Lan Linxue buried her face in Qin Kou'er's chest and hugged her tightly. Although she didn't utter a sound, Qin Kou'er knew that Lan Linxue's distress was more heartbreaking than any tears.

Lan Linxue's emotions only went out of control for a moment. Soon, he lowered his head and gently wiped away his tears. Then he pulled Qin Kou'er onto the bed, covered his swollen eyes with his hands, and lay down on Qin Kou'er's lap.

Qin Kou'er looked at him gently, gently combing his thick, black hair.

She didn't say anything, but quietly stayed by his side through this difficult moment.

"I didn't want my mother to die!" After a long while, Lan Linxue finally uttered these words in a bitter and hoarse voice.

Qin Kou'er nodded gently and said with a light laugh, "I know! Of course I know. What son in this world truly wants his mother to die?"

Hearing that Qin Kou'er understood her, Lan Linxue felt a little relieved, but also even more distressed: "I just don't understand why they keep everything from me! Am I really that untrustworthy? My father is like this, and I never thought my mother would be like this too!"

Thinking about how her mother treated her, Lan Linxue felt so upset that she didn't want to speak.

Qin Kou'er didn't offer any further advice, but instead raised her head, looked ahead, and slowly said, "Lin Xue, I'm about to become a mother myself. Do you know what I'm most afraid of?"

Lan Linxue muttered, "What are you most afraid of?"

"My biggest fear is that my son will never even have the chance to see me!"

"nonsense!"

As soon as Qin Kou'er finished speaking, Lan Linxue immediately took her arm off and shouted.

Glaring angrily at Qin Kou'er, Lan Linxue roared, "Anyone who dares to lay a finger on my son, I'll kill their whole family right now!"

Qin Kou'er smiled gently and stroked Lan Linxue's cheek, saying, "Look at you, you're already so nervous before you've even seen your son. Think about it, Her Majesty the Empress has watched you grow up, how could she let her son encounter even the slightest danger! Linxue, we're going to be parents too. I know you've suffered a lot of injustices over the years, and it's painful for you. But who hasn't suffered injustices these past years? Living is hard enough, let alone for those of us who have escaped death."

The Empress watched her son grow up while she herself could only stand there, her back to the cold wall. Have you ever thought about how she felt?

You know how much the Emperor loves the Empress. His wife died young, and he struggled to raise his son alone; his wife came back to life, but he couldn't even see her. He had to keep it a secret from everyone, not even his own son. Was his suffering any less than yours?

So sometimes we really have no right to blame our parents! Instead of wasting time wallowing in self-pity, we should be determined to change the situation. Wouldn't it be better if we could all be together as a family then?

After listening to Qin Kou'er's words, Lan Linxue slowly sat up, lowered her head, fiddled with the hem of her clothes, and remained silent for a long time.

After he had somewhat figured things out, he softly asked Qin Kou'er, "Do you think my mother didn't come to see me because she cared about me? Not because I wasn't good enough, or because I was useless?"

Qin Kou'er immediately chuckled, "My dear young master, so you've been worrying about these things? Aren't you overthinking it?"

At this point, Qin Kou'er gently rested her chin on Lan Linxue's shoulder, looked at him with a coquettish smile, and pinched his nose: "Your question is both silly and cute! Do you think I, Qin Kou'er, would be so blind as to find my son a stupid father? Besides, you're no longer the Crown Prince, but I'm still with you, aren't you? Isn't that your charm that has completely conquered me?"

Upon hearing this, Lan Linxue's eyes immediately lit up. She turned to look at Qin Kou'er and said expectantly, "Kou'er, is that really what you think? You're only with me because I'm a very nice man?"

Qin Kou'er immediately put on a stern face: "Lan Linxue! If you ask such a stupid question again, I'll really get angry!"

As she spoke, Qin Kou'er deliberately pulled away from Lan Linxue, her face full of serious displeasure.

Lan Linxue immediately smiled, leaned over, and kissed Qin Kou'er on the cheek: "I knew I was still a charming person! You and my mother truly love me!"

Qin Kou'er immediately turned her head and snorted, "Now you want to call me 'Mother'? How could you be so heartless just now! Honestly, you have no idea how heartbroken your aunt was! Although she tried her best not to let me see, how could I not know? You are such an annoying and irritating person!"

Lan Linxue was a little embarrassed and muttered awkwardly, "I was so angry! Who knew the dead could come back to life? And live for so long! It would be strange if I didn't react that way, okay?"

"How dare you say that!" Qin Kou'er scolded her impatiently, then grabbed Lan Linxue's ear, making Lan Linxue cry out in pain.

"Let me tell you, next time you see Her Majesty the Empress, you'd better be polite and apologize to her yourself! There are only unfilial sons in this world, never mothers who make mistakes! Do you hear me?"

"I heard you! I heard you! Let go right now!"

Qin Kou'er flung her hand away forcefully, and Lan Linxue covered her ears, grimacing in pain.

Qin Kou'er glared at Lan Linxue, then suddenly remembered something and continued to glare at Lan Linxue angrily: "I'm asking you, why did you tell the Emperor about your pregnancy? Do you think things haven't happened enough today, and you want to make things even more complicated?"

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