General

"Recently, my health has been going up and down. If one day I get seriously ill and cannot recover, I want to entrust Xuan'er to you..."

In the gorgeous Longxiao Palace, Lan Zhi was wearing a bright yellow soft pajamas and leaning against the soft smoke tent, his face with a faint smile was entangled in the rising incense, which made people feel a little unsightly. Clearly, "Xuan'er is weak-tempered and not the best candidate for the heir apparent, but Jing'er is stubborn, making it even more difficult to be the heir apparent..."

Lan Zhi's somewhat pale face quietly bloomed a touch of warmth, he put his hand on the back of Lan Zheng's hand hanging between his knees, and looked up at him seriously: "Fortunately, there is still you, you and Xuan'er have always been close , I can rest assured only if I hand him over to you."

"Brother Huang is in his prime, don't think wildly, it's important to take good care of your illness." Mentioning Lan Xuan, Lan Zheng's deep black eyes flashed a moment of softness, but his voice was still indifferent and deep.

"Actually... I still have one thing to worry about..." Lan Xuan slightly squeezed his fingers into his palm, and looked at Lan Zheng with watery eyes, "You have been crowned for many years, but you still refuse to marry Concubine, as an elder brother, I cannot escape the blame. If I am under the Nine Springs, my father will definitely blame me..."

"Brother Huang...I don't want to mention this matter again..." Lan Zhi's hands were very cold, almost unable to find the warmth that a grown man should have. Lan Zheng frowned slightly, but his heart was full of chills.

"I have indulged you for many years, and now I know that time is running out, so I still thought about it." Lan Zhi sighed lightly, staring into his eyes with some reluctance, and said softly , "Prime Minister Xue came to ask me for an order today, saying that Xue Wanru, his daughter-in-law, fell in love with you a long time ago, and I hope I can marry you two..."

"Brother Huang, you should know my temperament. Since I said that I will not marry in this life, I will not accept anyone." Lan Zheng also lowered his head and smiled, but the corners of his lips always had a kind of coldness that rejected others, "Unless ...you forced me to marry with the imperial decree..."

"You... I knew you were going to use this kind of words to prevaricate me..." Lan Zhi snorted displeased, slightly panting, "They originally invited you to the prime minister's mansion for a banquet on the winter solstice, if you don't want to , I will go there in person and decline."

"Okay." Lan Zheng curled his lips slightly, and replied with a smile, "Your brother will obey..."

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"My lord..."

"My lord... How can you be so, my lord!"

Noisy human voices awakened Lan Zheng from the darkness, there were questioning, condemnation, shock, and low sobs rang in his ears.

Lan Zheng opened his eyes blankly, and slowly looked around.In an unfamiliar dormitory, with a half-naked body, a woman with torn clothes was curled up in the corner of the couch, her body trembling, her face covered her face and weeping.

This is... the Prime Minister's Mansion...

Didn't I just drink with Prime Minister Xue?Why did Yimeng wake up to such a lively scene? !

"What happened?"

A majestic voice suddenly came in from outside the palace door, and Prime Minister Xue stepped into the bedroom wearing a brocade robe with a gloomy expression.

"Returning to the Prime Minister, the prince was a little drunk at the dinner party. The fourth lady wanted to send the prince back to the bedroom. Unexpectedly, she forcibly tore the lady's clothes as soon as she entered the door. She wanted to do something lewd. The subordinates boldly broke into the bedroom and temporarily shot him. The lord was dizzy..." A man who looked like a guard knelt down on the ground, lowered his head, and said cautiously, "This subordinate knows that he has committed the following major crimes, and he is willing to accept the punishment."

"It's your responsibility to protect the young lady. Let's discuss the punishment later." Prime Minister Xue looked sideways at the timid maidservant standing aside, and said in a cold voice, "Don't send the fourth lady back to the dormitory. What are you doing here?"

"Yes, yes..." The maids took a fox fur cloak, and shiveringly helped the crying woman out of the couch.

"Others have also retreated. If anyone dares to spread the word about this matter, everyone present today will not even think about surviving!"

Prime Minister Xue raised his hands, his face full of majesty.

When everyone filed out cautiously and the door of the sleeping hall was firmly closed again, he walked into the inner hall with a gloomy face, sat down on the mahogany chair by the window, and said coldly: "My Xue family takes the initiative to express my gratitude to Your Majesty. I asked for the decree to betroth the little girl to the prince, but the prince refused coldly. Now he wants to do such a ridiculous thing behind his back, spoiling my beloved daughter Qingbai, what is the prince doing?"

"I drink very well, and I will never get so drunk after just a few drinks." Lan Zheng's deep eyes gradually bloomed with anger, and his resolute thin lips parted slightly, but his tone was terrifyingly gloomy, " What did you put in the wine?!"

"I don't care if the lord is really drunk or pretending to be drunk. Now my little girl is blue and white, and there are many people in the house, so she may not be able to leak water. Besides, if this matter is spread, if it falls into the ears of people who shouldn't know, it will definitely insult the lord. Wise." Prime Minister Xue raised his eyebrows, and did not deny Lan Zheng's speculation just now, but just stared at his angry face, and said slowly, "Now your Majesty is seriously ill, and the few people who are close to you Among the brothers, the prince was finally selected to assist the new emperor, and I control half of the country of Longxiao Kingdom..."

He suddenly stopped talking, and looked at Lan Zheng with burning eyes: "Prince Lan Xuan is weak-tempered, but the prince is a dragon and a phoenix among men. If we can get married and plan for the future together, are we afraid that we can't control the world alone?"

Lan Zheng saw that he was getting more and more proud of what he said, so he gradually stopped refuting. Instead, he deliberately pretended to be interested, and looked at his complacent old face seriously, and curled the corners of his lips.

Prime Minister Xue seemed a little tempted when he saw him, so he lowered his voice and continued: "When you and Wanru's son is born, he will also have the royal blood of Longxiao Kingdom, we can even..."

Although he omitted the second half of the sentence, the meaning couldn't be more obvious.Lan Zheng looked at him with a normal face, but he didn't expect that this man with such a powerful hand would have such rebellious thoughts, which made him feel a sudden chill in his heart.

Lord Longxiao must die and cannot abdicate. Now it seems that he wants to kill Lan Xuan and let the blood of the Xue family replace him...

"Okay." Lan Zheng suddenly curled his lips into a sneer, but there was a murderous look in his eyes, he stood up slowly with the help of the bedpost, straightened his clothes, and walked out of the hall with cold eyes.

Pushing open the carved mahogany door, he realized that the snow outside the window was falling tightly, and the whistling cold wind mixed with snowflakes hit his face, making his heart a little more icy.

He stopped, leaned on the door frame and looked at the people in the room again, half-closed his eyes, and said coldly, "I will reply to Brother Huang tomorrow, and I will accept this marriage."

Only in the future...

Don't blame me for being ruthless under Lan Zheng!