klisemfg Chapter 391 I really want a pair of eyes that have not read this handwritten letter
Chapter 391 I really want a pair of eyes that have not read this handwritten letter
Lan nodded, then suddenly remembered something and pulled out another letter addressed to the Fourth Princess. "This is a letter to the Fourth Princess. Since my eldest brother asked me to stay home for the next few days, what should I do with this letter? How do I get it to the palace?"
Minister Lan pondered for a moment and said, "Alright, leave the letter to me and don't worry about it. Go home."
Lan curled her lips. Her elder brother was too stingy. He didn't even leave any food for her.
In the end, I didn't dare to say it out loud, so I said goodbye and went home honestly.
Once I left the Lan family's gate, it was like surviving a disaster.
Patting his chest, he said, "Go home quickly—"
As for how the letter would reach the Fourth Princess, she didn't worry about it. Her eldest brother would definitely be able to handle it anyway.
Of course Minister Lan can handle it.
His solution was to leave the court and send a message asking to see the emperor.
The emperor was reviewing memorials in the imperial study. When he heard that Minister Lan wanted to see him, he was stunned for a moment.
There doesn't seem to be anything important happening in the Ministry of Revenue today. What's the matter, Lord Lan?
Although he was confused, he still ordered someone to come in.
Minister Lan entered the imperial study and greeted the emperor without saying anything. Without waiting for the emperor to ask any questions, he took out the letter to the fourth princess and presented it to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, my adopted daughter, the Princess of Le'an County, and her husband, Fu Zhiyi, have hired escorts from the Weiwu Escort Agency to escort them all the way to Zhili. According to the timetable, they are already on board the official ship and heading towards Luozhou."
"This letter is from the Princess of Le'an to the Fourth Princess, and she asked me to pass it on to her."
The emperor looked at the thick, bulging letter and asked, "How much do you have to say? Why is there so much written?"
Minister Lan lowered his head and said, "I don't know. My adopted daughter left quietly. This was their order. They sent someone to bring her back the next day after she left."
The emperor's eyes moved, and he casually threw the letter aside before saying, "I understand. I will pass it on to Changle."
Minister Lan completed his mission and retired immediately, not wanting to stay any longer.
The emperor did not keep him and waved his hand to signal him to leave.
After Minister Lan left, only the emperor and a few eunuchs were left in the imperial study.
The emperor sat there for half a day without reading any of the memorials, his eyes constantly glancing at the letter.
After half a day, he finally spoke: "Open this letter intact."
An eunuch at the side heard the order and stepped forward. No one knew what method he used, but after a while, without touching the vermilion seal, he opened the envelope, took out the letter inside, presented it respectfully on the emperor's desk, and then quietly retreated to the side.
The emperor pondered for a while before reaching out and unfolding the letter.
The more I read, the more I frowned. What was going on here? The two little girls were so close to each other. Words like "I'll miss you" and "I can't bear to leave" appeared too frequently.
It can be summed up in one sentence in just a few pages: My husband took me away to South Vietnam. I am sorry that I couldn’t say goodbye to you in person. I can’t bear to leave you. I will miss you when you are away. I will send you good things if I have any. Remember to think of me!
My goodness, if her husband didn’t know that it was Lu Zhenzhen who dictated the letter to her daughter, he would have misunderstood who wrote the love letter to his daughter.
The paper is full of those corny words!
Of course, the emperor did not forget what was written on the letter at the beginning. Lu Zhenzhen wrote three handwritten letters with no more than fifty words.
The emperor unfolded the letter with great curiosity and spent a long time to identify it, comparing it with the words on the first piece of letter. After a long time, he finally recognized about thirty words by guessing.
The remaining twenty or so characters were impossible to recognize, because they didn't look like characters at all, but rather lumps of ink.
The emperor really wanted to ask for a pair of eyes that had not read this handwritten letter.
If he had known that the letter contained all these things, he would have refused to read it.
He shook his head, put the letter back into the envelope intact, and threw it to the eunuch.
The eunuch took the letter and fiddled with it for a while. Soon, a sealed envelope appeared.
As the emperor was draping the memorial, he suddenly felt that the memorial, which he used to find very annoying, now looked very interesting.
He quickened his pace and ordered, "Go to Chengqian Palace and tell them I'll be having lunch with the Imperial Concubine and Changle."
"Yes!" Someone immediately took the order and went to Chengqian Palace to pass on the message.
When Concubine Xiao received the message from the emperor, she was stunned for a while.
According to the rules of the emperor entering the palace in the past, it shouldn't be her turn today?
Logically speaking, she should be the virtuous concubine?
But it’s not a bad thing if the emperor can come to my place one more time.
Concubine Xiao put that little doubt behind her and ordered someone to go to the imperial kitchen to order a few dishes that she and her daughter liked, which were not often included in the usual rations.
I have to take advantage of the emperor's visit to have a taste of his royal meal.
As for whether Concubine Xian would be angry when she knew that the emperor was coming to Chengqian Palace, she didn't care at all.
In terms of status, she is a noble concubine, ranking ahead of the virtuous concubine.
As for children, she has a son and a daughter, while Concubine Xian has no children.
In terms of the emperor's favor, she thought she was no less than the virtuous concubine. What was there to be afraid of?
Therefore, Concubine Xiao ordered someone to bring the fourth princess back at noon to have lunch together, and she didn't care about anything else.
Not to mention how angry Concubine Xian was when she found out, the porcelain in the palace suffered a disaster.
It was said that the fourth princess had just finished school when she saw the senior palace maid from her mother's palace coming to pick her up from school. She said that her father was going to Chengqian Palace for lunch and asked her to accompany him.
He nodded happily immediately.
Following the head palace maid, they happily headed towards Chengqian Palace.
He left behind the envious looks of the other princes and princesses.
The father and daughter entered Chengqian Palace one after the other.
The fourth princess had just arrived and had just washed her hands and hadn't even sat down when the emperor arrived.
The fourth princess went to greet him and asked, "Father, why did you want Changle to accompany you for dinner today? Do you miss Changle?"
The emperor pinched the fourth princess' nose affectionately and said, "I am here as a messenger for Changle."
"Messenger?" The fourth princess was stunned.
The emperor waved his hand, and the eunuch serving beside him immediately presented the letter from Lu Zhenzhen.
"This is a letter from Princess Le'an to you, sent by her adoptive father, Minister Lan." The emperor explained kindly.
He was surrounded by people and helped to wash his hands. He sat aside, holding a cup of hot tea and looking at the fourth princess.
The fourth princess didn't think much about it and looked surprised: "She is indeed my eldest daughter, and she still remembers to write to me--" As she spoke, she opened the letter and read it.
The emperor watched with a smile on his face.
Concubine Xiao was no more naive than the Fourth Princess and she immediately realized that something was wrong.
What's going on that makes Princess Le'an write a letter instead of coming to the palace? Could something have happened?
She couldn't help but steal a glance at the emperor. Seeing that he looked calm and smiling, Concubine Xiao felt relieved. It shouldn't be a big deal, right?
The fourth princess had already read the entire letter at a glance, not even missing the last three pages of Lu Zhenzhen's handwritten letter.
After reading it, she still seemed a little bit unbelievable. She read it again and then said angrily: "Le An's husband is so despicable! How could he secretly abduct Le An?"
The emperor's expression froze. "My dear girl, have you been studying for nothing? How can a couple let someone kidnap you?"