When it comes to Concubine Chang Guifei, Luo Lan doesn't have much favorable impression. A mother who can put her son in such a situation and turn a deaf ear is not worthy of respect. She can come, but it is just a formality. She is afraid that others will laugh at her for not taking care of herself. Just a disabled son.
She said in a cold voice without emotion:
"I'll go see the prince first, and then I'll see her later."
After saying that, she opened the door directly and entered the house.
Leng Yu just squinted for a while. In his sleep, he dreamed that Luo Lan was gone. He desperately reached out to catch her, but failed.
When I woke up, there was sweat on my forehead. At this moment, there was the sound of the door opening.
He asked hurriedly:
"Is it Lan'er?"
Across the screen, Luo Lan came to him. When he saw him, he narrowed his eyes and smiled, "It's me, I'm back."
Leng Yu then breathed a sigh of relief, "It'll be good if you come back."
"What's wrong?"
She wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked with a frown:
"Why are you sweating so much?"
He reached out and grabbed her hand directly, with a hint of fear in his voice, "Lan'er, I just dreamed that you couldn't bear the burden this family brought to you and left me."
At this point, he lowered his head a little lonely.
Luo Lan sat on the edge of the bed, looked at him tenderly, pursed her lips and smiled softly,
"How could I leave? I have to wait for the day when you stand up."
After saying that, she took out the handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped the sweat from his face, and said softly:
"You, just lie in bed and think wildly. I won't go anywhere. Don't worry."
She couldn't bear to tell him about the jade Ruyi. If he knew that she had been bullied, he would be very angry, and he would also blame himself for being incompetent.
"Lan'er, did you get the silver back?"
"Changed."
She answered directly without thinking that she couldn't let him worry.
"It's two hundred taels. Excluding the kitchen expenses, I'm going to buy some supplies for opening a medical clinic."
Leng Yu squeezed her hand hard, his eyes full of apology, and said:
"I'm sorry for making you live like this with me, where you need to sell things to live."
He began to fall into self-blame again, and Luo Lan knew that the last thing she could not let this man lose was his confidence.
"What's wrong with selling things? At least we have something to sell! I have thought about it. After I open the medical clinic and make money, I will redeem the things in the pawn shop."
At this time, Ah Hong knocked on the door and called softly:
"Princess, Concubine Chang has been waiting for you for a long time. She knows you are back and has just sent someone to deliver the message."
Speaking of Concubine Chang Guifei, Leng Yu squeezed her hand and said bitterly:
"If she bullies you, just ignore her. I will take it out on you in the future."
Luo Lan gave him a shallow smile, "Don't worry, she won't bully me. Now she is still counting on me to take care of you. Besides, if she bullies me and word gets out, her face will not look good." .”
After saying this, she tucked him in, kissed him softly on the forehead, and whispered:
"Wait for me, I'll be back soon."
Leaving the inner bedroom, she crossed the screen and went to the table outside. She picked up the jewelry box that she had left on the table. These were all gifts given by Concubine Chang Guifei last time. She thought that she, a country girl, didn't know what to buy. He sent her away with two worthless things, and today she was going to wear them for her to see.
Concubine Chang, since you are here at this time, I can't let you get out so easily.
Thinking of this, the corners of her mouth raised slightly, and a feeling of sadness came over her heart.
Concubine Chang has been here for a while, and she has changed from waiting patiently when she first arrived to becoming impatient now.
She had learned from her servants that Luo Lan had returned home, but she had not come to see her for a long time, which made her very unhappy.
After Luo Lan came in, he bowed and saluted with a cold face, "Blessed be the queen."
Concubine Chang looked at her coldly and asked:
"Why did it take you so long to come see me? Is it because I can't invite you?"
"no."
She replied simply:
"I just went out, and I was in a bad mood when I came back, so I didn't dare to come to see you for fear of offending your queen with my bad mood."
Concubine Chang's eyebrows had a hint of anger. She looked at Luo Lan and asked,
"Why are you in a bad mood? What were you doing out there?"
