"Such rumors are inherently detrimental to Master Lan. It is our fault for not clarifying them in time. Please forgive us, Master Lan." Jiang Lanyun pulled her sister over and spoke up quickly when she saw that the situation was not right.
"It's just that some things are beyond our control. All of this is the work of my stepfather. I don't know who else is behind this."
Jiang Lanyun's neither humble nor arrogant attitude actually eased the tense atmosphere, but it was a pity that Xu Tianze didn't buy it.
"Miss Jiang is quite interesting. Is she hinting at her stepfather, or is she trying to confront me? She's quite good at shirking responsibility."
"But if it is not your business, I am afraid that even if you want to involve me, you may not be able to implicate me, right?" Xu Tianze snorted coldly.
To put it bluntly, what he wanted to say was that this was a trick used by the Prince of Nanyang. He wanted to use it to get rid of Jiang Lanyun and her sister, and then he could withdraw after achieving his goal.
As for the pusher, it is easier to explain. If there was no instruction from the one in power, his true identity would not have been directly spread out. In the final analysis, he just wanted to force people to surrender through suppression.
At that time, he who surrendered would be the best spearhead against the State of Gan. After all, he knew the emperor of the State of Gan and the nobles well enough, and even had many grievances with them.
As long as the Minglan Kingdom does not really want to surrender and still has ambitions, it will not let him go easily.
But this is not a reason that Jiang Lanyun can shirk. It can be said that the matter between Jiang Lanyun and Li Yi was the trigger for all this to happen. If it weren't for their matter, the empress might not have gone along with it so easily.
"Mr. Lan, you are really taking your anger out on others with this. Even if Lan Yun's problem didn't happen, there are still other people involved. They can't escape it, right?" Jiang Lan Yun was not angry. She comforted Li Yi and her sister with a faint smile on her face.
She has always tried her best to avoid showing off, but she still hasn't gotten along well with her stepfather. Now she has to show her worth.
"You're right. I'm just taking my anger out on others. So what? I can't just pretend nothing happened when your silly sister begs me to detoxify you, right?" Xu Tianze acted unreasonable and directly admitted his behavior.
Jiang Lanyun's expression nearly collapsed upon hearing this, but she still saluted politely: "It was Lan Yi who was rude. Lanyun will definitely reprimand her when she returns. I hope Master Lan will show some mercy."
"Although I've just arrived in Haojing, I've heard that Minister Jiang's two legitimate daughters were bullied terribly, like pitiful little girls. All the men in Haojing are unwilling to marry them. It seems the rumors are wrong~"
Xu Tianze sighed as he stood up and slowly walked to Jiang Lanyun's front. Relying on his height, he looked down at Jiang Lanyun from above.
Whether it is Gan Country or Minglan Country, how many of those who have been struggling in the upper class circles and can survive to this day are really simple?
This Jiang Lanyi seems to be brainless, so the only possibility is her biological sister Jiang Lanyun. After all, one of the two sisters is the more cunning one.
"Brother Lan, come to me if you have anything to say." Li Yi pulled Jiang Lanyi behind him and stared at Xu Tianze.
If anything goes wrong, he will hug the person immediately, as long as it can buy time for the two sisters.
After all, this person still has to consider the Nanyang Palace and will not really kill anyone, so there is nothing to be afraid of him.
"Idiot." Xu Tianze rolled his eyes and looked at Jiang Lanyun with a smirk on his face. "The women of Minglan Country are no less capable than the men of Gan Country. Do you, Miss Lanyun, dare to kill someone?"
"Why not?" Jiang Lanyun understood Xu Tianze's meaning in an instant and agreed without hesitation.
Even if today's incident had not happened, she would not let her stepfather have an easy time. Now that someone is handing a knife to her, she naturally wants it.
Xu Tianze smiled and nodded, then threw a medicine bottle to Jiang Lanyun: "Since it is said that I am good at poisoning and killing people, I have to help them."
After saying that, Xu Tianze turned around and sat back in his chair, ignoring the ugly expressions of the people around him.
He has never been a good person. If you want to cause trouble for him again and again, you will have to bear some price. Otherwise, it will seem that he is too easy to bully.
"Sister, this..." Jiang Lanyi felt that she could speak, and hurriedly grabbed her sister.
She had never seen her elder sister kill anyone before, so how could she possibly dare to do that? Just now, the conversation came to this point, and her elder sister took the bottle of poison, which she knew was poisonous without even thinking about it.
Once my sister is really involved in a matter of life and death, there will be no chance.
Jiang Lanyun shook her head at her sister, then bowed deeply to Xu Tianze, and took her sister and Li Yi away.
Although she left extremely slowly, everyone present could see her determination.
"Lan Zexu, are you crazy? Once it is found out that you gave the poison, you will be to blame." Yun Wuyou was almost going crazy.
If he had known this earlier, he would not have asked Lan Zexu to come out. This time, although he did not pay his respects in front of the Yue Lao tree, he still caused quite a bit of trouble.
He just took a sneak peek at the hill next door, and was almost scared to death because everyone in the pavilion on the hill was looking at this side.
When Lan Zexu threw the medicine bottle to Jiang Lanyun, he must have been seen. With so many people watching, he would not be able to make excuses even if he wanted to.
"Brother Lan, do you know what she will face if she really poisons her stepfather?" The Sixth Prince had a solemn expression and was a little worried.
Although he was sometimes naive, that was just an act. He knew very well his position and the distribution of power in Haojing. Once Jiang Lanyun really poisoned his stepfather, Lan Zexu would have no way of getting away from it.
His own sister was afraid of Lan Nuoling, the regent, otherwise she would not have sent him to seduce her. Now that she was caught in the act, Lan Nuoling would probably not be able to protect Lan Zexu.
If Lan Zexu really wanted to kill someone, he only needed to tell him. He had countless ways to directly kill the husband of a minister. Why would he take such a risk?
"You two, I understand what you're thinking, but I don't have any particular concerns about this." Xu Tianze smiled and revealed their hidden thoughts. "Perhaps you should ask your families about my true identity before making a decision."
"Lan Zexu! What do you mean?" Yun Wuyou was a little shy because his thoughts were exposed, but when he heard the other meaning, he was completely annoyed.
It was true that he came to be close to Lan Zexu because of the decision of his mother and elder sister, but if he really had no other ideas, he would not come even if his mother and elder sister forced him to.
"It means exactly what it says. Mr. Yun, don't be angry. It's better to go and ask clearly." Xu Tianze still smiled.
Yun Wuyou snorted coldly and ran away. He also wanted to ask his mother and elder sister. Lan Zexu was so sure about what he said, there must be something he didn't know.
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