After speaking, Lan Linxue stared coldly at Lan Xiuyuan.
Lan Xiuyuan looked at Lan Linxue, and the two brothers instantly became enraged.
After a long silence, Lan Xiuyuan smiled slightly, "Since Your Majesty has spoken, how could I, your humble servant, refuse? I will follow Your Majesty's arrangements!"
After speaking, Lan Xiuyuan turned his head slightly to look at Qin Kou'er, who had been standing quietly behind Lan Linxue watching the two brothers, and nodded and smiled, "Miss Qin is indeed very fortunate to receive such care from the Emperor. I, Xiuyuan, am ashamed of myself!"
Qin Kou'er smiled slightly, "Fifth Prince, you flatter me!"
Lan Linxue snorted and grabbed Qin Kou'er's hand, starting to walk forward. Lan Xiuyuan slightly stepped aside to let them pass. After taking two steps, Lan Linxue suddenly stopped, turned to look at Lan Xiuyuan, and said expressionlessly, "Lan Xiuyuan! Don't even think about things that aren't yours, or you'll burn yourself and no one will be there to heal you!"
After saying that, Lan Linxue pulled Qin Kou'er into Lan Xiuyuan's luxurious carriage and headed out of town.
As Lan Xiuyuan watched the carriage depart, the smile on his lips slowly faded.
“My lord, just watching the Crown Prince take Qin Kou’er away like this, is he going to defy the imperial decree? The situation in Yangzhou is very volatile, and we arrived later. If we don’t give the Crown Prince a warning now, things will be even more difficult later.”
His subordinates came over and complained indignantly next to Lan Xiuyuan.
Lan Xiuyuan slowly put his hands behind his back, his handsome face calm and composed, and said softly, "Is it strange that the Crown Prince defied the imperial edict? Let alone an imperial edict, even in front of the Emperor himself, he has always done whatever he wanted."
"Yes! I originally intended to use Qin Kou'er's matter to curry favor with the Crown Prince, but who knew that the Crown Prince would see through my intentions!" the subordinate said obsequiously and resentfully.
Lan Xiuyuan glanced at him indifferently, and immediately, no one spoke.
Lan Xiuyuan adjusted his cuffs slightly, lowered his eyes and smiled faintly: "What you said is not wrong! But Lan Linxue is not the kind of person who gives others a chance so easily. He pressed me with every word, not giving me the slightest chance to show mercy, and not appreciating my kindness at all! But doesn't this also show how much Qin Kou'er means to him? Having this weakness is much more useful than any favor!"
Seeing that Lan Xiuyuan was not angry, the subordinate quickly smiled obsequiously and lowered his head, saying, "Your Highness is indeed insightful. So your intention was to test Lan Linxue's feelings for Qin Kou'er! Who would have thought that the Crown Prince, who has always regarded women as worthless, would one day be unable to resist the charms of a beautiful woman!"
Lan Xiuyuan looked into the distance and chuckled softly, "Qin Kou'er! Interesting!"
At this moment, Qin Kou'er in the carriage was also frowning as she looked at Lan Linxue, who had a displeased expression.
"By defending me like that just now, aren't you clearly telling the Fifth Prince that I'm your weakness? At this time, if I get this close to you, who can guarantee that it won't give others a handle to use against me and give them something to talk about?"
Lan Linxue looked at Qin Kou'er with a dark expression and said irritably, "What? If I don't make things clear now, do you expect me to wait for him to cheat on me?"
Qin Kou'er was furious. She grabbed Lan Linxue's hand and yelled, "What time is it? You still have time to think about this!"
"When did this become such an important point?!"
As she spoke, Lan Linxue sidled up to Qin Kou'er, tilting her head to look at her with great concern. "Now that you've seen Lan Xiuyuan, tell me, am I prettier or is he prettier? Let me tell you, you can't be seduced by his flirtatious eyes and lecherous smile! You like me, and that's a long, long time coming!"
Qin Kou'er was so angry she was practically internally injured. She raised her voice and said angrily, "Lan Linxue! If you keep spouting nonsense, I'll walk right into the jail cell and never see you again!"
When Lan Linxue saw that Qin Kou'er was really angry, she immediately nodded frantically and grabbed Qin Kou'er's hand tightly, saying, "Okay, okay, okay! What's there to be angry about! I'm just being cautious!"
Qin Kou'er's eyes widened instantly, and she pointed fiercely at Lan Linxue with a warning look that said, "Say that again and I'll beat you to death."
"Ahem," Lan Linxue coughed twice, then put on a serious expression and moved slightly away from Qin Kou'er. "That bastard Lan Xiuyuan, regardless of whether I say you're mine or not, and regardless of my attitude towards you, just because I dared to elope with you, he's already convinced you're my weakness! Instead of secretly guarding against him, it's better to be upfront. If he still dares to touch you after all this, I have every reason to openly fight him! What's there to be afraid of?"
Qin Kou'er, however, remained frowning as she looked out the window and slowly said, "The Emperor has issued an edict to imprison me. Do you think it's solely because of Shi Mengjian?"
"Shi Mengjian is nothing!"
Lan Linxue scoffed, "You don't need to guess. The old man is causing you trouble simply because you've been getting too close to me!"
At this point, Lan Linxue grabbed Qin Kou'er's hand and said very seriously, "Kou'er, the old man sent Lao Wu this time to torture you and test you! You must withstand it! No matter what they say or what temptations they give you to leave me, you must not believe them! Remember, no matter what happens, you still have me!"
Seeing Lan Linxue's nervous expression, Qin Kou'er couldn't help but chuckle. "Your Highness, although I, Qin Kou'er, am not from a prominent family, I've seen far more of the world's troubles than you have. Do you think I'm the kind of pushover who can be easily manipulated?"
Lan Linxue didn't laugh; instead, she said with a somewhat gloomy tone, "You don't understand! Lan Xiuyuan thinks he's so skilled that he can fool everyone. But let me tell you, compared to that old man, he's not even worthy of carrying his shoes! Nobody knows what methods he'll use to test you, but he's definitely not simple!"
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