When he was outside the palace, he thought that once he entered the palace, everything would be clear. However, the harem that was bright and clear to him was no longer the same as before.
She cried bitterly in front of her mother's body, firstly because of her mother's death, and secondly because she was at a loss as to what to do.
She knew what she wanted to do, but she didn't know where the breakthrough was.
Ah Man was tired of crying, and she fell into a deep sleep while guarding her mother's coffin, until someone gently pushed her.
"Who are you? What are you doing here?" Ah Man looked at the strange palace maid in front of him with a wary look on his face.
After she entered the palace, she was monitored and followed. No one dared to approach her, but this palace maid was not afraid and...
"Your servant Lan Qing pays homage to the Third Prince's wife." The palace maid held a tray in her hand and knelt on the ground with an upright posture.
"Get up. Is it convenient for you to come here now?" Thinking that her personal maid had not appeared yet, but the people from Da Zhou appeared in front of her first, Ah Man still felt a little sour in her heart.
Besides the sourness, there is also a bit of gratitude.
Appearing when she was most confused and helpless was like timely help.
"There was one of our people among the guards. He managed to take him away, so I came here. Princess, please eat something first. The Third Prince has repeatedly told us to take good care of you."
The palace maid put the tray on the ground, opened the lid of the tray, and found warm food inside.
"This dish was made by our people, Princess, you can eat it without worry. From now on, your meals will be delivered to you by someone special. You'd better be more careful in the palace."
The palace maid was very cautious. Ah Man had not expected these little things like eating, but she had already prepared for them.
After the great sadness, Ah Man felt as if warm water was flowing into his heart, and the warmth was slowly soaking his cold body and mind.
"Princess, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still in Concubine Zhu's Suzaku Palace. If you want to go, no one should stop you. But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in a bad situation."
"The Queen and the Emperor quarreled that day, and it seemed to be because of the Crown Prince. There are rumors outside that the Crown Prince is not the Emperor's flesh and blood."
Ah Man was already furious when she heard the palace maid talking. Was this vicious rumor going to ruin her brother the Crown Prince
As long as there are such rumors, how will his younger brother inherit the throne in the future? Even if he really becomes the king of Bei'an, he will probably be criticized in the future and will not be able to escape the fate of being gossiped about.
"Is this rumor very powerful?"
"There are rumors like this now, both inside and outside the palace."
"Where is the Emperor? Does he know about this?"
In fact, when asking this question, Ah Man knew the answer. As a ruler, he always keeps his eyes and ears open. He has countless spies inside and outside the palace. He knows, or he simply doesn't bother to listen to the news about the prince's younger brother.
Both possibilities imply giving up on the younger brother, the Crown Prince.
Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, what is your father trying to do? Are you trying to force your younger brother to death with this rumor
Lan Qing did not answer Ah Man's question, but just lowered his head and knelt there.
She didn't have the heart to let Ah Man know the cruel answer, but this silence was like torturing Ah Man's heart.
Her father really knew, but...
She suddenly understood that her mother's death was not a suicide out of fear of punishment, but a death in her heart. Her heart was tortured to death by the person she loved all her life.
Therefore, she actually felt a little more fortunate in her heart, fortunate that her mother would never hear such despairing and chilling news again, fortunate that her mother could cut the Gordian knot and quickly get rid of her life.
And being alive is the most painful.
Her mother is dead, but she cannot do this. She must fulfill her mother's responsibilities and missions for her, to protect her younger brother the Crown Prince, and to protect the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion.
(End of this chapter)