After traveling through time, I became the aunt of the loyal dog emperor

As soon as he finished speaking, thunderous applause broke out in the room.

"Okay, take it——"

Seeing that the atmosphere was almost late, Ning began to take control of the situation, and the room instantly returned to silence. However, it was rare for everyone to see the princess so serious, and they couldn't help but want to laugh out loud.

Wan Ning ignored her and continued with the process: "Now let's get down to business. Let's each report on the progress of our respective matters. Next, Zhu Ying will talk about the food first."

After receiving the order, Zhu Ying immediately "jumped up" from her chair, and took out a piece of paper from her body and unfolded it in front of everyone. On it, different foods were recorded by category: "Some food matters have been selected, and the ones recorded here are all the more popular foods in recent years. The banquet meals will be selected from the above, but there is still a lack of food that Concubine Lan likes to eat."

Although Wan Ning couldn't recognize all the characters, she was very satisfied with her work after reading the densely packed content. She said with satisfaction: "I have already ordered some lotus cakes that Concubine Lan likes. In addition, you can make all the dishes on this paper in advance so that the sisters can try the taste and choose the most suitable one. Zhu Zi, the important matter of purchasing ingredients is left to you."

Zhu Zi nodded and quickly agreed.

"Shuiyue, have you found out what happened to Concubine Lan in the palace?"

"Of course." Shuiyue nodded proudly. It seemed that she had gained a lot.

"Very good, then I will hand it over to Shuiyue and let her report the results of the 'investigation'. Wantao, you will record the key points!"

Shuiyue looked delighted, she had indeed found out a lot of things. Before she spoke, she subconsciously glanced at the door to make sure it was really closed before she slowly prepared to speak.

"Shuiyue, just tell me now, don't keep me in suspense!"

Before speaking, Shuiyue deliberately picked up a cup of tea and took a sip; Zhu Zi knew her best, and every time she did this, she must have heard something important, so he would anxiously urge her to speak out.

"It was only a year from the time Concubine Lan entered the palace to the time she passed away. She stayed at home very rarely, so not many people knew about her past. Fortunately, I did find out some things from the old maid in the palace in the past few days."

"What's the matter?" Zhu Zi asked impatiently.

"Empress Lan must have been very beautiful back then. She was definitely a top beauty!" Shuiyue said.

"How do you know that there is no portrait of Concubine Lan in the palace?" Zhu Zi asked back.

"You don't know this, do you? When Concubine Lan first came to Nanye, she lived in the Prince's Mansion. She was favored by the late emperor just after attending a banquet in the palace with her sister. That night, she was kept in the palace and named Concubine Lan. If Concubine Lan didn't have an unparalleled beauty, how could she be favored by the late emperor just by seeing her once?"

Wan Ning rolled her eyes in her heart. In her eyes, this was nothing more than a sixty-year-old man being attracted to a young girl. It just reminded him of his youth, as if it gave him a second youth, which was nonsense to coax children.

"It's a pity that Concubine Lan didn't wait for the canonization ceremony. Two months later, the late emperor suddenly passed away, leaving Concubine Lan alone in the palace. According to the etiquette at the time, concubines without children had to drink 'loyalty wine' and be buried with the late emperor. I heard from the old nanny that Concubine Lan and the late emperor had a very deep relationship. When she learned that the late emperor had passed away, Concubine Lan locked herself in her room and refused to eat or drink and cried bitterly."

Hearing this, Wan Ning spat in her heart and cursed, "Fuck him, love is bullshit. An old man who is about to die has died, and a young girl has to die with him. Who wouldn't cry?" But on the surface, she was still as calm as ever, and asked, "What is this 'loyalty wine'?"

Shuiyue lowered her voice and said, "It seems to be a kind of poisoned wine. It is rumored that if you are loyal to the late emperor and drink this cup of wine, you can go to the Western Paradise with him; if you are not loyal, you will fall into the boundless hell and will never be reincarnated."

Several people looked at each other, not knowing what to say. Mu Xiu signaled Shuiyue to continue, as he wanted to know how Concubine Lan escaped from danger.

"I heard that the current Queen Mother and Prince Qi both pleaded for Concubine Lan, especially Prince Qi who knelt in front of the palace and refused to get up. But the ancestral rules cannot be violated, and no matter who came to plead for her, it was useless. Fortunately, there is always a way out. On the day Concubine Lan was going to drink, she fainted due to exhaustion. The imperial physician diagnosed her and found that Concubine Lan was pregnant, so she was able to escape."

"I heard that it was Prince Qi's benevolent act of pleading for Concubine Lan, and the sudden birth of Concubine Lan's child that led to people's speculation about the relationship between the two and suspicion about the child's background." Zhu Zi said what she knew.

"Why, these ministers don't believe that the late emperor is still strong and healthy, and don't believe that the late emperor has the ability to make Concubine Lan pregnant? Then they can go and ask the late emperor themselves, why bother making things difficult for a little girl here?" Wan Ning said indignantly.

"That, that child is you." Mu Xiu gently tugged at Wan Ning's clothes and reminded her in a low voice.

She suddenly realized and thanked him quietly: "Ah, I was too immersed in the role. Sorry, sorry. Thanks for the reminder!"

"I heard from Mammy that this matter had been debated for a long time without any conclusion, and it was the Crown Prince at that time who proposed to reach a consensus and wait until the child was born before verifying it. Later, as time went by, the Crown Prince ascended the throne and Concubine Lan's sister became the Queen. She placed her sister in a secluded and abandoned palace to take care of the pregnancy, and did not allow others to disturb or take care of her. Prince Qi also left Nanye after the coronation ceremony and went to Beiqi to guard the border."

"Have you found out what Concubine Lan is doing in that palace?" Wan Tao asked.

Shuiyue shook her head. "None of the old maids I know know. At that time, the guards were very strict. No one could pass through there unless they had something serious to do. Not even a fly could fly over. Gradually, no one heard about Concubine Lan. The next time we heard about it was that Concubine Lan had a difficult birth and died. As time passed, the ministers in the court no longer mentioned the matter of verifying the princess's background. It seemed that they had forgotten about it."

After hearing this story, everyone was silent, not knowing what to say. The flowering period of this Concubine Lan was too short. She was uprooted and thrown into the dust before she fully blossomed. The daughter she gave birth to with all her efforts was not only not treated well, but she even disappeared. If she knew about this in the afterlife, how sad would she be?

“Pa pa pa——” Seeing that the atmosphere was a little sad, Wan Ning applauded Shuiyue and boosted everyone’s morale, “Shuiyue, it’s amazing that you can find out so many things in just one day!”

"Hehe, I have to thank the princess for her usual rewards, so that I can have a good relationship with those old maids. But princess, Concubine Lan is really too pitiful, what can we do for her?"

"Concubine Lan? Concubine Lan's tragedy lies in the feudal etiquette and the old man's lust for beauty." Before she could finish her words, Mu Xiu covered her mouth with his hand. Wan Ning turned her head in surprise and looked at him with wide eyes in disbelief.

"Are you going to kill yourself if you call him 'the old man' here? Be careful with your words." Mu Xiu warned seriously.