At four o'clock in the afternoon, the palace carriage had arrived at the gate of Prince Yu's Mansion. An An and Yi Cheng came to say goodbye to Leng Yu and Luo Lan reluctantly.
They knelt in front of Leng Yu and Luo Lan, and An An spoke first:
"Father, Mother, I wish you both a smooth ascension to the throne tomorrow. Your daughter is at home, praying for you. I pray for good weather and good harvests in Daning Kingdom, and for your good health."
Yi Cheng also said immediately:
"Foster father, foster mother, for the sake of the people of Daning, you must protect Daning as a big country. Sister An An and I will also protect our small family. Please rest assured that I will take good care of Sister An An."
Looking at these two sensible children, Luo Lan's eyes suddenly turned red. She stepped forward and helped An An up, and Leng Yu stepped forward and helped Yi Cheng up.
Leng Yu patted Yi Cheng's shoulder and said earnestly:
"Yicheng, you've grown up now. I'm relieved to leave my sister in your care. But you have to remember that no matter what you do, you must discuss it with Agang first. You also have to take good care of your sister, okay?"
Yi Cheng clasped his hands together and replied solemnly:
"Without my adoptive father and mother taking me in, I wouldn't be where I am today. Please rest assured, I will definitely take good care of An An and protect this family."
Leng Yu nodded with satisfaction, and then turned to look at An An.
"Take good care of yourself. Dad and Mom will come back to see you often. If you want to enter the palace, tell Ah Gang and he will arrange it."
An An nodded heavily.
"I understand, Dad, Mom, it's getting late, you should get going."
Luo Lan then held An An in his arms and said reluctantly:
"An An, you must take good care of yourself. Mom will come back often."
An An nodded and turned to look at Le Le.
"Don't forget about us."
Lele pouted and nodded aggrievedly.
"No, I will come back to see you often, just wait for me."
As they talked, the three children hugged each other.
Looking at this scene, Luo Lan suddenly thought of Huaiyu. How great it would be if he were here too.
…
When they first arrived at the palace, Luo Lan and Leng Yu went to the Shou Palace to pay their respects to the retired emperor.
During this period, the emperor's spirit was always poor. Concubine Li was busy hoarding money while she was in power and had no time to visit the emperor. Concubine Li, on the other hand, had been serving him by his bedside.
Seeing the two of them come in, Eunuch Liu helped him sit up.
Leng Yu and Luo Lan bowed together.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May you be blessed with good health and happiness."
The emperor waved his hand and coughed lightly.
"Everyone, please stand up. This palace will be under your control from now on. Ahem…"
"Father..."
Luo Lan wanted to go forward to check, but was stopped by the Emperor.
"My body is failing. If it weren't for the tonic you prescribed for me, I would have died several times over. I know I won't be able to hold on for much longer. Since you're here today, I have something to tell you."
As he was talking, he started coughing again. Concubine Li hurried forward to pat his back, but he waved his hand at Concubine Li.
"You stand over there too. Consider today as my final statement before I die."
"Father, please don't say that..."
"Yu'er, there's no need to comfort me. Luo Lan's medical skills are great, so I've lived a few more years. That's enough. I've said some things several times before, but I'll repeat them to you again today."
“Cough cough cough…”
He coughed a few more times and continued:
"My life is coming to an end. I've heard about some things and don't want to get involved anymore. Ahem... "
He looked at Luo Lan.
"Luo Lan, I know you have a kind heart. Huaiyu grew up under your lap. No matter what he becomes in the future, I hope you can persuade Yu'er to spare his life."
This sentence shocked Luo Lan. It turned out that the emperor knew everything that happened outside the palace.
She shook her head and explained,
"Father, don't worry. Huaiyu won't turn bad. I will find him back in the future."
"This is the best. He is the root left by Yoona. Yoona is gone. No matter what he does, you have to be more tolerant."
At this point, he paused, took a few deep breaths, and continued:
"And An'an, no matter what, she is also a child of the Leng family. Yu'er, I know you blame Luo Lan for not telling you the truth. I think she also has her own difficulties, otherwise she would not hide it from you. You are about to become the emperor and empress of Daning Kingdom. You must not let this matter create any rifts between you now!"
Leng Yu paused for a moment, then clasped his fists.
"Don't worry, Father. I will follow your instructions."
"Well, there's one more thing. I know Xi'er did something wrong this time. You didn't kill him for my sake, and I'm very pleased. I'm telling you, after you ascend the throne, immediately give him a fiefdom and keep him away from the capital. I don't want to see you brothers killing each other. After I die, have Xi'er take Concubine Li away. She's very cunning, so don't let her stay in the palace, or Luo Lan will worry about her."
Luo Lan was somewhat touched by the emperor's consideration.
Leng Yu bowed and nodded again,
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration. I also have the same intention."
The emperor seems to have a lot of things to explain today.
He sighed and looked up at Concubine Li.
"What I am most worried about right now is Yu'er. He is young and naive. It is too early for him to leave the mansion now. Yu'er, Luo Lan, I hope you can treat him well for the sake of him being your brother. As for Concubine Li, you can make the arrangements accordingly."
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