Leng Yu raised her hand and gently pressed on the tip of her nose.
"In my heart, you will always be a little girl. By the way, I will ask someone to call Luo Xue. Let's have dinner with your parents at the Duke's Mansion today. Before returning to the palace, let's go to Prince Yu's Mansion to see Agang and the others."
Luo Lan immediately nodded in agreement to his suggestion, but she looked at him with embarrassment.
"But you're not Prince Yu anymore. You're the Emperor. It's not appropriate for the Emperor to have dinner at a minister's house, right?"
"What's inappropriate about that? I'm the emperor and your father's son-in-law. Isn't it normal for me to have a meal at my father-in-law's house?"
Luo Lan pursed her lips and smiled.
"You're right. How about we stay at the Duke's Mansion tonight? My mother hasn't been feeling well lately, and I want to keep her company."
Leng Yu nodded in agreement without even thinking.
"Okay, if you feel that the accommodation is not enough, you can stay there for a few more days. You can return to the palace after Xiao Ningzi's wedding. This way you can avoid going back and forth."
Luo Lan pondered for a moment, squinting at him.
"If I'm not in the palace, will you find another woman to solve your urgent needs?"
Her question made Leng Yu stunned for a moment. He then raised his hand, lifted her chin, and looked at her with evil charm.
"Lan'er, you are the only one who can pique my interest. If you are really worried, I can handle official business in the palace during the day and return to the Duke's Mansion to accompany you at night. Is that okay?"
She stuck her nose out at him, took her chin off his hand, and shook her head.
"No, your body won't be able to handle all this going on. I'll just give you a few days off and let you stay overnight in the Yangxin Palace!"
As they were talking, the carriage stopped and Qin Shun whispered outside:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, we have arrived at the Duke's Mansion. The Duke and his wife have come out to greet you two."
Hearing this, Leng Yu hurriedly opened the curtain door of the sedan chair. Qin Shun stepped forward and helped him down. He turned around and helped Luo Lan down together with Ahong and Acai.
Liu Dechang hurriedly came over with his wife, bowed and saluted.
"Greetings to the Emperor and the Empress."
Luo Lan stepped forward and helped Xiaoling up.
"Mom, are you and Dad in good health?"
Liu Dechang grinned happily and patted his chest.
"Dad is in good health. Your mother was sick a few days ago, but now she's well again after hearing that you've arrived. Let's go inside."
After saying that, he looked at Leng Yu and gestured to him.
Leng Yu nodded, and surrounded by the crowd, he walked towards the Duke's Mansion.
The Duke's Mansion was unusually lively today. The eunuchs and maids from the palace filled the yard. The servants in the Duke's Mansion were all very careful in what they did and walked in fear, for fear that they would say something wrong and displease the emperor.
Leng Yu and Liu Dechang went straight to the main hall of the Duke's Mansion, while Luo Lan went to the backyard with Xiaoling. She wanted to chat with her mother.
Back in the room, Xiaoling hurriedly pulled her to sit on the couch and asked with concern:
"Where's Lele? Does he miss me? I haven't seen him for a long time."
"Le Le wanted to come too, but I didn't let him. I wanted to take him to Mount Wutai for a short stay at the beginning of the month. He'll definitely fall behind in his studies by then, so I'll let him catch up over the next few days. I'll let him accompany you when we go to Mount Wutai."
Xiaoling nodded happily.
"Okay, okay. By the way, will An An go too? This child An An comes to see me every now and then, calling me grandma so sweetly. It would be so nice if she was really your daughter."
"Mom, don't say that. No matter who gave birth to her, I raised her since she was a child. She calls you grandma. You must treat her like you treat Lele. Don't have any other thoughts."
"Mother knows. An An is very considerate. If I had any ill feelings towards her, she would have ignored me long ago. I was just saying it casually. In my heart, I still treat her like my own granddaughter, just like Duoduo."
When mentioning Duoduo, Luo Lan thought of Luo Xue, and she immediately looked at Xiaoling.
"Mom, do you know why I want to go to Mount Wutai this time?"
Xiaoling answered without thinking:
"Pray for the people of Mianzhou!"
Luo Lan nodded seriously.
"That's one reason. The second reason is that Leng Ming is in Mount Wutai."
"What?"
Xiaoling looked at her in astonishment and asked in confusion,
"What's he doing there?"
"He wants to be ordained as a monk."
Hearing this, Xiaoling gnashed her teeth and cursed,
"What a coward! He runs away when encountering problems, and he even wants to become a monk? He's really grown up! Xia Xue's love for him is in vain."
"Mom, I also want to take this opportunity to let Luo Xue persuade him and see if there is any room for maneuver. If he insists on doing so, then we have done our best."
"Ah! Luo Xue is so miserable. She found such a man, and that Chang. I heard that he locked the door and left. Why didn't she die outside? She has ruined such a good family. Sometimes I really want to strangle her to death."
Seeing that his mother was furious when she mentioned Chang, Luo Lan tried to persuade her softly.
"Mom, please don't be angry. The Chang family has done so many evil things that they will get their comeuppance sooner or later. Although Luo Lan and Leng Ming's affairs were caused by her, the problem lies with them. If their feelings are strong enough, not only one Chang family, but even ten Chang families wouldn't be able to break them up. So I think we should give them one last chance!"
Xiaoling sighed lightly and nodded.
"That's fine too. If he insists on becoming a nun, then Xue will give up on him. Let that Chang regret it to death!"
At this moment, Luo Xue's voice came from outside. Luo Lan hurriedly shook his head at Xiao Ling.
"Mom, don't mention this to her yet."
"I know."
As soon as they finished speaking, Luo Xue pushed the door open and walked in. Duoduo rushed in directly from the door and threw herself into Xiaoling's arms.
"Grandma, I miss you so much."
Xiaoling picked up Duoduo, kissed her on the cheek, and looked at her with joy.
"Grandma misses you too, and your aunt misses you too. Give your aunt a kiss."
Luo Lan leaned her face over, Duoduo stretched out her chubby little mouth and gave her a kiss on the face. Luo Lan immediately smiled and pinched her little face.
"Duoduo is so good..."
"Mom, sister, I originally wanted to ask An An and Yi Cheng to come with us, but they said they need to do more homework these days and will go to Mount Wutai with us at the beginning of the month."
"Well, that's what I told them. You've already handed over all the business you've been doing these past few days. I was thinking of taking Mom to Mount Wutai for a few days."
Luo Xue looked at her with some confusion.
"Sister, Mount Wutai is quite far from the capital, and we have to walk a long way up the mountain. Why should we go to Mount Wutai?"
Seeing her ask this question, Xiaoling looked at Luo Lan hurriedly, and Luo Lan raised his handkerchief to wipe the corner of his mouth.
"Mount Wutai has beautiful scenery, and the abbot is a highly accomplished monk with many years of experience. I'm thinking of going there to ask this highly accomplished monk to remove the bad luck from my body, so that my prayers for the people of Mianzhou will be more accurate."
She didn't want to tell her that Leng Ming was there, for she was afraid that her stubborn temper would come out and she would refuse to go with them.
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