Su Yulan was filled with despair at this moment.

She couldn't understand it.

When she returned to Beijing, she and Qin Minglang were incredibly famous.

How come after driving away that eyesore Jiang Qingwan, life is getting worse and worse?

Instead, Jiang Qingwan climbed up to the Ninth Prince and became the Ninth Prince's wife, envied by everyone.

However, she was implicated by Qin Minglang and might even become a widow.

She is still young and must not become a widow.

"Mother, I want a divorce from Qin Minglang!"

She had barely finished speaking when a commotion arose at the doorway.

Qin Run pushed open the door and swaggered in.

"Go, prepare the best room and the finest quilts for me. Call the cook over and have her write down my dietary habits. If you don't serve me well, you'll lose your heads."

Both Cheng and Su Yulan were furious at the moment.

Especially Su Yulan.

Seeing Qin Run's disappointing behavior, he flew into a rage, rolled up his sleeves, rushed over, and raised his hand to strike.

Qin Run glared at her menacingly.

"Do you know who I am now? Dare to hit me, and I'll have your entire Cheng family executed!"

Su Yulan was stunned for a moment.

I wonder if Qin Run has lost her mind.

“You are the son of a prostitute, and now that Qin Minglang has been sentenced to beheading, what right do you have to boss people around here?”

Qin Run suddenly raised his hand and slapped Su Yulan across the face.

This surprised everyone.

Qin Run, however, looked smug.

"You bastard, if you dare to slander my mother again, you'd better watch your head!"

Su Yulan covered her face, so angry she felt like she was about to explode.

"Guards, beat this little beast to death with sticks!"

Qin Run shouted.

"Listen up, everyone! I am a prince of the current dynasty, and my biological mother is the emperor's most beloved woman. If you dare to lay a finger on me, I will exterminate your entire family!"

He shouted with great momentum.

It really did intimidate people.

Cheng looked bewildered.

"You...what did you say? You're a prince?"

Su Yulan, however, did not believe it at all.

"What prince? I think he's insane. He even dared to hit me. I have to teach this little bastard a lesson today! Get him!"

Several servants stepped forward menacingly.

Just as they were about to apprehend the person, Cheng Nan hurriedly walked in from outside.

"stop!"

"You may all leave."

He walked over to Madam Cheng, took her arm, and said, "Madam, let's talk inside."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Qin Run.

"Come in too."

Qin Run was very dissatisfied with his attitude, but for now, he still needed these people to help him return to the palace to recognize his relatives.

He immediately strode forward and unceremoniously sat down in the main seat.

Su Yulan was so angry that she stepped forward and tried to twist his ear.

"Get down here!"

"Lan'er, he really is a prince."

Su Yulan's hand froze in mid-air.

She turned back to look at Cheng Nan in disbelief.

"Father, what...what nonsense are you talking about?"

Cheng Nan took out the jade pendant and the letter.

"I've been investigating these past few days. Back then, the Emperor traveled incognito and lingered at Chunxiang Pavilion for half a month, where he had a passionate encounter with the courtesan Xiu Niang. He even left behind a jade pendant as a token of their love. Qin Run is Xiu Niang's son."

Cheng's face immediately lit up with joy.

"Husband, is what you said true?"

Cheng Nan nodded.

Mr. Cheng immediately patted his chest.

"It's truly a miracle that Heaven hasn't abandoned our branch of the family; after all, there's always a glimmer of hope. With the status of a prince, there should still be room for maneuver in Qin Minglang's case. At that time, Father will surely change his mind as well."

Qin Run snorted coldly.

"Now you know you can count on me? How did you treat me before!"

Su Yulan quickly coaxed, "Run'er, we are family. When you become a prince in the future, you will also need the support of a maternal family to stabilize your position."

Qin Run naturally understood this principle.

He sat upright in his chair, exuding an air of authority as if bestowing a favor, and said, "Serve me faithfully, and I will not mistreat you in the future."

Su Yulan's lips twitched violently.

Cheng Nan said, "Right now, we still need to think of a perfect way to ensure that Run'er can successfully reunite with his family."

Su Yulan immediately suggested, "Go find Grandfather and bring Run'er into the palace in his name. Wouldn't that be a natural progression?"

Mr. Cheng shook his head.

"Lan'er, you're thinking too simply. Your grandfather may not want Run'er to become a prince."

Cheng Nan chimed in, "Yes, before it's all done, no one is allowed to reveal it, lest they bring disaster upon themselves. A prince's status is no small matter. Now that the Su family has already arranged a marriage with the Third Prince, the Third Prince certainly doesn't want another person vying for power."

He sighed as he spoke.

"We are risking tremendous danger to assist Run'er."

Qin Run was extremely anxious.

"Rest assured, as long as I can be recognized as a member of the Su family, your lineage will surely break away from the Su family and become a separate and most noble lineage."

Cheng Nan then bowed to him with satisfaction.

"Then I thank Your Highness in advance."

Qin Run was so coaxed that his tail was practically wagging.

Cheng Nan was very adept at controlling Qin Run, completely outmaneuvering him.

But what he was thinking about was not the future of the Cheng family.

Qin Minglang's case has already caused a complete falling out between the Su family and Mo Shaoqing.

Mo Shaojun believed the entire Su family supported him. If, at this time, another prince emerged from the Su family, drastically changing the situation, Mo Shaojun would surely suspect that Qin Minglang was deliberately staging this charade to use him to bring down Mo Shaoqing and thus help Qin Run ascend to the throne. At that point, the eldest branch of the family would also become estranged from Su Weichuan.

He wanted the Su family to be destroyed, and he wanted Su Weichuan to be completely alone!

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