"The prince wanted to eat sweet-scented osmanthus cake. I went to buy it for him. Not only did I not buy it, but I was ridiculed by the store. He said that people who can afford sweet-scented osmanthus cake are rich and powerful people. He refused to sell it to me and said that I looked like a coward. You have to be a scumbag girl.”
At this point, seeing that Concubine Chang did not ask any more questions, she continued:
"I argued that I was the princess of Prince Yu's palace and the official concubine. The jewelry and clothes I wore were all given by Concubine Chang, who was the most favored by the emperor today, and they were valuable. But guess what happened? These blind people He actually said I was a girl? Whose girl can wear such priceless jewelry? "
Speaking of this, she pretended to be very angry and clenched her fists, saying bitterly:
"This shopkeeper is completely ignorant. He also said that I must be a fake, and how did I look like a princess in my outfit? Even if Prince Yu's palace fell, Concubine Chang still felt sorry for Prince Yu. How could she let Prince Yu marry a new man? The princess is dressed so shabbily? Wearing such cheap jewelry."
At this point, she touched the earrings of her headdress and said, "I don't care about these jewelry. How can they be cheap? These people really don't know the goods, and I don't bother to argue with them. I simply didn't buy anything. I came back very angry."
Although Concubine Chang asked her servants to prepare these things she was wearing, she could tell from the meaning of her words that these things were given to her last time.
Chang Guifei originally thought that she was a country girl who didn't know how to treat others well, so she asked her servants to find some jewelry and give it to her. Unexpectedly, she was ridiculed for this, and she even told others that the items belonged to her. Rewarded?
If this spreads among the people, won't Concubine Chang become that evil mother-in-law who uses cheap jewelry to fool her daughter-in-law?
If this matter were to spread to the ears of a certain lord in the court or a certain lord's wife, she would be really disgraced as a noble concubine.
This time it was a small mistake but a big mistake. She never expected that Luo Lan would say in front of the people that this thing was rewarded by her concubine Chang Gui.
Thinking of this, she frowned and said in a cold voice:
"Since some people don't know the goods, don't wear these things anymore. I'll ask someone to bring you some later."
After hearing this, Luo Lan knew that there was a way to do this, and she said directly:
"I heard that there is a jewelry shop in the east of the city. Most official ladies go there. If your Majesty is interested, why don't you just give me a discount and I'll go pick out some eye-catching items myself."
Hearing this, Concubine Chang frowned, and then nodded, "That's fine. I'll ask someone to send you a hundred taels of silver later."
"Empress."
Luo Lan interrupted her directly, "What is one hundred taels enough for?" There is not enough food for the people in the house.
"I heard that the items in the jewelry shop in the east of the city are very valuable. These one hundred taels..."
Although Concubine Chang was very reluctant to give up, she nodded in agreement so that she would not go out to talk nonsense and slander her image in the hearts of the people:
"Okay, then two hundred taels, that's enough."
Luo Lan was busy and saluted happily.
"Thank you for your consideration, ma'am."
Concubine Chang nodded slightly and asked again:
"How are Yu'er these days?"
Luo Lan couldn't help but think to herself that she was probably wondering why Leng Yu wasn't dead yet.
She thought for a while, pursed her lips and bowed:
"Go back to your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's been okay for the past two days, but this is not the case. I'm going to eat osmanthus cake today."
Hearing what she said, there was no trace of joy on Concubine Chang's face. On the contrary, there was a bit of sadness on her face.
But he is his son after all. Although he is extremely disappointed in him, he should be allowed to eat whatever he wants.
Thinking of this, she nodded to Luo Lan and said:
"The servants in the mansion are all your new servants. I think that you are willing to serve Yu'er, and they will fulfill your wishes. I don't know much about the situation in Prince Yu's mansion. But you must not have any selfish motives, I will come to see you in person in a few days."
Hearing this, Luo Lan almost had the urge to laugh. What could she have thought? This Prince Yu's Mansion is so poor that it is almost impossible to open the pot. Is it possible that she is still afraid that she will take the money and run away?
She tilted her head slightly and said softly:
"Don't worry, Madam. Although the servants and girls in Prince Yu's Mansion have all been replaced, they don't dare to have any selfish thoughts towards the Prince. Luo Lan is already the Prince's person, so naturally he won't have any more thoughts."
