Deep Palace Pet Peach Blossom Flawless

On the second day, the emperor really led his soldiers and the Xisha people to hunt in the depths of Qiling Mountain.

Lan Qingwu waited for Gao Lanyan in the tent. The two of them were overjoyed and had a heartfelt conversation. After drinking two cups of tea, Gao Lanyan hesitated slightly and said, "Qingqing, I have something else to tell you."

Lan Qingwu saw her serious expression and put down the teacup in his hand: "Tell me, is there anything that is hard to say between us?"

Gao Lanyan sat up straight. "I want to introduce someone to you, but I'm hesitant. She's Yu Piaolan, the concubine of Leng Qujing, the Deputy Vanguard Commander of the Fourth Rank."

She lowered her voice and said, "I suspect she escaped from the women's prison before."

Lan Qingwu was shocked. "How is that possible? Women who enter will be fed special drugs that will affect their movements, and the government will guard them very strictly."

Gao Lanyan nodded. "So I was just suspicious. She's very keen on rescuing women from prison. Not long ago, she found our Qingciyuan and actually said she knew you. She asked me to introduce you to her. Do you think you can meet her?"

Lan Qingwu looked at her: "Is Yu Piaolan waiting outside my tent now?"

Gao Lanyan's almond-shaped eyes showed a slight smile: "Qingqing, you are so smart."

Lan Qingwu thought for a moment and said, "Let her in. I also want to know how she knows me."

There were only the two of them in the tent. Gao Lanyan stood up and went out herself. Soon, a charming and beautiful woman followed Gao Lanyan into the tent.

Yu Piaolan entered the tent, stared at Lan Qingwu for a long while, then suddenly knelt on the ground and performed a profound kowtow.

Lan Qingwu was slightly startled and said quickly: "What are you doing? Please stand up."

Gao Lanyan also looked at Yu Piaolan in surprise. Although Yu Piaolan was a concubine, she was arrogant.

Yu Piaolan raised her head: "Perhaps you have forgotten the people you saved, but the people you saved have been reborn and will always remember your kindness."

Lan Qingwu had saved not many people, but not too few either. "I don't remember saving you."

Yu Piaolan shook her head: "It wasn't me, it should be when you were about ten years old. On the way, we passed by a remote creek village on the border. The families with many girls in the creek village were putting them one by one into the women's official prison to exchange for money."

Yu Piaolan pointed with her fingers: "Ten copper coins, only ten copper coins, ten copper coins for a little girl!"

Lan Qingwu couldn't help but fall silent. She also remembered this incident. Her mood was up and down at that time. In the end, she could only use money to buy them, but she couldn't solve the problem from the root.

Yu Piaolan continued, "The oldest of them is only twelve years old! They shouldn't be in that kind of place at all, but in remote areas, officials protect each other, and no one can control them."

Gao Lanyan was shocked when she heard about this for the first time. "Aren't married women who have committed crimes and are over fifteen years old sent to the women's prison?"

Lan Qingwu shook his head: "Lanlan, as long as there is profit to be made, there will always be people who will exploit loopholes in the law and do things that violate the law."

Gao Lanyan was puzzled: "They are still children, what's the profit..."

She was suddenly stunned, her almond-shaped eyes widening in disbelief. Could it be that someone in high position loved children...

Lan Qingwu nodded and looked at Yu Piaolan again: "At the beginning, I just felt sorry for them and didn't want them to have that fate. Now, as long as they can live their own lives, that's enough."

Yu Piaolan bowed solemnly again and said, "Your Majesty is so kind. I am also a girl from Xiaoxi Village, but I was not in the village at the time. Later, I met several sisters from the same village who were rescued and learned that they were saved by you. We secretly inquired about your address and name. We just wanted to express our gratitude to you every day. I didn't expect that you would later be made a concubine by Your Majesty and enter the Imperial City. I have been friends with you for a long time, and today I finally get to meet you, so I kowtow on behalf of my sisters."

Lan Qingwu looked at her silently for a while: "Do you have anything else to tell me?"

Yu Piaolan's eyes flashed with a hint of stubbornness: "My lord, I am favored by the Lord, and I have several people who obey my orders. I don't need you to do anything. I just want you to be my backer so that I can save more poor women."

The tent fell silent. Lan Qingwu said in a low voice, "You have to save everyone you dislike?"

Yu Piaolan insisted and took it for granted: "Of course! This world treats women so unfairly. Since I have encountered this, how can I ignore it! I am just like an honored person..."

Lan Qingwu slowly shook his head: "I am different from you!"

Yu Piaolan looked up in confusion, and Lan Qingwu looked at her solemnly: "I have never challenged the laws and rules of this dynasty. I saved people because I could. I can save them. Saving them is just a cost of money. It will not harm my family, nor will it implicate me. Do you understand?"

Yu Piaolan was stunned: "My dear..."

Lan Qingwu then asked her, "If there was a woman who escaped from the women's prison, would you save her?"

Yu Piaolan nodded without hesitation: "Yes!"

Lan Qingwu asked, "Even if they really did commit a crime? Even if it would implicate someone you care about? You just said that you are favored by your master, which shows that General Leng treats you well. What if it implicates him? General Leng has other wives, concubines, and children. What if they are implicated and sent to the women's prison as well? Aren't they innocent? Do they deserve to be implicated by you?"

Every word Lan Qingwu said was like thunder in Yu Piaolan's ears, and she was stunned.

Lan Qingwu said solemnly, "Perhaps you think I've been high and mighty since I was little, and have done many things beyond your ability, but let me tell you, from childhood to adulthood, I may have meddled in a few other people's affairs, but I've never done anything beyond my capabilities!"

"Because I know that this is a world controlled by men. Your master, and my master, will not allow us to challenge the male-dominated world, nor will they allow us to challenge the iron laws of the dynasty that have existed for hundreds of years. Do you understand?"

Yu Piaolan's face gradually turned pale: "If you don't agree..."

"No, I agree!"

Yu Piaolan's head shot up. Lan Qingwu looked at her expressionlessly. "Since you already know about Qingciyuan, go there and learn more about it. There are many people in this world we can save. If you get into trouble, I will definitely keep you safe. However, if you do something illegal, I will not acknowledge any connection with you. It would be easy for my master to protect me. If you agree, go ahead and do it. If you don't, leave my tent and pretend we never met!"

Yu Piaolan was silent for a long time. "If it's a girl under fifteen in the women's prison, would you allow her to be rescued?"

Lan Qingwu said firmly, "Of course I have to save her. I told you to follow the laws of Dasheng. The law stipulates that women under the age of fifteen cannot be imprisoned in the women's prison!"

She turned to look at Gao Lanyan, who was frowning. "Lanlan, I used to know General Qian's wife. You should find a way to make friends with her. With the wife of the Duke of Rong and the general's wife working together, I believe things will go much more smoothly. Within the law, if anything happens, I will be your backer. How do you do that?"