Lan Wanru looked at Princess Chaoyang's gradually relaxing face and knew that she was a little soft-hearted. The pain in her knees seemed insignificant at this moment, and her brain was occupied by ecstasy.
But before she could speak, she heard the faint voice of Princess Chaoyang again.
"If you really pray for my body every day, I will be very touched. Then you can recite a section of the Ksitigarbha Sutra now and pray for me. I just happened to be hit and frightened."
Princess Chaoyang lowered her head and looked at Lan Wanru's face slowly.
This is the last chance she gives Lan Wanru.
——If she really devotes herself to praying for her.
But Lan Wanru's brain was buzzing.
She won't do it at all.
She ordered Lan Yunyi to copy the scriptures that were sent to the princess's house. After Lan Yunyi left, she handed the matter over to Qiaodie.
As a young girl, how could she have time to read those complicated scriptures?
She trembled and looked at Princess Chaoyang's face. Her little face was full of fear, but there was no color at all.
Princess Zhaoyang understood what she meant, and her eyes suddenly became sharp, piercing Lan Wanru like a cold arrow.
Although Princess Chaoyang stayed behind closed doors, she had spent the first half of her life fighting in the harem, so she naturally understood what Lan Wanru meant.
The pale lips pursed into a straight line again, Princess Chaoyang's face completely darkened, and the violent rise and fall of her chest revealed her rage.
"Crack-" a sound.
"Lan Wanru, you disappoint me so much."
She slapped Lan Wanru hard in front of everyone, pulled the hem of Lan Wanru's skirt in her hand, and left without looking back.
Lan Wanru was slapped to the side by Princess Chaoyang, and blood oozed from the corner of her mouth. She knelt there blankly, like a puppet with her soul removed, letting her tears blur her vision.
It's over...everything is over.
In the strange silence, Lan Wanru's eyes were dim, and she felt that her world was spinning.
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The crowd of onlookers on the street has not dispersed yet, and all those invited by Lan Wanru are famous young ladies in the capital.
When the rich have nothing to do, they like to talk and joke. Everything that happened in Wufangzhai today will probably spread throughout the capital before tomorrow, like the wind blowing through the reeds.
Qiaodie looked at Lan Wanru who was in a state of despair, and despite everyone's burning gazes, she hurriedly knelt down in front of Lan Wanru and whispered comfort to her.
"Miss - Miss - we still have Sushan! You should cheer up quickly and don't let others see the joke!"
Lan Wanru didn't know if she heard it, her eyes were empty and her fingers moved slightly.
"Without Princess Chaoyang, we still have the birthday banquet of the old lady of the Duke's Mansion, Concubine Zhen, and Your Majesty!" Qiaodie shook Lan Wanru's hand anxiously.
"Princess Chaoyang is very angry today. Let's go to apologize to her tomorrow and bring Master Enlightenment's calligraphy treasure to her. She has known you for nearly five years. How could she never ignore you again just because she got angry once?"
After hearing this, Lan Wanru gradually came back to her senses. She staggered up from the ground holding Qiaodie's hand.
"You're right, I still have the birthday banquet of the Duke's wife...and the connections of Concubine Zhen, and Su Mountain!" Lan Wanru muttered something.
"Someone must have framed me for what happened today. I must find out the truth and tell them that I am not the bad guy - Lan Yunyi is!"
Lan Wanru's words contained a cry of grievance.
Seeing Lan Wanru become active again, Qiaodie breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.
"Hurry up and spread the news. Just say that it was because Lan Yunyi angered God that the plaque wept with blood, and because I begged so hard for Lan Yunyi, Princess Zhaoyang blamed me..." Lan Wan
Ru hurriedly ordered Qiaodie.
She must blame all problems on Lan Yunyi in order to keep her reputation as the lucky star of the Lan family.
"Before the matter gets serious, as long as the old lady of the Duke's Mansion allows me to hold a birthday banquet for her, the rumor that today's plaque will weep blood will be self-defeating. I must get the birthday banquet before Lan Yunyi.
Planning rights!”
Thinking of this, Lan Wanru's whole body had a backbone. She stood up in a hurry, her swollen and pale face looked miserable.
But she was full of fighting spirit again.
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Lan Wanru specially changed her clothes, dressed up, and brought a food box to the Duke's Mansion to find the second wife, Yang Yunying.
Yang Yunying's father's position was not high, he was just a seventh-grade official. In the capital, where a fallen leaf could smash the relatives of the emperor, he could only be regarded as a small household.
However, Yang Yunying was so beautiful that the second master of the Duke's Palace fell in love with her at first sight, so she became the first wife of the second wife.
She was ten years older than Gu Rong. She gave birth to a daughter first and then a son in recent years. Although she had established a firm foothold in the Duke's palace, she was not very good at dealing with Gu Rong.
Yang Yunying was beautiful but had shallow eyes. Lan Wanru only gave her a few limited-edition cakes from Wufangzhai, and she regarded Lan Wanru as her biological sister. However, this also saved Lan Wanru from looking for new opportunities.
Close to the Duke's Mansion.
The two met and exchanged some warm greetings. Lan Wanru waved the food box in her hand in front of her eyes without leaving any trace, and explained the purpose of her visit.
"Are the pastries I sent to my sister in the past still satisfactory? Recently, Wufangzhai has developed a new Sushan. I heard that my sister and the old lady both like sweets, so I thought of sending them to you."
Lan Wanru enthusiastically hugged Yang Yunying's wrist.
When Yang Yunying heard the word "Sushan", her eyes lit up, thinking that a few days ago Gu Rong showed off how delicious the Sushan was in front of her, and it must be this thing in front of her.
"What a coincidence. I was just planning to take Brother Wei to see the old lady, and we happened to be able to go together!"
She said hurriedly, glancing vaguely into Lan Wanru's food box.
The two of them took Gu Wei to Mrs. Gu's yard. Lan Wanru never expected that the trip would go so smoothly. She thought that after meeting Mrs. Gu, the birthday banquet would be a sure thing.
But she was caught off guard and saw two people she didn't want to see in Mrs. Gu's yard.
Gu Rong and Lan Yunyi.
Mrs. Gu was sitting on the couch and seemed to be chatting happily with them.
Lan Wanru's heart tightened.
The nursery rhyme was buzzing on the street and had been circulating for several days. It must have reached the old lady, who was already an ominous figure in the eyes of everyone.