Chapter 4: Exploring the Reality

In the early autumn garden, the colorful and warm sunshine lazily sprinkled in the garden. There was a sound of wind passing by in my ear. I looked up at the sky. The sun was dazzling, and the sky was blue and clear. This is really a very clean world, Lan Ruoyan sighed in her heart. However, all beauty and peace are only external, no matter where they are, they are the same. Intrigue and incomprehension are still indispensable. As soon as she enters the Houmen, she understands this truth. There is a saying called survival of the fittest, and she understands this sentence more deeply than anyone else.

There was a pot of tea and a few exquisite snacks on the stone table. After wandering all morning, Lan Ruoyan was also a little hungry. Just as she wanted to pour a cup of tea for herself, Lan Xiang quickly took the lead, poured the tea, handed it to Lan Ruoyan, and stood peacefully behind her.

Lan Ruoyan took the tea and took a small sip of the bitter taste. When the bitter taste dissipated on the tip of his tongue, he felt a sweet taste and couldn't help drinking it in one breath. I picked up a snack and put it in my mouth, and it melted in my mouth. Sure enough, the things in the royal palace were really good.

"Lanxiang, you have been with me for so long. You can also sit down, drink tea, eat snacks, and talk to me by the way." She looked around. The pavilion was built in the middle of the pool. There was only one passage that had just entered, which was a good place to talk. Presumably this was also the consideration of the owner of the garden when he built the garden.

"The Empress has broken the maidservant, and the maidservant can stand and reply, so as not to sweep away the mother's interest..." Lan Xiang answered carefully.

Lan Ruoyan has an impulse to slap Xiaoqiang to death. Although Xiaoqiang did not offend her, her current mood is "the city gate is on fire, affecting the pond fish". Anyway, she received 20 years of modern education. When she first came to this era without any understanding, if she wanted to know more about something, of course, she had to start with the people around her. She has tried her best to get used to controlling her words and behavior, so that people can't see her differences. But why is it so difficult to communicate with people here?

"Lan Xiang, you stand behind me. What do I want to ask you? I have to turn around and raise my head. My neck will be very tired, okay!" In order to let her accurately understand the meaning of my words, until their words and deeds have the effect they want, and strive to be in place, I deliberately raised my tone and said, "In the future, what I say will be. Don't talk back, don't say no, just do it. UNDERSTAND?"

Lan Xiang ploped and knelt on the ground. "Don't be angry. As long as the maidservant stands opposite the empress, so that the empress and maiden don't have to turn around or look up, and her neck will not be tired." She paused for a moment and raised her head, "But mother, what is An's Stan?"

Some small flames just brewed by Lan Ruoyan were extinguished by her last sentence. For a moment, he blurted out the tone at the end of his previous life's habits. I don't want you to stand opposite me. I just want you to understand me and do whatever you are told to do. Don't misinterpret me. Unless you don't see me as a princess!" Lan Ruoyan said patiently again. She knew that it was not easy to change a person's habits at once, but for the sake of her habits, she didn't want to accommodate it. She just wanted to be by her side, not to have so much red tape, and not still acting. That's really tiring.

"I dare not!" Lan Xiang kowtowed several times and sat down on the stone bench next to Lan Ruoyan tremblingly.

Someone finally understood his words, and Lan Ruoyan felt that it was more tiring than killing people in her previous life.

"That's right. Lan Xiang, how long have you been with me? Lan Ruoyan didn't look at Lan Xiang, pretended to be just chatting, inadvertently bringing up this problem. She can't let go of such a good opportunity. She knows that she just crossed into this body, what happened to this body, and everything in the past. And now she is Lan Ruoyan, and there are many things she should know.

"I am the dow maid of the princess. When the princess got married, the general asked me to follow me close to her. It didn't take long for me to follow the princess." Although Lan Xiang's expression was doubtful, she still told the truth.

Lan Ruoying was overjoyed, and Lan Xiang was not long after talking to her, indicating that she would not be very familiar with some of her habits. In this way, she didn't have to worry too much about revealing big flaws and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alas! Today, when I saw the side concubine Shaofei, I don't think she is an easy person to get along with. I really don't know how to live in the future..." Her words were pathetic and sad, but from those firm eyes, it can be seen that she is not such a weak person. However, when she said this to Lan Xiang, she tilted her head slightly, which made people notice nothing strange.

