Chapter 3: Strange Beads
Come back? Will she ever come back? She didn't want to come back either.
She smiled disdainfully, for she had taken nothing from the house except the handkerchief.
He didn't see his uncle in the morning, and he probably couldn't see Luo Lan being sent away, so he hid somewhere and cried.
When she walked out of this house, Luo Lan looked back at the home where she had lived for seventeen years, and a relaxed smile tugged at the corner of her mouth, she was going to escape from here today, even if there were thousands of difficulties and dangers ahead, she was willing.
The aunt didn't know where to borrow a donkey, and there was a wooden cart tied to the back of the donkey's buttocks, which could only accommodate two people.
"Lan'er, I will send you to marry today, our family has nothing decent, borrow your aunt Wang's donkey cart to send you, and my aunt will go in person."
Luo Lan's heart was full of disdain, she didn't want to give her, she wanted to go and receive the silver, but it had come to this, she didn't care.
Looking back, looking around again, she whispered:
"Goodbye, uncle."
With these words, she stepped into the old wooden cart, and her aunt raised her whip and walked away.
The uncle hiding behind the eaves was already in tears at this time, he kept beating his head, he hated himself for being incompetent, he couldn't give Lan'er a good home, but what could he do, Luo Lan had lived at home for seventeen years, he didn't know what she had suffered, but she refused to tell him anything, he didn't have the courage to really blast his wife and children out for Luo Lan, so he could only turn a blind eye all these years, he felt sorry for her, and now he wanted to send her to the fire kang, he didn't dare to send her, He could only watch her leave like this.
The village where Luo Lan's family lives is not far from the capital, even if the little donkey cart is slow, it will arrive in half an hour, and after entering the capital, the aunt drove the car directly to the gate of the palace.
It was a high-end-looking lintel, and on the lintel: Yuwang's Mansion, a few golden characters were particularly eye-catching.
The aunt turned around and wanted to tidy up Luo Lan's broken hair that was blown by the wind, but she directly turned her face aside coldly and refused.
At this time, two guards came over and questioned coldly,
"What for?"
The aunt hurriedly greeted her with a smiling face,
"Two, we are here to unveil the emperor's list."
As she spoke, she raised the imperial list in front of the guard, who glanced at her, then at Luo Lan, and then said coldly:
"Wait, I'll go in and report."
The aunt nodded hurriedly and rubbed her hands vigorously, looking particularly impatient.
Luo Lan just looked at her coldly, and the disdain on the corner of her mouth overflowed.
The aunt didn't care about the cold and asked for warmth, "Lan'er, it's going to be winter soon, look at how good this palace is!" This time you won't be cold, serve the prince well, and if the prince lives for one more day, you will be able to enjoy one more day of happiness. ”
Luo Lan didn't bother to talk to her, she just looked at the door in a daze, this place, will it be where she lives?
After a while, the guard came out,
"Hey, the housekeeper said, you wait in the backyard of the palace for a while, and then he will inform Concubine Chang Niangniang, she has to see it in person."
The aunt frowned and muttered:
"It's all people who are going to die, what's there to find fault with? What a hassle. ”
"What are you talking about?"
The guard raised the big knife in his hand and asked, "Tell you, don't talk nonsense when you enter the palace, don't walk around, stop waiting, otherwise you will lose your head, don't blame me for not reminding you." ”
Hearing this, the aunt's face turned blue with fright, and she nodded busily.
So, Luo Lan and her aunt were sent into a secluded courtyard, and two people were left to guard the door, for fear that they would run away.
This is the backyard of the palace, but it seems to be uninhabited for a long time, and it is very deserted.
The aunt was in a hurry in the yard, but Luo Lan sat calmly in the room, without saying a word, she didn't want to talk to her aunt, she didn't want to say a word.
It's fake to say that she doesn't hate her, but after all, she has raised herself for seventeen years, and this love will be broken with this thousand taels of silver.
They waited here for a day, and no one cared about lunch, as if they had been forgotten.
My aunt asked a few times, and the reply she gave was to wait, helpless, so keep waiting!
It wasn't until late evening that the gate of this courtyard slowly opened, and my aunt hurriedly greeted her.
The woman who took the lead in looked to be in her forties, dressed gracefully and luxuriously, with a delicate headdress, but her face was very cold.
When the housekeeper saw the aunt who was waiting at the door, he shouted coldly:
"This is Chang Guifei, still don't kneel?"
Hearing this, the aunt knelt down busily, and waved her hand to Luo Lan, who was standing on the side in a daze,
"Lan'er, come and kneel."
Concubine Chang glanced at Luo Lan and waved her hand directly, "You all go out, I'll have a few words with this girl." ”
Although the aunt was a little hesitant, she left under the guidance of the guards.
Luo Lan came to Chang Guifei and curtsied according to the plot she saw in the TV series,
"The concubine is auspicious."
Concubine Chang nodded with satisfaction, "Well, get up, your name is Lan'er?" ”
"The little girl's surname is Shui, and her name is Luolan."
"Shui Luo Lan..."
Chang Guifei repeated, "This name is very elegant. ”
After a pause, Concubine Chang came to the chair in the room and sat down, she pointed to the chair opposite, "Sit down, I have a few words to say to you." ”
Luo Lan knew that she was going to talk about the prince, and she had already been mentally prepared, so she was not polite and sat directly opposite her.
After hesitating for a moment, Chang Guifei asked:
"How much do you know about Lord Yu's situation?"
"I don't understand, I just heard that the emperor said that he was sick."
Concubine Chang sighed, frowning a little sadly, "He is very sick, I don't want to embarrass anyone, so explain it well in advance, so as not to regret it, if you agree, then you can't run away at a glance like those women before, you can think about it." ”
When she finished the last sentence, Concubine Chang's eyes suddenly became sharp.
Luo Lan knew that Concubine Chang was threatening in her words, and she wanted to tell her that it was easy for her to come in, but it was difficult for her to get out.
At this point, she still had something to retreat from, so she shook her head coldly,
"I have nothing to regret, and I won't run, it's my blessing to be able to serve the prince."
"No one is persecuting?" Concubine Chang didn't seem to believe it.
Luo Lan shook his head and replied decisively, "No." ”
"Is it your mother who sent you?"
"No, my aunt, but she didn't force me, I volunteered."
Chang Guifei sighed, "It is rumored that Yu'er is a dying person, it seems that you are also a hard-working person, otherwise you will not be sent in, in fact, I also know that his time is running out, but it is not easy for him to fight on the battlefield for so many years, I don't want him to die alone, so ......"
Speaking of this, Concubine Chang didn't seem to be able to continue, but Luo Lan said directly and freely:
"I know that if Prince Yu dies violently, his wife will be buried with him."
"You know?"
Concubine Chang looked at her in amazement, "Then you are also willing?" ”