Fengyi Palace
Luo Lan dressed neatly and prepared to talk to the emperor about Huaiyu.
While helping her with her makeup, Ah Cai said worriedly:
"Your Highness, tell me, why is the Emperor leaving Huaiyu alone like this? Is it appropriate for you to go find him now?"
"Whether it's appropriate or not, I can't just sit there and wait for death. Last night, the emperor didn't return to Fengyi Palace to spend the night. This means that he is not only angry with Huaiyu, but also with me. I have to go and untie the knot in his heart."
"You're right. The Emperor hasn't spent the night in the Yangxin Palace for a long time. I heard that last night, the oil lamps in the Yangxin Palace were lit until late at night."
"He must be upset about Huaiyu's situation. It's all my fault. I should have gone to see him last night."
"Your Majesty, please don't blame yourself. Perhaps after this night, the Emperor has come to his senses."
"Oh! Although he's a reasonable person, he's still a bit stubborn about some things, especially when it comes to something that concerns his reputation. How can we get him to come to his senses in such a short time?"
After she finished speaking, she raised her hand to brush away the loose hair at her temples, stood up, and when A Cai helped her tidy up her clothes, she walked out.
The weather today is a bit hot and humid, and the wind today also gives people a feeling of irritability.
Maybe it’s because she is in a heavy mood!
When she arrived at the imperial study, Leng Yu was concentrating on the memorial in his hand. Hearing her footsteps, he asked without raising his head:
"You're here after all."
"My husband knows I'm coming?"
"I find it strange that you could hold back all night before coming to see me."
Seeing that he had no intention of avoiding the question, she simply asked:
"So...what are you going to do about Huaiyu?"
He had already made up his mind that she would come to him, but when he heard her ask, he paused.
He put down the book in his hand and looked at her solemnly.
"What do you think I should do with him?"
"You are the Emperor..."
"You're the one who raised him."
"That's true. I certainly don't wish him any harm, but it's true that he did something wrong. I just hope you won't punish him for deceiving the emperor and won't take his life."
After she said this, Leng Yu's face suddenly darkened.
He sighed heavily.
"If An An hadn't spoken out about this, we would have been kept in the dark. Now you're still saying you don't want to punish him for deceiving the emperor?"
"After he finished his exams, he went to Xiangshan Temple. He didn't know he had won the top spot in the imperial examination."
"But he's impersonating someone else. Isn't that a crime of deceiving the emperor?"
"this……"
Luo Lan was speechless for a moment. Impersonating someone else was indeed a crime of deceiving the emperor.
Since there's no reasoning involved, let's just fight him to the end.
Thinking of this, she walked slowly to his side, put her hand on his collar, and gently stroked his face with the other hand, coquettishly negotiating,
"My husband, could you please show some mercy to Huaiyu and give her a lighter sentence for my wife's sake?"
But this time, her trick didn't seem to work.
Leng Yu immediately moved her hand away, then looked at her with a cold expression.
"Lan'er, I can be lenient on other matters, but not on this one. Right now, all the civil and military officials in the court are watching the progress of this matter. If I show leniency to him, what will happen to others who do wrong in the future? Will I show leniency to everyone? Wouldn't the court be in chaos then?"
Seeing that he was completely ruthless, Luo Lan simply said:
"Okay, I never interfere in your affairs at court, but as for Huaiyu, no matter how you want to deal with him, you must get my consent. Now I want to go and see him, that's not too much, right?"
Her words were filled with an unquestionable majesty. Leng Yu wanted to refuse, but then she remembered that she had often mentioned Huaiyu, and knew that she was thinking about Huaiyu in her heart, so she simply waved her hand.
"You can see him, you can take him away, but let me tell you this: if he dares to leave the Ministry of Punishment this time, I will issue a warrant for his arrest. Unless he hides in a rat hole, I will definitely punish him. You are on your own."
Leng Yu knew that Luo Lan had a magical operating room and she had the ability to take him away from the Ministry of Punishment, so he said the ugly words in advance.
Luo Lan's brows tightened at this moment.
She stared at Leng Yu intently, her face livid as she asked angrily,
"Leng Yu, what do you mean by that? Do you think I went to see Huaiyu to take him away? You are wrong. I believe that Huaiyu has come back this time, ready to plead guilty and accept punishment. I also believe that he has grown into a man who dares to do and dares to take responsibility. Don't worry, not only will I not take him away, I will also tell him to face things bravely. If he runs away, he will never accomplish anything great."
Leaving these words behind, she swung her sleeves and walked out angrily.
She was angry, angry that Leng Yu doubted her and didn't believe her.
She really had no intention of taking Huaiyu away from there. Besides, even if she had this idea, Huaiyu would never agree.
Since he agreed to come back, he must know what he is about to face. He himself doesn't want to escape, so how could she ask him to escape?
She just missed him and wanted to see if he was okay.
Of course, if she wanted to protect Huaiyu, she would do it in a legitimate way instead of sneaking away with him.
After all, Huaiyu was a prince, so the people from the Ministry of Punishment did not put him in prison, but instead locked him up in an unused woodshed.
The moment the door was opened, Luo Lan saw him sitting on the bed with his eyes slightly closed and his legs crossed, as if he had no interest in the person who came in.
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