The concubine escaped and cried when she met the prince again

The emperor was very angry at his son's words. Finally, he looked at Prime Minister Lan with a helpless face and said, "Prime Minister Lan, a forced melon is not sweet. Since Prince Han is unwilling, let's drop the matter. In the future, you can find a good marriage for Miss Lan."

After the emperor finished speaking, he paused and continued, "Prince Han is right. The late queen did not specify which daughter of the Lan family to marry. Now that Miss Lan Wu is by his side, it can be regarded as the late queen's wish has been fulfilled."

Since his son was unwilling, the emperor would naturally not force him. After all, Jiang Dichen was his legitimate son.

What's more, this legitimate son is both capable of bringing peace to the world with his writing and decisive battles on horseback. He is the most outstanding among his sons. He has high hopes for him and naturally will not force him to do things he is unwilling to do, causing the father and son to become enemies.

Prime Minister Lan was very upset to see that the emperor no longer cared about his daughter's marriage, but what he said was reasonable and well-founded, so he couldn't force it anymore, so he had to bite the bullet and said, "I obey your command."

"Dad!" Lan Shurong had no hope of getting married, so she looked at her father and cried out sadly.

Prime Minister Lan comforted his daughter, "Rong'er, since your sister has followed Prince Han, you should be more open-minded."

Lan Shurong cried and said, "Dad, I have waited for so many years, I will not accept it."

After she finished speaking, she suddenly stood up, saluted to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I have waited for this marriage for several years. I will not accept it if you give up now."

After that, she tearfully begged the Emperor, "Your Majesty, please allow me to compete with my sister, and let me admit defeat sincerely."

The emperor looked at the pitiful crying girl below, and thought that it was his son who let her down, so he said to Lan Shurong straightforwardly: "I agree."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lan Shurong kowtowed to express her gratitude.

After she finished speaking, she stood up and looked at Shen Ruolan, and said provocatively with a determined look: "Lan Wanxi, you can choose one of the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, or painting."

Jiang Dichen was so annoyed by the person who refused to give in that he raised his hand to hit Lan Shurong. Shen Ruolan quickly held his hand down and shook her head at him. She looked at Lan Shurong and said, "Miss Lan, it's not impossible for me to compete with you, unless you make Lan Chengxiang agree to a condition in public. If I win, this condition must be carried out in public. If I lose, you can do whatever you want to me."

After Jiang Dichen heard Shen Ruolan's words, he frowned and yelled at her in a low voice: "Lan Wanxi, are you crazy?"

As everyone knows, Lan Wanxi lived in the Prime Minister's Mansion, living worse than a maid. How could she have the opportunity to learn anything? Promising to Lan Shurong like this was nothing more than asking for trouble.

Shen Ruolan just smiled at Jiang Dichen without saying anything. The reason why she accepted Lan Shurong's challenge was that she wanted to take this opportunity to cut off ties with the Prime Minister's Mansion. From now on, she, Shen Ruolan, would be free to do whatever she wanted and would no longer be controlled by others.

As for the arts of calligraphy and painting, she had once specially studied the guqin for two years in order to please the scumbag. Although her skills were not very good, she should have no problem handling tonight's performance.

Thinking of the scumbag made Shen Ruolan, who was already cold, even colder.

Jiang Dichen, who was closest to her, noticed her change. He was silent for a moment and said to her, "If you are not sure, don't bother with her. With me here, no one dares to do anything to you."

Shen Ruolan said to Jiang Dichen with a firm face: "My Lord, I can do it."

With the lesson learned from her previous life, Shen Ruolan would walk out of this life step by step even if she had to crawl. She would no longer rely on anyone, and would no longer believe in men's lies, even if the man in front of her seemed to be very nice to her, she would not believe it.

After Lan Shurong heard Shen Ruolan's conditions, she looked at her father and said, "Dad, you should agree to her first."

Lan Shurong was certain that Shen Ruolan would not win, so she did not feel any pressure on her conditions.

Prime Minister Lan was very unhappy to see his daughter like this, but since things had come to this point, he couldn't refuse, so he said to Lan Wanxi in a friendly manner: "Xi'er, Daddy promises you, go compete with your sister."

After Lan Wanxi heard what Prime Minister Lan said, she stood up and bowed to him, saying, "Thank you, Prime Minister, for your help."

After Lan Wanxi finished speaking, everyone present looked at Prime Minister Lan's family with strange expressions. They always felt that their family was so strange. One of them called her daughter affectionately, while the other called her Lord Prime Minister with a distant look on his face. It seemed that everyone was going to have a good show to watch today.

Prime Minister Lan was also so angry that his face turned black when Shen Ruolan called him "Prime Minister". However, he couldn't show his anger in the palace, so he could only glare at Shen Ruolan hatefully and said nothing more. He just hoped that his eldest daughter would win so that he could take this opportunity to teach her a lesson.

Shen Ruolan came to the center of the hall and said to Lan Shurong in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Miss Lan, the entire Prime Minister's Mansion knows that you have been taught by various excellent masters since you were a child, while I and my many concubine sisters have to worry about three meals a day and have no chance to learn anything else."

When Shen Ruolan said this, she saw that Lan Shurong and Prime Minister Lan and his wife had very ugly faces. She smiled at them in a good mood and continued, "Today, Miss Lan insisted on competing with Wan Xi, so Wan Xi will definitely accompany her. However, this is the only time. Whether we win or lose, you and I must be convinced!"

As soon as Shen Ruolan finished speaking, everyone present was in an uproar. They all looked at Prime Minister Lan's family, their eyes full of contempt. It was really shameful that a prime minister with great power in the court would let his concubine's daughter worry about three meals a day.

Mrs. Lan looked at the eyes cast at her, and she called out to Prime Minister Lan with some embarrassment, "Sir!"

Prime Minister Lan glared at her fiercely. If she hadn't been so narrow-minded and couldn't tolerate a concubine's daughter, how could there be such a scandal today? Prime Minister Lan hated Madam Lan and Lan Wanxi at this moment.

Lan Shurong also realized that she had gotten into trouble, but the arrow had already been shot and there was no turning back, so she had no choice but to respond to Shen Ruolan: "Okay, I promise you."

Seeing that Lan Shurong agreed, Shen Ruolan said to her, "Since it was Miss Lan who proposed the competition, please give Miss Lan priority."

After hearing what Shen Ruolan said, Lan Shurong bowed to the people present and said, "I will play a piece of music for you. I am sorry for my humiliation."

After she finished speaking, she snorted coldly at Shen Ruolan, asked the palace maid to bring the guqin, and began to play it.

As Lan Shurong's piano music sounded, the people present began to listen with great enjoyment.

Although they all looked down on Lan Shurong's behavior, they had to admit that her piano sound was like the sound of a deep valley or a secluded mountain, clear and bright, touching the heartstrings, and making people really like her.

Soon the song ended, and the moment Lan Shurong stopped, the people present praised her loudly: "Well done, Miss Lan's piano skills are indeed extraordinary..."

After hearing everyone's praise, Lan Shurong stood up and said to Shen Ruolan with a proud look on her face, "Wanxi, it's your turn."