Qin Kou'er turned her head and looked at Lan Linxue, who seemed to be on cloud nine with happiness. She frowned and asked, "Is this really something to get so excited about?"
"Worth it! Worth it! Of course it's worth it!"
At this point, Lan Linxue immediately burst into laughter, and the more she laughed, the happier she became. Finally, she leaned against Qin Kou'er, almost laughing herself to death.
Shuanghua frowned and glared at Lan Linxue, while Zhou Cong, not understanding what was going on, looked at the prince who was smiling so stupidly with some confusion.
Qin Kou'er looked helplessly at Lan Linxue, knowing that he had vented his excitement enough, before she reached out and slammed Lan Linxue's mouth shut. "If you laugh again, your jaw will drop!"
Lan Linxue couldn't open her mouth, but she still watched Qin Kou'er chuckle and laugh beside her, her smugness was truly unmatched.
Finally, news came from outside that Lord Chen was about to attend court and that everyone should prepare to go with him.
Qin Kou'er couldn't help but sigh softly at the thought of seeing Lan Shanyang again in two days. It seemed that she really had a special connection with this palace.
Seeing that she was about to leave, Lan Linxue straightened her expression, took Qin Kou'er's hand, and whispered, "It's okay, don't be afraid of anything, I'm here for you! Don't worry, I'll be by your side in times of crisis, and no one will dare to bully you!"
Qin Kou'er smiled gently and nodded to Lan Linxue, "I know, don't worry, I will be careful!"
Lan Linxue nodded, then took a deep breath. He seemed much more nervous than Qin Kou'er.
Finally, when no one was paying attention, he carefully touched Qin Kou'er's belly, then looked at Qin Kou'er to indicate that he missed his son.
Qin Kou'er nodded, then took a deep breath, turned around and walked out with the others.
Today's morning court session made everyone inexplicably nervous, even the usually fearless Chen Kuangzheng was a little nervous.
The indictment circulated in his mind, and he rehearsed his words over and over, afraid that he might forget any of Xu Ming's serious crimes or misremember any legal provisions. He knew that if Xu Ming was attacked today, he would inevitably retaliate, and he needed to be extremely careful with such a person.
After leaving the Censorate, Lan Linxue and Shuanghua quickly returned to the palace.
Time was already tight. No one could change the time of the morning court session, and being late was strictly forbidden. Once late, one would not be allowed to enter. Today, he had to be by Qin Kou'er's side no matter what, to face these wolves and tigers with her. So, Lan Linxue simply changed into his court robes, discarding anything unnecessary, and then hurriedly went to the morning court session with Shuanghua.
Three horn calls signaled the start of the morning court session, and the palace gates were closed.
"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
Amidst a deafening roar, Lan Shanyang sat expressionlessly on the dragon throne, quietly watching the people below kneel in worship.
As usual, Quan Jing shouted, "If you have something to report, speak up; otherwise, the court is dismissed."
Lan Shanyang knew about what happened in the capital last night, but he didn't intend to speak up himself. Since Qin Kou'er had already sounded the alarm for the Censorate, he had to at least get her to speak out about her grievances. Otherwise, wouldn't all that time spent in jail have been for nothing, and wouldn't all those who were preparing to challenge each other in court today have been preparing for nothing?
Acting requires both acting and watching. Why would he choose to act while actually being in the play?
Turning his head slightly, Lan Shanyang glanced at Lan Linxue, whose expression was very serious. He felt a little relieved. It was rare for this brat to be serious. Now he looked like he was finally behaving properly. He just wondered what kind of trouble he would cause him today.
Chen Kuangzheng waited a while according to the rules, and only when he saw that no one of the first-rank officials in the court wanted to speak could he stand up and present his memorial.
Just as Chen Kuang was about to step forward to report, Lan Qingtian, who never liked to speak in court, stepped forward first, bowed his head and said loudly, "Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
Lan Shanyang immediately raised an eyebrow. Huh? I didn't expect that the first one to jump out would be the seventh brother! And judging from his appearance, he's quite angry!
"Qingtian, what's the matter?" Lan Shanyang asked calmly, then picked up the teacup next to him and took a sip as if by accident.
"Your Majesty, last night when my brother was bringing his wife back, he witnessed a cruel and inhumane act of oppressing innocent people!"
Lan Qingtian hated those flowery words the most. He said, "Just say what you have to say. Why bother with official jargon?" So, when he presented his report, he always spoke frankly and directly.
Hearing this, Lan Shanyang found it even more amusing, but she didn't show any expression on her face and asked, "Oh? Can such inhumane things really happen in the capital? What exactly is it?"
At this moment, everyone perked up their ears.
In fact, what happened last night had already spread like wildfire to all the officials in the capital. If anyone didn't know that Xu Ming had bullied the innocent last night, they would be either deaf or blind.
However, even though everyone knew, they had to act as if they had never heard of it, because no one wanted to touch Xu Ming's backside. What if the general got angry and in the end, the mastermind would be fine while they were the unlucky one?
At this moment, Xu Ming's face had become somewhat gloomy. He could now see that these people were united in their determination to hang him in front of the emperor, and they would not give up until they had killed him!
Thinking of this, Xu Ming coldly glanced at Lan Qingtian, a cruel smile appearing on his lips. Hmph, wanting him dead won't be so easy.
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