As she spoke, she raised her eyebrows proudly and glanced at everyone.
"The starting price is ten taels of silver. Everyone is free to bid. Whoever bids the highest will get to listen to Miss Lan Meng's music alone."
As soon as she finished speaking, someone shouted,
"I'll give you twenty taels."
"I'll give you thirty taels."
"Forty taels..."
"Fifty taels..."
“…”
Listening to these people coming up little by little, Ayu nodded to Ahong and raised his hand.
"I'll give you five hundred taels..."
As soon as these words came out, the place instantly became quiet, and everyone present turned their eyes to him.
Five hundred taels is not a small amount, and you can only listen to one song.
Everyone sighed and thought that this person must be a wealthy man.
A song could be sold at a high price of five hundred taels, so Feng Jie was naturally very happy. She hurried down from the stage, came to A Yu, and kept greeting her.
"Sir, you are fortunate to have the opportunity to be alone with Miss Lan Meng. Please go upstairs."
A Yu calmly took out the banknotes from his pocket and stuffed them directly into Feng Jie's arms.
"Let's go!"
Sister Feng accepted the banknote, looked at the number on it, and nodded with a smile.
"Come here, take the young master to Miss Lan Meng's room and tell her to serve him well."
Seeing this, the two girls stepped forward and took Ayu upstairs.
A Yu quickly came to Luo Lan's room. The moment he closed the door, he turned around and called out softly,
"Miss Lan Meng?"
He had to confirm first whether it was the Empress in this room.
Ah Cai came out from inside, nodded to him, and raised her voice:
"Sir, please wait a moment. Miss Lan Meng is changing her clothes and will be out soon to play the zither for you."
Ayu nodded in understanding, then shouted impatiently:
"Hurry up, hurry up, don't keep me waiting too long, these five hundred taels of silver can't be wasted."
A Cai nodded and went back into the house.
"My lady, it's Ayu."
"Got it. Go down and watch at the door. Don't let anyone get close."
"yes."
After receiving the order, Ah Cai returned to the outside and whispered to Ah Yu:
"Please come in, sir."
Ayu nodded solemnly and walked towards the inner room. Acai quickly came to the door and stood guard.
Ayu came to Luo Lan, clasped his fists and saluted.
"I'm sorry to have wronged you, Madam."
Luo Lan shook his head and chuckled.
"No problem, sit down!"
"Ayu dare not, what are your instructions, Madam?"
"You've spent five hundred taels of silver, it shouldn't be wasted. Let me play a song for you first."
"You absolutely cannot do that. Your Majesty is embarrassing me."
Seeing Ayu's pale face due to fear, Luo Lan couldn't help but laugh:
"We're outside the palace, so there's no need to be restrained. Besides, we have to pretend to be polite! Sit down."
After she said this, Ayu sat down carefully. At the same time, Luo Lan tapped the strings of the piano lightly, and a melodious music suddenly rang out in the room.
After the song, she looked up at Ayu and explained with a serious expression,
"The Emperor has instructed you not to act rashly or alert the enemy. If he finds any clues, he will try to contact you. In the meantime, you can contact the troops stationed nearby so they can provide reinforcements at any time."
"But the emperor was taken to the mines? Will he be in danger? The queen means that his identity has been exposed and he wants to go to the mines to protect the emperor."
Luo Lan pondered for a moment and nodded.
"That's fine, but he has to ensure his own safety first. Oh, and you need to find a way to locate the mine. If anything happens to the emperor, we can go and rescue him."
"What about you? Are you right here? Do you want me to rescue you?"
Luo Lan shook his head and chuckled.
"No, this place is fine. This Feng Jie is the key to Yilan County. Maybe I can find out something from her."
Ayu looked at her worriedly.
"Then you must be careful and safe. I will tell you if there is any news from the emperor."
When the emperor was mentioned, Luo Lan nodded worriedly.
"Okay, I'm fine. No one dares to touch me right now. Tell the queen to be careful. It's not advisable to stay here for long, so as not to arouse suspicion. You should leave first!"
After receiving the order, Ayu walked out quickly.
Luo Lan felt a little depressed. She could live comfortably here, but what about Leng Yu? She didn't know how he was doing now...
…
Yilan Mine
Today's dinner is steamed buns and porridge, without even a pickle.
Leng Yu looked at the steamed bun in his hand, but he really had no intention of swallowing it. A thin, ragged man beside him had noticed him a long time ago. Seeing that he had not opened his mouth, he came over cautiously and
"You don't want to eat?"
Leng Yu looked up and when her eyes met his, he was stunned for a moment.
He handed him the steamed bun.
"I'm not hungry, you eat!"
The man took the steamed bun and started eating it ravenously.
Seeing this scene, Leng Yu felt a little sad. How much torture did these people go through to become like this?
He looked around and saw that everyone here was busy eating the steamed buns in their hands. No one wanted to say a word, but they all had wounds on their bodies to varying degrees.
At this moment, there was a noise at the door, and then a thin middle-aged man was thrown in.
Everyone glanced at the man and continued to eat as if nothing had happened.
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