Quan Jing immediately waved his hand and said in an even lower voice, "What do you mean by falling into a trap? The Emperor has always felt sorry for the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince is not willing to back down, so this is just an opportunity for him to show his love and care!"

"Hmph, he's just trying to be considerate of his son, but I wonder whose bottom will get a spanking this time!"

Quan Jing chuckled: "There's nothing we can do but make the brothers bear with it a little longer. Don't worry, it's all bark and no bite; it'll all be over soon!"

As he spoke, Quan Jing immediately shouted, "Drag out all the people who were guarding the Crown Prince and give them twenty strokes of the cane! Why didn't you hurry up and save the Crown Prince when he was hanging himself? Are your eyes all fish eyes? If something like this happens again, you won't need to have eyes at all."

"yes!"

The subordinates shook their heads with wry smiles, then automatically and consciously slumped onto their chairs, while the person next to them made a series of half-hearted, ineffective blows with a board.

Inside the room, Lan Shanyang heard the sound of the flogging outside before saying to Lan Linxue, "Alright! These servants have been disciplined. Are you feeling a bit better now? Come on, have some porridge!"

As she spoke, Lan Shanyang brought the porridge to her son, who then took the spoon and asked to taste it himself.

Lan Linxue coughed twice, shook her head, and said in a hoarse voice, "I really can't eat! My throat hurts!"

Lan Shanyang was furious. She put the porridge aside and quickly grabbed the wound ointment. "Were you going to smash things or burn down the house? I told you to do whatever you wanted, but you actually hanged yourself! Lan Linxue, what did I teach you when you were little? Have you forgotten it all?!"

As she spoke, Lan Shanyang angrily lifted her son's head high and then carefully applied the ointment to him.

The ointment was cool and refreshing, making Lan Linxue feel very comfortable. While enjoying her father's care, she muttered to herself, "I would rather betray everyone in the world than let anyone in the world betray me!"

"So what are you doing now? I think everyone in the world is living a better life than you, except you went and hanged yourself! Humph!"

The thought that her son had not only jumped off a cliff but also hanged himself upon returning home made Lan Shanyang feel even worse, and her heart immediately swayed.

Lan Linxue glanced at Lan Shanyang with annoyance and said in a low voice, "Who told you not to let me out? You won't let any of my people in either, and what's worse, you won't let anyone talk to me! You try it, and you'll go crazy in a day!"

"I'm so angry because of you!"

After applying the medicine to her son, Lan Shanyang found some cotton gauze and gently wrapped it around him.

"Xiaoxue, do you even know how much trouble you've gotten into this time? Let me tell you, Hu Tianyong's side has already found evidence of your breaching the dike. They're preparing today, and tomorrow morning they'll definitely launch a full-scale attack to kill you. If I don't lock you up these next two days, and you cause any more trouble, even I won't be able to protect you!"

After finishing her business, Lan Shanyang went to the side to take a look and found that the chicken soup was pretty good, so she ladled out a bowl and prepared to give some to her son first.

Lan Linxue looked at the bowl of chicken soup, then at her father, and finally reluctantly picked it up and took a sip, but her throat really hurt, so she put it down after one sip.

"What trouble could I possibly cause! Besides, that old bastard Hu Tianyong can't possibly have any serious evidence. Father, you're just guessing. Do you really think he has evidence? Even if he does, I deliberately let it out!"

Lan Shanyang's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.

He put the chicken soup aside, sat down opposite Lan Linxue, and asked seriously, "Tell me, why did you deliberately blow up the dike? After blowing up the dike, you even relocated all the people. What exactly were you trying to do?"

Lan Linxue looked at her father, her expression slowly hardening, and said softly, "What do you think I'm trying to do?"

Lan Shanyang's eyes flickered, then slowly grew increasingly gloomy.

"You really can't stand sitting in the position of Crown Prince? You've turned the world upside down and you still don't want to be Crown Prince? Do you know that the Fifth Prince, the Third Prince, and the Sixth Prince all hate you to death because of this position of Emperor!"

"If they like it, then let them have it!" Lan Linxue said seriously, not joking. "For the sake of this Crown Prince, I have to be on guard against this person and that person every day. Is this kind of life meaningful? Don't you understand how many things have happened in Jiangnan? As long as I sit in the position of Crown Prince, I will be the target of everyone's hatred and must be killed! Yes, I cut off the third prince's hand, but the fifth prince brought it on himself!"

"Just because of Qin Kou'er!" Lan Shanyang's face instantly turned cold.

"Even without Qin Kou'er, you would already have at least two sons listed before the King of Hell! Do you think it's appropriate for you to mention Qin Kou'er's name with this attitude?"

Lan Linxue's face also turned cold, and she stared at Lan Shanyang with a very unpleasant expression.

Lan Shanyang stared intently at his son. The son he had raised with his own hands was actually glaring at him over a woman! That damned woman! He would remember this!

But soon, Lan Shanyang smiled slightly, his expression relaxing, and patted the bedside of Lan Linxue, "You're right, Father will definitely reward this Miss Qin well later!"

"No need!" Lan Linxue snorted coldly. "Father, don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Don't forget, I grew up by your side. If you get jealous because someone saved your two sons and then make trouble for Kou'er, don't blame me for not giving your hometown face."

"Hey, what's this? You think you can fly?"

Lan Linxue glanced sideways at Lan Shanyang, "Hmph, at least I can tear down this imperial city!"

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