After saying this, she began to recall,
"That day, I was strolling down the street when I saw a familiar figure from afar. I chased after him and discovered it was none other than Brother Huaiyu. I called him over and wanted to take him back to Prince Yu's Mansion, but he refused. He also told me not to tell anyone about his return to the capital. He said he didn't want to disturb you and Dad's peaceful lives, and that he came to take the exam to prove whether what he had learned was useless..."
At this point, An An looked up at Luo Lan, and seeing that she was listening attentively with a melancholy look in her eyes, she continued:
"But he hadn't taken the provincial or metropolitan examinations, so he wasn't eligible for the palace examination. So I came up with an idea. I heard from the registration office that a candidate named Ling'an hadn't taken the exam due to a family crisis. I suggested that Brother Huaiyu take his place and give him a fake current address. Since he didn't make the top three, no one would bother to check the authenticity of the address. But who would have thought he would actually become the top scorer? I'm afraid not even he would have expected that."
"Then where is he now? Why doesn't he dare to come forward?"
Seeing Luo Lan asking anxiously, An An bit her lip and replied in a low voice
"He left the capital after taking the exam, before the results were even announced. He probably never imagined he would become the top scorer!"
"Then why did you want to replace him?"
"Before he left, he told me not to tell you he'd been to the capital. I was afraid you'd find out he was the one who wrote the exam and accuse him of impersonation, so I thought I'd take the blame for him. Who could have imagined my father would see through my deception with just one word? Mom, is my father mad? Will he chop off my head?"
"Do you know where he is?"
An An shook his head.
"I don't know. I asked him, but he just said he was among the green mountains and clear waters, burning incense and praying for you and dad all day long. He also said that he hadn't fallen behind in his studies and was still learning Kung Fu. When I asked him again, he didn't want to say more."
Amidst the green mountains and clear waters? A place to burn incense and pray for blessings?
Where would that be?
"Mom, what should I do now?"
Luo Lan looked at An An, his eyes dimmed as he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mom doesn't know what to do now. You stay here for now. I'll go see Yicheng."
"How is Yicheng? When will he wake up?"
"I don't know about this either, but it should be soon."
"mother……"
When Luo Lan was about to get up and leave, An An called her.
"Mom, I'm sorry, An An lied to you."
Luo Lan looked back at her, shook his head nervously and chuckled.
"An An, you did nothing wrong in taking this blame for Huai Yu, but you shouldn't have kept it from me. Let me discuss this matter with your father!"
After leaving these words, she turned and left without looking back.
An An sat on the bed, muttering softly with tears in her eyes,
"Mom, I'm sorry. An An shouldn't be so self-righteous. An An was wrong."
But the thing has been done. Is it any use for her to admit her mistake now?
Luo Lan returned to the operating room with a worried look on her face. She looked at Yi Cheng lying on the bed, tucked in the quilt for him, and said to herself:
"Yicheng, although you came late, you have lived by my side for five or six years. I have never treated you differently. And Huaiyu, although his father is the sinner who hurt Lengyu, I have never treated him harshly. But he has already arrived in the capital, but he is unwilling to come to see me. Why is that? Why is it?"
She didn't understand. Huaiyu was the child who grew up in her arms. She had searched the whole world for him but couldn't find him. But just a few days ago, he returned to the capital, but was unwilling to come back to see her.
Doesn't he know how much his mother misses him? Even if he grows up, he is still her child!
As she said this, tears rolled down her cheeks.
She admitted that she was not someone who liked to admit defeat, nor was she someone who liked to cry. However, when it came to matters concerning these children, she would always lose her composure and become unlike herself.
Leng Yu returned to the palace without saying hello to her. She guessed that he was angry.
The first imperial examination since he ascended the throne became a joke because of Huaiyu and An'an's participation, and might even become a topic of conversation among the people after dinner. This was not the result he wanted.
But she couldn't tell who he was angry with, her? An'an? Huaiyu?
She couldn't guess, and didn't want to guess.
She felt that the most important thing for her right now was to heal Yicheng's injury, and for other things, she would take it one step at a time!
Yi Cheng has been in a coma these days. In order to prevent him from malnutrition, she has been giving him nutritional protein to replenish his strength.
Three days later, the monitor showed that his vital signs had returned to normal, and she could finally relax.
She estimated that he would wake up in an hour or two. During this time, she removed all the monitoring equipment on him and moved him to his room.
After she tucked him in, she came to the door and said to Ah Gang who was not far away:
"Agang, get Yicheng some clean clothes to change into, and be careful not to touch his wounds."
Ah Gang responded quickly.
"Yes, my lady, I'll be right here."
After saying that, he trotted off to get his clothes. Luo Lan asked the maid guarding the door to keep a close eye on it, and then walked towards the west wing.
Ling Feng and Aji are imprisoned there. Now that Yi Cheng's injury is not life-threatening, they should not be imprisoned there anymore.
She originally wanted to discuss this matter with Leng Yu, but since he was not there, she made the decision on her own.
When she arrived at the room where Ling Feng was imprisoned, she ordered the maid to open the door, and saw Ling Feng sitting upright on the bed with his eyes closed in meditation. His mood did not seem to be affected by being imprisoned here.
"Ling Feng."
She called out, Ling Feng opened his eyes, and when he saw her, he spoke softly,
"What is the Queen doing here?"
Luo Lan walked into the room slowly and sat down on the chair in front of him.
"Yi Cheng has survived the critical period and his life has been saved."
This sentence seemed to make Ling Feng feel a lot more relaxed. He breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.
"That's the best. Then what do the Emperor and Empress plan to do with us?"
Luo Lan shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Go on and look for your brother!"
Hearing this, Ling Feng looked at her with an unbelievable look.
"Are you serious? The Emperor agrees?"
"He has entered the palace. I will talk to him later."
"He'll blame you."
"It's okay. He only blamed me for a few words. I understand him."
"But I don't want you to be blamed by him because of me."
"This has nothing to do with you. Yicheng is fine now. You've been locked up here for a few days, which is considered a punishment for you. Now you can go!"
Ling Feng raised his eyes to look at her, clenched his fists in gratitude,
"Miss Lan Meng, please allow me to call you this for once. I've been thinking these past few days, if you and I had met earlier than him, perhaps the ending wouldn't be like this."
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