Lan Linxue walked out of the house, her face regaining its usual sinister and cold expression.
"Shuanghua! Take all of us and surround Fifth Master's courtyard. Light some straw around the perimeter and fumigate the demons and monsters inside! Anyone who dares to come out, beat them to death with sticks!"
Shuanghua knew that Lan Linxue would not let yesterday's events go unpunished, but she never expected that she would start with such a deadly tactic.
Frowning, he looked coldly at Lan Linxue: "We've already beaten people, and the Fifth Prince's leg is broken. If we cause any more trouble, I'm afraid the Emperor will find out..."
"Say one more word, and I'll cut your tongue out too!"
Lan Linxue glanced at Shuanghua with a look that suggested she was ready to drink human blood and eat human flesh!
Frostflower sighed helplessly and said lazily, "Yes! I will obey the Crown Prince's orders!"
With that, Shuanghua turned and walked out.
Lan Linxue walked down the steps one by one, shaking the wrist guard on her right hand with her left hand. After thinking for a moment, she beckoned to the guard next to her with her finger.
The guard rushed over: "What are your orders, Your Highness?"
"Summon Jiang Ming and all those useless men under him and bring them to the outside of Lan Xiuyuan's courtyard!"
"yes!"
Lan Linxue narrowed her eyes and sneered, "Lan Xiuyuan, it's time for us to settle accounts."
At noon, the imperial physician had just finished treating Lan Xiuyuan's leg.
Thanks to Qin Kou'er's timely intervention last night, Lan Xiuyuan's leg was not seriously injured.
Lan Xiuyuan was exhausted, so exhausted that he could fall asleep the moment he closed his eyes.
However, everyone around him was grabbed by Lan Linxue and whipped, so even if he wanted to sleep, he couldn't sleep peacefully.
Moreover, Qin Kou'er's beauty was like a fresh bamboo shoot sprouting in his heart, keeping him tossing and turning at all times.
Seeing Feng Zhouyuan's tightly furrowed brows, his expression showing the pain he was enduring, he slowly walked in.
Lan Xiuyuan immediately propped himself up and sat up with difficulty, saying apologetically, "Mr. Feng, you've suffered! This is all because of Xiuyuan!"
"What are you saying, sir?" Feng Zhouyuan quickly bowed and said, "As long as you can come back safely, it's worth it for us to take a few more lashes!"
Lan Xiuyuan sighed deeply, "I'm afraid this is just the beginning!"
Thinking of how Lan Linxue took Qin Kou'er away, Lan Xiuyuan smiled bitterly. This storm had probably only just begun.
Feng Zhouyuan looked at Lan Xiuyuan's face, wanting to say something, but after thinking for a moment, he lowered his head and remained silent.
Lan Xiuyuan glanced at him, then smiled faintly and pointed to the stool next to him: "Please sit down, sir!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Feng Zhouyuan clutched his clothes tightly as he walked over and cautiously sat down.
Lan Xiuyuan looked at Feng Zhouyuan's preoccupied expression and couldn't help but smile even more gently.
"Sir, is there something you want to ask me?"
Having spent so much time with Feng Zhouyuan, Lan Xiuyuan could tell what he was thinking just by looking at the degree to which his brows furrowed.
Feng Zhouyuan looked up at Lan Xiuyuan, and after a long while, he lowered his head and nodded.
"I didn't want to ask the prince, but there are some things I've seen and I feel I have to say! We are master and servant, and I feel that if I don't remind the prince of some things, I'll eventually feel uneasy!"
"Are you referring to Qin Kou'er, sir?"
Lan Xiuyuan was extremely intelligent; he knew exactly what Feng Zhouyuan wanted to ask without Feng Zhouyuan saying much.
"yes!"
Feng Zhouyuan did not deny it at all. He raised his head and looked at Lan Xiuyuan seriously.
"Fifth Master, Miss Qin is exceptionally beautiful and incredibly wealthy. To most people, they seem like a perfect match! However, Fifth Master, this woman's origins are unknown, and her methods are unpredictable and mysterious! To this day, we know very little about her. Yet, everything she says and does revolves around the intricacies of the imperial court. This is something we cannot afford to be complacent about! Moreover, her relationship with the Crown Prince is obvious to all. Such a woman is not someone you should easily provoke! Fifth Master is a chosen one, with limitless potential. If something goes wrong because of a woman, it will be too late for regrets!"
Feng Zhouyuan spoke frankly and earnestly.
"How could I not understand what you mean, sir? But there are some things in this world that are not entirely within our control!"
At this point, Lan Xiuyuan thought of Qin Kou'er and couldn't help but sigh again. But he managed to hold back.
As a man in power, sighing can give the impression of weakness, something he absolutely cannot convey to his subordinates.
Upon hearing Lan Linxue's words, Feng Zhouyuan couldn't help but frown slightly.
"Judging from your tone, it seems you've already fallen deeply in love with Qin Kou'er!"
Lan Xiuyuan immediately lowered his head and smiled, "Sir, you've gone too far! The phrase 'deeply in love' is really inappropriate for the royal family!"
Lan Xiuyuan turned his head to look at the orchid blooming faintly in front of him, and said leisurely, "I can only say that I appreciate it even more now!"
It's much more than just appreciation!
That's what Feng Zhouyuan thought.
Lan Xiuyuan thought so too.
Only Lan Xiuyuan himself truly understood his feelings for Qin Kou'er.
She was like a spark in his heart, never extinguished, yet in a certain moment, she burned him to ashes.
After the storm that last night, Lan Xiuyuan knew that no one would ever live in the very center of his heart again, and no one could ever erase her from his heart.
"My lord! You can only admire her, no matter how much you admire her!" Feng Zhouyuan continued to earnestly advise, "A woman like Qin Kou'er is like a weed growing wildly in the earth; no one knows how much fertile land she will devour. No one can control her hidden ambition! My goal is not the wasteland, but the top of the throne. A woman like her is simply not worthy to stand with me. The woman who can stand with me and look down upon the world must be a noblewoman of high blood and illustrious family!"
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