The food was ready soon. Concubine Lan was about to call the palace servant to bring the food in front. Lu Wan suggested, "Empress, the weather is sunny today. We might as well eat in this well shed."

Concubine Lan saw that she also liked her backyard, so she couldn't help but smile and responded.

Lu Wan helped to arrange the food on the wooden table in the well shed, then put the dishes and chopsticks, and a simple and warm meal was ready.

The two sat down together. Concubine Lan was in great interest and ordered someone to bring a pot of wine.

"This is the pear blossom white I brewed with my own hands, please try it."

Concubine Lan poured a cup for Lu Wan and a cup for herself.

Lu Wan is not good at drinking, but Concubine Lan is very kind, and she sacrifices her life to accompany the gentleman...

After taking a sip, Lu Wan's brows stretched out and said in surprise: "The pear blossoms from the Queen Mother's wine are delicious."

It is fragrant and sweet, refreshing and not spicy, not like wine, but like fruit brew.

Concubine Lan said, "I brewed this wine lightly. The men disliked the taste of lightness, so I thought it was just right to drink it."

Lu Wan held up the wine glass and said gratefully: "Empress, thank you for asking for this grace for me... I feel ashamed..."

Concubine Lan smiled faintly and said, "Silly child, this is what you deserve, you don't have to be burdened."

After saying that, she said again, "I didn't ask for your grace. You have saved Ayi, saved the emperor, and blocked a disaster for this palace. The emperor remembers all these, but I will just take this opportunity to compensate you."

Lu Wan understood that Concubine Lan denied help to her because she did not want to put her in a burden.

Concubine Lan's understanding of her made Lu Wan's gratitude to her more and more.

That's right, thinking about the things she and Li Yi had hidden from Concubine Lan before, the guilt and self-blame in her heart became stronger and stronger.

"Empress, I have become the current situation with Your Highness. Everything is my idea. I used the means to be with Your Highness. It was also me who asked him to hide it from the Empress. I am sorry to Empress..."

Lu Wan put down his wine glass, knelt down in front of Concubine Lan, and confessed his mistakes piously.

Li Yi once called her an unintentional person, but she was not.

All her inattention is just to cover up her inner anxiety and inferiority.

Even if she lives for a lifetime, she is still the helpless and unreliable little concubine. Her fate is in the hands of others. Li Rui, Concubine Rong, Princess, and even Lu Jizhong and Ye. They can determine her life and death in just one word.

She dared not make any mistakes, so she could only use unintentionality to conceal her inner helplessness and sorrow.

And it is precisely because of the betrayal and hurt that those who treat her well, even a little warmth, make her cherish and remember it in her heart.

Like Li Yi, Lu Chengyu, and Concubine Lan...

She didn't want to hurt these people who gave her warmth at all, even if they were unintentional...

"Empress, I know that in my capacity, it is really not appropriate to be with Your Highness... But I really like Your Highness. I can't live without him, so this time..."

"The difficulties Your Highness is facing now are all because of me. He could have achieved his wish smoothly, and it was me who became his burden..."

Lu Wan put down all his vigilance and shame and sincerely told Concubine Lan what she thought was.

It was explaining to her everything between her and Li Yi, and it was also a kind of atonement...

From beginning to end, she felt sorry for Concubine Lan.

No matter which woman Li Yi is with, he will be more successful than being with her, and will be accepted and blessed by the world.

Only her!

He chose her, and his future was destined to be difficult.

As a mother, Concubine Lan would not want to see her son fall into such a situation, so she is sorry Concubine Lan...

Concubine Lan listened silently without interrupting her.

After she finished speaking, Concubine Lan put down the wine glass in her hand and helped her get up.

Concubine Lan said mercifully: "You don't have to take everything into consideration yourself.

I don't know the son I gave birth to, his temperament?"

"With his nature, if he hadn't really liked you, he wouldn't be able to show off even if you used a knife on his neck."

"It is hard to explain the relationship, so don't worry about who has given more between you - as long as he is willing, no matter how difficult his path is, it is his choice. At this time, as long as you are in the same heart as him, it is your best help to him, and he will be willing and without regrets."

Speaking of this, Concubine Lan couldn't help but think of her past over the years and said, "Others may not understand it, but I know that in the relationship between you and Ayi, you have done a lot less, and you even bear more than him."

Since ancient times, women's words and deeds, even their thoughts and minds have been heavily imprisoned by too many dogmatic rules. They cannot say a wrong word or take a wrong step, and live a difficult life.

And tolerate men.

So, the same thing, if it is for men and women, the result is completely different.

Lu Wan and Li Yi were together, and Yu Li Yi was blocked from the road ahead, but for Lu Wan, it was a bet to lose his life.

Just like when she was with Emperor Jin, who was greedy for beauty and married two daughters, she almost died quietly in the deep palace several times.

Until now, when people mention her, they still talk about the fact that she had married someone back then.

A man can have three wives and four concubines, but a woman can only end up together. Even if her husband dies, he must abide by the wife's demeanor and stay widows and live for the old age.

Just like Li Rui, he also retired from the marriage, could marry Bai Shuyao with great fanfare and would not arouse any objection, but Lu Wan could not marry at will, and he was stigmatized by his resignation for his whole life.

The world is difficult, but for women, it is even more difficult.

So that day, in full view of everyone, Lu Wanneng mustered up the courage to refuse the marriage of Emperor Jin and chose to stand in the light with Li Yi and disclose their relationship. At that moment, Concubine Lan was not only shocked, but also admired her courage.

Concubine Lan is not unfamiliar with Lu Wan. After several contacts, she had already seen that although she was smart, she could not be treated harshly by the Lu family and even controlled her. She was helpless, so she was extremely cautious, never showed up, and was so cautious in everything.

If she hadn't really loved her son, she wouldn't have the courage to resist the order.

She is loving her son regardless of her life.

How could she bear to blame her for such a pitiful and brave girl who gave her sincerity?

Concubine Lan said, "Recently, he has suddenly become much more approachable and has talked to me more. I didn't understand it before, and I thought he had changed his temperament, but now it seems that it is all your credit."

"Awan, Ayi is not good-natured, arrogant, and has a stinky face all year round. He is as cold as an iceberg, and he often doesn't forgive him."

"But in fact, he was also cold-hearted."

"You are tenacious and brave, kind and soft, and I feel relieved to have you with him in the future."
Chapter completed!