Princess Jiaojiao arrives, teasing the prince to blush and heartbeat

The moment she saw An An lying on Long Xiaomin's grave, she knew that this daughter might have become estranged from her.

Since she doesn't want to say more, she shouldn't ask any more questions first. Children at this age are most likely to have some thoughts that they shouldn't have. Others can't stop her from doing what she wants to do.

When she thought of this, she stood up and was about to leave, but An An suddenly stopped her,

"mother……"

Hearing this, she turned around with a smile on her face,

"An An, as long as you are willing to call me mother, I will always be your mother."

Leaving these words behind, she turned around again...

"mother……"

An An suddenly knelt on the ground with a plop. Luo Lan stepped forward to help her with confusion in her eyes, but she shook her head vigorously.

"Mom, I'm sorry, I didn't expect things to turn out like this, and I didn't mean to make you angry. I originally thought that if I said harsh words to make you angry, you would stop wanting me. When I leave Prince Yu's Mansion, I won't It will hurt you, but...but I think my thinking is too simple, mother, what should I do?"

Seeing her at a loss, Luo Lan hurriedly stepped forward and held her in his arms, constantly comforting her.

"An'an, don't be afraid. No matter how big things happen, your mother will take care of you. Tell your mother, who bullied you? My mother will not let others bully you. She will seek justice for you."

"Mom, I was confused for a moment and made a huge mistake. Now I just ask that I bear the blame myself and don't implicate you and dad. Mom..."

Her inexplicable words made Luo Lan confused. What was the big mistake she said?

Thinking of that man's clothes, Luo Lan suddenly thought of the number one scholar who had disappeared inexplicably, as well as the familiar font, plus An An's unfounded words...

She suddenly pulled her up, clamped her shoulders tightly with both hands, and asked eagerly,

"An'an, you won't... won't dress up as a man to take the imperial examination, will you?"

Her question made An An stunned for a moment, and then she nodded timidly with tears in her eyes, "Yes."

This word exploded above Luo Lan's head like a bolt from the blue.

Since ancient times, there has been no precedent for a woman to take part in the imperial examination in Daning Kingdom. An An disguised herself as a man to take part in the imperial examination and won the first prize in one fell swoop. Wasn't this a crime of deceiving the emperor?

Luo Lan raised his hand, slapped her on the face, and then asked loudly:

"You are confused. Do you know that if you do this, you will not only harm yourself, but also your father, the emperor, and the entire Yuwang Palace."

An An shook her head vigorously and let out a painful cry,

"Mom, I'm sorry. I originally thought that Lele and Yi Chengdu would go there, and I would also take the exam for fun. I didn't expect that I would be the top scorer in high school. I knew that I had committed the crime of bullying. I don't know now. What should I do, mother..."

Luo Lan was stunned there, at a loss. When An An saw this, she prayed again with tears in her eyes:

"Mom, I don't want to hurt you, and I don't want others to say bad things about my father behind my back. I thought about it last night, I might as well just die, but I don't have the courage to die, and I'm afraid what will happen to you if I die. Sad, Yicheng and Lele will be sad too, I really don’t know what to do about this matter."

Seeing her helpless look, Luo Lan suddenly regretted the slap she had just given. She had never slapped her since she was a child. Even though she was wrong this time, she, a mother, should not slap her.

She raised her hand and hugged An An into her arms, trying her best to comfort her in a gentle tone.

"I'm sorry, An'an. Mom shouldn't have hit you. Mom will find a solution for you. Let's go home first, okay?"

"Mom, can this really go away? My father doesn't like me to begin with. Will he hate me even more this time?"

"No, it's not that your dad doesn't like you, he just doesn't know how to express his love. He's very indifferent to everyone, not just you."

As she spoke, she pulled her to stand up from the ground, looked at her with gentle eyes, raised her hand to wipe away the tears on her face,

"An'an, even if something big happens, your mother will take care of it for you. You can't have random thoughts in the future, and you can't run out on your own. Do you know how worried your mother will be?"

An An pursed her lips tightly, nodded with red eyes,

"Mom, I was wrong. I shouldn't have told you the truth, and I should have bumped into you and made you sad. I will never do that again."

"Mom, I don't blame you. Mom just hit you. We are even, let's go home."

After saying that, she held her hand and walked down the mountain.

The sun shone brightly on the mother and daughter, as if trying to sweep away the haze from their bodies.

But this matter is not a trivial matter after all. On the way, Luo Lan told An An not to tell others for the time being, and she had to think of a solution first.

Yi Cheng, who had been restless in Prince Yu's Mansion, saw them coming back and hurriedly greeted them.

"An'an, where have you been? You're so worried about me. I've been running all over the capital, but I haven't seen you anywhere."

An An looked at Yicheng who was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, and reluctantly showed a smile.

"I'm fine, I just...just went out for a walk."

After saying this, she glanced at Luo Lan guiltily, and Luo Lan nodded and smiled at Yicheng:

"Sister An'an is not in a good mood. She went out to relax. Now she's fine. Take her back to her room to rest for a while!"

Only then did Yicheng nod happily. He stepped forward and took An An's hand, leading her towards the room.

Looking at An An's back, Luo Lan breathed a sigh of relief.

Ah Hong stepped forward and asked softly:

"Mom, where did you find An An? We have been looking for her for a long time but haven't seen her."

Luo Lan did not respond to her question, but frowned and ordered as he walked forward:

"You and A Cai come to the main hall to find me."

For some things, she felt that she should talk to two trusted people and give her some advice.

Although Ah Hong and Ah Cai are not very smart, they can sometimes come up with silly ideas.

At least, she couldn't keep this matter to herself.

As soon as she sat down in the main hall, Ah Hong and Ah Cai walked in quickly.

They came to Luo Lan and saluted with clasped fists.

"Mother, did you call us?"

Luo Lan looked at the two of them solemnly,

"I have a very important thing that needs to be solved, but now I don't know what to do. Please help me think of a solution."

Hearing this, A Cai and A Hong looked at each other in surprise, then looked at her and nodded.

"My dear, please speak. The two of us will definitely not say a word to outsiders."

Luo Lan breathed a sigh of relief and spoke seriously,

"I know where the missing No. 1 pick is..."

As soon as she said this, Ah Hong looked at her with surprise and asked,

"Mother, where is he? Now Prince Ming and the people from the Ministry of Etiquette are looking for him like crazy, but they still don't know anything about him."

A Cai also nodded in agreement,

"Yes, I heard that the emperor wants to punish all the officials of the Ministry of Rites for this crime. If you know where the number one scholar is, tell Prince Ming and the others quickly. Don't let them bump into each other all over the world."