Linghu Lan smiled. "No need for formalities. What brings you here?"
The question was so direct that Xiao Shan was completely taken aback.
There was no empty flattery or pretense.
It felt as if someone had seen right through me.
He simply couldn't bring himself to say the words "attending to someone in illness," and even he felt the excuse was too fake.
"Your Majesty, my mother is concerned about your health and has specially sent me to visit you. Is Your Majesty well?"
"Acceptable!"
"Your Majesty, please take good care of your health. You have just recovered from a serious illness, so please do not overexert yourself."
Xiao Shan blushed. He had forced himself to say these words, and he felt something was off about them!
Linghu Lan smiled. She had a good impression of Xiao Shan. He was the eldest son of the Xiao family, living a secluded life and seemingly untouched by the world.
"State affairs are also important. After all, Xiao Ling is very intelligent and has given Jiang Xinwei a lot of advice. If I am not careful in everything I do, I am afraid that I will be outmaneuvered by Xiao Ling."
Xiao Shan was so frightened that he knelt down. He took out a folded document from his pocket and presented it with both hands.
“Xiao Ling’s actions have nothing to do with the Xiao family. This is a letter of apology written by my mother. I urge the Regent to take note.”
The palace maid took the document and handed it over.
Linghu Lan flipped through it and saw that it was nothing more than a way of distancing the Xiao family from Xiao Ling.
She tossed the memorial aside and calmly asked, "Do you think I should believe it?"
"I am guilty!"
"Xiao Ling and you call each other brothers. Although he and Jiang Xinwei are not officially married, he is indeed married to Jiang Xinwei. Although Jiang Xinwei is a traitor, she is also my niece. Tell me, what should I do?"
Xiao Shan fell silent.
He felt somewhat ashamed; he had said these things at home, so how could the regent still be willing to marry him?
only……
The Regent is a high-ranking official, and his mother insisted that he try. If the Regent were to be attracted to his good looks and be willing to marry him, the Xiao family would rise again, and Xiao Ling's sins would not implicate the Xiao family.
Actually, he understood it perfectly well.
He and Xiao Ling were two chess pieces.
Whoever wins will be the future of the Xiao family.
Xiao Ling had been neglected by his mother for many years, and their relationship was far from good. Therefore, he was a pawn on whom high hopes were placed.
But……
The regent was not stupid; he still carried an air of superiority that he could not reach.
He could no longer deceive himself.
"A commoner like me is not worthy to answer!"
Linghu Lan smiled.
"You're very good, and your mother's plan is also very clever!"
Xiao Shan's heart skipped a beat. "Please enlighten me, Regent!"
"You may leave. Take these words back to your mother. She will understand. If she doesn't, I will make her understand!"
Xiao Shan felt a bitter taste in his mouth. After a long while, he said, "Thank you for the reminder, Regent. I will take my leave now!"
He walked out of the palace gate in a daze, only to realize that he was drenched in sweat.
He took a deep look at the palace, a sense of distant remoteness rising in his heart.
This is really not a place for him.
...
Not long after.
The Xiao family formally submitted a petition of apology, voluntarily requesting the annulment of the engagement with Xiao Shan and removing Xiao Ling's name from the family genealogy, thus severing all ties between Xiao Ling and the Xiao family.
Linghu Lan was extremely satisfied after reading the memorial.
With a wave of his hand, he spread the original words of this memorial throughout the world, and it should not be long before they reach Xiao Ling's ears.
Let's see what Xiao Ling thinks then!
After finishing all this, Linghu Lan felt exhausted.
One thing after another, one extraordinary event after another.
She had only been there a few days when she first fought a battle with the female lead, bombarding her with lightning.
Later, all the ministers were punished with beatings.
They also killed the envoy from the Wushui Kingdom.
Now I've successfully made myself a bachelor again.
The pace was so fast that her blood pressure was about to spike.
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