Lan Linxue and Lan Xiuyuan both chuckled foolishly, but neither of them uttered a word.
Chen Kuangzheng quickly got up from his seat, knelt on one knee, and greeted Lan Qingtian, saying, "Greetings, Seventh Master!"
Lan Qingtian nodded casually, then walked straight to the main seat and sat down. Pointing at the two people, he asked Chen Kuangzheng curiously, "What are those two doing here at your Censorate so early?"
Chen Kuangzheng sighed slightly and said with a forced smile, "Both princes have come to inquire about Miss Qin!"
Lan Qingtian glared angrily at the two of them and muttered, "Useless!"
Then he stared at Chen Kuangzheng very seriously and asked, "I heard that Qin Kou'er came to beat the drum last night to appeal for justice and to sue Xu Ming?"
Chen Kuangzheng quickly nodded, "Yes! Last night, Miss Qin beat the grievance drum, saying she wanted to sue Lord Xu!"
"Do you have a complaint? Let me see it!"
Lan Qingtian reached out her hand to Chen Kuangzheng.
Before Chen Kuangzheng could speak, Lan Linxue immediately shouted from below, "Uncle, Lord Chen said that according to the rules, no one can see the petition before the Emperor has seen it!"
After saying that, Lan Linxue glared at Chen Kuangzheng with a gloating expression.
Lan Qingtian immediately became a little unhappy and looked at Chen Kuangzheng irritably, saying, "Can't I even take a look?"
Chen Kuangzheng quickly smiled and said, "Of course, Your Highness has no problem with it!"
As he spoke, he quickly took out Qin Kou'er's complaint and handed it to Lan Qingtian.
As soon as Lan Linxue saw Chen Kuangzheng hand the petition to Lan Qingtian, she immediately looked at Lan Xiuyuan with schadenfreude and made sarcastic remarks, "People are different. Princes are different from each other, and those so-called county princes are even more different! They say that a higher rank can crush a person, and it seems that it's true! I wonder who wanted to see the petition just now, and they got shoved so hard they were practically choked!"
Lan Xiuyuan's face immediately turned extremely ugly.
Chen Kuangzheng looked at Lan Linxue and immediately felt bitter. This Crown Prince was really afraid that he would die too late, so he was desperately making enemies for him.
After laughing at Lan Xiuyuan, Lan Linxue immediately sidled up to Lan Qingtian, craning her neck and saying, "Seventh Uncle, let me see what Kou'er wrote!"
Unexpectedly, before Lan Linxue could even see a single word, Lan Qingtian pushed her head back, saying, "Not all princes are the same! You can't look!"
Lan Linxue was surprised that Lan Qingtian would treat him like this. She immediately stared at Lan Qingtian with her fox-like eyes. Was it really okay to treat her friend like this?
This time, it was Lan Xiuyuan's turn to give Lan Linxue a disdainful look.
Lan Qingtian quickly finished reading the complaint, then slammed her hand on the table: "This Xu Ming is absolutely outrageous! How can he commit such heinous acts?"
Lan Linxue stared at Lan Qingtian with wide eyes, her curiosity about Qin Kou'er's complaint driving her crazy.
Seeing Lan Qingtian's anger, Chen Kuangzheng lowered his head and stood with his hands down, pretending he hadn't heard anything.
He said last night that Qin Kou'er's complaint was the most unjust thing in the world, and everyone who read it would curse. Look, now Lan Qingtian is cursing!
Seeing Lan Qingtian's anger, Lan Xiuyuan walked over and asked softly, "Fifth Uncle, what's wrong? It's just a lawsuit, why are you so angry? Be careful not to upset yourself!"
Lan Linxue straightened up and glanced sideways at Lan Xiuyuan. It was obvious that this troublemaker was using the tactic of feigning indifference to get Lan Qingtian to reveal the contents of the complaint.
As Lan Linxue predicted, Lan Qingtian was bound to fall for it this time.
Little did anyone know, Lan Linxue had miscalculated this time.
Lan Qingtian glared at Lan Xiuyuan, then slammed her hand on the table again, yelling, "Tell me! What have you princes been doing all day? You neglect court affairs and national matters, just loafing around all day, causing trouble! If any of you had any ambition, would Xu Ming be able to run rampant like this? Look at what the people are saying about you!"
As she spoke, Lan Qingtian, her anger flaring, shook the indictment.
Lan Linxue stood properly at this moment, looking up at the sky.
He would never provoke Lan Qingtian when she was extremely angry, lest he end up as cannon fodder.
Lan Xiuyuan also wanted to hide, but since he had asked the question himself, there was nowhere he could hide!
"Yes! Seventh Imperial Uncle is right. It's all because we children are so disappointing that Father and Imperial Uncle have to worry so much!" Lan Xiuyuan replied respectfully, his face full of remorse and fear.
But Lan Qingtian was clearly still venting her anger, and continued to glare at them, lecturing them: "What were you all doing last night? It sounded like there was a looting and vandalism going on in the streets of the capital, didn't you hear it? If you did hear it, why didn't you come out? Are you just going to ignore things that aren't your own business?"
Lan Linxue quickly and clearly said, "Reporting to Seventh Uncle! I drank too much last night! I was unconscious!"
"You have the nerve to say that when you're unconscious?" Lan Qingtian turned her head and almost spat out a mouthful of saliva that nearly killed Lan Linxue.
Lan Linxue smiled slightly, "A true man lies on the battlefield, drinking with heroic spirit. I thought everything I did was taught by Seventh Uncle!"
"Stop your nonsense!" Lan Qingtian was furious. Neither of these two troublemakers was any peace of mind. "Let me tell you. I was passing by when Miss Qin's incident happened last night, and I saw everything clearly. I've already sent those two lackeys of Xu Ming back. I was thinking of having them apologize to Miss Qin today, but it seems unnecessary now. Miss Qin has already filed a complaint, so it's beyond my control! But when the Emperor asks in court later, I'll tell the truth. You two listen up, if either of you dares to think of anything else at this time and speak against your conscience, be careful, I won't let you off the hook later."
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