Lan Ting and Huangfu Xun had nothing to eat in the palace, and rushed to rescue Manmiao. They were already hungry, so they asked someone to prepare food and rice, and cooked a table of dishes to eat together.
Manmei was still a little dizzy and couldn't eat much, so she sat at the table and talked with them.
She saw the beautiful maid serving them dishes next to her, just like she did when she was in Washington, and suddenly remembered Qin Qifeng's words.
She has lived in Prince Yi's Mansion for so long, but she has never seen Lan Ting's concubines. Lan Ting does not have a main concubine, and it seems that he has not established a side concubine. At least she has not seen the hostess who presides over the secondary concubines. Before she came,
Uncle Fu handles all the general affairs in the house.
People like Lan Ting really couldn't speak tactfully, so Manmei asked directly, "Why haven't you seen the concubines in your house?"
When Huangfuxun saw this posture, he felt that the momentum was wrong. He ate the food in three mouthfuls, raised his neck, drank the soup in one mouthful, and ran away.
Lan Ting grabbed him and pushed him back on the seat. He smiled at Manmiao and said, "Where are the concubines left? Knowing that I have lost power, these women have already run away, and I don't want to care about them. I just let them go."
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After saying that, he looked at Manmei and said with an ambiguous smile, "Since you came, I have been with you every day. Even if I were, I would have to be a widow."
Man Miao smacked her tongue and put down her chopsticks, "Your Majesty said as if I was a jealous woman. You clearly dismissed these people yourself, so don't blame it on me."
When Huangfuxun saw that he couldn't leave, how could he dare to make any movement to express his presence? He consciously lowered his head to eat vegetables and drink soup. His etiquette was very good, and he chewed slowly without making any sound.
"You didn't ask about this when you first came here. Why do you ask after you've lived here for so long? But what did your father tell you? Does he have fewer concubines than me?" Lan Ting understood the reason as soon as he thought about it.
, couldn't help but feel dissatisfied with this future cheap father-in-law.
He slapped the chopsticks in his hand heavily on the table, "It's a shame that I'm so polite to him. If I had known, I wouldn't even be able to pour him a glass of water."
Man Miao sneered, "Just pretend, your ears are pricked up outside my room, and you still dare to say that you don't know anything. I'm afraid you can hear everything clearly, right?"
Lan Ting chuckled and refused to admit it. Manmei didn't expect him to admit it, but she didn't want him to think she was a fool.
"Many Li troops appeared outside Zhendong Pass, flying the flag of the Hua family." Lan Ting decisively changed the subject. After hearing what he said, Huangfu Xun somewhat cheered up and raised his head from the pile of rice.
"You said before that Hua Xiao should be the leader this time, right?" Manmiao didn't want to be fooled, but she had to pay attention to Hua Feng's movements, "Is this why you entered the palace today?"
Lan Ting leaned comfortably on the Grand Master's chair. The maid brought him some tea to clear his mouth. After that, he waved the maid away and said, "Of course he wants to enter the palace. Who dares to prevent such a big thing from being known to the emperor?"
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"Then the emperor is furious? He must have thought that it was you and Hua Feng who were singing the double act, right?" Manmiao really didn't like the emperor, not because he was against Lan Ting, but because he liked Song Ying.
"Even so, he dare not not send troops. If Hua Feng and the prince conspire to sacrifice the pass, Lan Guo will be uncomfortable." Huangfu Xun added, "After Zhennan Pass, there are hundreds of miles of places.
Everything is smooth sailing. The emperor dare not take this risk."
"The Huangfu family has been operating in Zhennanguan for so many years, and they have become a piece of iron. Is the emperor going to explode?" Manmiao could imagine the young emperor's expression on her own.
He is obviously about the same age as Lan Ting, so why does he give people the impression that he has no hair on his lips and cannot act effectively?
Looking at Lan Ting in the blink of an eye, His Royal Highness King Yi, who has always been known as a playboy, can survive to this day not because of luck.
"He's not that angry. The situation at Zhennan Pass is critical, and it's not all bad for him. At least I can't send troops to force the palace. He happily gave me some food and grass." Lan Ting said with a smile, "At least I can't use my troops to force the palace."
Having three months of food and grass is quite a surprise to me."
It was very difficult to transport food in ancient times. If you transport 100 kilograms, 50 kilograms will be left over when you arrive at the place. Calculating it this way, the civilians alone don’t know how much they have to recruit for three months’ rations for hundreds of thousands of troops.
It is not easy to get something from the emperor. It also shows that the military power in the emperor's hands is quite limited. At least he does not have the confidence to fall out with Lan Ting, so he can only do small things to disgust Lan Ting.
Huangfu Xun said goodbye and left. Several people agreed not to tell the wives of Huangfu's family about Manmei's almost being in danger, so as not to worry them. The young people attending the party were afraid of being scolded by their elders, so they kept secret. Even if the elders knew, but
The Huangfu family doesn't care if their children are wronged. Naturally, they are extremely grateful and won't take the initiative to bring it up.
"Now, you should tell me what happened between you and Jiang Shang, right?" Lan Ting pulled her onto the bed before it got dark. When she was exhausted, he started asking her about Jiang Shang.
"I'm so tired." Manmei was sweating all over, and her body was wet and uncomfortable.
Lan Ting picked her up, and neither of them put on any clothes, and walked directly to the bathroom. There was a door connecting his room and the bathroom, so he could walk directly from the room.
Manmei lay in the warm water, feeling drowsy, but Lan Ting refused to let her rest and continued to question her.
"I saw the way Jiang Shang looked at me this afternoon, as if he wanted to kill me. What happened to you and him? I have an idea at least." Lan Ting held her in his arms, touching her everywhere.
while asking.
Manmiao thought that Lan Ting and Jiang Shang would not deal with each other in the first place. If she did not tell him clearly, if the situation was critical and Lan Ting mistakenly thought that Jiang Shang would protect her and left herself to Jiang Shang, it would be a big trouble.
"Jiang Shang had an affair with his cousin, which was not recognized by the Jiang family. He wanted to use me as a cover to hide his beauty in the golden house. After I found out, he wanted to kill me to silence me. I was lucky enough to escape."
Since Jiang Shang is in the first year of junior high school, why can't Manmei be in the second year of junior high school? You want to hide your beauty in the golden house, and you want to kill me to silence her for her. I will not help you cover up this matter.
Lan Ting showed an unexpected look and stopped moving his hands. "That cousin of his that Jiang Shang likes? Is she the one who keeps pestering him?" It seemed that he knew Jiang Shang very well. Even Chu Yue'er pestered Jiang.
Everyone knows it.
"That's Lao Huangli of yours. I'm talking about his eldest cousin Chu Xiner who was sent to someone else's house to be a concubine. She was sent out because Mrs. Jiang discovered the clues." Miao Miao was so tired that she didn't want to move. Lan Ting said:
She was massaging her body in the water. He was very skilled and the massage was precise.