At the gate of the harem, there was a stalemate, Lin Wan and Jin Haoran lowered their heads, and were honestly pushed out a few steps by the guards of Shouxi Palace, stopped in a hidden place outside the palace wall, and stood still, waiting for Lu Qishan's final decision.

A familiar and shrill voice suddenly came from behind him: "The emperor has arrived—"

Lin Wan was overjoyed, secretly relieved, quietly turned his head to look, and sure enough, he saw Zhou Chang'an, accompanied by Father-in-law Qi, striding towards this side.

Everyone saluted Zhou Changan in unison: "See the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor!"

"No courtesy!" Zhou Changan glanced at Zhou Lingwei, Concubine De and Concubine Yu who were kneeling in front of Lu Qishan, frowned slightly, stopped at Zhou Lingwei's side, bowed slightly to Lu Qishan, and said respectfully: "Queen Mother, what happened to make you so angry?"

Lu Qishan glanced at Zhou Lingwei and said lightly: "It's not a big deal, the mourning family is just teaching the third princess what rules are." After a pause, he glanced at Zhou Changan again, and asked casually: "Did the emperor personally come to intercede for your concubine and daughter?"

Zhou Changan smiled and said: "The queen mother said that she laughed, the queen mother is willing to teach Wei'er in person, which is Wei'er's blessing, but today is a happy day, and there is Lan Xian's nephew here, so I ask the queen mother to open the net, let Wei'er go back with Concubine De first, and then listen to the queen's teachings in Shouxi Palace tomorrow, how about it?"

Lu Qishan frowned slightly, glanced at Zhou Changan deeply, squinted his eyes, and said word by word: "Since even the emperor is helping to intercede, the mourning family will not be here to force evildoers." After speaking, he instructed the Quzhang Palace beside him: "Go back to the palace!"

"Yes, Queen Mother. Quzhang Gong bowed down to receive the order, nodded to the two sedan chair men, and the sedan chair men immediately lifted the soft sedan chair, turned around and walked slowly to the depths of the harem. The guards of Shouxi Palace also quickly retreated, followed on both sides of Lu Qishan's soft sedan chair, and headed towards Shouxi Palace.

Lu Jinyun's face was pale, thinking that Zhou Changan had made a special trip to rescue Concubine Yu, frowned slightly, bowed lightly to Zhou Changan, and took Lu Manting to say goodbye together.

"Congratulations to the Queen Mother!Queen Mother!" Everyone saluted respectfully in the direction where Lu Qishan and Lu Jinyun left, until Lu Qishan's soft sedan chair and Lu Jinyun's figure disappeared into the night.

Seeing off Lu Qishan and Lu Jinyun, Zhou Changan turned to look at Lan Ziheng, smiled slightly, and said, "Lan Xian's nephew is so attentive to my daughter, and I am also very pleased. It's not early, since Wei'er is fine, let's ask Lan Xian's nephew to go back and rest as soon as possible. Hong'er's wedding today is also thanks to the help of Lan Xian's nephew, Lan Xian's nephew must be very tired, right?"

Lan Ziheng bowed to Zhou Chang'an and said politely: "Uncle Zhou is too polite, the two royal sisters of the little nephew are getting married, and I, as an elder brother, should help Zhang Luo." ”

Zhou Changan nodded with satisfaction, and instructed Gonggong Qi: "Qi Hai, you personally take the Yulin Army and send Prince Lan back to the Great Prince's Mansion to rest, and you must not be lazy." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the slave obeys the order!" After speaking, Qi Hai respectfully made a gesture of invitation to Lan Ziheng, and said, "His Royal Highness Prince Lan, please come here!"

Lan Ziheng glanced at Zhou Lingwei, who was still kneeling on the ground, with her head down, then retracted her gaze, arched her hand to Zhou Changan, and left.

When Lan Ziheng walked away, Zhou Changan turned around, frowned at Zhou Lingwei who was stubbornly kneeling on the ground, sighed lightly, and said, "Two concubines and Wei'er, you all get up." ”

Concubine De and Concubine Yu bowed to Zhou Chang'an Yingying, and said in unison: "Concubine thank the emperor for his grace." ”

Zhou Lingwei also said in a low voice: "Thank you for your father's grace, thank you for your father's grace." Then, the three of them stood up together and stood in front of Zhou Changan with their heads bowed, as if they had done something wrong.

Although Concubine De and Concubine Yu didn't know why Zhou Changan came suddenly, they were very grateful for Zhou Changan's sudden arrival and his timely rescue.

Zhou Changan nodded slightly, and said lightly: "The two concubines and Wei'er are tired, go back and rest, there is no need to mention today's matter." ”

Zhou Lingwei looked up at Zhou Changan and wanted to say something more, but Zhou Changan obviously didn't want to hear what Zhou Lingwei said, waved his hand, turned around and walked in the direction of the Qinzheng Palace.

Concubine De took Zhou Lingwei by the hand, and together with Concubine Yu, she took Zhou Lingwei to the harem.

Zhou Lingwei quietly looked back, and saw Lin Wan and Jin Haoran in the distance waving their hands to her, and then followed Concubine De to the harem with peace of mind.

Gonggong Li sent the carriage away, and hurriedly chased after the direction where Concubine Yu left with four guards.

Lin Wan and Jin Haoran waited far away on the path that Zhou Chang'an had to pass through, bowing down and standing, not daring to move, as if they were two slaves who had survived the catastrophe, standing there respectfully to send off the emperor.

However, when Zhou Changan passed in front of Lin Wan, Lin Wan suddenly took a few steps forward, bowed down, and said in a low voice: "Wan'er has seen my father." ”

When the guards behind Zhou Chang'an saw that this palace maid was suddenly approaching Zhou Chang'an, they immediately rushed forward and raised their knives to stop in front of Lin Wan.

Seeing that Lin Wan did not make any further moves, the guards did not draw their knives against Lin Wan, but only raised their vigilance and guarded Zhou Changan's side.

Zhou Changan had already heard Lin Wan's voice, waved his hand, and asked the guards to retreat, and the guards took a few steps back and stood far away. Zhou Changan glanced at Lin Wan carefully, and then looked at the guard who was standing beside her before.

In the dark, Zhou Changan didn't recognize Jin Haoran, frowned and reprimanded in a low voice: "Wan'er, you are so bold, you dare to sneak into the palace and bring a man in." ”

Jin Haoran heard Zhou Changan talk about himself, hurriedly took two steps forward, stood beside Lin Wan, bowed, and said, "The little nephew has seen Uncle Zhou." ”

Zhou Changan recognized Jin Haoran at this time, and he knew it in his heart, and immediately knew Lin Wan's intention. Zhou Changan suddenly felt a little headache, but Jin Haoran had already come, and he couldn't drive Jin Haoran and Lin Wan out, so he had to nod and say, "Come with me." ”

Lin Wan and Jin Haoran didn't say anything more, nodded, and respectfully followed behind Zhou Chang'an and walked towards the Qinzheng Palace.

After entering the Qinzheng Palace, Zhou Changan took Lin Wan and Jin Haoran and walked straight into the inner hall and sent the palace maids and chamberlains in the hall out. Then he sighed softly and said to Lin Wan and Jin Haoran: "Wan'er, Jin Xian's nephew, I know that you are here for Wei'er's marriage. However, if you want me to retract my will to make peace with the South Vietnamese Kingdom, do not say any more. I also have my difficulties, and I believe you all understand them. ”

Lin Wan raised her head, smiled, and said, "Father, Wei'er, like Wan'er, is very willing to share her father's worries, and of course she has no objections to the matter of harmony. ”