After hearing the rumors about Lan Zexu in Haojing, he didn't want to have anything to do with Lan Zexu anymore, but he had no choice because the Nanyang Palace and the Regent Palace were always on the same front.
Even what happened to Li Yi before was just deliberate. When he learned the truth from the Queen, he was prepared to be respectful and distant. But who knew that when he didn't look for Lan Zexu, Lan Zexu would come to him on his own.
Not to mention Lan Zexu's behavior and the half-smile he gave to his nephews made him alert all of a sudden.
Xu Tianze smiled knowingly upon seeing this, and cast a sympathetic glance at Prince Nanyang. "Don't be nervous, Your Majesty. I mean no harm. It's just that Your Majesty's clamor has stopped everyone behind us. If His Majesty in front knew about this, it would be difficult to explain."
After Xu Tianze's reminder, Prince Nanyang realized that the area had been surrounded by people without him noticing. He thought everyone had heard what he had just said. This made him panic, but also a little embarrassed.
After all, just as his second daughter said, everyone with a little bit of family background in Haojing knew what his nephew was like, which was why he wanted his second daughter to marry him.
After all, there was no normal woman out there who would dare to marry him home, so he had no choice but to let his second daughter suffer.
"Master Wang, I see that this brother is in very poor shape. I think he is not feeling well. Why don't you let me take his pulse? Maybe he can restore his handsome appearance." Xu Tianze smiled slightly and waited for the answer from Master Wang of Nanyang.
"Of course, of course. If possible, I'd like to trouble Master Lan." Prince Nanyang hastily agreed. After all, he had been given the opportunity, so he couldn't just refuse.
Furthermore, he was also somewhat afraid of being punished by His Majesty, as he would then be completely humiliated.
"Then let's follow His Majesty first. Once we get to the palace, we can check on this brother." Xu Tianze nodded and lightly let the matter go.
The Prince of Nanyang smiled politely and took his sons and nephews to his carriage. When passing by the Prince of Nanyang, he glared at him angrily.
Although he was arguing furiously, he did not ignore the fact that he was standing next to King Nanyang at the beginning, so he did not believe the final explanation that King Nanyang did not understand.
Prince Nanyang smiled ingratiatingly and dismissed everyone. He then looked at Lan Nuoling with emotion: "Sometimes I really envy you. Being alone might not be such a bad thing."
"Don't give me that. The other day you were laughing at me for being alone. I'm going back first." Lan Nuoling rolled her eyes, not giving Li Yao any face at all.
This means something is wrong. A Yao thought of the advantages of being alone. In the past, when she had nothing to do, she often boasted about having both a son and a daughter. She had seen through it a long time ago.
Li Yao was frustrated, but she didn't care too much. After all, she had indeed made such a fool of herself a few days ago.
"Thank you, Mr. Lan, for this time." Li Ran bowed to Xu Tianze.
Although the relationship between the two palaces is close, she did not think much about it. After all, the Regent had said at the beginning that Lan Zexu did not like women. Even if they really wanted to marry, he would not be too close to the Nanyang Palace.
In addition, because of her half-brother, she just treated him as a familiar stranger, neither too enthusiastic nor too distant.
But what happened today made her realize that sometimes the closest people around her are not as kind as outsiders. For example, just now, her sisters were all there, but no one spoke up, and even her mother did not defend her at the first time.
This made her understand that sometimes it is better to hold power in one's own hands, so that when problems arise, one can solve them by oneself instead of expecting others' pity.
"Miss Li Er, don't worry about it. It was the princess's instruction. The princess also owes me a favor. It's just a transaction." Xu Tianze shook his head and did not take credit for it.
He solved the problem for King Nanyang, and when the time comes, King Nanyang must give something back. The two of them were just using each other and making a deal, so he didn't deserve Li Ran's sincere gratitude.
Li Ran's smile deepened upon hearing this. "If Young Master Lan hadn't agreed, I'm sure Mother wouldn't have been able to force him to agree. Regardless, I'll remember this favor today."
When people get along with each other, sincerity is always a killer skill. She naturally did not ignore the person's position. Now that he is frank, she is more likely to look at him with a higher regard.
Xu Tianze nodded, then turned and walked towards the carriage behind. Since nothing happened, it would be better for him to catch up with the carriage in front as soon as possible, otherwise His Majesty would get angry and cause trouble again.
After the incident caused by the Prince of Nanyang, nothing else happened along the way. In just over half a month, everyone arrived at the palace.
It was quite fitting that just as everyone was resting in the palace, it started to rain continuously at night. If they had arrived a little later, they would have been soaked like drowned rats.
"It has been raining for three days and three nights straight, and I don't know when it will clear up." Lan Nuoling leaned on the couch, flipping through the pages of the notebook in her hand.
"If you are fine, go and handle government affairs for His Majesty. Could you please not damage my notebook?" Xu Tianze snatched the notebook away and stretched the ravaged footer with heartache.
In the past three days, Lan Nuoling has been fiddling with his storybook every day. If he really reads it, it’s not a big deal. After all, it’s a way to kill time.
As a result, this person came here and didn't even look at the books. He just held them for show and didn't treat them properly. All his notebooks were trampled over. There were several books that he had just bought and had not read yet.
"Tsk, you stingy guy, it's just a few storybooks." Lan Nuoling snorted disdainfully. Who would come here if they weren't bored?
I originally thought that I could get some food, but as soon as it rained, this person asked Xichen to go out for a walk with an umbrella, and then when he came back, he just read the storybook peacefully without bothering with any food at all.
The usual meals were also prepared in the palace. Sometimes she couldn't get used to these ordinary meals, but she didn't know why Xu Tianze didn't dislike them at all and ate them with relish.
"Heh." Xu Tianze sneered and didn't want to pay any attention to Lan Nuoling.
He didn't know what Lan Nuoling was thinking. After all, it was because of the mouth he raised that was picky, so he was not willing to eat these things and became picky.
"Hey~Good brother~" Lan Nuoling saw that Xu Tianze ignored her and could only sigh.
"Forget it. It's raining a lot now. There should be some mushrooms in the woods outside the palace. You can send someone to pick them." Xu Tianze put down the notebook and gave the order directly.
"Oh, no problem. I've picked these mushrooms a long time ago." Lan Nuoling sat up suddenly. She was waiting for this sentence.
"Okay, you can do it." Xu Tianze was stunned for a moment, then he understood in an instant.
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