick body. But...but my son's theft was discovered by the prince, and he has been locked up. I originally planned to go to the military camp to replace my son, but...but I was afraid that I would die on the way before I even reached the camp. That's why I thought of coming to you. Please talk to the prince and let me take my son's place! He stole things for me."
Luo Lan seemed to understand the old woman's intermittent words.
But stealing from the arsenal was no small matter, and it was not something she should be concerned about.
So, she said calmly:
"A country has its own laws, and the army has its own regulations. Since your son stole something from the barracks, he should be punished according to military law. The affairs of the barracks are not my responsibility. You should go back!"
"Princess, you can't just ignore it, right? If you don't, my son will be sentenced to martial law. How can I live?"
"Your son's behavior is called stealing. He didn't care about the consequences before stealing. If we indulge him this time, how will we manage the military camp in the future?"
"But...but he has his reasons. Please, Princess, have mercy on me and ask the prince to let me take the punishment in his place!"
As she spoke, the old woman kept kowtowing on the ground, and Luo Lan's expression became increasingly ugly.
It's not that she doesn't sympathize with the old woman in front of her, nor is it that she doesn't want to help her. She really can't interfere in the affairs of the military camp. As Princess Yu, she knows better than anyone that once a woman stretches her hands too far, it will only make things more confusing in the end.
Thinking of the patients waiting for her in Huichun Hall and An An who had not yet been found, she felt powerless. In order to prevent the old woman in front of her from disturbing her peace, she could only wave her hand perfunctorily.
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