On New Year's Eve, Xu Tianze prepared early and went into the palace with Lan Nuoling. He originally thought that he would be taken to see the empress first.
But he didn't expect that the empress didn't call him away alone until the banquet started. Now Xu Tianze felt a little bored watching the New Year greetings from the Minglan Kingdom one after another.
It's not like he hasn't attended palace banquets before. He came there just to have some fun, but he was told from the beginning that there wouldn't be any fun at all. He had done his best just by staying until now.
So he took a signal from Lan Nuoling and prepared to go out for some fresh air, but he didn't know that his action would attract the attention of many people who had been secretly watching him.
"What are you doing? Don't go out." The third prince held the sixth prince tightly under the table.
If he went out at this time, everyone would know what he was going to do without having to think about it. Lan Zexu was already at the center of the storm, and as the sixth prince, he should put aside his inappropriate thoughts.
After hearing this, the Sixth Prince had no intention of going, but when he saw Li Yi go out, he immediately shook off his brother's hand and followed him out.
At the end, he just said, "Royal brother, I will just take a breath at the door. I will definitely not wander around."
The third prince felt a little angry when he saw this, but he also knew that it was difficult to persuade a damned person with good words, so he could only take better care of him in the future.
His future livelihood depends on him, the sixth prince, so that the imperial sister can take better care of him. Once something really happens to the sixth prince, he will probably be angered by the imperial sister, and that is really not what he wants.
Xu Tianze leaned on the railing, gazing at the snow-white scenery under the moonlight. The coldness in the air made him sober up a lot.
But before he could catch his breath, he felt someone approaching from behind. He turned around and saw Li Yi, who was drunk.
"Brother Lan, I'm sorry for offending you before. I hope you can forgive me." When Li Yi saw Xu Tianze turning around, he bowed to him.
"Li Yi, aren't you afraid that I will poison you and make you lie down for another ten days or half a month?" Xu Tianze raised his eyebrows with a playful look on his face.
Even though Li Yi didn't know his identity at the beginning, it was a fact that Li Yao broke up with the Lan family directly, so he still had to give Li Yi a few words of advice.
Logically speaking, Li Yi should have avoided him and Lan Nuoling, but he didn't expect him to come so close to them so openly.
When he left, he did not ignore the gazes in the dark. Li Yi followed him out directly, and it was obvious that he attracted a lot of attention.
"If Brother Lan really had bad intentions towards me, I wouldn't be standing here now." Li Yi smiled, without any fear.
"My mother is ultimately helpless, so I, as her son, can only express my apology. From now on, whenever Brother Xu asks me for something, I will certainly do my best to help him." After saying that, Li Yi bowed again.
"None of the three legitimate daughters of the Nanyang Palace showed up, but it was you, a bastard, who was holding up the family. This is an extremely ridiculous thing in Gan Country, let alone Minglan Country." Xu Tianze didn't buy it at all.
He is not a fool. Everyone can see through his cunning mind. He wants to make friends with the Lan family, but he doesn't want to offend him, so he lets Li Yi bow his head.
Anyway, in the end, it was not the legitimate daughter's reputation that was damaged. Even if a concubine's son was somewhat favored, he was not the one who was in charge of the family after all.
If you can gain friendship, the entire Nanyang Palace will not be directly implicated, and you can also get some benefits. If it fails, there will not be much loss.
"Since Brother Xu knows about this, why do you have to embarrass me?" Li Yi smiled bitterly. He knew that such a plan could not be concealed.
"Stop, I'm Lan Zexu, my last name is Lan." Xu Tianze frowned and interrupted Li Yi directly.
At the first sound, he didn't kick many times, but he didn't expect that Li Yi would become more and more aggressive, although many people knew his identity.
But he was still a polite person after all. Didn't you see that no one else directly called him Brother Xu or something like that? They still treated him as Lan Nuoling's younger brother.
At this time, Xu Tianze finally understood why Li Yi was the one who approached him. He was so bad at reading people's expressions that even if he was favored by someone, it wouldn't be of much use.
"Yes, Brother Lan." Li Yi hurriedly bowed and apologized. He was indeed a little anxious.
I originally wanted to call him Brother Lan, but I was thinking about my true identity, so I called him out loud.
Xu Tianze slowly moved forward, shrouding Li Yi, who was shorter than him, in his shadow. "I advise you to give up on this idea. Otherwise, if something gets out, you won't be able to marry your beloved Jiang Lanyi."
"What do you mean? Speak clearly." Li Yi looked up with fierceness in his eyes.
A genuine smile appeared on Xu Tianze's face. He was right. This Li Yi was definitely not a simple person.
"What do you mean? Li Yi, do you really think I'll just let it go like this? I advise you not to appear in front of me from now on, otherwise I can't guarantee that you and Jiang Lanyi will be perfectly happy."
"After all, King Nanyang's favorite illegitimate son is also a homosexual, isn't he?" Xu Tianze had a playful smile on his face.
The men of Minglan Country live a very oppressive life and have no human rights, just like the women of Gan Country. So in their eyes, being able to marry the person they love is already a great fulfillment.
It just so happens that the more this person cares about something, the more difficult it becomes for him to control his emotions. Just like Li Yi now, he will fall into the trap with just a little temptation.
"What are you two doing? Stop it!"
Yun Wuyou went up and separated the two of them, looking at Li Yi angrily. When he first noticed Li Yi following him out, he felt something was wrong.
Encouraged by his elder sister, he followed out to take a look. Unexpectedly, he bumped into the Sixth Prince as soon as he came out. The two of them awkwardly separated in different directions. Not long after they separated, he saw Lan Zexu and Li Yi.
It was not known what was said, but Li Yi directly grabbed Lan Zexu's collar. He remembered that his elder sister said that Lan Zexu was in poor health and could not practice martial arts at all.
In a hurry, he rushed forward. After separating the two people, he remembered what he had done and felt a little uneasy for a moment.
But thinking of Lan Zexu behind him, he had no choice but to bite the bullet. It was him who offended him in the beginning, and now he could only hope to ease the relationship.
Li Yi was a little bit at a loss at first because someone suddenly rushed over. He knew how many people wanted to win over Xu Tianze, also known as Lan Zexu.
Adding to the previous rumors, if someone continues to misunderstand and it affects his marriage, he will really be in tears.
But when he saw that the person coming was Yun Wuyou, the panic he had just felt disappeared in an instant, and even a surge of anger surged in his heart.
"I was wondering who it was, it turned out to be you. What's going on? Could it be that the recent news is true? Otherwise, why are you so protective of him?"
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