The princess arrived suddenly, and everyone present was a little surprised.
"Everyone, get up." Princess Zhaoyang said slowly while looking at the people who were saluting, then she clasped her hands together and bowed to Lan Bo Jian respectfully.
Princess Zhaoyang is the biological sister of the same mother as the current emperor, but she is far different in age from the emperor. She is only in her early thirties now, but she looks serious, rigid and unsmiling.
With the openness of folk customs in Qi, it is not uncommon for women to divorce and remarry. But after Princess Zhaoyang's consort passed away unexpectedly, she stayed in seclusion and did not remarry.
She advocates Buddhism, and her favorite thing on weekdays is to read some Buddhist scriptures and copy some scriptures. Her behavior is quite low-key and polite, in other words, she is pedantic and old-fashioned.
But because Lan Bojian is a national master and Lan Wanru likes to excerpt scriptures to please her, she unexpectedly has a common language with Lan Wanru.
Lan Yunyi shrugged and knew why Lan Wanru had tried so hard to get Princess Zhaoyang to come.
The rigid and pedantic Princess Zhaoyang would definitely be dissatisfied with her request to separate the family and take away the dowry before marriage, or even block it.
If you think about it, it will be extremely difficult.
Lan Wanru is really heartless. Not only did she take over a shop that does not belong to her, but now she even has to worry about the dowry, and she is not afraid of burning her hands.
"I have recently excerpted a lot of Buddhist scriptures and gained some insights, so I sent you a letter to the princess a few days ago. But I didn't want to disturb the princess today."
A decent smile appeared on Lan Wanru's face. Seeing that the princess and Lan Bojian were chatting happily, she calmly brought the topic back to Lan Yunyi.
Princess Zhaoyang looked towards Lan Wanru as if she had just woken up from a dream. Then she saw Lan Yunyi next to her and the dowry on the cart, and frowned slightly.
When Lan Chongzhou in the distance heard Lan Wanru's words, he suddenly remembered what the boy had said by chance, and a trace of confusion and disbelief flashed in his eyes when he looked at Lan Wanru.
Is it really the letter sent a few days ago?
Why did she lie?
He couldn't help but take a few steps forward, but his heart was very confused.
Ru'er...
"What's on this cart...?"
"This is my younger sister's dowry. My younger sister must have some misunderstanding with me. Yesterday, I begged my second brother to separate the family. Today I'm here to take away the dowry."
Lan Wanru said with a sad expression, as if she had remembered something sad, and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.
"Separate the family? Take away the dowry?" Princess Zhaoyang slowly chewed these two words in her mouth, but her eyes slowly looked at Lan Wanru.
Lan Wanru had a lot of contact with her. She was not only enthusiastic about Buddhism, but also had a pure character. She was usually quiet and sensible. If she hadn't been heartbroken by her younger sister, she wouldn't have been like this in public.
Although she is a simple person, she has been in the palace and knows how good people can be deceived. There is a lot of dowry in front of her. Lan Yunyi must have begged for it in vain.
But she heard that Lan Mansion was simple, and Wanru's brothers were even more aloof. In order to prepare these dowries, she estimated that the Imperial Master would vacate the entire Lan Mansion.
What's more, before Lan Yunyi got married, she emptied out the Lan Mansion...
So what should the sensible Wanru do in the future?
Princess Zhaoyang narrowed her eyes and had a few more ideas in her mind: Wanru would have to get married in the future, and since she was young and both her parents had died, she had to make the decision for Wanru and leave these dowries.
"Do you know what you are doing?" Her voice suddenly rose, and the power she had accumulated over time was a bit chilling.
When Lan Wanru heard this, she knew that Princess Zhaoyang was determined to help her. She couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth and lowered her head slightly to hide the pride in her eyes.
"Family separation is common in Qi State. The dowry is taken away by the daughter of the people with the permission of the national master. May I ask the princess what is wrong with the daughter of the people?"
Lan Yunyi lowered her eyebrows and bowed obediently to Princess Zhaoyang, but she was not convinced by her words.
"But what you did is really not what a good girl would do! Taking away the dowry before getting married is unheard of!"
The princess's brows were deeply knitted, and the subtle lines at the corners of her eyes looked a bit mean and mean at the moment.
"Folk women follow the rules and follow the rules in everything they do."
Lan Yunyi replied in a neither humble nor overbearing tone. When she saw the people around her, she suddenly thought of an unreasonable and good idea.
"Is there a rule to follow? As a woman, you don't know etiquette and etiquette, you want to separate your family, and you think about dowry before you get married. I can definitely put you in the ancestral hall and punish you, so as to set an example for others!"
Princess Zhaoyang's voice became louder and seemed a bit aggressive.
"Oh, it turns out that the separation of families is due to lack of etiquette and etiquette..." Lan Yunyi's momentum suddenly softened, but her voice was not soft.
After hearing this, the people watching around stopped and stood in a circle, whispering something in private.
The princess felt the attention of everyone, and the strings in her mind slowly tightened.
"Is it because I'm a woman, so I don't know the etiquette of family separation and need to be dragged into the ancestral hall?" Lan Yunyi lowered her head, looking cautious and pitiful.
She has a beautiful appearance, and the reddish look in her eyes made more people stop, and they couldn't help but want to seek justice for her.
"Ah~ It turns out that I am a woman, so I am said to be ignorant of etiquette... Will I be dipped in a pig cage?" She asked and answered herself, then pinched her palms vigorously, holding back a tear.
"Princess... Yunyi has been without a father or a mother since she was a child. She has no one to rely on. She has a mother but not a mother. She doesn't understand etiquette and is just a wild child. But Yunyi doesn't want to be immersed in a pig cage because of the separation of the family~~"
Lan Yunyi seemed to be frightened by Princess Zhaoyang's words, and fell to the ground in a daze.
Isn't it just pretending to be green tea and a drama queen?
Who doesn’t know how to confuse right and wrong?
Princess Zhaoyang's face also looked a little more ugly.
Standing in the distance, Lan Chongzhou's expression gradually became complicated, his thin lips pursed into a straight line, looking thoughtful.
There is no mother-in-law...
No father, no mother, no etiquette...
Helpless...
These are the words he usually scolds Lan Yunyi, but now it sounds like she is crying and heart-wrenching every word she says.
He doesn't seem to be a good brother...
Lan Chongzhou's heart ached inexplicably.
Lan Yunyi's voice was neither loud nor quiet, attracting more people passing by. When they heard Lan Yunyi's words, the discussion gradually became boiling.
A pig cage must be soaked when a family is separated? This is simply unheard of!
The people present who had separated their families before could not help but feel a little worried.
When the family is separated, it is natural to take away the female family members, but now this poor little girl is afraid that she will be dipped in a pig cage because of the separation...
For a time, the crowd was excited, and everyone was accusing Princess Zhaoyang of bullying others.