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Housekeeper Liu didn't answer, but continued to urge Zhang mama to walk faster. "Zhang mama, our most important matter right now is to see Madame."

"Housekeeper Liu, please answer me. Is the person in the inner room really Wei Lanyi?"

"Senior Zhang, hurry up and leave. Otherwise, Madam will definitely get angry from waiting."

The sounds of their footsteps gradually faded as they jostled each other.

Within the inner room, Xiao Lan looked at Housekeeper Liu and Zhang mama leaving in a hurry with a cold smile. He was afraid that someone would destroy the "Monk Tang" that he had obtained with great difficulty.

Xiao Lan walked to the window and looked out at the courtyard overgrown with weeds. For a moment, he felt that the original owner was extremely pitiful when he was still alive.

To be a good servant was to please the master of the house, and to get a meal and a meal every day was to be rewarded. As for "Ulan Yi", he would always get countless whips, sticks, and kicks.

After much difficulty, she finally met someone who was good to her. In the end, it was this person who had used this person to save her son's life.

Xiao Lan looked out of the window and spoke in a soft voice. "Wan-yi, it's good that you're dead."

If he was still alive, the flesh and blood he would be eating would be the food of others. It was better to starve to death than be eaten by others.

Xiao Lan stood by the window for a few more minutes, feeling heartbroken for the original owner.

After a while, Xiao Lan regained his usual coldness as he walked towards the wardrobe beside the bed.

She originally thought that she would have to replenish the body of the original owner for a period of time, but it didn't seem like it was necessary now. She immediately packed her things and set off to find the Profound Spirit Bead; the sooner she found it, the sooner she would be able to return to the place she should be at.

When Xiao Lan opened the wardrobe door and saw the door's backboard that could be seen through with a single glance, she silently stood on the spot. It seemed that she didn't even need to pack her luggage.

Xiao Lan sighed with heartfelt emotion. "You're really poor, Wallan. So poor that you only have your life left."

No, she was poor.

Xiao Lan closed the wardrobe door behind her and walked out. She was about to leave the house in a completely different manner.

Just as Xiao Lan walked out of the inner room and stepped into the courtyard and was about to step out of the courtyard door, Housekeeper Liu, who had originally left for a little while, actually rushed over with swift footsteps, just in time to block Xiao Lan, who was about to leave.

"Lanyi, where are you going?"

Xiao Lan looked at Housekeeper Liu. Although his heart was slightly cold, his voice was calm as he replied, "The inner room is boring. Let's walk around."

Housekeeper Liu nervously took a deep breath, "No, no. Lanyi, you must not walk around today. Do you know what day it is?"

Xiao Lan naturally didn't know and directly shook his head. "Lanyi doesn't know. Uncle Liu, please tell me."

Housekeeper Liu explained in a stern voice: "Today is the day when the emperor specially bestowed civil and military officials, royal families, and nobles to meet the Marquis in person. You can't afford to offend any of the guests, and at that time, don't mention me, the marquis won't even be able to protect your brain."

"It's that serious?" Xiao Lan revealed a terrified expression.

"Of course," Housekeeper Liu answered firmly. "That's why Lanyi, you stay in the courtyard and don't go anywhere else. Do you understand?"

"I understand." Xiao Lan obediently nodded.

Seeing that Xiao Lan was so obedient, Housekeeper Liu was momentarily relieved. However, before leaving, he still worriedly warned her a few times, only leaving after Xiao Lan nodded her head one by one.

The instant Housekeeper Liu turned to leave, Xiao Lan's lips curled up in a funny smile. He did protect this piece of "Monk Tang's Meat" pretty well, but this piece of "meat" had legs. Even if he were to remind her, she would still leave.

"A hundred officials are here to support the emperor."

It seemed that the original owner's father was a servant of the emperor's family. He had been doted upon by the emperor to an extraordinary degree, and such a person must have been a despicable person. If he wasn't stingy, he wouldn't have allowed Fang Lan to be bullied by the people in the estate.

No matter what, she was still his own daughter. Even if her mother was a lowly servant girl, it seemed that the marquis had never taken the both of them seriously.

Xiao Lan silently smiled. "Let me bring you away from this cold and heartless place."

An hour later, Xiao Lan cleverly left her courtyard and came to a room where a servant lived. She silently took out a set of servant girl's clothes from the closet in her inner room and changed them on herself.

Dressed in the attire of a servant girl, Xiao Lan walked amongst the crowd with a calm and tranquil expression. Ten minutes later, Xiao Lan finally arrived at the front door of the house of the Marquis.

Xiao Lan frowned slightly as she looked at the heavily guarded doors to the manor. It was impossible to swagger out; she could only find a suitable time to mix in with the crowd outside in order to leave the manor.

Just as Xiao Lan finally found the opportunity to blend into the crowd and prepare to leave the manor through the guards, an extremely ear-piercing male voice was transmitted over.

"The emperor has arrived!"

After she finished speaking, everyone knelt onto the ground. Xiao Lan had no choice but to kneel with the rest, while she was so undead that she knelt at the very front of the first row.

As the imperial dragon carriage arrived at the manor gates, all of the people of the Hou clan had long since been prepared and knelt down humbly in greeting.

The first rank warlord, Wei Ze, was kneeling at the very front. Behind him was Lady Yan, his two daughters, and a group of Hou Mansion servants.

The Eastern Han Emperor, Xuanyuan Hongxi, walked down from the Dragon Cage with majestic steps. When they felt Xuanyuan Hongxi's approaching footsteps, the figures of the people crawling on the ground became even deeper.

She really wanted to raise her head and take a look, but she did her best to resist this impulse. She clearly knew in her heart that raising her head at this moment was undoubtedly slapping her own neck.

He could not see anyone, but he could hear their voices clearly.

Xuanyuan Hongxi walked in front of Yuanzi and personally helped him up. His voice was gentle and intimate as he said, "Lord Marquis, please get up quickly. Your left leg is still injured and can't be knelt for long. You should recuperate for the sake of Dong Han."

Wei Ze's entire body displayed a terrified expression, but the tone of his voice carried a little pride.

"Your Majesty, you're too serious. This old official is willing to die for EastHan. There's no point in getting injured."

What Wei Ze said had caught Xuanyuan Hongxi's attention. For a moment, Xuanyuan Hongxi's laughter reverberated incessantly in front of the manor gates.

"Look, Lord Regent, this is just one of the top warriors in East Han. He can enter the imperial court, and his territory can be leveled. What do you say, yes or no?"

"Yes."

Xiao Lan, who was originally kneeling on the ground, didn't move the entire time. However, when he heard the "Yes", his entire body abruptly trembled.