The palace maids guarding the hall were so frightened when they saw her coming in with a bloody knife.
When Cui Jing saw her, he immediately stood in front of the bed, arms outstretched, a look of fearlessness as he prepared to die. He glared at Prince An with resentment and cursed, "Lan Jin, you've really been harboring rebellious intentions for a long time! His Majesty was merciful and spared your life, but you took advantage of his misfortune and led troops to force the palace when His Majesty was seriously ill. You are unkind, unjust, disloyal, and unfilial. You are worse than a beast!"
"Oh, you keep repeating the same two things over and over again. I find it boring to listen to them. Go away."
Prince An stepped forward and kicked Cui Jing. Cui Jing was hit hard and fell to his knees with a flushed face.
Lan Ling's hands, hidden under the quilt inside the bed curtain, slowly clenched.
Prince An was completely unaware. She sneered and glanced at Cui Jing, "I will kill your master first and then you, the dog, so that you can keep each other company on the road to the underworld."
After saying that, she stepped over Cui Jing and reached out to lift the bed curtain. However, in the blink of an eye, a cold flash appeared, and a long sword stabbed out from the curtain, hitting Prince An's throat squarely.
Prince An was shocked and his eyes widened.
"you--"
She swallowed subconsciously. Cui Jing on the ground got up at some point, stood behind her and kicked her knee hard. Prince An's legs softened and he knelt on one knee. The tip of the sword also moved down and stopped in front of her.
Just a little further and he would be able to pierce King An's eyes.
Cold sweat broke out on Prince An's body.
Lan Ling stepped down from the bed barefoot, wearing a bright yellow phoenix-patterned midi. A smile played on her lips, her eyes cold, and her voice seemed to come from the sky, "Lan Jin, I gave you a chance, but you chose to die on your own. You can't blame me for that."
"You're pretending, you're pretending?! How dare you?"
Prince An was in disbelief. He clenched the knife in his hand and was about to stand up, but Lan Ling kicked him in the chest and he fell face down on the ground. "Lan Ling, I will kill you—Ah!"
The long sword pierced through her wrist holding the knife, and the handle slipped out of her hand and fell to the ground with a clang. "My hand... my hand!"
Prince An was twisting wildly on the ground, his facial features contorted in pain and his eyes bloodshot.
The screams were heard clearly even by the rebels outside.
As soon as the rebels rushed in, they were surrounded by the Imperial Guards and the Embroidered Uniform Guards. The leader they had previously believed in turned against them and bowed to Lan Shuang who came out, saying, "Your Highness, the rebels are all here."
"you--"
The soldiers looked at her bent back in shock, their minds buzzing with only one thought - it's over, it's over.
Lan Shuang took the other umbrella from Meng Yu, went down a step, opened it, and shielded the undercover agent from the heavy rain. She smiled and said, "Well done."
She held the umbrella out to the man, and the commander reached out to take it with a trepidation, "Thank you, Your Highness."
"Get up and come here."
The commander was confused and stood next to Meng Yu, who nodded at her.
The next moment, Lan Shuang stood up and looked down at the rebels.
After realizing they had been deceived, some of the rebels wavered, "Your Majesty, I was forced to do this!"
"Yes, I was forced by Prince An. I had no intention of rebelling."
"Please have mercy, Your Majesty!"
Lan Shuang raised her lips slightly, looked up at her own people, and waved her hand lazily, "What's the point of a fence-sitter? It's better to uproot them and have peace of mind."
"kill."
All the rebel leaders, big and small, were here. At Lan Shuang's command, the Jinyiwei rushed forward, swords raised and blood slashed, blood flowed like a river, and the screams were drowned out by the heavy rain and became unclear.
Meng Yu looked at Lan Shuang's cold profile and opened her mouth to say something. She felt that the prince was a little strange at this moment.
But before she could say anything, Lan Shuang suddenly pinched her nose, turned her head and retched, "It stinks, Meng Yu, help me go back quickly! I'm dying."
She stretched out her hand weakly, looking extremely frail.
Meng Yu: "..."
It was an illusion, it was indeed an illusion. Maybe the rain was too heavy and she was dazzled.
…
This palace coup came and went quickly, like a sudden storm that came without warning. It stopped completely in just two hours. After the rain, the sky cleared and a rainbow appeared above the palace.
Jiang Lusheng came out of his bedroom and stood in the corridor, looking up in the direction of the palace. Huaixiu stood behind him and sighed, "Summer is really here. It's getting hotter after the rain."
Jiang Lusheng chuckled, "But the scenery after the rain is worthy of a painting."
"Sir, do you want to paint?" Huai Xiu asked naively.
Jiang Lusheng turned to look at him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. After a moment's silence, he nodded and said, "Go get some paper and pen."
"Yes!" Huaixiu went happily.
Several servants set up a table in the yard, spread out pens, ink, paper and inkstone. Jiang Lusheng stood under a big tree, picked up a pen, stared in the direction of the palace for a few seconds, and painted the scene of a rainbow crossing the palace gate. After the ink dried, he rolled up the painting and asked Huaixiu to take it to the palace.
Prince An was not dead, so Lan Ling imprisoned him in the Jinyiwei prison and tortured him severely. After finding out the power of her subordinates, he immediately sent troops to suppress them.
They had been pretending for so long just to eradicate Prince An's lineage. After this time, the remnants of the Xu family disappeared completely, and even Lady Xu of the Buddhist temple was given white silk.
The resentment that had been pent up in his heart for years was finally released. Lan Ling was in a good mood and invited Lan Shuang to have a meal in the palace and drink some wine.
As they were drinking, Cui Jing came in and said, "Your Majesty, the second son of the Duke of Yingguo sent someone to deliver a painting."
Lan Ling was surprised. "Oh? Let someone in."
She glanced at Lan Shuang, who looked back innocently, "I don't know."
A quarter of an hour later, Huaixiu hurried in under the guidance of Cui Jing, with his head lowered almost to his feet, looking extremely nervous.
Lan Shuang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Are you really that scared? We don't eat humans."
She looked at Lan Ling, who raised his hand and said, "No need for the gift. What painting did you give me, and who is it for?"
Huaixiu looked up at Lan Ling, then lowered his head in fear, and said tremblingly, "This painting was made by the young master himself, and is presented to Your Majesty."
He held the scroll in both hands. Lan Ling raised his eyebrows and signaled to Cui Jing.
Cui Jing took it and checked it, and then handed it to Lan Ling after making sure it was alright. Lan Shuang held her chin up and said with a smile, "He hasn't even given me a painting yet."
"Tsk, you smell like jealousy." Lan Ling glared at her, unfolded the scroll, took a look, and then laughed.
"Okay, okay."
The painting shows the majesty of the palace and the gorgeous rainbow, giving people a sense of sacredness and solemnity at first glance.
Behind the rainbow there are dark clouds that recede far away.
When the sky clears up after the rain and a rainbow appears, it is a good sign.
Jiang Lusheng is a smart man, and this is a subtle way of congratulating His Majesty on getting what he wished for.
"Congratulations to the host. The female supporting character's resentment value has been reduced by thirty, leaving fifty. Keep up the good work~" 888's voice made Lan Shuang even happier.
Lan Ling was in a good mood and praised Jiang Lusheng a few more times. He waved his hand and rewarded him with 100 taels of gold and a pair of jade ruyi, and asked Cui Jing to send them to the Duke of Yingguo's mansion.
Lan Shuang stopped Cui Jing and said, "Hey, I'll go and take it."
(End of this chapter)
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