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[Text: Chapter Forty-Eight: Return to the Royal Palace]
“Mom, why isn’t Aunt Yue Xiang coming back with us? Won’t we have no one to play with now?” Zhen asked Lan Lan, confused about Yue Xiang not returning with them.
“Your Aunt Yue Xiang has become Uncle Yang Zhong’s new bride, so she won’t be staying with us!” Lan Lan explained.
Yang Zhong had genuinely fallen in love with Yue Xiang. From the first moment he saw her, her delicateness, strength, and loyalty had touched him. However, despite his bravery on the battlefield, he struggled to express his feelings for her. When he heard Yue Xiang was returning to the capital with them, he became anxious and mustered the courage to approach Lan Lan.
One’s fluctuating emotions calmed as the carriage stopped. Lan Lan took a deep breath, stepping down with Long Junhao’s support.
At the entrance of Rui Wang Mansion, familiar faces gathered, filled with anticipation and joy for their return. Excited tears covered everyone’s faces. For over three years, the mansion had been lifeless without its master.
Lan Lan’s face also glistened with tears. Her gaze swept across these familiar faces: the emotional Lin Bo wiping his tears, Long Feng who seemed to want to speak but held back after marrying Long Yi and now guarding her, and little Yue, who rushed into Lan Lan’s arms crying loudly.
Lan Lan embraced her loyal maidservant, their shared emotion moving those around them to tears.
Long Feng watched Lan Lan, noting how the years had added a captivating elegance to her appearance, even in her tears. He was glad she had returned, though worried for her safety, as he now had another to protect.
Long Yi had wanted to come but couldn’t due to her pregnancy and impending childbirth. She repeatedly instructed Long Dahai to ensure Lan Er would visit her.
Suddenly, a figure approached unnoticed by the excited crowd, prompting everyone to kneel in respect.
“Great Grandfather!” Lan Lan rushed into Long Dahai’s embrace, expressing years of suppressed grievances to the elder who had always supported her.
