On the eighth day of April, the emperor left the palace and went to the Ancestral Temple to pray for the people. This was a custom established in Daning Kingdom, and the route was arranged in advance by Leng Yu according to the rules of previous years.

As the daughter-in-law of the royal family, Luo Lan naturally had to travel together. In addition to Leng Yu, there were also Leng Xi, Leng Ming, and ministers with some status in the court.

Among the princes, only Crown Prince Leng Yun and Crown Princess Wu Linlin were not included, and no one dared to mention it in front of the emperor.

After the emperor's dragon chariot left the palace, it went straight to the Ancestral Temple along Longsheng Street.

At this time, the people who had already heard the news were surrounding both sides of the street, waiting for the emperor's arrival. This was a rare opportunity in a year to see the emperor's face, and the people naturally did not want to miss it.

After a while, the bustling crowd calmed down, and a line of soldiers holding long swords hurried over and built a human wall to block the people behind them.

At the same time, Leng Yu, the general protecting the country of Daning Kingdom and the highest-ranking regent in the imperial court except for the emperor, was dressed in a dark green gown and rode on a tall horse with a serious expression. He slowly walked out of the street. Behind him, followed

A group of people in rich costumes walked slowly forward around the emperor's dragon chariot. Behind them, there were several carriages, one of which was the one Luo Lan was riding.

Luo Lan, who was wearing a blue and white dress, was sitting in the carriage with a serious look on her face. Sometimes she opened the sedan curtain door and looked out, sometimes she frowned and closed her eyes, thinking about something.

After a while, she opened the sedan door and asked softly,

"A Hong, where are you?"

Ah Hong looked forward and whispered back:

"We're almost in front of Wangxiang Tower."

Luo Lan frowned and said slowly with a solemn expression:

"Go ahead and take a look! Come back and let me know if there's anything going on."

"Yes, Princess." Ah Hong accepted the order and walked forward.

The people secretly looked up and stared at Leng Yu who was riding on horseback with a serious face, Leng Xi who had a calm face, and Leng Ming who was slightly excited and looked around from time to time.

At this moment, there was a commotion in front of the crowd. Suddenly, an unkempt woman emerged from nowhere. She broke through the soldiers' obstruction, knelt down directly in front of the crowd, and cried loudly:

"Your Majesty, please make the decision for the civilian women. The civilian women have been wronged."

Seeing this scene, Leng Yu waved his hands with a cold face. When the marching team saw his gesture, they stopped directly. He rode up to the woman and let the horse spin in circles while he asked sternly.

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"Since you know that the person in the dragon chariot is the emperor, you still dare to make a noise here. You are really audacious."

The unkempt woman kneeling in front of people is none other than Xiaoyu, who previously lived in Prince Yu's Mansion.

She looked pale, looked at Leng Yu with fear on her face, and cried loudly:

"The women of the common people want to see the emperor. The women of the common people have been wronged. Please ask the emperor to make the decision for the women of the common people."

"Hmph! Your Majesty has a lot of things to do. If you have a grievance, go to Shuntian Mansion to play drums, sir..."

As soon as Leng Yu's voice fell, Yu Shiming, dressed in official uniform, quickly came to the front and said sharply to Xiaoyu who was kneeling on the ground:

"A brave civilian woman who dares to stop the emperor in the street. If you have a grievance, you can go to Shuntian Mansion to beat the drum and complain, and I will naturally make the decision for you."

Xiaoyu looked at Yu Shiming and shook her head vigorously, "Shuntian Mansion cannot control my affairs, only the emperor can. Please let me see the emperor!"

"Hmph! There is nothing big or small in this capital that I cannot control, Shuntian Mansion. You, a commoner woman, really don't know how high the sky is."

Hearing this, Xiaoyu looked up at Yu Shiming and said through gritted teeth:

"What I want to say is related to the prince, can Shuntian Mansion take care of it?"

