Prince Yu's wedding ceremony was chosen to be held on the eighth day of the second month. Now there are more than ten days left before the eighth day of the first day, which means that Luo Lan will stay in the Duke's mansion in these ten days.

Suddenly, Luo Lan felt a little bored. Looking at the various rare treasures her father ordered to send, she couldn't help but feel a little moved.

When she first entered Prince Yu's Mansion, she was penniless and worried about the food, clothing and expenses of dozens of people in the Prince's Mansion. Now she suddenly became the eldest lady of the Duke's Mansion, with countless gold and silver available. She felt that life was too boring, and this change was really caught off guard.

The sun was shining today, and she had nothing to do, so she could only sit on the rocking chair in the yard of the west wing, watching the pouring sunshine and listening to the birds chirping on the trees.

Ah Hong held a plate of fruit on the table in front of her, picked up an apple and said softly while peeling it:

"Princess, aren't you a little strange about this girl A Cai? Why did she always run to the main hall these days? She also brought ginseng soup to Lord Liu for two consecutive days. I said she had been a few times, but she didn't listen. I'm really afraid that she would be frivolous and anger Lord Liu when it was angered."

Luo Lan opened her hand that blocked the sun, squinted her eyes halfway, and murmured through her fingers:

"She can't stay idle, so go wherever she likes. Daddy is not that pretentious person, so she won't blame her."

"What the princess said is, but I always think A Cai has something to do. She talks all day long and sometimes she laughs secretly."

Hearing her say this, Luo Lan sat up as if she had thought of something, and Ah Hong asked in a hurry:

"Princess, why are you panic?"

"Wait, do you say A Cai often laughs?"

"yes!"

"What other strange things do she have?"

Ah Hong cut the apple in her hand and handed it to Luo Lan. After putting the knife on the table, she thought for a while and said:

"She has just become a little bit lately. She often smirks and often says strange things. By the way, she often mentions the prince, you, and General Liu."

Luo Lan was not curious about mentioning herself and Leng Yu, but when she mentioned her father, she was a little surprised.

She took a bite of the apple and asked while chewing:

"Why did she mention my father?"

"She said that General Liu is such a good man. He has not married his deceased wife for so many years, and he has not even had a concubine. If he is lucky enough to marry such a man, it will be worth it even if he dies."

After saying this, Ah Hong then said a few times, "Ph, Pah!" and continued:

"Do you think she is stupid? She is so silly all day long. We are just little girls. If the princess hadn't favored us, we would still be a slave who would be held in the hands of the master. She is still counting on finding a man like General Liu? It's really whimsical."

Ah Hong sighed while saying that, while Luo Lan frowned slightly and said softly:

"Call A Cai to me, I have something to ask her."

Ah Hong was obviously a little panicked, she hurriedly said:

"Princess, Ah Hong was talking too much just now. I wasn't talking bad about Ah Cai, I just said casually. Although Ah Cai performed a little strange recently, she did things the same as before, without any perfunctory. Princess..."

"Ah Hong..."

Seeing Ah Hong a little nervous, Luo Lan quickly interrupted her, "I asked you to call Ah Cai, it's not about her, I just have a few words to ask her, what are you nervous about?"

Hearing this, Ah Hong breathed a sigh of relief, then nodded:

"Okay, I'll call her."

Looking at Ah Hong's back as she left anxiously, Luo Lan felt inexplicably worried.

A Cai is still young. Since she came to the Duke's Mansion, she felt that the girl looked at her father in a daze. At first she thought she had read it wrong, but now after Ah Hong said this, she felt that her guess might be right. As her master, she should explain the truth to her in time. She is young, so don't mistakenly confuse admiration and love.

After a while, Ah Hong brought A Cai to Luo Lan, and she waved her hand to Ah Hong.

"You go down first, A Cai and I have a few words to say."

Although Ah Hong was a little worried, whether her words were unrestrained to Ah Cai just now, she still bowed and quietly retreated.

A Cai stood in front of Luo Lan, she was a little more cramped than before. Luo Lan pointed to the round stool opposite and whispered to her:

"A Cai, sit down!"

"A Cai dare not."

"Sit down, you stand like this, I will look up when I talk to you. Don't you feel tired of me?"

After hearing what she said, A Cai took two steps forward to the round stool, sat upright, straightened her upper body, looking nervous and overwhelmed.

"A Cai, how old are you this year?"

Luo Lan's question made A Cai a little nervous. She swallowed and replied in a low voice:

“18 years old.”

"Well, adults, I know that both your parents died when you were very young, and there were no relatives beside you except Ah Hong. But since you came here, I have treated you as a sister. Is there anything I did that makes you dissatisfied?"

Hearing this, A Cai was a little nervous. She hurriedly slid off the round stool, knelt on her knees, and said in panic:

"Princess, did A Cai do something wrong?"

Seeing A Cai's panic, Luo Lan quickly stood up and helped her up, blaming her,

"I told you when you came, don't kneel down at any time, and you did nothing wrong. I just have a few words to say to you."

After hearing Luo Lan say this, A Cai stood up timidly. She looked at Luo Lan and asked with her lips pursed:

"The princess just asks me if you have something to do. I am afraid of talking to me like this."

"What are you afraid of? You, me, and Ah Hong. We have been together for so long, but we are not sisters but better than sisters. I have never treated you now, so I want to say a few words to you with all my heart."

Speaking of this, she walked two steps slowly and sat down at the stone table in the middle of the yard. She signaled A Cai who was following him to sit opposite her.

A Cai was still at a loss. Seeing her uneasy look, Luo Lan asked directly:

"I see that your condition is a bit abnormal recently, but what are your concerns? Why don't you tell me."

“No, no.”

A Cai shook her head vigorously and hurriedly denied: "A Cai is dedicated to serving the princess, and has no worries."

Seeing that she didn't want to say anything, Luo Lan could only nod her head slowly and then said:

"When I was in the countryside, I would be betrothed when I was sixteen years old, and I would officially celebrate the ceremony with men under the age of eighteen. Logically speaking, it is not an exaggeration to be interested in people at your age, or it is not an exaggeration to think that you have someone you like in your heart. This is human nature."

Speaking of this, Luo Lan tightened the handkerchief in her hand and continued:

"It's just that I want to remind you that you should not be blindly or imagine when looking for a man. You should be realistic and be in love with each other, because if it is yours, you can get it. If it is not yours, don't force it, so as not to hurt yourself."

As soon as she said this, A Cai's face turned pale. Suddenly, she knelt on the ground again, and her eyes were red.
Chapter completed!