Leng Ming, who followed later, looked at Luo Lan and said with anger and hatred:
"Fourth sister-in-law, I have ordered people to follow the direction in which An An and Huaiyu came. I believe we will soon be able to find out who locked them up."
Luo Lan looked at the dirty little faces of the two children and asked distressedly:
"What have you been through these two days? Who did you meet? How did you escape?"
An An stared with big eyes, held back her mouth, and said aggrievedly:
"Mom, An An is hungry. An An wants to eat and drink water."
An An's words were enough to explain what they had experienced in these two days and one night.
Luo Lan couldn't help but shed tears down her cheeks, but she still held back her tears and nodded with a smile.
"Okay, mother will order someone to prepare delicious food for you, and then take a good bath and have a good sleep."
Seeing the tired look of the two children, she didn't want to ask any more questions. She raised her head and said to Leng Ming:
"Ming'er, you're tired from the past two days. Go back and rest! We'll talk about everything tomorrow."
Leng Ming stood there and looked at her in confusion.
"But...but we should strike while the iron is hot and find out who locked them up."
Luo Lan shook her head with trembling eyelashes, "They are too tired, let them have a good rest."
While she was talking, she looked down and saw that An An had fallen asleep leaning on her legs, and Huai Yu was also dozing off.
Seeing this scene, Leng Ming couldn't bear to step forward and pick up Huaiyu, pursed his lips and nodded,
"Okay, I'll take him back to his room."
Luo Lan also picked up An An and walked towards her room.
She didn't know what the two children had gone through, but as long as she saw them coming back safely, she was thankful to God.
Perhaps it was because of the sudden loss of the two children that the emperor had a sense of awakening. Early the next morning, the emperor sent an oral order asking Luo Lan to bring the three children to the palace to see him.
This is the first time the emperor has communicated since these three children grew up.
After learning the news, Luo Lan asked people to put them into formal clothes and repeatedly told them the rules and etiquette after entering the palace.
"Mom, what does Grandpa Huang look like? Is he very old?"
Huaiyu, who had never even met the emperor, was a little curious about the emperor's grandpa.
Luo Lan touched his head, chuckled and said:
"Grandpa Huang is not old, but Grandpa Huang is an angry person, so when you see him, you should say more nice things. Also, today you will see a child named Xiaobao. He is just like you. Your grandpa’s grandson, don’t quarrel with him, and be polite and friendly to him, do you understand?”
Huaiyu was the first to nod, "Don't worry, Mom, we won't cause trouble for Nyonya."
An An touched the silver bell hairpin in her hair and nodded with wide eyes.
"Mom, you have told us three times. We know that we will be obedient and not talk or run or cause trouble."
Lele stood there, muttering her little mouth and twisting her nose and asked:
"What if he bullies us?"
Luo Lan smiled helplessly. She raised her hand and rubbed Lele's head, and whispered back:
"I will not offend anyone unless they offend me. If someone offends me, I will offend them."
After saying this, she stood up straight and said seriously to the three children:
"Okay, let's set off now."
After saying that, she led the way, and the three children followed behind her with their short legs.
Today is not a special day, so the city gate is a little deserted.
According to the father-in-law who came to deliver the message, the emperor just had a whim and wanted to meet his grandchildren, nothing more.
When Luo Lan brought the three children to the Yangxin Hall, Leng Xi and Yu Qiaoqiao had already arrived with Xiaobao.
At this time, Xiaobao was standing next to the emperor, accepting the emperor's questions. He looked very reserved.
Leng Xi, who was standing aside, glanced at An An and Huai Yu. He was glad that he had blocked his face yesterday, otherwise he could not explain why they met so quickly.
Luo Lan came to the emperor with her three children. She motioned the three children to kneel down, while she bowed and saluted.
After the three children kowtowed to the emperor three times on the spot, they clasped their fists and said solemnly and solemnly:
"My grandson/granddaughter sends greetings to Grandpa Huang, and wishes Grandpa Huang long happiness and good health."
The emperor looked at the three children, and finally set his eyes on Lele, narrowed his eyes at him, and asked kindly:
"Your name is Lele?"
Lele stared with big dark eyes and nodded heavily, "Yes."
The emperor nodded, looked at Huaiyu and An An again, and then waved to them,
"Come, come to Grandpa Huang. This is Xiaobao, your younger brother."
It turned out that because this little treasure came first and recited the Book of Songs and several ancient poems to the emperor, he had already won the emperor's favor first.
When the three children saw this, they got up from the ground together and timidly came to the emperor.
Lele stretched out her hand generously and greeted him with a delicate voice, "Hello, brother Xiaobao, my name is Lele, you can call me brother Lele."
Xiaobao pinched his nose and glanced at him, reluctantly stretched out his hand, briefly shook his hand, and then withdrew it.
Seeing this, Huaiyu extended his hand politely, "Hello, brother Xiaobao, I am brother Huaiyu."
Xiaobao looked at him and snorted with disdain,
"You are just an adopted child, I won't call you brother."
Hearing this, Huaiyu suppressed his blush and replied angrily:
"You're talking nonsense. I'm not an adopted child. My father is the God of War General Yu Wangye. He went to fight on the battlefield. He can withstand thousands of enemies by himself. He can beat the enemy to death."
Xiaobao snorted with his nose and continued:
"No, you are not a child of Prince Yu's Palace at all. Your father and your mother are both dead, so you are just a child without a father and a mother."
Seeing this, An An took two steps forward, raised her finger and pointed at Xiaobao, and shouted loudly:
"You're talking nonsense. My brother is the best brother in the world. He has a father and a mother. You are such a bad kid. Didn't your father and mother teach you to respect others?"
"You are the bad boy. You don't respect others? You also lie. He is a child without a father and a mother. Who in the whole capital doesn't know that?"
Seeing that the tone of these children was getting more and more fierce, Luo Lan took two steps forward in displeasure and opened his mouth to reprimand:
"Xiaobao, no matter what, you should call Huaiyu brother. How can you be so rude to him?"
Xiaobao pointed at Huaiyu with a reluctant finger, twisted his face and shouted:
"Hmph! His father was a traitor and tried to overthrow the imperial court, but was killed by his mother in the end. His father is a bad person and his mother is a murderer. He will definitely not be much better. I don't want to call him brother."
"presumptuous."
Seeing that Xiaobao's words were becoming more and more inappropriate, Leng Xi took two steps forward, pulled him over, and scolded him sternly:
"Who told you this? You are so brave. How does your mother usually teach you?"
Xiaobao raised his head and replied without fear:
"Everyone says that and it's true."
"Shut up."
Leng Xi blushed again and interrupted him. When the emperor saw this, he was not angry, but waved his hand directly.
"That's all, Tong Yanwuji, it's rare for them to enter the palace once, so please accompany me to the back garden."
