Chapter 175 - Assassin (1/2)
175 AssassinWhen Lan You Nian stepped out of the room, An Yi and the others was already waiting outside. Seeing Lan You Nian, An Yi greeted her, “Wangfei!”
Lan You Nian nodded, then, “Medicinal baths are good. When you guys have time, carry on with the medicinal bath as soon as possible.” Then she headed over to the kitchen, instructing An Yi to go over to the medicinal room to bring over the herbs she need to the kitchen.
Lan You Nian made a bowl of medicinal porridge based on the required amount of herbal ingredients. As a matter of fact, she’s never made medicinal porridge. Every time her poison broke out in the Medical Valley, shifu and the senior brothers always made it for her. Outside, Lan Qu and Lan Wu made it for her. Having observed them many times, Lan You Nian has learned the skill more or less.
“Young miss!” Lan You Nian was watching over the medicinal porridge over the fire when Lan Ren suddenly appeared in Ming wangfu. Because of Lan You Nian, Ming wangfu’s shadow guards were familiar with Lan You Nian’s four subordinates. Lan Ren and the others were allowed to enter Ming wangfu, but they were only allowed entrance. Some areas were still out of bounds.
“What happened?” Lan You Nian’s eyes didn’t look away from the medicinal porridge on the fire but her tone was a little cold. If it wasn’t anything big, Lan Ren wouldn’t come to Ming wangfu to find her.
“Her Majesty summoned Princess Bai Lian into the imperial palace for tea. I fear she will pick troubles with Princess Bai Lian!” Lan Ren said. Since the farewell feast last time, young miss already reminded them to pay attention to Yue Bai Lian’s matters. The Empress will not give up so easily.
Lan You Nian nodded. She already foresaw the Empress will pick trouble with Bai Lian. There was no way the incident that happened last time had no connection to Bai Lian. According to the Empress’s temper, it would be strange if she didn’t pick on Bai Lian. However the Empress didn’t dare to touch Bai Lian. Bai Lian bore the status of Yue Country’s marriage alliance princess.
“An Er” Lan You Nian said to An Er outside, “Watch over the medicinal porridge and bring it over to Xuan after he wakes up!”
“Yes!” An Er looked at wangfei with distress. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to do these rather if wangye woke up and didn’t see wangfei, he will definitely lose his temper. At that time, he will be the misfortunate one. Ai, he has such a bitter life ah!
“Oh right, can you enter the palace at any time?” Lan You Nian asked. Every time she entered the palace, Lan You Nian was attending some kind of banquet or feast. Every time she was with Lan Jian Jun. It seemed normal official family’s women can’t enter the palace casually without summons.
“Answering wangfei, you can enter the palace at your will. This was clearly written out in His Majesty’s imperial decree!” An Er said. Even if there wasn’t an imperial decree, if wangfei wanted to enter the palace, it was doable too, not to mention His Majesty was pleased with wangfei.
“Oh, so it’s like this! Then when Xuan wakes up, tell him that I’m going to the palace to take a look!” Lan You Nian headed outside. As for that imperial decree, she didn’t even glance over it so Lan You Nian didn’t know when the Emperor passed this imperial decree, how many people’s eyes reddened (with jealousy). To enter the palace at will, beside a few of the wangye and Tutor He, there was no other woman given this honor. Lan You Nian became the first woman to enter the palace at her will.
“Wangfei, take An Yi with you!” An Yi stood in front of Lan You Nian. Wangye has yet to waken. As shadow guards, it was their duty to protect wangfei. If wangfei was wronged in any way, who knew how distressed wangye would be.
“En? Aren’t you shadow guards not allowed to enter the palace?” Lan You Nian asked in confusion. If it was Feng Yi Xuan, he can bring An Yi and the others in with his identity. If it wasn’t Feng Yi Xuan, no one was allowed to bring shadow guards into the palace. Sometimes when Lan You Nian brought people in, it was all due to Feng Yi Xuan’s interference.
“It’s true shadow guards can’t enter the palace but An Yi is wangfei’s head of guards so has imperial permission to enter the palace,” An Er explained. Though they were shadow guards, they were also public guards as well. Their positions in the shadows or in public were interchangeable.
“En, alright!” Lan you Nian nodded for Lan Ren to return then took An Yi with her to the imperial palace.
Perhaps because Yue Bai Lian dawdled a little long, or Lan You Nian’s carriage was too fast, the two’s carriage encountered each other in front of the palace gates. Lan You Nian got off her carriage and saw Yue Bai Lian who similarly got off the carriage. The two smiled at one another.
Yue Bai Lian was moved by Lan You Nian’s protectiveness and worry. Lan You Nian purely felt this bestie was very good.
“How come Nian’er is here?” Yue Bai Lian asked though in her heart she already knew the answer but still wanted to ask if it was exactly as she thought.
“I feared you couldn’t handle it yourself so I came to back you up!” Lan You Nian said as she and Yue Bai Lian walked into the palace. Though Lan You Nian can enter the palace in Ming wangfu’s carriage, Lan You Nian knew Feng Yi Xuan’s carriage didn’t allow for any woman beside herself to enter.
“I’m not afraid. I have the greatest back stage behind me!” Maybe because she really did suppress the feelings in her heart into the deepest part of herself, Yue Bai Lian looked to be in a good mood. Her interaction with Lan You Nian was filled with friendship between friends.
In regards to Yue Bai Lian’s change, Lan You Nian was happy for her. She really thought well of Yue Bai Lian, nor did she wish to see her immerse herself in the problem she created. More or less, she felt a little guilty.
“Princess Bai Lian please follow this servant!” a palace maid came over to Yue Bai Lian and prepared to lead Yue Bai Lian into the Empress’s palace. Lan You Nian knew this palace maid to be the Empress An Qian Mei’s personal maidservant.