The next morning, Luo Lan sent someone to inform Luo Xue that she was going to the palace and let her make the decision on the matter of Huichun Hall.
She specially brought two men into the palace today because she had something very important to bring into the palace.
When everything was ready, she took Acai, Ahong and two male servants out.
The servants drove the carriage, and Acai, Ahong and Luo Lan sat in the carriage together. The princess was dressed very simply today. She closed her eyes slightly, as if thinking about something. Acai and Ahong exchanged glances, then held their breath, not daring to disturb them for fear of disrupting the princess's thoughts.
The carriage soon arrived at the palace gate. Her face and her identity as Princess Yu were already familiar to everyone in the palace, so she did not need to show her token. The gate guard checked her belongings and let her in.
She brought Acai and Ahong with her, and the two servants each held two full cloth bags. After entering the palace gate, they went straight to Furong Palace.
Her purpose of coming today was very clear, which was to find Concubine Li.
When she arrived at Hibiscus Palace, the maid ran in quickly to report, and after a while, she ran out.
"Princess Yu, Your Majesty invites you in."
Luo Lan nodded and instructed Ah Cai, Ah Hong and the two male servants:
"Just wait here."
"Yes, Princess."
After receiving their response, Luo Lan raised his foot and walked towards Hibiscus Palace.
She had been to Furong Palace several times before, and it seemed a little deserted compared to before.
After she entered the main hall of Furong Palace, she saw that there was no one around, so she looked around but did not see any trace of Concubine Li. Could it be that she came too early and Concubine Li had not yet gotten up?
While she was thinking, the voice of Concubine Li came from the inner room.
"Princess Yu, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."
Luo Lan hurriedly looked in the direction of the sound and saw Concubine Li walking towards her with a tired face.
Judging from her attire, she must have just gotten up. Her makeup was applied very perfunctorily, and there were obvious wrinkles on her clothes.
"I'm sorry to bother you so much by coming to see you so early in the morning. How dare I find fault with you?"
Concubine Li smiled lightly and waved to the maid at the door.
"Princess Yu has come to visit, why don't you serve tea? You are a bunch of tactless people."
The maid bowed quickly and went to prepare tea.
Luo Lan shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly.
"Why are you so angry so early in the morning, Madam? Is there something bothering you?"
"well!"
Concubine Li took a long breath and said with self-pity:
"I have troubles but I have no one to vent them to! I only have the title of Imperial Concubine, but it seems like I am living a life worse than even the palace maids..."
"Why do you think so, Your Majesty? You live in Hibiscus Palace, wear silk and satin, eat delicacies from land and sea, and have maids waiting on you. How can you feel that you are inferior to the maids?"
"hehe……"
Concubine Li smiled bitterly, raised her handkerchief to wipe the corner of her mouth, and murmured,
"What's the point of eating well and dressing well if you're forgotten? The emperor might pass away one day, and then you'll be buried with him."
Hearing this, Luo Lan looked at her in astonishment.
"Your Majesty, please don't say that. The Emperor has recovered very well recently. If someone hears you say that, it would be a big taboo in the palace!"
"So what? The Emperor has almost recovered. I went to pay my respects to him, but he never even looked me in the eye. I heard he spent the night at Li Garden last night and didn't come out until dawn. What am I? I have no children, I'm just a chess piece that can be discarded at any time."
At this point, she lowered her head dejectedly. The maid brought over the tray of tea and poured a cup of tea for each of them. Luo Lan then instructed the maid:
"The Queen and I have a few words to say. You all should go down."
The maid glanced at Concubine Li, and after getting her consent, she turned around, greeted the rest of the people, and retreated.
When only Luo Lan and Li Guifei were left here, Li Guifei picked up the teacup, lifted the lid, and slowly wiped away the foam on the cup, but did not drink the tea. Instead, she put it back on the table.
She seemed restless and listless.
Looking at her expression, Luo Lan suddenly felt that she was somewhat similar to Yu Qiaoqiao. Although they lived a life of luxury, they felt extremely empty inside.
"Your Majesty, I heard that the Emperor is obsessed with the soup made by Concubine Li? Have you heard of this?"
"I've heard that her cooking skills are so good that she has captured the heart of the emperor. I can't envy her enough."
"Then why don't you use your method to tie up the emperor?"
"hehe……"
Concubine Li laughed at herself. She looked up at Luo Lan with a look of sadness in her eyes.
"Me? I've never touched water since I was a child. I can't do anything except eating. What can I do?"
"Don't you want to try? Are you just going to give in like that?"
Luo Lan's questioning brought a gloomy look to Concubine Li's face. She picked up the cup of tea again and repeated the previous action, but still did not drink a sip of water and put the cup down again.
After habitually completing these actions, she looked up at Luo Lan again and said calmly:
"Princess Yu, you came to my Hibiscus Palace not just to chat with me, right? This isn't the first time we've interacted. Just tell me what you want to say. I trust you. You came to me for my own good."
Luo Lan didn't expect that Concubine Li would be so straightforward, so she didn't beat around the bush. Seeing that the maids were all guarding outside the door and she couldn't hear them talking, she said directly:
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