Lan Shanyang stopped in his tracks, a faint smile playing on his lips, and coldly ordered, "From this moment on, if Consort Xu does anything wrong, I will hold you all accountable!"

"yes!"

Upon hearing Lan Shanyang's instructions, Xu Jinlan was immediately overwhelmed with countless disappointments and fears.

"Your Majesty! I beg you, let me die! I know I was wrong, I really can't go on living!"

At this point, Xu Jinlan recklessly crashed into a nearby pillar.

Before anyone else could move, something that looked like a peach pit suddenly flew in from outside and hit Xu Jinlan right on the knee.

With a scream, Xu Jinlan suddenly collapsed to the ground.

A crisp sound proved that Xu Jinlan's knee had been shattered by her own powerful lunge.

Lan Shanyang's laughter deepened upon hearing this, and she continued walking forward without pausing for a moment. "Remember, just keep her alive!"

"yes!"

A crisp answer foreshadowed an extremely tragic future for Xu Jinlan: no matter what injuries she suffered or what situation she fell into, as long as she had a breath left and didn't die, that was enough! And according to Lan Shanyang's instructions, no one would dare to let Xu Jinlan die so easily.

Xu Jinlan was in despair. After letting out a heart-wrenching scream, she fainted.

Lan Linxue didn't say a word on the way back to the study with Lan Shanyang.

He could feel Lan Shanyang's anger slowly building up, and it looked like it was about to explode.

Lan Linxue knew that he had indeed made a mistake today, so he made up his mind that no matter what the emperor said, he would obediently accept it and absolutely not resist!

Over the years, what her father had endured was unimaginable to her, so for the first time, Lan Linxue had the idea of ​​properly taking care of Lan Shanyang.

Upon entering the Qianqing Palace, Lan Shanyang suddenly roared to those behind him, "Shuanghua and Ling Jiuhong, kneel outside! Lan Linxue, get inside!"

Immediately, Shuanghua and Ling Jiuhong respectfully ran to the side and found the hardest spot on the ground to kneel down.

Lan Linxue hesitated for a moment but didn't take off her clothes. She didn't dare to say anything and obediently walked into the Imperial Study with her father.

Once inside, Lan Shanyang said nothing else, but turned around and roared at Jing Quan: "Go! Bring me Lan Linxue's family discipline!"

Upon hearing this, Lan Linxue was startled and secretly glanced at Lan Shanyang.

"What are you looking at? If I don't teach you a lesson today, you'll never learn!"

With that, Lan Shanyang stormed into the room, pointed at the ground, and roared at Lan Linxue: "Kneel down before me!"

Seeing that her father was truly angry, Lan Linxue didn't say much. She obediently walked over, found a soft cushion, and prepared to kneel down.

"Who told you to use the mat? You kneel down on the ground right now!"

Lan Linxue glanced at Lan Shanyang, then stood up helplessly, threw the cushion aside, and knelt down on the ground with a grimace.

Lan Shanyang suddenly turned his head and glared fiercely at Lan Linxue, "Do you think you're so high and mighty? Do you think no one can control you? If you dare to say a single word of nonsense when I ask you a question, I'll skin you alive, do you hear me?"

Lan Linxue immediately nodded obediently.

At this moment, Jing Quan walked in carrying a thick, terrifying rattan staff.

Upon seeing this, Lan Shanyang immediately snatched the staff away without saying a word, saying, "Get out!"

Lan Shanyang grabbed the rattle stick and chased Quan Jing away.

Quan Jing glanced at Lan Linxue with a hint of embarrassment, then at Lan Shanyang, and finally left without saying a word. Only the father and son remained in the room.

"I ask you, how did you come up with the idea of ​​asking Xu Jinlan about this? How did you know?"

Lan Shanyang, gripping the staff, pointed it at Lan Linxue's nose and asked angrily.

Lan Shanyang really obeyed this time and didn't try to hide at all.

"I was just guessing!"

"You're talking nonsense! How could you possibly have guessed this?"

Looking at her son, Lan Shanyang could tell at a glance that he wasn't telling the truth. Enraged, she swung the stick down on him.

"ah--"

With just one blow, Lan Linxue screamed and collapsed to the ground.

"It hurts so much! Father, why did you have to hurt me so badly?"

"If you don't tell the truth, I'll beat you to death today! Tell me, how did you find out?"

"It's just a guess! I already told you, it's just a guess! Think about it, this matter has never been leaked out in all these years, who else could have told me? I'm just guessing! Ouch, that hurts so much!"

Lan Linxue lay on the ground, crying out in pain.

"How did you guess? How could you have guessed these things out of nowhere?"

Lan Shanyang was very sensitive about this matter. Although he could tolerate it, it didn't mean he would allow others to talk about it. Unfortunately, his own son insisted on causing trouble, so how could he not teach him a harsh lesson?

"I overheard someone in the palace whispering that you were building an underground water dungeon, apparently to imprison two princes, which made me suspicious. I only suspected it, I didn't actually say anything! Oh dear, oh dear!"

Upon hearing this, Lan Shanyang became even angrier and shouted outside, "Jingquan, go back and rip out the tongues of all your men!"

Jing Quan was smug outside, but he didn't agree immediately. He knew the emperor was angry and he shouldn't take anything the emperor said too seriously.

Lan Shanyang turned to look at his son and tapped Lan Linxue's body with the cane: "Now you know the truth? Are you satisfied? You know that you've been cuckolded for so many years, are you happy now?"

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