After saying all that, Lan Qingtian felt even angrier. She turned around, grabbed a glass of water haphazardly, and gulped it down.
Lan Linxue glanced at Lan Qingtian, but this time she didn't say anything. She touched her nose and sat down on the chair next to Lan Qingtian.
Seeing that he was becoming more obedient, Lan Qingtian quickly went over and sat down beside him, suppressing his immense patience as he asked, "Nephew, tell your seventh uncle, what exactly are you trying to do? Your seventh uncle knows that although you like to cause trouble, you would never do something so outrageous without a reason. Tell your seventh uncle that as long as it's something your seventh uncle can do, your seventh uncle will do it for you."
Lan Linxue turned to look at Lan Qingtian, then sighed and said softly, "Seventh Uncle, it's best if you don't get too involved in this matter. There are already quite a few people in the court who don't like you! That Xu Ming is practically relentlessly pursuing you, so it's best if you don't know about some sensitive things! In short, I'll take responsibility for the trouble I caused!"
Lan Qingtian was getting anxious again, her heart breaking as she looked at Lan Linxue. "My little darling! You still have the nerve to worry about Seventh Uncle's affairs! Who is that Xu Ming? Seventh Uncle could kill him with a single spit! Now it's you who's really making me anxious! Linxue, a single spit can kill a general, but a basin of water can't drown out the gossip of the world! You've done such a big thing this time, if people find out, do you know you'll be cursed to death? Your throne will be shaken?"
Lan Linxue turned to look at Lan Qingtian, her eyes heavy yet calm, and slowly uttered three words: "I know!"
Lan Qingtian was immediately stunned. He stared blankly at Lan Linxue for a long time before slowly nodding, "You know! You must know! How could someone as smart as you not know! Since you know everything, then you did it on purpose? Why?"
Lan Linxue slightly tugged at the corners of her lips, revealing a genuinely warm smile, and patted Lan Qingtian's hand, "Seventh Uncle, what you can't understand, the Emperor certainly does! That's why he sent you here from eight hundred li away! He feels that I'm about to break free from his control! He's anxious, so he sent you here!"
Upon hearing Lan Linxue's words, Lan Qingtian angrily shouted, "What's going on between you two? One of you is crying and threatening to hang yourself in the palace, while the other is causing a ruckus outside? You two are father and son, not enemies. Can't you get along properly? What time is it now? Several princes are eyeing us covetously, and you two still insist on causing trouble like this. Can't you live a peaceful life?"
Lan Linxue sighed and shrugged helplessly. "Living a good life is easy to say, but sometimes it's really hard! Anyway, Seventh Uncle, the Emperor must already understand this matter! You don't need to worry! My son and I will settle this matter eventually!"
Lan Qingtian patted her chest, sighed, and looked helplessly at the incense table in front of her, saying, "Have you and your father been going through all this trouble? Have you ever thought about how heartbroken your deceased mother would be if she knew?"
Upon hearing this, Lan Linxue's face immediately darkened. "Seventh Uncle, don't mention my mother to me! I don't want to hear it!"
Lan Qingtian was taken aback, then turned to look at Lan Linxue: "Why don't you want to hear it? Don't you love hearing Seventh Uncle mention your mother?"
Lan Linxue looked at Lan Qingtian, stared at him for a while, and then suddenly said, "Seventh Uncle, I have some clues about my mother's past during my trip to Jiangnan!"
"Oh?" Lan Qingtian immediately perked up, straightening her body ramrod straight, and then leaned closer to Lan Linxue, whispering, "What clues did you get? What exactly happened?"
Lan Linxue glanced at Lan Qingtian and said irritably, "Seventh Uncle, why are you so excited when you hear about my mother? You weren't my mother's rival in love back then, were you?"
"Pooh!"
Lan Qingtian slapped Lan Linxue on the back of the head again.
"If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll rip your tongue out!"
Lan Linxue, clutching the spot where she had been hit, roared angrily, "I told you not to hit me! Don't you want to talk to me properly?"
"Why would I hit you if you weren't talking nonsense?"
Lan Qingtian roared at Lan Linxu without backing down.
"If you didn't look like you were so concerned about my mother, would I say you were my old man's rival in love?"
Lan Linxue was furious. It was clearly Lan Qingtian who acted like an adulterer, but then she wronged him.
"When the Empress entered the palace, I was still just a child! Let me tell you, Lan Linxu, if you ever dare to have any more filthy thoughts, I'll skin you alive!"
"Then why are you so enthusiastic about my mother?" Lan Linxue tilted her head and looked at Lan Qingtian with a puzzled expression, then frowned even more strangely. "It's really strange. Whenever other people mention my mother, my old man jumps around and makes a scene, but when you're free, you get drunk and sentimental, even crying and threatening to jump into the river in the palace, and then you go back to be my old man, and he doesn't react at all. What's the logic behind this?"
This time, Lan Qingtian didn't hit Lan Linxue. Instead, she coldly snorted and said irritably, "That's because your seventh uncle is an upright and honest person. Back when my sister, the Empress, became the Crown Princess, my mother had just died, and I was heartbroken every day. Not only did I not eat or sleep, but I also caused trouble everywhere, trying to get my mother back. I've always been close to my third brother, so when your father saw how much trouble I was causing in the palace, he told your grandfather to bring me to stay at the Crown Prince's residence for a few days."
Hmph, back then, your father had only been the crown prince for a few days, and his position wasn't even secure yet. What could he possibly do for me? So it was all your mother who took care of me. Strangely enough, no matter how much trouble I caused, no matter what methods I used, your mother always managed to get rid of me in the end!
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