Lan Yu exiled Bai Ziyuan's wife and daughters, and rectified the court in Lin'an. Those who were unwilling to surrender were mostly exiled.
Officials who are corrupt and dishonest, even if they are willing to surrender, cannot escape the punishment of the law.
The general who killed Bai Ziyuan's son was expected to be promoted and ennobled, but instead he was sentenced to immediate execution. Lan Yu hates such opportunists the most. Bai Ziyuan appointed such a two-faced guy as general. Even if he didn't take action, Lin'an would fall sooner or later!
Lan Yu asked Tang Qiqi to return the things she had taken from the national treasury so that they could be used for the construction of Lin'an. He also asked Xie Wu to be stationed in Lin'an and make all the arrangements before taking Tang Qiqi back to Lanling.
Tang Qiqi originally intended to stay in Lin'an and wait for the Tang family to arrive, to continue being a parasite on the Tang family, traveling around and enjoying the scenery. Her historical mission as a minor regent had already been completed.
Lan Yu only wanted to create an image of himself as a tyrannical and incompetent ruler, but unexpectedly, he succeeded by accident. Not only did he successfully complete the performance, but he also threw Lin'an into chaos, angered Bai Ziyuan to death, and allowed Lan Yu to take Lanling without lifting a finger.
But Lan Yu was not about to let Tang Qiqi out of his sight. He said in a grand manner, "Qiqi, you are the regent I personally appointed. How can you just abandon your post like this? You are now the idol of the entire court."
When I first came out to look for you, even Lord Xie Xun instructed me, "The Regent is a lucky star for Lanling. The City Lord must find her and bring her back!" If I go back alone, how can I explain it to the people of Lanling!
Tang Qiqi sighed and said, "Lan Yu, you can't do this to me. You've used me, you have to give me my freedom back. I admit I only agreed to this because I wanted to experience officialdom, but I also helped you a lot."
Lan Yu frowned, a half-smile playing on his lips, and asked Tang Qiqi, "Right now, in the eyes of the people, you are far more important than I am as the city lord. Are you just going to abandon everything like this? What about your grand plans? Whether you like it or not, you still have to continue as regent. I'm begging you, Lan Yu!"
Tang Qiqi pouted and said, "Being this regent is so boring. I have to attend court every morning, I can't go out to play, and I have endless worries. Look at me, I'm so tired that I'm not growing anymore!"
Lan Yu looked at Tang Qiqi with affection and said with heartache, "I'm the one who made you suffer. How about this, from now on you don't have to attend court every morning or go to the government office to handle official business every day. If there's anything that needs your help, just have them report it directly to me. You only need to be responsible to me!"
Tang Qiqi tilted her head back, pretending to be deep in thought: "It sounds alright, but it's not that appealing. I don't want to be a woman dressed as a man for the rest of my life!"
Lan Yu laughed. How could he let Tang Qiqi dress as a man for the rest of her life? This was just a temporary measure. When Tang Qiqi came of age, he would send the Regent to travel the world, and he would go to the Tang family to ask for her hand in marriage, making Tang Qiqi his queen!
"What are you grinning about? I've made up my mind. I'm not going to be this damn regent!" Tang Qiqi made up her mind!
Lan Yu used all her skills to finally persuade Tang Qiqi to agree to serve as regent for another year. When Tang Qiqi came of age, Lan Yu would say that the regent had seen through the vanities of the world and was traveling the world.
The premise is that Lan Yu is willing to leave the main group behind, disguise himself as an ordinary person, and take Tang Qiqi to Loulan to see the lone smoke rising straight from the desert, and to Jiangnan to see the misty rain. Basically, whatever Tang Qiqi wants to see, they have to go. Tang Qiqi calls this "tourism!"
Lan Yu agreed. With Xie Xun and Geng Rui managing state affairs in Lanling, there was no need to worry!
Qiqi suffered such a great injustice this time, so she really deserves to be compensated. Besides, she is naturally lively and active, and she insisted on keeping herself confined to the fields in order to help the people of Lanling resume production. It was really hard on her.
Most importantly, Lan Yu also really wanted to create the most beautiful memories with Tang Qiqi!
To avoid suspicion, Li Fei returned with the main group, while Li Liang secretly followed Lan Yu and Tang Qiqi with several guards.
With no official business to attend to, the two were refreshed and rode along at a leisurely pace, stopping and starting as they went. It was quite amusing. Lan Yu's gaze towards her grew increasingly intense, but Tang Qiqi, taking advantage of her young age, pretended not to notice. In her heart, however, she secretly regretted suggesting that she go on a trip with Lan Yu.
Lan Yu's good looks had already captivated her, and now with his infatuated expression, how could an old aunt who had never been in love resist such an offensive!
To make matters worse, Lan Yu was always by her side, leaving her no chance to flirt with other handsome guys!
Without hesitation, she fell for Lan Yu while secretly drooling over him, and decided to win him over and experience the taste of love.
But she was a coward. The other party was the city lord. How could he allow her to enjoy him and then abandon him?
To avoid unnecessary trouble, Tang Qiqi could only swallow hard and comfort herself, saying, "Even a rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its burrow!"
Besides, giving up an entire forest just to get a single blue jade seems utterly pointless!
Having thought about this, Tang Qiqi made up her mind that in this life, she would make up for everything she lacked. However, how to get rid of Lan Yu and flirt with someone else was a real problem!
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