Hearing this, Yu Shiming was stunned for a moment. He raised his head and glanced at Leng Yu, and asked angrily with a livid face,

"Prince? Do you recognize the prince?"

"I not only recognize the prince, but also know him very well, so I beg you, sir, to let me meet the emperor. Only the emperor can make decisions for civilian women!"

When the emperor who was sitting in the dragon chariot heard this, he was a little unhappy, but because he was in front of the people, he could only say to Liu Xi outside in a cold voice:

"Call someone over here."

After Liu Xi responded, he trotted over and whispered to Leng Yu:

"Prince Yu, your Majesty invites her to come over and ask questions."

Leng Yu's eyes flashed, and then he said loudly to Xiaoyu:

"The emperor asked you to come over. In front of the emperor, you should not talk nonsense or bump into the emperor."

Xiaoyu nodded and hurriedly got up from the ground. She followed Liu Xi directly to the emperor's dragon chariot. Without any explanation, she knelt down on the ground again and began to cry.

"Your Majesty, please make the decision for the common woman and ask the prince to return my child to me."

Xiaoyu's words suddenly filled the emperor's calm face with clouds. He directly opened the curtain of the dragon chariot, looked at the woman kneeling on the ground, and shouted sternly:

"What did you say?"

Xiaoyu gritted her teeth and said again word by word:

"The civilian woman said...please, Your Majesty, save my son. My son is in the Prince's Mansion and was rejected by the Prince as his own son."

Her words were like a bolt from the blue, leaving the emperor stunned.

His eyes blinked a few times, and then he said to Liu Xi:

"Bring this woman back to the palace, I have something to ask."

Since this matter was related to Leng Yun, he couldn't say it in front of so many people, lest she say something inappropriate and hurt the royal family's face.

At this time, Leng Yu came to the emperor and said softly:

"Father, I think that since this matter is related to the prince, it is better to go to the prince's house to confront him directly, so as not to make this woman falsely accuse the prince."

After listening to Leng Yu's words, the emperor pondered for a while, then nodded,

"Okay, first take this woman to the Ancestral Temple, let me ask you what's going on, and then make a decision."

After saying this, he lowered the dragon chariot's sedan curtain again. Although he tried his best to suppress the anger in his chest, the moment he lowered the sedan curtain, he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth in anger.

His father knows Leng Yun's temper better than anyone else. He is not quick-witted enough, nor is he a generous person. He is also dissolute. His position as prince was not deposed before because of the status of the Wu family and his son. Now Wu

The father and son have disappeared, and he is preparing to find a reason to depose the prince for the sake of the future of Daning Country.

However, this woman's words gave him a bad feeling. A few days ago, the Prince's Mansion had just given birth to a baby boy. Although he didn't show anything, he was still a little happy in his heart. After all, he was a grandchild.

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But who would have thought that now a woman would come out to identify the child, and it is not known whether this woman's child is related to the child Wu Linlin gave birth to.

Thinking of this, the emperor closed his eyes slightly and sighed helplessly.

This team of people set off on the road again under the leadership of Leng Yu, and Xiaoyu was taken along with them.

Ah Hong came back to Luo Lan's horse and replied softly:

"Princess, everything is under control."

Luo Lan nodded, with a bit of worry on his brows.

Although the Imperial Ancestral Temple is some distance away from the imperial palace, it is also within the capital, so the group arrived at the Imperial Ancestral Temple in less than half an hour.

In accordance with the rules of the palace, the emperor took Leng Yu and others to burn incense in the temple, and then called Xiaoyu to the backyard of the Ancestral Temple, where there was a courtyard specially prepared for the emperor.

The emperor was sitting upright, with Leng Yu, Leng Xi, Leng Ming, Luo Lan, Liu Dechang and Yu Shiming sitting below him in order. The rest were all waiting outside.

Looking at Xiaoyu who was kneeling on the ground, the emperor asked with a cold expression,
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