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Even the empress dowager's personal palace maid, Shuiqiu, couldn't help but be shocked. In all these years, she had never seen the empress dowager in such a state of unease. She quickly stepped forward and placed a hand on her arm.

"Empress Dowager."

Everyone gaped in shock as soon as she touched the empress dowager.

This!

What is the matter with Her Majesty?

The following scene shocked the crowd even more. The empress dowager, who had pushed away the light autumn, quickly walked towards Xiao Lan. She slowly crouched down beside Xiao Lan, her entire body tensed up, and her billowing eyes were filled with panic.

Panic?

Everyone could hardly believe it even if they were beaten to death. This woman who wielded the highest authority and authority in the Eastern Han Country, she still dared to panic?!

At the same time, Xuanyuan Yu, who was standing at the entrance of the courtyard, couldn't help but tremble as his pitch-black eyes turned as deep as the abyss.

The courtyard was quiet to the point of oozing, not a single sound could be heard.

Xiao Lan silently knelt on the ground. She knew that the empress dowager was right in front of her, but for some reason, she was so excited that she neither got up nor received the gift.

A gust of wind blew, ringing the bronze bell by the window. The crisp sound seemed to resound in everyone's ears, causing everyone who had lost their wits to come back to their senses.

The panicked empress dowager seemed to wake up with a start. She slowly turned around and looked towards the bronze bell by the window with a panicked expression in her eyes.

After a long while, he raised his eyes slightly and his gaze gradually landed on the towering Buddha statue that stood at the back of the courtyard.

The divine Buddha had a peaceful expression. His eyes were half-lidded as he looked disdainfully at everyone. He seemed to be smiling yet at the same time feeling pity.

"Who are you?"

These three words seemed to come from the deepest depths of the empress dowager's heart, causing those who heard them to tremble.

Xiao Lan, who was crouching on the ground, silently straightened herself as the empress dowager looked at the Divine Buddha. She glanced at the empress dowager's back, her eyes narrowing.

She was very clear that these three words were asked by the Meng clan.

Who is she?

She had already said it when they were bowing. She didn't believe that the Meng Clan hadn't heard it. Now, she would ask again, and with such a shock, why …

Xiao Lan followed Meng Clan's line of sight and similarly looked at the towering Buddha statue.

From the corner of his eyes, he couldn't help but glance at the Meng Clan.

She was certain that the Empress Dowager Meng was like Xuanyuan Feng, perhaps even more so than Xuanyuan Feng. She was absolutely sure that the Empress Dowager Meng was not someone who would be easily flustered or helpless, but just now, her reaction had truly been too excessive …

Her reaction was like …

Suddenly, Xiao Lan remembered the first time she had met Xuanyuan Wentian. At that time, she was so similar to the current Meng family. She was also this shocked, lost, and even in a trance.

That's right, he was in a trance. Right now, the Meng Clan's attitude was one of complete absent-mindedness.

Xiao Lan's eyes narrowed once again.

Could it be that the empress dowager was looking through her at someone else, or perhaps she was completely mistaken for someone else?

The Meng Clan didn't hear Xiao Lan's reply. They gradually withdrew their gazes, turned around, and asked again. This time, however, the Meng Clan's voice was thoroughly icy cold.

"This Dowager is asking you, who are you?"

Xiao Lan was shocked in his heart. Killing intent!

This Meng family actually wanted to kill her!

"I …"

Just as Xiao Lan was about to speak, a pair of scorching palms firmly held her arm and pulled her up from the ground.

"Empress Dowager, she is Ulan Yi, she is my son's wife."

Xuanyuan Yun said in an incomparably clear and cold voice.

All the women in the courtyard cried out in alarm because of Xuanyuan Yun's sudden appearance.

"Regent?!"

"Why is the Regent here?!"

"That's right …"

"In previous years … "We request that even the Regent would not follow us …"

"That's right, what's wrong with this year? His Majesty hasn't even arrived yet, and he's already here?"

The crowd was so shocked that they forgot about the occasion and started discussing amongst themselves in front of the empress dowager.

Xiao Lan turned to look at Xuanyuan Wentian, she could naturally hear the discussions of the crowd clearly. Her eyes grew warm, is he here to help her?

Noticing Xiao Lan's gaze, Xuanyuan Wentian's eyes slightly drooped, his expression gentle, and his thin lips slightly moved.

"Don't be afraid, This King is here."

This time, even Xiao Lan's heart started to feel warm.

What good words. Sometimes, the thing that could shake a person's heart the most wasn't the phrase "like you and love you, but that word. He's there …"

At this moment, Xiao Lan's heart was already as warm as melting snow. However, he still tried his best to maintain an indifferent expression as he spoke in a low voice.

"Who said I'm afraid? There's no need for you to come."

"Oh?" Xuan Yuan's lips curled: "You don't recognize this king's good intentions, do you?"

Hearing this, Xiao Lan was stunned. From Xuanyuan Yun's voice, she heard an extremely aggrieved and unhappy tone.

Suddenly, Xiao Lan couldn't help but laugh.

She was just casually saying it. He really was unhappy. She didn't know when this man had become so glass-hearted …

Xuanyuan Wentian's burning hot palm was right beside her and she could touch him with just a slight movement of her hand. In the next second, Xiao Lan also only hesitated for a second before extending her index finger and pulling Xuanyuan Wentian's palm into her palm.

"Thank you."

Xiao Lan's words of thanks were so light that Xuanyuan Wentian, who was standing beside her, almost couldn't hear it clearly. Fortunately, he could hear it.

A trace of gentleness that hadn't appeared for decades flashed across Xuanyuan Wentian's pitch-black eyes.

Although these actions of the two happened within a few seconds, the empress dowager, Madam Meng, who was standing before them, could still clearly see their actions.

Especially when she saw the gentleness in Xuanyuan Yun's eyes, the faint smile on Xiao Lan's lips was even more distinct.

She was laughing?

She was laughing!

In her memory, that woman never smiled. She was always cold, so cold that even the blood of tens of millions of people couldn't warm her heart.

She … Was it her?

The empress dowager's gaze once again fell on Xiao Lan with a complex expression.

She was looking at it seriously and attentively, not sparing even the slightest bit of it.

This kind of gaze made the empress dowager feel like she couldn't be ignored. Xiao Lan secretly gripped Xuanyuan Wentian's hand as if he was asking, what's going on with this grandmother of his?

Xuan Yuan frowned in confusion. Ever since he was young, he had never seen the Meng Family lose control of their emotions.

Xuanyuan Yun took a step forward and bowed, but this step of his interrupted the Meng clan's gaze when they were looking at Xiao Lan.

"Grandson Xuan Yuan greets Her Majesty."

Because of Xuanyuan Yun's protection from Madam Meng, the empress dowager's gaze slowly shifted away from Xiao Lan and landed on Xuanyuan Yun. When she saw that Xuanyuan Yun was standing in front of her, she suddenly became clear-headed and asked.

"Oh?" "When did you get here?"

Eh?

Everyone stared wide-eyed at the empress dowager once more. What was going on with the empress dowager today? The Regent had been standing for some time.

Xiao Lan, on the other hand, understood the Meng family's current reaction and words. After a person's mind had been shaken and panicked for a short period of time, their brain would show a moment of blankness and dullness, and their speech would also be slow by half a beat. As for what they said, it was also a subconscious action, so the words Meng family said naturally made everyone feel astonished and puzzled.

Xuanyuan Yun looked at the empress dowager with a deep gaze. When he saw that her gaze had moved away from Xiao Lan, her voice was calm and indifferent as she replied.

"Half an incense stick of time ago."