When Lan Yin walked out of Guo Mansion in a daze, the sun was already high in the sky.
She raised her head and glanced at the extremely dazzling sunlight. She felt her eyes hurt and couldn't help but shed tears.
"What’s wrong with you?"
An umbrella covered Lan Yin's head. She looked along the edge of the umbrella and saw Cui Yuanzao.
"How did you come?"
Yes, Cui Yuanzao wanted to ask himself, why did he come here?
He was dealing with government affairs in Dali Temple and was distracted all morning. It was not until Lingcong came to see him that he realized that Lan Yin had not returned to practice in Yiningfang.
He couldn't sit still anymore.
Ling Cong told him that he didn't see Guo Shangshu that night, and something big seemed to have happened in Guo Mansion.
Originally it would have been best to let Lan Yin go see Guo Jiao off, but now he was slightly worried because Lan Yin was obviously very powerful and nothing should happen to her.
Cui Yuanzao couldn't stay in Dali Temple no matter what, so he immediately asked Ling Cong to prepare a carriage and arrived outside the gate of Guo Mansion.
Afraid of attracting the attention of Guo Mansion, she waited impatiently in the carriage until Lan Yin walked out in despair.
Seeing Lan Yin shed tears, Cui Yuanzao felt a dull pain slowly rising from his heart.
Cui Yuanzao picked up an umbrella and covered Lan Yin's head in an attempt to block the sun. However, this might be in vain.
"Cui Yuanzao, I'm going to the palace!"
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Before a cup of tea, Princess Hanyang sent away the noisy Guo Jiao, leaving only Lan Yin.
"Ms. Yang, I have a heartfelt request. Can you please come into the palace to assist Concubine Guo Xian." Princess Hanyang stood up from her seat and bowed her hands to Lan Yin.
Lan Yin was frightened by the appearance of Princess Hanyang, and hurriedly stood up and helped the princess up.
"Why did the princess say this?"
"Mrs. Yang, do you know who is the most favored concubine of the Holy Emperor today?"
This stumped Lan Yin. She was not familiar with the world outside the mountain gate, let alone matters in the palace. Lan Yin could only shake her head.
"The King is the most favored by the Holy One today."
Princess Hanyang saw that Lan Yin was still looking at her in confusion, so she could only say: "Guo Jiao has a cousin who is now Concubine Guo Xian in the palace. Do you know Empress Dowager Guo, right?"
Lan Yin was confused by Princess Hanyang's words, but she still knew about it. After all, she had been the empress dowager of three dynasties.
Empress Dowager Guo was once the original concubine of Emperor Xianzong, but after Xianzong ascended the throne, he was not granted the title of queen. At that time, Princess Guo could only remain in the position of noble concubine. After Mu Zong ascended the throne, Guo Guifei finally became the Queen Mother Guo, but Mu Zong died soon after. After that, three dynasties passed by Jingzong, Wenzong, and Wuzong. The throne has been passed down among the grandchildren of Queen Mother Guo, so Queen Mother Guo became She has been the empress dowager for three dynasties and has a respected status.
"The Empress Dowager Guo has always been brooding over some past events. She feels the same way about Concubine Guo Xian's current situation." Princess Hanyang said implicitly.
This time, Lan Yin understood. She had heard some miscellany, talking about the Xianzong Dynasty.
Concubine Guo was the legitimate second daughter of Princess Shengping and married Emperor Xianzong. However, Emperor Xianzong did not love her and refused to make her his queen, nor to pass on the crown prince's position to his legitimate son.
From what Princess Hanyang meant, could it be that the current Concubine Guo Xian also encountered the same thing that Empress Dowager Guo did?
So what does Princess Hanyang want to do with her? She doesn't know how to fight for favor!
"Although the current saint has several princes, none of them are favored by him. The Empress Dowager hopes that Concubine Guo Xian will soon give birth to a prince with the blood of Guo, so she gave her the Pearl of Beauty."
"Meizhu?" Lan Yin seemed to have heard of this name.
"It is said that the Pearl of Beauty is the inner elixir of a thousand-year-old snake demon, which can charm men. Legend has it that Concubine Yang Guifei of Xuanzong once had one, but after the Maweipo Incident, the Pearl of Beauty was lost. I don't know where this one is in the hands of Empress Dowager Guo. Origin." Princess Hanyang explained.
"The princess has said so much, but I still don't know what I can do for you?" Lan Yin said in confusion.
"Don't worry, just listen to me." Princess Hanyang poured a cup of tea for Lan Yin and said, "Giving the Pearl of Beauty to Concubine Guo Xian was originally a good thing, but the bad thing is that this matter was taken advantage of by Wang Cai for some reason. When people learned about it, Wang Cairen clamored to see the bead. The saint felt pity for her and ordered Concubine Guo Xian to give the bead to Wang Cairen to play with."
"Is this okay?" Can a talented man control a concubine?
Princess Hanyang said calmly: "The affairs in the palace are naturally different from those outside. It all depends on the saint's will. The saint once wanted to make Wang Cairen his queen, but the ministers strongly opposed it, so he gave up the matter."
Lan Yin clicked her tongue and nodded silently.
"It's not that this matter is difficult to handle now, but the bead is missing. If Concubine Guo Xian can't get the bead back, it will turn into disobedience."
"The princess wants me to find the Pearl of Merit?" Lan Yin guessed.
"Ms. Yang and Cui Pingshi teamed up to detect the case of the painter of Zhao Jinggong Temple. I have heard that this time Ms. Yang single-handedly rescued Gillian. I think Ms. Yang's martial arts is not weak. I really can't find anyone better. You are a better candidate."
"This is all Cui Yuanzao's fault." Lan Yin knew that her ability in solving crimes was mediocre, and she did not dare to accept Princess Hanyang's words.
Princess Hanyang had already guessed that Lan Yin would evade words, so she added: "Ms. Yang has lost her parents now. It is really difficult to marry into a family like the Cui family in Qinghe, but if she can enter the palace and have a relationship, Lady of Time, if the royal family endorses you, then that’s another story.” Princess Hanyang looked at Lan Yin with a smile.
Lan Yin felt a chill in her body. She was not the real Lady Yang, and she didn't care whether she could marry into the Cui family of Qinghe. But if Princess Hanyang doubted her identity and wanted to expose her, she would have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor.
Princess Hanyang saw that Lan Yin was still hesitating, so she added, "The palace is where the power in this world gathers. Your Aye Aniang died inexplicably. Don't you want to avenge them?"
Lan Yin was struck by lightning. Princess Hanyang was talking about Yang Shun and his wife, but to Lan Yin it was her own Aye Aniang. She fled the school and came to Chang'an. Wasn't it to find the death of Aye Aniang? The truth? Isn't it to clear Aye's innocence? Where could one be closer to this path to truth than the Royal Palace?
"But it's according to the eldest princess's orders." Lan Yin pulled back her trousers as a gift.
"Good boy." Princess Hanyang helped Lan Yin up and said, "Don't worry, I will not let you be wronged in the palace. What do you think of the position of secretary? It is the sixth grade, which is also convenient for you to check the records of all the secretaries in the palace. Catalog.”
"Thank you, Princess."
There is simply no better position than this. It may not be convenient for Lan Yin to check the classics, or it may be possible to find the list of officials from more than ten years ago. Thinking of this, Lan Yin bowed her head deeply.
Princess Hanyang helped Lan Yin up diligently and said with a smile: "I hope you won't disappoint me."
