One month later
The Nanping Kingdom replied, agreeing to marry Xingnan to Prince Ning of the Daning Kingdom as his principal wife. Although this was expected, Leng Yu still breathed a sigh of relief.
During this period, Xiao Ningzi has been outside the palace, watching the servants clean up his new home. Princess Xingnan would occasionally go to help, and the two of them spent more time together. I just don't know if Xiao Ningzi has changed his opinion of Xingnan.
Luo Lan's leg injury has also improved a lot. She has tentatively stood up and walked. Although she still dares not exert too much force on the injured leg, she can walk around the palace with the support of Acai or Ahong.
"Your Majesty, the plum and apricot blossoms in the Imperial Garden are in bloom, and the green plants are sprouting. Let's go take a look!"
Luo Lan placed his hand on Acai's wrist and shook his head gently.
"I won't go for now. I need to recover my health. I want to drink in Xiao Ningzi and Xingnan's wedding wine."
As soon as she finished speaking, Leng Yu walked in happily, holding a large bouquet of plum blossoms.
As soon as he passed through the main hall and before he reached the back room, he started shouting,
"Lan'er, look! The plum blossoms are blooming so early this year, and they are so gorgeous! My husband picked some for you."
Seeing his delighted look, Luo Lan went over to him with a smile on her face.
"Husband, why are you still like a child, pluckin' flowers?"
Leng Yu held the plum blossom in front of her.
"I pick flowers and give them to my beloved. It doesn't matter whether they are young or old. My lady, smell them. These flowers are so fragrant."
Luo Lan took the plum blossom bouquet from his hand and sniffed it.
"Mm, the fragrance is so refreshing and pleasant. Ah Cai, take a bottle and put it in. It will definitely add a lot of fragrance to the entire Fengyi Palace."
Acai hurriedly took the plum blossom and happily went to find the bottle.
Leng Yu stepped forward, took Luo Lan's hand, helped her to sit down on the couch, and looked at her with concern.
"My lady has looked much better these past few days. Xiao Ningzi is getting married at the end of the month. You must accompany me."
"Of course. After Xiao Ningzi and Xingnan's wedding ceremony, the eldest and second imperial sisters will also be returning home. I was thinking of preparing some specialties from the Daning Kingdom for them to take back."
Leng Yu held her hand tightly and looked at her distressedly.
"My lady, don't be so kind. You've suffered so much because of them. If you don't blame them, it's already a great favor to them. There's no need to prepare anything for them."
Luo Lan looked at her, smiled and shook his head.
"My husband, this is not the same thing. They brought us a lot of things when they came here. We have no reason to let them go back empty-handed. Besides, no matter what, they have realized their mistakes. We also hope that they will live happily in Nanping Country. That way, we can also feel at ease. My husband is a man of great righteousness. Don't worry about this little thing. I will make arrangements."
Leng Yu looked at her helplessly and nodded.
"Okay, everything is up to you, my lady."
"By the way, you sent someone to look for Leng Ming. Do you have any clues?"
When Leng Ming was mentioned, Leng Yu's face turned cold and angry.
"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten. The Empress and Little Tanzi just found him yesterday. Guess where he went?"
Hearing the news about Leng Ming, Luo Lan immediately asked happily:
"Where is he? Is he okay?"
Leng Yu threw his hands and cursed angrily.
"He's so lucky he can't die, but he's worse off dead than alive."
Hearing this, Luo Lan looked at him puzzledly.
"Husband, what do you mean by this? What happened to Leng Ming?"
"He went to Mount Wutai to become a monk. Do you think he's in a hurry?"
Became a monk?
Luo Lan looked at him in astonishment.
"He has shaved his head?"
"Not really, but I've changed my Buddhist name to Jingkong. I heard the abbot of Mount Wutai gave him a few months to consider. If he's truly devoted to Buddhism, he'll be ordained on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month..."
Luo Lan then patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's not bad. It's only the middle of March now, and there's still some time until the eighth day of April. Let Luo Xue go and persuade him later!"
Leng Yu looked at Luo Lan, shook his head with a deep gaze,
"Luo Xue is already extremely disappointed in him. If she knew he went to Mount Wutai to become a monk, she would definitely be even angrier. With her stubborn temper, how could she possibly persuade him?"
"What should we do? We can't just watch him get forced into seclusion like this, right?"
Leng Yu shrugged helplessly.
"I have already sent this news to Chang. She has been searching everywhere for Leng Ming. If she knew that Leng Ming had been forced into a Buddhist monastery by her, I wonder how she would feel."
When the Chang family was mentioned, Luo Lan was furious. She frowned and snorted coldly.
"She is simply a self-righteous and selfish person. If she doesn't realize her mistakes and mend her ways, even if Leng Ming changes his mind about becoming a nun, life will still be difficult after he returns. It would be better for her to become a nun and find peace. It will only make life difficult for Luo Xue and Duo Duo."
Leng Yu held his chin with one hand, stood in the middle of the room, looked at the plum blossoms he had just picked, and sighed secretly.
Luo Lan knew that he was worried about Leng Ming, after all, he was his younger brother.
"Your Majesty, I heard that the temple fair on April 8th is very lively. You haven't been there since you ascended the throne. Let's take this opportunity to burn incense and pray for the people of Mianzhou!"
How could Leng Yu not understand the meaning of Luo Lan's words? He turned around and looked at her.
"Take Luo Xue and Duo Duo with you?"
Luo Lan nodded.
"Of course I have to bring my mother along. She's been in poor health lately. Let's go burn incense together and pray for Buddha's blessing. We'll stay in Mount Wutai for a few days. I also want to calm my mind in this holy place of Buddhism and get rid of the bad luck that's beenfalling me."
Leng Yu pondered for a while, then nodded.
"Okay, after Xiao Ningzi gets married at the end of this month, I'll take them with me to pray for blessings..."
They both knew the purpose of this trip, but neither of them said it out loud.
Because they knew Luo Xue's stubborn temper. If she made up her mind about something, no one could persuade her. In everything, they could only let her figure it out slowly on her own.
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Mingwang Mansion
Over the past month, Chang has been frantically looking for people to find out about Leng Ming. As a result, her expenses have increased, so she simply sold everything she could in Ming Palace.
Now, guarding this empty shell, she felt indescribably irritated.
In the morning, she heard that Ming'er was preparing to become a monk in Mount Wutai, so she decided to go to Mount Wutai to find her.
At this moment, she was thinking about what preparations she should make for her journey early tomorrow morning.
Xiao Tao came to her with her bag on her back, bowed and saluted her.
"Madam, I'm leaving."
Chang raised her weak eyelids and looked at her.
"Where are you going?"
"Since I came here, you haven't given me a penny of salary. I still have elderly parents at home. Instead of waiting on you here for nothing, I should go back and serve them."
Hearing this, Chang stared at her with a twisted face.
"Go away, the farther the better."
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