"puff……"
Qiu Shuang was young and had little experience, so she couldn't help laughing when she heard this.
Although it quickly subsided, the corner of her mouth couldn't be suppressed no matter what she did, and for a moment her little face turned red.
According to their status, there is absolutely nothing wrong with what Lin Chunhuan said. Putting aside their age, Xiao Jinan is Xiao Cen's adopted son, and she is the princess who was married to Xiao Cen in a formal ceremony.
Then Xiao Jinan should call her mother, which is reasonable.
But these people just can't put aside the issue of age. Lin Chunhuan is two or three years younger than Xiao Jinan, but at this moment he can speak in the tone of an elder with confidence.
He looked kind and didn't bother with the children.
Xiao Jinan's face turned green, and he didn't even care about Qingcheng beside him. He just glared at Lin Chunhuan with gritted teeth, "Woman, what are you doing here?"
"Don't think that you can become a good Crown Prince's Consort just by coaxing Father. You're dreaming!"
"presumptuous!"
Xiao Cen completely released his anger. If they hadn't been standing on the street, taking into account the people coming and going, Xiao Jinan's face would probably have been hit by a slap.
But before Xiao Cen could say anything.
Lin Chunhuan looked at Xiao Jinan in disbelief, "What are you talking about, Prince?"
"Could it be that the prince still wants me to be your princess consort?" It was too obviously pretentious, but Lin Chunhuan did it without any psychological pressure.
She didn't want anyone to believe her performance, she was just trying to disgust people.
She raised the handkerchief in her hand to cover half of her face, tears welling up in her eyes. She exaggerated her shame and anger, hiding herself behind Xiao Cen in shame and anger. "Although I am indeed younger, the prince should still call me mother."
"How...how can you have such an unethical idea?"
Lin Chunhuan bit her lip, looking at Xiao Cen pitifully and aggrievedly, "The prince is so eager for me, how can I live in the future?"
Originally, Xiao Cen was really angry, but after hearing what Lin Chunhuan did, he suddenly felt angry and amused.
However, he probably understood what the little girl wanted to do. She was probably very angry on the wedding day and was deliberately making things difficult for him.
Xiao Cen definitely took great care of his adopted son Xiao Jinan, not to mention that they had been together for so many years and they were not without any feelings for each other.
Although Xiao Jinan went too far that day, in Xiao Cen's opinion, if Xiao Jinan had not run away from the marriage without saying a word, how could he have had the opportunity to come from behind and win?
Therefore, Xiao Cen was not very angry, at most he was a little dissatisfied.
As for Lin Chunhuan's current discipline.
Xiao Cen hesitated for only a second before deciding to make up for his madness and recklessness last night and cooperate with Qianqian.
That already serious face became completely stern. Before Xiao Jinan could react, Xiao Cen had already reached out to Mu Qing, "Give me my whip."
"No!"
Hearing the word "whip", Xiao Jinan's face turned pale. "Father, I don't understand what this woman is talking about. She is a lunatic!"
"Are you going to fight your son over a crazy woman?"
It sounds pretty tough when said this.
But the moment the whip landed in Xiao Cen's hand, Xiao Jinan fell to his knees on the ground.
It's not that he has no backbone, but his experiences since childhood have told him that when Xiao Cen is furious, the more he resists, the more suffering he will suffer.
If you accept punishment and admit your mistakes honestly, you can suffer less physical pain.
"Mad woman?"
Xiao Cen flicked his whip. Although it didn't land on Xiao Jinan, the sound of it breaking through the air was still terrifying. "The emperor granted you a marriage, but you disobeyed his order and ran away, leaving everyone in the palace without a care. Whether you deserve a beating or not, you decide for yourself."
Xiao Jinan was stunned and looked up in a daze.
In his memory, his father seldom hit him personally. For minor offenses, he would be punished by facing the wall and reflecting on his mistakes, or at most kneeling in the ancestral hall.
I will only take action myself if I make a mistake of principle.
He saw Xiao Cen's calm expression, and beads of sweat were falling down his forehead. But after a moment of silence, he swallowed his saliva and said, "He deserves to be beaten."
After he finished speaking, Xiao Cen raised the whip in his hand high without any hesitation.
"don't want!"
At the critical moment, Qingcheng, who had been standing by with little presence, suddenly rushed forward and blocked Xiao Jinan tightly. Her eyes were red, like a pure little white flower.
Lin Chunhuan: Tsk…
For some reason, she felt that this image was inexplicably familiar.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince did this all for me. He ran away from the marriage because he didn't want me to suffer any injustice. If you must punish me, then punish me!"
Fortunately, Xiao Cen reacted quickly enough and withdrew his hand the moment Qingcheng pounced on him.
Otherwise, if this whip is applied, it will be fine for those who know the inside story, but for those who don't know the inside story, if they are exaggerated and provoked by people with ulterior motives, many things will become very passive.
Xiao Cen's expression became even uglier.
"Miss Qingcheng." Xiao Cen raised his eyes slightly, his calm demeanor gradually fading. He became angry, "This is the family affair of Prince Pingyang's Mansion. No matter what, you are an outsider. It's best not to interfere."
"Mu Qing, pull him down."
At a command, the girl who knew martial arts pulled Qingcheng away.
But Qingcheng suddenly pointed at Lin Chunhuan, "I am an outsider and cannot protect the prince. Isn't this woman an outsider too?"
"Since the prince didn't marry her, she's not considered the prince's wife. Why does she have the right to give orders here?"
Lin Chunhuan looked around and finally pointed his finger at himself, "Miss, are you talking about me?"
"It's been so long, and you still don't understand?"
Hearing Lin Chunhuan's words, the people watching around laughed out loud. Among them, those who knew the truth and were eager to get involved immediately shouted kindly, "Prince, please admit your mistakes!"
"When you ran away from your marriage, the eldest daughter of the Lin family married the prince. Now, the emperor has issued an order to decree that you are the Princess of Pingyang and have entered the Xiao family tree. The prince should call you mother!"
The blood color on Xiao Jinan's face completely disappeared.
He looked at Lin Chunhuan, then at Xiao Cen, whose face was as gloomy as water.
Finally, his gaze lingered on Lin Chunhuan's hands tightly holding Xiao Cen's sleeves, his eyes full of disbelief, "Impossible... How is this possible!"
"Father, you..."
"Could it be that the entire Prince Pingyang's Mansion will be implicated and killed because of you, the one person who disobeyed the imperial order?"
In fact, even if Xiao Cen had not married Lin Chunhuan, the emperor would not really charge him with disobeying the emperor's order. After all, Lin Chunhuan's experience in the previous life was there, but Xiao Jinan's brain has now stopped working.
He desperately needed a reason to convince himself, so he easily accepted Xiao Cen's words.
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