"The princess doesn't have to worry too much. The princess is always the main concubine of the royal palace, and the Empress Shao is just a side concubine. Even if she gives birth to a little prince, she will not climb on the princess's head... Besides, the princess still has a general. The general loves the princess so much that he will definitely not let the princess be wronged here!" Lan Xiang's face was full of admiration as soon as he mentioned the general.

"However, I think the Shaofei seems to be very favored. I think the relationship behind her must be very unusual, right?" Although Lan Ruoyan didn't want to have mushrooms in the backyard of the royal palace with the Shaofei, it is not a bad thing to know more about it.

"The maidservant only heard Sang Duo in the yard say that the Empress Shaofei is very favored by the prince, and her identity is not simple, but what to do? I will tell the Empress after the maidservant asks..." Speaking of these gossips, Lan Xiang suddenly relaxed and her eyes were bright.

Lan Ruoyan looked at such Lanxiang and thought to herself that it was really a child's heart. But how big is this body? And that Shaofei, it's better to have less contact.

"Lan Xiang, why don't you find a good family to marry you? You see, I'm married, and I can't delay you too much?"

"The maidservant is still young and doesn't want to marry. The maidservant wants to serve the Empress for the rest of her life and hopes that she will be complete..." Lan Xiang knelt down in horror, was at a loss, and only kowtowed repeatedly.

Lan Ruoyan frowned slightly and walked over to help her up with his hand. "Don't kneel and kowtow at any time. You don't have to kneel in front of me in the future. I don't like people to kneel down easily, especially the people in my room, do you understand? If you don't want to get married, I won't force you. You can tell me when you meet someone you like later. How old are you now?

"Yes. The maidservant is 15 years old this year, and the little lady is one year old. Lan Xiang stood up and replied.

It's really a sin to get married at the age of 16. The days to come are really long... Lan Ruoyan smiled in the distance.

"Follow me in the future, I won't treat you badly, but you must be single-minded. If I find you eating inside and outside, don't blame me for being unhumane." Lan Ruoyan stared into Lan Xiang's eyes and said word by word.

"Yes." The timid Lan Xiang looked into Ruoyan's eyes at this moment, but did not retreat or dodge at all. Lan Ruoyan smiled with satisfaction.

"That's good. Recently, I've been busy with the wedding. I feel a little depressed and often forget what I think. I'm a little homesick. Tell me about the general's mansion.

"Princess, are you all right? Do you want to see a doctor?" Lan Xiang looked eager.

"It's okay, but I haven't had a good rest these days. It'll be fine in a few days. Don't bother. You'd better tell me about what happened at home before. I'm happy to hear it.

"Yes..." Lanxiang's child's heart, as soon as he said what he knew, he knew everything.

It was learned from Lan Xiang that Lan Ruoyan found that General Lan was now very powerful in the court, and he was very respected in the court, and even the emperor was very dependent on him. However, he is also a lover, and the original wife did not marry again after her death. Lan Ruoyan also has an older brother, which is also very good to her. However, she hasn't seen these people yet. Seeing that they love Lan Ruoyan so much, they must know her very well. She had better not to see them at present, and secretly made up her mind.

The room was chatting happily and suddenly heard the noise of a group of women, "I told you, guess what I saw when I went to say hi to the princess this morning? The woman didn't come and went straight to the prince's council chamber. Humph! It will only please the prince and pay no attention to us. This woman is absolutely not simple! Sisters, I think we have to be careful in the future..."

Lan Ruoyan felt familiar with her voice and thought of it reflexively. It turned out that it was Shaofei who invited her in the morning. At the beginning, she was still talking about her. Now she bumped into her, and she heard what she shouldn't have heard. Lan Ruoyan is not going to make a sound. She is waiting for them to find her, so as to give each other a "surprise"!

"We also rushed early today to say good to the princess, but it turned out to be empty. Speaking of this new princess, we haven't seen her yet. We know that we will visit her on the first day of marriage, but she won't go. The Empress Shao is right. I think the princess wants to give us a majesty!" The woman's charming voice sounded, causing a response.

"Mrs. Chun is right. I don't think this princess is simple. However, Shaofei, I feel most unworth for you. You are pregnant. As long as you give birth to a little son, the mother is noble, and you are the only princess. But now I have to succumb to others..." Mrs. Lan said with ulterior motives.

Lan Ruoyan is also very impatient to listen to these. Three women play a play, not to mention there are more than three women here. She cleared her throat and said, "Lan Xiang, I'm hungry. Let's go back to the yard for dinner."

"Yes."