Chapter 66: Deceptively Real
Chapter 66: Deceptively Real
If Gan Luo is in a bad mood, he is very likely to lash out at them directly.
To provoke others at this stage is clearly tantamount to courting death.
If the emperor were informed of this matter, then the situation would be different.
The emperor is the ruler of the country, and no one can stop him.
After leaving the princess's residence, the Grand Tutor went to the imperial palace.
Gan Yanling was reviewing memorials when he unexpectedly heard that the Grand Tutor was requesting an audience.
Gan Yanling felt a headache coming on. He wondered why Zhao Taifu had come to the palace again. Was it because of his son again?
"Jiang Yu, go out and tell the Grand Tutor that I will not see him."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yu rushed over and informed the Grand Tutor.
"His Majesty said that he is currently reviewing memorials and is very busy. Please understand and return home first."
……
"Go and tell His Majesty that the princess is ill."
He simply refused to believe that there was no way to disturb the emperor's thoughts.
When Gan Yanling learned that the princess was ill, he put down his pen and stood up.
"What did you say? My sister is sick?"
The Grand Tutor replied to Gan Yanling.
"Indeed, Your Majesty, the princess is ill."
Judging from Gan Yanling's suspicious look, it seems that Gan Yanling is unaware of this matter.
“I clearly remember that my sister was very healthy, and now she is sick.”
He turned to look at Jiang Yu and told her to go to the Imperial Hospital and invite Physician Chen over.
Gan Yanling wanted to know whether this matter was true or false.
When Physician Chen arrived, he respectfully bowed to Gan Yanling.
"No gift."
Gan Yanling instructed Jiang Yu to prepare a palanquin.
They then proceeded to the Princess's residence.
Inside the princess's residence, Green Bamboo and Jade Bamboo were extremely worried.
"What if His Majesty arrives later? Will he also try to stop us?"
"I seem to recall that there was a young lady in the Xiuzhu Courtyard next door who had a very similar demeanor to Her Highness the Princess. Why don't we have this young lady pretend to be the princess?"
Green Bamboo and Jade Bamboo hurriedly arrived at Xiuzhu Courtyard.
What is Xiuzhu Academy? Xiuzhu Academy is a place where women practice martial arts.
However, Gan Luo only recently opened Xiuzhuyuan.
Women were very rare in this courtyard.
"Miss Lin has something she wants to ask you for help with."
Lin Ruohua was practicing her swordplay when she heard the voice of the princess's maid, and she put her sword away.
Lin Ruohua looked at Green Bamboo and Jade Bamboo with a blank expression.
"What brings you two young ladies to me?"
"Young lady, you may not know this, but Her Highness the Princess has now left the Princess's residence..."
Yu Zhu listened to Lü Zhu's explanation, which seemed to be going on for a long time without being clear.
Naturally, everyone was extremely anxious at that moment.
"Let me tell you this, young lady, something big has happened."
Yu Zhu kept it brief and told Lin Ruohua.
"So you two want me to impersonate Princess Yu?"
"You're a clever girl, that's exactly right."
This young woman possessed an aura similar to Gan Luo's, and even her brows bore a resemblance to Gan Luo's.
If one does not examine him closely, no one will notice that this person is not Gan Luo.
"Since you two have taken the initiative to come to me for help, I am naturally willing to do so."
"When Her Highness returns, we will definitely inform her, and she will surely thank you, Miss."
However, they genuinely didn't know whether the emperor would come.
If the emperor doesn't come, that would be all good.
If the emperor were to come...
"Miss, why don't you come and try on this flowing, wide-sleeved fairy dress?"
Lin Ruohua was dressed in men's clothes, so it was naturally a bit awkward for her to suddenly have to wear women's clothes.
But all of this was for Gan Luo.
Lin Ruohua threw it away and changed into a woman's outfit.
"Yu Zhu! Quickly!"
The two men helped her with some dressing up and then handed Lin Ruohua a veil.
When Lin Ruohua put on her veil and stood up, they truly felt that Gan Luo had returned.
The two of them were stunned for a moment.
"Come out, Miss Lin."
After Lin Ruohua came out, Lüzhu went to find Yuan Zheng. When Yuan Zheng saw her, he naturally greeted Lin Ruohua respectfully.
Unexpectedly, this made Green Bamboo and Jade Bamboo laugh.
"How can you two be laughing here so casually? Don't you realize how incredibly rude you are?"
"Oh dear, Commander Yuan, this is not Her Highness the Princess, this is Miss Lin."
What? Miss Lin?
This can't be a joke, it's clearly Gan Luo.
When Lin Ruohua removed her veil, her face was revealed to everyone.
Looking at it now, it really wasn't Gan Luo, and Yuan Zheng felt a little embarrassed.
"What is your purpose in doing this? Even the commander is a little confused."
Shangguan Mufeng also arrived and saw this scene, so he asked them what they were up to.
"We are creating a false impression. The Grand Tutor came by earlier and wanted to see the princess, but we refused him. We are afraid that if His Majesty comes, can we really stop him from entering?"
I reckon even ten heads wouldn't be enough to chop them off.
But this is really too risky.
But if they found out that the princess was deceiving them, wouldn't that be tantamount to deceiving the emperor?
Even with her status as a princess, the emperor was still a monarch with family rules and national regulations.
Then the officials in the court will impeach the princess again.
Yuan Zheng thought that Green Bamboo and Jade Bamboo's analysis was quite good.
Lin Ruohua put her veil back on.
Just then, a shout came from outside: "His Majesty has arrived!"
Sure enough, speak of the devil and he appears.
Green Bamboo urged Lin Ruohua to quickly go inside and lie down.
Lin Ruohua entered Gan Luo's house and smelled the fragrance of epiphyllum flowers, which made her feel refreshed and relaxed.
Gan Yanling arrived here, but to his displeasure, the gates of the princess's residence were tightly closed.
The butler stood trembling at the door, but finally gritted his teeth and opened it.
"Long live your majesty."
Both Green Bamboo and Jade Bamboo had cold sweat on their palms, but they remained calm on the surface.
"Greetings to Your Majesty. May I ask what brings Your Majesty to the Princess's residence?"
"When I heard that my elder sister was ill, I summoned the imperial physician to treat her."
"Your Majesty, a physician has already examined His Highness. He is currently sleeping inside. Before going to sleep, His Highness instructed us not to see anyone. Please return home and do not make things difficult for us here."
The two spoke respectfully, and even made a gesture of invitation.
But to their surprise, Gan Yanling completely ignored them.
“I am the younger brother of the Imperial Sister. She is currently ill and would like to see me. I will not allow these people behind me to follow her in. I will go with the imperial physician.”
Gan Yanling then added, "If anything happens, I will take responsibility."
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