Chapter 3 Entering Prince Yu’s Mansion for the First Time
Come back? Can she come back? She doesn’t want to come back either.
She smiled contemptuously. She didn't take anything from this house except the handkerchief.
I didn't see my uncle this morning. Maybe he didn't want to see Luo Lan sent away, so he hid his tears somewhere.
When she walked out of the house, Luo Lan looked back at the home where she had lived for seventeen years, with a relaxed smile on her lips. She was going to escape from here today, even if there were thousands of difficulties and dangers ahead, she was willing.
My aunt borrowed a donkey from somewhere. Behind the donkey's butt was tied a wooden cart that could only accommodate two people. My aunt came over with a shy smile.
"Lan'er, we don't have anything decent to get you married today. I'll lend you Aunt Wang's donkey cart to see you off, and Auntie will go there herself."
Luo Lan's heart was full of contempt. She didn't want to give her away, she wanted to receive the silver reward, but now that the matter was over, she didn't care anymore.
Looking back and looking around here again, she whispered:
"Uncle, goodbye."
With these words behind her, she stepped onto the dilapidated wooden cart. Her aunt raised her whip and walked away.
The uncle who was hiding behind the eaves was already in tears. He kept beating his head. He hated himself for being incompetent and unable to give Lan'er a good home. But what could he do? Luo Lan was living at home.
After living for seventeen years, it was not that he didn't know the hardships she had endured and the crimes she had suffered, but she refused to tell him anything. He did not have the courage to really kick his wife and children out for Luo Lan, so he only
He could turn a blind eye, he felt sorry for her, and now he wanted to send her to the fire bed. He didn't dare to send her off, so he could only watch her leave secretly.
The village where Luo Lan's family lived was not far from the capital. Even though the donkey cart was traveling slowly, it took half an hour to arrive. After entering the capital, her aunt drove the cart directly to the gate of the palace.
It was a very high-end looking room. On the lintel: Prince Yu's Mansion, the golden characters were particularly eye-catching.
Auntie turned around and wanted to tidy up Luo Lan's wind-blown hair, but she turned her face away coldly and refused.
At this time, two guards came over and asked coldly,
"For what?"
Auntie hurriedly greeted him with a smile,
"You two, we came here to reveal the imperial list."
As she spoke, she raised the imperial list in front of the guard. The guard glanced at her, then looked at Luo Lan, and then said coldly:
"Just wait, I'll go in and report."
Auntie nodded hurriedly and rubbed her hands together vigorously, looking extremely impatient.
Luo Lan just looked at her coldly, the disdain on his lips was clear.
However, the aunt stepped forward to greet him without any care, "Lan'er, winter is coming soon. Look how nice this palace is! You won't be cold this time. You can serve the prince well here. If the prince lives one more day, so will you."
You can enjoy one more day of happiness.”
Luo Lan didn't bother to talk to her. She just looked at the door in a daze. Will this be the place where she lives?
After a while, the guard came out,
"Hey, the housekeeper said that you should wait in the backyard of the palace for a while, and then he will inform Concubine Chang that she will have to see it in person."
Auntie frowned and muttered:
"They are all going to die, so what's there to criticize? It's really troublesome."
"what are you saying?"
The guard raised the sword in his hand and asked, "I'm telling you, don't talk nonsense when you enter the palace, don't move around, just wait. Otherwise, if you lose your head, don't blame me for not warning you."
Hearing this, my aunt turned pale with fright, and she nodded hurriedly in response.
So, Luo Lan and her aunt were sent to a secluded courtyard, and two people were left guarding the door, for fear that they would run away.
This is the backyard of the palace, but it looks deserted and deserted for a long time.
Auntie was running around anxiously in the yard, but Luo Lan sat calmly in the room without saying a word. She didn't want to talk to her aunt, and she didn't want to say a word.
It would be a lie to say that I don't hate her, but after all, she has supported him for seventeen years, so I can end this relationship with this thousand taels of silver.
They waited here all day, and no one took care of lunch. They seemed to have been forgotten.
My aunt went to ask several times, but the reply she gave me was to wait, but she was helpless, so just keep waiting!
It was not until evening that the door of the courtyard slowly opened, and my aunt hurriedly greeted her.
The woman who led the way in looked to be about forty years old. She was dressed elegantly and luxuriously, with exquisite headdress, but her face was very cold.
When the housekeeper saw his aunt waiting at the door, he shouted coldly:
"This is Concubine Chang. Why don't you kneel down?"
Hearing this, Aunt hurriedly knelt down and waved to Luo Lan, who was standing aside in a daze.
"Lan'er, come here and kneel down."
Concubine Chang looked at Luo Lan and waved her hand directly, "You all go out, I will have a few words with this girl."
Although the aunt hesitated, she left under the leadership of the guards.
Luo Lan came to Concubine Chang and curtsied according to the plot she saw in the TV series.
"The noble concubine is lucky."
Concubine Chang nodded with satisfaction, "Well, get up. Your name is Lan'er?"
"The little girl's surname is Shui and her first name is Luo Lan."
"Shui Luo Lan..."
Concubine Chang repeated, "This name is quite elegant."
After a pause, Concubine Chang came to the chair in the room and sat down. She pointed to the chair opposite, "Sit down, I have something to say to you."
Luo Lan knew that she had already prepared herself mentally for what she was going to say about the prince, so she did not hesitate and sat directly opposite her.
After hesitating for a moment, Concubine Chang asked:
"How much do you know about Prince Yu?"
"I don't know. I just heard from the imperial list that he was sick."
Concubine Chang sighed and frowned sadly, "He is very ill. I don't want to embarrass anyone, so I'll explain it in advance to avoid you regretting it. If you agree, you can't be like those women before.
You'd better think twice before running away after just one look."
After saying the last sentence, Concubine Chang's eyes suddenly became sharp.
Luo Lan knew that Concubine Chang's words contained threats, intending to tell her that it would be easy for her to come in but difficult for her to leave.
At this point, she had nothing to retreat from, so she shook her head coldly,
"I have nothing to regret, and I will not run away. I am lucky to be able to serve the prince."
"No one forced me?" Chang Guifei didn't seem to believe it.
Luo Lan shook his head and answered decisively, "No."
"Is the person who sent you here your mother?"
"No, my aunt, but she didn't force me. I did it voluntarily."
Chang Guifei sighed, "There are rumors in the public that Yu'er is a dying person. It seems that you are also a hard-working person, otherwise you would not have been sent in. In fact, I also know that his time is running out, but so
It’s not easy for him to fight on the battlefield for many years. I don’t want him to die alone, so..."
Speaking of this, Concubine Chang seemed unable to speak any more, but Luo Lan said directly and freely:
"I know that if Prince Yu dies suddenly, his wife will be buried with him."
"you know?"
Chapter completed!